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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 (2015Q4)
Portfolio Summary: 142 holdings with a total value of $2,840,966,000.
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Name
Shares
Value ($)
%
Options
Notes
51 AVATAR HLDGS INC 18,166,000 18,166,000 0.64% PRN
52 BP PLC 572,227 17,888,000 0.63%
53 PPG INDS INC 179,235 17,712,000 0.62%
54 Chubb Corporation 129,877 17,225,000 0.61%
55 COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIO 284,728 17,090,000 0.60%
56 ASSURANT INC 208,474 16,790,000 0.59%
57 CSRA INC 543,359 16,300,000 0.57%
58 SCHLUMBERGER LTD 230,417 16,072,000 0.57%
59 NEW RESIDENTIAL INVT CORP COM NEW 1,292,533 15,717,000 0.55%
60 LIVE NATION, INC. 638,647 15,691,000 0.55%
61 ESSEX PPTY TR INC 63,971 15,315,000 0.54%
62 DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC 227,874 15,245,000 0.54%
63 LOWES COS INC 199,600 15,178,000 0.53%
64 WESTERN REFNG INC 414,858 14,777,000 0.52%
65 VISA INC 179,632 13,931,000 0.49%
66 MORGAN STANLEY 434,140 13,811,000 0.49%
67 DIEBOLD NXDF INC 450,080 13,542,000 0.48%
68 FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL 385,701 13,372,000 0.47%
69 Fenix Parts Inc 1,932,073 13,120,000 0.46%
70 BANKUNITED INC 354,028 12,766,000 0.45%
71 ISHARES INC 525,000 12,710,000 0.45%
72 WASTE CONNECTIONS INC COM 219,944 12,387,000 0.44%
73 GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 68,002 12,256,000 0.43%
74 GILEAD SCIENCES INC 120,000 12,142,000 0.43%
75 MERCK & CO INC 226,815 11,980,000 0.42%
76 CEMEX SAB DE CV 11,000,000 10,932,000 0.38% PRN
77 ALKERMES PLC 131,342 10,425,000 0.37%
78 KEARNY FINL CORP MD COM 818,230 10,368,000 0.36%
79 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP 548,705 10,117,000 0.36%
80 WEBMD HEALTH CORP 10,000,000 9,978,000 0.35% PRN
81 Aaron's Inc 438,179 9,810,000 0.35%
82 MEDIVATION INC 201,640 9,748,000 0.34%
83 MYLAN N V 172,170 9,309,000 0.33%
84 ASSURED GUARANTY LTD COM 329,825 8,716,000 0.31%
85 ALTRIA GROUP INC 149,700 8,714,000 0.31%
86 DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE PLC 100,000 8,572,000 0.30%
87 ARES CAP CORP 8,500,000 8,469,000 0.30% PRN
88 VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTL 80,000 8,132,000 0.29%
89 EAGLE MATERIALS INC 129,470 7,823,000 0.28%
90 MARTIN MARIETTA MATLS INC 55,707 7,610,000 0.27%
91 NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP 39,768 7,509,000 0.26%
92 REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS 12,699 6,894,000 0.24%
93 HOME DEPOT INC 51,857 6,857,000 0.24%
94 SPIRIT RLTY CAP INC NEW 647,795 6,492,000 0.23%
95 WENDYS CO 598,800 6,449,000 0.23%
96 INVESCO LTD 191,303 6,404,000 0.23%
97 VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC 50,465 6,351,000 0.22%
98 SIGNET JEWELERS LIMITED 49,900 6,172,000 0.22%
99 ABBVIE INC 100,000 5,925,000 0.21% Call
100 CMS Energy Corp 112,852 5,893,000 0.21%
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Portfolio data is normalized using SEC Form 13F filings, including the Original 13F-HR (0001405086-16-000374, filed 2016.02.12).

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.