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 |
HMA
HEALTH MGMT ASSOC INC CL-A
HMA
|
+$105M |
| 2 |
TFCFA
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
|
+$86.2M |
| 3 |
ELN
ELAN CORP ADS(RP1 ORD4IRISH PN
ELN
|
+$78.8M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$73.8M |
| 5 |
CTB
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
CTB
|
+$64M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$112M |
| 2 |
Zoetis
ZTS
|
+$95.2M |
| 3 |
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
|
+$71.8M |
| 4 |
CLWR
CLEARWIRE CORP NEW CL A COM STK (DE)
CLWR
|
+$67.1M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$65.5M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 13.44% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 12.84% |
| 3 | Technology | 12.15% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.87% |
| 5 | Industrials | 8.85% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
576
Adtran
ADTN
$627M
| $8.01M | 0.03% |
300,806
+9,753
| +3% | +$253K |
|
577
Cemex
CX
$15.9B
| $7.99M | 0.03% |
+836,320
| New | +$8.22M |
|
578
Dolby
DLB
$6.21B
| $7.99M | 0.03% |
231,380
-74,900
| -24% | -$2.49M |
|
579
Saia
SAIA
$9.32B
| $7.97M | 0.03% |
255,646
-215,001
| -46% | -$6.69M |
|
|
JKS
580
JinkoSolar
JKS
$851M
| $7.89M | 0.03% |
+350,000
| New | +$5.19M |
|
581
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$79.6B
| $7.88M | 0.03% |
132,744
-73,791
| -36% | -$4.24M |
|
582
HCA Healthcare
HCA
$92.9B
| $7.85M | 0.03% |
183,665
-179,239
| -49% | -$7M |
|
583
Usana Health Sciences
USNA
$250M
| $7.85M | 0.03% |
180,858
-68,136
| -27% | -$2.73M |
|
|
BGSC
584
DELISTED
BGS ACQUISITION CORP ORD SHS (VGB)
BGSC
| $7.84M | 0.03% |
783,020
-15,980
| -2% | -$161K |
|
585
Regal Rexnord
RRX
$10.9B
| $7.81M | 0.03% |
115,011
-12,189
| -10% | -$810K |
|
586
Terex
TEX
$7.48B
| $7.79M | 0.03% |
231,733
-109,305
| -32% | -$3.31M |
|
|
FRED
587
DELISTED
Fred's Inc
FRED
| $7.71M | 0.03% |
492,997
-265,634
| -35% | -$4.39M |
|
|
MRSH
588
Marsh
MRSH
$92.5B
| $7.67M | 0.03% |
176,179
+8,678
| +5% | +$365K |
|
|
CHSP
589
DELISTED
Chesapeake Lodging Trust
CHSP
| $7.67M | 0.03% |
325,835
-63,305
| -16% | -$1.45M |
|
590
Oil States International
OIS
$503M
| $7.6M | 0.03% |
128,559
-9,691
| -7% | -$529K |
|
591
International Bancshares
IBOC
$4.47B
| $7.59M | 0.03% |
351,127
-143,400
| -29% | -$3.35M |
|
592
First Commonwealth Financial
FCF
$2.12B
| $7.58M | 0.03% |
999,105
-518,692
| -34% | -$3.94M |
|
593
Autodesk
ADSK
$53.8B
| $7.58M | 0.03% |
184,144
+42,519
| +30% | +$1.57M |
|
594
Sabra Healthcare REIT
SBRA
$5.22B
| $7.5M | 0.03% |
325,814
-33,100
| -9% | -$816K |
|
595
Applied Industrial Technologies
AIT
$12.4B
| $7.47M | 0.03% |
145,070
-44,507
| -23% | -$2.25M |
|
596
WEC Energy
WEC
$35.1B
| $7.46M | 0.03% |
184,655
-4,399
| -2% | -$183K |
|
597
RPM International
RPM
$13.6B
| $7.45M | 0.03% |
205,706
+49,750
| +32% | +$1.73M |
|
598
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$86.5B
| $7.44M | 0.03% |
171,260
+123,701
| +260% | +$5.24M |
|
|
DS
599
DELISTED
Drive Shack Inc.
DS
| $7.44M | 0.03% |
1,464,015
-12,124
| -0.8% | -$61.4K |
|
600
Standard Motor Products
SMP
$840M
| $7.44M | 0.03% |
231,353
-199,421
| -46% | -$6.55M |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q3 2013 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2013, Cliff Asness held 2,633 positions worth $28.4B, up 0.7% from $28.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.2% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness withdrew a net $3.1B in Q3 2013, closing 162 positions and reducing 1,040 holdings. Its most notable exit was CLEARWIRE CORP NEW CL A COM STK (DE), an estimated $67.1M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 13% of assets, down from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Technology.
Against the trend, Cliff Asness opened a new position in Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A worth $91.7M.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q3 2013 buy was Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A: 2,736,469 shares worth $91.7M.
- Cliff Asness added most to HEALTH MGMT ASSOC INC CL-A in Q3 2013, an estimated $105M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q3 2013 reduction was Pfizer, cutting an estimated $112M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited CLEARWIRE CORP NEW CL A COM STK (DE) in Q3 2013, selling an estimated $67.1M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 8.2% of its $28.4B portfolio in Q3 2013.
- Cliff Asness opened 316 new positions and closed 162 in Q3 2013.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 0.7% quarter-over-quarter to $28.4B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2013, filed 14 Nov 2013.