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 |
Verizon
VZ
|
+$145M |
| 2 |
American Electric Power
AEP
|
+$145M |
| 3 |
AT&T
T
|
+$126M |
| 4 |
ANDV
Andeavor
ANDV
|
+$120M |
| 5 |
Tyson Foods
TSN
|
+$117M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$282M |
| 2 |
AET
Aetna Inc
AET
|
+$185M |
| 3 |
KeyCorp
KEY
|
+$162M |
| 4 |
EA
Electronic Arts
EA
|
+$159M |
| 5 |
Biogen
BIIB
|
+$139M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.29% |
| 2 | Financials | 14.6% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.62% |
| 4 | Industrials | 12.44% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 11.5% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1701
Moody's
MCO
$88.6B
| $726K | ﹤0.01% |
7,523
-62,078
| -89% | -$5.58M |
|
1702
Sabra Healthcare REIT
SBRA
$5.23B
| $724K | ﹤0.01% |
36,013
-1,145
| -3% | -$21.9K |
|
|
AFOP
1703
DELISTED
Alliance Fiber Optic Prod Inc
AFOP
| $722K | ﹤0.01% |
48,838
-88,091
| -64% | -$1.22M |
|
|
HIBB
1704
DELISTED
Hibbett, Inc. Common Stock
HIBB
| $716K | ﹤0.01% |
19,956
+4,412
| +28% | +$147K |
|
|
ACC
1705
DELISTED
American Campus Communities, Inc.
ACC
| $713K | ﹤0.01% |
15,134
+179
| +1% | +$7.72K |
|
1706
Dave & Buster's
PLAY
$362M
| $711K | ﹤0.01% |
18,325
+3,460
| +23% | +$127K |
|
|
LORL
1707
DELISTED
Loral Space and Communications, Inc.
LORL
| $708K | ﹤0.01% |
20,154
-27,205
| -57% | -$927K |
|
1708
Waterstone Financial
WSBF
$381M
| $705K | ﹤0.01% |
51,511
-6,802
| -12% | -$93.4K |
|
1709
Enviri
NVRI
$595M
| $702K | ﹤0.01% |
128,835
-231,660
| -64% | -$1.34M |
|
1710
B2Gold
BTG
$7.56B
| $700K | ﹤0.01% |
419,400
| – | – |
|
|
PRFT
1711
DELISTED
Perficient Inc
PRFT
| $699K | ﹤0.01% |
32,166
-579
| -2% | -$10.7K |
|
|
BLOX
1712
DELISTED
Infoblox Inc
BLOX
| $696K | ﹤0.01% |
40,675
-50,053
| -55% | -$800K |
|
|
USG
1713
DELISTED
Usg
USG
| $690K | ﹤0.01% |
27,799
+4,424
| +19% | +$92K |
|
1714
Clearwater Paper
CLW
$343M
| $689K | ﹤0.01% |
14,195
| – | – |
|
1715
FTI Consulting
FCN
$4.29B
| $683K | ﹤0.01% |
19,248
-23,117
| -55% | -$775K |
|
|
RDUS
1716
DELISTED
Radius Recycling
RDUS
| $678K | ﹤0.01% |
36,780
+5,117
| +16% | +$75.6K |
|
|
SGBK
1717
DELISTED
Stonegate Bank
SGBK
| $671K | ﹤0.01% |
22,390
+6,795
| +44% | +$203K |
|
1718
Brookdale Senior Living
BKD
$2.89B
| $665K | ﹤0.01% |
41,869
-120,644
| -74% | -$1.84M |
|
1719
Regis Corp
RGS
$67M
| $665K | ﹤0.01% |
2,189
-305
| -12% | -$88.4K |
|
|
STL
1720
DELISTED
Sterling Bancorp
STL
| $662K | ﹤0.01% |
41,571
+15,200
| +58% | +$230K |
|
1721
AngioDynamics
ANGO
$652M
| $656K | ﹤0.01% |
53,340
+35,203
| +194% | +$389K |
|
1722
Acadia Healthcare
ACHC
$2.67B
| $655K | ﹤0.01% |
11,879
-57,554
| -83% | -$3.28M |
|
|
FRED
1723
DELISTED
Fred's Inc
FRED
| $655K | ﹤0.01% |
43,961
+19,342
| +79% | +$285K |
|
1724
Century Communities
CCS
$1.97B
| $653K | ﹤0.01% |
38,278
+7,482
| +24% | +$114K |
|
1725
G-III Apparel Group
GIII
$1.43B
| $653K | ﹤0.01% |
13,350
-16,777
| -56% | -$812K |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q1 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2016, Cliff Asness held 2,396 positions worth $55.6B, down 2.7% from $57.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.6% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness withdrew a net $1.96B in Q1 2016, closing 192 positions and reducing 924 holdings. Its most notable exit was Broadcom, an estimated $82.9M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, Cliff Asness opened a new position in CONCHO RESOURCES INC. worth $18.5M.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q1 2016 buy was CONCHO RESOURCES INC.: 182,889 shares worth $18.5M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Verizon in Q1 2016, an estimated $145M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q1 2016 reduction was Pfizer, cutting an estimated $282M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Broadcom in Q1 2016, selling an estimated $82.9M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 8.6% of its $55.6B portfolio in Q1 2016.
- Cliff Asness opened 159 new positions and closed 192 in Q1 2016.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value fell 2.7% quarter-over-quarter to $55.6B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q1 2016, filed 16 May 2016.