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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ARRS
2026
DELISTED
ARRIS International plc Ordinary Shares
ARRS
| $379K | ﹤0.01% |
13,391
-30,520
| -70% | -$816K |
|
2027
Trupanion
TRUP
$1.36B
| $375K | ﹤0.01% |
22,191
+11,192
| +102% | +$171K |
|
2028
Kemper
KMPR
$1.59B
| $373K | ﹤0.01% |
9,475
-8,500
| -47% | -$306K |
|
|
DHIL
2029
DELISTED
Diamond Hill
DHIL
| $372K | ﹤0.01% |
2,012
+322
| +19% | +$61K |
|
|
FNFV
2030
DELISTED
Fidelity Natl Financial, Inc.
FNFV
| $372K | ﹤0.01% |
29,794
| – | – |
|
|
SEM
2031
DELISTED
Select Medical
SEM
| $370K | ﹤0.01% |
50,860
| – | – |
|
2032
Allient
ALNT
$1.63B
| $369K | ﹤0.01% |
29,270
-40,188
| -58% | -$573K |
|
2033
Generac Holdings
GNRC
$12.2B
| $368K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,138
| New | +$367K |
|
|
EFII
2034
DELISTED
Electronics for Imaging
EFII
| $368K | ﹤0.01% |
7,522
-2,839
| -27% | -$130K |
|
|
TERP
2035
DELISTED
TerraForm Power, Inc
TERP
| $366K | ﹤0.01% |
26,284
-251,083
| -91% | -$3.14M |
|
|
SAVE
2036
DELISTED
Spirit Airlines, Inc.
SAVE
| $361K | ﹤0.01% |
8,492
-1,022
| -11% | -$42.4K |
|
2037
LendingTree
TREE
$433M
| $360K | ﹤0.01% |
3,712
-4,476
| -55% | -$446K |
|
|
ATCO
2038
DELISTED
Atlas Corp.
ATCO
| $357K | ﹤0.01% |
+26,754
| New | +$386K |
|
2039
PC Connection
CNXN
$1.97B
| $356K | ﹤0.01% |
13,475
-7,557
| -36% | -$193K |
|
|
AAIC
2040
DELISTED
Arlington Asset Investment Corp.
AAIC
| $353K | ﹤0.01% |
+23,881
| New | +$342K |
|
2041
Cohen & Steers
CNS
$4.19B
| $352K | ﹤0.01% |
8,223
+3,256
| +66% | +$138K |
|
2042
Insulet
PODD
$10.3B
| $349K | ﹤0.01% |
+8,518
| New | +$337K |
|
|
TVRD
2043
Tvardi Therapeutics
TVRD
$24.8M
| $349K | ﹤0.01% |
1,163
-3,200
| -73% | -$693K |
|
2044
HubSpot
HUBS
$12B
| $348K | ﹤0.01% |
6,047
-2,057
| -25% | -$112K |
|
|
FARM
2045
DELISTED
Farmer Brothers
FARM
| $346K | ﹤0.01% |
9,745
+2,777
| +40% | +$89.6K |
|
2046
NeoGenomics
NEO
$2.18B
| $345K | ﹤0.01% |
42,001
+7,575
| +22% | +$63.6K |
|
2047
Energous
WATT
$69.8M
| $345K | ﹤0.01% |
+29
| New | +$259K |
|
2048
Azenta
AZTA
$1.64B
| $344K | ﹤0.01% |
25,259
+12,399
| +96% | +$156K |
|
2049
Monro
MNRO
$392M
| $344K | ﹤0.01% |
5,625
-4,814
| -46% | -$292K |
|
2050
PTC
PTC
$16.8B
| $344K | ﹤0.01% |
7,759
-87,313
| -92% | -$3.62M |
|
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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.