Cliff Asness AQR Capital Management
Cliff Asness is a co-founder of AQR Capital Management, a leading quantitative investment firm spanning equities, alternatives, and factor strategies. He is known for academic-informed research on value, momentum, and other systematic premia, as well as candid market commentary. Asness’s work bridges academic finance and large-scale institutional portfolio management.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UnitedHealth
UNH
|
+$239M |
| 2 |
Valero Energy
VLO
|
+$171M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
GS
|
+$159M |
| 4 |
Southwest Airlines
LUV
|
+$158M |
| 5 |
Allstate
ALL
|
+$151M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AbbVie
ABBV
|
+$213M |
| 2 |
BRCM
BROADCOM CORP CL-A
BRCM
|
+$213M |
| 3 |
Humana
HUM
|
+$162M |
| 4 |
PRE
PARTNERRE LTD
PRE
|
+$115M |
| 5 |
PPG Industries
PPG
|
+$98.1M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 17.05% |
| 2 | Technology | 16.19% |
| 3 | Financials | 14.39% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.86% |
| 5 | Industrials | 10.23% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
226
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$78.5B
| $61.8M | 0.12% |
1,070,107
-30,712
| -3% | -$1.92M |
|
|
DISH
227
DELISTED
DISH Network Corp.
DISH
| $61.6M | 0.12% |
909,879
+122,380
| +16% | +$8.55M |
|
|
HBI
228
DELISTED
Hanesbrands
HBI
| $61.6M | 0.12% |
1,847,362
+53,903
| +3% | +$1.76M |
|
|
BNY
229
Bank of New York Mellon
BNY
$108B
| $61.3M | 0.12% |
1,461,139
+248,321
| +20% | +$10.6M |
|
230
Kohl's
KSS
$2B
| $61.2M | 0.12% |
978,191
+576,000
| +143% | +$40M |
|
|
DST
231
DELISTED
DST Systems Inc.
DST
| $61.2M | 0.12% |
971,728
+190,946
| +24% | +$11.3M |
|
232
American Financial Group
AFG
$11.9B
| $60.6M | 0.12% |
931,838
+62,342
| +7% | +$4.02M |
|
233
AutoZone
AZO
$48.3B
| $60.1M | 0.12% |
90,127
+5,414
| +6% | +$3.71M |
|
234
Macy's
M
$6B
| $59.1M | 0.12% |
876,018
-53,595
| -6% | -$3.62M |
|
|
DNB
235
DELISTED
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
| $58.2M | 0.12% |
476,667
+65,029
| +16% | +$8.37M |
|
236
IQVIA
IQV
$42.8B
| $58.1M | 0.12% |
799,977
+703,071
| +726% | +$48.2M |
|
237
Intuit
INTU
$100B
| $58.1M | 0.12% |
576,186
+230,320
| +67% | +$23.5M |
|
238
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$36.9B
| $58M | 0.12% |
1,395,728
+1,110,310
| +389% | +$46.4M |
|
239
Steel Dynamics
STLD
$32.8B
| $57.9M | 0.11% |
2,793,810
+411,413
| +17% | +$8.86M |
|
240
US Bancorp
USB
$96.7B
| $57.6M | 0.11% |
1,327,128
+826,045
| +165% | +$36.1M |
|
241
Aon
AON
$75.3B
| $56.7M | 0.11% |
569,296
-421,504
| -43% | -$42.2M |
|
242
RTX Corp
RTX
$283B
| $55.4M | 0.11% |
793,651
-163,661
| -17% | -$12M |
|
|
CAM
243
DELISTED
CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
CAM
| $55.4M | 0.11% |
1,057,183
+542,818
| +106% | +$28.1M |
|
244
Avnet
AVT
$7.27B
| $55.2M | 0.11% |
1,341,531
+582,137
| +77% | +$25.6M |
|
245
Murphy USA
MUSA
$10.5B
| $55M | 0.11% |
984,465
+295,781
| +43% | +$18.6M |
|
246
Televisa
TV
$1.47B
| $54.2M | 0.11% |
1,395,013
-32,613
| -2% | -$1.2M |
|
|
WNR
247
DELISTED
Western Refining Inc
WNR
| $53.1M | 0.11% |
1,216,993
+858,701
| +240% | +$38.1M |
|
248
ITT
ITT
$18.6B
| $52.9M | 0.1% |
1,264,556
+20,993
| +2% | +$875K |
|
249
American Tower
AMT
$81.9B
| $52.4M | 0.1% |
561,331
-40,488
| -7% | -$3.83M |
|
250
General Mills
GIS
$21.4B
| $52M | 0.1% |
933,771
+20,841
| +2% | +$1.17M |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q2 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2015, Cliff Asness held 2,337 positions worth $50.4B, up 15% from $43.8B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness deployed $7.39B of net new capital in Q2 2015, opening 201 new positions and adding to 1,161 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Darden Restaurants: 1,233,952 shares worth $78.4M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 17% of assets, down from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was AbbVie, an estimated $213M trimmed.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q2 2015 buy was Darden Restaurants: 1,233,952 shares worth $78.4M.
- Cliff Asness added most to UnitedHealth in Q2 2015, an estimated $239M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q2 2015 reduction was AbbVie, cutting an estimated $213M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited AOL INC COMMON STOCK in Q2 2015, selling an estimated $17.6M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $50.4B portfolio in Q2 2015.
- Cliff Asness opened 201 new positions and closed 126 in Q2 2015.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 15% quarter-over-quarter to $50.4B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q2 2015, filed 14 Aug 2015.