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 |
Hewlett Packard
HPE
|
+$483M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$147M |
| 3 |
Delta Air Lines
DAL
|
+$139M |
| 4 |
STI
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
STI
|
+$129M |
| 5 |
Aflac
AFL
|
+$128M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mondelez International
MDLZ
|
+$115M |
| 2 |
Cognizant
CTSH
|
+$107M |
| 3 |
BRCD
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. NEW
BRCD
|
+$107M |
| 4 |
DuPont de Nemours
DD
|
+$90.3M |
| 5 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$69.5M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 16.58% |
| 2 | Technology | 16.26% |
| 3 | Industrials | 14.81% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.81% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 9.46% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1276
City Holding Co
CHCO
$2.03B
| $2.71M | ﹤0.01% |
40,129
+9,665
| +32% | +$562K |
|
|
TFCFA
1277
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
| $2.71M | ﹤0.01% |
+96,747
| New | +$2.6M |
|
|
IXYS
1278
DELISTED
IXYS Corp
IXYS
| $2.71M | ﹤0.01% |
227,899
-75,784
| -25% | -$861K |
|
1279
Entravision Communication
EVC
$748M
| $2.71M | ﹤0.01% |
386,720
-81,931
| -17% | -$556K |
|
1280
SM Energy
SM
$8.44B
| $2.7M | ﹤0.01% |
+78,255
| New | +$2.83M |
|
1281
First Financial Corp
THFF
$949M
| $2.7M | ﹤0.01% |
51,079
+18,693
| +58% | +$835K |
|
1282
DigitalBridge
DBRG
$2.95B
| $2.69M | ﹤0.01% |
45,134
-159,454
| -78% | -$9M |
|
|
PACW
1283
DELISTED
PacWest Bancorp
PACW
| $2.69M | ﹤0.01% |
49,425
+21,082
| +74% | +$1.02M |
|
1284
Mitek Systems
MITK
$809M
| $2.68M | ﹤0.01% |
435,536
-35,541
| -8% | -$232K |
|
1285
Super Micro Computer
SMCI
$24.4B
| $2.68M | ﹤0.01% |
954,880
-300,070
| -24% | -$756K |
|
1286
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$35.5B
| $2.65M | ﹤0.01% |
21,167
+1,265
| +6% | +$153K |
|
|
B
1287
DELISTED
Barnes Group Inc.
B
| $2.65M | ﹤0.01% |
55,797
+7,964
| +17% | +$347K |
|
1288
Universal Insurance Holdings
UVE
$1.21B
| $2.64M | ﹤0.01% |
92,914
+10,703
| +13% | +$255K |
|
1289
TechnipFMC
FTI
$29.6B
| $2.63M | ﹤0.01% |
99,577
-2,642
| -3% | -$66.1K |
|
1290
HNI Corp
HNI
$3.52B
| $2.62M | ﹤0.01% |
46,807
+15,177
| +48% | +$719K |
|
1291
EastGroup Properties
EGP
$10.9B
| $2.59M | ﹤0.01% |
35,075
-5,880
| -14% | -$407K |
|
1292
FirstCash
FCFS
$10.1B
| $2.59M | ﹤0.01% |
55,075
+13,607
| +33% | +$640K |
|
1293
Modine Manufacturing
MOD
$10.3B
| $2.58M | ﹤0.01% |
173,487
-27,122
| -14% | -$340K |
|
1294
Gildan
GIL
$10.1B
| $2.58M | ﹤0.01% |
101,323
-13,001
| -11% | -$346K |
|
|
ELP
1295
DELISTED
Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL)
ELP
| $2.57M | ﹤0.01% |
757,580
+387,145
| +105% | +$1.48M |
|
1296
Cavco Industries
CVCO
$4.53B
| $2.56M | ﹤0.01% |
25,619
+17
| +0.1% | +$1.64K |
|
|
ALEX
1297
DELISTED
Alexander & Baldwin
ALEX
| $2.55M | ﹤0.01% |
56,884
+160
| +0.3% | +$6.67K |
|
1298
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico
PAC
$12.2B
| $2.55M | ﹤0.01% |
30,928
+5,484
| +22% | +$495K |
|
1299
World Acceptance Corp
WRLD
$886M
| $2.54M | ﹤0.01% |
39,560
+3,963
| +11% | +$222K |
|
|
I
1300
DELISTED
INTELSAT S. A.
I
| $2.54M | ﹤0.01% |
949,573
-413,064
| -30% | -$1.25M |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2016, Cliff Asness held 2,368 positions worth $72.5B, up 11% from $65.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.9% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness deployed $4.26B of net new capital in Q4 2016, opening 125 new positions and adding to 1,024 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Yum China: 1,080,283 shares worth $28.2M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 17% of assets, up from 13% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Mondelez International, an estimated $115M trimmed.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q4 2016 buy was Yum China: 1,080,283 shares worth $28.2M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Hewlett Packard in Q4 2016, an estimated $483M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q4 2016 reduction was Mondelez International, cutting an estimated $115M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Lexmark Intl Inc in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $32.5M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 8.9% of its $72.5B portfolio in Q4 2016.
- Cliff Asness opened 125 new positions and closed 145 in Q4 2016.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 11% quarter-over-quarter to $72.5B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 14 Feb 2017.