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 |
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
|
+$320M |
| 2 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$266M |
| 3 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$213M |
| 4 |
TE Connectivity
TEL
|
+$179M |
| 5 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$179M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SHPG
Shire pic
SHPG
|
+$211M |
| 2 |
CNVR
CONVERSANT INC COM STK (DE)
CNVR
|
+$117M |
| 3 |
EOG Resources
EOG
|
+$106M |
| 4 |
CNQR
CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES INC
CNQR
|
+$102M |
| 5 |
CPWR
COMPUWARE CORP
CPWR
|
+$99.8M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 15.47% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.75% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.98% |
| 4 | Industrials | 9.42% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 7.87% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SIMG
976
DELISTED
SILICON IMAGE INC
SIMG
| $3.51M | 0.01% |
635,981
+79,434
| +14% | +$427K |
|
|
AFFX
977
DELISTED
Affymetrix Inc
AFFX
| $3.5M | 0.01% |
354,498
-166,187
| -32% | -$1.45M |
|
978
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile
SQM
$23.5B
| $3.49M | 0.01% |
149,919
+40,155
| +37% | +$939K |
|
|
HA
979
DELISTED
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.
HA
| $3.48M | 0.01% |
133,693
+53,200
| +66% | +$1M |
|
980
Diodes
DIOD
$4.13B
| $3.46M | 0.01% |
125,496
+96,200
| +328% | +$2.44M |
|
981
Green Plains
GPRE
$1.05B
| $3.44M | 0.01% |
138,802
+32,600
| +31% | +$977K |
|
982
Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund
RQI
$1.67B
| $3.43M | 0.01% |
281,246
+22,045
| +9% | +$254K |
|
983
RadNet
RDNT
$5.88B
| $3.42M | 0.01% |
400,392
-28,708
| -7% | -$242K |
|
984
Zoetis
ZTS
$31.9B
| $3.42M | 0.01% |
+79,380
| New | +$3.22M |
|
|
EVV
985
Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund
EVV
$1.06B
| $3.41M | 0.01% |
241,207
+122,843
| +104% | +$1.76M |
|
|
BDN
986
Brandywine Realty Trust
BDN
$548M
| $3.4M | 0.01% |
212,600
-58,100
| -21% | -$883K |
|
987
Puma Biotechnology
PBYI
$471M
| $3.4M | 0.01% |
17,951
+2,662
| +17% | +$591K |
|
988
NewMarket
NEU
$8.61B
| $3.39M | 0.01% |
8,390
-652
| -7% | -$252K |
|
989
NorthWestern Energy
NWE
$4.29B
| $3.38M | 0.01% |
59,720
-12,392
| -17% | -$647K |
|
|
WCN
990
Waste Connections
WCN
$42.5B
| $3.37M | 0.01% |
114,893
+35,027
| +44% | +$1.1M |
|
991
Safe Bulkers
SB
$881M
| $3.36M | 0.01% |
+858,599
| New | +$4.31M |
|
|
SLXP
992
DELISTED
SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS LTD DEL
SLXP
| $3.35M | 0.01% |
29,186
-8,600
| -23% | -$1.04M |
|
|
HBNK
993
DELISTED
HAMPDEN BANCORP INC COM STK (DELAWARE)
HBNK
| $3.35M | 0.01% |
+158,112
| New | +$3.04M |
|
994
CME Group
CME
$100B
| $3.35M | 0.01% |
37,768
-66,942
| -64% | -$5.67M |
|
995
Markel Group
MKL
$22.5B
| $3.35M | 0.01% |
4,900
-130
| -3% | -$88.2K |
|
|
THOR
996
DELISTED
THORATEC CORPORATION
THOR
| $3.32M | 0.01% |
102,300
-200,300
| -66% | -$5.83M |
|
|
PEOP
997
DELISTED
PEOPLES FED BANCSHARES INC COM STK (MD)
PEOP
| $3.32M | 0.01% |
147,246
| – | – |
|
998
Comscore
SCOR
$73.6M
| $3.32M | 0.01% |
3,570
-2,815
| -44% | -$2.36M |
|
|
PEI
999
DELISTED
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
PEI
| $3.31M | 0.01% |
9,420
+3,497
| +59% | +$1.15M |
|
|
DD
1000
DELISTED
Du Pont De Nemours E I
DD
| $3.31M | 0.01% |
47,201
-6,400
| -12% | -$428K |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2014, Cliff Asness held 2,816 positions worth $47.8B, up 31% from $36.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.3% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness deployed $7.61B of net new capital in Q4 2014, opening 319 new positions and adding to 937 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was LyondellBasell Industries: 3,695,296 shares worth $293M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 15% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was EOG Resources, an estimated $106M trimmed.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q4 2014 buy was LyondellBasell Industries: 3,695,296 shares worth $293M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Gilead Sciences in Q4 2014, an estimated $266M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was EOG Resources, cutting an estimated $106M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Shire pic in Q4 2014, selling an estimated $211M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 9.3% of its $47.8B portfolio in Q4 2014.
- Cliff Asness opened 319 new positions and closed 310 in Q4 2014.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 31% quarter-over-quarter to $47.8B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 17 Feb 2015.