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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76
United Therapeutics
UTHR
$22B
| $187M | 0.29% |
1,583,857
-256
| -0% | -$30.8K |
|
77
Oracle
ORCL
$422B
| $185M | 0.28% |
4,707,935
+698,125
| +17% | +$28.4M |
|
78
Capri Holdings
CPRI
$1.55B
| $182M | 0.28% |
3,897,673
+1,255,797
| +48% | +$62.6M |
|
79
Republic Services
RSG
$67.6B
| $182M | 0.28% |
3,602,592
+355,224
| +11% | +$18.2M |
|
80
DTE Energy
DTE
$28.1B
| $181M | 0.28% |
2,269,420
+710,990
| +46% | +$57.9M |
|
81
Exelon
EXC
$45.1B
| $180M | 0.28% |
7,595,228
-10,935
| -0.1% | -$275K |
|
82
Boeing
BA
$169B
| $179M | 0.27% |
1,357,942
+111,117
| +9% | +$14.6M |
|
83
Comcast
CMCSA
$95.3B
| $177M | 0.27% |
5,350,224
-165,358
| -3% | -$5.5M |
|
84
Everest Group
EG
$14.2B
| $176M | 0.27% |
927,379
+39,110
| +4% | +$7.35M |
|
85
3M
MMM
$92.3B
| $176M | 0.27% |
1,195,298
+221,375
| +23% | +$33.1M |
|
86
IBM
IBM
$222B
| $173M | 0.27% |
1,141,923
+140,899
| +14% | +$21.4M |
|
87
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$121B
| $173M | 0.26% |
2,390,231
-869,936
| -27% | -$67.7M |
|
88
Aflac
AFL
$58.2B
| $172M | 0.26% |
4,799,336
+1,914,488
| +66% | +$69.7M |
|
89
Owens Corning
OC
$11.7B
| $168M | 0.26% |
3,151,499
+420,232
| +15% | +$22.6M |
|
90
Avery Dennison
AVY
$13.9B
| $168M | 0.26% |
2,158,359
+343,294
| +19% | +$26.2M |
|
91
Amgen
AMGN
$238B
| $164M | 0.25% |
981,327
+28,188
| +3% | +$4.77M |
|
92
McKesson
MCK
$100B
| $162M | 0.25% |
972,304
+41,142
| +4% | +$7.67M |
|
|
WCG
93
DELISTED
Wellcare Health Plans, Inc.
WCG
| $161M | 0.25% |
1,378,021
+714,331
| +108% | +$79.8M |
|
94
Baidu
BIDU
$31.6B
| $161M | 0.25% |
883,464
+223,202
| +34% | +$38.6M |
|
95
Assurant
AIZ
$14B
| $160M | 0.25% |
1,738,524
-9,415
| -0.5% | -$823K |
|
96
General Mills
GIS
$21.4B
| $160M | 0.24% |
2,497,195
-138,359
| -5% | -$9.63M |
|
97
Nasdaq
NDAQ
$54.9B
| $149M | 0.23% |
6,635,814
+798,714
| +14% | +$18.4M |
|
98
Coca-Cola
KO
$392B
| $149M | 0.23% |
3,509,103
-20,504
| -0.6% | -$899K |
|
99
Chevron
CVX
$403B
| $148M | 0.23% |
1,437,368
+597,615
| +71% | +$61M |
|
|
SPR
100
DELISTED
Spirit AeroSystems
SPR
| $147M | 0.23% |
3,307,274
-208,489
| -6% | -$9.21M |
|
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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.