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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
926
International Paper
IP
$21.7B
| $6.42M | 0.01% |
130,200
+28,203
| +28% | +$1.44M |
|
927
Pool Corp
POOL
$6.84B
| $6.38M | 0.01% |
42,111
+4,634
| +12% | +$680K |
|
928
MGM Resorts International
MGM
$11B
| $6.36M | 0.01% |
219,045
+133,916
| +157% | +$4.32M |
|
929
Teradata
TDC
$2.56B
| $6.35M | 0.01% |
158,059
+63,355
| +67% | +$2.55M |
|
|
SASR
930
DELISTED
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc
SASR
| $6.35M | 0.01% |
154,742
+5,756
| +4% | +$235K |
|
931
Federal Agricultural Mortgage
AGM
$2.38B
| $6.34M | 0.01% |
70,907
-24,627
| -26% | -$2.21M |
|
|
MBFI
932
DELISTED
MB Financial Corp
MBFI
| $6.34M | 0.01% |
135,848
+105,755
| +351% | +$4.84M |
|
933
Tilly's
TLYS
$114M
| $6.33M | 0.01% |
417,765
+124,293
| +42% | +$1.58M |
|
|
CXO
934
DELISTED
CONCHO RESOURCES INC.
CXO
| $6.33M | 0.01% |
+45,265
| New | +$6.47M |
|
|
ETFC
935
DELISTED
E*Trade Financial Corporation
ETFC
| $6.31M | 0.01% |
103,112
-10,385
| -9% | -$643K |
|
|
PRA
936
DELISTED
ProAssurance
PRA
| $6.3M | 0.01% |
177,643
-77,478
| -30% | -$3.24M |
|
|
CAI
937
DELISTED
CAI International, Inc.
CAI
| $6.29M | 0.01% |
270,882
-126,658
| -32% | -$2.94M |
|
938
Bloomin' Brands
BLMN
$980M
| $6.28M | 0.01% |
312,298
+65,973
| +27% | +$1.5M |
|
|
PERY
939
DELISTED
Perry Ellis International Inc
PERY
| $6.28M | 0.01% |
230,985
+27,231
| +13% | +$729K |
|
940
CubeSmart
CUBE
$9.21B
| $6.21M | 0.01% |
192,861
+87,907
| +84% | +$2.63M |
|
941
Varonis Systems
VRNS
$4.72B
| $6.21M | 0.01% |
249,978
+19,437
| +8% | +$466K |
|
|
OSB
942
DELISTED
Norbord Inc.
OSB
| $6.2M | 0.01% |
150,864
+7,264
| +5% | +$299K |
|
943
UFP Industries
UFPI
$4.92B
| $6.16M | 0.01% |
168,332
-15,171
| -8% | -$531K |
|
944
Columbus McKinnon
CMCO
$518M
| $6.16M | 0.01% |
142,027
+49,394
| +53% | +$1.91M |
|
|
SAGE
945
DELISTED
Sage Therapeutics
SAGE
| $6.13M | 0.01% |
39,171
-50,560
| -56% | -$7.94M |
|
946
Euronet Worldwide
EEFT
$2.63B
| $6.12M | 0.01% |
72,760
-31,119
| -30% | -$2.52M |
|
947
Modine Manufacturing
MOD
$10B
| $6.11M | 0.01% |
334,914
+130,981
| +64% | +$2.46M |
|
948
Global Industrial
GIC
$1.51B
| $6.09M | 0.01% |
177,384
+103,832
| +141% | +$3.32M |
|
|
WRI
949
DELISTED
Weingarten Realty Investors
WRI
| $6.08M | 0.01% |
197,317
+50,692
| +35% | +$1.45M |
|
950
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
$21.4B
| $6.08M | 0.01% |
57,323
+825
| +1% | +$84K |
|
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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.