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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
551
Jack in the Box
JACK
$331M
| $19.5M | 0.03% |
254,411
+156,985
| +161% | +$11.9M |
|
|
TIME
552
DELISTED
Time Inc.
TIME
| $19.5M | 0.03% |
1,242,196
+366,474
| +42% | +$6.3M |
|
|
CNL
553
DELISTED
CLECO CRP (HOLDING CO)
CNL
| $19.4M | 0.03% |
372,411
+73,752
| +25% | +$3.83M |
|
554
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$12.9B
| $19.4M | 0.03% |
185,298
-33,306
| -15% | -$3.48M |
|
|
TUP
555
DELISTED
Tupperware Brands Corporation
TUP
| $19.4M | 0.03% |
347,983
+178,338
| +105% | +$10M |
|
556
Casey's General Stores
CASY
$30.9B
| $19.3M | 0.03% |
160,058
+84,573
| +112% | +$9.66M |
|
557
TechnipFMC
FTI
$30.4B
| $19.1M | 0.03% |
883,743
+791,343
| +856% | +$19.1M |
|
558
Northern Trust
NTRS
$33.6B
| $19M | 0.03% |
264,077
+7,509
| +3% | +$540K |
|
559
Quanta Services
PWR
$96.1B
| $18.9M | 0.03% |
934,023
+801,687
| +606% | +$17.3M |
|
|
TXNM
560
TXNM Energy Inc
TXNM
$5.9B
| $18.8M | 0.03% |
615,963
+180,571
| +41% | +$5.18M |
|
|
OPLN
561
Openlane
OPLN
$4.08B
| $18.7M | 0.03% |
1,336,878
+913,833
| +216% | +$12.9M |
|
562
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$87.9B
| $18.5M | 0.03% |
887,171
+460,735
| +108% | +$10M |
|
|
CRC
563
DELISTED
California Resources Corporation
CRC
| $18.2M | 0.03% |
781,585
+342,949
| +78% | +$12.4M |
|
564
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
$13.1B
| $18.2M | 0.03% |
571,703
+10,650
| +2% | +$355K |
|
565
Campbell Soup
CPB
$7.14B
| $18M | 0.03% |
343,091
+159,958
| +87% | +$8.19M |
|
566
Nucor
NUE
$55.3B
| $18M | 0.03% |
445,787
+386,432
| +651% | +$15.9M |
|
567
Lumen
LUMN
$6.13B
| $17.9M | 0.03% |
711,199
-62,048
| -8% | -$1.66M |
|
568
L3Harris
LHX
$49.7B
| $17.9M | 0.03% |
205,651
-32,317
| -14% | -$2.6M |
|
569
Telephone and Data Systems
TDS
$3.87B
| $17.9M | 0.03% |
689,874
+85,945
| +14% | +$2.35M |
|
570
Williams Companies
WMB
$86.2B
| $17.8M | 0.03% |
694,440
+293,227
| +73% | +$10.2M |
|
|
DD
571
DELISTED
Du Pont De Nemours E I
DD
| $17.7M | 0.03% |
265,919
+120,483
| +83% | +$7.65M |
|
572
Jack Henry & Associates
JKHY
$11.8B
| $17.6M | 0.03% |
225,617
+64,056
| +40% | +$4.92M |
|
573
Pitney Bowes
PBI
$2.26B
| $17.6M | 0.03% |
851,125
+84,542
| +11% | +$1.75M |
|
574
American Express
AXP
$227B
| $17.5M | 0.03% |
251,958
+173,531
| +221% | +$12.6M |
|
575
Dominion Energy
D
$58.6B
| $17.5M | 0.03% |
259,077
+139,627
| +117% | +$9.64M |
|
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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.