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 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$167M |
| 2 |
Nike
NKE
|
+$153M |
| 3 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$146M |
| 4 |
Carnival Corporation Ltd
CCL
|
+$142M |
| 5 |
PNC Financial Services
PNC
|
+$138M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$224M |
| 2 |
Intel
INTC
|
+$182M |
| 3 |
Humana
HUM
|
+$170M |
| 4 |
Cigna
CI
|
+$169M |
| 5 |
AbbVie
ABBV
|
+$146M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 15.87% |
| 2 | Financials | 15.45% |
| 3 | Technology | 14.26% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 14.16% |
| 5 | Industrials | 11.48% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1951
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$110B
| $275K | ﹤0.01% |
28,409
-7,316
| -20% | -$87.8K |
|
|
ELME
1952
Elme Communities
ELME
$148M
| $274K | ﹤0.01% |
11,000
-36,957
| -77% | -$953K |
|
1953
IMAX
IMAX
$2.89B
| $274K | ﹤0.01% |
+8,120
| New | +$281K |
|
1954
Southside Bancshares
SBSI
$956M
| $274K | ﹤0.01% |
10,686
-2,882
| -21% | -$72.7K |
|
1955
Applied Industrial Technologies
AIT
$12.5B
| $273K | ﹤0.01% |
7,166
-35
| -0.5% | -$1.38K |
|
1956
Haemonetics
HAE
$4.95B
| $271K | ﹤0.01% |
8,397
-6,222
| -43% | -$234K |
|
|
WIFI
1957
DELISTED
Boingo Wireless, Inc.
WIFI
| $269K | ﹤0.01% |
32,441
+3,826
| +13% | +$32.8K |
|
1958
Regional Management Corp
RM
$315M
| $268K | ﹤0.01% |
17,284
-4,745
| -22% | -$80.5K |
|
|
PFSW
1959
DELISTED
PFSweb, Inc.
PFSW
| $268K | ﹤0.01% |
+18,816
| New | +$247K |
|
1960
TechTarget
TTGT
$276M
| $267K | ﹤0.01% |
31,373
-4,407
| -12% | -$40.5K |
|
|
MTSC
1961
DELISTED
MTS Systems Corp
MTSC
| $266K | ﹤0.01% |
4,426
-200
| -4% | -$12.4K |
|
|
EPIQ
1962
DELISTED
EPIQ SYSTEMS INC
EPIQ
| $265K | ﹤0.01% |
20,474
-1,994
| -9% | -$28.9K |
|
|
SQNM
1963
DELISTED
SEQUENOM INC NEW
SQNM
| $265K | ﹤0.01% |
151,545
+56,505
| +59% | +$138K |
|
|
PGI
1964
DELISTED
PREMIERE GLOBAL SERVICES, INC.
PGI
| $265K | ﹤0.01% |
19,263
-14,531
| -43% | -$163K |
|
|
STRZA
1965
DELISTED
Starz - Series A
STRZA
| $265K | ﹤0.01% |
+7,100
| New | +$285K |
|
1966
Wabash National
WNC
$490M
| $264K | ﹤0.01% |
+24,918
| New | +$306K |
|
|
BOBE
1967
DELISTED
Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
BOBE
| $264K | ﹤0.01% |
+6,088
| New | +$288K |
|
|
HI
1968
DELISTED
Hillenbrand
HI
| $263K | ﹤0.01% |
10,110
-5,782
| -36% | -$160K |
|
|
CHSP
1969
DELISTED
Chesapeake Lodging Trust
CHSP
| $263K | ﹤0.01% |
10,098
-52,791
| -84% | -$1.6M |
|
|
CBK
1970
DELISTED
Christopher & Banks Corporation
CBK
| $263K | ﹤0.01% |
236,562
+137,753
| +139% | +$344K |
|
1971
EastGroup Properties
EGP
$10.8B
| $262K | ﹤0.01% |
4,829
-4,775
| -50% | -$269K |
|
|
OSIR
1972
DELISTED
Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
OSIR
| $262K | ﹤0.01% |
14,174
+3,008
| +27% | +$58.1K |
|
|
TFM
1973
DELISTED
THE FRESH MARKET, INC COM STK
TFM
| $260K | ﹤0.01% |
11,529
-15,461
| -57% | -$420K |
|
1974
Scansource
SCSC
$1.1B
| $259K | ﹤0.01% |
7,312
-3,878
| -35% | -$142K |
|
1975
Ovintiv
OVV
$18.5B
| $258K | ﹤0.01% |
8,028
-24,775
| -76% | -$949K |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2015, Cliff Asness held 2,385 positions worth $50B, down 0.79% from $50.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness deployed $3.79B of net new capital in Q3 2015, opening 175 new positions and adding to 1,000 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was WestRock Company: 1,856,117 shares worth $86M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 16% of assets, down from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Technology.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, an estimated $224M trimmed.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q3 2015 buy was WestRock Company: 1,856,117 shares worth $86M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Amazon in Q3 2015, an estimated $167M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, cutting an estimated $224M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited ROCK-TENN COMPANY CL-A in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $65.9M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $50B portfolio in Q3 2015.
- Cliff Asness opened 175 new positions and closed 223 in Q3 2015.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value fell 0.79% quarter-over-quarter to $50B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 16 Nov 2015.