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 |
SHPG
Shire pic
SHPG
|
+$147M |
| 2 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$127M |
| 3 |
Intel
INTC
|
+$114M |
| 4 |
LO
LORILLARD INC COM STK
LO
|
+$113M |
| 5 |
TWX
Time Warner Inc
TWX
|
+$112M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FRX
FOREST LABORATORIES INC
FRX
|
+$243M |
| 2 |
WNR
Western Refining Inc
WNR
|
+$148M |
| 3 |
UNS
UNS ENERGY CORP COM
UNS
|
+$123M |
| 4 |
HSH
HILLSHIRE BRANDS CO
HSH
|
+$118M |
| 5 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$106M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 14.66% |
| 2 | Technology | 13.5% |
| 3 | Energy | 10.11% |
| 4 | Financials | 9.6% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.29% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
776
Harley-Davidson
HOG
$2.95B
| $4.75M | 0.01% |
81,620
+30,300
| +59% | +$1.94M |
|
777
EPR Properties
EPR
$4.66B
| $4.75M | 0.01% |
93,677
+57,100
| +156% | +$3.16M |
|
|
MODV
778
DELISTED
ModivCare
MODV
| $4.74M | 0.01% |
97,919
-14,100
| -13% | -$602K |
|
779
Piper Sandler
PIPR
$5.3B
| $4.74M | 0.01% |
362,592
-8,400
| -2% | -$112K |
|
|
IBCA
780
DELISTED
INTERVEST BANCSHARES CORP COM
IBCA
| $4.73M | 0.01% |
+495,072
| New | +$4.46M |
|
|
SEM
781
DELISTED
Select Medical
SEM
| $4.73M | 0.01% |
729,222
+351,340
| +93% | +$2.71M |
|
782
Cullen/Frost Bankers
CFR
$10.3B
| $4.72M | 0.01% |
61,676
+7,400
| +14% | +$581K |
|
|
TFCFA
783
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
| $4.72M | 0.01% |
137,584
-994,362
| -88% | -$34.4M |
|
784
Caleres
CAL
$459M
| $4.71M | 0.01% |
173,686
-96,100
| -36% | -$2.78M |
|
|
SYA
785
DELISTED
SYMETRA FINANCIAL CORPORATION COMMON STOCK
SYA
| $4.71M | 0.01% |
201,913
-24,800
| -11% | -$578K |
|
|
CBM
786
DELISTED
Cambrex Corporation
CBM
| $4.69M | 0.01% |
251,212
+7,100
| +3% | +$153K |
|
787
NETSCOUT
NTCT
$2.76B
| $4.68M | 0.01% |
102,131
-2,500
| -2% | -$112K |
|
|
TBI
788
Trueblue
TBI
$329M
| $4.67M | 0.01% |
184,887
-20,200
| -10% | -$559K |
|
|
BKS
789
DELISTED
Barnes & Noble
BKS
| $4.66M | 0.01% |
360,203
-153,734
| -30% | -$2.25M |
|
790
Comscore
SCOR
$77.9M
| $4.65M | 0.01% |
6,385
-2,940
| -32% | -$2.22M |
|
|
JPS
791
DELISTED
Nuveen Preferred & Income Securities Fund
JPS
| $4.64M | 0.01% |
533,101
-53,552
| -9% | -$480K |
|
792
Copart
CPRT
$30.8B
| $4.64M | 0.01% |
1,185,768
+402,400
| +51% | +$1.72M |
|
793
LG Display
LPL
$3.32B
| $4.63M | 0.01% |
294,000
-17,200
| -6% | -$283K |
|
794
Bank of Hawaii
BOH
$3.05B
| $4.63M | 0.01% |
81,462
-3,754
| -4% | -$217K |
|
795
Bausch Health
BHC
$2.45B
| $4.62M | 0.01% |
35,229
-100
| -0.3% | -$11.9K |
|
|
PPL
796
PPL Corp
PPL
$26.2B
| $4.59M | 0.01% |
150,217
-306,197
| -67% | -$9.58M |
|
797
BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust
BCX
$1.01B
| $4.57M | 0.01% |
407,001
-11,293
| -3% | -$137K |
|
798
United Airlines
UAL
$36.8B
| $4.57M | 0.01% |
97,553
+4,800
| +5% | +$223K |
|
799
FormFactor
FORM
$8.38B
| $4.56M | 0.01% |
635,563
-258,400
| -29% | -$1.92M |
|
|
DFT
800
DELISTED
DuPont Fabros Technology Inc.
DFT
| $4.53M | 0.01% |
167,355
+81,500
| +95% | +$2.25M |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q3 2014 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2014, Cliff Asness held 2,708 positions worth $36.4B, down 1.9% from $37.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.4% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness withdrew a net $2.61B in Q3 2014, closing 203 positions and reducing 1,062 holdings. Its most notable exit was FOREST LABORATORIES INC, an estimated $243M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 15% of assets, down from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Energy.
Against the trend, Cliff Asness opened a new position in BALLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. worth $80.5M.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q3 2014 buy was BALLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.: 997,907 shares worth $80.5M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Shire pic in Q3 2014, an estimated $147M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q3 2014 reduction was Western Refining Inc, cutting an estimated $148M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited FOREST LABORATORIES INC in Q3 2014, selling an estimated $243M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 9.4% of its $36.4B portfolio in Q3 2014.
- Cliff Asness opened 200 new positions and closed 203 in Q3 2014.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value fell 1.9% quarter-over-quarter to $36.4B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2014, filed 14 Nov 2014.