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 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$168M |
| 2 |
AbbVie
ABBV
|
+$164M |
| 3 |
TSMC
TSM
|
+$147M |
| 4 |
Amgen
AMGN
|
+$139M |
| 5 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$121M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TWC
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
|
+$186M |
| 2 |
AGN
Allergan Inc
AGN
|
+$175M |
| 3 |
COV
COVIDIEN PLC COM SHS NEW (IRELAND)
COV
|
+$175M |
| 4 |
HCBK
HUDSON CITY BANCORP INC
HCBK
|
+$172M |
| 5 |
TQNT
TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR INC
TQNT
|
+$164M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 17.2% |
| 2 | Technology | 17.16% |
| 3 | Financials | 12.6% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.65% |
| 5 | Industrials | 10.5% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AEL
1376
DELISTED
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company
AEL
| $1.1M | ﹤0.01% |
37,627
+19,712
| +110% | +$553K |
|
|
LPT
1377
DELISTED
Liberty Property Trust
LPT
| $1.09M | ﹤0.01% |
30,653
-4,500
| -13% | -$171K |
|
1378
Jacobs Solutions
J
$17.7B
| $1.09M | ﹤0.01% |
29,257
-111,017
| -79% | -$3.9M |
|
1379
Eastman Chemical
EMN
$8.31B
| $1.09M | ﹤0.01% |
15,721
-72,460
| -82% | -$5.23M |
|
1380
Columbia Sportswear
COLM
$3.08B
| $1.09M | ﹤0.01% |
17,827
-12,373
| -41% | -$626K |
|
1381
Marten Transport
MRTN
$1.2B
| $1.08M | ﹤0.01% |
116,750
-21,000
| -15% | -$186K |
|
1382
WaFd
WAFD
$2.69B
| $1.08M | ﹤0.01% |
49,400
-42,004
| -46% | -$886K |
|
|
SPNC
1383
DELISTED
Spectranetics Corp
SPNC
| $1.08M | ﹤0.01% |
30,956
+7,200
| +30% | +$245K |
|
|
CYN
1384
DELISTED
CITY NATIONAL CORPORATION
CYN
| $1.07M | ﹤0.01% |
12,054
-7,831
| -39% | -$677K |
|
1385
Albany International
AIN
$1.66B
| $1.07M | ﹤0.01% |
26,910
-16,814
| -38% | -$628K |
|
|
EE
1386
DELISTED
El Paso Electric Company
EE
| $1.07M | ﹤0.01% |
27,644
+9,900
| +56% | +$382K |
|
1387
WD-40
WDFC
$2.9B
| $1.06M | ﹤0.01% |
12,000
| – | – |
|
1388
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$112B
| $1.06M | ﹤0.01% |
55,986
-733,174
| -93% | -$14.5M |
|
1389
Penske Automotive Group
PAG
$14.3B
| $1.06M | ﹤0.01% |
20,615
+4,900
| +31% | +$242K |
|
1390
Matthews International
MATW
$662M
| $1.06M | ﹤0.01% |
20,585
+3,085
| +18% | +$149K |
|
|
HPY
1391
DELISTED
HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS, INC. COM STK
HPY
| $1.06M | ﹤0.01% |
22,574
+3,200
| +17% | +$162K |
|
|
CPL
1392
DELISTED
CPFL Energia S.A.
CPL
| $1.06M | ﹤0.01% |
87,782
| – | – |
|
|
MNDT
1393
DELISTED
Mandiant, Inc. Common Stock
MNDT
| $1.05M | ﹤0.01% |
+26,800
| New | +$1.04M |
|
1394
CoStar Group
CSGP
$13.3B
| $1.05M | ﹤0.01% |
53,110
| – | – |
|
1395
Itron
ITRI
$4.32B
| $1.05M | ﹤0.01% |
28,761
+1,098
| +4% | +$40.9K |
|
|
AGEN
1396
Agenus
AGEN
$345M
| $1.05M | ﹤0.01% |
+10,424
| New | +$1.04M |
|
|
TWTR
1397
DELISTED
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
| $1.05M | ﹤0.01% |
20,904
+2,348
| +13% | +$104K |
|
|
PAY
1398
DELISTED
Verifone Systems Inc
PAY
| $1.05M | ﹤0.01% |
29,993
-4,607
| -13% | -$160K |
|
1399
Amphenol
APH
$192B
| $1.04M | ﹤0.01% |
70,612
| – | – |
|
|
HW
1400
DELISTED
Headwaters Inc
HW
| $1.04M | ﹤0.01% |
56,716
+7,800
| +16% | +$123K |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q1 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2015, Cliff Asness held 2,617 positions worth $43.8B, down 8.4% from $47.8B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness withdrew a net $2.6B in Q1 2015, closing 480 positions and reducing 931 holdings. Its most notable exit was Allergan Inc, an estimated $175M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 17% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
Against the trend, Cliff Asness opened a new position in Qorvo worth $68.6M.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q1 2015 buy was Qorvo: 860,877 shares worth $68.6M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Microsoft in Q1 2015, an estimated $168M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q1 2015 reduction was TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK, cutting an estimated $186M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Allergan Inc in Q1 2015, selling an estimated $175M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $43.8B portfolio in Q1 2015.
- Cliff Asness opened 198 new positions and closed 480 in Q1 2015.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value fell 8.4% quarter-over-quarter to $43.8B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q1 2015, filed 15 May 2015.