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 |
FirstEnergy
FE
|
+$185M |
| 2 |
Tyson Foods
TSN
|
+$177M |
| 3 |
Procter & Gamble
PG
|
+$110M |
| 4 |
Entergy
ETR
|
+$101M |
| 5 |
ENDP
Endo International plc
ENDP
|
+$95.4M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nike
NKE
|
+$129M |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$107M |
| 3 |
Abbott
ABT
|
+$99.3M |
| 4 |
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
|
+$88.8M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
GS
|
+$88M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.27% |
| 2 | Financials | 13.34% |
| 3 | Industrials | 12.76% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.72% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 11.18% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
276
Leggett & Platt
LEG
$1.29B
| $59.4M | 0.1% |
1,162,610
-149,457
| -11% | -$7.36M |
|
|
NFX
277
DELISTED
Newfield Exploration
NFX
| $59.1M | 0.1% |
1,337,196
-137,252
| -9% | -$5.27M |
|
278
NextEra Energy
NEE
$174B
| $59M | 0.1% |
1,811,108
-94,464
| -5% | -$2.84M |
|
279
Intuit
INTU
$100B
| $58.7M | 0.1% |
526,094
-35,207
| -6% | -$3.68M |
|
|
XL
280
DELISTED
XL Group Ltd.
XL
| $57.8M | 0.1% |
1,735,181
-886,967
| -34% | -$30.3M |
|
281
Kraft Heinz
KHC
$30.3B
| $57.7M | 0.1% |
651,964
+73,575
| +13% | +$6.05M |
|
282
Akamai
AKAM
$15.9B
| $57.3M | 0.1% |
1,025,045
-48,541
| -5% | -$2.55M |
|
283
Pilgrim's Pride
PPC
$7.68B
| $57.3M | 0.1% |
2,248,228
-94,543
| -4% | -$2.38M |
|
284
Quanta Services
PWR
$96.1B
| $57.1M | 0.1% |
2,470,278
+584,078
| +31% | +$13.5M |
|
285
Crown Castle
CCI
$32.1B
| $57M | 0.1% |
562,108
+76,697
| +16% | +$6.96M |
|
286
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$52.3B
| $57M | 0.1% |
344,407
+45,381
| +15% | +$7.26M |
|
|
BNY
287
Bank of New York Mellon
BNY
$108B
| $56.6M | 0.1% |
1,456,461
-240,798
| -14% | -$9.58M |
|
288
CenterPoint Energy
CNP
$25.5B
| $56.4M | 0.1% |
2,349,846
+2,016,960
| +606% | +$44.5M |
|
289
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.2T
| $56.3M | 0.1% |
47,885,760
-31,715,440
| -40% | -$32.7M |
|
290
Applied Materials
AMAT
$391B
| $56.2M | 0.1% |
2,345,783
+1,282,771
| +121% | +$28.3M |
|
291
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$90.5B
| $56M | 0.1% |
1,094,515
-30,965
| -3% | -$1.56M |
|
292
TD Synnex
SNX
$20B
| $55.9M | 0.1% |
1,179,174
+593,764
| +101% | +$26M |
|
293
Banco Santander Chile
BSAC
$16.6B
| $55.8M | 0.1% |
2,878,337
-10,759
| -0.4% | -$203K |
|
294
Parker-Hannifin
PH
$126B
| $55.7M | 0.1% |
515,790
+177,852
| +53% | +$19.9M |
|
|
EMC
295
DELISTED
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
| $55.4M | 0.1% |
2,038,587
+175,254
| +9% | +$4.74M |
|
296
Bruker
BRKR
$9.07B
| $54.5M | 0.1% |
2,397,638
+1,135,146
| +90% | +$30.3M |
|
297
NVR
NVR
$16.9B
| $54.2M | 0.1% |
30,438
+4,217
| +16% | +$7.21M |
|
|
SPLS
298
DELISTED
Staples Inc
SPLS
| $54.1M | 0.1% |
6,280,171
-1,098,017
| -15% | -$10.5M |
|
299
Ralph Lauren
RL
$22.2B
| $53.6M | 0.09% |
597,941
+27,923
| +5% | +$2.59M |
|
|
MON
300
DELISTED
Monsanto Co
MON
| $53.5M | 0.09% |
516,905
+433,359
| +519% | +$42.9M |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q2 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2016, Cliff Asness held 2,362 positions worth $56.7B, up 1.9% from $55.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.7% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness's Q2 2016 filing shows 158 new, 1,005 increased, 951 reduced and 174 closed positions. Its largest new stake was S&P Global: 466,444 shares worth $50M. The largest sale was Nike, an estimated $129M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, down from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q2 2016 buy was S&P Global: 466,444 shares worth $50M.
- Cliff Asness added most to FirstEnergy in Q2 2016, an estimated $185M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q2 2016 reduction was Nike, cutting an estimated $129M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK in Q2 2016, selling an estimated $59.8M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 8.7% of its $56.7B portfolio in Q2 2016.
- Cliff Asness opened 158 new positions and closed 174 in Q2 2016.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 1.9% quarter-over-quarter to $56.7B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q2 2016, filed 15 Aug 2016.