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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
651
Boston Properties
BXP
$11.2B
| $16M | 0.02% |
130,251
-14,807
| -10% | -$1.87M |
|
652
Trustmark
TRMK
$2.7B
| $16M | 0.02% |
496,929
-39,804
| -7% | -$1.28M |
|
|
BERY
653
DELISTED
Berry Global Group, Inc.
BERY
| $15.8M | 0.02% |
302,604
-178,383
| -37% | -$8.92M |
|
654
Factset
FDS
$10.9B
| $15.8M | 0.02% |
95,293
-35,750
| -27% | -$5.85M |
|
655
Greif
GEF
$4.89B
| $15.8M | 0.02% |
283,612
-42,009
| -13% | -$2.38M |
|
656
John B. Sanfilippo & Son
JBSS
$882M
| $15.7M | 0.02% |
249,464
-4,328
| -2% | -$289K |
|
|
DF
657
DELISTED
Dean Foods Company
DF
| $15.7M | 0.02% |
923,751
-1,330,965
| -59% | -$25M |
|
|
MASI
658
DELISTED
Masimo
MASI
| $15.7M | 0.02% |
171,852
+34,157
| +25% | +$3.14M |
|
|
CPLA
659
DELISTED
Capella Education Company
CPLA
| $15.7M | 0.02% |
182,842
+29,469
| +19% | +$2.62M |
|
|
TBI
660
Trueblue
TBI
$325M
| $15.6M | 0.02% |
588,829
+166,113
| +39% | +$4.43M |
|
|
GAP
661
The Gap Inc
GAP
$7.33B
| $15.6M | 0.02% |
708,359
+178,629
| +34% | +$4.25M |
|
662
Realty Income
O
$59.8B
| $15.6M | 0.02% |
290,946
+52,794
| +22% | +$2.92M |
|
663
Adient
ADNT
$1.46B
| $15.5M | 0.02% |
237,059
+111,282
| +88% | +$7.57M |
|
664
Amkor Technology
AMKR
$11.9B
| $15.4M | 0.02% |
1,579,245
+272,669
| +21% | +$3.09M |
|
665
Cencora
COR
$61.8B
| $15.4M | 0.02% |
162,702
+20,054
| +14% | +$1.79M |
|
|
JWN
666
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
| $15.4M | 0.02% |
321,409
+207,703
| +183% | +$9.45M |
|
|
OSG
667
Octave Specialty Group
OSG
$204M
| $15.3M | 0.02% |
884,160
+17,135
| +2% | +$304K |
|
668
East-West Bancorp
EWBC
$17.7B
| $15.3M | 0.02% |
260,769
-280,284
| -52% | -$15.4M |
|
|
DNB
669
DELISTED
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
| $15.3M | 0.02% |
141,215
-18,794
| -12% | -$2.01M |
|
670
Federal Agricultural Mortgage
AGM
$2.38B
| $15.2M | 0.02% |
234,830
-31,451
| -12% | -$1.9M |
|
|
SPWR
671
DELISTED
SunPower Corporation Common Stock
SPWR
| $15.2M | 0.02% |
2,482,429
+2,047,924
| +471% | +$10.1M |
|
|
PBCT
672
DELISTED
People's United Financial Inc
PBCT
| $15.2M | 0.02% |
859,758
-177,029
| -17% | -$3.08M |
|
673
Associated Banc-Corp
ASB
$5.84B
| $15.1M | 0.02% |
598,053
-13,396
| -2% | -$329K |
|
|
EGN
674
DELISTED
Energen
EGN
| $15M | 0.02% |
304,617
+88,424
| +41% | +$4.72M |
|
675
Southern Copper
SCCO
$181B
| $15M | 0.02% |
472,845
-6,307
| -1% | -$202K |
|
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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.