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 |
Verizon
VZ
|
+$145M |
| 2 |
American Electric Power
AEP
|
+$145M |
| 3 |
AT&T
T
|
+$126M |
| 4 |
ANDV
Andeavor
ANDV
|
+$120M |
| 5 |
Tyson Foods
TSN
|
+$117M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$282M |
| 2 |
AET
Aetna Inc
AET
|
+$185M |
| 3 |
KeyCorp
KEY
|
+$162M |
| 4 |
EA
Electronic Arts
EA
|
+$159M |
| 5 |
Biogen
BIIB
|
+$139M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.29% |
| 2 | Financials | 14.6% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.62% |
| 4 | Industrials | 12.44% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 11.5% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2076
Stock Yards Bancorp
SYBT
$2.55B
| $230K | ﹤0.01% |
8,949
-39
| -0.4% | -$975 |
|
2077
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
$26.3B
| $228K | ﹤0.01% |
8,448
| – | – |
|
2078
RBC Bearings
RBC
$16B
| $228K | ﹤0.01% |
3,114
| – | – |
|
|
STRP
2079
DELISTED
Straight Path Communications Inc.
STRP
| $228K | ﹤0.01% |
7,355
-17,903
| -71% | -$446K |
|
|
IIP
2080
DELISTED
INTERNAP NETWORK SERVICES CORPORATION
IIP
| $228K | ﹤0.01% |
83,573
+45,241
| +118% | +$123K |
|
|
VAL
2081
DELISTED
Valspar
VAL
| $227K | ﹤0.01% |
2,122
-26,137
| -92% | -$2.16M |
|
2082
Asbury Automotive
ABG
$3.86B
| $226K | ﹤0.01% |
3,771
-6,199
| -62% | -$338K |
|
|
SONC
2083
DELISTED
Sonic Corp
SONC
| $226K | ﹤0.01% |
6,441
-9,211
| -59% | -$275K |
|
|
DRNA
2084
DELISTED
Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
DRNA
| $224K | ﹤0.01% |
41,758
-50,682
| -55% | -$320K |
|
|
DISCK
2085
DELISTED
Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock
DISCK
| $222K | ﹤0.01% |
8,228
| – | – |
|
|
PSG
2086
DELISTED
Performance Sports Group Ltd.
PSG
| $222K | ﹤0.01% |
+69,945
| New | +$449K |
|
|
AVNS
2087
DELISTED
Avanos Medical
AVNS
| $221K | ﹤0.01% |
7,691
-171,142
| -96% | -$4.56M |
|
|
OPLN
2088
Openlane
OPLN
$4.08B
| $221K | ﹤0.01% |
15,289
-1,321,589
| -99% | -$17.5M |
|
2089
Quaker Houghton
KWR
$2.81B
| $220K | ﹤0.01% |
2,598
-2,708
| -51% | -$207K |
|
|
TSC
2090
DELISTED
TriState Capital Holdings, Inc.
TSC
| $220K | ﹤0.01% |
+17,492
| New | +$214K |
|
|
SGNT
2091
DELISTED
SAGENT PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM STK (DE)
SGNT
| $219K | ﹤0.01% |
18,036
+2,446
| +16% | +$34.3K |
|
|
FARM
2092
DELISTED
Farmer Brothers
FARM
| $218K | ﹤0.01% |
+7,821
| New | +$210K |
|
2093
Azenta
AZTA
$1.64B
| $215K | ﹤0.01% |
20,657
-12,223
| -37% | -$117K |
|
2094
Horizon Bancorp
HBNC
$1B
| $215K | ﹤0.01% |
+19,589
| New | +$217K |
|
|
ECOL
2095
DELISTED
US Ecology, Inc.
ECOL
| $215K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,871
| New | +$176K |
|
|
CMRX
2096
DELISTED
Chimerix, Inc.
CMRX
| $214K | ﹤0.01% |
41,847
+19,458
| +87% | +$127K |
|
2097
Healthcare Realty
HR
$6.65B
| $213K | ﹤0.01% |
7,243
-31,497
| -81% | -$873K |
|
2098
Mesa Laboratories
MLAB
$698M
| $212K | ﹤0.01% |
2,196
-1,555
| -41% | -$140K |
|
2099
Wolverine World Wide
WWW
$1.72B
| $212K | ﹤0.01% |
11,536
-5,420
| -32% | -$94.4K |
|
|
SAFE
2100
Safehold
SAFE
$1.09B
| $211K | ﹤0.01% |
4,493
-4,559
| -50% | -$210K |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q1 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2016, Cliff Asness held 2,396 positions worth $55.6B, down 2.7% from $57.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.6% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness withdrew a net $1.96B in Q1 2016, closing 192 positions and reducing 924 holdings. Its most notable exit was Broadcom, an estimated $82.9M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, Cliff Asness opened a new position in CONCHO RESOURCES INC. worth $18.5M.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q1 2016 buy was CONCHO RESOURCES INC.: 182,889 shares worth $18.5M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Verizon in Q1 2016, an estimated $145M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q1 2016 reduction was Pfizer, cutting an estimated $282M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Broadcom in Q1 2016, selling an estimated $82.9M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 8.6% of its $55.6B portfolio in Q1 2016.
- Cliff Asness opened 159 new positions and closed 192 in Q1 2016.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value fell 2.7% quarter-over-quarter to $55.6B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q1 2016, filed 16 May 2016.