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 |
Hewlett Packard
HPE
|
+$483M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$147M |
| 3 |
Delta Air Lines
DAL
|
+$139M |
| 4 |
STI
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
STI
|
+$129M |
| 5 |
Aflac
AFL
|
+$128M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mondelez International
MDLZ
|
+$115M |
| 2 |
Cognizant
CTSH
|
+$107M |
| 3 |
BRCD
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. NEW
BRCD
|
+$107M |
| 4 |
DuPont de Nemours
DD
|
+$90.3M |
| 5 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$69.5M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 16.58% |
| 2 | Technology | 16.26% |
| 3 | Industrials | 14.81% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.81% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 9.46% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1851
Planet Fitness
PLNT
$4.07B
| $639K | ﹤0.01% |
+31,781
| New | +$659K |
|
|
CEO
1852
DELISTED
CNOOC Limited
CEO
| $637K | ﹤0.01% |
5,140
-7,136
| -58% | -$924K |
|
1853
Universal Display
OLED
$3.89B
| $635K | ﹤0.01% |
11,285
-10,035
| -47% | -$552K |
|
1854
Middleby
MIDD
$5.21B
| $632K | ﹤0.01% |
4,907
-6,891
| -58% | -$867K |
|
|
USCR
1855
DELISTED
U S Concrete, Inc.
USCR
| $632K | ﹤0.01% |
9,651
-7,193
| -43% | -$401K |
|
1856
Pembina Pipeline
PBA
$28.3B
| $631K | ﹤0.01% |
+20,175
| New | +$610K |
|
|
MLNX
1857
DELISTED
Mellanox Technologies, Ltd.
MLNX
| $631K | ﹤0.01% |
15,437
-1,958
| -11% | -$82.9K |
|
1858
Center Bancorp
CNOB
$1.62B
| $627K | ﹤0.01% |
24,164
+6,956
| +40% | +$151K |
|
1859
Crocs
CROX
$6.03B
| $626K | ﹤0.01% |
+91,255
| New | +$708K |
|
|
EBSB
1860
DELISTED
Meridian Bancorp, Inc.
EBSB
| $624K | ﹤0.01% |
33,031
-155
| -0.5% | -$2.65K |
|
|
GPOR
1861
DELISTED
Gulfport Energy Corp.
GPOR
| $623K | ﹤0.01% |
28,800
+6,643
| +30% | +$171K |
|
1862
Allegion
ALLE
$13.8B
| $620K | ﹤0.01% |
9,685
+359
| +4% | +$23.8K |
|
1863
Qualys
QLYS
$6.17B
| $616K | ﹤0.01% |
19,471
-10,083
| -34% | -$355K |
|
|
SNOW
1864
DELISTED
Intrawest Resorts Holdings, Inc.
SNOW
| $616K | ﹤0.01% |
34,515
+24,394
| +241% | +$419K |
|
|
TCO
1865
DELISTED
Taubman Centers Inc.
TCO
| $613K | ﹤0.01% |
8,292
-10,690
| -56% | -$776K |
|
|
SOHU
1866
Sohu.com
SOHU
$379M
| $612K | ﹤0.01% |
18,051
+4,721
| +35% | +$176K |
|
|
WIN
1867
DELISTED
Windstream Holdings Inc
WIN
| $611K | ﹤0.01% |
16,671
-2,087
| -11% | -$81.3K |
|
1868
Axcelis
ACLS
$3.81B
| $609K | ﹤0.01% |
41,920
-20,891
| -33% | -$284K |
|
1869
Service Corp International
SCI
$11.5B
| $605K | ﹤0.01% |
21,296
-50,164
| -70% | -$1.34M |
|
1870
Artivion
AORT
$1.31B
| $601K | ﹤0.01% |
31,409
+14,491
| +86% | +$264K |
|
|
QCP
1871
DELISTED
Quality Care Properties, Inc.
QCP
| $598K | ﹤0.01% |
+38,599
| New | +$578K |
|
|
GRP.U
1872
DELISTED
Granite Real Estate Investment Trust
GRP.U
| $593K | ﹤0.01% |
17,729
| – | – |
|
1873
Enovis
ENOV
$1.45B
| $590K | ﹤0.01% |
+9,539
| New | +$564K |
|
1874
Tesla
TSLA
$1.38T
| $589K | ﹤0.01% |
41,340
-11,775
| -22% | -$155K |
|
1875
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
$30.7B
| $585K | ﹤0.01% |
16,723
+11,021
| +193% | +$398K |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2016, Cliff Asness held 2,368 positions worth $72.5B, up 11% from $65.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.9% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness deployed $4.26B of net new capital in Q4 2016, opening 125 new positions and adding to 1,024 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Yum China: 1,080,283 shares worth $28.2M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 17% of assets, up from 13% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Mondelez International, an estimated $115M trimmed.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q4 2016 buy was Yum China: 1,080,283 shares worth $28.2M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Hewlett Packard in Q4 2016, an estimated $483M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q4 2016 reduction was Mondelez International, cutting an estimated $115M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Lexmark Intl Inc in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $32.5M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 8.9% of its $72.5B portfolio in Q4 2016.
- Cliff Asness opened 125 new positions and closed 145 in Q4 2016.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 11% quarter-over-quarter to $72.5B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 14 Feb 2017.