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 |
TWTR
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
|
+$331M |
| 2 |
United Airlines
UAL
|
+$312M |
| 3 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$271M |
| 4 |
Delta Air Lines
DAL
|
+$263M |
| 5 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$185M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$451M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$348M |
| 3 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$337M |
| 4 |
IQVIA
IQV
|
+$313M |
| 5 |
Adobe
ADBE
|
+$291M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 20.32% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 13.51% |
| 3 | Financials | 12.81% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.31% |
| 5 | Industrials | 11.62% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MZTI
526
The Marzetti Company
MZTI
$3.17B
| $25.8M | 0.03% |
186,088
-16,823
| -8% | -$2.5M |
|
527
Avery Dennison
AVY
$13.9B
| $25.6M | 0.03% |
225,497
-239,703
| -52% | -$27.3M |
|
528
Radian Group
RDN
$4.86B
| $25.5M | 0.03% |
1,117,294
+269,464
| +32% | +$6.22M |
|
529
General Motors
GM
$76.3B
| $25.4M | 0.03% |
677,950
+194,468
| +40% | +$7.48M |
|
530
Kforce
KFRC
$1.03B
| $25.3M | 0.03% |
667,927
-127,078
| -16% | -$4.38M |
|
531
Brinker International
EAT
$10.9B
| $25.1M | 0.03% |
587,358
-589,207
| -50% | -$23.6M |
|
532
East-West Bancorp
EWBC
$17.7B
| $24.9M | 0.03% |
562,695
+424,334
| +307% | +$18.6M |
|
533
Black Hills Corp
BKH
$5.49B
| $24.9M | 0.03% |
324,477
+165,597
| +104% | +$12.9M |
|
534
Markel Group
MKL
$22.5B
| $24.8M | 0.03% |
20,997
+2,145
| +11% | +$2.44M |
|
535
Alcoa
AA
$13B
| $24.7M | 0.03% |
1,228,572
+196,763
| +19% | +$4.09M |
|
536
KBR
KBR
$4.75B
| $24.6M | 0.03% |
1,002,547
-456,215
| -31% | -$11.6M |
|
537
Oneok
OKE
$58.6B
| $24.6M | 0.03% |
335,274
+6,663
| +2% | +$472K |
|
|
AAN.A
538
DELISTED
The Aaron's Company Inc Class A
AAN.A
| $24.5M | 0.03% |
381,984
+85,413
| +29% | +$5.47M |
|
539
Wipro
WIT
$18.6B
| $24.4M | 0.03% |
13,350,982
-3,006,528
| -18% | -$5.9M |
|
540
Bio-Techne
TECH
$11.3B
| $24.2M | 0.03% |
495,404
-289,164
| -37% | -$14.5M |
|
541
Warrior Met Coal
HCC
$5.63B
| $24.2M | 0.03% |
1,239,378
+556,426
| +81% | +$12.4M |
|
542
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$5.89B
| $23.9M | 0.03% |
429,103
+320,329
| +294% | +$18.3M |
|
543
Avis
CAR
$5.19B
| $23.8M | 0.03% |
843,717
+396,831
| +89% | +$12.2M |
|
544
IDEX
IEX
$17.2B
| $23.8M | 0.03% |
145,158
-1,157
| -0.8% | -$192K |
|
545
Ventas
VTR
$47.9B
| $23.7M | 0.03% |
324,989
-2,256
| -0.7% | -$160K |
|
546
Salesforce
CRM
$171B
| $23.7M | 0.03% |
159,686
-142,246
| -47% | -$21.6M |
|
547
Dover
DOV
$27.4B
| $23.6M | 0.03% |
236,981
-602,470
| -72% | -$57.8M |
|
548
Capri Holdings
CPRI
$1.55B
| $23.5M | 0.03% |
707,819
-2,569,403
| -78% | -$82.3M |
|
549
Sonoco
SON
$5.68B
| $23.5M | 0.03% |
403,104
-41,994
| -9% | -$2.5M |
|
550
Bruker
BRKR
$8.68B
| $23.3M | 0.03% |
531,191
-1,114,457
| -68% | -$49.9M |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q3 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2019, Cliff Asness held 2,249 positions worth $84.9B, down 5.3% from $89.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness withdrew a net $5.22B in Q3 2019, closing 142 positions and reducing 943 holdings. Its most notable exit was Anadarko Petroleum, an estimated $36.4M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 20% of assets, down from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.
Against the trend, Cliff Asness opened a new position in American Airlines Group worth $67.8M.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q3 2019 buy was American Airlines Group: 2,515,260 shares worth $67.8M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Twitter, Inc. in Q3 2019, an estimated $331M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q3 2019 reduction was Microsoft, cutting an estimated $451M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Anadarko Petroleum in Q3 2019, selling an estimated $36.4M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $84.9B portfolio in Q3 2019.
- Cliff Asness opened 193 new positions and closed 142 in Q3 2019.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value fell 5.3% quarter-over-quarter to $84.9B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2019, filed 14 Nov 2019.