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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TRST
1101
Trustco Bank Corp NY
TRST
$975M
| $4.22M | ﹤0.01% |
94,932
+43
| +0% | +$1.89K |
|
1102
Sunrun
RUN
$2.2B
| $4.21M | ﹤0.01% |
320,459
+106,681
| +50% | +$1.16M |
|
1103
HealthStream
HSTM
$843M
| $4.2M | ﹤0.01% |
153,741
-18,821
| -11% | -$499K |
|
1104
Interactive Brokers
IBKR
$42.9B
| $4.2M | ﹤0.01% |
260,628
+82,296
| +46% | +$1.49M |
|
|
KYNB
1105
Kyntra Bio
KYNB
$32.3M
| $4.18M | ﹤0.01% |
2,668
-2,425
| -48% | -$3.16M |
|
1106
CorVel
CRVL
$3.51B
| $4.17M | ﹤0.01% |
231,867
-14,460
| -6% | -$249K |
|
1107
RCI Hospitality Holdings
RICK
$234M
| $4.17M | ﹤0.01% |
131,673
+5,028
| +4% | +$151K |
|
1108
SBA Communications
SBAC
$19.7B
| $4.14M | ﹤0.01% |
25,100
-15,747
| -39% | -$2.54M |
|
|
LOXO
1109
DELISTED
Loxo Oncology, Inc
LOXO
| $4.14M | ﹤0.01% |
23,878
+6,288
| +36% | +$945K |
|
|
WBA
1110
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
| $4.14M | ﹤0.01% |
68,938
-505,193
| -88% | -$32.5M |
|
1111
Avis
CAR
$5.14B
| $4.13M | ﹤0.01% |
126,967
+67,894
| +115% | +$2.96M |
|
1112
Enviri
NVRI
$600M
| $4.12M | ﹤0.01% |
186,348
-25,837
| -12% | -$596K |
|
1113
Genworth Financial
GNW
$3.72B
| $4.12M | ﹤0.01% |
914,894
-3,882
| -0.4% | -$13.4K |
|
|
HIVE
1114
DELISTED
Aerohive Networks
HIVE
| $4.1M | ﹤0.01% |
1,032,810
+196,080
| +23% | +$807K |
|
|
GCI
1115
DELISTED
Gannett Co., Inc
GCI
| $4.1M | ﹤0.01% |
382,986
+52,554
| +16% | +$543K |
|
|
AEL
1116
DELISTED
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company
AEL
| $4.09M | ﹤0.01% |
113,578
-28,316
| -20% | -$914K |
|
1117
Semtech
SMTC
$11.7B
| $4.08M | ﹤0.01% |
86,655
-13,386
| -13% | -$600K |
|
1118
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling
HY
$632M
| $4.07M | ﹤0.01% |
63,365
-12,102
| -16% | -$841K |
|
1119
The Bancorp
TBBK
$2.73B
| $4.06M | ﹤0.01% |
388,531
+115,547
| +42% | +$1.27M |
|
|
IMPV
1120
DELISTED
Imperva, Inc.
IMPV
| $4.06M | ﹤0.01% |
84,224
+25,649
| +44% | +$1.23M |
|
1121
Abercrombie & Fitch
ANF
$4.94B
| $4.06M | ﹤0.01% |
165,812
+109,718
| +196% | +$2.87M |
|
1122
Repligen
RGEN
$10.4B
| $4.05M | ﹤0.01% |
86,037
-59,270
| -41% | -$2.44M |
|
1123
Diodes
DIOD
$4.15B
| $4.04M | ﹤0.01% |
117,261
+3,388
| +3% | +$112K |
|
|
KBAL
1124
DELISTED
Kimball International
KBAL
| $4.02M | ﹤0.01% |
248,681
-47,256
| -16% | -$783K |
|
1125
Aramark
ARMK
$15.6B
| $4.01M | ﹤0.01% |
149,608
-77,869
| -34% | -$2.15M |
|
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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.