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Cliff Asness AQR Capital Management

AUM $287B
1-Year Est. Return 42.33%
 

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.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+5.23%
1 Year Est. Return
+42.33%
3 Year Est. Return
+119.89%
5 Year Est. Return
+147.33%
10 Year Est. Return
+543.74%
AUM
$57.1B
AUM Growth
+$7.09B
Cap. Flow
+$5.14B
Cap. Flow %
9%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.79%
Holding
2,416
New
255
Increased
1,207
Reduced
743
Closed
179

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$403M
2
CFG icon
Citizens Financial Group
CFG
+$190M
3
YUM icon
Yum! Brands
YUM
+$157M
4
LYB icon
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
+$129M
5
GM icon
General Motors
GM
+$120M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$233M
2
CVS icon
CVS Health
CVS
+$139M
3
LUV icon
Southwest Airlines
LUV
+$131M
4
ADM icon
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
+$125M
5
MRK icon
Merck
MRK
+$122M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 15.4%
2 Technology 15.1%
3 Healthcare 14.95%
4 Consumer Discretionary 13.97%
5 Industrials 12.19%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
LIVE icon
2276
Live Ventures
LIVE
$29.2M
– –
-3,965
Closed -$40K
LOGI icon
2277
Logitech
LOGI
$13.8B
– –
-28,847
Closed -$375K
LOPE icon
2278
Grand Canyon Education
LOPE
$3.84B
– –
-9,893
Closed -$376K
MDXG icon
2279
MiMedx Group
MDXG
$631M
– –
-84,410
Closed -$815K
MELI icon
2280
Mercado Libre
MELI
$97.5B
– –
-11,500
Closed -$1.05M
MEOH icon
2281
Methanex
MEOH
$4.65B
– –
-24,872
Closed -$823K
MHO icon
2282
M/I Homes
MHO
$3.85B
– –
-8,554
Closed -$202K
MITT
2283
TPG Mortgage Investment Trust
MITT
$213M
– –
-3,937
Closed -$180K
MVIS icon
2284
Microvision
MVIS
$50.8M
– –
-2,239
Closed -$107K
NHC icon
2285
National Healthcare
NHC
$3.66B
– –
-3,400
Closed -$207K
OMER icon
2286
Omeros
OMER
$1.39B
– –
-29,450
Closed -$323K
PACB icon
2287
Pacific Biosciences
PACB
$420M
– –
-51,323
Closed -$188K
PKOH icon
2288
Park-Ohio Holdings
PKOH
$662M
– –
-8,019
Closed -$231K
PTCT icon
2289
PTC Therapeutics
PTCT
$5.83B
– –
-47,823
Closed -$1.28M
QSR icon
2290
Restaurant Brands International
QSR
$28.2B
– –
-25,396
Closed -$910K
RGLS
2291
DELISTED
Regulus Therapeutics
RGLS
– –
-426
Closed -$335K
ROG icon
2292
Rogers Corp
ROG
$2.26B
– –
-6,513
Closed -$346K
SAIA icon
2293
Saia
SAIA
$9.66B
– –
-10,288
Closed -$318K
SBSI icon
2294
Southside Bancshares
SBSI
$956M
– –
-10,686
Closed -$274K
SEM
2295
DELISTED
Select Medical
SEM
– –
-50,997
Closed -$296K
SGC icon
2296
Superior Group of Companies
SGC
$201M
– –
-11,430
Closed -$205K
SKM icon
2297
SK Telecom
SKM
$15.5B
– –
-11,021
Closed -$443K
SLAB icon
2298
Silicon Laboratories
SLAB
$7.27B
– –
-5,833
Closed -$242K
SMCI icon
2299
Super Micro Computer
SMCI
$24.1B
– –
-380,630
Closed -$1.04M
SNCR
2300
DELISTED
Synchronoss Technologies
SNCR
– –
-2,171
Closed -$641K
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Cliff Asness's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, Cliff Asness held 2,416 positions worth $57.1B, up 14% from $50B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.8% of the portfolio.

Cliff Asness deployed $5.14B of net new capital in Q4 2015, opening 255 new positions and adding to 1,207 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 10,884,520 shares worth $423M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 15% of assets, down from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Healthcare.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, an estimated $233M trimmed.

  • Cliff Asness's largest Q4 2015 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 10,884,520 shares worth $423M.
  • Cliff Asness added most to Citizens Financial Group in Q4 2015, an estimated $190M increase.
  • Cliff Asness's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $233M.
  • Cliff Asness fully exited HUBBELL INC CL-B in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $11.5M.
  • Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 8.8% of its $57.1B portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • Cliff Asness opened 255 new positions and closed 179 in Q4 2015.
  • Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 14% quarter-over-quarter to $57.1B.

Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 16 Feb 2016.