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 |
BEAM
BEAM INC COM STK (DE)
BEAM
|
+$208M |
| 2 |
TWC
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
|
+$161M |
| 3 |
FRX
FOREST LABORATORIES INC
FRX
|
+$141M |
| 4 |
Mastercard
MA
|
+$111M |
| 5 |
AbbVie
ABBV
|
+$98.7M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
|
+$286M |
| 2 |
LIFE
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE)
LIFE
|
+$186M |
| 3 |
HMA
HEALTH MGMT ASSOC INC CL-A
HMA
|
+$179M |
| 4 |
Vodafone
VOD
|
+$148M |
| 5 |
LPS
LENDER PROCESSING SERVICES INC
LPS
|
+$144M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 14.69% |
| 2 | Technology | 13.34% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.54% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.41% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.31% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TPLM
876
DELISTED
Triangle Petroleum Corporation
TPLM
| $3.92M | 0.01% |
475,100
+75,200
| +19% | +$617K |
|
|
LO
877
DELISTED
LORILLARD INC COM STK
LO
| $3.9M | 0.01% |
72,136
+42,220
| +141% | +$2.12M |
|
878
Puma Biotechnology
PBYI
$471M
| $3.89M | 0.01% |
37,389
-25,800
| -41% | -$3.03M |
|
879
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$44.1B
| $3.88M | 0.01% |
63,966
-3,184
| -5% | -$190K |
|
880
Gentex
GNTX
$4.97B
| $3.88M | 0.01% |
246,040
+134,200
| +120% | +$2.14M |
|
881
Medifast
MED
$134M
| $3.88M | 0.01% |
133,341
-2,000
| -1% | -$53.6K |
|
882
Fortune Brands Innovations
FBIN
$5.37B
| $3.86M | 0.01% |
107,355
+5,850
| +6% | +$225K |
|
883
TD Synnex
SNX
$19.5B
| $3.86M | 0.01% |
127,290
-600
| -0.5% | -$17.9K |
|
|
NXH
884
Neighborhood Intelligence Inc
NXH
$372M
| $3.85M | 0.01% |
260,185
+120,588
| +86% | +$2.07M |
|
|
PSB
885
DELISTED
PS Business Parks, Inc.
PSB
| $3.85M | 0.01% |
45,980
-8,400
| -15% | -$677K |
|
|
TYPE
886
DELISTED
Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc.
TYPE
| $3.83M | 0.01% |
127,179
+14,100
| +12% | +$424K |
|
|
TDAY
887
USA Today Co
TDAY
$941M
| $3.83M | 0.01% |
+254,740
| New | +$3.57M |
|
|
ASEI
888
DELISTED
AMER SCIENCE & ENGR INC.
ASEI
| $3.81M | 0.01% |
56,700
+6,900
| +14% | +$470K |
|
889
LG Display
LPL
$3.29B
| $3.8M | 0.01% |
304,000
+83,500
| +38% | +$992K |
|
890
Alcoa
AA
$13B
| $3.79M | 0.01% |
122,472
-41,198
| -25% | -$1.14M |
|
|
QCOR
891
DELISTED
QUESTCOR PHARMA INC
QCOR
| $3.79M | 0.01% |
58,343
-900
| -2% | -$57.5K |
|
|
PRA
892
DELISTED
ProAssurance
PRA
| $3.78M | 0.01% |
84,866
-26,900
| -24% | -$1.23M |
|
|
ACH
893
Accendra Health
ACH
$89.2M
| $3.74M | 0.01% |
106,773
-2,700
| -2% | -$95.3K |
|
894
Azenta
AZTA
$1.44B
| $3.72M | 0.01% |
340,316
+53,200
| +19% | +$560K |
|
|
EE
895
DELISTED
El Paso Electric Company
EE
| $3.72M | 0.01% |
104,056
+900
| +0.9% | +$31.8K |
|
|
OVTI
896
DELISTED
OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES INC
OVTI
| $3.71M | 0.01% |
209,700
+93,200
| +80% | +$1.51M |
|
897
Dycom Industries
DY
$11.4B
| $3.7M | 0.01% |
117,184
-47,400
| -29% | -$1.36M |
|
898
California Water Service
CWT
$3.14B
| $3.7M | 0.01% |
154,600
+48,400
| +46% | +$1.11M |
|
|
DWRE
899
DELISTED
DEMANDWARE INC COM STK (DE)
DWRE
| $3.69M | 0.01% |
57,626
+23,600
| +69% | +$1.64M |
|
|
ANSS
900
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
| $3.69M | 0.01% |
47,900
+16,400
| +52% | +$1.33M |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q1 2014 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2014, Cliff Asness held 2,770 positions worth $33.1B, down 1.1% from $33.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.9% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness withdrew a net $2.85B in Q1 2014, closing 222 positions and reducing 860 holdings. Its most notable exit was LyondellBasell Industries, an estimated $286M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 15% of assets, up from 13% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
Against the trend, Cliff Asness opened a new position in RIVERBED TECHNOLOGY, INC COM worth $76.5M.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q1 2014 buy was RIVERBED TECHNOLOGY, INC COM: 3,882,944 shares worth $76.5M.
- Cliff Asness added most to BEAM INC COM STK (DE) in Q1 2014, an estimated $208M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q1 2014 reduction was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $89.3M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited LyondellBasell Industries in Q1 2014, selling an estimated $286M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 8.9% of its $33.1B portfolio in Q1 2014.
- Cliff Asness opened 218 new positions and closed 222 in Q1 2014.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value fell 1.1% quarter-over-quarter to $33.1B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q1 2014, filed 15 May 2014.