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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1226
Realty Income
O
$59.4B
| $1.93M | ﹤0.01% |
41,839
-38,527
| -48% | -$1.71M |
|
1227
Target
TGT
$73.5B
| $1.93M | ﹤0.01% |
25,454
-11,626
| -31% | -$785K |
|
1228
Ashland
ASH
$3.33B
| $1.93M | ﹤0.01% |
32,945
-112,022
| -77% | -$6.04M |
|
|
MWV
1229
DELISTED
MEADWESTVACO CORP
MWV
| $1.92M | ﹤0.01% |
43,200
-22,700
| -34% | -$983K |
|
1230
Copa Holdings
CPA
$5.97B
| $1.92M | ﹤0.01% |
+18,500
| New | +$1.97M |
|
|
Y
1231
DELISTED
Alleghany Corp
Y
| $1.92M | ﹤0.01% |
4,135
-280
| -6% | -$125K |
|
|
VRTU
1232
DELISTED
Virtusa Corporation
VRTU
| $1.91M | ﹤0.01% |
45,737
-10,442
| -19% | -$406K |
|
|
WIN
1233
DELISTED
Windstream Holdings Inc
WIN
| $1.9M | ﹤0.01% |
29,449
+12,425
| +73% | +$950K |
|
1234
Allegiant Air
ALGT
$2.24B
| $1.9M | ﹤0.01% |
12,629
+2,900
| +30% | +$380K |
|
1235
Nuveen Preferred & Income Opportunities Fund
JPC
$2.83B
| $1.9M | ﹤0.01% |
198,182
-31,975
| -14% | -$298K |
|
|
ALJ
1236
DELISTED
Alon USA Energy Inc
ALJ
| $1.9M | ﹤0.01% |
149,641
+88,600
| +145% | +$1.27M |
|
1237
Olin
OLN
$1.95B
| $1.89M | ﹤0.01% |
83,147
+8,023
| +11% | +$195K |
|
|
NQI
1238
DELISTED
NUVEEN QUALITY MUNICIPAL FUND INC
NQI
| $1.89M | ﹤0.01% |
+143,588
| New | +$1.88M |
|
1239
Black Hills Corp
BKH
$5.49B
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
35,478
+9,900
| +39% | +$521K |
|
1240
Century Aluminum
CENX
$4.34B
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
76,800
-20,800
| -21% | -$537K |
|
1241
Oceaneering
OII
$5.05B
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
31,741
-171,072
| -84% | -$11M |
|
1242
Revvity
RVTY
$13.7B
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
42,700
+95
| +0.2% | +$4.09K |
|
1243
Kilroy Realty
KRC
$4.29B
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
27,014
-9,686
| -26% | -$645K |
|
|
PMO
1244
Franklin Municipal Opportunities Trust
PMO
$282M
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
155,614
+10,452
| +7% | +$124K |
|
1245
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund
MUC
$1B
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
128,862
+1,832
| +1% | +$26.3K |
|
1246
Huntsman Corp
HUN
$1.64B
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
81,700
-52,715
| -39% | -$1.28M |
|
1247
Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust
VMO
$658M
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
144,709
+1,853
| +1% | +$23.5K |
|
|
JBTM
1248
JBT Marel
JBTM
$5.98B
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
56,596
-26,749
| -32% | -$819K |
|
1249
Brunswick
BC
$5.26B
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
36,223
-35,902
| -50% | -$1.68M |
|
1250
InterDigital
IDCC
$8.91B
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
35,100
+2,200
| +7% | +$106K |
|
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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.