Ascendant Capital Management 13F annual report

Ascendant Capital Management is an investment fund managing more than $75.2 billion ran by Sam Puathasnanon. There are currently 48 companies in Mr. Puathasnanon’s portfolio. The largest investments include Spdr Ser Tr and Ishares Tr, together worth $15.5 billion.

Limited to 30 biggest holdings

$75.2 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 8th May 2023, Ascendant Capital Management’s top holding is 96,000 shares of Spdr Ser Tr currently worth over $8.46 billion and making up 11.2% of the portfolio value. In addition, the fund holds 70,500 shares of Ishares Tr worth $7.07 billion. The third-largest holding is Ishares Tr worth $10.7 billion and the next is Ssga Active Etf Tr worth $3.52 billion, with 85,000 shares owned.

Currently, Ascendant Capital Management's portfolio is worth at least $75.2 billion. The total portfolio value may be much higher due to cash assets that are not publicly disclosed such as fixed income, real estate, or cash equivalents.

Careers at Ascendant Capital Management

The Ascendant Capital Management office and employees reside in Los Angeles, California. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Sam Puathasnanon serves as the Chief Compliance Officer at Ascendant Capital Management.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Ascendant Capital Management revealed that it had opened a new position in Spdr Ser Tr and bought 96,000 shares worth $8.46 billion.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Ishares Tr by buying 25,000 additional shares. This makes their stake in Ishares Tr total 70,500 shares worth $7.07 billion.

On the other hand, there are companies that Ascendant Capital Management is getting rid of from its portfolio. Ascendant Capital Management closed its position in Select Sector Spdr Tr on 15th May 2023. It sold the previously owned 18,000 shares for $2.45 billion. Sam Puathasnanon also disclosed a decreased stake in VanEck ETF Trust by 0.3%. This leaves the value of the investment at $1.12 billion and 40,000 shares.

One of the smallest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Ascendant Capital Management are Lattice Capital Management and Citadel Advisors. They manage $75.4 billion and $75.6 billion respectively.


Sam Puathasnanon investment strategy

Ascendant Capital Management’s portfolio is diversified across 9 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Technology — making up 12.2% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 45.8% of the portfolio companies are based in the United States.

The majority of the companies in the fund’s portfolio are large-cap stocks. Stocks with a size of more than $10 billion in market cap make up 40% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 4.2% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $260 billion.

The complete list of Ascendant Capital Management trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on May 15th based on the fund’s latest 13F filing. Quickly find out what the most recently closed or increased positions are.

