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 |
Procter & Gamble
PG
|
+$322M |
| 2 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$260M |
| 3 |
Cummins
CMI
|
+$246M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$242M |
| 5 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$177M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stellantis
STLA
|
+$334M |
| 2 |
RTN
Raytheon Company
RTN
|
+$310M |
| 3 |
Micron Technology
MU
|
+$306M |
| 4 |
Valero Energy
VLO
|
+$301M |
| 5 |
HF Sinclair
DINO
|
+$289M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 20.62% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 17.69% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.06% |
| 4 | Financials | 11.04% |
| 5 | Industrials | 10.98% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
451
Maximus
MMS
$3.05B
| $36.7M | 0.04% |
506,495
-126,481
| -20% | -$9.18M |
|
452
Qorvo
QRVO
$8.43B
| $36.7M | 0.04% |
550,847
+17,899
| +3% | +$1.24M |
|
453
Edison International
EIX
$27.5B
| $36.7M | 0.04% |
553,028
+414,372
| +299% | +$25.7M |
|
454
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
IJH
$126B
| $36.5M | 0.04% |
940,210
-48,000
| -5% | -$1.84M |
|
|
APC
455
DELISTED
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
| $36.4M | 0.04% |
516,070
-971,295
| -65% | -$65.1M |
|
456
KBR
KBR
$4.86B
| $36.4M | 0.04% |
1,458,762
-5,738
| -0.4% | -$128K |
|
457
Lamb Weston
LW
$7.38B
| $36M | 0.04% |
568,520
-842,783
| -60% | -$55.6M |
|
458
JetBlue
JBLU
$1.85B
| $35.6M | 0.04% |
1,939,487
-3,443,988
| -64% | -$61.6M |
|
459
Wipro
WIT
$18.7B
| $35.4M | 0.04% |
16,357,510
+789,240
| +5% | +$1.74M |
|
460
Conduent
CNDT
$250M
| $35.4M | 0.04% |
3,855,551
-1,131,154
| -23% | -$12.2M |
|
461
TAL Education Group
TAL
$6.28B
| $35.2M | 0.04% |
923,806
-20,465
| -2% | -$740K |
|
462
CF Industries
CF
$19.6B
| $35.1M | 0.04% |
751,620
-629,699
| -46% | -$27.3M |
|
|
KSU
463
DELISTED
Kansas City Southern
KSU
| $35M | 0.04% |
287,374
+20,138
| +8% | +$2.41M |
|
464
CMS Energy
CMS
$21.4B
| $35M | 0.04% |
603,525
-177,461
| -23% | -$9.96M |
|
465
First Hawaiian
FHB
$3.2B
| $34.2M | 0.04% |
1,321,803
+530,158
| +67% | +$14M |
|
466
Rockwell Automation
ROK
$48.5B
| $34.1M | 0.04% |
209,256
-5,506
| -3% | -$930K |
|
467
Bunge Global
BG
$21.7B
| $34M | 0.04% |
609,577
+185,128
| +44% | +$9.87M |
|
|
IPG
468
DELISTED
Interpublic Group of Companies
IPG
| $33.8M | 0.04% |
1,497,492
+619,984
| +71% | +$13.8M |
|
469
Idacorp
IDA
$7.94B
| $33.6M | 0.04% |
334,531
+72,434
| +28% | +$7.31M |
|
470
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$101B
| $33.5M | 0.04% |
599,089
-3,404,672
| -85% | -$186M |
|
|
RHT
471
DELISTED
Red Hat Inc
RHT
| $32.7M | 0.04% |
173,997
+13
| +0% | +$2.4K |
|
472
Werner Enterprises
WERN
$2.33B
| $32.5M | 0.04% |
1,045,078
+14,259
| +1% | +$460K |
|
473
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
IONS
$9.93B
| $32.4M | 0.04% |
503,942
+92,068
| +22% | +$6.51M |
|
474
LPL Financial
LPLA
$28.5B
| $32.2M | 0.04% |
396,152
+289,546
| +272% | +$22.9M |
|
475
Caesars Entertainment
CZR
$6.06B
| $32M | 0.04% |
722,324
-182,219
| -20% | -$8.93M |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q2 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2019, Cliff Asness held 2,276 positions worth $89.6B, down 4.9% from $94.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 13% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness withdrew a net $5.94B in Q2 2019, closing 220 positions and reducing 1,022 holdings. Its most notable exit was Stellantis, an estimated $334M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 21% of assets, up from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, Cliff Asness opened a new position in Optimum Communications Inc worth $28.8M.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q2 2019 buy was Optimum Communications Inc: 1,190,376 shares worth $28.8M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Procter & Gamble in Q2 2019, an estimated $322M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q2 2019 reduction was Raytheon Company, cutting an estimated $310M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Stellantis in Q2 2019, selling an estimated $334M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 13% of its $89.6B portfolio in Q2 2019.
- Cliff Asness opened 117 new positions and closed 220 in Q2 2019.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value fell 4.9% quarter-over-quarter to $89.6B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q2 2019, filed 14 Aug 2019.