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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1651
Genworth Financial
GNW
$3.74B
| $845K | ﹤0.01% |
226,518
+212,794
| +1,551% | +$985K |
|
1652
Universal Electronics
UEIC
$56.8M
| $841K | ﹤0.01% |
16,386
-9,461
| -37% | -$459K |
|
|
RPTP
1653
DELISTED
RAPTOR PHARMACEUTICAL CORP COM STK (DE)
RPTP
| $840K | ﹤0.01% |
161,537
+52,504
| +48% | +$305K |
|
1654
Shenandoah Telecom
SHEN
$681M
| $838K | ﹤0.01% |
38,956
+19,942
| +105% | +$461K |
|
|
HSKA
1655
DELISTED
Heska Corp
HSKA
| $836K | ﹤0.01% |
21,618
-1,649
| -7% | -$54.8K |
|
1656
BJ's Restaurants
BJRI
$1.43B
| $835K | ﹤0.01% |
19,211
-2,972
| -13% | -$130K |
|
|
LNCE
1657
DELISTED
Snyders-Lance, Inc.
LNCE
| $832K | ﹤0.01% |
24,263
+382
| +2% | +$13.8K |
|
|
LDL
1658
DELISTED
Lydall, Inc.
LDL
| $828K | ﹤0.01% |
23,325
-7,234
| -24% | -$248K |
|
|
MEG
1659
DELISTED
Media General, Inc
MEG
| $827K | ﹤0.01% |
+51,191
| New | +$772K |
|
|
EQY
1660
DELISTED
Equity One
EQY
| $825K | ﹤0.01% |
30,394
+13,001
| +75% | +$343K |
|
|
SVC
1661
Service Properties Trust
SVC
$1.04B
| $824K | ﹤0.01% |
6,299
+580
| +10% | +$78K |
|
1662
Waterstone Financial
WSBF
$381M
| $822K | ﹤0.01% |
58,313
-4,209
| -7% | -$57.5K |
|
1663
Preferred Bank
PFBC
$1.23B
| $817K | ﹤0.01% |
24,753
+11,538
| +87% | +$390K |
|
1664
Photronics
PLAB
$1.74B
| $817K | ﹤0.01% |
65,655
+37,786
| +136% | +$406K |
|
1665
Prosperity Bancshares
PB
$8.74B
| $816K | ﹤0.01% |
17,056
-2,133
| -11% | -$110K |
|
|
CEMP
1666
DELISTED
Cempra, Inc.
CEMP
| $816K | ﹤0.01% |
26,219
-104,226
| -80% | -$2.9M |
|
|
DCOM
1667
DELISTED
Dime Community Bancshares
DCOM
| $816K | ﹤0.01% |
46,669
+25,292
| +118% | +$449K |
|
1668
Darling Ingredients
DAR
$9.83B
| $815K | ﹤0.01% |
77,491
-52,721
| -40% | -$549K |
|
|
YELL
1669
DELISTED
Yellow Corporation Common Stock
YELL
| $813K | ﹤0.01% |
57,296
+25,292
| +79% | +$397K |
|
1670
Builders FirstSource
BLDR
$7.56B
| $812K | ﹤0.01% |
73,288
+5,842
| +9% | +$74.3K |
|
1671
Clarus
CLAR
$146M
| $810K | ﹤0.01% |
184,126
+52,555
| +40% | +$258K |
|
1672
Brink's
BCO
$4.65B
| $809K | ﹤0.01% |
28,015
+13,568
| +94% | +$415K |
|
1673
Group 1 Automotive
GPI
$3.09B
| $808K | ﹤0.01% |
10,671
-990
| -8% | -$82K |
|
|
MORE
1674
DELISTED
Monogram Residential Trust, Inc.
MORE
| $807K | ﹤0.01% |
82,654
+65,026
| +369% | +$641K |
|
|
AHT
1675
Ashford Hospitality Trust
AHT
$21.5M
| $804K | ﹤0.01% |
129
+64
| +98% | +$423K |
|
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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.