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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
526
Pembina Pipeline
PBA
$28.4B
| $14.2M | 0.03% |
+387,234
| New | +$14.7M |
|
527
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$4.28B
| $14.1M | 0.03% |
546,099
+9,873
| +2% | +$235K |
|
|
B
528
Barrick Mining
B
$78.7B
| $14.1M | 0.03% |
1,304,311
+1,255,111
| +2,551% | +$15.5M |
|
529
AES
AES
$10.5B
| $14.1M | 0.03% |
1,020,610
+145,222
| +17% | +$1.98M |
|
530
RenaissanceRe
RNR
$13.7B
| $14M | 0.03% |
+143,597
| New | +$14.3M |
|
|
GMCR
531
DELISTED
KEURIG GREEN MTN INC
GMCR
| $13.9M | 0.03% |
105,292
-23,068
| -18% | -$3.27M |
|
|
GFIG
532
DELISTED
GFI GROUP INC
GFIG
| $13.9M | 0.03% |
2,542,095
-457,937
| -15% | -$2.4M |
|
533
Moody's
MCO
$87.7B
| $13.8M | 0.03% |
144,144
+14,931
| +12% | +$1.45M |
|
534
Logitech
LOGI
$13.9B
| $13.8M | 0.03% |
+1,019,880
| New | +$13.9M |
|
|
SNP
535
DELISTED
CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION ADS (REP 100 ORDINARY H SHARES)
SNP
| $13.8M | 0.03% |
170,130
+54,585
| +47% | +$4.53M |
|
|
CACG
536
DELISTED
CHART ACQUISITION CORP COM
CACG
| $13.7M | 0.03% |
1,402,950
| – | – |
|
537
Adobe
ADBE
$110B
| $13.7M | 0.03% |
188,427
+8,892
| +5% | +$623K |
|
|
ZAIS
538
DELISTED
ZAIS Group Holdings, Inc.
ZAIS
| $13.6M | 0.03% |
1,309,327
| – | – |
|
539
Gartner
IT
$12.7B
| $13.6M | 0.03% |
161,343
-37,030
| -19% | -$3.01M |
|
|
LSI
540
DELISTED
Life Storage, Inc.
LSI
| $13.6M | 0.03% |
233,552
-7,207
| -3% | -$401K |
|
|
SNDK
541
DELISTED
SANDISK CORP
SNDK
| $13.6M | 0.03% |
138,556
+37,175
| +37% | +$3.55M |
|
542
Perdoceo Education
PRDO
$2.08B
| $13.6M | 0.03% |
1,948,757
-129,080
| -6% | -$741K |
|
|
WFT
543
DELISTED
Weatherford International plc
WFT
| $13.5M | 0.03% |
+1,180,287
| New | +$17.7M |
|
544
Abercrombie & Fitch
ANF
$4.97B
| $13.4M | 0.03% |
469,600
+361,500
| +334% | +$11.1M |
|
|
UNT
545
DELISTED
UNIT Corporation
UNT
| $13.4M | 0.03% |
393,771
+89,380
| +29% | +$3.87M |
|
546
Hanover Insurance
THG
$7.93B
| $13.4M | 0.03% |
187,618
-6,603
| -3% | -$446K |
|
|
ITG
547
DELISTED
Investment Technology Group Inc
ITG
| $13.2M | 0.03% |
635,455
+80,656
| +15% | +$1.51M |
|
548
LPL Financial
LPLA
$28.7B
| $13.2M | 0.03% |
296,955
-8,654
| -3% | -$372K |
|
549
Masco
MAS
$14.3B
| $13.1M | 0.03% |
592,514
-42,013
| -7% | -$868K |
|
550
Centene
CNC
$32.4B
| $13.1M | 0.03% |
504,356
+168,076
| +50% | +$3.92M |
|
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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.