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 |
Micron Technology
MU
|
+$619M |
| 2 |
Target
TGT
|
+$465M |
| 3 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$390M |
| 4 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$353M |
| 5 |
Adobe
ADBE
|
+$348M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$401M |
| 2 |
Oracle
ORCL
|
+$322M |
| 3 |
eBay
EBAY
|
+$235M |
| 4 |
Exelon
EXC
|
+$232M |
| 5 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$197M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 21.82% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 17.12% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 14.04% |
| 4 | Industrials | 11.74% |
| 5 | Financials | 9.85% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26
Best Buy
BBY
$18.1B
| $677M | 0.65% |
8,531,285
-222,245
| -3% | -$17.2M |
|
27
ConocoPhillips
COP
$162B
| $665M | 0.64% |
8,596,351
+3,951,688
| +85% | +$285M |
|
28
IBM
IBM
$222B
| $664M | 0.63% |
4,590,603
-178,619
| -4% | -$25M |
|
29
HF Sinclair
DINO
$17.3B
| $661M | 0.63% |
9,453,335
+2,880,492
| +44% | +$203M |
|
30
TSMC
TSM
$2.17T
| $658M | 0.63% |
14,902,738
-1,155,853
| -7% | -$47.9M |
|
31
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$181B
| $644M | 0.62% |
8,344,227
-545,884
| -6% | -$41.2M |
|
32
Consolidated Edison
ED
$39.3B
| $628M | 0.6% |
8,242,735
-1,089,035
| -12% | -$85.8M |
|
33
Capri Holdings
CPRI
$1.55B
| $628M | 0.6% |
9,155,701
+2,245,109
| +32% | +$157M |
|
34
Alibaba
BABA
$286B
| $614M | 0.59% |
3,725,302
+65,014
| +2% | +$11.5M |
|
35
Amgen
AMGN
$238B
| $603M | 0.58% |
2,907,575
+773,506
| +36% | +$152M |
|
36
Merck
MRK
$376B
| $588M | 0.56% |
8,686,110
+1,882,585
| +28% | +$120M |
|
37
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$935B
| $580M | 0.55% |
5,135,941
-994,003
| -16% | -$113M |
|
38
Skyworks Solutions
SWKS
$10.1B
| $570M | 0.55% |
6,285,724
-869,359
| -12% | -$81.4M |
|
39
Kohl's
KSS
$2B
| $567M | 0.54% |
7,606,249
+1,162,802
| +18% | +$88M |
|
40
Huntington Ingalls Industries
HII
$11.8B
| $566M | 0.54% |
2,208,378
+153,989
| +7% | +$36.9M |
|
41
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.18T
| $553M | 0.53% |
9,262,600
+119,920
| +1% | +$7.18M |
|
42
Aflac
AFL
$58.2B
| $548M | 0.52% |
11,642,472
-1,985,487
| -15% | -$90.9M |
|
43
TJX Companies
TJX
$155B
| $544M | 0.52% |
9,719,272
+4,357,346
| +81% | +$224M |
|
|
ABMD
44
DELISTED
Abiomed Inc
ABMD
| $543M | 0.52% |
1,207,996
+796,482
| +194% | +$314M |
|
45
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$78.3B
| $539M | 0.52% |
1,698,948
-457,075
| -21% | -$139M |
|
46
Estee Lauder
EL
$36.9B
| $532M | 0.51% |
3,661,601
-169,535
| -4% | -$23.5M |
|
47
Baxter International
BAX
$13.6B
| $515M | 0.49% |
6,686,334
-101,613
| -1% | -$7.54M |
|
48
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.06T
| $515M | 0.49% |
2,405,439
+54,946
| +2% | +$11.3M |
|
49
Costco
COST
$420B
| $499M | 0.48% |
2,125,078
+1,532,770
| +259% | +$345M |
|
|
50
Booking.com
BKNG
$158B
| $496M | 0.47% |
6,252,575
-2,500,350
| -29% | -$197M |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q3 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2018, Cliff Asness held 2,400 positions worth $105B, up 5.3% from $99.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 13% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness's Q3 2018 filing shows 91 new, 1,022 increased, 1,069 reduced and 146 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Bombardier Recreational Products: 908,172 shares worth $42.6M. The largest sale was Meta Platforms (Facebook), an estimated $401M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 22% of assets, up from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q3 2018 buy was Bombardier Recreational Products: 908,172 shares worth $42.6M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Micron Technology in Q3 2018, an estimated $619M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q3 2018 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $401M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Verifone Systems Inc in Q3 2018, selling an estimated $25.9M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 13% of its $105B portfolio in Q3 2018.
- Cliff Asness opened 91 new positions and closed 146 in Q3 2018.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 5.3% quarter-over-quarter to $105B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2018, filed 14 Nov 2018.