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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1726
iRadimed
IRMD
$1.11B
| $652K | ﹤0.01% |
34,050
+19,923
| +141% | +$381K |
|
1727
Iron Mountain
IRM
$36.1B
| $651K | ﹤0.01% |
19,190
-1,125
| -6% | -$32.3K |
|
1728
WesBanco
WSBC
$3.91B
| $651K | ﹤0.01% |
21,917
+9,304
| +74% | +$266K |
|
1729
TTM Technologies
TTMI
$11.3B
| $649K | ﹤0.01% |
97,629
+52,412
| +116% | +$323K |
|
|
CHUY
1730
DELISTED
Chuy's Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
CHUY
| $649K | ﹤0.01% |
+20,902
| New | +$676K |
|
|
MAGN
1731
Magnera Corp
MAGN
$443M
| $648K | ﹤0.01% |
2,405
-122
| -5% | -$27.6K |
|
|
ASEI
1732
DELISTED
AMER SCIENCE & ENGR INC.
ASEI
| $648K | ﹤0.01% |
+23,386
| New | +$699K |
|
1733
First Horizon
FHN
$11.6B
| $647K | ﹤0.01% |
49,427
-307,292
| -86% | -$3.92M |
|
1734
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
$3.58B
| $647K | ﹤0.01% |
19,834
-130,932
| -87% | -$3.98M |
|
1735
HealthEquity
HQY
$8.81B
| $645K | ﹤0.01% |
26,138
-3,406
| -12% | -$73K |
|
1736
Teck Resources
TECK
$34.4B
| $644K | ﹤0.01% |
84,510
+68,487
| +427% | +$371K |
|
1737
ACI Worldwide
ACIW
$5.29B
| $643K | ﹤0.01% |
30,909
-17,246
| -36% | -$325K |
|
|
ADPT
1738
DELISTED
Adeptus Health Inc
ADPT
| $643K | ﹤0.01% |
11,579
-1,141
| -9% | -$59K |
|
|
INVN
1739
DELISTED
Invensense Inc
INVN
| $642K | ﹤0.01% |
+76,457
| New | +$607K |
|
1740
Empire State Realty Trust
ESRT
$819M
| $641K | ﹤0.01% |
+36,593
| New | +$604K |
|
|
CONN
1741
DELISTED
Conn's Inc.
CONN
| $638K | ﹤0.01% |
+51,180
| New | +$809K |
|
|
NVEE
1742
DELISTED
NV5 Global
NVEE
| $636K | ﹤0.01% |
94,864
+3,092
| +3% | +$15.9K |
|
|
ALE
1743
DELISTED
Allete
ALE
| $635K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,321
| New | +$604K |
|
1744
Safety Insurance
SAFT
$1.52B
| $635K | ﹤0.01% |
11,126
-1,409
| -11% | -$78.6K |
|
1745
Seacoast Banking Corp of Florida
SBCF
$3.32B
| $633K | ﹤0.01% |
40,113
-4,220
| -10% | -$62.5K |
|
1746
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$746B
| $632K | ﹤0.01% |
221,602
-485,790
| -69% | -$1.1M |
|
|
ZEUS
1747
DELISTED
Olympic Steel
ZEUS
| $632K | ﹤0.01% |
36,520
-40,700
| -53% | -$483K |
|
|
TWOU
1748
DELISTED
2U Inc
TWOU
| $632K | ﹤0.01% |
931
-111
| -11% | -$70.3K |
|
|
GBL
1749
DELISTED
GAMCO Investors, Inc.
GBL
| $630K | ﹤0.01% |
17,011
-10,350
| -38% | -$337K |
|
|
ALOG
1750
DELISTED
Analogic Corp
ALOG
| $629K | ﹤0.01% |
7,960
+2,966
| +59% | +$222K |
|
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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.