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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MZTI
676
The Marzetti Company
MZTI
$3.15B
| $5.82M | 0.02% |
74,363
-16,700
| -18% | -$1.33M |
|
677
RLJ Lodging Trust
RLJ
$1.75B
| $5.82M | 0.02% |
247,767
-28,500
| -10% | -$674K |
|
|
TBI
678
Trueblue
TBI
$326M
| $5.81M | 0.02% |
242,004
-112,316
| -32% | -$2.8M |
|
679
UGI
UGI
$8.14B
| $5.78M | 0.02% |
221,585
+62,552
| +39% | +$1.68M |
|
680
RPC Inc
RES
$1.38B
| $5.77M | 0.02% |
373,077
-165,823
| -31% | -$2.43M |
|
681
Intuit
INTU
$102B
| $5.74M | 0.02% |
86,625
+50,609
| +141% | +$3.26M |
|
682
STAG Industrial
STAG
$7.09B
| $5.7M | 0.02% |
283,488
+33,431
| +13% | +$683K |
|
683
News Corp Class A
NWSA
$16.6B
| $5.68M | 0.02% |
+353,514
| New | +$5.65M |
|
|
FWLT
684
DELISTED
FOSTER WHEELER AG (SWITZERLAND)
FWLT
| $5.67M | 0.02% |
215,429
-134,263
| -38% | -$3.14M |
|
685
Methode Electronics
MEI
$498M
| $5.66M | 0.02% |
202,246
+127,100
| +169% | +$2.69M |
|
686
BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust
BGY
$529M
| $5.62M | 0.02% |
730,034
+42,037
| +6% | +$321K |
|
687
Fluor
FLR
$6.96B
| $5.62M | 0.02% |
79,187
-100,900
| -56% | -$6.54M |
|
688
Kforce
KFRC
$1.04B
| $5.6M | 0.02% |
316,415
-142,236
| -31% | -$2.35M |
|
689
Virtus Investment Partners
VRTS
$1.12B
| $5.59M | 0.02% |
34,391
+25,942
| +307% | +$4.69M |
|
|
SNP
690
DELISTED
CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION ADS (REP 100 ORDINARY H SHARES)
SNP
| $5.59M | 0.02% |
71,345
-7,871
| -10% | -$589K |
|
|
PKD
691
DELISTED
Parker Drilling Company
PKD
| $5.54M | 0.02% |
64,857
-87,253
| -57% | -$7.61M |
|
|
NPKI
692
NPK International
NPKI
$1.12B
| $5.53M | 0.02% |
436,746
+248,642
| +132% | +$2.93M |
|
693
Dycom Industries
DY
$11.5B
| $5.47M | 0.02% |
195,388
-109,300
| -36% | -$2.86M |
|
694
Jones Lang LaSalle
JLL
$17.8B
| $5.45M | 0.02% |
62,430
+1,230
| +2% | +$110K |
|
|
FBR
695
DELISTED
Fibria Celulose Sa
FBR
| $5.44M | 0.02% |
472,300
+386,200
| +449% | +$4.46M |
|
696
Buckle
BKE
$2.25B
| $5.44M | 0.02% |
103,011
+1,847
| +2% | +$97.4K |
|
697
Sempra
SRE
$55.1B
| $5.4M | 0.02% |
126,192
+26,896
| +27% | +$1.14M |
|
|
PDLI
698
DELISTED
PDL BioPharma, Inc.
PDLI
| $5.4M | 0.02% |
677,670
-2,298,008
| -77% | -$18.5M |
|
|
SGY
699
DELISTED
Stone Energy
SGY
| $5.39M | 0.02% |
2,928
-3,206
| -52% | -$4.99M |
|
700
Movado Group
MOV
$773M
| $5.34M | 0.02% |
122,136
-77,027
| -39% | -$3.02M |
|
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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.