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 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$234M |
| 2 |
eBay
EBAY
|
+$223M |
| 3 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$189M |
| 4 |
Humana
HUM
|
+$184M |
| 5 |
DXC Technology
DXC
|
+$172M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$236M |
| 2 |
Citizens Financial Group
CFG
|
+$157M |
| 3 |
Applied Materials
AMAT
|
+$156M |
| 4 |
Huntsman Corp
HUN
|
+$154M |
| 5 |
STI
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
STI
|
+$151M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 16.97% |
| 2 | Technology | 16.56% |
| 3 | Industrials | 15.08% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 12.53% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.4% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
551
Deutsche Bank
DB
$72.4B
| $25M | 0.03% |
1,410,524
+1,029,649
| +270% | +$18.2M |
|
552
Fortive
FTV
$18.3B
| $24.5M | 0.03% |
613,022
+218,657
| +55% | +$8.61M |
|
553
SLM Corp
SLM
$4.95B
| $24.2M | 0.03% |
2,103,968
-170,675
| -8% | -$1.94M |
|
554
Old Dominion Freight Line
ODFL
$41.7B
| $24M | 0.03% |
757,275
-140,907
| -16% | -$4.15M |
|
555
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
$69.8B
| $23.9M | 0.03% |
211,206
-5,079
| -2% | -$581K |
|
|
MZTI
556
The Marzetti Company
MZTI
$3.14B
| $23.7M | 0.03% |
193,632
-12,585
| -6% | -$1.58M |
|
557
Werner Enterprises
WERN
$2.25B
| $23.6M | 0.03% |
803,870
-147,883
| -16% | -$4.03M |
|
|
LVLT
558
DELISTED
Level 3 Communications Inc
LVLT
| $23.6M | 0.03% |
397,639
-31,570
| -7% | -$1.9M |
|
559
WEC Energy
WEC
$35.1B
| $23.5M | 0.03% |
383,609
+11,694
| +3% | +$722K |
|
560
Fortinet
FTNT
$112B
| $23.5M | 0.03% |
3,139,010
-647,905
| -17% | -$5.02M |
|
561
Hasbro
HAS
$13.5B
| $23.4M | 0.03% |
210,247
-165,358
| -44% | -$17M |
|
|
TIME
562
DELISTED
Time Inc.
TIME
| $23.3M | 0.03% |
1,621,208
+803,579
| +98% | +$12M |
|
563
Hancock Whitney
HWC
$6.03B
| $23.1M | 0.03% |
472,325
+106,168
| +29% | +$5M |
|
564
Cable One
CABO
$127M
| $23M | 0.03% |
32,335
+1,549
| +5% | +$1.06M |
|
565
Kennametal
KMT
$2.22B
| $22.9M | 0.03% |
612,780
-172,267
| -22% | -$6.74M |
|
|
PRXL
566
DELISTED
Parexel International Corp
PRXL
| $22.9M | 0.03% |
262,942
-76,885
| -23% | -$5.73M |
|
567
Henry Schein
HSIC
$9.97B
| $22.7M | 0.03% |
316,674
-9,619
| -3% | -$670K |
|
|
WCN
568
Waste Connections
WCN
$42.7B
| $22.7M | 0.03% |
351,994
-131,047
| -27% | -$8.14M |
|
|
GRA
569
DELISTED
W.R. Grace & Co.
GRA
| $22.6M | 0.03% |
313,851
+62,582
| +25% | +$4.39M |
|
570
First Bancorp
FBP
$4.33B
| $22.6M | 0.03% |
3,902,064
+353,430
| +10% | +$1.98M |
|
571
Royal Gold
RGLD
$22.2B
| $22.3M | 0.03% |
285,806
+268,181
| +1,522% | +$20.2M |
|
572
Santander
BSBR
$43.4B
| $22.2M | 0.03% |
3,072,564
+40,686
| +1% | +$311K |
|
573
Radian Group
RDN
$4.85B
| $22M | 0.03% |
1,347,061
+31,016
| +2% | +$531K |
|
574
Weyerhaeuser
WY
$17.6B
| $22M | 0.03% |
656,349
-8,126
| -1% | -$274K |
|
575
Wheaton Precious Metals
WPM
$72.5B
| $22M | 0.03% |
1,107,710
-37,384
| -3% | -$764K |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q2 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2017, Cliff Asness held 2,306 positions worth $75.6B, up 0.44% from $75.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.2% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness's Q2 2017 filing shows 139 new, 928 increased, 1,013 reduced and 118 closed positions. Its largest new stake was DXC Technology: 2,594,054 shares worth $172M. The largest sale was Wells Fargo, an estimated $236M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 17% of assets, down from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q2 2017 buy was DXC Technology: 2,594,054 shares worth $172M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Gilead Sciences in Q2 2017, an estimated $234M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q2 2017 reduction was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $236M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Computer Sciences in Q2 2017, selling an estimated $77.8M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 9.2% of its $75.6B portfolio in Q2 2017.
- Cliff Asness opened 139 new positions and closed 118 in Q2 2017.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 0.44% quarter-over-quarter to $75.6B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q2 2017, filed 14 Aug 2017.