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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
BEAT
1076
DELISTED
BioTelemetry, Inc.
BEAT
| $4.17M | 0.01% |
224,496
+75,552
| +51% | +$1.42M |
|
1077
MasTec
MTZ
$20.5B
| $4.16M | 0.01% |
139,953
+77,568
| +124% | +$2.13M |
|
1078
Mueller Industries
MLI
$14B
| $4.16M | 0.01% |
512,880
+328,204
| +178% | +$2.76M |
|
|
XHR
1079
Xenia Hotels & Resorts
XHR
$1.81B
| $4.16M | 0.01% |
273,751
+152,792
| +126% | +$2.59M |
|
1080
Materion
MTRN
$4.79B
| $4.09M | 0.01% |
133,270
+63,756
| +92% | +$1.79M |
|
1081
American Express
AXP
$228B
| $4.07M | 0.01% |
63,539
-19,320
| -23% | -$1.24M |
|
1082
Scansource
SCSC
$1.1B
| $4.07M | 0.01% |
111,408
+75,832
| +213% | +$2.95M |
|
1083
Matrix Service
MTRX
$301M
| $4.05M | 0.01% |
215,950
+94,958
| +78% | +$1.66M |
|
1084
Enterprise Financial Services Corp
EFSC
$2.3B
| $4.04M | 0.01% |
129,112
+33,480
| +35% | +$992K |
|
1085
Zoetis
ZTS
$31.9B
| $4.03M | 0.01% |
77,397
-343,890
| -82% | -$17.4M |
|
1086
Incyte
INCY
$25.9B
| $4.01M | 0.01% |
42,573
-145,952
| -77% | -$12.3M |
|
|
DHC
1087
Diversified Healthcare Trust
DHC
$1.94B
| $4.01M | 0.01% |
176,668
+32,639
| +23% | +$722K |
|
|
IPHS
1088
DELISTED
Innophos Holdings, Inc.
IPHS
| $4.01M | 0.01% |
102,639
+36,823
| +56% | +$1.51M |
|
1089
Williams-Sonoma
WSM
$28B
| $4M | 0.01% |
156,826
+8,232
| +6% | +$215K |
|
|
EBIX
1090
DELISTED
Ebix Inc
EBIX
| $4M | 0.01% |
70,371
+6,842
| +11% | +$374K |
|
1091
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$24.7B
| $4M | 0.01% |
49,165
-2,088
| -4% | -$173K |
|
|
CPHD
1092
DELISTED
Cepheid Inc
CPHD
| $3.99M | 0.01% |
75,767
+63,655
| +526% | +$2.53M |
|
|
BCOM
1093
DELISTED
B Communications Ltd
BCOM
| $3.98M | 0.01% |
170,892
+35,831
| +27% | +$869K |
|
|
PFC
1094
DELISTED
Premier Financial Corp. Common Stock
PFC
| $3.97M | 0.01% |
178,030
+8,154
| +5% | +$176K |
|
|
TSRO
1095
DELISTED
TESARO, Inc.
TSRO
| $3.96M | 0.01% |
+39,523
| New | +$3.69M |
|
|
IQNT
1096
DELISTED
Inteliquent, Inc.
IQNT
| $3.94M | 0.01% |
244,243
-17,110
| -7% | -$300K |
|
1097
The GEO Group
GEO
$4.24B
| $3.93M | 0.01% |
248,025
-67,338
| -21% | -$1.27M |
|
1098
Energy Recovery
ERII
$398M
| $3.92M | 0.01% |
245,025
+160,397
| +190% | +$1.95M |
|
1099
Mitek Systems
MITK
$806M
| $3.91M | 0.01% |
471,077
+366,935
| +352% | +$2.88M |
|
1100
Perdoceo Education
PRDO
$2.07B
| $3.9M | 0.01% |
573,780
+249,565
| +77% | +$1.7M |
|
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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.