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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
IRD
2076
Opus Genetics
IRD
$354M
| $103K | ﹤0.01% |
294
-152
| -34% | -$55.2K |
|
2077
MidCap Financial Investment
MFIC
$794M
| $100K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,324
| New | +$97.4K |
|
2078
Gladstone Capital
GLAD
$445M
| $98K | ﹤0.01% |
5,585
+65
| +1% | +$1.08K |
|
|
TNAV
2079
DELISTED
Telenav Inc.
TNAV
| $98K | ﹤0.01% |
12,400
| – | – |
|
|
GTI
2080
DELISTED
GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD
GTI
| $95K | ﹤0.01% |
+24,500
| New | +$98.3K |
|
2081
Lakeland Industries
LAKE
$115M
| $93K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,446
| New | +$97.3K |
|
2082
Rigel Pharmaceuticals
RIGL
$858M
| $93K | ﹤0.01% |
2,612
-17,310
| -87% | -$475K |
|
|
DXYN
2083
DELISTED
Dixie Group Inc
DXYN
| $92K | ﹤0.01% |
10,202
-2,800
| -22% | -$24.6K |
|
2084
Broadwind
BWEN
$105M
| $91K | ﹤0.01% |
18,175
-3,300
| -15% | -$16.8K |
|
|
CEL
2085
DELISTED
Cellcom Israel, Ltd.
CEL
| $91K | ﹤0.01% |
+18,792
| New | +$108K |
|
|
GLDD
2086
DELISTED
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
GLDD
| $89K | ﹤0.01% |
14,800
| – | – |
|
2087
NetSol Technologies
NTWK
$48.2M
| $89K | ﹤0.01% |
15,400
-2,600
| -14% | -$13.2K |
|
2088
Inovio Pharmaceuticals
INO
$130M
| $88K | ﹤0.01% |
898
-3,985
| -82% | -$386K |
|
2089
MaxLinear
MXL
$5.93B
| $88K | ﹤0.01% |
10,800
-7,000
| -39% | -$57.6K |
|
|
WCST
2090
DELISTED
Wecast Network, Inc. Common Stock
WCST
| $88K | ﹤0.01% |
41,300
-2,200
| -5% | -$4.77K |
|
|
NOR
2091
DELISTED
NORANDA ALUM HLDG CORP COM NEW
NOR
| $88K | ﹤0.01% |
4,229
-585
| -12% | -$13.1K |
|
|
STCN
2092
DELISTED
Steel Connect, Inc. Common Stock
STCN
| $87K | ﹤0.01% |
2,432
-954
| -28% | -$33K |
|
|
WSTL
2093
DELISTED
Westell Technologies Inc
WSTL
| $86K | ﹤0.01% |
16,475
-750
| -4% | -$4.2K |
|
2094
Orion Energy Systems
OESX
$102M
| $85K | ﹤0.01% |
2,710
-1,360
| -33% | -$55.8K |
|
2095
Inseego
INSG
$73.9M
| $84K | ﹤0.01% |
+1,740
| New | +$85K |
|
2096
Research Frontiers
REFR
$16.7M
| $84K | ﹤0.01% |
13,700
-1,400
| -9% | -$7.28K |
|
2097
Cineverse
CNVS
$59.4M
| $83K | ﹤0.01% |
256
-45
| -15% | -$14K |
|
2098
FuelCell Energy
FCEL
$1.57B
| $83K | ﹤0.01% |
15
-28
| -65% | -$155K |
|
2099
QuickLogic
QUIK
$208M
| $81K | ﹤0.01% |
2,986
-1,900
| -39% | -$61.3K |
|
2100
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional
SID
$1.33B
| $80K | ﹤0.01% |
47,400
+18,200
| +62% | +$32.4K |
|
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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.