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 |
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
|
+$320M |
| 2 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$266M |
| 3 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$213M |
| 4 |
TE Connectivity
TEL
|
+$179M |
| 5 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$179M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SHPG
Shire pic
SHPG
|
+$211M |
| 2 |
CNVR
CONVERSANT INC COM STK (DE)
CNVR
|
+$117M |
| 3 |
EOG Resources
EOG
|
+$106M |
| 4 |
CNQR
CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES INC
CNQR
|
+$102M |
| 5 |
CPWR
COMPUWARE CORP
CPWR
|
+$99.8M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 15.47% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.75% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.98% |
| 4 | Industrials | 9.42% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 7.87% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
YHOO
51
DELISTED
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
| $179M | 0.38% |
3,549,224
-612,242
| -15% | -$28.8M |
|
52
Travelers Companies
TRV
$75.8B
| $177M | 0.37% |
1,674,625
+445,881
| +36% | +$45M |
|
53
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$97B
| $177M | 0.37% |
1,937,519
+671,758
| +53% | +$58.2M |
|
54
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$51.8B
| $176M | 0.37% |
8,287,470
+4,231,722
| +104% | +$85M |
|
55
TSMC
TSM
$2.17T
| $176M | 0.37% |
7,858,139
+2,897,357
| +58% | +$63.1M |
|
|
AGN
56
DELISTED
Allergan Inc
AGN
| $175M | 0.37% |
824,609
+617,591
| +298% | +$123M |
|
|
COV
57
DELISTED
COVIDIEN PLC COM SHS NEW (IRELAND)
COV
| $175M | 0.37% |
+1,712,020
| New | +$164M |
|
58
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$19.8B
| $174M | 0.36% |
4,106,260
+856,049
| +26% | +$32M |
|
59
McKesson
MCK
$100B
| $173M | 0.36% |
832,683
-244,202
| -23% | -$49.6M |
|
60
Oracle
ORCL
$422B
| $168M | 0.35% |
3,725,161
+1,208,410
| +48% | +$49.2M |
|
61
General Dynamics
GD
$104B
| $167M | 0.35% |
1,215,873
+918,722
| +309% | +$125M |
|
|
TTM
62
DELISTED
Tata Motors Limited
TTM
| $167M | 0.35% |
3,942,913
+1,528,000
| +63% | +$68.1M |
|
63
AT&T
T
$173B
| $166M | 0.35% |
6,553,135
+524,480
| +9% | +$13.6M |
|
64
Coca-Cola
KO
$392B
| $165M | 0.35% |
3,916,895
+720,335
| +23% | +$30.8M |
|
|
TQNT
65
DELISTED
TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR INC
TQNT
| $164M | 0.34% |
5,967,685
+1,268,557
| +27% | +$28.2M |
|
66
Chevron
CVX
$403B
| $164M | 0.34% |
1,458,084
+257,543
| +21% | +$29.3M |
|
67
Capital One
COF
$134B
| $160M | 0.34% |
1,941,854
+1,018,930
| +110% | +$82.9M |
|
68
Verizon
VZ
$205B
| $160M | 0.33% |
3,410,700
+275,192
| +9% | +$13.5M |
|
|
CFN
69
DELISTED
CAREFUSION CORPORATION
CFN
| $159M | 0.33% |
2,681,828
+829,252
| +45% | +$47.6M |
|
70
Cisco
CSCO
$438B
| $158M | 0.33% |
5,678,982
+3,486,802
| +159% | +$90M |
|
|
EA
71
DELISTED
Electronic Arts
EA
| $157M | 0.33% |
3,347,874
+284,261
| +9% | +$11.7M |
|
72
Phillips 66
PSX
$96.9B
| $156M | 0.33% |
2,179,870
-835,260
| -28% | -$61.6M |
|
|
SIAL
73
DELISTED
SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP
SIAL
| $156M | 0.33% |
1,137,910
+824,927
| +264% | +$112M |
|
74
Aptiv
APTV
$10B
| $153M | 0.32% |
+2,105,780
| New | +$145M |
|
75
3M
MMM
$92.3B
| $150M | 0.31% |
1,093,878
+166,735
| +18% | +$21.4M |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2014, Cliff Asness held 2,816 positions worth $47.8B, up 31% from $36.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.3% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness deployed $7.61B of net new capital in Q4 2014, opening 319 new positions and adding to 937 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was LyondellBasell Industries: 3,695,296 shares worth $293M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 15% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was EOG Resources, an estimated $106M trimmed.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q4 2014 buy was LyondellBasell Industries: 3,695,296 shares worth $293M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Gilead Sciences in Q4 2014, an estimated $266M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was EOG Resources, cutting an estimated $106M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Shire pic in Q4 2014, selling an estimated $211M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 9.3% of its $47.8B portfolio in Q4 2014.
- Cliff Asness opened 319 new positions and closed 310 in Q4 2014.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 31% quarter-over-quarter to $47.8B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 17 Feb 2015.