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 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$167M |
| 2 |
Nike
NKE
|
+$153M |
| 3 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$146M |
| 4 |
Carnival Corporation Ltd
CCL
|
+$142M |
| 5 |
PNC Financial Services
PNC
|
+$138M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$224M |
| 2 |
Intel
INTC
|
+$182M |
| 3 |
Humana
HUM
|
+$170M |
| 4 |
Cigna
CI
|
+$169M |
| 5 |
AbbVie
ABBV
|
+$146M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 15.87% |
| 2 | Financials | 15.45% |
| 3 | Technology | 14.26% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 14.16% |
| 5 | Industrials | 11.48% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
676
Insperity
NSP
$1.99B
| $7.92M | 0.02% |
360,800
+80,714
| +29% | +$1.92M |
|
677
Illumina
ILMN
$33.7B
| $7.89M | 0.02% |
46,118
+11,335
| +33% | +$2.29M |
|
678
Casey's General Stores
CASY
$31.6B
| $7.77M | 0.02% |
75,485
+54,309
| +256% | +$5.63M |
|
679
DexCom
DXCM
$34.4B
| $7.69M | 0.02% |
358,448
+84,384
| +31% | +$1.88M |
|
680
United Parcel Service
UPS
$87.4B
| $7.62M | 0.02% |
77,200
-53,099
| -41% | -$5.24M |
|
|
MIK
681
DELISTED
Michaels Stores, Inc
MIK
| $7.62M | 0.02% |
329,735
+191,750
| +139% | +$4.89M |
|
682
Fidelity National Financial
FNF
$12.7B
| $7.58M | 0.02% |
307,684
+33,495
| +12% | +$877K |
|
683
Jack in the Box
JACK
$342M
| $7.51M | 0.02% |
97,426
-19,861
| -17% | -$1.69M |
|
684
Minerals Technologies
MTX
$2.24B
| $7.36M | 0.01% |
152,847
+94,523
| +162% | +$5.46M |
|
685
Burlington
BURL
$20.8B
| $7.36M | 0.01% |
144,183
-94,890
| -40% | -$5.07M |
|
686
Enbridge
ENB
$109B
| $7.35M | 0.01% |
198,812
+15,110
| +8% | +$631K |
|
687
Visteon
VC
$2.72B
| $7.31M | 0.01% |
72,186
-64,468
| -47% | -$6.49M |
|
688
Waters Corp
WAT
$40.4B
| $7.3M | 0.01% |
61,741
+46,720
| +311% | +$5.91M |
|
689
Copart
CPRT
$30.8B
| $7.29M | 0.01% |
1,771,528
-1,204,256
| -40% | -$5.32M |
|
690
Global Payments
GPN
$25B
| $7.27M | 0.01% |
126,672
+43,114
| +52% | +$2.39M |
|
|
CDK
691
DELISTED
CDK Global, Inc.
CDK
| $7.24M | 0.01% |
151,436
+9,052
| +6% | +$459K |
|
692
Core Laboratories
CLB
$553M
| $7.23M | 0.01% |
72,423
+33,290
| +85% | +$3.62M |
|
693
WEC Energy
WEC
$35.1B
| $7.18M | 0.01% |
137,546
-22,931
| -14% | -$1.12M |
|
694
Synchrony
SYF
$26B
| $7.09M | 0.01% |
226,559
+206,789
| +1,046% | +$6.86M |
|
695
Markel Group
MKL
$22.5B
| $7.08M | 0.01% |
8,827
+2,251
| +34% | +$1.9M |
|
|
AUY
696
DELISTED
Yamana Gold, Inc.
AUY
| $7.07M | 0.01% |
4,214,707
+1,337,780
| +47% | +$2.74M |
|
|
WBS
697
DELISTED
Webster Financial
WBS
| $7.06M | 0.01% |
198,175
-39,172
| -17% | -$1.46M |
|
|
UFS
698
DELISTED
DOMTAR CORPORATION (New)
UFS
| $7.06M | 0.01% |
197,396
+15,972
| +9% | +$631K |
|
699
Usana Health Sciences
USNA
$251M
| $7.05M | 0.01% |
105,264
-40,104
| -28% | -$2.84M |
|
700
Open Text
OTEX
$5.95B
| $7.04M | 0.01% |
315,968
-24,298
| -7% | -$526K |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2015, Cliff Asness held 2,385 positions worth $50B, down 0.79% from $50.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness deployed $3.79B of net new capital in Q3 2015, opening 175 new positions and adding to 1,000 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was WestRock Company: 1,856,117 shares worth $86M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 16% of assets, down from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Technology.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, an estimated $224M trimmed.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q3 2015 buy was WestRock Company: 1,856,117 shares worth $86M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Amazon in Q3 2015, an estimated $167M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, cutting an estimated $224M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited ROCK-TENN COMPANY CL-A in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $65.9M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $50B portfolio in Q3 2015.
- Cliff Asness opened 175 new positions and closed 223 in Q3 2015.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value fell 0.79% quarter-over-quarter to $50B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 16 Nov 2015.