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 |
BEAM
BEAM INC COM STK (DE)
BEAM
|
+$208M |
| 2 |
TWC
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
|
+$161M |
| 3 |
FRX
FOREST LABORATORIES INC
FRX
|
+$141M |
| 4 |
Mastercard
MA
|
+$111M |
| 5 |
AbbVie
ABBV
|
+$98.7M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
|
+$286M |
| 2 |
LIFE
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE)
LIFE
|
+$186M |
| 3 |
HMA
HEALTH MGMT ASSOC INC CL-A
HMA
|
+$179M |
| 4 |
Vodafone
VOD
|
+$148M |
| 5 |
LPS
LENDER PROCESSING SERVICES INC
LPS
|
+$144M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 14.69% |
| 2 | Technology | 13.34% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.54% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.41% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.31% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1751
Diamondback Energy
FANG
$56.6B
| $730K | ﹤0.01% |
10,850
-4,300
| -28% | -$247K |
|
1752
Quest Diagnostics
DGX
$26.8B
| $729K | ﹤0.01% |
12,589
-76,100
| -86% | -$4.08M |
|
|
COHR
1753
DELISTED
Coherent Inc
COHR
| $729K | ﹤0.01% |
11,151
| – | – |
|
|
DNKN
1754
DELISTED
Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc.
DNKN
| $728K | ﹤0.01% |
14,500
+5,500
| +61% | +$271K |
|
|
ADEP
1755
DELISTED
Adept Technology Inc
ADEP
| $727K | ﹤0.01% |
38,283
+27,900
| +269% | +$480K |
|
1756
Nordson
NDSN
$18.6B
| $726K | ﹤0.01% |
10,300
-16,674
| -62% | -$1.18M |
|
|
TRLA
1757
DELISTED
TRULIA INC (DEL)
TRLA
| $726K | ﹤0.01% |
21,868
-16,300
| -43% | -$550K |
|
1758
Northwest Bancshares
NWBI
$2.24B
| $725K | ﹤0.01% |
49,629
-3,200
| -6% | -$46.2K |
|
1759
Casey's General Stores
CASY
$31.6B
| $723K | ﹤0.01% |
10,700
-4,349
| -29% | -$294K |
|
1760
Textron
TXT
$14.1B
| $719K | ﹤0.01% |
18,300
-6,000
| -25% | -$224K |
|
|
FNFG
1761
DELISTED
FIRST NIAGARA FINANCIAL GROUP INC
FNFG
| $719K | ﹤0.01% |
76,060
-57,700
| -43% | -$535K |
|
1762
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$11.6B
| $716K | ﹤0.01% |
+28,550
| New | +$689K |
|
1763
First Financial Bancorp
FFBC
$3.44B
| $714K | ﹤0.01% |
39,714
| – | – |
|
1764
Hercules Capital
HTGC
$3.26B
| $709K | ﹤0.01% |
50,370
+359
| +0.7% | +$5.63K |
|
1765
Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers
NGVC
$662M
| $708K | ﹤0.01% |
16,219
+100
| +0.6% | +$4.08K |
|
1766
Hecla Mining
HL
$13.6B
| $706K | ﹤0.01% |
229,900
-22,083
| -9% | -$72.5K |
|
|
RENT
1767
DELISTED
RENTRAK CORP
RENT
| $705K | ﹤0.01% |
11,700
+4,400
| +60% | +$252K |
|
1768
Super Micro Computer
SMCI
$24.5B
| $704K | ﹤0.01% |
405,270
+263,000
| +185% | +$514K |
|
1769
Hain Celestial
HAIN
$80.1M
| $702K | ﹤0.01% |
15,360
| – | – |
|
1770
Invesco Advantage Municipal Income Trust II
VKI
$393M
| $701K | ﹤0.01% |
63,742
| – | – |
|
1771
Invesco Value Municipal Income Trust
IIM
$589M
| $698K | ﹤0.01% |
+48,481
| New | +$684K |
|
|
CNR
1772
DELISTED
Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.
CNR
| $694K | ﹤0.01% |
39,736
+21,800
| +122% | +$388K |
|
1773
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund
ETY
$2.3B
| $693K | ﹤0.01% |
62,109
-140,875
| -69% | -$1.56M |
|
1774
CTS Corp
CTS
$1.63B
| $692K | ﹤0.01% |
33,126
+5,000
| +18% | +$99.6K |
|
1775
MSCI
MSCI
$41.4B
| $688K | ﹤0.01% |
16,000
-17,300
| -52% | -$754K |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q1 2014 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2014, Cliff Asness held 2,770 positions worth $33.1B, down 1.1% from $33.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.9% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness withdrew a net $2.85B in Q1 2014, closing 222 positions and reducing 860 holdings. Its most notable exit was LyondellBasell Industries, an estimated $286M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 15% of assets, up from 13% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
Against the trend, Cliff Asness opened a new position in RIVERBED TECHNOLOGY, INC COM worth $76.5M.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q1 2014 buy was RIVERBED TECHNOLOGY, INC COM: 3,882,944 shares worth $76.5M.
- Cliff Asness added most to BEAM INC COM STK (DE) in Q1 2014, an estimated $208M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q1 2014 reduction was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $89.3M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited LyondellBasell Industries in Q1 2014, selling an estimated $286M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 8.9% of its $33.1B portfolio in Q1 2014.
- Cliff Asness opened 218 new positions and closed 222 in Q1 2014.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value fell 1.1% quarter-over-quarter to $33.1B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q1 2014, filed 15 May 2014.