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 |
HMA
HEALTH MGMT ASSOC INC CL-A
HMA
|
+$105M |
| 2 |
TFCFA
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
|
+$86.2M |
| 3 |
ELN
ELAN CORP ADS(RP1 ORD4IRISH PN
ELN
|
+$78.8M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$73.8M |
| 5 |
CTB
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
CTB
|
+$64M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$112M |
| 2 |
Zoetis
ZTS
|
+$95.2M |
| 3 |
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
|
+$71.8M |
| 4 |
CLWR
CLEARWIRE CORP NEW CL A COM STK (DE)
CLWR
|
+$67.1M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$65.5M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 13.44% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 12.84% |
| 3 | Technology | 12.15% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.87% |
| 5 | Industrials | 8.85% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CTXS
976
DELISTED
Citrix Systems Inc
CTXS
| $2.94M | 0.01% |
52,270
+321
| +0.6% | +$18K |
|
|
STNR
977
DELISTED
STEINER LEISURE LTD
STNR
| $2.94M | 0.01% |
50,276
+9,200
| +22% | +$528K |
|
|
PNNT
978
Pennant Park Investment Corp
PNNT
$247M
| $2.93M | 0.01% |
260,411
-239,858
| -48% | -$2.74M |
|
979
Comstock Resources
CRK
$4.07B
| $2.92M | 0.01% |
36,714
+8,357
| +29% | +$669K |
|
980
Smith & Wesson
SWBI
$618M
| $2.91M | 0.01% |
344,908
-240,329
| -41% | -$2.08M |
|
981
NextEra Energy
NEE
$174B
| $2.91M | 0.01% |
145,256
+50,728
| +54% | +$1.05M |
|
982
WaFd
WAFD
$2.67B
| $2.9M | 0.01% |
140,464
+7,100
| +5% | +$151K |
|
983
Centene
CNC
$32.2B
| $2.9M | 0.01% |
181,480
+57,236
| +46% | +$824K |
|
984
3D Systems Corp
DDD
$520M
| $2.9M | 0.01% |
53,693
+100
| +0.2% | +$4.95K |
|
|
UCB
985
United Community Banks
UCB
$4.25B
| $2.9M | 0.01% |
+193,234
| New | +$2.81M |
|
|
KOG
986
DELISTED
KODIAK OIL & GAS CORP
KOG
| $2.9M | 0.01% |
240,357
-69,505
| -22% | -$697K |
|
|
WLT
987
DELISTED
WALTER ENERGY INC COM STK (DE)
WLT
| $2.9M | 0.01% |
206,446
-537,862
| -72% | -$6.83M |
|
|
DRIV
988
DELISTED
DIGITAL RIVER INC.
DRIV
| $2.88M | 0.01% |
161,284
-75,800
| -32% | -$1.37M |
|
989
The Ensign Group
ENSG
$10.4B
| $2.88M | 0.01% |
274,327
-155,943
| -36% | -$1.55M |
|
990
Vale
VALE
$63.7B
| $2.86M | 0.01% |
183,000
+10,600
| +6% | +$157K |
|
991
Herc Holdings
HRI
$5.32B
| $2.85M | 0.01% |
42,896
+12,399
| +41% | +$951K |
|
|
CODE
992
DELISTED
SPANSION INC, CLASS A COMMON STOCK
CODE
| $2.84M | 0.01% |
281,779
-34,800
| -11% | -$394K |
|
993
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
ALNY
$31.7B
| $2.83M | 0.01% |
44,283
-211
| -0.5% | -$10.5K |
|
|
ALTR
994
DELISTED
Altera Corp
ALTR
| $2.83M | 0.01% |
76,049
+4,500
| +6% | +$161K |
|
|
CAS
995
DELISTED
A M Castle & Co
CAS
| $2.82M | 0.01% |
175,360
+154,060
| +723% | +$2.49M |
|
|
TYPE
996
DELISTED
Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc.
TYPE
| $2.82M | 0.01% |
98,379
+46,191
| +89% | +$1.21M |
|
|
ORB
997
DELISTED
ORBITAL SCIENCES CORP
ORB
| $2.81M | 0.01% |
132,843
+68,079
| +105% | +$1.28M |
|
|
RHT
998
DELISTED
Red Hat Inc
RHT
| $2.81M | 0.01% |
60,844
-21,857
| -26% | -$1.11M |
|
999
TripAdvisor
TRIP
$1.2B
| $2.79M | 0.01% |
36,832
-21,400
| -37% | -$1.52M |
|
|
MODV
1000
DELISTED
ModivCare
MODV
| $2.78M | 0.01% |
97,018
+87,818
| +955% | +$2.47M |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q3 2013 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2013, Cliff Asness held 2,633 positions worth $28.4B, up 0.7% from $28.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.2% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness withdrew a net $3.1B in Q3 2013, closing 162 positions and reducing 1,040 holdings. Its most notable exit was CLEARWIRE CORP NEW CL A COM STK (DE), an estimated $67.1M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 13% of assets, down from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Technology.
Against the trend, Cliff Asness opened a new position in Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A worth $91.7M.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q3 2013 buy was Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A: 2,736,469 shares worth $91.7M.
- Cliff Asness added most to HEALTH MGMT ASSOC INC CL-A in Q3 2013, an estimated $105M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q3 2013 reduction was Pfizer, cutting an estimated $112M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited CLEARWIRE CORP NEW CL A COM STK (DE) in Q3 2013, selling an estimated $67.1M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 8.2% of its $28.4B portfolio in Q3 2013.
- Cliff Asness opened 316 new positions and closed 162 in Q3 2013.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 0.7% quarter-over-quarter to $28.4B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2013, filed 14 Nov 2013.