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 |
HMA
HEALTH MGMT ASSOC INC CL-A
HMA
|
+$105M |
| 2 |
TFCFA
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
|
+$86.2M |
| 3 |
ELN
ELAN CORP ADS(RP1 ORD4IRISH PN
ELN
|
+$78.8M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$73.8M |
| 5 |
CTB
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
CTB
|
+$64M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$112M |
| 2 |
Zoetis
ZTS
|
+$95.2M |
| 3 |
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
|
+$71.8M |
| 4 |
CLWR
CLEARWIRE CORP NEW CL A COM STK (DE)
CLWR
|
+$67.1M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$65.5M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 13.44% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 12.84% |
| 3 | Technology | 12.15% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.87% |
| 5 | Industrials | 8.85% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
351
Cintas
CTAS
$81.6B
| $17.2M | 0.06% |
1,345,388
-50,840
| -4% | -$617K |
|
352
Advance Auto Parts
AAP
$2.57B
| $17.1M | 0.06% |
206,708
-33,760
| -14% | -$2.76M |
|
|
CACG
353
DELISTED
CHART ACQUISITION CORP COM
CACG
| $17M | 0.06% |
1,477,575
-14,925
| -1% | -$149K |
|
354
Popular Inc
BPOP
$10.8B
| $16.8M | 0.06% |
641,002
-194,639
| -23% | -$6.13M |
|
|
CYT
355
DELISTED
CYTEC INDS INC
CYT
| $16.8M | 0.06% |
412,034
-54,800
| -12% | -$2.13M |
|
356
Synopsys
SNPS
$76.2B
| $16.7M | 0.06% |
442,150
+23,898
| +6% | +$885K |
|
|
TW
357
DELISTED
TOWERS WATSON & CO COM STK CL A (DE)
TW
| $16.7M | 0.06% |
155,806
+50,197
| +48% | +$4.42M |
|
358
Crown Holdings
CCK
$13B
| $16.6M | 0.06% |
391,553
-28,300
| -7% | -$1.24M |
|
|
AVB
359
DELISTED
AvalonBay Communities
AVB
| $16.5M | 0.06% |
129,891
+35,300
| +37% | +$4.66M |
|
|
APOL
360
DELISTED
Apollo Education Group Inc Class A
APOL
| $16.4M | 0.06% |
787,941
-285,711
| -27% | -$5.52M |
|
|
ZAIS
361
DELISTED
ZAIS Group Holdings, Inc.
ZAIS
| $16.4M | 0.06% |
1,609,030
-15,970
| -1% | -$162K |
|
362
State Street
STT
$51.4B
| $16.4M | 0.06% |
248,695
-165,783
| -40% | -$11.3M |
|
|
HSH
363
DELISTED
HILLSHIRE BRANDS CO
HSH
| $16.2M | 0.06% |
527,085
-723,101
| -58% | -$23.9M |
|
364
Copa Holdings
CPA
$5.88B
| $16.1M | 0.06% |
116,285
-6,384
| -5% | -$875K |
|
|
FLIR
365
DELISTED
FLIR Systems, Inc. (DE) Common Stock
FLIR
| $16.1M | 0.06% |
513,133
+77,575
| +18% | +$2.42M |
|
366
Huntsman Corp
HUN
$1.75B
| $16.1M | 0.06% |
781,379
-229,506
| -23% | -$4.19M |
|
367
Deere & Co
DE
$175B
| $16.1M | 0.06% |
197,400
+25,100
| +15% | +$2.09M |
|
368
Amdocs
DOX
$6.41B
| $16.1M | 0.06% |
438,289
+47,389
| +12% | +$1.79M |
|
369
Netflix
NFLX
$331B
| $16.1M | 0.06% |
3,633,350
+1,750,630
| +93% | +$6.76M |
|
|
DCUB
370
DELISTED
DOMINION RESOURCES INC CORP UNIT 2013 SER B (VA)
DCUB
| $16M | 0.06% |
300,000
+150,000
| +100% | +$7.78M |
|
|
MNK
371
DELISTED
MALLINCKRODT PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
MNK
| $16M | 0.06% |
+363,104
| New | +$15.9M |
|
|
VLTR
372
DELISTED
VOLTERRA SEMCONDUCTOR CORP
VLTR
| $15.9M | 0.06% |
693,127
+588,752
| +564% | +$11.2M |
|
373
MKS Inc
MKSI
$18.9B
| $15.9M | 0.06% |
596,920
-208,017
| -26% | -$5.55M |
|
|
MHFI
374
DELISTED
MCGRAW-HILL FINANCIAL INC COM
MHFI
| $15.8M | 0.06% |
241,540
+3,300
| +1% | +$200K |
|
375
Vishay Intertechnology
VSH
$4.85B
| $15.8M | 0.06% |
1,225,794
-341,127
| -22% | -$4.65M |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q3 2013 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2013, Cliff Asness held 2,633 positions worth $28.4B, up 0.7% from $28.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.2% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness withdrew a net $3.1B in Q3 2013, closing 162 positions and reducing 1,040 holdings. Its most notable exit was CLEARWIRE CORP NEW CL A COM STK (DE), an estimated $67.1M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 13% of assets, down from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Technology.
Against the trend, Cliff Asness opened a new position in Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A worth $91.7M.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q3 2013 buy was Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A: 2,736,469 shares worth $91.7M.
- Cliff Asness added most to HEALTH MGMT ASSOC INC CL-A in Q3 2013, an estimated $105M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q3 2013 reduction was Pfizer, cutting an estimated $112M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited CLEARWIRE CORP NEW CL A COM STK (DE) in Q3 2013, selling an estimated $67.1M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 8.2% of its $28.4B portfolio in Q3 2013.
- Cliff Asness opened 316 new positions and closed 162 in Q3 2013.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 0.7% quarter-over-quarter to $28.4B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2013, filed 14 Nov 2013.