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 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$403M |
| 2 |
Citizens Financial Group
CFG
|
+$190M |
| 3 |
Yum! Brands
YUM
|
+$157M |
| 4 |
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
|
+$129M |
| 5 |
General Motors
GM
|
+$120M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$233M |
| 2 |
CVS Health
CVS
|
+$139M |
| 3 |
Southwest Airlines
LUV
|
+$131M |
| 4 |
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
|
+$125M |
| 5 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$122M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 15.4% |
| 2 | Technology | 15.1% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 14.95% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.97% |
| 5 | Industrials | 12.19% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1801
Dana Inc
DAN
$3.24B
| $592K | ﹤0.01% |
+42,874
| New | +$676K |
|
|
PMT
1802
PennyMac Mortgage Investment
PMT
$810M
| $591K | ﹤0.01% |
+38,742
| New | +$604K |
|
1803
Ribbon Communications
RBBN
$365M
| $591K | ﹤0.01% |
82,844
-11,888
| -13% | -$79.8K |
|
|
ORIT
1804
DELISTED
Oritani Financial Corp. New
ORIT
| $590K | ﹤0.01% |
35,736
+24,076
| +206% | +$392K |
|
|
DFRG
1805
DELISTED
Del Frisco's Restaurant Group, Inc. Common Stock
DFRG
| $589K | ﹤0.01% |
36,741
+4,053
| +12% | +$57.5K |
|
|
CYS
1806
DELISTED
CYS Investments Inc.
CYS
| $589K | ﹤0.01% |
82,601
+24,201
| +41% | +$183K |
|
1807
Teledyne Technologies
TDY
$29B
| $588K | ﹤0.01% |
6,630
+2,455
| +59% | +$218K |
|
|
LTXB
1808
DELISTED
LegacyTexas Financial Group Inc
LTXB
| $587K | ﹤0.01% |
23,473
+10,054
| +75% | +$290K |
|
1809
Applied Industrial Technologies
AIT
$12.4B
| $583K | ﹤0.01% |
14,391
+7,225
| +101% | +$295K |
|
|
SHLM
1810
DELISTED
Schulman (A.) Inc
SHLM
| $583K | ﹤0.01% |
19,032
-39,604
| -68% | -$1.34M |
|
1811
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$112B
| $582K | ﹤0.01% |
85,995
+57,586
| +203% | +$549K |
|
1812
Repligen
RGEN
$10.2B
| $580K | ﹤0.01% |
20,497
-51,824
| -72% | -$1.49M |
|
|
HPY
1813
DELISTED
HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS, INC. COM STK
HPY
| $580K | ﹤0.01% |
6,115
-9,764
| -61% | -$754K |
|
1814
Wolfspeed
WOLF
$1.29B
| $578K | ﹤0.01% |
+21,686
| New | +$561K |
|
1815
Spok Holdings
SPOK
$222M
| $577K | ﹤0.01% |
31,475
+9,206
| +41% | +$163K |
|
|
MCF
1816
DELISTED
Contango Oil & Gas Co.
MCF
| $575K | ﹤0.01% |
89,725
+25
| +0% | +$196 |
|
1817
ANI Pharmaceuticals
ANIP
$1.7B
| $573K | ﹤0.01% |
12,688
-7,141
| -36% | -$307K |
|
1818
Belden
BDC
$4.56B
| $572K | ﹤0.01% |
12,002
-4,265
| -26% | -$234K |
|
|
DYN
1819
DELISTED
Dynegy, Inc.
DYN
| $572K | ﹤0.01% |
42,665
-2,515
| -6% | -$43.2K |
|
1820
Omnicell
OMCL
$1.58B
| $571K | ﹤0.01% |
18,381
-16,038
| -47% | -$473K |
|
|
REV
1821
DELISTED
Revlon, Inc.
REV
| $570K | ﹤0.01% |
20,462
-6,965
| -25% | -$203K |
|
1822
Monro
MNRO
$402M
| $568K | ﹤0.01% |
8,574
-1,121
| -12% | -$79.8K |
|
|
TWTR
1823
DELISTED
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
| $568K | ﹤0.01% |
+24,564
| New | +$655K |
|
|
USG
1824
DELISTED
Usg
USG
| $568K | ﹤0.01% |
23,375
+4,875
| +26% | +$120K |
|
|
PRAH
1825
DELISTED
PRA Health Sciences, Inc.
PRAH
| $567K | ﹤0.01% |
+12,524
| New | +$526K |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2015, Cliff Asness held 2,416 positions worth $57.1B, up 14% from $50B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.8% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness deployed $5.14B of net new capital in Q4 2015, opening 255 new positions and adding to 1,207 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 10,884,520 shares worth $423M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 15% of assets, down from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, an estimated $233M trimmed.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q4 2015 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 10,884,520 shares worth $423M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Citizens Financial Group in Q4 2015, an estimated $190M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $233M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited HUBBELL INC CL-B in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $11.5M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 8.8% of its $57.1B portfolio in Q4 2015.
- Cliff Asness opened 255 new positions and closed 179 in Q4 2015.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 14% quarter-over-quarter to $57.1B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 16 Feb 2016.