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 |
FirstEnergy
FE
|
+$185M |
| 2 |
Tyson Foods
TSN
|
+$177M |
| 3 |
Procter & Gamble
PG
|
+$110M |
| 4 |
Entergy
ETR
|
+$101M |
| 5 |
ENDP
Endo International plc
ENDP
|
+$95.4M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nike
NKE
|
+$129M |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$107M |
| 3 |
Abbott
ABT
|
+$99.3M |
| 4 |
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
|
+$88.8M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
GS
|
+$88M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.27% |
| 2 | Financials | 13.34% |
| 3 | Industrials | 12.76% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.72% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 11.18% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
651
MGIC Investment
MTG
$6.4B
| $13.3M | 0.02% |
2,241,643
+1,485,829
| +197% | +$10.1M |
|
652
TechnipFMC
FTI
$29.7B
| $13.3M | 0.02% |
671,789
-1,094,079
| -62% | -$22.6M |
|
653
AES
AES
$10.5B
| $13.3M | 0.02% |
1,064,318
+942,764
| +776% | +$10.6M |
|
654
Gen Digital
GEN
$17.5B
| $13.3M | 0.02% |
646,100
-1,472,083
| -69% | -$26.5M |
|
655
DigitalBridge
DBRG
$2.95B
| $13.2M | 0.02% |
324,347
+18,295
| +6% | +$871K |
|
|
ISIL
656
DELISTED
Intersil Corp
ISIL
| $13.2M | 0.02% |
976,679
+249,140
| +34% | +$3.24M |
|
|
ACH
657
Accendra Health
ACH
$87.7M
| $13.2M | 0.02% |
353,549
+210,143
| +147% | +$7.9M |
|
|
IM
658
DELISTED
Ingram Micro
IM
| $13.2M | 0.02% |
379,632
-1,473,736
| -80% | -$51.4M |
|
659
Pitney Bowes
PBI
$2.26B
| $13.1M | 0.02% |
735,913
+367,987
| +100% | +$7.09M |
|
660
NETGEAR
NTGR
$568M
| $13M | 0.02% |
274,164
+29,792
| +12% | +$1.28M |
|
|
MIK
661
DELISTED
Michaels Stores, Inc
MIK
| $13M | 0.02% |
457,018
+236,132
| +107% | +$6.67M |
|
662
Gartner
IT
$12.7B
| $12.9M | 0.02% |
132,853
-30,027
| -18% | -$2.85M |
|
663
Edgewell Personal Care
EPC
$1.31B
| $12.9M | 0.02% |
152,942
+24,894
| +19% | +$2.01M |
|
664
Nabors Industries
NBR
$1.31B
| $12.9M | 0.02% |
25,631
-50,984
| -67% | -$24.1M |
|
|
GNC
665
DELISTED
GNC Holdings, Inc.
GNC
| $12.9M | 0.02% |
529,594
+6,997
| +1% | +$193K |
|
666
Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A
BIO
$10.1B
| $12.8M | 0.02% |
89,427
-41,618
| -32% | -$5.94M |
|
667
Realty Income
O
$59.6B
| $12.6M | 0.02% |
186,812
+69,802
| +60% | +$4.24M |
|
668
White Mountains Insurance
WTM
$5.1B
| $12.5M | 0.02% |
14,814
-758
| -5% | -$618K |
|
|
OME
669
DELISTED
Omega Protein
OME
| $12.4M | 0.02% |
621,397
+122,377
| +25% | +$2.28M |
|
|
TCF
670
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation
TCF
| $12.2M | 0.02% |
960,807
+292,219
| +44% | +$3.86M |
|
671
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$746B
| $12.1M | 0.02% |
2,348,145
+2,126,543
| +960% | +$8.26M |
|
|
QIHU
672
DELISTED
QIHOO 360 TECHNOLOGY CO LTD ADS RPSTG 3 CL A SHS
QIHU
| $12.1M | 0.02% |
164,979
+13,278
| +9% | +$982K |
|
673
MarketAxess Holdings
MKTX
$5.71B
| $12M | 0.02% |
82,869
+24,190
| +41% | +$3.22M |
|
674
Ennis
EBF
$545M
| $12M | 0.02% |
625,493
+138,636
| +28% | +$2.63M |
|
675
Kimco Realty
KIM
$16.2B
| $12M | 0.02% |
382,172
+191,345
| +100% | +$5.51M |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q2 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2016, Cliff Asness held 2,362 positions worth $56.7B, up 1.9% from $55.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.7% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness's Q2 2016 filing shows 158 new, 1,005 increased, 951 reduced and 174 closed positions. Its largest new stake was S&P Global: 466,444 shares worth $50M. The largest sale was Nike, an estimated $129M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, down from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q2 2016 buy was S&P Global: 466,444 shares worth $50M.
- Cliff Asness added most to FirstEnergy in Q2 2016, an estimated $185M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q2 2016 reduction was Nike, cutting an estimated $129M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK in Q2 2016, selling an estimated $59.8M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 8.7% of its $56.7B portfolio in Q2 2016.
- Cliff Asness opened 158 new positions and closed 174 in Q2 2016.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 1.9% quarter-over-quarter to $56.7B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q2 2016, filed 15 Aug 2016.