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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1226
MKS Inc
MKSI
$18.1B
| $2.98M | ﹤0.01% |
60,017
-17,259
| -22% | -$814K |
|
1227
CubeSmart
CUBE
$9.14B
| $2.98M | ﹤0.01% |
109,262
-77,901
| -42% | -$2.23M |
|
|
NTUS
1228
DELISTED
Natus Medical Inc
NTUS
| $2.98M | ﹤0.01% |
75,791
+2,410
| +3% | +$96.1K |
|
|
ISLE
1229
DELISTED
Isle of Capri Casinos Inc
ISLE
| $2.98M | ﹤0.01% |
133,639
-125,466
| -48% | -$2.36M |
|
1230
TIM SA
TIMB
$8.53B
| $2.97M | ﹤0.01% |
242,932
+8,086
| +3% | +$99.8K |
|
1231
Shenandoah Telecom
SHEN
$684M
| $2.97M | ﹤0.01% |
109,047
+35,529
| +48% | +$1.14M |
|
1232
APA Corp
APA
$14.7B
| $2.96M | ﹤0.01% |
46,341
+37,623
| +432% | +$2.06M |
|
1233
Coca-Cola Femsa
KOF
$24.1B
| $2.94M | ﹤0.01% |
39,267
+9,031
| +30% | +$700K |
|
1234
Koppers
KOP
$854M
| $2.94M | ﹤0.01% |
91,250
+20,662
| +29% | +$652K |
|
1235
Super Micro Computer
SMCI
$24.5B
| $2.93M | ﹤0.01% |
1,254,950
+807,130
| +180% | +$1.8M |
|
1236
Choice Hotels
CHH
$5.02B
| $2.93M | ﹤0.01% |
65,027
+6,454
| +11% | +$310K |
|
1237
HDFC Bank
HDB
$120B
| $2.93M | ﹤0.01% |
163,040
+21,852
| +15% | +$384K |
|
|
COL
1238
DELISTED
Rockwell Collins
COL
| $2.92M | ﹤0.01% |
34,633
+21,392
| +162% | +$1.8M |
|
1239
Ambarella
AMBA
$3.06B
| $2.92M | ﹤0.01% |
39,623
-14,348
| -27% | -$899K |
|
1240
Pan American Silver
PAAS
$21.9B
| $2.91M | ﹤0.01% |
+165,399
| New | +$3.09M |
|
1241
Monolithic Power Systems
MPWR
$63.8B
| $2.9M | ﹤0.01% |
36,036
+14,630
| +68% | +$1.08M |
|
1242
First Merchants
FRME
$2.61B
| $2.9M | ﹤0.01% |
108,382
+17,874
| +20% | +$472K |
|
1243
Clearwater Paper
CLW
$340M
| $2.9M | ﹤0.01% |
44,785
+21,614
| +93% | +$1.37M |
|
|
LTC
1244
LTC Properties
LTC
$2.17B
| $2.89M | ﹤0.01% |
55,576
+12,340
| +29% | +$645K |
|
|
LPT
1245
DELISTED
Liberty Property Trust
LPT
| $2.87M | ﹤0.01% |
71,200
+8,951
| +14% | +$362K |
|
|
PRSU
1246
Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality Inc
PRSU
$1.34B
| $2.87M | ﹤0.01% |
77,772
+21,956
| +39% | +$763K |
|
|
EQY
1247
DELISTED
Equity One
EQY
| $2.87M | ﹤0.01% |
93,653
-26,602
| -22% | -$840K |
|
1248
ATN International
ATNI
$475M
| $2.85M | ﹤0.01% |
43,803
+3,522
| +9% | +$248K |
|
1249
Skywest
SKYW
$3.96B
| $2.84M | ﹤0.01% |
107,583
+5,609
| +6% | +$156K |
|
|
BGC
1250
DELISTED
General Cable Corporation
BGC
| $2.84M | ﹤0.01% |
189,497
-64,752
| -25% | -$951K |
|
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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.