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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
601
Usana Health Sciences
USNA
$251M
| $18.7M | 0.02% |
162,281
+87,850
| +118% | +$9.61M |
|
602
Brookdale Senior Living
BKD
$2.89B
| $18.6M | 0.02% |
2,040,798
-1,306,728
| -39% | -$10.1M |
|
603
Ventas
VTR
$47.9B
| $18.5M | 0.02% |
325,015
-144,329
| -31% | -$7.55M |
|
|
MZTI
604
The Marzetti Company
MZTI
$3.17B
| $18.5M | 0.02% |
133,475
-16,982
| -11% | -$2.18M |
|
605
Alaska Air
ALK
$4.64B
| $18.5M | 0.02% |
305,822
-522,205
| -63% | -$32.3M |
|
606
Sun Life Financial
SLF
$44B
| $18.4M | 0.02% |
457,980
+181,562
| +66% | +$7.52M |
|
607
Brinker International
EAT
$10.9B
| $18.4M | 0.02% |
378,073
+7,029
| +2% | +$311K |
|
608
Keysight
KEYS
$52.9B
| $18.4M | 0.02% |
311,097
+206,898
| +199% | +$11.5M |
|
609
MetLife
MET
$61.1B
| $18.2M | 0.02% |
417,734
+390,346
| +1,425% | +$18.2M |
|
610
Welltower
WELL
$173B
| $18.2M | 0.02% |
289,694
-51,734
| -15% | -$2.88M |
|
611
MillerKnoll
MLKN
$1.58B
| $18.1M | 0.02% |
530,931
+54,466
| +11% | +$1.8M |
|
612
Moody's
MCO
$88.6B
| $18.1M | 0.02% |
106,274
+9,159
| +9% | +$1.55M |
|
|
WUBA
613
DELISTED
58.com Inc
WUBA
| $18M | 0.02% |
259,542
+14,914
| +6% | +$1.22M |
|
614
Autohome
ATHM
$2.52B
| $17.9M | 0.02% |
177,292
+174,057
| +5,380% | +$17.9M |
|
615
Banco Bradesco
BBD
$34.3B
| $17.8M | 0.02% |
4,152,623
-21,200,254
| -84% | -$115M |
|
616
ONE Gas
OGS
$5.05B
| $17.6M | 0.02% |
235,733
-178,329
| -43% | -$12.7M |
|
|
GMS
617
DELISTED
GMS Inc
GMS
| $17.6M | 0.02% |
650,249
+144,492
| +29% | +$4.39M |
|
|
AHL
618
DELISTED
ASPEN Insurance Holding Limited
AHL
| $17.5M | 0.02% |
431,059
-341,011
| -44% | -$14.7M |
|
619
Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A
BIO
$10.2B
| $17.4M | 0.02% |
60,374
+25,702
| +74% | +$7.1M |
|
620
Truist Financial
TFC
$62.1B
| $17.4M | 0.02% |
344,377
+146,845
| +74% | +$7.8M |
|
|
CNR
621
DELISTED
Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.
CNR
| $17.3M | 0.02% |
821,690
+151,719
| +23% | +$2.9M |
|
622
Silicon Laboratories
SLAB
$7.28B
| $17.2M | 0.02% |
172,509
+35,481
| +26% | +$3.55M |
|
623
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
RDY
$10.2B
| $17.2M | 0.02% |
2,665,035
-9,440
| -0.4% | -$59.5K |
|
|
CBPX
624
DELISTED
CONTINENTAL BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC.
CBPX
| $17.1M | 0.02% |
540,399
-14,370
| -3% | -$426K |
|
625
Rockwell Automation
ROK
$47.7B
| $17M | 0.02% |
102,340
-171,303
| -63% | -$29.8M |
|
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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.