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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
501
Eldorado Gold
EGO
$12B
| $15.6M | 0.03% |
509,109
+491,449
| +2,783% | +$15.9M |
|
|
SWY
502
DELISTED
SAFEWAY INC
SWY
| $15.6M | 0.03% |
443,020
-1,302,176
| -75% | -$45M |
|
503
Aecom
ACM
$8.33B
| $15.5M | 0.03% |
510,324
-292,031
| -36% | -$9.11M |
|
|
FITB
504
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$49.9B
| $15.5M | 0.03% |
760,364
+71,350
| +10% | +$1.42M |
|
505
UGI
UGI
$8.15B
| $15.4M | 0.03% |
406,220
+86,956
| +27% | +$3.21M |
|
506
Petrobras Class A
PBR.A
$108B
| $15.4M | 0.03% |
2,033,742
+1,056,775
| +108% | +$11.9M |
|
|
JRN
507
DELISTED
JOURNAL COMMUNICATIONS INC CL-A
JRN
| $15.4M | 0.03% |
1,344,223
-356,067
| -21% | -$3.46M |
|
|
SE
508
DELISTED
Spectra Energy Corp Wi
SE
| $15.3M | 0.03% |
421,259
+198,600
| +89% | +$7.48M |
|
|
ARGO
509
DELISTED
Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.
ARGO
| $15.2M | 0.03% |
+381,584
| New | +$14.9M |
|
|
OVTI
510
DELISTED
OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES INC
OVTI
| $15.2M | 0.03% |
583,711
-57,089
| -9% | -$1.51M |
|
511
Deere & Co
DE
$175B
| $15M | 0.03% |
169,683
-7,089
| -4% | -$612K |
|
512
Aflac
AFL
$59.2B
| $15M | 0.03% |
490,948
+393,974
| +406% | +$11.6M |
|
|
FCS
513
DELISTED
FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR INTL INC COMMON
FCS
| $15M | 0.03% |
888,085
+663,982
| +296% | +$10.3M |
|
|
CDK
514
DELISTED
CDK Global, Inc.
CDK
| $14.9M | 0.03% |
+366,002
| New | +$13M |
|
|
CYT
515
DELISTED
CYTEC INDS INC
CYT
| $14.9M | 0.03% |
322,466
-56,400
| -15% | -$2.62M |
|
|
CVSA
516
Covista Inc
CVSA
$4.5B
| $14.9M | 0.03% |
313,509
+68,602
| +28% | +$3.22M |
|
|
PTR
517
DELISTED
PETROCHINA COMPANY LIMITED ADS (REP 100 H SHARES)
PTR
| $14.8M | 0.03% |
133,776
+30,200
| +29% | +$3.5M |
|
518
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$15.3B
| $14.7M | 0.03% |
213,392
+46,782
| +28% | +$3.27M |
|
|
CVG
519
DELISTED
Convergys
CVG
| $14.7M | 0.03% |
719,358
-29,597
| -4% | -$587K |
|
|
FTR
520
DELISTED
Frontier Communications Corp.
FTR
| $14.6M | 0.03% |
146,301
+15,093
| +12% | +$1.48M |
|
521
Nabors Industries
NBR
$1.3B
| $14.6M | 0.03% |
+22,549
| New | +$17.8M |
|
|
AUMA
522
DELISTED
AR CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP COMMON STOCK
AUMA
| $14.6M | 0.03% |
+1,500,000
| New | +$14.4M |
|
|
GGP
523
DELISTED
GGP Inc.
GGP
| $14.5M | 0.03% |
513,700
-54,323
| -10% | -$1.41M |
|
524
Host Hotels & Resorts
HST
$15.8B
| $14.3M | 0.03% |
601,898
+1,646
| +0.3% | +$37.5K |
|
525
SLM Corp
SLM
$4.96B
| $14.3M | 0.03% |
1,401,547
-651,861
| -32% | -$6.23M |
|
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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.