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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1651
Spectrum Brands
SPB
$2.03B
| $760K | ﹤0.01% |
+8,400
| New | +$721K |
|
1652
Opko Health
OPK
$1.1B
| $759K | ﹤0.01% |
89,244
-1,100
| -1% | -$9.67K |
|
|
TLM
1653
DELISTED
TALISMAN ENERGY INC
TLM
| $759K | ﹤0.01% |
87,800
-57,300
| -39% | -$578K |
|
|
COBK
1654
DELISTED
COLONIAL FINL SVCS INC COM STK (MD)
COBK
| $759K | ﹤0.01% |
+57,122
| New | +$734K |
|
|
EV
1655
DELISTED
Eaton Vance Corp.
EV
| $758K | ﹤0.01% |
20,100
+5,000
| +33% | +$188K |
|
1656
Steven Madden
SHOO
$3.36B
| $755K | ﹤0.01% |
35,117
-12,262
| -26% | -$275K |
|
|
CNSL
1657
DELISTED
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.
CNSL
| $752K | ﹤0.01% |
+30,000
| New | +$703K |
|
|
ISBC
1658
DELISTED
Investors Bancorp, Inc.
ISBC
| $752K | ﹤0.01% |
74,187
+17,600
| +31% | +$186K |
|
|
ARDC
1659
Are Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund
ARDC
$294M
| $750K | ﹤0.01% |
44,007
+33,337
| +312% | +$587K |
|
1660
Azenta
AZTA
$1.44B
| $749K | ﹤0.01% |
71,300
-26,116
| -27% | -$280K |
|
1661
Western Union
WU
$2.28B
| $749K | ﹤0.01% |
46,691
+15,200
| +48% | +$262K |
|
1662
Lennar Class A
LEN
$21.2B
| $746K | ﹤0.01% |
20,171
-2,731
| -12% | -$101K |
|
1663
Pacific Biosciences
PACB
$398M
| $746K | ﹤0.01% |
151,994
+59,200
| +64% | +$310K |
|
1664
Ciena
CIEN
$52.7B
| $744K | ﹤0.01% |
44,497
+15,132
| +52% | +$297K |
|
|
NP
1665
DELISTED
Neenah, Inc. Common Stock
NP
| $744K | ﹤0.01% |
13,908
+100
| +0.7% | +$5.38K |
|
|
INN
1666
Summit Hotel Properties
INN
$662M
| $743K | ﹤0.01% |
68,900
-22,100
| -24% | -$237K |
|
1667
Apogee Enterprises
APOG
$863M
| $742K | ﹤0.01% |
18,637
| – | – |
|
|
ACTA
1668
DELISTED
Actua Corp
ACTA
| $742K | ﹤0.01% |
46,300
| – | – |
|
|
NMA
1669
DELISTED
NUVEEN MUNI ADVANTAGE FUND
NMA
| $742K | ﹤0.01% |
55,020
-90,499
| -62% | -$1.23M |
|
|
ECOL
1670
DELISTED
US Ecology, Inc.
ECOL
| $741K | ﹤0.01% |
15,849
+200
| +1% | +$9.16K |
|
|
CBL
1671
DELISTED
CBL& Associates Properties, Inc.
CBL
| $741K | ﹤0.01% |
41,400
+3,700
| +10% | +$69.9K |
|
|
CSGS
1672
DELISTED
CSG Systems International
CSGS
| $740K | ﹤0.01% |
28,151
-14,900
| -35% | -$403K |
|
1673
Caesars Entertainment
CZR
$6.04B
| $739K | ﹤0.01% |
+173,808
| New | +$740K |
|
1674
Prestige Consumer Healthcare
PBH
$2.46B
| $739K | ﹤0.01% |
22,842
+1,600
| +8% | +$53.5K |
|
|
GBL
1675
DELISTED
GAMCO Investors, Inc.
GBL
| $739K | ﹤0.01% |
19,395
+2,043
| +12% | +$86.2K |
|
Similar funds
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.