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 |
Verizon
VZ
|
+$145M |
| 2 |
American Electric Power
AEP
|
+$145M |
| 3 |
AT&T
T
|
+$126M |
| 4 |
ANDV
Andeavor
ANDV
|
+$120M |
| 5 |
Tyson Foods
TSN
|
+$117M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$282M |
| 2 |
AET
Aetna Inc
AET
|
+$185M |
| 3 |
KeyCorp
KEY
|
+$162M |
| 4 |
EA
Electronic Arts
EA
|
+$159M |
| 5 |
Biogen
BIIB
|
+$139M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.29% |
| 2 | Financials | 14.6% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.62% |
| 4 | Industrials | 12.44% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 11.5% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
526
Cinemark Holdings
CNK
$4.46B
| $21.4M | 0.04% |
596,567
+104,167
| +21% | +$3.3M |
|
527
Packaging Corp of America
PKG
$22.1B
| $21.2M | 0.04% |
350,595
-144,884
| -29% | -$7.76M |
|
|
STJ
528
DELISTED
St Jude Medical
STJ
| $21.2M | 0.04% |
384,964
-373,249
| -49% | -$20.3M |
|
529
Minerals Technologies
MTX
$2.22B
| $21.1M | 0.04% |
370,747
+128,193
| +53% | +$5.98M |
|
530
UBS Group
UBS
$165B
| $21M | 0.04% |
1,300,263
+840,029
| +183% | +$13.6M |
|
|
CNL
531
DELISTED
CLECO CRP (HOLDING CO)
CNL
| $21M | 0.04% |
380,558
+8,147
| +2% | +$414K |
|
|
ESV
532
DELISTED
Ensco Rowan plc
ESV
| $20.9M | 0.04% |
504,544
+389,738
| +339% | +$15.9M |
|
533
Domino's
DPZ
$11.5B
| $20.9M | 0.04% |
158,372
-90,131
| -36% | -$10.7M |
|
534
Dominion Energy
D
$58.6B
| $20.8M | 0.04% |
276,593
+17,516
| +7% | +$1.24M |
|
|
LXK
535
DELISTED
Lexmark Intl Inc
LXK
| $20.7M | 0.04% |
619,727
-392,206
| -39% | -$11.6M |
|
|
GXP
536
DELISTED
Great Plains Energy Incorporated
GXP
| $20.6M | 0.04% |
639,216
+39,300
| +7% | +$1.14M |
|
537
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$29B
| $20.6M | 0.04% |
465,151
+346,771
| +293% | +$14.5M |
|
|
CHS
538
DELISTED
Chicos FAS, Inc.
CHS
| $20.6M | 0.04% |
1,549,861
-674,696
| -30% | -$7.63M |
|
539
ONE Gas
OGS
$5.03B
| $20.5M | 0.04% |
336,304
+153,812
| +84% | +$8.68M |
|
|
HBI
540
DELISTED
Hanesbrands
HBI
| $20.5M | 0.04% |
722,530
-612,813
| -46% | -$17.5M |
|
|
GES
541
DELISTED
Guess Inc
GES
| $20.5M | 0.04% |
1,090,638
+402,550
| +59% | +$7.74M |
|
542
First American
FAF
$7.38B
| $20.4M | 0.04% |
535,278
-620,447
| -54% | -$22.1M |
|
543
Truist Financial
TFC
$62.2B
| $20.2M | 0.04% |
605,821
+56,038
| +10% | +$1.86M |
|
|
BXLT
544
DELISTED
BAXALTA INC COM STK (DE)
BXLT
| $20M | 0.04% |
494,787
+111,657
| +29% | +$4.42M |
|
545
CME Group
CME
$100B
| $19.9M | 0.04% |
207,289
-17,004
| -8% | -$1.55M |
|
546
Booz Allen Hamilton
BAH
$9.12B
| $19.7M | 0.04% |
651,342
-121,510
| -16% | -$3.47M |
|
547
World Kinect Corp
WKC
$1.82B
| $19.7M | 0.04% |
405,200
-47,338
| -10% | -$2.03M |
|
548
Valmont Industries
VMI
$9.27B
| $19.6M | 0.04% |
158,297
+14,655
| +10% | +$1.63M |
|
549
Northern Trust
NTRS
$34.2B
| $19.6M | 0.04% |
300,342
+36,265
| +14% | +$2.27M |
|
550
Netflix
NFLX
$335B
| $19.3M | 0.03% |
1,888,900
-2,670,180
| -59% | -$26.2M |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q1 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2016, Cliff Asness held 2,396 positions worth $55.6B, down 2.7% from $57.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.6% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness withdrew a net $1.96B in Q1 2016, closing 192 positions and reducing 924 holdings. Its most notable exit was Broadcom, an estimated $82.9M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, Cliff Asness opened a new position in CONCHO RESOURCES INC. worth $18.5M.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q1 2016 buy was CONCHO RESOURCES INC.: 182,889 shares worth $18.5M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Verizon in Q1 2016, an estimated $145M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q1 2016 reduction was Pfizer, cutting an estimated $282M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Broadcom in Q1 2016, selling an estimated $82.9M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 8.6% of its $55.6B portfolio in Q1 2016.
- Cliff Asness opened 159 new positions and closed 192 in Q1 2016.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value fell 2.7% quarter-over-quarter to $55.6B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q1 2016, filed 16 May 2016.