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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
+6.57%
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
$47.8B
AUM Growth
+$11.4B
Cap. Flow
+$7.61B
Cap. Flow %
15.94%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.33%
Holding
2,816
New
319
Increased
937
Reduced
1,037
Closed
310

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
LYB icon
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
+$320M
2
GILD icon
Gilead Sciences
GILD
+$266M
3
SPY icon
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
+$213M
4
TEL icon
TE Connectivity
TEL
+$179M
5
MRK icon
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 icon
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
MTL
2401
DELISTED
Mechel PAO American Depository Shares, each representing two ordinary shares (ADSs)
MTL
$14K ﹤0.01%
9,950
+1,250
+14% +$1.99K
CRMD.WS
2402
DELISTED
CORMEDIX INC WTS EXP 04/30/15
CRMD.WS
$8K ﹤0.01%
97,150
– –
MGN
2403
DELISTED
MINES MGMT INC
MGN
$8K ﹤0.01%
17,601
-1,503
-8% -$821
ADX icon
2404
Adams Diversified Equity Fund
ADX
$3.23B
– –
-74,712
Closed -$1.04M
AIR icon
2405
AAR Corp
AIR
$5.43B
– –
-8,482
Closed -$205K
ALG icon
2406
Alamo Group
ALG
$2B
– –
-4,924
Closed -$202K
AORT icon
2407
Artivion
AORT
$1.37B
– –
-13,716
Closed -$135K
APAM icon
2408
Artisan Partners
APAM
$3B
– –
-11,900
Closed -$619K
AR icon
2409
Antero Resources
AR
$11.7B
– –
-24,600
Closed -$1.35M
ATI icon
2410
ATI
ATI
$28.2B
– –
-110,200
Closed -$4.09M
AWI icon
2411
Armstrong World Industries
AWI
$7.55B
– –
-15,142
Closed -$848K
BCO icon
2412
Brink's
BCO
$4.59B
– –
-15,568
Closed -$374K
BDC icon
2413
Belden
BDC
$4.79B
– –
-5,400
Closed -$346K
BGR icon
2414
BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust
BGR
$444M
– –
-26,426
Closed -$632K
BGY icon
2415
BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust
BGY
$530M
– –
-123,172
Closed -$927K
BHR
2416
Braemar Hotels & Resorts
BHR
$142M
– –
-446,144
Closed -$6.73M
BSBR icon
2417
Santander
BSBR
$43B
– –
-2,003,532
Closed -$12.6M
CENT icon
2418
Central Garden & Pet Co
CENT
$2.78B
– –
-114,485
Closed -$710K
CHRD icon
2419
Chord Energy
CHRD
$8.09B
– –
-77,674
Closed -$3.25M
CIEN icon
2420
Ciena
CIEN
$56B
– –
-44,497
Closed -$744K
CII icon
2421
BlackRock Enhanced Captial and Income Fund
CII
$995M
– –
-34,217
Closed -$508K
CMCO icon
2422
Columbus McKinnon
CMCO
$509M
– –
-14,403
Closed -$317K
CPF icon
2423
Central Pacific Financial
CPF
$964M
– –
-25,664
Closed -$177K
CRK icon
2424
Comstock Resources
CRK
$4.18B
– –
-17,534
Closed -$1.63M
CZR icon
2425
Caesars Entertainment
CZR
$6.06B
– –
-173,808
Closed -$739K
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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.