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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CNW
726
DELISTED
CON-WAY INC.
CNW
| $7.32M | 0.02% |
148,818
+20,800
| +16% | +$962K |
|
727
iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF
EWT
$11.2B
| $7.31M | 0.02% |
+242,013
| New | +$7.43M |
|
728
Emergent Biosolutions
EBS
$266M
| $7.31M | 0.02% |
268,463
-8,173
| -3% | -$195K |
|
729
JetBlue
JBLU
$1.87B
| $7.26M | 0.02% |
457,900
-7,098,510
| -94% | -$92.1M |
|
|
BKYF
730
DELISTED
BK KY FINL CORP
BKYF
| $7.24M | 0.02% |
150,000
| – | – |
|
731
Paychex
PAYX
$44.8B
| $7.23M | 0.02% |
156,650
+66,100
| +73% | +$3.05M |
|
732
Amkor Technology
AMKR
$11.9B
| $7.21M | 0.02% |
1,015,148
+169,953
| +20% | +$1.18M |
|
733
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
$30.7B
| $7.21M | 0.02% |
+183,396
| New | +$7.45M |
|
734
Curtiss-Wright
CW
$22.7B
| $7.2M | 0.02% |
102,020
+16,438
| +19% | +$1.13M |
|
735
LG Display
LPL
$3.29B
| $7.2M | 0.02% |
475,300
+181,300
| +62% | +$2.79M |
|
736
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling
HY
$614M
| $7.13M | 0.01% |
97,425
-17,489
| -15% | -$1.3M |
|
|
LVLT
737
DELISTED
Level 3 Communications Inc
LVLT
| $7.12M | 0.01% |
144,212
-134,350
| -48% | -$6.21M |
|
738
Deutsche Bank
DB
$72.2B
| $7.11M | 0.01% |
+263,441
| New | +$7.39M |
|
|
VRN
739
DELISTED
Veren
VRN
| $7.11M | 0.01% |
+322,807
| New | +$8.8M |
|
|
LORL
740
DELISTED
Loral Space and Communications, Inc.
LORL
| $7.1M | 0.01% |
90,185
-828
| -0.9% | -$62.4K |
|
741
Teradyne
TER
$57B
| $7.07M | 0.01% |
357,342
+151,000
| +73% | +$2.85M |
|
|
SEM
742
DELISTED
Select Medical
SEM
| $7.06M | 0.01% |
909,531
+180,309
| +25% | +$1.32M |
|
743
The Ensign Group
ENSG
$10.5B
| $7.05M | 0.01% |
339,694
-392,086
| -54% | -$7.18M |
|
|
SAFM
744
DELISTED
Sanderson Farms Inc
SAFM
| $7.02M | 0.01% |
83,556
+18,595
| +29% | +$1.6M |
|
745
New Jersey Resources
NJR
$5.45B
| $7.01M | 0.01% |
229,072
-11,370
| -5% | -$323K |
|
|
WBS
746
DELISTED
Webster Financial
WBS
| $6.98M | 0.01% |
214,647
+22,824
| +12% | +$706K |
|
|
OMCC
747
DELISTED
Old Market Capital Corp
OMCC
| $6.98M | 0.01% |
468,268
-128,820
| -22% | -$1.59M |
|
748
Yum! Brands
YUM
$42.9B
| $6.97M | 0.01% |
133,121
+26,523
| +25% | +$1.38M |
|
749
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
IONS
$10.3B
| $6.97M | 0.01% |
112,847
+68,600
| +155% | +$3.39M |
|
750
Piper Sandler
PIPR
$5.29B
| $6.93M | 0.01% |
477,540
+114,948
| +32% | +$1.58M |
|
Similar funds
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.