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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SNV
626
DELISTED
Synovus
SNV
| $14.7M | 0.03% |
455,369
+361,281
| +384% | +$11.5M |
|
627
KB Home
KBH
$3.42B
| $14.6M | 0.03% |
+1,187,709
| New | +$16M |
|
628
Trimble
TRMB
$14.1B
| $14.6M | 0.03% |
682,359
+644,281
| +1,692% | +$13.4M |
|
629
Allegion
ALLE
$13.8B
| $14.6M | 0.03% |
221,589
+74,741
| +51% | +$4.79M |
|
|
BHI
630
DELISTED
Baker Hughes
BHI
| $14.6M | 0.03% |
316,515
+8,792
| +3% | +$450K |
|
631
Fidelity National Financial
FNF
$12.7B
| $14.6M | 0.03% |
605,910
+298,226
| +97% | +$7.28M |
|
|
SAVE
632
DELISTED
Spirit Airlines, Inc.
SAVE
| $14.4M | 0.03% |
360,725
+288,564
| +400% | +$11.7M |
|
633
Old Republic International
ORI
$10.1B
| $14.3M | 0.03% |
768,666
+572,456
| +292% | +$10.3M |
|
634
Qualcomm
QCOM
$167B
| $14.2M | 0.02% |
284,274
+170,536
| +150% | +$9.1M |
|
635
SS&C Technologies
SSNC
$19.6B
| $14.2M | 0.02% |
415,214
+105,380
| +34% | +$3.74M |
|
636
Aon
AON
$76B
| $14.1M | 0.02% |
153,041
-149,010
| -49% | -$13.9M |
|
637
Hubbell
HUBB
$24.8B
| $14M | 0.02% |
+139,003
| New | +$14.2M |
|
638
DaVita
DVA
$11.1B
| $14M | 0.02% |
200,506
+171,257
| +586% | +$12.5M |
|
639
Healthpeak Properties
DOC
$14.9B
| $14M | 0.02% |
400,598
-54,807
| -12% | -$1.83M |
|
640
Targa Resources
TRGP
$62.7B
| $13.9M | 0.02% |
512,427
+502,353
| +4,987% | +$22.3M |
|
|
APOL
641
DELISTED
Apollo Education Group Inc Class A
APOL
| $13.9M | 0.02% |
1,807,674
+681,993
| +61% | +$5.64M |
|
642
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
$28.1B
| $13.7M | 0.02% |
40,425
+3,431
| +9% | +$1.1M |
|
643
Ventas
VTR
$47.8B
| $13.7M | 0.02% |
241,965
-146,875
| -38% | -$7.99M |
|
644
Vornado Realty Trust
VNO
$7.24B
| $13.6M | 0.02% |
168,474
-10,297
| -6% | -$812K |
|
|
WBS
645
DELISTED
Webster Financial
WBS
| $13.5M | 0.02% |
364,306
+166,131
| +84% | +$6.29M |
|
646
OGE Energy
OGE
$9.5B
| $13.5M | 0.02% |
514,211
+445,503
| +648% | +$12M |
|
647
ServiceNow
NOW
$133B
| $13.4M | 0.02% |
775,790
+470,740
| +154% | +$7.78M |
|
648
Kinross Gold
KGC
$39B
| $13.4M | 0.02% |
7,430,144
+1,450,069
| +24% | +$2.86M |
|
649
Fulton Financial
FULT
$4.51B
| $13.4M | 0.02% |
1,030,972
+199,481
| +24% | +$2.68M |
|
650
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$196B
| $13.4M | 0.02% |
342,764
+183,972
| +116% | +$7.11M |
|
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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.