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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
801
Gartner
IT
$12.8B
| $9.07M | 0.01% |
73,452
-6,633
| -8% | -$770K |
|
802
Ziff Davis
ZD
$1.91B
| $9.06M | 0.01% |
122,444
-71,172
| -37% | -$5.31M |
|
803
CAE Inc
CAE
$7.96B
| $9.05M | 0.01% |
525,602
-19,304
| -4% | -$308K |
|
804
VF Corp
VFC
$5.63B
| $8.99M | 0.01% |
165,807
+13,587
| +9% | +$701K |
|
|
TIF
805
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
| $8.99M | 0.01% |
95,755
+74,332
| +347% | +$6.82M |
|
806
Brixmor Property Group
BRX
$9.08B
| $8.97M | 0.01% |
501,799
+263,353
| +110% | +$5.1M |
|
|
EV
807
DELISTED
Eaton Vance Corp.
EV
| $8.91M | 0.01% |
188,202
+286
| +0.2% | +$13K |
|
808
StoneX
SNEX
$8.17B
| $8.89M | 0.01% |
1,191,490
+189,059
| +19% | +$1.36M |
|
|
NE
809
DELISTED
Noble Corporation
NE
| $8.87M | 0.01% |
+2,451,166
| New | +$11.3M |
|
810
Kadant
KAI
$3.69B
| $8.84M | 0.01% |
117,491
+3,501
| +3% | +$244K |
|
811
Avista
AVA
$3.18B
| $8.83M | 0.01% |
207,878
-12,390
| -6% | -$517K |
|
|
AWH
812
DELISTED
Allied World Assurance Co Hld Lt
AWH
| $8.82M | 0.01% |
166,758
-234,870
| -58% | -$12.4M |
|
813
Hain Celestial
HAIN
$75.8M
| $8.8M | 0.01% |
226,607
+141,008
| +165% | +$5.09M |
|
814
Azenta
AZTA
$1.44B
| $8.78M | 0.01% |
404,693
+248,742
| +160% | +$6.3M |
|
|
CERN
815
DELISTED
Cerner Corp
CERN
| $8.78M | 0.01% |
132,013
+59,453
| +82% | +$3.8M |
|
816
Credit Acceptance
CACC
$6.26B
| $8.74M | 0.01% |
33,985
+1,072
| +3% | +$235K |
|
817
Photronics
PLAB
$1.74B
| $8.7M | 0.01% |
925,800
+119,940
| +15% | +$1.27M |
|
|
GWB
818
DELISTED
Great Western Bancorp, Inc.
GWB
| $8.7M | 0.01% |
213,169
-70,722
| -25% | -$2.85M |
|
|
PFC
819
DELISTED
Premier Financial Corp. Common Stock
PFC
| $8.67M | 0.01% |
329,230
+37,006
| +13% | +$982K |
|
820
Cognizant
CTSH
$28B
| $8.65M | 0.01% |
130,341
-107,820
| -45% | -$6.85M |
|
|
EGRX
821
DELISTED
Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
EGRX
| $8.65M | 0.01% |
109,637
+75,090
| +217% | +$6.14M |
|
|
ANSS
822
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
| $8.64M | 0.01% |
71,030
+6,564
| +10% | +$773K |
|
|
SIVB
823
DELISTED
SVB Financial Group
SIVB
| $8.64M | 0.01% |
49,145
+626
| +1% | +$112K |
|
|
WP
824
DELISTED
Worldpay, Inc.
WP
| $8.64M | 0.01% |
136,367
-8,365
| -6% | -$525K |
|
|
TMX
825
DELISTED
Terminix Global Holdings, Inc.
TMX
| $8.63M | 0.01% |
328,972
+212,726
| +183% | +$5.57M |
|
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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.