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 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$168M |
| 2 |
AbbVie
ABBV
|
+$164M |
| 3 |
TSMC
TSM
|
+$147M |
| 4 |
Amgen
AMGN
|
+$139M |
| 5 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$121M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TWC
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
|
+$186M |
| 2 |
AGN
Allergan Inc
AGN
|
+$175M |
| 3 |
COV
COVIDIEN PLC COM SHS NEW (IRELAND)
COV
|
+$175M |
| 4 |
HCBK
HUDSON CITY BANCORP INC
HCBK
|
+$172M |
| 5 |
TQNT
TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR INC
TQNT
|
+$164M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 17.2% |
| 2 | Technology | 17.16% |
| 3 | Financials | 12.6% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.65% |
| 5 | Industrials | 10.5% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FDML
1901
DELISTED
Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation
FDML
| $284K | ﹤0.01% |
21,363
-25,300
| -54% | -$351K |
|
|
GOV
1902
DELISTED
Government Properties Income Trust
GOV
| $283K | ﹤0.01% |
+12,400
| New | +$285K |
|
1903
NACCO Industries
NC
$309M
| $282K | ﹤0.01% |
23,321
-17,770
| -43% | -$227K |
|
|
TBRG
1904
DELISTED
TruBridge
TBRG
| $282K | ﹤0.01% |
5,200
+1,200
| +30% | +$65.7K |
|
|
BNCL
1905
DELISTED
Beneficial Bancorp, Inc.
BNCL
| $282K | ﹤0.01% |
24,957
+6,699
| +37% | +$74.3K |
|
|
CKP
1906
DELISTED
CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS INC
CKP
| $282K | ﹤0.01% |
+26,100
| New | +$331K |
|
1907
Clean Harbors
CLH
$16.6B
| $281K | ﹤0.01% |
4,945
-1,200
| -20% | -$62.1K |
|
|
AHRT
1908
AH Realty Trust
AHRT
$502M
| $279K | ﹤0.01% |
+26,200
| New | +$276K |
|
1909
Ubiquiti
UI
$33.5B
| $278K | ﹤0.01% |
9,422
-17,071
| -64% | -$505K |
|
|
ATRI
1910
DELISTED
Atrion Corp
ATRI
| $276K | ﹤0.01% |
+800
| New | +$267K |
|
|
MTSN
1911
DELISTED
MATTSON TECHNOLOGY INC
MTSN
| $276K | ﹤0.01% |
69,968
-19,600
| -22% | -$77.2K |
|
1912
Greif
GEF
$4.89B
| $275K | ﹤0.01% |
+7,000
| New | +$286K |
|
1913
Toll Brothers
TOL
$13.8B
| $275K | ﹤0.01% |
7,000
| – | – |
|
|
CRZO
1914
DELISTED
Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc
CRZO
| $275K | ﹤0.01% |
+5,535
| New | +$259K |
|
|
ARTX
1915
DELISTED
Arotech Corporation
ARTX
| $274K | ﹤0.01% |
88,000
-25,500
| -22% | -$66.2K |
|
1916
Essent Group
ESNT
$6.15B
| $273K | ﹤0.01% |
11,400
-8,400
| -42% | -$202K |
|
|
DHIL
1917
DELISTED
Diamond Hill
DHIL
| $272K | ﹤0.01% |
1,700
| – | – |
|
|
FARO
1918
DELISTED
Faro Technologies
FARO
| $272K | ﹤0.01% |
4,379
-13,866
| -76% | -$792K |
|
1919
Gray Television
GTN
$507M
| $272K | ﹤0.01% |
19,689
-12,200
| -38% | -$139K |
|
|
NSM
1920
DELISTED
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings
NSM
| $272K | ﹤0.01% |
11,000
| – | – |
|
1921
Greenlight Captial
GLRE
$507M
| $271K | ﹤0.01% |
8,508
+665
| +8% | +$21.4K |
|
|
EIGR
1922
DELISTED
Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc.
EIGR
| $269K | ﹤0.01% |
+32
| New | +$280K |
|
|
PKY
1923
DELISTED
Parkway, Inc.
PKY
| $269K | ﹤0.01% |
15,500
-19,000
| -55% | -$339K |
|
|
MTSC
1924
DELISTED
MTS Systems Corp
MTSC
| $269K | ﹤0.01% |
3,553
+500
| +16% | +$36.3K |
|
|
IGTE
1925
DELISTED
IGATE CORPORATION
IGTE
| $267K | ﹤0.01% |
6,251
-46,674
| -88% | -$1.87M |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q1 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2015, Cliff Asness held 2,617 positions worth $43.8B, down 8.4% from $47.8B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness withdrew a net $2.6B in Q1 2015, closing 480 positions and reducing 931 holdings. Its most notable exit was Allergan Inc, an estimated $175M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 17% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
Against the trend, Cliff Asness opened a new position in Qorvo worth $68.6M.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q1 2015 buy was Qorvo: 860,877 shares worth $68.6M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Microsoft in Q1 2015, an estimated $168M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q1 2015 reduction was TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK, cutting an estimated $186M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Allergan Inc in Q1 2015, selling an estimated $175M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $43.8B portfolio in Q1 2015.
- Cliff Asness opened 198 new positions and closed 480 in Q1 2015.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value fell 8.4% quarter-over-quarter to $43.8B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q1 2015, filed 15 May 2015.