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 |
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
|
+$320M |
| 2 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$266M |
| 3 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$213M |
| 4 |
TE Connectivity
TEL
|
+$179M |
| 5 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$179M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SHPG
Shire pic
SHPG
|
+$211M |
| 2 |
CNVR
CONVERSANT INC COM STK (DE)
CNVR
|
+$117M |
| 3 |
EOG Resources
EOG
|
+$106M |
| 4 |
CNQR
CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES INC
CNQR
|
+$102M |
| 5 |
CPWR
COMPUWARE CORP
CPWR
|
+$99.8M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 15.47% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.75% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.98% |
| 4 | Industrials | 9.42% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 7.87% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
HI
1626
DELISTED
Hillenbrand
HI
| $872K | ﹤0.01% |
25,264
-3,900
| -13% | -$127K |
|
|
CSR
1627
Centerspace
CSR
$910M
| $871K | ﹤0.01% |
10,667
-58
| -0.5% | -$4.72K |
|
1628
SFL Corp
SFL
$1.62B
| $871K | ﹤0.01% |
+61,700
| New | +$988K |
|
|
PCL
1629
DELISTED
PLUM CREEK TIMBER CO (REIT)
PCL
| $866K | ﹤0.01% |
20,248
-40,452
| -67% | -$1.66M |
|
1630
NatWest
NWG
$74.7B
| $865K | ﹤0.01% |
+66,294
| New | +$849K |
|
|
UIL
1631
DELISTED
UIL HOLDINGS
UIL
| $865K | ﹤0.01% |
19,872
-480
| -2% | -$19.5K |
|
|
ASNA
1632
DELISTED
Ascena Retail Group, Inc.
ASNA
| $853K | ﹤0.01% |
3,395
-1,474
| -30% | -$366K |
|
1633
Matthews International
MATW
$660M
| $852K | ﹤0.01% |
17,500
+8,501
| +94% | +$389K |
|
|
HT
1634
DELISTED
Hersha Hospitality Trust Priority Class A Common Shares of Beneficial Interest
HT
| $851K | ﹤0.01% |
30,275
+4,550
| +18% | +$129K |
|
|
SRCI
1635
DELISTED
SRC Energy Inc
SRCI
| $851K | ﹤0.01% |
67,862
-9,000
| -12% | -$102K |
|
|
NEWP
1636
DELISTED
NEWPORT CORP
NEWP
| $848K | ﹤0.01% |
44,367
+7,600
| +21% | +$137K |
|
|
BGX
1637
Blackstone Long-Short Credit Income Fund
BGX
$137M
| $844K | ﹤0.01% |
54,352
+29,664
| +120% | +$480K |
|
|
ABAX
1638
DELISTED
Abaxis Inc
ABAX
| $844K | ﹤0.01% |
14,857
+8,400
| +130% | +$451K |
|
1639
Silgan Holdings
SLGN
$4.47B
| $841K | ﹤0.01% |
31,398
+5,398
| +21% | +$136K |
|
|
BPFH
1640
DELISTED
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.
BPFH
| $841K | ﹤0.01% |
62,425
| – | – |
|
|
SWIR
1641
DELISTED
Sierra Wireless
SWIR
| $839K | ﹤0.01% |
+17,600
| New | +$605K |
|
|
JGV
1642
DELISTED
NUVEEN GLOBAL EQUITY INCOME FUND
JGV
| $835K | ﹤0.01% |
64,178
-4,580
| -7% | -$59K |
|
1643
Extreme Networks
EXTR
$2.97B
| $832K | ﹤0.01% |
235,568
-14,162
| -6% | -$51.7K |
|
|
FNBC
1644
DELISTED
First NBC Bank Holding Company
FNBC
| $831K | ﹤0.01% |
23,600
+8,300
| +54% | +$290K |
|
|
ENX
1645
DELISTED
Eaton Vance New York Municipal Bond Fund
ENX
| $828K | ﹤0.01% |
65,817
+2,031
| +3% | +$25.3K |
|
1646
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
$3.57B
| $826K | ﹤0.01% |
+21,137
| New | +$772K |
|
1647
Trex
TREX
$4.81B
| $822K | ﹤0.01% |
77,208
-19,212
| -20% | -$191K |
|
1648
Vale
VALE
$64.3B
| $822K | ﹤0.01% |
100,500
-107,200
| -52% | -$1M |
|
1649
Apogee Enterprises
APOG
$857M
| $821K | ﹤0.01% |
19,371
+734
| +4% | +$31.3K |
|
1650
Scholastic
SCHL
$761M
| $821K | ﹤0.01% |
22,548
+3,700
| +20% | +$126K |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2014, Cliff Asness held 2,816 positions worth $47.8B, up 31% from $36.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.3% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness deployed $7.61B of net new capital in Q4 2014, opening 319 new positions and adding to 937 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was LyondellBasell Industries: 3,695,296 shares worth $293M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 15% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was EOG Resources, an estimated $106M trimmed.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q4 2014 buy was LyondellBasell Industries: 3,695,296 shares worth $293M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Gilead Sciences in Q4 2014, an estimated $266M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was EOG Resources, cutting an estimated $106M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Shire pic in Q4 2014, selling an estimated $211M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 9.3% of its $47.8B portfolio in Q4 2014.
- Cliff Asness opened 319 new positions and closed 310 in Q4 2014.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 31% quarter-over-quarter to $47.8B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 17 Feb 2015.