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 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$167M |
| 2 |
Nike
NKE
|
+$153M |
| 3 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$146M |
| 4 |
Carnival Corporation Ltd
CCL
|
+$142M |
| 5 |
PNC Financial Services
PNC
|
+$138M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$224M |
| 2 |
Intel
INTC
|
+$182M |
| 3 |
Humana
HUM
|
+$170M |
| 4 |
Cigna
CI
|
+$169M |
| 5 |
AbbVie
ABBV
|
+$146M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 15.87% |
| 2 | Financials | 15.45% |
| 3 | Technology | 14.26% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 14.16% |
| 5 | Industrials | 11.48% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1726
WisdomTree
WT
$3.61B
| $488K | ﹤0.01% |
30,284
-13,525
| -31% | -$285K |
|
|
ZOES
1727
DELISTED
Zoe's Kitchen, Inc.
ZOES
| $488K | ﹤0.01% |
+12,359
| New | +$481K |
|
|
ONIT
1728
Onity Group
ONIT
$299M
| $487K | ﹤0.01% |
4,836
-39,057
| -89% | -$4.95M |
|
|
TAST
1729
DELISTED
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.
TAST
| $487K | ﹤0.01% |
40,951
+27,102
| +196% | +$323K |
|
|
ARRY
1730
DELISTED
Array Biopharma Inc
ARRY
| $487K | ﹤0.01% |
106,700
-23,593
| -18% | -$140K |
|
|
ALX
1731
Alexander's
ALX
$1.38B
| $486K | ﹤0.01% |
1,300
-600
| -32% | -$233K |
|
1732
WSFS Financial
WSFS
$4.06B
| $486K | ﹤0.01% |
16,864
-2,288
| -12% | -$64.4K |
|
1733
HealthEquity
HQY
$8.81B
| $483K | ﹤0.01% |
+16,337
| New | +$513K |
|
|
PGNX
1734
DELISTED
Progenics Pharmaceuticals Inc
PGNX
| $480K | ﹤0.01% |
83,877
-15,533
| -16% | -$119K |
|
1735
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
KTOS
$9.96B
| $479K | ﹤0.01% |
113,537
-68,038
| -37% | -$343K |
|
1736
Ameris Bancorp
ABCB
$5.77B
| $477K | ﹤0.01% |
16,591
-3,884
| -19% | -$105K |
|
1737
Curis
CRIS
$3.83M
| $477K | ﹤0.01% |
118
+101
| +594% | +$572K |
|
|
CLR
1738
DELISTED
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC.
CLR
| $477K | ﹤0.01% |
16,460
-3,334
| -17% | -$108K |
|
|
BRKL
1739
DELISTED
Brookline Bancorp
BRKL
| $476K | ﹤0.01% |
+46,899
| New | +$510K |
|
|
KSU
1740
DELISTED
Kansas City Southern
KSU
| $474K | ﹤0.01% |
5,216
+44
| +0.9% | +$4.15K |
|
|
ALTR
1741
DELISTED
Altera Corp
ALTR
| $473K | ﹤0.01% |
9,451
-225,940
| -96% | -$11.2M |
|
|
CFNL
1742
DELISTED
Cardinal Financial Corp
CFNL
| $473K | ﹤0.01% |
20,536
+10,154
| +98% | +$231K |
|
1743
Harmonic Inc
HLIT
$1.31B
| $470K | ﹤0.01% |
81,040
-134,886
| -62% | -$820K |
|
1744
Park National Corp
PRK
$3.68B
| $469K | ﹤0.01% |
5,193
+2,240
| +76% | +$194K |
|
|
FRSH
1745
DELISTED
Papa Murphy's Holdings, Inc
FRSH
| $469K | ﹤0.01% |
31,936
+21,700
| +212% | +$375K |
|
|
QLIK
1746
DELISTED
QLIK TECHNOLOGIES INC COM STK (DE)
QLIK
| $469K | ﹤0.01% |
12,875
-8
| -0.1% | -$309 |
|
1747
WesBanco
WSBC
$3.91B
| $467K | ﹤0.01% |
14,846
-1,256
| -8% | -$40.8K |
|
1748
Motorcar Parts of America
MPAA
$219M
| $466K | ﹤0.01% |
14,870
-3,010
| -17% | -$92.8K |
|
1749
AtriCure
ATRC
$2.51B
| $464K | ﹤0.01% |
21,200
-3,745
| -15% | -$93.6K |
|
1750
Golar LNG
GLNG
$5.25B
| $464K | ﹤0.01% |
15,579
| – | – |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2015, Cliff Asness held 2,385 positions worth $50B, down 0.79% from $50.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness deployed $3.79B of net new capital in Q3 2015, opening 175 new positions and adding to 1,000 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was WestRock Company: 1,856,117 shares worth $86M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 16% of assets, down from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Technology.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, an estimated $224M trimmed.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q3 2015 buy was WestRock Company: 1,856,117 shares worth $86M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Amazon in Q3 2015, an estimated $167M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, cutting an estimated $224M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited ROCK-TENN COMPANY CL-A in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $65.9M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $50B portfolio in Q3 2015.
- Cliff Asness opened 175 new positions and closed 223 in Q3 2015.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value fell 0.79% quarter-over-quarter to $50B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 16 Nov 2015.