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 |
BEAM
BEAM INC COM STK (DE)
BEAM
|
+$208M |
| 2 |
TWC
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
|
+$161M |
| 3 |
FRX
FOREST LABORATORIES INC
FRX
|
+$141M |
| 4 |
Mastercard
MA
|
+$111M |
| 5 |
AbbVie
ABBV
|
+$98.7M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
|
+$286M |
| 2 |
LIFE
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE)
LIFE
|
+$186M |
| 3 |
HMA
HEALTH MGMT ASSOC INC CL-A
HMA
|
+$179M |
| 4 |
Vodafone
VOD
|
+$148M |
| 5 |
LPS
LENDER PROCESSING SERVICES INC
LPS
|
+$144M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 14.69% |
| 2 | Technology | 13.34% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.54% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.41% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.31% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CCMP
1126
DELISTED
CMC Materials, Inc. Common Stock
CCMP
| $2.31M | 0.01% |
52,400
+35,700
| +214% | +$1.56M |
|
|
ACHN
1127
DELISTED
Achillion Pharmaceuticals
ACHN
| $2.31M | 0.01% |
700,600
+45,400
| +7% | +$159K |
|
|
BDN
1128
Brandywine Realty Trust
BDN
$548M
| $2.3M | 0.01% |
159,300
+129,100
| +427% | +$1.84M |
|
|
VRTU
1129
DELISTED
Virtusa Corporation
VRTU
| $2.3M | 0.01% |
68,679
+16,601
| +32% | +$588K |
|
1130
Federal Realty Investment Trust
FRT
$10.2B
| $2.3M | 0.01% |
20,034
+700
| +4% | +$76.5K |
|
|
SUNE
1131
DELISTED
SUNEDISON, INC COM
SUNE
| $2.3M | 0.01% |
121,990
-14,400
| -11% | -$240K |
|
|
BCF
1132
DELISTED
BLACKROCK REAL ASSET EQUITY TRUST
BCF
| $2.3M | 0.01% |
258,220
+132,980
| +106% | +$1.16M |
|
1133
SITE Centers
SITC
$161M
| $2.29M | 0.01% |
107,723
+12,263
| +13% | +$253K |
|
|
CLVS
1134
DELISTED
Clovis Oncology, Inc.
CLVS
| $2.28M | 0.01% |
32,966
+5,800
| +21% | +$426K |
|
1135
Columbia Banking Systems
COLB
$8.67B
| $2.28M | 0.01% |
80,000
-9,400
| -11% | -$254K |
|
1136
Omega Healthcare
OHI
$14.1B
| $2.28M | 0.01% |
68,063
-3,900
| -5% | -$124K |
|
|
WGL
1137
DELISTED
Wgl Holdings
WGL
| $2.28M | 0.01% |
56,944
-11,900
| -17% | -$459K |
|
|
CET
1138
Central Securities Corp
CET
$1.62B
| $2.27M | 0.01% |
101,650
-4,771
| -4% | -$104K |
|
1139
Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund
RQI
$1.67B
| $2.27M | 0.01% |
215,872
+135,168
| +167% | +$1.36M |
|
1140
Sonoco
SON
$5.68B
| $2.27M | 0.01% |
55,400
+10,600
| +24% | +$440K |
|
|
DYAX
1141
DELISTED
DYAX CORPORATION
DYAX
| $2.27M | 0.01% |
252,428
+164,541
| +187% | +$1.5M |
|
1142
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$69B
| $2.26M | 0.01% |
+69,600
| New | +$2.33M |
|
1143
Kirby Corp
KEX
$7.32B
| $2.26M | 0.01% |
22,299
+17,100
| +329% | +$1.72M |
|
1144
Amphenol
APH
$192B
| $2.25M | 0.01% |
196,800
-6,400
| -3% | -$71.3K |
|
|
GDO
1145
Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund
GDO
$76.3M
| $2.25M | 0.01% |
123,937
| – | – |
|
1146
Enpro
NPO
$6.45B
| $2.25M | 0.01% |
31,007
| – | – |
|
|
AIV
1147
Aimco
AIV
$378M
| $2.25M | 0.01% |
557,756
-254,480
| -31% | -$976K |
|
1148
Rayonier
RYN
$6.31B
| $2.25M | 0.01% |
72,171
+6,051
| +9% | +$182K |
|
1149
Bank OZK
OZK
$5.38B
| $2.24M | 0.01% |
65,826
+11,000
| +20% | +$342K |
|
|
CPN
1150
DELISTED
Calpine Corporation
CPN
| $2.24M | 0.01% |
107,025
-19,100
| -15% | -$375K |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q1 2014 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2014, Cliff Asness held 2,770 positions worth $33.1B, down 1.1% from $33.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.9% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness withdrew a net $2.85B in Q1 2014, closing 222 positions and reducing 860 holdings. Its most notable exit was LyondellBasell Industries, an estimated $286M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 15% of assets, up from 13% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
Against the trend, Cliff Asness opened a new position in RIVERBED TECHNOLOGY, INC COM worth $76.5M.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q1 2014 buy was RIVERBED TECHNOLOGY, INC COM: 3,882,944 shares worth $76.5M.
- Cliff Asness added most to BEAM INC COM STK (DE) in Q1 2014, an estimated $208M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q1 2014 reduction was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $89.3M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited LyondellBasell Industries in Q1 2014, selling an estimated $286M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 8.9% of its $33.1B portfolio in Q1 2014.
- Cliff Asness opened 218 new positions and closed 222 in Q1 2014.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value fell 1.1% quarter-over-quarter to $33.1B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q1 2014, filed 15 May 2014.