Ascend Capital,

Ascend Partners is an opportunistic U.S.-focused long/short equity strategy. Our mission is to generate superior risk-adjusted returns that maximize gains and minimize volatility over a broad range of market environments. We believe that our fundamental investment strategy is robust, scalable and can be a consistent source of alpha for our clients. Our philosophy is well matched with our clients' expectations: to consistently achieve outstanding risk-adjusted performance through superior skill in security selection, capital allocation, and risk management.