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Cliff Asness

Cliff Asness AQR Capital Management

AUM $287B Turnover 8.35%
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
+2.32%
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
$56.7B
AUM Growth
+$1.08B
Cap. Flow
+$547M
Cap. Flow %
0.97%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.66%
Holding
2,362
New
158
Increased
1,005
Reduced
951
Closed
174
Avg Time Held
1.9 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
0.7 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
0.7 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
FE icon
FirstEnergy
FE
+$185M
2
TSN icon
Tyson Foods
TSN
+$177M
3
PG icon
Procter & Gamble
PG
+$110M
4
ETR icon
Entergy
ETR
+$101M
5
ENDP
Endo International plc
ENDP
+$95.4M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
NKE icon
Nike
NKE
+$129M
2
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$107M
3
ABT icon
Abbott
ABT
+$99.3M
4
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$88.8M
5
GS icon
Goldman Sachs
GS
+$88M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 14.27%
2 Financials 13.34%
3 Industrials 12.76%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.72%
5 Consumer Staples 11.18%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
MSFT icon
1
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.89T
$665M 1.17%
12,998,455
-131,137
-1% -$6.81M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
AAPL icon
2
Apple
AAPL
$5.07T
$538M 0.95%
22,496,496
-4,306,988
-16% -$107M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
PG icon
3
Procter & Gamble
PG
$374B
$514M 0.91%
6,068,941
+1,334,636
+28% +$110M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
JNJ icon
4
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$635B
$512M 0.9%
4,222,991
+796,335
+23% +$90.5M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
PEP icon
5
PepsiCo
PEP
$185B
$508M 0.9%
4,792,947
+163,265
+4% +$16.8M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
PEG icon
6
Public Service Enterprise Group
PEG
$35.9B
$464M 0.82%
9,963,025
-142,524
-1% -$6.47M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
TSN icon
7
Tyson Foods
TSN
$19.9B
$460M 0.81%
6,894,555
+2,729,327
+66% +$177M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
UNH icon
8
UnitedHealth
UNH
$375B
$422M 0.75%
2,990,433
-220,526
-7% -$29.4M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
WMT icon
9
Walmart Inc
WMT
$951B
$412M 0.73%
16,947,417
+1,049,304
+7% +$24.3M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
AEP icon
10
American Electric Power
AEP
$70.6B
$410M 0.72%
5,843,015
+562,775
+11% +$36.8M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
PNC icon
11
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$89.5B
$379M 0.67%
4,655,527
+132,537
+3% +$11.4M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
NOC icon
12
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$78.3B
$367M 0.65%
1,652,079
-111,609
-6% -$23.5M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
GOOGL icon
13
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$3.92T
$363M 0.64%
10,316,800
-711,500
-6% -$26.1M
2015 Q4
2 quarters
AMZN icon
14
Amazon
AMZN
$2.68T
$358M 0.63%
9,994,240
-811,320
-8% -$27.4M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
CSCO icon
15
Cisco
CSCO
$420B
$343M 0.61%
11,955,650
-867,308
-7% -$24.3M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
TSM icon
16
TSMC
TSM
$2.17T
$328M 0.58%
12,509,285
-2,600,079
-17% -$64.9M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
VZ icon
17
Verizon
VZ
$186B
$328M 0.58%
5,873,692
+524,757
+10% +$27.2M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
FE icon
18
FirstEnergy
FE
$26.7B
$328M 0.58%
9,383,869
+5,447,191
+138% +$185M
2015 Q1
5 quarters
META icon
19
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.64T
$326M 0.57%
2,848,750
+340,634
+14% +$39.3M
2013 Q3
11 quarters
ALL icon
20
Allstate
ALL
$64B
$325M 0.57%
4,653,052
-273,651
-6% -$18.3M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
TRV icon
21
Travelers Companies
TRV
$83.1B
$310M 0.55%
2,603,291
+26,126
+1% +$2.96M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
T icon
22
AT&T
T
$141B
$287M 0.51%
8,809,219
+977,143
+12% +$29.1M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
ELV icon
23
Elevance Health
ELV
$95.4B
$287M 0.51%
2,188,385
+251,018
+13% +$34.3M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
HD icon
24
Home Depot
HD
$319B
$283M 0.5%
2,213,477
-14,983
-0.7% -$1.98M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
PFE icon
25
Pfizer
PFE
$171B
$278M 0.49%
8,333,180
-190,915
-2% -$6.09M
2013 Q2
12 quarters

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Cliff Asness's Q2 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2016, Cliff Asness held 2,362 positions worth $56.7B, up 1.9% from $55.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.7% of the portfolio.

Cliff Asness's Q2 2016 filing shows 158 new, 1,005 increased, 951 reduced and 174 closed positions. Its largest new stake was S&P Global: 466,444 shares worth $50M. The largest sale was Nike, an estimated $129M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, down from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.

  • Cliff Asness's largest Q2 2016 buy was S&P Global: 466,444 shares worth $50M.
  • Cliff Asness added most to FirstEnergy in Q2 2016, an estimated $185M increase.
  • Cliff Asness's biggest Q2 2016 reduction was Nike, cutting an estimated $129M.
  • Cliff Asness fully exited TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK in Q2 2016, selling an estimated $59.8M.
  • Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 8.7% of its $56.7B portfolio in Q2 2016.
  • Cliff Asness opened 158 new positions and closed 174 in Q2 2016.
  • Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 1.9% quarter-over-quarter to $56.7B.

Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q2 2016, filed 15 Aug 2016.