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ASCEND CAPITAL, LLC
ASCEND CAPITAL, LLC (CIK: 0001165501) incorporated in Delaware, located at 4 Orinda Way, Orinda, CA. Institutional holdings reported to the SEC.

Institutional Holdings (2015Q3)
Portfolio Summary: 120 holdings with a total value of $2,550,450,000.
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Name
Shares
Value ($)
%
Options
Notes
1 Nivalis Therapeutics Inc 11,897 156,000 0.01%
2 Sunesis Pharmaceuticals I 208,900 169,000 0.01% Call
3 Magnum Hunter Resources Corp 498,185 170,000 0.01%
4 MAST THERAPEUTICS INC COM 599,200 347,000 0.01%
5 Aaron's Inc 14,000 505,000 0.02%
6 DINE BRANDS GLOBAL INC 10,000 917,000 0.04%
7 CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP 1,000,000 995,000 0.04% PRN
8 IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS INC 98,130 1,023,000 0.04%
9 KARYOPHARM THERAPEUTICS INC COM 124,780 1,314,000 0.05%
10 Otonomy Inc 118,600 2,112,000 0.08%
11 TYCO INTL PLC SHS 65,183 2,182,000 0.09%
12 FOAMIX PHARMACEUTICALS LTD 300,000 2,199,000 0.09%
13 GW PHARMACEUTICALS PLC 24,960 2,281,000 0.09%
14 HUNTSMAN CORP 264,000 2,558,000 0.10%
15 NORTHSTAR RLTY FIN CORP COM NEW 227,325 2,807,000 0.11%
16 SUPERVALU INC 399,200 2,866,000 0.11%
17 GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBR CO 100,000 2,933,000 0.11%
18 AVALANCHE BIOTECHNOLOGIES IN 359,400 2,960,000 0.12%
19 BAXALTA INC COM 104,400 3,291,000 0.13% Call
20 HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC COM 200,000 3,346,000 0.13%
21 AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC 100,000 3,432,000 0.13% Call
22 HALLIBURTON CO 102,433 3,621,000 0.14%
23 TREEHOUSE FOODS INC 50,000 3,891,000 0.15%
24 ALEXION PHARMACEUTIC 25,374 3,969,000 0.16%
25 GREEN DOT CORP CL A 230,000 4,049,000 0.16%
26 MOLSON COORS BREWING CO 50,498 4,193,000 0.16%
27 CELANESE CORP DEL 72,612 4,297,000 0.17%
28 MACQUARIE INFRASTRUCTURE COR 57,769 4,313,000 0.17%
29 WESTERN REFNG INC 99,800 4,403,000 0.17%
30 HEALTH NET INC 75,810 4,565,000 0.18%
31 SMUCKER J M CO 40,416 4,612,000 0.18%
32 BRUNSWICK CORP 100,000 4,788,000 0.19%
33 NORTHSTAR ASSET 335,620 4,821,000 0.19%
34 CITIZENS FINL GROUP INC 226,606 5,407,000 0.21%
35 ABBVIE INC 99,844 5,434,000 0.21%
36 ABBVIE INC 100,000 5,441,000 0.21% Call
37 FIRST NBC BK HLDG CO 158,352 5,546,000 0.22%
38 EQUITY RESIDENTIAL 74,366 5,585,000 0.22%
39 KEARNY FINL CORP MD COM 522,173 5,989,000 0.23%
40 LAUDER ESTEE COS INC 74,850 6,039,000 0.24%
41 LSB INDS INC COM 406,408 6,226,000 0.24%
42 CITIGROUPINC 126,507 6,277,000 0.25%
43 REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC 171,430 7,589,000 0.30%
44 GENERAL MLS INC 151,514 8,505,000 0.33%
45 FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL 243,835 8,649,000 0.34%
46 PPG INDS INC 107,180 9,399,000 0.37%
47 CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP 1,309,154 9,597,000 0.38%
48 CABOT CORP 305,400 9,639,000 0.38%
49 QUALCOMM INC 179,640 9,652,000 0.38%
50 SCHLUMBERGER LTD 143,040 9,867,000 0.39%
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Portfolio data is normalized using SEC Form 13F filings, including the Original 13F-HR (0001405086-15-000276, filed 2015.11.13).

From 2023-01-03 onward, the SEC requires values to be reported in nearest dollars. Earlier filings reported values in thousands; therefore, positions shown as $0 in older filings may represent actual values between $0–$999.