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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
901
Albemarle
ALB
$16.7B
| $3.69M | 0.01% |
55,500
-53,000
| -49% | -$3.43M |
|
902
Astronics
ATRO
$3.21B
| $3.69M | 0.01% |
127,275
+4,818
| +4% | +$136K |
|
903
Mueller Industries
MLI
$14B
| $3.67M | 0.01% |
489,084
-112,892
| -19% | -$866K |
|
904
BlackRock Enhanced Captial and Income Fund
CII
$990M
| $3.66M | 0.01% |
261,968
-32,113
| -11% | -$444K |
|
|
SE
905
DELISTED
Spectra Energy Corp Wi
SE
| $3.66M | 0.01% |
98,959
+28,273
| +40% | +$1.03M |
|
|
HGG
906
DELISTED
hhgregg Inc.
HGG
| $3.65M | 0.01% |
379,531
+50,174
| +15% | +$501K |
|
|
ZNGA
907
DELISTED
ZYNGA INC. CL A COMMON
ZNGA
| $3.65M | 0.01% |
847,700
+581,364
| +218% | +$2.68M |
|
|
EOCC
908
DELISTED
Enel Generacion Chile S.A.
EOCC
| $3.64M | 0.01% |
121,814
-2,601
| -2% | -$73.9K |
|
909
Incyte
INCY
$25.9B
| $3.63M | 0.01% |
67,788
-60,000
| -47% | -$3.72M |
|
|
ACAT
910
DELISTED
Arctic Cat Inc
ACAT
| $3.62M | 0.01% |
75,831
-5,100
| -6% | -$248K |
|
|
XLRN
911
DELISTED
Acceleron Pharma
XLRN
| $3.62M | 0.01% |
+105,000
| New | +$4.74M |
|
|
SFR
912
DELISTED
Starwood Waypoint Homes
SFR
| $3.62M | 0.01% |
+125,581
| New | +$3.54M |
|
|
WBS
913
DELISTED
Webster Financial
WBS
| $3.61M | 0.01% |
116,103
-11,800
| -9% | -$362K |
|
914
New Mountain Finance
NMFC
$722M
| $3.6M | 0.01% |
247,380
+25,000
| +11% | +$371K |
|
|
NSM
915
DELISTED
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings
NSM
| $3.6M | 0.01% |
110,774
-82,961
| -43% | -$2.56M |
|
916
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$196B
| $3.59M | 0.01% |
108,800
+18,800
| +21% | +$596K |
|
917
CACI
CACI
$14.1B
| $3.57M | 0.01% |
48,352
-81,160
| -63% | -$6.16M |
|
918
WisdomTree
WT
$3.61B
| $3.56M | 0.01% |
271,538
+91,700
| +51% | +$1.4M |
|
|
CAM
919
DELISTED
CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
CAM
| $3.56M | 0.01% |
57,559
+8,626
| +18% | +$523K |
|
|
GTIV
920
DELISTED
GENTIVA HEALTH SERVICES INC
GTIV
| $3.55M | 0.01% |
389,160
-130,300
| -25% | -$1.38M |
|
|
DRE
921
DELISTED
Duke Realty Corp.
DRE
| $3.55M | 0.01% |
210,200
+96,000
| +84% | +$1.53M |
|
922
Avis
CAR
$5.19B
| $3.54M | 0.01% |
72,705
-1,100
| -1% | -$47.3K |
|
923
Armstrong World Industries
AWI
$7.53B
| $3.53M | 0.01% |
66,242
-40,100
| -38% | -$2.28M |
|
924
Movado Group
MOV
$772M
| $3.53M | 0.01% |
77,438
-5,100
| -6% | -$208K |
|
925
Trinity Industries
TRN
$2.37B
| $3.52M | 0.01% |
135,825
-17,779
| -12% | -$410K |
|
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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.