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 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$511M |
| 2 |
Oracle
ORCL
|
+$454M |
| 3 |
Western Digital
WDC
|
+$438M |
| 4 |
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
|
+$278M |
| 5 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$268M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AET
Aetna Inc
AET
|
+$265M |
| 2 |
PG&E
PCG
|
+$220M |
| 3 |
General Motors
GM
|
+$192M |
| 4 |
Regions Financial
RF
|
+$174M |
| 5 |
STI
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
STI
|
+$157M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 17.91% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 14.95% |
| 3 | Financials | 14.41% |
| 4 | Industrials | 13.09% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 13% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CVSA
401
Covista Inc
CVSA
$4.51B
| $46.3M | 0.05% |
1,101,973
+167,211
| +18% | +$6.55M |
|
402
Trinity Industries
TRN
$2.37B
| $46.2M | 0.05% |
1,713,902
-1,165,385
| -40% | -$29.1M |
|
403
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$18.7B
| $45.9M | 0.05% |
254,389
-397,247
| -61% | -$71.5M |
|
|
VSM
404
DELISTED
Versum Materials, Inc.
VSM
| $45.8M | 0.05% |
1,211,123
+234,458
| +24% | +$9.14M |
|
405
ONE Gas
OGS
$4.95B
| $45.1M | 0.05% |
615,987
-73,075
| -11% | -$5.54M |
|
406
NorthWestern Energy
NWE
$4.27B
| $45.1M | 0.05% |
755,074
+137,106
| +22% | +$8.26M |
|
407
SM Energy
SM
$8.85B
| $45M | 0.05% |
2,039,215
+758,369
| +59% | +$15.3M |
|
|
XEC
408
DELISTED
CIMAREX ENERGY CO
XEC
| $45M | 0.05% |
368,792
+101,635
| +38% | +$11.9M |
|
409
Dillards
DDS
$9.71B
| $45M | 0.05% |
749,036
-99,134
| -12% | -$5.49M |
|
410
BlackBerry
BB
$4.71B
| $44.8M | 0.05% |
3,995,421
+1,867,913
| +88% | +$20.4M |
|
411
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$90.5B
| $44.7M | 0.05% |
633,401
-49,796
| -7% | -$3.42M |
|
412
Enovis
ENOV
$1.5B
| $44.6M | 0.05% |
653,468
+279,540
| +75% | +$18.8M |
|
413
Equinix
EQIX
$105B
| $44.5M | 0.05% |
98,214
+6,081
| +7% | +$2.81M |
|
414
World Kinect Corp
WKC
$1.84B
| $44.5M | 0.05% |
1,579,675
+256,308
| +19% | +$7.73M |
|
415
Steel Dynamics
STLD
$32.8B
| $44.4M | 0.05% |
1,028,868
-1,154,538
| -53% | -$44.4M |
|
416
Kinross Gold
KGC
$38.9B
| $44.3M | 0.05% |
10,239,573
+1,914,357
| +23% | +$7.97M |
|
417
HCA Healthcare
HCA
$92.9B
| $44.1M | 0.05% |
501,994
-819,999
| -62% | -$65.9M |
|
418
Toll Brothers
TOL
$13.7B
| $44.1M | 0.05% |
917,786
-723,188
| -44% | -$33.3M |
|
419
CGI
GIB
$15.5B
| $44M | 0.05% |
807,181
+201,450
| +33% | +$10.7M |
|
|
RDC
420
DELISTED
Rowan Companies Plc
RDC
| $43.9M | 0.05% |
2,841,466
-1,514,098
| -35% | -$21.3M |
|
421
Agnico Eagle Mines
AEM
$109B
| $43.8M | 0.05% |
945,147
+2,339
| +0.2% | +$104K |
|
422
American Express
AXP
$227B
| $43.6M | 0.05% |
439,098
+193,269
| +79% | +$18.4M |
|
|
WBA
423
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
| $43.4M | 0.05% |
597,458
-779,634
| -57% | -$54.9M |
|
424
Globus Medical
GMED
$11.7B
| $43.2M | 0.05% |
1,051,947
-3,550
| -0.3% | -$124K |
|
425
PVH
PVH
$3.62B
| $43.1M | 0.05% |
314,425
-13,697
| -4% | -$1.79M |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2017, Cliff Asness held 2,349 positions worth $95.3B, up 14% from $83.8B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness deployed $6.3B of net new capital in Q4 2017, opening 115 new positions and adding to 1,048 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Whiting Petroleum Corporation: 19,680 shares worth $39.1M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 18% of assets, up from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Aetna Inc, an estimated $265M trimmed.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q4 2017 buy was Whiting Petroleum Corporation: 19,680 shares worth $39.1M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q4 2017, an estimated $511M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was Aetna Inc, cutting an estimated $265M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Micro Focus International plc. American Depositary Shares, each representing One Ordinary Share in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $69.6M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $95.3B portfolio in Q4 2017.
- Cliff Asness opened 115 new positions and closed 134 in Q4 2017.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 14% quarter-over-quarter to $95.3B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 14 Feb 2018.