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 |
Biogen
BIIB
|
+$335M |
| 2 |
Exelon
EXC
|
+$314M |
| 3 |
Procter & Gamble
PG
|
+$241M |
| 4 |
TripAdvisor
TRIP
|
+$208M |
| 5 |
Starbucks
SBUX
|
+$182M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$551M |
| 2 |
Target
TGT
|
+$514M |
| 3 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$495M |
| 4 |
Cigna
CI
|
+$369M |
| 5 |
Costco
COST
|
+$310M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 20.21% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 19.58% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.72% |
| 4 | Industrials | 9.29% |
| 5 | Financials | 9.22% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1026
CRA International
CRAI
$1.07B
| $4.37M | ﹤0.01% |
86,502
-7,148
| -8% | -$323K |
|
1027
John B. Sanfilippo & Son
JBSS
$886M
| $4.36M | ﹤0.01% |
60,715
-11,854
| -16% | -$791K |
|
|
TSS
1028
DELISTED
Total System Services, Inc.
TSS
| $4.35M | ﹤0.01% |
45,800
-557,036
| -92% | -$50.4M |
|
|
CASA
1029
DELISTED
Casa Systems, Inc. Common Stock
CASA
| $4.33M | ﹤0.01% |
+522,214
| New | +$5.79M |
|
1030
Photronics
PLAB
$1.79B
| $4.33M | ﹤0.01% |
457,926
+108,226
| +31% | +$1.1M |
|
1031
Nelnet
NNI
$4.59B
| $4.32M | ﹤0.01% |
78,458
-6,686
| -8% | -$359K |
|
1032
Hilltop Holdings
HTH
$2.21B
| $4.32M | ﹤0.01% |
236,563
+54,627
| +30% | +$1.02M |
|
1033
Stoneridge
SRI
$205M
| $4.31M | ﹤0.01% |
149,482
-79,152
| -35% | -$2.16M |
|
|
LM
1034
DELISTED
Legg Mason, Inc.
LM
| $4.29M | ﹤0.01% |
156,824
+130,119
| +487% | +$3.73M |
|
1035
Under Armour
UAA
$2.22B
| $4.28M | ﹤0.01% |
202,609
+39,113
| +24% | +$819K |
|
|
GLDD
1036
DELISTED
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
GLDD
| $4.26M | ﹤0.01% |
+477,766
| New | +$3.71M |
|
1037
Zscaler
ZS
$27.2B
| $4.25M | ﹤0.01% |
+59,944
| New | +$3.18M |
|
1038
Lattice Semiconductor
LSCC
$16.9B
| $4.24M | ﹤0.01% |
355,258
+241,990
| +214% | +$2.41M |
|
|
WIRE
1039
DELISTED
Encore Wire Corp
WIRE
| $4.24M | ﹤0.01% |
74,072
-3,165
| -4% | -$176K |
|
|
PRSP
1040
DELISTED
Perspecta Inc. Common Stock
PRSP
| $4.24M | ﹤0.01% |
209,552
-5,958
| -3% | -$120K |
|
1041
Americold
COLD
$4.41B
| $4.23M | ﹤0.01% |
138,662
+51,946
| +60% | +$1.49M |
|
|
MTOR
1042
DELISTED
MERITOR, Inc.
MTOR
| $4.22M | ﹤0.01% |
207,583
-419,004
| -67% | -$8.53M |
|
1043
Interparfums
IPAR
$3.75B
| $4.22M | ﹤0.01% |
55,667
+9,229
| +20% | +$646K |
|
|
MOBL
1044
DELISTED
MobileIron, Inc.
MOBL
| $4.18M | ﹤0.01% |
765,043
+253,123
| +49% | +$1.25M |
|
1045
A.O. Smith
AOS
$8.52B
| $4.18M | ﹤0.01% |
78,341
-36,360
| -32% | -$1.81M |
|
1046
Lennox International
LII
$13.7B
| $4.16M | ﹤0.01% |
15,752
+4,634
| +42% | +$1.11M |
|
1047
Calix
CALX
$2.46B
| $4.15M | ﹤0.01% |
538,688
+496,493
| +1,177% | +$4.38M |
|
1048
Clearway Energy Class C
CWEN
$6.69B
| $4.1M | ﹤0.01% |
+271,465
| New | +$4.08M |
|
|
TCF
1049
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation Common Stock
TCF
| $4.09M | ﹤0.01% |
+99,319
| New | +$4.3M |
|
1050
Petrobras
PBR
$115B
| $4.08M | ﹤0.01% |
256,604
+9,174
| +4% | +$146K |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q1 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2019, Cliff Asness held 2,315 positions worth $94.3B, up 9.2% from $86.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 13% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness's Q1 2019 filing shows 140 new, 934 increased, 1,002 reduced and 155 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Canopy Growth: 121,700 shares worth $52.7M. The largest sale was Walmart Inc, an estimated $551M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 20% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q1 2019 buy was Canopy Growth: 121,700 shares worth $52.7M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Biogen in Q1 2019, an estimated $335M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q1 2019 reduction was Walmart Inc, cutting an estimated $551M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Dun & Bradstreet in Q1 2019, selling an estimated $74.4M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 13% of its $94.3B portfolio in Q1 2019.
- Cliff Asness opened 140 new positions and closed 155 in Q1 2019.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 9.2% quarter-over-quarter to $94.3B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q1 2019, filed 14 May 2019.