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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
776
Teradata
TDC
$2.56B
| $6.55M | 0.01% |
149,924
+93,548
| +166% | +$4.01M |
|
|
PCH
777
DELISTED
PotlatchDeltic
PCH
| $6.53M | 0.01% |
156,038
-7,741
| -5% | -$326K |
|
|
SCG
778
DELISTED
Scana
SCG
| $6.53M | 0.01% |
108,159
+38,630
| +56% | +$2.14M |
|
|
AHL
779
DELISTED
ASPEN Insurance Holding Limited
AHL
| $6.53M | 0.01% |
+149,131
| New | +$6.47M |
|
780
AGCO
AGCO
$7.71B
| $6.5M | 0.01% |
143,717
-46,796
| -25% | -$2.07M |
|
|
DFT
781
DELISTED
DuPont Fabros Technology Inc.
DFT
| $6.48M | 0.01% |
194,900
+27,545
| +16% | +$855K |
|
|
AXAS
782
DELISTED
Abraxas Petroleum Corp
AXAS
| $6.47M | 0.01% |
110,125
+42,331
| +62% | +$3.11M |
|
|
CLDT
783
Chatham Lodging
CLDT
$642M
| $6.45M | 0.01% |
222,700
+88,900
| +66% | +$2.34M |
|
|
AXE
784
DELISTED
Anixter International Inc
AXE
| $6.37M | 0.01% |
71,999
-24,801
| -26% | -$2.1M |
|
785
NiSource
NI
$19.6B
| $6.35M | 0.01% |
380,785
+244,574
| +180% | +$3.98M |
|
|
SBNY
786
DELISTED
Signature Bank
SBNY
| $6.32M | 0.01% |
50,182
-46,118
| -48% | -$5.51M |
|
787
Madison Square Garden
MSGS
$9.69B
| $6.32M | 0.01% |
117,734
+4,946
| +4% | +$249K |
|
788
MYR Group
MYRG
$4.75B
| $6.27M | 0.01% |
228,951
+28,829
| +14% | +$742K |
|
789
Vishay Intertechnology
VSH
$4.67B
| $6.27M | 0.01% |
443,292
-64,245
| -13% | -$881K |
|
790
Leidos
LDOS
$17.4B
| $6.26M | 0.01% |
143,787
-528,483
| -79% | -$20.7M |
|
791
NBT Bancorp
NBTB
$2.7B
| $6.24M | 0.01% |
237,446
+17,179
| +8% | +$424K |
|
792
Accenture
ACN
$114B
| $6.24M | 0.01% |
+69,829
| New | +$5.8M |
|
|
BERY
793
DELISTED
Berry Global Group, Inc.
BERY
| $6.22M | 0.01% |
214,810
+7,900
| +4% | +$198K |
|
|
ACAS
794
DELISTED
American Capital Ltd
ACAS
| $6.19M | 0.01% |
423,885
-707,027
| -63% | -$10.3M |
|
795
Sensient Technologies
SXT
$5.85B
| $6.18M | 0.01% |
102,374
+8,474
| +9% | +$485K |
|
|
YELL
796
DELISTED
Yellow Corporation Common Stock
YELL
| $6.17M | 0.01% |
274,200
+90,699
| +49% | +$1.94M |
|
|
JWN
797
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
| $6.16M | 0.01% |
77,612
+60,612
| +357% | +$4.45M |
|
|
LTC
798
LTC Properties
LTC
$2.18B
| $6.13M | 0.01% |
141,950
+11,543
| +9% | +$472K |
|
|
HSNI
799
DELISTED
HSN, Inc.
HSNI
| $6.12M | 0.01% |
80,500
-20,250
| -20% | -$1.4M |
|
|
SKX
800
DELISTED
Skechers
SKX
| $6.07M | 0.01% |
329,805
-120,597
| -27% | -$2.25M |
|
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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.