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 |
Valero Energy
VLO
|
+$394M |
| 2 |
RTN
Raytheon Company
RTN
|
+$323M |
| 3 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$320M |
| 4 |
FedEx
FDX
|
+$306M |
| 5 |
ConocoPhillips
COP
|
+$278M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$291M |
| 2 |
Western Digital
WDC
|
+$285M |
| 3 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$262M |
| 4 |
United Airlines
UAL
|
+$247M |
| 5 |
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
|
+$208M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 20.22% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.93% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 13.78% |
| 4 | Industrials | 12.45% |
| 5 | Financials | 12.22% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MTOR
551
DELISTED
MERITOR, Inc.
MTOR
| $24.5M | 0.02% |
1,191,211
-201,584
| -14% | -$4.23M |
|
552
Hawaiian Electric Industries
HE
$1.97B
| $23.9M | 0.02% |
698,209
+188,528
| +37% | +$6.41M |
|
553
Ecolab
ECL
$80.2B
| $23.8M | 0.02% |
169,578
+30,735
| +22% | +$4.43M |
|
|
TSE
554
DELISTED
Trinseo
TSE
| $23.6M | 0.02% |
332,949
-4,863
| -1% | -$362K |
|
555
GameStop
GME
$8.09B
| $23.4M | 0.02% |
6,427,160
-6,253,656
| -49% | -$21.4M |
|
556
Jack in the Box
JACK
$347M
| $23.3M | 0.02% |
273,336
-95,845
| -26% | -$8.27M |
|
557
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
JAZZ
$16.4B
| $23.2M | 0.02% |
134,157
+13,948
| +12% | +$2.28M |
|
558
MGIC Investment
MTG
$6.41B
| $23.2M | 0.02% |
2,161,683
-434,652
| -17% | -$4.73M |
|
|
LEXEA
559
DELISTED
Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc. Class A Common Stock
LEXEA
| $23.1M | 0.02% |
525,545
-323,444
| -38% | -$13.5M |
|
560
Thor Industries
THO
$4.12B
| $23M | 0.02% |
236,599
+17,463
| +8% | +$1.78M |
|
561
Etsy
ETSY
$7.8B
| $22.9M | 0.02% |
543,787
+107,254
| +25% | +$3.49M |
|
562
Masco
MAS
$14.3B
| $22.9M | 0.02% |
611,178
-398,131
| -39% | -$15.3M |
|
|
CNR
563
Core Natural Resources Inc
CNR
$4.77B
| $22.3M | 0.02% |
578,595
-107,763
| -16% | -$4.16M |
|
564
Corpay
CPAY
$27.2B
| $22.3M | 0.02% |
105,945
+64,108
| +153% | +$13.2M |
|
565
Dominion Energy
D
$58.7B
| $22.2M | 0.02% |
326,226
+6,540
| +2% | +$426K |
|
|
SJR
566
DELISTED
Shaw Communications Inc.
SJR
| $22.1M | 0.02% |
1,085,822
-29,805
| -3% | -$609K |
|
|
BRSL
567
Brightstar Lottery PLC
BRSL
$2.2B
| $21.9M | 0.02% |
943,022
+354,961
| +60% | +$9.45M |
|
568
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$18.7B
| $21.9M | 0.02% |
1,405,545
-282,335
| -17% | -$3.92M |
|
569
Boston Properties
BXP
$11B
| $21.8M | 0.02% |
174,018
+13,514
| +8% | +$1.64M |
|
570
Worthington Enterprises
WOR
$2.78B
| $21.8M | 0.02% |
843,127
-172,917
| -17% | -$4.89M |
|
|
GTS
571
DELISTED
Triple-S Management Corporation
GTS
| $21.5M | 0.02% |
578,343
-30,507
| -5% | -$964K |
|
|
ZAGG
572
DELISTED
ZAGG Inc Common Stock (Delaware)
ZAGG
| $21.2M | 0.02% |
1,226,221
+17,801
| +1% | +$256K |
|
573
Timken Company
TKR
$8.47B
| $21.2M | 0.02% |
486,989
-107,818
| -18% | -$5.03M |
|
574
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.72T
| $21.1M | 0.02% |
870,210
-4,291,380
| -83% | -$105M |
|
575
Arch Capital
ACGL
$34.5B
| $21M | 0.02% |
793,872
-751,272
| -49% | -$20.2M |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2018, Cliff Asness held 2,453 positions worth $99.3B, up 7.1% from $92.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness deployed $4.81B of net new capital in Q2 2018, opening 237 new positions and adding to 1,040 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Evergy: 1,097,915 shares worth $61.6M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 20% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Walt Disney, an estimated $291M trimmed.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q2 2018 buy was Evergy: 1,097,915 shares worth $61.6M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Valero Energy in Q2 2018, an estimated $394M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Walt Disney, cutting an estimated $291M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Time Warner Inc in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $99.5M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $99.3B portfolio in Q2 2018.
- Cliff Asness opened 237 new positions and closed 144 in Q2 2018.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 7.1% quarter-over-quarter to $99.3B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 14 Aug 2018.