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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
201
Urban Outfitters
URBN
$6.36B
| $93.2M | 0.14% |
2,698,912
-225,837
| -8% | -$7.4M |
|
202
Quanta Services
PWR
$96.1B
| $92.8M | 0.14% |
3,316,759
+846,481
| +34% | +$21.6M |
|
203
Hormel Foods
HRL
$13.1B
| $92.1M | 0.14% |
2,429,049
-102,051
| -4% | -$3.79M |
|
204
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$23.4B
| $92.1M | 0.14% |
1,921,356
+173,776
| +10% | +$8.58M |
|
205
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$72.6B
| $92.1M | 0.14% |
1,241,581
-49,659
| -4% | -$3.67M |
|
206
TD Synnex
SNX
$20B
| $91.7M | 0.14% |
1,606,574
+427,400
| +36% | +$22M |
|
|
TSS
207
DELISTED
Total System Services, Inc.
TSS
| $91.4M | 0.14% |
1,938,792
-1,146,750
| -37% | -$57.5M |
|
208
US Bancorp
USB
$96.7B
| $91M | 0.14% |
2,121,760
+418,963
| +25% | +$17.8M |
|
209
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$70.8B
| $90.7M | 0.14% |
6,862,184
+3,085,731
| +82% | +$38.1M |
|
|
DST
210
DELISTED
DST Systems Inc.
DST
| $89.7M | 0.14% |
1,521,010
+58,730
| +4% | +$3.55M |
|
211
Murphy USA
MUSA
$10.5B
| $89.4M | 0.14% |
1,252,924
+317,100
| +34% | +$23.7M |
|
212
Intuit
INTU
$100B
| $89.1M | 0.14% |
809,635
+283,541
| +54% | +$31.7M |
|
213
Citizens Financial Group
CFG
$29.4B
| $88.8M | 0.14% |
3,595,604
-3,038,536
| -46% | -$69.8M |
|
|
FISV
214
Fiserv Inc
FISV
$28B
| $88.8M | 0.14% |
1,785,698
+108,922
| +6% | +$5.71M |
|
215
MetLife
MET
$60B
| $88.8M | 0.14% |
2,242,074
-558,321
| -20% | -$21M |
|
216
BCE
BCE
$22.1B
| $88.4M | 0.14% |
1,918,241
-215,975
| -10% | -$10.2M |
|
217
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$78.8B
| $88.3M | 0.14% |
910,107
+592,406
| +186% | +$53.9M |
|
218
Itaú Unibanco
ITUB
$82.4B
| $87.6M | 0.13% |
18,165,858
-1,534,267
| -8% | -$7.26M |
|
219
Public Storage
PSA
$60.2B
| $87.2M | 0.13% |
390,985
+15,783
| +4% | +$3.69M |
|
220
Goodyear
GT
$1.72B
| $87.2M | 0.13% |
2,700,379
-1,359,113
| -33% | -$39.5M |
|
221
American Tower
AMT
$81.9B
| $85.8M | 0.13% |
757,328
+18,264
| +2% | +$2.09M |
|
222
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$80.4B
| $85.4M | 0.13% |
712,425
+383,602
| +117% | +$44.5M |
|
223
McDonald's
MCD
$192B
| $85.2M | 0.13% |
738,859
-3,190
| -0.4% | -$378K |
|
224
Carter's
CRI
$1.31B
| $85.1M | 0.13% |
981,330
+84,974
| +9% | +$8.53M |
|
225
Nu Skin
NUS
$231M
| $83.7M | 0.13% |
1,291,835
+212,691
| +20% | +$12M |
|
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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.