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 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$403M |
| 2 |
Citizens Financial Group
CFG
|
+$190M |
| 3 |
Yum! Brands
YUM
|
+$157M |
| 4 |
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
|
+$129M |
| 5 |
General Motors
GM
|
+$120M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$233M |
| 2 |
CVS Health
CVS
|
+$139M |
| 3 |
Southwest Airlines
LUV
|
+$131M |
| 4 |
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
|
+$125M |
| 5 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$122M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 15.4% |
| 2 | Technology | 15.1% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 14.95% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.97% |
| 5 | Industrials | 12.19% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
RAI
451
DELISTED
Reynolds American Inc
RAI
| $29.8M | 0.05% |
645,320
+47,992
| +8% | +$2.22M |
|
452
PACCAR
PCAR
$69B
| $29.6M | 0.05% |
937,415
+73,034
| +8% | +$2.49M |
|
453
Fair Isaac
FICO
$25.3B
| $29.6M | 0.05% |
314,491
+35,385
| +13% | +$3.22M |
|
454
Groupon
GRPN
$797M
| $29.3M | 0.05% |
477,478
+74,847
| +19% | +$4.81M |
|
455
Exelon
EXC
$45.1B
| $29.2M | 0.05% |
1,475,277
+1,010,504
| +217% | +$20.5M |
|
456
ON Semiconductor
ON
$28.9B
| $29.1M | 0.05% |
2,966,928
+469,340
| +19% | +$4.94M |
|
|
WBC
457
DELISTED
WABCO HOLDINGS INC.
WBC
| $29M | 0.05% |
283,412
+1,221
| +0.4% | +$130K |
|
458
Eaton
ETN
$163B
| $28.9M | 0.05% |
555,709
+248,608
| +81% | +$13.5M |
|
459
Prologis
PLD
$135B
| $28.6M | 0.05% |
667,116
-4,083
| -0.6% | -$172K |
|
|
LNKD
460
DELISTED
LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD
| $28.5M | 0.05% |
126,750
+117,593
| +1,284% | +$26.7M |
|
461
Cabot Corp
CBT
$4.4B
| $28.5M | 0.05% |
697,776
+265,301
| +61% | +$10.5M |
|
|
PCP
462
DELISTED
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP
PCP
| $28.4M | 0.05% |
122,522
+62,611
| +105% | +$14.5M |
|
463
Cracker Barrel
CBRL
$1.29B
| $28.4M | 0.05% |
224,010
+192,886
| +620% | +$26M |
|
464
Prudential Financial
PRU
$41.8B
| $28.4M | 0.05% |
348,992
+29,155
| +9% | +$2.41M |
|
465
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
$8.01B
| $28.4M | 0.05% |
302,293
+225,814
| +295% | +$20.4M |
|
466
Franklin Templeton
BEN
$17.4B
| $28.4M | 0.05% |
770,544
+257,095
| +50% | +$10.1M |
|
|
MENT
467
DELISTED
Mentor Graphics Corp
MENT
| $28.2M | 0.05% |
1,532,276
+841,523
| +122% | +$19.3M |
|
|
HES
468
DELISTED
Hess
HES
| $28M | 0.05% |
578,529
+17,540
| +3% | +$996K |
|
469
EOG Resources
EOG
$80.3B
| $28M | 0.05% |
395,774
-591
| -0.1% | -$48K |
|
470
Sempra
SRE
$54.2B
| $28M | 0.05% |
594,742
-9,178
| -2% | -$453K |
|
471
Cheesecake Factory
CAKE
$5.64B
| $27.9M | 0.05% |
605,989
+214,885
| +55% | +$10.5M |
|
472
NOV
NOV
$7.28B
| $27.9M | 0.05% |
833,541
+51,205
| +7% | +$1.9M |
|
473
Visteon
VC
$2.83B
| $27.9M | 0.05% |
243,525
+171,339
| +237% | +$19.4M |
|
474
Welltower
WELL
$172B
| $27.9M | 0.05% |
409,749
-1,852
| -0.4% | -$121K |
|
475
Domino's
DPZ
$11.3B
| $27.6M | 0.05% |
248,503
-166,524
| -40% | -$17.8M |
|
Similar funds
Cliff Asness's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2015, Cliff Asness held 2,416 positions worth $57.1B, up 14% from $50B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.8% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness deployed $5.14B of net new capital in Q4 2015, opening 255 new positions and adding to 1,207 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 10,884,520 shares worth $423M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 15% of assets, down from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, an estimated $233M trimmed.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q4 2015 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 10,884,520 shares worth $423M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Citizens Financial Group in Q4 2015, an estimated $190M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $233M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited HUBBELL INC CL-B in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $11.5M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 8.8% of its $57.1B portfolio in Q4 2015.
- Cliff Asness opened 255 new positions and closed 179 in Q4 2015.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 14% quarter-over-quarter to $57.1B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 16 Feb 2016.