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 |
Applied Materials
AMAT
|
+$325M |
| 2 |
Intel
INTC
|
+$193M |
| 3 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$175M |
| 4 |
HP
HPQ
|
+$161M |
| 5 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$134M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Yum! Brands
YUM
|
+$126M |
| 2 |
HCA Healthcare
HCA
|
+$106M |
| 3 |
HF Sinclair
DINO
|
+$90.5M |
| 4 |
Carnival Corporation Ltd
CCL
|
+$88.9M |
| 5 |
VIAB
Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB
|
+$77.2M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 16.52% |
| 2 | Industrials | 13.48% |
| 3 | Financials | 13.29% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.48% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 10.6% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AAMI
1826
Acadian Asset Management
AAMI
$3.26B
| $741K | ﹤0.01% |
53,289
+15,939
| +43% | +$216K |
|
|
XLRN
1827
DELISTED
Acceleron Pharma
XLRN
| $739K | ﹤0.01% |
+20,427
| New | +$677K |
|
|
RDUS
1828
DELISTED
Radius Recycling
RDUS
| $735K | ﹤0.01% |
35,145
-5,485
| -13% | -$104K |
|
1829
SPS Commerce
SPSC
$2.93B
| $732K | ﹤0.01% |
19,946
+5,818
| +41% | +$191K |
|
1830
Badger Meter
BMI
$3.94B
| $731K | ﹤0.01% |
21,820
+13,176
| +152% | +$455K |
|
1831
Adtran
ADTN
$628M
| $730K | ﹤0.01% |
+38,149
| New | +$703K |
|
1832
Itron
ITRI
$4.32B
| $728K | ﹤0.01% |
13,064
+7,977
| +157% | +$382K |
|
1833
MACOM Technology Solutions
MTSI
$19.7B
| $726K | ﹤0.01% |
17,151
-2,423
| -12% | -$95K |
|
1834
Ardmore Shipping
ASC
$746M
| $725K | ﹤0.01% |
102,936
-4,119
| -4% | -$30.1K |
|
1835
Under Armour Class C
UA
$2.25B
| $724K | ﹤0.01% |
21,384
| – | – |
|
1836
Tesla
TSLA
$1.38T
| $722K | ﹤0.01% |
53,115
+11,775
| +28% | +$170K |
|
|
TRST
1837
Trustco Bank Corp NY
TRST
$974M
| $721K | ﹤0.01% |
20,353
+15,560
| +325% | +$535K |
|
|
SNR
1838
DELISTED
NEW SENIOR INVESTMENT GROUP INC.
SNR
| $712K | ﹤0.01% |
61,689
+63
| +0.1% | +$744 |
|
|
PFPT
1839
DELISTED
Proofpoint, Inc.
PFPT
| $711K | ﹤0.01% |
+9,497
| New | +$701K |
|
1840
Kearny Financial
KRNY
$618M
| $707K | ﹤0.01% |
51,914
-23,939
| -32% | -$320K |
|
|
OSG
1841
DELISTED
Overseas Shipholding Group Inc.
OSG
| $700K | ﹤0.01% |
+66,244
| New | +$758K |
|
|
UBNK
1842
DELISTED
United Financial Bancorp, Inc.
UBNK
| $699K | ﹤0.01% |
50,516
-10,445
| -17% | -$141K |
|
|
PES
1843
DELISTED
Pioneer Energy Services Corp.
PES
| $698K | ﹤0.01% |
172,752
-139,986
| -45% | -$516K |
|
1844
Biglari Holdings Class B
BH
$1.2B
| $696K | ﹤0.01% |
+2,397
| New | +$684K |
|
|
MPG
1845
DELISTED
Metaldyne Performance Group Inc.
MPG
| $691K | ﹤0.01% |
43,567
| – | – |
|
|
BDN
1846
Brandywine Realty Trust
BDN
$548M
| $690K | ﹤0.01% |
44,180
-14,513
| -25% | -$237K |
|
|
AF
1847
DELISTED
Astoria Financial Corporation
AF
| $690K | ﹤0.01% |
47,284
| – | – |
|
1848
Alcoa
AA
$13B
| $687K | ﹤0.01% |
28,191
+15,446
| +121% | +$377K |
|
|
DEA
1849
Easterly Government Properties
DEA
$1.18B
| $686K | ﹤0.01% |
+14,383
| New | +$708K |
|
|
SHLM
1850
DELISTED
Schulman (A.) Inc
SHLM
| $686K | ﹤0.01% |
+23,550
| New | +$635K |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q3 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2016, Cliff Asness held 2,383 positions worth $65.3B, up 15% from $56.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness deployed $6.43B of net new capital in Q3 2016, opening 194 new positions and adding to 1,282 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.: 398,723 shares worth $13.9M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 17% of assets, up from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Yum! Brands, an estimated $126M trimmed.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q3 2016 buy was Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.: 398,723 shares worth $13.9M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Applied Materials in Q3 2016, an estimated $325M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q3 2016 reduction was Yum! Brands, cutting an estimated $126M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited EMC CORPORATION in Q3 2016, selling an estimated $55.4M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 9% of its $65.3B portfolio in Q3 2016.
- Cliff Asness opened 194 new positions and closed 140 in Q3 2016.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 15% quarter-over-quarter to $65.3B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2016, filed 14 Nov 2016.