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 |
Western Digital
WDC
|
+$358M |
| 2 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$340M |
| 3 |
General Motors
GM
|
+$324M |
| 4 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$272M |
| 5 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$259M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HP
HPQ
|
+$216M |
| 2 |
UnitedHealth
UNH
|
+$181M |
| 3 |
Tyson Foods
TSN
|
+$179M |
| 4 |
LLL
L3 Technologies, Inc.
LLL
|
+$154M |
| 5 |
Applied Materials
AMAT
|
+$151M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 16.49% |
| 2 | Technology | 16.15% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 15.12% |
| 4 | Industrials | 13.44% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.88% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
526
New York Times
NYT
$10.9B
| $26.1M | 0.03% |
1,332,905
+581,911
| +77% | +$10.8M |
|
|
SCG
527
DELISTED
Scana
SCG
| $26.1M | 0.03% |
538,466
-1,412,777
| -72% | -$86.6M |
|
528
Lennar Class A
LEN
$21.2B
| $25.7M | 0.03% |
510,896
+141,412
| +38% | +$7.05M |
|
529
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
$4.52B
| $25.7M | 0.03% |
1,225,749
+262,606
| +27% | +$4.84M |
|
530
Hyatt Hotels
H
$17B
| $25.7M | 0.03% |
415,206
+226,057
| +120% | +$13.1M |
|
|
MDP
531
DELISTED
Meredith Corporation
MDP
| $25.6M | 0.03% |
461,957
-48,616
| -10% | -$2.76M |
|
|
CAA
532
DELISTED
CalAtlantic Group, Inc.
CAA
| $25.6M | 0.03% |
697,000
+507,409
| +268% | +$18M |
|
|
EMBJ
533
Embraer S.A. ADS
EMBJ
$13.6B
| $25.4M | 0.03% |
1,123,510
+1,048,151
| +1,391% | +$22.3M |
|
534
Dover
DOV
$27.4B
| $25.3M | 0.03% |
343,374
-277,217
| -45% | -$19.3M |
|
535
Illumina
ILMN
$33.7B
| $25.2M | 0.03% |
129,833
+7,580
| +6% | +$1.41M |
|
|
OPLN
536
Openlane
OPLN
$4.16B
| $25.2M | 0.03% |
1,391,969
+1,178,836
| +553% | +$19.5M |
|
537
News Corp Class A
NWSA
$16.6B
| $25.1M | 0.03% |
1,894,345
+466,972
| +33% | +$6.32M |
|
|
ANDV
538
DELISTED
Andeavor
ANDV
| $24.8M | 0.03% |
240,101
-487,341
| -67% | -$48M |
|
539
Ralph Lauren
RL
$22.1B
| $24.3M | 0.03% |
274,878
-330,098
| -55% | -$27.2M |
|
540
W.R. Berkley
WRB
$25.9B
| $24.2M | 0.03% |
1,225,142
-10,702
| -0.9% | -$214K |
|
541
Minerals Technologies
MTX
$2.24B
| $23.9M | 0.03% |
338,452
-51,909
| -13% | -$3.55M |
|
542
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$9.08B
| $23.9M | 0.03% |
96,553
-90,380
| -48% | -$22.5M |
|
543
Lumen
LUMN
$5.85B
| $23.7M | 0.03% |
1,255,799
+478,233
| +62% | +$10.1M |
|
544
BlackBerry
BB
$4.48B
| $23.7M | 0.03% |
2,127,508
+1,109,560
| +109% | +$10.4M |
|
545
Southwest Gas
SWX
$6.49B
| $23.7M | 0.03% |
305,118
-390,721
| -56% | -$30.9M |
|
546
Manhattan Associates
MANH
$12.4B
| $23.6M | 0.03% |
563,991
+311,441
| +123% | +$13.6M |
|
|
MRSH
547
Marsh
MRSH
$92.9B
| $23.6M | 0.03% |
281,261
+5,063
| +2% | +$401K |
|
548
Molina Healthcare
MOH
$10.4B
| $23.6M | 0.03% |
342,759
-461,075
| -57% | -$30M |
|
549
Terex
TEX
$7.53B
| $23.6M | 0.03% |
523,288
-2,596
| -0.5% | -$103K |
|
|
GAP
550
The Gap Inc
GAP
$7.33B
| $23.3M | 0.03% |
789,598
+81,239
| +11% | +$2M |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q3 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2017, Cliff Asness held 2,363 positions worth $83.8B, up 11% from $75.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.7% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness deployed $4.02B of net new capital in Q3 2017, opening 175 new positions and adding to 947 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Micro Focus International plc. American Depositary Shares, each representing One Ordinary Share: 1,803,127 shares worth $69.6M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 16% of assets, down from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was HP, an estimated $216M trimmed.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q3 2017 buy was Micro Focus International plc. American Depositary Shares, each representing One Ordinary Share: 1,803,127 shares worth $69.6M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Western Digital in Q3 2017, an estimated $358M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q3 2017 reduction was HP, cutting an estimated $216M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Invesco QQQ Trust in Q3 2017, selling an estimated $98.7M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 9.7% of its $83.8B portfolio in Q3 2017.
- Cliff Asness opened 175 new positions and closed 129 in Q3 2017.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 11% quarter-over-quarter to $83.8B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2017, filed 14 Nov 2017.