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 |
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
|
+$320M |
| 2 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$266M |
| 3 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$213M |
| 4 |
TE Connectivity
TEL
|
+$179M |
| 5 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$179M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SHPG
Shire pic
SHPG
|
+$211M |
| 2 |
CNVR
CONVERSANT INC COM STK (DE)
CNVR
|
+$117M |
| 3 |
EOG Resources
EOG
|
+$106M |
| 4 |
CNQR
CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES INC
CNQR
|
+$102M |
| 5 |
CPWR
COMPUWARE CORP
CPWR
|
+$99.8M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 15.47% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.75% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.98% |
| 4 | Industrials | 9.42% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 7.87% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
426
SK Telecom
SKM
$15.4B
| $21.8M | 0.05% |
490,473
+235,455
| +92% | +$10.9M |
|
427
US Bancorp
USB
$97B
| $21.8M | 0.05% |
484,048
+140,846
| +41% | +$6.06M |
|
428
McCormick & Company Non-Voting
MKC
$15.1B
| $21.7M | 0.05% |
585,030
+116,070
| +25% | +$4.15M |
|
429
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$59.7B
| $21.7M | 0.05% |
269,981
-439,800
| -62% | -$36.5M |
|
430
Caterpillar
CAT
$372B
| $21.7M | 0.05% |
237,074
+150,626
| +174% | +$14.7M |
|
431
Clorox
CLX
$13.1B
| $21.6M | 0.05% |
207,298
+110,319
| +114% | +$11M |
|
|
MNK
432
DELISTED
MALLINCKRODT PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
MNK
| $21.5M | 0.05% |
+217,284
| New | +$20M |
|
433
Worthington Enterprises
WOR
$2.79B
| $21.5M | 0.05% |
1,157,253
-59,069
| -5% | -$1.31M |
|
|
WDR
434
DELISTED
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.
WDR
| $21.4M | 0.04% |
430,070
+20,044
| +5% | +$956K |
|
435
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$113B
| $21.4M | 0.04% |
256,308
+105,798
| +70% | +$8.57M |
|
436
Snap-on
SNA
$20.4B
| $21.4M | 0.04% |
156,210
+5,248
| +3% | +$688K |
|
|
CB
437
DELISTED
CHUBB CORPORATION
CB
| $21.2M | 0.04% |
205,322
+40,518
| +25% | +$4.03M |
|
438
Devon Energy
DVN
$52.6B
| $21.1M | 0.04% |
344,628
+86,443
| +33% | +$5.24M |
|
439
Edgewell Personal Care
EPC
$1.34B
| $21M | 0.04% |
220,141
+29,382
| +15% | +$2.7M |
|
440
NextEra Energy
NEE
$174B
| $20.9M | 0.04% |
787,260
+280,040
| +55% | +$7.07M |
|
441
TripAdvisor
TRIP
$1.21B
| $20.9M | 0.04% |
279,601
-162,401
| -37% | -$12.7M |
|
|
ERF
442
DELISTED
Enerplus Corporation
ERF
| $20.8M | 0.04% |
+2,151,012
| New | +$29.1M |
|
443
Loews
L
$22.8B
| $20.5M | 0.04% |
487,824
-3,056
| -0.6% | -$128K |
|
444
J.M. Smucker
SJM
$13.5B
| $20.4M | 0.04% |
202,140
-80,648
| -29% | -$8.17M |
|
|
SPR
445
DELISTED
Spirit AeroSystems
SPR
| $20.3M | 0.04% |
472,754
+118,148
| +33% | +$4.78M |
|
|
WPX
446
DELISTED
WPX Energy, Inc.
WPX
| $19.9M | 0.04% |
1,715,347
+1,183,400
| +222% | +$18.9M |
|
447
Advance Auto Parts
AAP
$2.66B
| $19.9M | 0.04% |
124,782
-7,702
| -6% | -$1.13M |
|
448
SM Energy
SM
$8.51B
| $19.8M | 0.04% |
514,357
+153,457
| +43% | +$7.69M |
|
|
TACO
449
DELISTED
Del Taco Restaurants, Inc. Common Stock
TACO
| $19.7M | 0.04% |
2,025,000
| – | – |
|
|
MDVN
450
DELISTED
MEDIVATION, INC.
MDVN
| $19.7M | 0.04% |
395,026
+46,920
| +13% | +$2.44M |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2014, Cliff Asness held 2,816 positions worth $47.8B, up 31% from $36.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.3% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness deployed $7.61B of net new capital in Q4 2014, opening 319 new positions and adding to 937 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was LyondellBasell Industries: 3,695,296 shares worth $293M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 15% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was EOG Resources, an estimated $106M trimmed.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q4 2014 buy was LyondellBasell Industries: 3,695,296 shares worth $293M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Gilead Sciences in Q4 2014, an estimated $266M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was EOG Resources, cutting an estimated $106M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Shire pic in Q4 2014, selling an estimated $211M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 9.3% of its $47.8B portfolio in Q4 2014.
- Cliff Asness opened 319 new positions and closed 310 in Q4 2014.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 31% quarter-over-quarter to $47.8B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 17 Feb 2015.