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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
576
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$112B
| $21.2M | 0.03% |
193,631
-7,329
| -4% | -$785K |
|
577
AMC Global Media
AMCX
$512M
| $21.1M | 0.03% |
361,400
+51,649
| +17% | +$3.07M |
|
578
Bankunited
BKU
$3.3B
| $21.1M | 0.03% |
588,348
+443,257
| +306% | +$14.9M |
|
579
Paychex
PAYX
$44.8B
| $21.1M | 0.03% |
351,931
-2,046
| -0.6% | -$117K |
|
580
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
ASR
$7.82B
| $21M | 0.03% |
110,277
-90,714
| -45% | -$18.8M |
|
581
East-West Bancorp
EWBC
$17.7B
| $20.8M | 0.02% |
348,232
+87,463
| +34% | +$4.97M |
|
582
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$44.1B
| $20.8M | 0.02% |
133,523
-97,389
| -42% | -$15.4M |
|
|
ARCH
583
DELISTED
Arch Resources, Inc.
ARCH
| $20.7M | 0.02% |
287,903
+245,601
| +581% | +$18.4M |
|
584
Four Corners Property Trust
FCPT
$2.8B
| $20.6M | 0.02% |
825,506
+177,094
| +27% | +$4.44M |
|
585
Qorvo
QRVO
$8.41B
| $20.6M | 0.02% |
290,796
+29,815
| +11% | +$2.08M |
|
586
Primerica
PRI
$9.23B
| $20.5M | 0.02% |
250,610
+4,948
| +2% | +$386K |
|
587
Commercial Metals
CMC
$7.18B
| $20.2M | 0.02% |
1,061,396
-1,895,317
| -64% | -$35.5M |
|
588
TIM SA
TIMB
$8.69B
| $20.2M | 0.02% |
1,103,847
-1,241,561
| -53% | -$21.6M |
|
589
First Bancorp
FBP
$4.31B
| $20.1M | 0.02% |
3,921,853
+19,789
| +0.5% | +$113K |
|
590
V2X
VVX
$2.43B
| $20.1M | 0.02% |
651,062
+19,432
| +3% | +$602K |
|
|
RTEC
591
DELISTED
Rudolph Technologies Inc
RTEC
| $20.1M | 0.02% |
763,112
-27,706
| -4% | -$648K |
|
|
DF
592
DELISTED
Dean Foods Company
DF
| $20M | 0.02% |
1,835,813
+912,062
| +99% | +$11.7M |
|
593
Aramark
ARMK
$15.6B
| $19.9M | 0.02% |
678,312
-677,964
| -50% | -$19.7M |
|
|
SKX
594
DELISTED
Skechers
SKX
| $19.8M | 0.02% |
787,539
+666,453
| +550% | +$18.2M |
|
|
PBCT
595
DELISTED
People's United Financial Inc
PBCT
| $19.7M | 0.02% |
1,081,790
+222,032
| +26% | +$3.83M |
|
596
Henry Schein
HSIC
$9.98B
| $19.6M | 0.02% |
305,561
-11,113
| -4% | -$758K |
|
597
Nucor
NUE
$55.5B
| $19.6M | 0.02% |
349,314
+145,345
| +71% | +$8.22M |
|
598
Bank of Hawaii
BOH
$3.03B
| $19.5M | 0.02% |
232,709
+28,307
| +14% | +$2.29M |
|
599
Cleveland-Cliffs
CLF
$6.45B
| $19.5M | 0.02% |
2,727,221
-266,562
| -9% | -$1.99M |
|
600
Huntington Bancshares
HBAN
$34.4B
| $19.4M | 0.02% |
1,392,121
-699,267
| -33% | -$9.19M |
|
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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.