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 |
BEAM
BEAM INC COM STK (DE)
BEAM
|
+$208M |
| 2 |
TWC
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
|
+$161M |
| 3 |
FRX
FOREST LABORATORIES INC
FRX
|
+$141M |
| 4 |
Mastercard
MA
|
+$111M |
| 5 |
AbbVie
ABBV
|
+$98.7M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
|
+$286M |
| 2 |
LIFE
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE)
LIFE
|
+$186M |
| 3 |
HMA
HEALTH MGMT ASSOC INC CL-A
HMA
|
+$179M |
| 4 |
Vodafone
VOD
|
+$148M |
| 5 |
LPS
LENDER PROCESSING SERVICES INC
LPS
|
+$144M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 14.69% |
| 2 | Technology | 13.34% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.54% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.41% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.31% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PIR
526
DELISTED
Pier 1 Imports, Inc.
PIR
| $10.5M | 0.03% |
27,911
-790
| -3% | -$311K |
|
|
MRSH
527
Marsh
MRSH
$91.6B
| $10.5M | 0.03% |
213,674
+54,200
| +34% | +$2.6M |
|
|
IRC
528
DELISTED
INLAND REAL ESTATE CORP
IRC
| $10.5M | 0.03% |
992,666
+99,600
| +11% | +$1.04M |
|
|
AXLL
529
DELISTED
AXIALL CORP COM STK (DE)
AXLL
| $10.5M | 0.03% |
232,952
+5,900
| +3% | +$252K |
|
530
Sempra
SRE
$54.2B
| $10.4M | 0.03% |
215,592
+74,800
| +53% | +$3.48M |
|
|
NEE.PRO
531
DELISTED
NEXTERA ENERGY INC UNITS EXPIRING 09/01/2015 (FL)
NEE.PRO
| $10.4M | 0.03% |
+169,675
| New | +$10M |
|
532
Wynn Resorts
WYNN
$10.3B
| $10.4M | 0.03% |
46,855
+31,600
| +207% | +$6.96M |
|
|
JAH
533
DELISTED
JARDEN CORPORATION
JAH
| $10.4M | 0.03% |
260,741
+86,025
| +49% | +$3.49M |
|
534
APA Corp
APA
$15.2B
| $10.4M | 0.03% |
125,323
+47,600
| +61% | +$3.91M |
|
535
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$112B
| $10.3M | 0.03% |
152,564
+13,212
| +9% | +$900K |
|
536
BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust
BTZ
$947M
| $10.3M | 0.03% |
765,308
| – | – |
|
537
CenterPoint Energy
CNP
$25.5B
| $10.3M | 0.03% |
436,421
+2,800
| +0.6% | +$65.8K |
|
|
HCC
538
DELISTED
HCC INSURANCES HOLDINGS INC
HCC
| $10.3M | 0.03% |
227,065
-14,929
| -6% | -$659K |
|
|
IPCC
539
DELISTED
Infinity Property & Casualty C
IPCC
| $10.3M | 0.03% |
151,995
+800
| +0.5% | +$57.7K |
|
540
Old Dominion Freight Line
ODFL
$42.8B
| $10.3M | 0.03% |
543,243
-30,900
| -5% | -$561K |
|
541
Telkom Indonesia
TLK
$14.8B
| $10.2M | 0.03% |
519,678
+102,400
| +25% | +$1.93M |
|
|
ROIQ
542
DELISTED
ROI ACQUISITION CORP II COM STK
ROIQ
| $10.2M | 0.03% |
+1,050,000
| New | +$10.2M |
|
543
TripAdvisor
TRIP
$1.17B
| $10.1M | 0.03% |
111,454
+30,000
| +37% | +$2.73M |
|
|
GK
544
DELISTED
G&K Services Inc
GK
| $10.1M | 0.03% |
165,052
-17,203
| -9% | -$1.06M |
|
545
East-West Bancorp
EWBC
$17.8B
| $10.1M | 0.03% |
276,496
-7,800
| -3% | -$275K |
|
546
Addus HomeCare
ADUS
$2.26B
| $10.1M | 0.03% |
436,601
+105,400
| +32% | +$2.63M |
|
|
ETFC
547
DELISTED
E*Trade Financial Corporation
ETFC
| $10M | 0.03% |
436,006
-80,800
| -16% | -$1.77M |
|
548
Illumina
ILMN
$33.1B
| $10M | 0.03% |
69,319
+32,485
| +88% | +$4.77M |
|
|
EMC
549
DELISTED
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
| $9.79M | 0.03% |
357,213
+319,606
| +850% | +$8.31M |
|
|
IDTI
550
DELISTED
Integrated Device Technology I
IDTI
| $9.78M | 0.03% |
799,588
+341,400
| +75% | +$3.87M |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q1 2014 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2014, Cliff Asness held 2,770 positions worth $33.1B, down 1.1% from $33.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.9% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness withdrew a net $2.85B in Q1 2014, closing 222 positions and reducing 860 holdings. Its most notable exit was LyondellBasell Industries, an estimated $286M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 15% of assets, up from 13% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
Against the trend, Cliff Asness opened a new position in RIVERBED TECHNOLOGY, INC COM worth $76.5M.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q1 2014 buy was RIVERBED TECHNOLOGY, INC COM: 3,882,944 shares worth $76.5M.
- Cliff Asness added most to BEAM INC COM STK (DE) in Q1 2014, an estimated $208M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q1 2014 reduction was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $89.3M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited LyondellBasell Industries in Q1 2014, selling an estimated $286M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 8.9% of its $33.1B portfolio in Q1 2014.
- Cliff Asness opened 218 new positions and closed 222 in Q1 2014.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value fell 1.1% quarter-over-quarter to $33.1B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q1 2014, filed 15 May 2014.