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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
726
Globe Life
GL
$13.3B
| $5M | 0.02% |
103,710
-58,215
| -36% | -$2.74M |
|
727
Century Aluminum
CENX
$4.32B
| $5M | 0.02% |
620,828
+161,628
| +35% | +$1.43M |
|
728
Delek US
DK
$4.17B
| $4.99M | 0.02% |
236,736
-99,614
| -30% | -$2.63M |
|
729
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund
EXG
$3.02B
| $4.98M | 0.02% |
530,513
-261,538
| -33% | -$2.49M |
|
|
CPLA
730
DELISTED
Capella Education Company
CPLA
| $4.97M | 0.02% |
87,828
+1,630
| +2% | +$84.1K |
|
731
Macerich
MAC
$6.91B
| $4.97M | 0.02% |
88,000
-18,388
| -17% | -$1.1M |
|
|
BKR
732
DELISTED
BAKER MICHAEL CORP
BKR
| $4.96M | 0.02% |
122,680
+114,507
| +1,401% | +$4.23M |
|
733
CarMax
KMX
$8.91B
| $4.95M | 0.02% |
102,037
+9,837
| +11% | +$481K |
|
|
CIR
734
DELISTED
CIRCOR International, Inc
CIR
| $4.95M | 0.02% |
79,527
+16,523
| +26% | +$949K |
|
|
ACAT
735
DELISTED
Arctic Cat Inc
ACAT
| $4.94M | 0.02% |
86,566
-105,321
| -55% | -$5.73M |
|
|
OWW
736
DELISTED
ORBITZ WORLDWIDE, INC
OWW
| $4.91M | 0.02% |
509,708
+424,794
| +500% | +$4.19M |
|
737
Primerica
PRI
$9.23B
| $4.87M | 0.02% |
120,791
-162,729
| -57% | -$6.44M |
|
738
Tecnoglass Holdings
TGLS
$1.8B
| $4.86M | 0.02% |
485,100
-9,900
| -2% | -$99.6K |
|
739
Halliburton
HAL
$28.9B
| $4.85M | 0.02% |
100,782
-165,491
| -62% | -$7.75M |
|
740
ArcBest
ARCB
$3.01B
| $4.85M | 0.02% |
188,829
+122,097
| +183% | +$2.93M |
|
|
IVC
741
DELISTED
Invacare Corporation
IVC
| $4.84M | 0.02% |
280,342
-55,347
| -16% | -$879K |
|
742
Assured Guaranty
AGO
$3.26B
| $4.83M | 0.02% |
257,650
-135,545
| -34% | -$2.87M |
|
743
Brown & Brown
BRO
$25B
| $4.82M | 0.02% |
300,000
-80,800
| -21% | -$1.32M |
|
744
Otter Tail
OTTR
$3.86B
| $4.81M | 0.02% |
174,350
-21,515
| -11% | -$619K |
|
|
BKCC
745
DELISTED
BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation
BKCC
| $4.8M | 0.02% |
505,938
-459,535
| -48% | -$4.53M |
|
746
Fortinet
FTNT
$112B
| $4.79M | 0.02% |
1,182,095
-264,770
| -18% | -$1.07M |
|
747
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile
SQM
$23.5B
| $4.79M | 0.02% |
160,887
-320,732
| -67% | -$10M |
|
748
NACCO Industries
NC
$309M
| $4.78M | 0.02% |
377,324
-81,819
| -18% | -$1.09M |
|
749
Cato Corp
CATO
$55.7M
| $4.77M | 0.02% |
170,639
-169,614
| -50% | -$4.62M |
|
750
Bank of Hawaii
BOH
$3.03B
| $4.76M | 0.02% |
87,516
+25,814
| +42% | +$1.39M |
|
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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.