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 |
Boeing
BA
|
+$179M |
| 2 |
Union Pacific
UNP
|
+$173M |
| 3 |
Stellantis
STLA
|
+$124M |
| 4 |
Humana
HUM
|
+$123M |
| 5 |
Capital One
COF
|
+$121M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Entergy
ETR
|
+$172M |
| 2 |
HP
HPQ
|
+$157M |
| 3 |
ANDV
Andeavor
ANDV
|
+$151M |
| 4 |
FirstEnergy
FE
|
+$149M |
| 5 |
Procter & Gamble
PG
|
+$146M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 18.41% |
| 2 | Technology | 16.12% |
| 3 | Industrials | 15.83% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.77% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 10.29% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1201
Littelfuse
LFUS
$10.2B
| $3.12M | ﹤0.01% |
19,539
+5,606
| +40% | +$889K |
|
|
AVX
1202
DELISTED
AVX Corporation
AVX
| $3.12M | ﹤0.01% |
190,527
+73,420
| +63% | +$1.17M |
|
1203
Mine Safety
MSA
$7.29B
| $3.11M | ﹤0.01% |
43,943
+40,055
| +1,030% | +$2.8M |
|
|
LHCG
1204
DELISTED
LHC Group LLC
LHCG
| $3.09M | ﹤0.01% |
57,364
-6,058
| -10% | -$294K |
|
|
DGI
1205
DELISTED
DigitalGlobe Inc.
DGI
| $3.09M | ﹤0.01% |
94,363
+68,039
| +258% | +$2.08M |
|
|
PDCE
1206
DELISTED
PDC Energy, Inc.
PDCE
| $3.09M | ﹤0.01% |
49,555
-70,282
| -59% | -$4.94M |
|
|
MCHB
1207
Mechanics Bancorp
MCHB
$3.58B
| $3.07M | ﹤0.01% |
109,859
-21,297
| -16% | -$586K |
|
|
CSGS
1208
DELISTED
CSG Systems International
CSGS
| $3.07M | ﹤0.01% |
81,167
-75,937
| -48% | -$3.22M |
|
|
BBT
1209
Beacon Financial Corp
BBT
$2.65B
| $3.06M | ﹤0.01% |
84,797
+30,048
| +55% | +$1.06M |
|
1210
Encompass Health
EHC
$11.9B
| $3.04M | ﹤0.01% |
89,138
+2,756
| +3% | +$90.5K |
|
1211
Chemed
CHE
$7.08B
| $3.02M | ﹤0.01% |
16,514
+1,576
| +11% | +$275K |
|
|
AVTA
1212
DELISTED
Avantax, Inc. Common Stock
AVTA
| $3M | ﹤0.01% |
173,463
+78,140
| +82% | +$1.22M |
|
|
VG
1213
DELISTED
Vonage Holdings Corporation
VG
| $2.99M | ﹤0.01% |
473,779
-130,125
| -22% | -$866K |
|
|
TDAY
1214
USA Today Co
TDAY
$941M
| $2.99M | ﹤0.01% |
210,546
-88,370
| -30% | -$1.35M |
|
|
OCLR
1215
DELISTED
Oclaro Inc.
OCLR
| $2.99M | ﹤0.01% |
304,122
+110,252
| +57% | +$1.04M |
|
1216
Century Communities
CCS
$1.97B
| $2.98M | ﹤0.01% |
117,520
+85,488
| +267% | +$1.98M |
|
1217
City Holding Co
CHCO
$2.04B
| $2.98M | ﹤0.01% |
46,137
+6,008
| +15% | +$393K |
|
1218
NMI Holdings
NMIH
$3.42B
| $2.98M | ﹤0.01% |
260,964
+119,906
| +85% | +$1.31M |
|
1219
MGP Ingredients
MGPI
$384M
| $2.94M | ﹤0.01% |
54,290
-12,962
| -19% | -$611K |
|
|
BBOX
1220
DELISTED
Black Box Corp
BBOX
| $2.93M | ﹤0.01% |
327,850
+27,074
| +9% | +$292K |
|
|
CONE
1221
DELISTED
CyrusOne Inc Common Stock
CONE
| $2.93M | ﹤0.01% |
56,903
-18,306
| -24% | -$899K |
|
1222
Pathward Financial
CASH
$1.72B
| $2.92M | ﹤0.01% |
98,946
+405
| +0.4% | +$12.5K |
|
1223
Plexus
PLXS
$6.33B
| $2.91M | ﹤0.01% |
50,358
+19,125
| +61% | +$1.07M |
|
1224
Natural Health Trends
NHTC
$15M
| $2.91M | ﹤0.01% |
100,646
-32,589
| -24% | -$876K |
|
|
HA
1225
DELISTED
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.
HA
| $2.91M | ﹤0.01% |
62,630
-12,033
| -16% | -$616K |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q1 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2017, Cliff Asness held 2,340 positions worth $75.2B, up 3.8% from $72.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.4% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness's Q1 2017 filing shows 118 new, 961 increased, 1,011 reduced and 173 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Invesco QQQ Trust: 591,417 shares worth $78.3M. The largest sale was Entergy, an estimated $172M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 18% of assets, up from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q1 2017 buy was Invesco QQQ Trust: 591,417 shares worth $78.3M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Boeing in Q1 2017, an estimated $179M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q1 2017 reduction was Entergy, cutting an estimated $172M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Mentor Graphics Corp in Q1 2017, selling an estimated $30.2M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 8.4% of its $75.2B portfolio in Q1 2017.
- Cliff Asness opened 118 new positions and closed 173 in Q1 2017.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 3.8% quarter-over-quarter to $75.2B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q1 2017, filed 15 May 2017.