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 |
FirstEnergy
FE
|
+$185M |
| 2 |
Tyson Foods
TSN
|
+$177M |
| 3 |
Procter & Gamble
PG
|
+$110M |
| 4 |
Entergy
ETR
|
+$101M |
| 5 |
ENDP
Endo International plc
ENDP
|
+$95.4M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nike
NKE
|
+$129M |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$107M |
| 3 |
Abbott
ABT
|
+$99.3M |
| 4 |
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
|
+$88.8M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
GS
|
+$88M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.27% |
| 2 | Financials | 13.34% |
| 3 | Industrials | 12.76% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.72% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 11.18% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SONC
2001
DELISTED
Sonic Corp
SONC
| $315K | ﹤0.01% |
11,657
+5,216
| +81% | +$167K |
|
2002
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical
RARE
$2.55B
| $314K | ﹤0.01% |
6,419
-11,924
| -65% | -$771K |
|
2003
Tidewater
TDW
$4.74B
| $314K | ﹤0.01% |
+2,208
| New | +$452K |
|
|
IBTX
2004
DELISTED
Independent Bank Group, Inc.
IBTX
| $311K | ﹤0.01% |
7,251
-12,845
| -64% | -$458K |
|
2005
Par Pacific Holdings
PARR
$3.96B
| $310K | ﹤0.01% |
20,251
-37,745
| -65% | -$645K |
|
|
TWOU
2006
DELISTED
2U Inc
TWOU
| $308K | ﹤0.01% |
349
-582
| -63% | -$475K |
|
|
KITE
2007
DELISTED
Kite Pharma, Inc.
KITE
| $308K | ﹤0.01% |
6,150
-1,590
| -21% | -$78.1K |
|
|
PBPB
2008
DELISTED
Potbelly
PBPB
| $305K | ﹤0.01% |
+24,353
| New | +$324K |
|
|
KTWO
2009
DELISTED
K2M Group Holdings, Inc
KTWO
| $301K | ﹤0.01% |
19,413
+1,434
| +8% | +$20.2K |
|
2010
NOV
NOV
$7.28B
| $299K | ﹤0.01% |
8,899
-884
| -9% | -$28.4K |
|
|
SEM
2011
DELISTED
Select Medical
SEM
| $298K | ﹤0.01% |
+50,860
| New | +$337K |
|
2012
Argan
AGX
$7.03B
| $297K | ﹤0.01% |
7,130
-17,073
| -71% | -$613K |
|
|
CIVI
2013
DELISTED
Civitas Solutions, Inc.
CIVI
| $297K | ﹤0.01% |
14,250
+218
| +2% | +$4.31K |
|
2014
Blackrock
BLK
$179B
| $296K | ﹤0.01% |
865
-3,786
| -81% | -$1.33M |
|
2015
Cogent Communications
CCOI
$470M
| $296K | ﹤0.01% |
+7,386
| New | +$290K |
|
|
SOHU
2016
Sohu.com
SOHU
$372M
| $292K | ﹤0.01% |
7,713
| – | – |
|
2017
Power Integrations
POWI
$3.08B
| $291K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,620
| New | +$284K |
|
2018
Stock Yards Bancorp
SYBT
$2.55B
| $291K | ﹤0.01% |
10,340
+1,391
| +16% | +$37.8K |
|
|
CBK
2019
DELISTED
Christopher & Banks Corporation
CBK
| $291K | ﹤0.01% |
132,983
-301,403
| -69% | -$699K |
|
2020
Rambus
RMBS
$9.9B
| $290K | ﹤0.01% |
24,021
| – | – |
|
|
SWFT
2021
DELISTED
Swift Transportation Company
SWFT
| $285K | ﹤0.01% |
+18,500
| New | +$305K |
|
2022
Alcoa
AA
$13.7B
| $284K | ﹤0.01% |
12,745
-674
| -5% | -$15.8K |
|
2023
Enphase Energy
ENPH
$5.1B
| $283K | ﹤0.01% |
142,601
-286,817
| -67% | -$630K |
|
|
QADA
2024
DELISTED
QAD Inc.
QADA
| $283K | ﹤0.01% |
14,659
-24,968
| -63% | -$492K |
|
|
ECOM
2025
DELISTED
CHANNELADVISOR CORPORATION
ECOM
| $282K | ﹤0.01% |
+19,478
| New | +$250K |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q2 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2016, Cliff Asness held 2,362 positions worth $56.7B, up 1.9% from $55.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.7% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness's Q2 2016 filing shows 158 new, 1,005 increased, 951 reduced and 174 closed positions. Its largest new stake was S&P Global: 466,444 shares worth $50M. The largest sale was Nike, an estimated $129M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, down from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q2 2016 buy was S&P Global: 466,444 shares worth $50M.
- Cliff Asness added most to FirstEnergy in Q2 2016, an estimated $185M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q2 2016 reduction was Nike, cutting an estimated $129M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK in Q2 2016, selling an estimated $59.8M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 8.7% of its $56.7B portfolio in Q2 2016.
- Cliff Asness opened 158 new positions and closed 174 in Q2 2016.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 1.9% quarter-over-quarter to $56.7B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q2 2016, filed 15 Aug 2016.