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 |
Applied Materials
AMAT
|
+$325M |
| 2 |
Intel
INTC
|
+$193M |
| 3 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$175M |
| 4 |
HP
HPQ
|
+$161M |
| 5 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$134M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Yum! Brands
YUM
|
+$126M |
| 2 |
HCA Healthcare
HCA
|
+$106M |
| 3 |
HF Sinclair
DINO
|
+$90.5M |
| 4 |
Carnival Corporation Ltd
CCL
|
+$88.9M |
| 5 |
VIAB
Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB
|
+$77.2M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 16.52% |
| 2 | Industrials | 13.48% |
| 3 | Financials | 13.29% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.48% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 10.6% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1676
Qualys
QLYS
$6.17B
| $1.13M | ﹤0.01% |
29,554
+16,372
| +124% | +$548K |
|
1677
CorVel
CRVL
$3.6B
| $1.13M | ﹤0.01% |
87,930
+52,809
| +150% | +$732K |
|
|
VIVO
1678
DELISTED
Meridian Bioscience Inc
VIVO
| $1.13M | ﹤0.01% |
58,305
+12,048
| +26% | +$236K |
|
|
ABMD
1679
DELISTED
Abiomed Inc
ABMD
| $1.12M | ﹤0.01% |
8,743
-20,929
| -71% | -$2.51M |
|
1680
Carpenter Technology
CRS
$23.6B
| $1.12M | ﹤0.01% |
27,144
+673
| +3% | +$25.4K |
|
|
MSCC
1681
DELISTED
Microsemi Corp
MSCC
| $1.12M | ﹤0.01% |
26,657
+3,951
| +17% | +$151K |
|
|
ALR
1682
DELISTED
Alere Inc
ALR
| $1.12M | ﹤0.01% |
25,892
+14,626
| +130% | +$597K |
|
|
GRUB
1683
DELISTED
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
| $1.12M | ﹤0.01% |
+12,989
| New | +$974K |
|
1684
RingCentral
RNG
$5.6B
| $1.12M | ﹤0.01% |
47,182
+17,977
| +62% | +$406K |
|
|
PIR
1685
DELISTED
Pier 1 Imports, Inc.
PIR
| $1.11M | ﹤0.01% |
13,154
+1,712
| +15% | +$161K |
|
1686
Healthcare Services Group
HCSG
$1.56B
| $1.11M | ﹤0.01% |
28,147
-1,357
| -5% | -$53.2K |
|
1687
Blackbaud
BLKB
$2.18B
| $1.11M | ﹤0.01% |
16,779
-1,546
| -8% | -$105K |
|
1688
Pacific Biosciences
PACB
$398M
| $1.11M | ﹤0.01% |
123,789
-72,391
| -37% | -$605K |
|
|
CSOD
1689
DELISTED
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.
CSOD
| $1.1M | ﹤0.01% |
24,033
+14,333
| +148% | +$628K |
|
|
OCLR
1690
DELISTED
Oclaro Inc.
OCLR
| $1.1M | ﹤0.01% |
128,555
+62,717
| +95% | +$436K |
|
1691
Bankunited
BKU
$3.3B
| $1.1M | ﹤0.01% |
36,311
+15,184
| +72% | +$465K |
|
1692
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$24B
| $1.09M | ﹤0.01% |
21,206
+8,802
| +71% | +$412K |
|
1693
B2Gold
BTG
$7.56B
| $1.08M | ﹤0.01% |
414,113
-2,578
| -0.6% | -$7.66K |
|
1694
Heritage Financial
HFWA
$1.19B
| $1.08M | ﹤0.01% |
60,405
+8,667
| +17% | +$155K |
|
1695
Moody's
MCO
$88.6B
| $1.08M | ﹤0.01% |
9,993
+3,280
| +49% | +$345K |
|
|
EXAC
1696
DELISTED
Exactech Inc
EXAC
| $1.08M | ﹤0.01% |
39,894
+29,372
| +279% | +$808K |
|
1697
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling
HY
$614M
| $1.08M | ﹤0.01% |
17,905
+5,771
| +48% | +$327K |
|
|
WWE
1698
DELISTED
World Wrestling Entertainment
WWE
| $1.08M | ﹤0.01% |
50,505
-51,649
| -51% | -$1.04M |
|
|
ATRI
1699
DELISTED
Atrion Corp
ATRI
| $1.07M | ﹤0.01% |
2,520
+1,251
| +99% | +$557K |
|
|
RSTI
1700
DELISTED
Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc
RSTI
| $1.07M | ﹤0.01% |
33,317
+1,000
| +3% | +$32K |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q3 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2016, Cliff Asness held 2,383 positions worth $65.3B, up 15% from $56.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness deployed $6.43B of net new capital in Q3 2016, opening 194 new positions and adding to 1,282 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.: 398,723 shares worth $13.9M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 17% of assets, up from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Yum! Brands, an estimated $126M trimmed.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q3 2016 buy was Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.: 398,723 shares worth $13.9M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Applied Materials in Q3 2016, an estimated $325M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q3 2016 reduction was Yum! Brands, cutting an estimated $126M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited EMC CORPORATION in Q3 2016, selling an estimated $55.4M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 9% of its $65.3B portfolio in Q3 2016.
- Cliff Asness opened 194 new positions and closed 140 in Q3 2016.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 15% quarter-over-quarter to $65.3B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2016, filed 14 Nov 2016.