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 |
Micron Technology
MU
|
+$619M |
| 2 |
Target
TGT
|
+$465M |
| 3 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$390M |
| 4 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$353M |
| 5 |
Adobe
ADBE
|
+$348M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$401M |
| 2 |
Oracle
ORCL
|
+$322M |
| 3 |
eBay
EBAY
|
+$235M |
| 4 |
Exelon
EXC
|
+$232M |
| 5 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$197M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 21.82% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 17.12% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 14.04% |
| 4 | Industrials | 11.74% |
| 5 | Financials | 9.85% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51
Waste Management
WM
$89.6B
| $494M | 0.47% |
5,463,378
+128,847
| +2% | +$11.4M |
|
52
Ross Stores
ROST
$76.7B
| $492M | 0.47% |
4,965,542
+2,126,303
| +75% | +$195M |
|
53
Intuit
INTU
$100B
| $487M | 0.47% |
2,141,675
+748,995
| +54% | +$161M |
|
54
AbbVie
ABBV
$468B
| $472M | 0.45% |
4,993,447
+931,390
| +23% | +$88.3M |
|
55
Darden Restaurants
DRI
$25.2B
| $465M | 0.45% |
4,186,478
+68,892
| +2% | +$7.76M |
|
|
SPR
56
DELISTED
Spirit AeroSystems
SPR
| $462M | 0.44% |
5,034,383
-59,468
| -1% | -$5.23M |
|
57
lululemon athletica
LULU
$13.7B
| $460M | 0.44% |
2,830,681
+688,881
| +32% | +$94.4M |
|
58
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.2T
| $437M | 0.42% |
62,170,160
-19,327,560
| -24% | -$126M |
|
59
Macy's
M
$6B
| $415M | 0.4% |
11,960,108
+5,620,910
| +89% | +$209M |
|
60
Home Depot
HD
$335B
| $414M | 0.4% |
1,997,080
-41,210
| -2% | -$8.3M |
|
61
IQVIA
IQV
$42.8B
| $389M | 0.37% |
2,996,536
+277,477
| +10% | +$33.3M |
|
|
APC
62
DELISTED
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
| $387M | 0.37% |
5,737,992
+4,462,780
| +350% | +$301M |
|
63
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$137B
| $386M | 0.37% |
6,221,459
+1,013,134
| +19% | +$60.1M |
|
64
Robert Half
RHI
$4.58B
| $384M | 0.37% |
5,449,282
+423,389
| +8% | +$31M |
|
65
DXC Technology
DXC
$1.73B
| $381M | 0.37% |
4,079,314
+763,407
| +23% | +$67.6M |
|
|
WCG
66
DELISTED
Wellcare Health Plans, Inc.
WCG
| $375M | 0.36% |
1,169,339
-127,705
| -10% | -$36.2M |
|
|
CELG
67
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
| $366M | 0.35% |
4,090,345
+1,143,027
| +39% | +$101M |
|
68
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$233B
| $366M | 0.35% |
1,499,423
+624,602
| +71% | +$144M |
|
69
Mastercard
MA
$509B
| $363M | 0.35% |
1,631,258
+374,529
| +30% | +$78.1M |
|
70
F5
FFIV
$21.8B
| $360M | 0.34% |
1,806,836
+719,638
| +66% | +$132M |
|
71
Kroger
KR
$35.5B
| $353M | 0.34% |
12,142,940
+11,657,299
| +2,400% | +$347M |
|
72
Honeywell
HON
$68.4B
| $351M | 0.34% |
2,338,381
-72,239
| -3% | -$10.2M |
|
73
Applied Materials
AMAT
$391B
| $351M | 0.34% |
9,074,595
-1,931,762
| -18% | -$85.4M |
|
74
Tyson Foods
TSN
$20.6B
| $346M | 0.33% |
5,814,042
-1,013,219
| -15% | -$63.4M |
|
|
75
Oracle
ORCL
$422B
| $334M | 0.32% |
6,469,125
-6,639,246
| -51% | -$322M |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q3 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2018, Cliff Asness held 2,400 positions worth $105B, up 5.3% from $99.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 13% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness's Q3 2018 filing shows 91 new, 1,022 increased, 1,069 reduced and 146 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Bombardier Recreational Products: 908,172 shares worth $42.6M. The largest sale was Meta Platforms (Facebook), an estimated $401M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 22% of assets, up from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q3 2018 buy was Bombardier Recreational Products: 908,172 shares worth $42.6M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Micron Technology in Q3 2018, an estimated $619M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q3 2018 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $401M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Verifone Systems Inc in Q3 2018, selling an estimated $25.9M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 13% of its $105B portfolio in Q3 2018.
- Cliff Asness opened 91 new positions and closed 146 in Q3 2018.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 5.3% quarter-over-quarter to $105B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2018, filed 14 Nov 2018.