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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
601
Extra Space Storage
EXR
$30.7B
| $7.44M | 0.03% |
162,575
+12,800
| +9% | +$554K |
|
602
Valmont Industries
VMI
$9.26B
| $7.43M | 0.03% |
53,524
+10,675
| +25% | +$1.53M |
|
|
WDR
603
DELISTED
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.
WDR
| $7.38M | 0.03% |
143,400
+15,100
| +12% | +$751K |
|
604
Albany International
AIN
$1.66B
| $7.36M | 0.03% |
205,117
-139,840
| -41% | -$4.84M |
|
|
CTRX
605
DELISTED
CATAMARAN CORP COM STK (CDA)
CTRX
| $7.32M | 0.03% |
159,244
-37,393
| -19% | -$1.98M |
|
606
Clorox
CLX
$13.1B
| $7.3M | 0.03% |
89,279
+13,542
| +18% | +$1.14M |
|
607
CME Group
CME
$100B
| $7.29M | 0.03% |
98,697
-10,600
| -10% | -$781K |
|
|
AYR
608
DELISTED
Aircastle Ltd
AYR
| $7.28M | 0.03% |
418,180
-823,646
| -66% | -$14.1M |
|
|
LORL
609
DELISTED
Loral Space and Communications, Inc.
LORL
| $7.26M | 0.03% |
107,213
-26,200
| -20% | -$1.7M |
|
610
Unisys
UIS
$195M
| $7.24M | 0.03% |
287,490
-315,570
| -52% | -$7.92M |
|
|
SNTS
611
DELISTED
SANTARUS INC
SNTS
| $7.21M | 0.03% |
319,279
-30,452
| -9% | -$724K |
|
|
EMBJ
612
Embraer S.A. ADS
EMBJ
$13.5B
| $7.17M | 0.03% |
220,800
-319,000
| -59% | -$11.1M |
|
|
NPSP
613
DELISTED
NPS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
NPSP
| $7.13M | 0.03% |
224,211
+92,354
| +70% | +$2.12M |
|
614
Bausch Health
BHC
$2.45B
| $7.06M | 0.02% |
67,659
-228,547
| -77% | -$22.3M |
|
615
Newmont
NEM
$137B
| $7.04M | 0.02% |
250,423
-42,595
| -15% | -$1.26M |
|
616
RTX Corp
RTX
$282B
| $7.03M | 0.02% |
103,571
+30,568
| +42% | +$2M |
|
|
BZ
617
DELISTED
BOISE INC COM STK (DE)
BZ
| $7M | 0.02% |
555,786
-216,574
| -28% | -$2.07M |
|
|
PVFC
618
DELISTED
PVF CAPITAL CORP
PVFC
| $6.99M | 0.02% |
1,697,014
+306,631
| +22% | +$1.29M |
|
619
Tesla
TSLA
$1.41T
| $6.99M | 0.02% |
541,800
+151,215
| +39% | +$1.5M |
|
|
JACQ
620
DELISTED
COLLABRIUM JAPAN ACQUISITION CORP
JACQ
| $6.99M | 0.02% |
693,000
-7,000
| -1% | -$70.8K |
|
621
Old Dominion Freight Line
ODFL
$41.8B
| $6.97M | 0.02% |
454,446
+66,153
| +17% | +$983K |
|
622
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$62.1B
| $6.95M | 0.02% |
26,555
+3,787
| +17% | +$985K |
|
623
Pilgrim's Pride
PPC
$7.68B
| $6.95M | 0.02% |
413,679
-85,773
| -17% | -$1.41M |
|
624
Cheesecake Factory
CAKE
$5.7B
| $6.93M | 0.02% |
157,729
+5,900
| +4% | +$254K |
|
625
BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust
BDJ
$1.73B
| $6.92M | 0.02% |
920,802
+70,615
| +8% | +$541K |
|
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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.