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 |
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 |
Mastercard
MA
|
+$111M |
| 5 |
AbbVie
ABBV
|
+$98.7M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.18T
| $366M | 1.11% |
13,196,479
+3,183,890
| +32% | +$92.7M |
|
2
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$651B
| $354M | 1.07% |
3,606,748
+560,300
| +18% | +$51.9M |
|
3
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.59T
| $329M | 0.99% |
8,037,909
-301,932
| -4% | -$11.3M |
|
4
Pfizer
PFE
$160B
| $303M | 0.92% |
9,958,657
+1,761,023
| +21% | +$52.5M |
|
5
Apple
AAPL
$4.51T
| $285M | 0.86% |
14,864,052
+2,928,800
| +25% | +$55.7M |
|
6
Western Digital
WDC
$166B
| $276M | 0.83% |
3,982,684
-211,689
| -5% | -$13.8M |
|
7
Wells Fargo
WFC
$254B
| $275M | 0.83% |
5,538,428
+1,472,277
| +36% | +$68.6M |
|
8
ExxonMobil
XOM
$679B
| $267M | 0.81% |
2,731,534
-62,800
| -2% | -$5.99M |
|
9
CVS Health
CVS
$119B
| $249M | 0.75% |
3,326,176
+609,149
| +22% | +$43M |
|
|
TWC
10
DELISTED
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
| $247M | 0.74% |
1,799,336
+1,177,819
| +190% | +$161M |
|
11
McKesson
MCK
$100B
| $228M | 0.69% |
1,293,233
+202,811
| +19% | +$35.4M |
|
|
YHOO
12
DELISTED
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
| $223M | 0.67% |
6,198,147
-955,984
| -13% | -$36.5M |
|
13
Biogen
BIIB
$32B
| $222M | 0.67% |
727,124
+129,500
| +22% | +$41.1M |
|
14
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
$38.7B
| $220M | 0.66% |
5,064,154
+329,369
| +7% | +$13.6M |
|
15
Tyson Foods
TSN
$20.6B
| $215M | 0.65% |
4,894,658
-189,800
| -4% | -$7.19M |
|
|
BEAM
16
DELISTED
BEAM INC COM STK (DE)
BEAM
| $215M | 0.65% |
2,580,026
+2,552,397
| +9,238% | +$208M |
|
17
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$78.3B
| $213M | 0.64% |
1,724,118
+83,013
| +5% | +$9.84M |
|
|
FRX
18
DELISTED
FOREST LABORATORIES INC
FRX
| $211M | 0.64% |
2,288,488
+1,750,276
| +325% | +$141M |
|
19
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.4T
| $203M | 0.61% |
3,373,359
-548,700
| -14% | -$34.8M |
|
|
HCBK
20
DELISTED
HUDSON CITY BANCORP INC
HCBK
| $198M | 0.6% |
20,148,963
-1,477,842
| -7% | -$13.8M |
|
21
Omnicom Group
OMC
$24B
| $194M | 0.59% |
2,674,374
+283,436
| +12% | +$20.8M |
|
22
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$935B
| $192M | 0.58% |
3,170,308
+369,598
| +13% | +$21.4M |
|
23
Home Depot
HD
$335B
| $187M | 0.56% |
2,363,436
+314,320
| +15% | +$25M |
|
|
LSI
24
DELISTED
LSI CORPORATION
LSI
| $185M | 0.56% |
16,695,926
+1,890,645
| +13% | +$20.9M |
|
25
Elevance Health
ELV
$86.9B
| $184M | 0.56% |
1,851,239
+275,095
| +17% | +$24.9M |
|
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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.