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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TRST
1226
Trustco Bank Corp NY
TRST
$974M
| $2.9M | ﹤0.01% |
73,880
+38,136
| +107% | +$1.58M |
|
1227
COPT Defense Properties
CDP
$4.25B
| $2.88M | ﹤0.01% |
87,069
-46,885
| -35% | -$1.53M |
|
|
EGRX
1228
DELISTED
Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
EGRX
| $2.87M | ﹤0.01% |
34,547
+14,743
| +74% | +$1.1M |
|
1229
APA Corp
APA
$15.1B
| $2.85M | ﹤0.01% |
55,444
-2,871
| -5% | -$161K |
|
|
AEGN
1230
DELISTED
Aegion Corp
AEGN
| $2.84M | ﹤0.01% |
124,131
-33,277
| -21% | -$766K |
|
1231
EPR Properties
EPR
$4.64B
| $2.84M | ﹤0.01% |
38,613
-3,168
| -8% | -$234K |
|
|
B
1232
DELISTED
Barnes Group Inc.
B
| $2.84M | ﹤0.01% |
55,319
-478
| -0.9% | -$23.4K |
|
|
ARRY
1233
DELISTED
Array Biopharma Inc
ARRY
| $2.84M | ﹤0.01% |
317,690
+186,678
| +142% | +$1.99M |
|
1234
Supernus Pharmaceuticals
SUPN
$2.62B
| $2.82M | ﹤0.01% |
90,166
+8,672
| +11% | +$232K |
|
|
JNS
1235
DELISTED
Janus Capital Group Inc
JNS
| $2.82M | ﹤0.01% |
213,717
| – | – |
|
1236
Community Trust Bancorp
CTBI
$1.39B
| $2.82M | ﹤0.01% |
61,560
+19,357
| +46% | +$901K |
|
1237
Sunstone Hotel Investors
SHO
$2.1B
| $2.81M | ﹤0.01% |
183,620
-26,220
| -12% | -$390K |
|
1238
Entravision Communication
EVC
$748M
| $2.79M | ﹤0.01% |
449,887
+63,167
| +16% | +$366K |
|
|
RATE
1239
DELISTED
Bankrate Inc
RATE
| $2.78M | ﹤0.01% |
288,321
-158,780
| -36% | -$1.72M |
|
|
COL
1240
DELISTED
Rockwell Collins
COL
| $2.78M | ﹤0.01% |
28,568
-5,596
| -16% | -$526K |
|
|
BBG
1241
DELISTED
Bill Barrett Corp
BBG
| $2.77M | ﹤0.01% |
609,387
-68,136
| -10% | -$397K |
|
|
HSII
1242
DELISTED
Heidrick & Struggles
HSII
| $2.76M | ﹤0.01% |
104,786
-20,626
| -16% | -$485K |
|
|
FPO
1243
DELISTED
First Potomac Realty Trust
FPO
| $2.76M | ﹤0.01% |
268,413
+45,319
| +20% | +$466K |
|
|
VTLE
1244
DELISTED
Vital Energy
VTLE
| $2.75M | ﹤0.01% |
9,434
+7,141
| +311% | +$1.98M |
|
1245
1-800-Flowers.com
FLWS
$249M
| $2.75M | ﹤0.01% |
269,929
+13,934
| +5% | +$140K |
|
|
CHMT
1246
DELISTED
Chemtura Corporation
CHMT
| $2.75M | ﹤0.01% |
82,370
| – | – |
|
1247
Hudbay
HBM
$13.1B
| $2.75M | ﹤0.01% |
419,418
+170,774
| +69% | +$1.28M |
|
|
MBFI
1248
DELISTED
MB Financial Corp
MBFI
| $2.72M | ﹤0.01% |
63,583
-11,482
| -15% | -$515K |
|
|
KG
1249
Kestrel Group
KG
$61.2M
| $2.72M | ﹤0.01% |
9,717
+665
| +7% | +$219K |
|
|
ACOR
1250
DELISTED
Acorda Therapeutics
ACOR
| $2.72M | ﹤0.01% |
1,079
+351
| +48% | +$1.01M |
|
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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.