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 |
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
|
+$320M |
| 2 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$266M |
| 3 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$213M |
| 4 |
TE Connectivity
TEL
|
+$179M |
| 5 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$179M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SHPG
Shire pic
SHPG
|
+$211M |
| 2 |
CNVR
CONVERSANT INC COM STK (DE)
CNVR
|
+$117M |
| 3 |
EOG Resources
EOG
|
+$106M |
| 4 |
CNQR
CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES INC
CNQR
|
+$102M |
| 5 |
CPWR
COMPUWARE CORP
CPWR
|
+$99.8M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 15.47% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.75% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.98% |
| 4 | Industrials | 9.42% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 7.87% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FBRC
2126
DELISTED
FBR & Co. Common Stock
FBRC
| $289K | ﹤0.01% |
11,735
-4,900
| -29% | -$124K |
|
2127
FuelCell Energy
FCEL
$1.5B
| $286K | ﹤0.01% |
43
-15
| -26% | -$114K |
|
2128
Darling Ingredients
DAR
$9.83B
| $285K | ﹤0.01% |
15,700
-70,177
| -82% | -$1.27M |
|
2129
Shenandoah Telecom
SHEN
$681M
| $285K | ﹤0.01% |
18,208
-2,200
| -11% | -$31.1K |
|
|
CONN
2130
DELISTED
Conn's Inc.
CONN
| $285K | ﹤0.01% |
15,253
| – | – |
|
2131
Workday
WDAY
$49.2B
| $284K | ﹤0.01% |
3,478
-9,900
| -74% | -$855K |
|
|
CTIC
2132
DELISTED
CTI BioPharma Corp. (DE) Common Stock
CTIC
| $282K | ﹤0.01% |
11,960
| – | – |
|
2133
Perspective Therapeutics
CATX
$364M
| $281K | ﹤0.01% |
19,240
+4,830
| +34% | +$76.5K |
|
|
MCHB
2134
Mechanics Bancorp
MCHB
$3.58B
| $281K | ﹤0.01% |
16,118
-9,147
| -36% | -$154K |
|
2135
WidePoint Corp
WYY
$90.5M
| $281K | ﹤0.01% |
20,360
-1,990
| -9% | -$29.6K |
|
|
PLNR
2136
DELISTED
PLANAR SYSTEMS INC
PLNR
| $281K | ﹤0.01% |
+33,600
| New | +$194K |
|
|
CAMP
2137
DELISTED
CalAmp Corp.
CAMP
| $280K | ﹤0.01% |
666
-652
| -49% | -$278K |
|
|
FRC
2138
DELISTED
First Republic Bank
FRC
| $280K | ﹤0.01% |
5,365
-835
| -13% | -$42K |
|
|
ORIT
2139
DELISTED
Oritani Financial Corp. New
ORIT
| $280K | ﹤0.01% |
18,160
-3,100
| -15% | -$45.1K |
|
|
NWBO
2140
DELISTED
Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc. Common stock
NWBO
| $279K | ﹤0.01% |
52,100
| – | – |
|
2141
MGE Energy Inc
MGEE
$3B
| $278K | ﹤0.01% |
+6,100
| New | +$264K |
|
2142
Trimble
TRMB
$14.1B
| $278K | ﹤0.01% |
10,475
-81,025
| -89% | -$2.29M |
|
2143
AMN Healthcare
AMN
$1.34B
| $277K | ﹤0.01% |
14,143
-35,944
| -72% | -$617K |
|
2144
TechTarget
TTGT
$276M
| $277K | ﹤0.01% |
24,400
+11,300
| +86% | +$113K |
|
|
S
2145
DELISTED
Sprint Corporation
S
| $277K | ﹤0.01% |
66,800
+34,500
| +107% | +$178K |
|
2146
1-800-Flowers.com
FLWS
$249M
| $276K | ﹤0.01% |
33,477
+6,400
| +24% | +$51.9K |
|
2147
Photronics
PLAB
$1.74B
| $276K | ﹤0.01% |
33,264
-1,700
| -5% | -$14.6K |
|
|
ACH
2148
DELISTED
Alum Corp of China Ltd
ACH
| $276K | ﹤0.01% |
24,000
-4,100
| -15% | -$44.4K |
|
|
TRQ
2149
DELISTED
Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd
TRQ
| $275K | ﹤0.01% |
8,890
+960
| +12% | +$31.4K |
|
|
ROIQW
2150
DELISTED
ROI ACQUISITION CORP WT EXP 2/28/2017 (DE)
ROIQW
| $274K | ﹤0.01% |
1,050,000
| – | – |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2014, Cliff Asness held 2,816 positions worth $47.8B, up 31% from $36.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.3% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness deployed $7.61B of net new capital in Q4 2014, opening 319 new positions and adding to 937 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was LyondellBasell Industries: 3,695,296 shares worth $293M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 15% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was EOG Resources, an estimated $106M trimmed.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q4 2014 buy was LyondellBasell Industries: 3,695,296 shares worth $293M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Gilead Sciences in Q4 2014, an estimated $266M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was EOG Resources, cutting an estimated $106M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Shire pic in Q4 2014, selling an estimated $211M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 9.3% of its $47.8B portfolio in Q4 2014.
- Cliff Asness opened 319 new positions and closed 310 in Q4 2014.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 31% quarter-over-quarter to $47.8B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 17 Feb 2015.