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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
KG
1326
Kestrel Group
KG
$61.2M
| $2.42M | ﹤0.01% |
9,536
+1,012
| +12% | +$270K |
|
|
AZPN
1327
DELISTED
ASPEN TECHNOLOGY INC
AZPN
| $2.42M | ﹤0.01% |
51,670
+13,306
| +35% | +$623K |
|
1328
OFG Bancorp
OFG
$2.21B
| $2.42M | ﹤0.01% |
239,019
+107,332
| +82% | +$1.1M |
|
1329
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico
PAC
$12.2B
| $2.42M | ﹤0.01% |
25,444
+2,875
| +13% | +$286K |
|
|
EXAS
1330
DELISTED
Exact Sciences
EXAS
| $2.41M | ﹤0.01% |
+130,036
| New | +$2.29M |
|
|
LM
1331
DELISTED
Legg Mason, Inc.
LM
| $2.41M | ﹤0.01% |
72,023
+63,308
| +726% | +$2.11M |
|
1332
TTEC Holdings
TTEC
$67M
| $2.4M | ﹤0.01% |
82,726
-87,107
| -51% | -$2.5M |
|
1333
Four Corners Property Trust
FCPT
$2.8B
| $2.39M | ﹤0.01% |
112,138
+76,186
| +212% | +$1.6M |
|
1334
Rollins
ROL
$17.9B
| $2.39M | ﹤0.01% |
183,488
-140,994
| -43% | -$1.8M |
|
|
WIRE
1335
DELISTED
Encore Wire Corp
WIRE
| $2.39M | ﹤0.01% |
64,938
+25,116
| +63% | +$961K |
|
1336
Modine Manufacturing
MOD
$10B
| $2.38M | ﹤0.01% |
200,609
+53,251
| +36% | +$554K |
|
|
FOE
1337
DELISTED
Ferro Corporation
FOE
| $2.37M | ﹤0.01% |
171,590
+161,211
| +1,553% | +$2.13M |
|
|
SINA
1338
DELISTED
Sina Corp
SINA
| $2.36M | ﹤0.01% |
31,931
+18,882
| +145% | +$1.25M |
|
1339
BJ's Restaurants
BJRI
$1.43B
| $2.35M | ﹤0.01% |
66,246
+12,357
| +23% | +$497K |
|
1340
Rexford Industrial Realty
REXR
$8.4B
| $2.34M | ﹤0.01% |
102,311
+191
| +0.2% | +$4.23K |
|
|
PX
1341
DELISTED
Praxair Inc
PX
| $2.34M | ﹤0.01% |
19,380
+4,700
| +32% | +$556K |
|
1342
Douglas Emmett
DEI
$2B
| $2.34M | ﹤0.01% |
63,877
+15,249
| +31% | +$564K |
|
1343
Customers Bancorp
CUBI
$2.67B
| $2.33M | ﹤0.01% |
92,820
-5,562
| -6% | -$144K |
|
|
SRDX
1344
DELISTED
Surmodics
SRDX
| $2.33M | ﹤0.01% |
77,355
-1,446
| -2% | -$39.7K |
|
1345
TriCo Bancshares
TCBK
$1.74B
| $2.33M | ﹤0.01% |
86,946
+46,553
| +115% | +$1.25M |
|
1346
Take-Two Interactive
TTWO
$43.7B
| $2.33M | ﹤0.01% |
51,644
-32,115
| -38% | -$1.35M |
|
1347
EOG Resources
EOG
$78.8B
| $2.32M | ﹤0.01% |
23,994
-74,434
| -76% | -$6.53M |
|
1348
Power Integrations
POWI
$2.97B
| $2.32M | ﹤0.01% |
73,480
+61,860
| +532% | +$1.76M |
|
|
GIG
1349
DELISTED
GigPeak, Inc.
GIG
| $2.31M | ﹤0.01% |
983,319
+700,000
| +247% | +$1.45M |
|
|
SHOE
1350
Shoe Station Group
SHOE
$424M
| $2.31M | ﹤0.01% |
173,002
-98,330
| -36% | -$1.32M |
|
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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.