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 |
HMA
HEALTH MGMT ASSOC INC CL-A
HMA
|
+$105M |
| 2 |
TFCFA
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
|
+$86.2M |
| 3 |
ELN
ELAN CORP ADS(RP1 ORD4IRISH PN
ELN
|
+$78.8M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$73.8M |
| 5 |
CTB
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
CTB
|
+$64M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$112M |
| 2 |
Zoetis
ZTS
|
+$95.2M |
| 3 |
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
|
+$71.8M |
| 4 |
CLWR
CLEARWIRE CORP NEW CL A COM STK (DE)
CLWR
|
+$67.1M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$65.5M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 13.44% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 12.84% |
| 3 | Technology | 12.15% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.87% |
| 5 | Industrials | 8.85% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
THS
1501
DELISTED
Treehouse Foods
THS
| $1.14M | ﹤0.01% |
16,997
+5,400
| +47% | +$372K |
|
1502
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$15.3B
| $1.13M | ﹤0.01% |
17,017
-2,885
| -14% | -$181K |
|
|
PDT
1503
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund
PDT
$621M
| $1.13M | ﹤0.01% |
94,704
+83,594
| +752% | +$1.05M |
|
|
PLXT
1504
DELISTED
PLX TECHNOLOGY INC
PLXT
| $1.13M | ﹤0.01% |
188,404
-1,129,959
| -86% | -$6.16M |
|
1505
Boyd Gaming
BYD
$5.89B
| $1.13M | ﹤0.01% |
80,073
-78,302
| -49% | -$961K |
|
1506
Williams Companies
WMB
$86.9B
| $1.13M | ﹤0.01% |
31,096
-73,644
| -70% | -$2.58M |
|
|
RVBD
1507
DELISTED
RIVERBED TECHNOLOGY, INC COM
RVBD
| $1.13M | ﹤0.01% |
77,400
-274,390
| -78% | -$4.39M |
|
|
TXI
1508
DELISTED
TEXAS INDUSTRIES INC
TXI
| $1.13M | ﹤0.01% |
17,011
| – | – |
|
1509
Angi Inc
ANGI
$200M
| $1.13M | ﹤0.01% |
5,010
+1,455
| +41% | +$339K |
|
1510
LCI Industries
LCII
$2.55B
| $1.13M | ﹤0.01% |
24,700
+9,830
| +66% | +$416K |
|
|
MCN
1511
Madison Covered Call & Equity Strategy Fund
MCN
$119M
| $1.12M | ﹤0.01% |
141,073
+4,055
| +3% | +$32.6K |
|
|
XCO
1512
DELISTED
Exco Resources
XCO
| $1.11M | ﹤0.01% |
11,148
-637
| -5% | -$73.2K |
|
1513
Regency Centers
REG
$14B
| $1.11M | ﹤0.01% |
23,000
-8,200
| -26% | -$413K |
|
|
CLR
1514
DELISTED
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC.
CLR
| $1.11M | ﹤0.01% |
20,674
+2,274
| +12% | +$109K |
|
1515
J&J Snack Foods
JJSF
$1.67B
| $1.1M | ﹤0.01% |
13,684
+600
| +5% | +$47.8K |
|
|
WEB
1516
DELISTED
Web.com Group, Inc.
WEB
| $1.1M | ﹤0.01% |
34,129
+11,700
| +52% | +$334K |
|
|
ALR
1517
DELISTED
Alere Inc
ALR
| $1.1M | ﹤0.01% |
36,121
-163,279
| -82% | -$4.97M |
|
1518
MGE Energy Inc
MGEE
$2.99B
| $1.09M | ﹤0.01% |
30,066
-6,150
| -17% | -$230K |
|
|
BECN
1519
DELISTED
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
BECN
| $1.09M | ﹤0.01% |
29,635
-3,800
| -11% | -$145K |
|
|
NMO
1520
DELISTED
NUVEEN MUNI MARKET OPPORT FUND
NMO
| $1.09M | ﹤0.01% |
+89,049
| New | +$1.08M |
|
|
INFN
1521
DELISTED
Infinera Corporation Common Stock
INFN
| $1.09M | ﹤0.01% |
96,281
+67,881
| +239% | +$743K |
|
|
EAC
1522
DELISTED
Erickson Incorporated
EAC
| $1.09M | ﹤0.01% |
69,544
+52,307
| +303% | +$887K |
|
1523
Northwest Bancshares
NWBI
$2.24B
| $1.08M | ﹤0.01% |
81,546
-30,100
| -27% | -$415K |
|
|
OPEN
1524
DELISTED
OPENTABLE,INC COMMON STOCK
OPEN
| $1.08M | ﹤0.01% |
15,400
+3,700
| +32% | +$259K |
|
1525
Cogent Communications
CCOI
$506M
| $1.07M | ﹤0.01% |
33,214
| – | – |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q3 2013 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2013, Cliff Asness held 2,633 positions worth $28.4B, up 0.7% from $28.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.2% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness withdrew a net $3.1B in Q3 2013, closing 162 positions and reducing 1,040 holdings. Its most notable exit was CLEARWIRE CORP NEW CL A COM STK (DE), an estimated $67.1M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 13% of assets, down from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Technology.
Against the trend, Cliff Asness opened a new position in Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A worth $91.7M.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q3 2013 buy was Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A: 2,736,469 shares worth $91.7M.
- Cliff Asness added most to HEALTH MGMT ASSOC INC CL-A in Q3 2013, an estimated $105M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q3 2013 reduction was Pfizer, cutting an estimated $112M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited CLEARWIRE CORP NEW CL A COM STK (DE) in Q3 2013, selling an estimated $67.1M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 8.2% of its $28.4B portfolio in Q3 2013.
- Cliff Asness opened 316 new positions and closed 162 in Q3 2013.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 0.7% quarter-over-quarter to $28.4B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2013, filed 14 Nov 2013.