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 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$403M |
| 2 |
Citizens Financial Group
CFG
|
+$190M |
| 3 |
Yum! Brands
YUM
|
+$157M |
| 4 |
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
|
+$129M |
| 5 |
General Motors
GM
|
+$120M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$233M |
| 2 |
CVS Health
CVS
|
+$139M |
| 3 |
Southwest Airlines
LUV
|
+$131M |
| 4 |
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
|
+$125M |
| 5 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$122M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 15.4% |
| 2 | Technology | 15.1% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 14.95% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.97% |
| 5 | Industrials | 12.19% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
926
Brixmor Property Group
BRX
$9.08B
| $4.8M | 0.01% |
185,891
-22,504
| -11% | -$565K |
|
927
CBRE Group
CBRE
$44B
| $4.8M | 0.01% |
138,810
+4,924
| +4% | +$174K |
|
928
Dolby
DLB
$6.19B
| $4.78M | 0.01% |
141,969
+99,222
| +232% | +$3.41M |
|
|
CLDT
929
Chatham Lodging
CLDT
$642M
| $4.75M | 0.01% |
232,200
-43,205
| -16% | -$967K |
|
930
Madison Square Garden
MSGS
$9.69B
| $4.73M | 0.01% |
40,979
-163,144
| -80% | -$19.6M |
|
931
Citi Trends
CTRN
$619M
| $4.71M | 0.01% |
221,664
+20,235
| +10% | +$469K |
|
|
CBPX
932
DELISTED
CONTINENTAL BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC.
CBPX
| $4.66M | 0.01% |
267,036
+5,236
| +2% | +$96K |
|
933
Cato Corp
CATO
$55.7M
| $4.66M | 0.01% |
126,429
-25,673
| -17% | -$969K |
|
934
FormFactor
FORM
$8.43B
| $4.64M | 0.01% |
515,993
-68,082
| -12% | -$565K |
|
935
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
JAZZ
$16.5B
| $4.63M | 0.01% |
32,921
+13,417
| +69% | +$1.86M |
|
936
West Pharmaceutical
WST
$24.9B
| $4.6M | 0.01% |
76,324
+66,619
| +686% | +$4.01M |
|
|
PSB
937
DELISTED
PS Business Parks, Inc.
PSB
| $4.59M | 0.01% |
52,540
-5,315
| -9% | -$455K |
|
938
Gray Television
GTN
$507M
| $4.55M | 0.01% |
278,899
-56,070
| -17% | -$878K |
|
939
JD.com
JD
$39.4B
| $4.55M | 0.01% |
+140,897
| New | +$4.15M |
|
|
YHOO
940
DELISTED
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
| $4.53M | 0.01% |
136,240
-308,180
| -69% | -$10.3M |
|
|
BEAV
941
DELISTED
B/E Aerospace Inc
BEAV
| $4.48M | 0.01% |
105,762
+90,951
| +614% | +$4.07M |
|
942
Addus HomeCare
ADUS
$2.26B
| $4.45M | 0.01% |
191,044
+3,096
| +2% | +$77.9K |
|
|
FLTX
943
DELISTED
Fleetmatics Group PLC
FLTX
| $4.43M | 0.01% |
87,214
+44,104
| +102% | +$2.45M |
|
944
Federal Realty Investment Trust
FRT
$10.2B
| $4.42M | 0.01% |
30,263
+7,280
| +32% | +$1.05M |
|
|
AIV
945
Aimco
AIV
$378M
| $4.39M | 0.01% |
824,014
+9,180
| +1% | +$47.2K |
|
|
ISBC
946
DELISTED
Investors Bancorp, Inc.
ISBC
| $4.39M | 0.01% |
353,095
+97,428
| +38% | +$1.23M |
|
|
VG
947
DELISTED
Vonage Holdings Corporation
VG
| $4.39M | 0.01% |
764,802
+37,882
| +5% | +$235K |
|
948
Sanmina
SANM
$9.94B
| $4.38M | 0.01% |
212,697
-106,599
| -33% | -$2.37M |
|
949
Unifirst Corp
UNF
$5.28B
| $4.37M | 0.01% |
41,911
+1,495
| +4% | +$160K |
|
950
Amkor Technology
AMKR
$11.9B
| $4.36M | 0.01% |
717,678
+237,105
| +49% | +$1.44M |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2015, Cliff Asness held 2,416 positions worth $57.1B, up 14% from $50B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.8% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness deployed $5.14B of net new capital in Q4 2015, opening 255 new positions and adding to 1,207 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 10,884,520 shares worth $423M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 15% of assets, down from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, an estimated $233M trimmed.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q4 2015 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 10,884,520 shares worth $423M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Citizens Financial Group in Q4 2015, an estimated $190M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $233M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited HUBBELL INC CL-B in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $11.5M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 8.8% of its $57.1B portfolio in Q4 2015.
- Cliff Asness opened 255 new positions and closed 179 in Q4 2015.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 14% quarter-over-quarter to $57.1B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 16 Feb 2016.