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 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$403M |
| 2 |
Citizens Financial Group
CFG
|
+$190M |
| 3 |
Yum! Brands
YUM
|
+$157M |
| 4 |
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
|
+$129M |
| 5 |
General Motors
GM
|
+$120M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$233M |
| 2 |
CVS Health
CVS
|
+$139M |
| 3 |
Southwest Airlines
LUV
|
+$131M |
| 4 |
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
|
+$125M |
| 5 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$122M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 15.4% |
| 2 | Technology | 15.1% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 14.95% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.97% |
| 5 | Industrials | 12.19% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
VMW
726
DELISTED
VMware, Inc
VMW
| $9.74M | 0.02% |
172,252
+121,119
| +237% | +$7.53M |
|
727
Sonoco
SON
$5.68B
| $9.73M | 0.02% |
237,988
+71,341
| +43% | +$2.97M |
|
728
Horace Mann Educators
HMN
$2.07B
| $9.66M | 0.02% |
291,091
-121,559
| -29% | -$4.16M |
|
729
Emergent Biosolutions
EBS
$266M
| $9.65M | 0.02% |
241,154
+3,213
| +1% | +$112K |
|
730
Regal Rexnord
RRX
$10.8B
| $9.61M | 0.02% |
164,223
+16,022
| +11% | +$981K |
|
731
Paychex
PAYX
$44.8B
| $9.6M | 0.02% |
181,480
+2,695
| +2% | +$141K |
|
732
Four Corners Property Trust
FCPT
$2.8B
| $9.58M | 0.02% |
+543,294
| New | +$8.49M |
|
733
CEMIG Preferred Shares
CIG
$5.58B
| $9.52M | 0.02% |
12,452,897
-5,438,361
| -30% | -$5.02M |
|
734
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$26.3B
| $9.51M | 0.02% |
123,137
-795,381
| -87% | -$55.6M |
|
735
Thor Industries
THO
$4.13B
| $9.5M | 0.02% |
169,157
+64,841
| +62% | +$3.6M |
|
|
PXD
736
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
| $9.48M | 0.02% |
75,652
+67,740
| +856% | +$9.3M |
|
|
CBF
737
DELISTED
Capital Bank Financial Corp. Class A Common Stock
CBF
| $9.47M | 0.02% |
296,035
-24,370
| -8% | -$792K |
|
738
CNO Financial Group
CNO
$5.02B
| $9.46M | 0.02% |
+495,547
| New | +$9.63M |
|
|
AMWD
739
DELISTED
American Woodmark
AMWD
| $9.4M | 0.02% |
117,577
-6,376
| -5% | -$481K |
|
740
InterDigital
IDCC
$8.8B
| $9.39M | 0.02% |
191,418
+141,402
| +283% | +$7.18M |
|
741
Synaptics
SYNA
$3.66B
| $9.34M | 0.02% |
+116,212
| New | +$9.87M |
|
742
Fluor
FLR
$6.86B
| $9.29M | 0.02% |
196,736
+189,024
| +2,451% | +$8.9M |
|
743
Insperity
NSP
$1.99B
| $9.26M | 0.02% |
384,482
+23,682
| +7% | +$537K |
|
744
OneMain Financial
OMF
$7.23B
| $9.24M | 0.02% |
222,565
+87,255
| +64% | +$4.01M |
|
745
APA Corp
APA
$15.1B
| $9.23M | 0.02% |
1,026,517
-660,145
| -39% | -$30.8M |
|
746
ONE Gas
OGS
$5.05B
| $9.16M | 0.02% |
182,492
+41,828
| +30% | +$2.02M |
|
|
ISIL
747
DELISTED
Intersil Corp
ISIL
| $9.05M | 0.02% |
709,321
+22,108
| +3% | +$293K |
|
|
MZTI
748
The Marzetti Company
MZTI
$3.17B
| $9.04M | 0.02% |
78,246
+10,004
| +15% | +$1.1M |
|
|
CONE
749
DELISTED
CyrusOne Inc Common Stock
CONE
| $8.99M | 0.02% |
239,975
-25,731
| -10% | -$910K |
|
|
UFS
750
DELISTED
DOMTAR CORPORATION (New)
UFS
| $8.98M | 0.02% |
243,124
+45,728
| +23% | +$1.81M |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2015, Cliff Asness held 2,416 positions worth $57.1B, up 14% from $50B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.8% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness deployed $5.14B of net new capital in Q4 2015, opening 255 new positions and adding to 1,207 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 10,884,520 shares worth $423M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 15% of assets, down from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, an estimated $233M trimmed.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q4 2015 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 10,884,520 shares worth $423M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Citizens Financial Group in Q4 2015, an estimated $190M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $233M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited HUBBELL INC CL-B in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $11.5M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 8.8% of its $57.1B portfolio in Q4 2015.
- Cliff Asness opened 255 new positions and closed 179 in Q4 2015.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 14% quarter-over-quarter to $57.1B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 16 Feb 2016.