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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
+3.96%
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
$33.1B
AUM Growth
-$360M
Cap. Flow
-$2.85B
Cap. Flow %
-8.61%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.91%
Holding
2,770
New
218
Increased
1,085
Reduced
860
Closed
222

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
BEAM
BEAM INC COM STK (DE)
BEAM
+$208M
2
TWC
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
+$161M
3
FRX
FOREST LABORATORIES INC
FRX
+$141M
4
MA icon
Mastercard
MA
+$111M
5
ABBV icon
AbbVie
ABBV
+$98.7M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
LYB icon
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
+$286M
2
LIFE
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE)
LIFE
+$186M
3
HMA
HEALTH MGMT ASSOC INC CL-A
HMA
+$179M
4
VOD icon
Vodafone
VOD
+$148M
5
LPS
LENDER PROCESSING SERVICES INC
LPS
+$144M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 14.69%
2 Technology 13.34%
3 Financials 11.54%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.41%
5 Industrials 9.31%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
CPRI icon
2451
Capri Holdings
CPRI
$1.55B
– –
-26,000
Closed -$2.11M
CRMT icon
2452
America's Car Mart
CRMT
$20.6M
– –
-5,161
Closed -$218K
CVE icon
2453
Cenovus Energy
CVE
$60.7B
– –
-22,600
Closed -$647K
DIN icon
2454
Dine Brands
DIN
$454M
– –
-6,099
Closed -$510K
DOX icon
2455
Amdocs
DOX
$6.41B
– –
-512,889
Closed -$21.2M
DRI icon
2456
Darden Restaurants
DRI
$25.2B
– –
-23,381
Closed -$1.14M
DVAX
2457
DELISTED
Dynavax Technologies
DVAX
– –
-1,800
Closed -$35K
EG icon
2458
Everest Group
EG
$14.2B
– –
-641,144
Closed -$99.9M
EQIX icon
2459
Equinix
EQIX
$105B
– –
-14,716
Closed -$2.61M
ESGR
2460
DELISTED
Enstar Group
ESGR
– –
-2,955
Closed -$410K
EVTC icon
2461
Evertec
EVTC
$1.79B
– –
-294,605
Closed -$7.26M
EXG icon
2462
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund
EXG
$3.03B
– –
-252,323
Closed -$2.52M
FAF icon
2463
First American
FAF
$7.33B
– –
-9,693
Closed -$273K
DMC
2464
Del Monte Corp
DMC
$1.48B
– –
-549,786
Closed -$15.6M
FE icon
2465
FirstEnergy
FE
$26.6B
– –
-81,277
Closed -$2.68M
FLEX icon
2466
Flex
FLEX
$40.8B
– –
-7,410,764
Closed -$43.4M
FN icon
2467
Fabrinet
FN
$15.6B
– –
-311,159
Closed -$6.4M
FTF
2468
Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust
FTF
$234M
– –
-12,913
Closed -$168K
G icon
2469
Genpact
G
$6.24B
– –
-107,000
Closed -$1.97M
GBLI icon
2470
Global Indemnity Group
GBLI
$399M
– –
-12,205
Closed -$43K
GGG icon
2471
Graco
GGG
$13.1B
– –
-16,500
Closed -$430K
GLNG icon
2472
Golar LNG
GLNG
$5.31B
– –
-10,371
Closed -$376K
GRMN
2473
Garmin
GRMN
$56.9B
– –
-65,000
Closed -$3M
HELE icon
2474
Helen of Troy
HELE
$677M
– –
-123,542
Closed -$6.12M
HLF icon
2475
Herbalife
HLF
$1.33B
– –
-43,208
Closed -$1.7M
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Cliff Asness's Q1 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2014, Cliff Asness held 2,770 positions worth $33.1B, down 1.1% from $33.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.9% of the portfolio.

Cliff Asness withdrew a net $2.85B in Q1 2014, closing 222 positions and reducing 860 holdings. Its most notable exit was LyondellBasell Industries, an estimated $286M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 15% of assets, up from 13% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.

Against the trend, Cliff Asness opened a new position in RIVERBED TECHNOLOGY, INC COM worth $76.5M.

  • Cliff Asness's largest Q1 2014 buy was RIVERBED TECHNOLOGY, INC COM: 3,882,944 shares worth $76.5M.
  • Cliff Asness added most to BEAM INC COM STK (DE) in Q1 2014, an estimated $208M increase.
  • Cliff Asness's biggest Q1 2014 reduction was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $89.3M.
  • Cliff Asness fully exited LyondellBasell Industries in Q1 2014, selling an estimated $286M.
  • Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 8.9% of its $33.1B portfolio in Q1 2014.
  • Cliff Asness opened 218 new positions and closed 222 in Q1 2014.
  • Cliff Asness's portfolio value fell 1.1% quarter-over-quarter to $33.1B.

Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q1 2014, filed 15 May 2014.