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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
426
Worthington Enterprises
WOR
$2.78B
| $33.9M | 0.06% |
1,301,457
+190,462
| +17% | +$4.4M |
|
427
Manhattan Associates
MANH
$12.5B
| $33.9M | 0.06% |
529,127
-196,051
| -27% | -$12.2M |
|
428
Jacobs Solutions
J
$17.6B
| $33.9M | 0.06% |
821,824
+354,974
| +76% | +$14M |
|
429
VeriSign
VRSN
$25.5B
| $33.8M | 0.06% |
390,800
-4,592
| -1% | -$396K |
|
430
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$233B
| $33.7M | 0.06% |
227,786
+52,097
| +30% | +$7.69M |
|
|
ZNGA
431
DELISTED
ZYNGA INC. CL A COMMON
ZNGA
| $33.3M | 0.06% |
13,364,934
-1,413,616
| -10% | -$3.53M |
|
432
Voya Financial
VOYA
$8.86B
| $33.3M | 0.06% |
1,343,829
-145,427
| -10% | -$4.45M |
|
433
ONE Gas
OGS
$4.95B
| $33.2M | 0.06% |
498,211
+161,907
| +48% | +$9.76M |
|
434
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
$4.71B
| $33M | 0.06% |
1,546,663
-136,870
| -8% | -$2.58M |
|
435
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$4.35B
| $32.9M | 0.06% |
490,418
+45,885
| +10% | +$2.84M |
|
436
Dillards
DDS
$9.71B
| $32.9M | 0.06% |
542,270
-15,148
| -3% | -$989K |
|
437
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$29B
| $32.8M | 0.06% |
795,254
+330,103
| +71% | +$14.4M |
|
|
PPL
438
PPL Corp
PPL
$25.9B
| $32.6M | 0.06% |
864,358
+646,445
| +297% | +$24.6M |
|
439
Analog Devices
ADI
$182B
| $32.5M | 0.06% |
574,093
-99,768
| -15% | -$5.71M |
|
440
Hilton Worldwide
HLT
$73.5B
| $32.5M | 0.06% |
480,645
-662,394
| -58% | -$43.5M |
|
441
AbbVie
ABBV
$468B
| $32.4M | 0.06% |
523,964
-544,432
| -51% | -$33.2M |
|
|
SVU
442
DELISTED
SUPERVALU Inc.
SVU
| $32.1M | 0.06% |
971,124
-196,736
| -17% | -$6.75M |
|
443
Werner Enterprises
WERN
$2.33B
| $32.1M | 0.06% |
1,395,979
+1,956
| +0.1% | +$48.8K |
|
444
Boston Properties
BXP
$10.8B
| $31.9M | 0.06% |
241,931
+3,247
| +1% | +$417K |
|
445
John Wiley & Sons Class A
WLY
$2.62B
| $31.9M | 0.06% |
610,982
+56,255
| +10% | +$2.84M |
|
446
M&T Bank
MTB
$34.7B
| $31.6M | 0.06% |
267,064
-3,069
| -1% | -$356K |
|
447
America Movil
AMX
$71.3B
| $31.6M | 0.06% |
2,573,628
+1,983,692
| +336% | +$26.6M |
|
448
Trane Technologies
TT
$99.8B
| $31.4M | 0.06% |
493,607
-1,465
| -0.3% | -$94.3K |
|
449
PBF Energy
PBF
$8.72B
| $31.4M | 0.06% |
1,320,819
-174,085
| -12% | -$5.01M |
|
450
Mastercard
MA
$509B
| $31.2M | 0.06% |
354,589
-221,884
| -38% | -$21.2M |
|
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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.