Security Shares Owned Value Allocation
Spdr Ser Tr
Opened
96,000
$8,457,470,000 11.25%
Ishares Tr
54.95%
70,500
$7,070,880,000 9.40%
Ishares Tr
Opened
173,500
$10,691,705,000 14.22%
Ssga Active Etf Tr
Opened
85,000
$3,524,100,000 4.69%
Invesco Exch Traded Fd Tr Ii
Opened
120,000
$3,225,600,000 4.29%
Vanguard Charlotte Fds
Opened
54,000
$2,641,680,000 3.51%
Select Sector Spdr Tr
Closed
18,000
$2,445,300,000
Amazon.com Inc.
80.00%
18,000
$1,859,220,000 2.47%
VanEck ETF Trust
Opened
218,500
$4,838,140,000 6.43%
Northrop Grumman Corp.
Closed
3,000
$1,636,830,000
Alphabet Inc
No change
15,000
$1,555,950,000 2.07%
Select Sector Spdr Tr
Opened
22,000
$1,489,180,000 1.98%
NVIDIA Corp
11.11%
5,000
$1,388,850,000 1.85%
Invesco Exch Traded Fd Tr Ii
Closed
66,000
$1,354,980,000
MercadoLibre Inc
Opened
1,000
$1,318,060,000 1.75%
Quanta Svcs Inc
36.36%
7,500
$1,249,800,000 1.66%
Apple Inc
25.00%
7,500
$1,236,750,000 1.64%
VanEck ETF Trust
27.27%
40,000
$1,120,800,000 1.49%
Academy Sports Outdoors In
Opened
17,000
$1,109,250,000 1.47%
Lilly Eli Co
Closed
3,000
$1,097,520,000
Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
10.00%
11,000
$1,078,110,000 1.43%
Super Micro Computer Inc
Opened
10,000
$1,065,500,000 1.42%
Spdr Ser Tr
Closed
12,500
$1,037,500,000
Fair, Isaac Corp.
7.69%
1,400
$983,766,000 1.31%
CME Group Inc
Opened
5,000
$957,600,000 1.27%
M/i Homes Inc
Opened
14,500
$914,805,000 1.22%
Lululemon Athletica inc.
No change
2,500
$910,475,000 1.21%
Globalfoundries Inc
Opened
12,500
$902,250,000 1.20%
Visa Inc
11.11%
4,000
$901,840,000 1.20%
Mobileye Global Inc
Opened
20,500
$887,035,000 1.18%
Microsoft Corporation
76.47%
3,000
$864,900,000 1.15%
Oreilly Automotive Inc
Closed
1,000
$844,030,000
Lamb Weston Holdings Inc
Opened
8,000
$836,160,000 1.11%
Align Technology, Inc.
Opened
2,500
$835,350,000 1.11%
Sea Ltd
Opened
9,500
$822,225,000 1.09%
Monster Beverage Corp.
Opened
15,000
$810,150,000 1.08%
Logitech Intl S A
Closed
13,000
$809,250,000
Unitedhealth Group Inc
Closed
1,500
$795,270,000
Celsius Holdings Inc
Closed
7,600
$790,704,000
Archer Daniels Midland Co.
Closed
8,500
$789,225,000
Griffon Corp.
Closed
21,000
$751,590,000
Jabil Inc
88.89%
8,500
$749,360,000 1.00%
Royal Gold, Inc.
Opened
5,700
$739,347,000 0.98%
Intercontinental Exchange In
Closed
7,200
$738,648,000
FirstCash Holdings Inc
Opened
7,700
$734,349,000 0.98%
Crocs Inc
Opened
5,800
$733,352,000 0.98%
Exact Sciences Corp.
Opened
10,500
$712,005,000 0.95%
Schlumberger Ltd
Opened
14,000
$687,400,000 0.91%
Epam Sys Inc
Closed
2,000
$655,480,000
Mosaic Co New
Opened
14,000
$642,320,000 0.85%
Workday Inc
Opened
3,000
$619,620,000 0.82%
Trade Desk Inc
No change
10,000
$609,100,000 0.81%
Mcdonalds Corp
33.33%
2,000
$559,220,000 0.74%
United Therapeutics Corp
Closed
2,000
$556,180,000
Proshares Tr
Opened
25,000
$528,250,000 0.70%
Arista Networks Inc
Opened
3,000
$503,580,000 0.67%
Cigna Group (The)
Closed
1,500
$497,010,000
Cardinal Health, Inc.
Closed
5,500
$422,785,000
Booz Allen Hamilton Hldg Cor
Closed
4,000
$418,080,000
Meta Platforms Inc
Opened
1,800
$381,492,000 0.51%
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Closed
1,300
$375,414,000
Agnc Invt Corp
Closed
35,000
$362,250,000
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Closed
500
$360,745,000
Moderna Inc
Closed
2,000
$359,240,000
Kraneshares Tr
Opened
11,500
$358,685,000 0.48%
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
Closed
3,000
$358,320,000
Nucor Corp.
Opened
2,000
$308,940,000 0.41%
Par Pac Holdings Inc
Opened
10,000
$292,000,000 0.39%
Titan Machy Inc
Opened
9,000
$274,050,000 0.36%
Enphase Energy Inc
Closed
1,000
$264,960,000
Blackstone Secd Lending Fd
Opened
9,000
$224,370,000 0.30%
No transactions found
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