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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ISLE
1101
DELISTED
Isle of Capri Casinos Inc
ISLE
| $2.79M | ﹤0.01% |
200,597
-72,908
| -27% | -$1.27M |
|
1102
Willis Towers Watson
WTW
$32.6B
| $2.79M | ﹤0.01% |
21,662
-32,895
| -60% | -$3.9M |
|
1103
First Industrial Realty Trust
FR
$8.41B
| $2.78M | ﹤0.01% |
125,620
+20,716
| +20% | +$457K |
|
1104
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.08T
| $2.77M | ﹤0.01% |
14
| – | – |
|
|
SKUL
1105
DELISTED
SKULLCANDY INC
SKUL
| $2.76M | ﹤0.01% |
583,699
+126,751
| +28% | +$627K |
|
1106
Tilly's
TLYS
$114M
| $2.76M | ﹤0.01% |
416,095
+55,796
| +15% | +$377K |
|
|
RDUS
1107
DELISTED
Radius Health, Inc.
RDUS
| $2.75M | ﹤0.01% |
44,637
-5,656
| -11% | -$357K |
|
|
CKP
1108
DELISTED
CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS INC
CKP
| $2.75M | ﹤0.01% |
437,924
+301,526
| +221% | +$2.03M |
|
1109
Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
$32.2B
| $2.74M | ﹤0.01% |
42,237
-137,969
| -77% | -$9.33M |
|
1110
GoPro
GPRO
$111M
| $2.74M | ﹤0.01% |
151,896
+132,876
| +699% | +$3.08M |
|
1111
Banco de Chile
BCH
$21.7B
| $2.73M | ﹤0.01% |
147,638
+6,486
| +5% | +$124K |
|
1112
Enovis
ENOV
$1.45B
| $2.72M | ﹤0.01% |
+67,682
| New | +$3.11M |
|
|
WRI
1113
DELISTED
Weingarten Realty Investors
WRI
| $2.71M | ﹤0.01% |
78,445
-6,726
| -8% | -$232K |
|
1114
Warner Bros
WBD
$72B
| $2.71M | ﹤0.01% |
101,499
+14,240
| +16% | +$411K |
|
|
SIGM
1115
DELISTED
Sigma Designs Inc
SIGM
| $2.7M | ﹤0.01% |
427,106
+192,910
| +82% | +$1.52M |
|
|
XXIA
1116
DELISTED
Ixia
XXIA
| $2.69M | ﹤0.01% |
216,618
+199,144
| +1,140% | +$2.72M |
|
|
PTX
1117
DELISTED
Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.
PTX
| $2.69M | ﹤0.01% |
91,220
+47,973
| +111% | +$1.45M |
|
|
SAFM
1118
DELISTED
Sanderson Farms Inc
SAFM
| $2.69M | ﹤0.01% |
34,688
-3,422
| -9% | -$246K |
|
1119
Perdoceo Education
PRDO
$2.07B
| $2.67M | ﹤0.01% |
736,560
-241,627
| -25% | -$933K |
|
1120
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$60.1B
| $2.65M | ﹤0.01% |
39,337
-112,527
| -74% | -$8.09M |
|
1121
Radian Group
RDN
$4.86B
| $2.65M | ﹤0.01% |
198,288
+101,895
| +106% | +$1.49M |
|
|
N
1122
DELISTED
Netsuite Inc
N
| $2.65M | ﹤0.01% |
31,253
+4,111
| +15% | +$352K |
|
1123
TD Synnex
SNX
$19.5B
| $2.63M | ﹤0.01% |
58,574
+46,864
| +400% | +$2.17M |
|
1124
EXL Service
EXLS
$5.71B
| $2.62M | ﹤0.01% |
291,490
-95,455
| -25% | -$834K |
|
|
AAT
1125
American Assets Trust
AAT
$1.41B
| $2.62M | ﹤0.01% |
68,266
+3,100
| +5% | +$126K |
|
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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.