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 |
SHPG
Shire pic
SHPG
|
+$147M |
| 2 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$127M |
| 3 |
Intel
INTC
|
+$114M |
| 4 |
LO
LORILLARD INC COM STK
LO
|
+$113M |
| 5 |
TWX
Time Warner Inc
TWX
|
+$112M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FRX
FOREST LABORATORIES INC
FRX
|
+$243M |
| 2 |
WNR
Western Refining Inc
WNR
|
+$148M |
| 3 |
UNS
UNS ENERGY CORP COM
UNS
|
+$123M |
| 4 |
HSH
HILLSHIRE BRANDS CO
HSH
|
+$118M |
| 5 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$106M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 14.66% |
| 2 | Technology | 13.5% |
| 3 | Energy | 10.11% |
| 4 | Financials | 9.6% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.29% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
VTNR
1401
DELISTED
Vertex Energy, Inc
VTNR
| $1.27M | ﹤0.01% |
181,900
+144,400
| +385% | +$1.2M |
|
1402
Acadia Realty Trust
AKR
$2.93B
| $1.26M | ﹤0.01% |
45,841
+28,912
| +171% | +$820K |
|
1403
Primoris Services
PRIM
$4.04B
| $1.26M | ﹤0.01% |
47,039
-20,000
| -30% | -$548K |
|
|
NMY
1404
DELISTED
Nuveen Maryland Quality Municipal Income Fund
NMY
| $1.26M | ﹤0.01% |
100,991
+4,100
| +4% | +$51.5K |
|
1405
Monolithic Power Systems
MPWR
$63.2B
| $1.26M | ﹤0.01% |
28,543
+7,500
| +36% | +$330K |
|
1406
Red Robin
RRGB
$191M
| $1.26M | ﹤0.01% |
22,071
-22,600
| -51% | -$1.37M |
|
|
UMPQ
1407
DELISTED
Umpqua Holdings Corp
UMPQ
| $1.26M | ﹤0.01% |
76,289
-354,048
| -82% | -$6.08M |
|
|
EVER
1408
DELISTED
Everbank Financial Corp
EVER
| $1.25M | ﹤0.01% |
70,922
+49,000
| +224% | +$931K |
|
1409
JB Hunt Transport Services
JBHT
$24.4B
| $1.25M | ﹤0.01% |
16,900
-51,300
| -75% | -$3.89M |
|
|
XRSC
1410
DELISTED
XRS CORP COM STK (MN)
XRSC
| $1.25M | ﹤0.01% |
+225,000
| New | +$850K |
|
1411
Eversource Energy
ES
$26.8B
| $1.25M | ﹤0.01% |
28,158
-8,000
| -22% | -$360K |
|
1412
Spire
SR
$4.87B
| $1.25M | ﹤0.01% |
26,871
+500
| +2% | +$24K |
|
1413
Nuveen Taxable Municipal Income Fund
NBB
$449M
| $1.25M | ﹤0.01% |
61,132
+2,915
| +5% | +$59.5K |
|
1414
Cincinnati Financial
CINF
$26.3B
| $1.24M | ﹤0.01% |
26,372
-100
| -0.4% | -$4.78K |
|
1415
Compass Minerals
CMP
$1.03B
| $1.24M | ﹤0.01% |
14,700
+1,400
| +11% | +$126K |
|
|
SNMX
1416
DELISTED
Senomyx, Inc.
SNMX
| $1.24M | ﹤0.01% |
150,900
+61,400
| +69% | +$489K |
|
|
KSU
1417
DELISTED
Kansas City Southern
KSU
| $1.24M | ﹤0.01% |
10,200
-1,900
| -16% | -$217K |
|
|
CMCSK
1418
DELISTED
COMCAST CORP SPL A (NEW)
CMCSK
| $1.24M | ﹤0.01% |
23,100
-85,400
| -79% | -$4.57M |
|
1419
Invesco Bond Fund
VBF
$167M
| $1.24M | ﹤0.01% |
66,475
-13,040
| -16% | -$246K |
|
|
AWP
1420
abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund
AWP
$361M
| $1.23M | ﹤0.01% |
59,749
+21,250
| +55% | +$462K |
|
1421
Regency Centers
REG
$14B
| $1.23M | ﹤0.01% |
22,800
+900
| +4% | +$50.2K |
|
1422
Black Hills Corp
BKH
$5.49B
| $1.23M | ﹤0.01% |
25,578
-18,800
| -42% | -$1.01M |
|
1423
Nexstar Media Group
NXST
$5.74B
| $1.23M | ﹤0.01% |
30,302
-3,000
| -9% | -$139K |
|
|
WIRE
1424
DELISTED
Encore Wire Corp
WIRE
| $1.22M | ﹤0.01% |
32,988
-500
| -1% | -$21.8K |
|
|
AXDX
1425
DELISTED
Accelerate Diagnostics
AXDX
| $1.22M | ﹤0.01% |
5,694
+610
| +12% | +$119K |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q3 2014 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2014, Cliff Asness held 2,708 positions worth $36.4B, down 1.9% from $37.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.4% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness withdrew a net $2.61B in Q3 2014, closing 203 positions and reducing 1,062 holdings. Its most notable exit was FOREST LABORATORIES INC, an estimated $243M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 15% of assets, down from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Energy.
Against the trend, Cliff Asness opened a new position in BALLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. worth $80.5M.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q3 2014 buy was BALLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.: 997,907 shares worth $80.5M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Shire pic in Q3 2014, an estimated $147M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q3 2014 reduction was Western Refining Inc, cutting an estimated $148M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited FOREST LABORATORIES INC in Q3 2014, selling an estimated $243M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 9.4% of its $36.4B portfolio in Q3 2014.
- Cliff Asness opened 200 new positions and closed 203 in Q3 2014.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value fell 1.9% quarter-over-quarter to $36.4B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2014, filed 14 Nov 2014.