Ascension Capital Advisors 13F annual report
Ascension Capital Advisors is an investment fund managing more than $151 billion ran by Paul Jr.. There are currently 26 companies in Mr. Jr.’s portfolio. The largest investments include First Tr Exchange-traded Fd and Federated Hermes Etf Trust, together worth $48.3 billion.
$151 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)
As of 1st August 2023, Ascension Capital Advisors’s top holding is 625,103 shares of First Tr Exchange-traded Fd currently worth over $29.1 billion and making up 19.3% of the portfolio value.
In addition, the fund holds 807,486 shares of Federated Hermes Etf Trust worth $19.2 billion.
The third-largest holding is Schwab Strategic Tr worth $32.2 billion and the next is Spdr Sp 500 Etf Tr worth $12.2 billion, with 27,627 shares owned.
Currently, Ascension Capital Advisors's portfolio is worth at least $151 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 Ascension Capital Advisors
The Ascension Capital Advisors office and employees reside in Houston, Texas. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Paul Jr. serves as the CCO at Ascension Capital Advisors.
Recent trades
In the most recent 13F filing, Ascension Capital Advisors revealed that it had opened a new position in
Federated Hermes Etf Trust and bought 807,486 shares worth $19.2 billion.
The investment fund also strengthened its position in Goldman Sachs Etf Tr by buying
2,795 additional shares.
This makes their stake in Goldman Sachs Etf Tr total 51,709 shares worth $4.51 billion.
On the other hand, there are companies that Ascension Capital Advisors is getting rid of from its portfolio.
Ascension Capital Advisors closed its position in First Tr Exchng Traded Fd Vi on 7th August 2023.
It sold the previously owned 110,361 shares for $5.12 million.
Paul Jr. also disclosed a decreased stake in First Tr Exchange-traded Fd by approximately 0.1%.
This leaves the value of the investment at $29.1 billion and 625,103 shares.
One of the smaller hedge funds
The two most similar investment funds to Ascension Capital Advisors are Rbc Trust (international) and Mader & Shannon Wealth Management. They manage $151 billion and $151 billion respectively.
Paul Jr. investment strategy
Ascension Capital Advisors’s portfolio is diversified across 6 sectors.
Currently, their heaviest sector is Energy — making up 6.1% of
the total portfolio value.
The fund focuses on investments in the United States as
19.2% 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
15% of the total holdings value.
On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 7.7% of the portfolio.
The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $635 billion.
The complete list of Ascension Capital Advisors trades based on 13F SEC filings
These positions were updated on August 7th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Tr Exchange-traded Fd |
9.31%
625,103
|
$29,084,081,000 | 19.27% |
| Federated Hermes Etf Trust |
Opened
807,486
|
$19,210,092,000 | 12.73% |
| Schwab Strategic Tr |
2.18%
698,597
|
$32,230,592,000 | 21.35% |
| Spdr Sp 500 Etf Tr |
Opened
27,627
|
$12,246,497,000 | 8.11% |
| Ark Etf Tr |
4.84%
223,822
|
$9,879,516,000 | 6.54% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. |
5.09%
83,347
|
$8,938,966,000 | 5.92% |
| Ishares Tr |
Opened
141,672
|
$9,509,363,000 | 6.30% |
| Ishares Tr |
0.18%
73,903
|
$5,414,873,000 | 3.59% |
| Goldman Sachs Etf Tr |
5.71%
51,709
|
$4,514,218,000 | 2.99% |
| First Tr Exchange Traded Fd |
2.84%
45,453
|
$4,007,591,000 | 2.65% |
| VanEck ETF Trust |
Opened
71,485
|
$3,670,040,000 | 2.43% |
| Microsoft Corporation |
211.49%
6,750
|
$2,298,645,000 | 1.52% |
| Apple Inc |
7.10%
9,279
|
$1,799,848,000 | 1.19% |
| First Tr Exch Traded Fd Iii |
122.68%
108,734
|
$1,736,482,000 | 1.15% |
| VanEck ETF Trust |
5.56%
14,704
|
$1,173,232,000 | 0.78% |
| First Tr Exchng Traded Fd Vi |
24.25%
41,079
|
$1,028,618,000 | 0.68% |
| J P Morgan Exchange Traded F |
2.52%
16,878
|
$846,263,000 | 0.56% |
| Pimco Etf Tr |
31.12%
8,043
|
$802,370,000 | 0.53% |
| Direxion Shs Etf Tr |
Opened
57,446
|
$724,969,000 | 0.48% |
| AMGEN Inc. |
0.25%
1,604
|
$356,120,000 | 0.24% |
| Eog Res Inc |
0.47%
3,006
|
$344,007,000 | 0.23% |
| Att Inc |
No change
18,451
|
$294,293,000 | 0.19% |
| Schwab Strategic Tr |
Opened
14,436
|
$281,935,000 | 0.19% |
| Jpmorgan Chase Co |
Opened
1,507
|
$219,178,000 | 0.15% |
| Black Stone Minerals L.P. |
0.81%
12,186
|
$194,367,000 | 0.13% |
| Energy Transfer L P |
6.30%
12,250
|
$155,575,000 | 0.10% |
| First Tr Exchng Traded Fd Vi |
Closed
110,361
|
$5,117,000 | |
| Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argenta |
Closed
21,678
|
$98,000 | |
| No transactions found | |||
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