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 |
Applied Materials
AMAT
|
+$325M |
| 2 |
Intel
INTC
|
+$193M |
| 3 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$175M |
| 4 |
HP
HPQ
|
+$161M |
| 5 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$134M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Yum! Brands
YUM
|
+$126M |
| 2 |
HCA Healthcare
HCA
|
+$106M |
| 3 |
HF Sinclair
DINO
|
+$90.5M |
| 4 |
Carnival Corporation Ltd
CCL
|
+$88.9M |
| 5 |
VIAB
Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB
|
+$77.2M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 16.52% |
| 2 | Industrials | 13.48% |
| 3 | Financials | 13.29% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.48% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 10.6% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
876
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$43B
| $7.06M | 0.01% |
256,903
-180,484
| -41% | -$4.71M |
|
877
Agios Pharmaceuticals
AGIO
$1.95B
| $7.04M | 0.01% |
133,306
+97,998
| +278% | +$4.27M |
|
878
Moog Inc Class A
MOG.A
$12B
| $7.01M | 0.01% |
117,815
+39,457
| +50% | +$2.25M |
|
|
GNC
879
DELISTED
GNC Holdings, Inc.
GNC
| $7M | 0.01% |
342,820
-186,774
| -35% | -$4.09M |
|
|
GIMO
880
DELISTED
Gigamon Inc.
GIMO
| $6.96M | 0.01% |
127,103
+37,698
| +42% | +$1.71M |
|
881
Old Dominion Freight Line
ODFL
$41.8B
| $6.96M | 0.01% |
304,098
-38,994
| -11% | -$881K |
|
882
Horace Mann Educators
HMN
$2.07B
| $6.92M | 0.01% |
188,669
-82,477
| -30% | -$2.92M |
|
883
Kaiser Aluminum
KALU
$2.49B
| $6.9M | 0.01% |
79,744
+61,308
| +333% | +$5.27M |
|
884
NorthWestern Energy
NWE
$4.29B
| $6.9M | 0.01% |
119,874
+51,486
| +75% | +$3.07M |
|
885
Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN
$2.11B
| $6.88M | 0.01% |
114,485
+40,306
| +54% | +$2.52M |
|
|
SYNH
886
DELISTED
Syneos Health, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SYNH
| $6.87M | 0.01% |
154,173
+12,653
| +9% | +$549K |
|
887
SS&C Technologies
SSNC
$19.6B
| $6.85M | 0.01% |
212,985
-26,397
| -11% | -$836K |
|
888
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$18.7B
| $6.84M | 0.01% |
507,510
-20,240
| -4% | -$337K |
|
889
FTI Consulting
FCN
$4.29B
| $6.83M | 0.01% |
153,346
+119,489
| +353% | +$5.16M |
|
|
AMWD
890
DELISTED
American Woodmark
AMWD
| $6.75M | 0.01% |
83,849
-1,033
| -1% | -$80.7K |
|
891
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$11.7B
| $6.73M | 0.01% |
220,932
+50,873
| +30% | +$1.65M |
|
|
EPE
892
DELISTED
EP Energy Corporation
EPE
| $6.71M | 0.01% |
1,531,267
-4,076,958
| -73% | -$17M |
|
|
GWB
893
DELISTED
Great Western Bancorp, Inc.
GWB
| $6.66M | 0.01% |
200,006
+39,724
| +25% | +$1.31M |
|
|
NAVG
894
DELISTED
Navigators Group Inc
NAVG
| $6.64M | 0.01% |
137,008
-24,454
| -15% | -$1.13M |
|
895
Myriad Genetics
MYGN
$292M
| $6.63M | 0.01% |
322,100
+206,953
| +180% | +$5.25M |
|
896
Credit Acceptance
CACC
$6.26B
| $6.62M | 0.01% |
32,935
-5,465
| -14% | -$1.07M |
|
897
Heritage Insurance Holdings
HRTG
$1.03B
| $6.61M | 0.01% |
458,981
+56,070
| +14% | +$738K |
|
898
La-Z-Boy
LZB
$1.29B
| $6.61M | 0.01% |
269,147
+95,281
| +55% | +$2.68M |
|
|
FLG
899
Flagstar Bank National Association
FLG
$5.57B
| $6.58M | 0.01% |
154,163
-17,561
| -10% | -$772K |
|
900
Western Union
WU
$2.28B
| $6.53M | 0.01% |
313,473
-132,115
| -30% | -$2.71M |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q3 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2016, Cliff Asness held 2,383 positions worth $65.3B, up 15% from $56.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness deployed $6.43B of net new capital in Q3 2016, opening 194 new positions and adding to 1,282 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.: 398,723 shares worth $13.9M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 17% of assets, up from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Yum! Brands, an estimated $126M trimmed.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q3 2016 buy was Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.: 398,723 shares worth $13.9M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Applied Materials in Q3 2016, an estimated $325M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q3 2016 reduction was Yum! Brands, cutting an estimated $126M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited EMC CORPORATION in Q3 2016, selling an estimated $55.4M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 9% of its $65.3B portfolio in Q3 2016.
- Cliff Asness opened 194 new positions and closed 140 in Q3 2016.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 15% quarter-over-quarter to $65.3B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2016, filed 14 Nov 2016.