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 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$403M |
| 2 |
Citizens Financial Group
CFG
|
+$190M |
| 3 |
Yum! Brands
YUM
|
+$157M |
| 4 |
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
|
+$129M |
| 5 |
General Motors
GM
|
+$120M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$233M |
| 2 |
CVS Health
CVS
|
+$139M |
| 3 |
Southwest Airlines
LUV
|
+$131M |
| 4 |
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
|
+$125M |
| 5 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$122M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 15.4% |
| 2 | Technology | 15.1% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 14.95% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.97% |
| 5 | Industrials | 12.19% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
VISN
1451
Vistance Networks Inc
VISN
$2.5B
| $1.33M | ﹤0.01% |
51,250
+34,350
| +203% | +$989K |
|
|
VGR
1452
DELISTED
Vector Group Ltd.
VGR
| $1.32M | ﹤0.01% |
96,292
-60,185
| -38% | -$842K |
|
|
AEGN
1453
DELISTED
Aegion Corp
AEGN
| $1.32M | ﹤0.01% |
68,407
+20,502
| +43% | +$407K |
|
|
GAS
1454
DELISTED
AGL Resources Inc
GAS
| $1.32M | ﹤0.01% |
20,687
-22,158
| -52% | -$1.38M |
|
1455
Independent Bank Corp
IBCP
$820M
| $1.32M | ﹤0.01% |
86,617
+58,128
| +204% | +$871K |
|
1456
Paycom
PAYC
$10.3B
| $1.32M | ﹤0.01% |
34,956
-42,731
| -55% | -$1.71M |
|
|
LION
1457
DELISTED
Fidelity Southern Corporation
LION
| $1.31M | ﹤0.01% |
58,892
+32,604
| +124% | +$704K |
|
|
SNBR
1458
DELISTED
Sleep Number
SNBR
| $1.3M | ﹤0.01% |
60,931
-8,734
| -13% | -$200K |
|
|
XEC
1459
DELISTED
CIMAREX ENERGY CO
XEC
| $1.3M | ﹤0.01% |
+14,574
| New | +$1.62M |
|
|
AAWW
1460
DELISTED
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
AAWW
| $1.3M | ﹤0.01% |
31,410
+5,764
| +22% | +$234K |
|
|
CAVM
1461
DELISTED
Cavium, Inc.
CAVM
| $1.3M | ﹤0.01% |
19,743
+5,621
| +40% | +$379K |
|
|
MDC
1462
DELISTED
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.
MDC
| $1.29M | ﹤0.01% |
+70,239
| New | +$1.33M |
|
|
USCR
1463
DELISTED
U S Concrete, Inc.
USCR
| $1.28M | ﹤0.01% |
24,366
+5,204
| +27% | +$290K |
|
1464
PENN Entertainment
PENN
$2.45B
| $1.28M | ﹤0.01% |
79,621
+14,568
| +22% | +$245K |
|
1465
United Bankshares
UBSI
$6.51B
| $1.27M | ﹤0.01% |
34,453
-5,478
| -14% | -$217K |
|
|
SGEN
1466
DELISTED
Seagen Inc. Common Stock
SGEN
| $1.27M | ﹤0.01% |
28,341
+7,459
| +36% | +$310K |
|
|
FNBC
1467
DELISTED
First NBC Bank Holding Company
FNBC
| $1.27M | ﹤0.01% |
33,990
+8,488
| +33% | +$322K |
|
|
SRDX
1468
DELISTED
Surmodics
SRDX
| $1.27M | ﹤0.01% |
62,679
+33,263
| +113% | +$706K |
|
1469
Emcor
EME
$33.7B
| $1.27M | ﹤0.01% |
26,375
+6,367
| +32% | +$306K |
|
1470
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$32B
| $1.26M | ﹤0.01% |
9,253
+2,751
| +42% | +$417K |
|
1471
Calix
CALX
$2.51B
| $1.26M | ﹤0.01% |
160,140
-160,085
| -50% | -$1.25M |
|
|
NPKI
1472
NPK International
NPKI
$1.12B
| $1.26M | ﹤0.01% |
238,583
+34,466
| +17% | +$199K |
|
1473
Diodes
DIOD
$4.13B
| $1.26M | ﹤0.01% |
54,707
-31,419
| -36% | -$704K |
|
1474
RadNet
RDNT
$5.88B
| $1.25M | ﹤0.01% |
202,792
+25,140
| +14% | +$156K |
|
1475
Bankunited
BKU
$3.3B
| $1.25M | ﹤0.01% |
+34,546
| New | +$1.28M |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2015, Cliff Asness held 2,416 positions worth $57.1B, up 14% from $50B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.8% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness deployed $5.14B of net new capital in Q4 2015, opening 255 new positions and adding to 1,207 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 10,884,520 shares worth $423M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 15% of assets, down from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, an estimated $233M trimmed.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q4 2015 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 10,884,520 shares worth $423M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Citizens Financial Group in Q4 2015, an estimated $190M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $233M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited HUBBELL INC CL-B in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $11.5M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 8.8% of its $57.1B portfolio in Q4 2015.
- Cliff Asness opened 255 new positions and closed 179 in Q4 2015.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 14% quarter-over-quarter to $57.1B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 16 Feb 2016.