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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1351
TFS Financial
TFSL
$4.98B
| $1.81M | ﹤0.01% |
109,932
+64,149
| +140% | +$1.07M |
|
1352
Corcept Therapeutics
CORT
$13.3B
| $1.81M | ﹤0.01% |
154,188
+31,538
| +26% | +$392K |
|
1353
QuidelOrtho
QDEL
$1.01B
| $1.81M | ﹤0.01% |
27,647
+6,871
| +33% | +$416K |
|
|
CORE
1354
DELISTED
Core Mark Holding Co., Inc.
CORE
| $1.81M | ﹤0.01% |
48,634
+24,163
| +99% | +$760K |
|
1355
Federal Agricultural Mortgage
AGM
$2.38B
| $1.8M | ﹤0.01% |
24,927
-4,684
| -16% | -$342K |
|
1356
Allient
ALNT
$1.61B
| $1.8M | ﹤0.01% |
78,723
+5,091
| +7% | +$141K |
|
1357
Gentex
GNTX
$4.98B
| $1.79M | ﹤0.01% |
86,631
-58,380
| -40% | -$1.22M |
|
|
TRST
1358
Trustco Bank Corp NY
TRST
$977M
| $1.79M | ﹤0.01% |
46,092
-14,417
| -24% | -$571K |
|
|
DHIL
1359
DELISTED
Diamond Hill
DHIL
| $1.79M | ﹤0.01% |
12,760
-1,284
| -9% | -$190K |
|
1360
Revvity
RVTY
$13.9B
| $1.78M | ﹤0.01% |
18,579
-13,854
| -43% | -$1.25M |
|
1361
Wolfspeed
WOLF
$1.32B
| $1.78M | ﹤0.01% |
31,161
+8,277
| +36% | +$425K |
|
1362
Acushnet Holdings
GOLF
$5.19B
| $1.77M | ﹤0.01% |
76,710
-4,674
| -6% | -$109K |
|
1363
Gaming and Leisure Properties
GLPI
$12.7B
| $1.77M | ﹤0.01% |
+45,993
| New | +$1.67M |
|
1364
Carter's
CRI
$1.26B
| $1.77M | ﹤0.01% |
17,573
-87,208
| -83% | -$7.78M |
|
|
NGHC
1365
DELISTED
National General Holdings Corp
NGHC
| $1.77M | ﹤0.01% |
74,515
+11,746
| +19% | +$289K |
|
1366
Customers Bancorp
CUBI
$2.65B
| $1.77M | ﹤0.01% |
96,439
+9,665
| +11% | +$193K |
|
|
AIFU
1367
AIFU Inc
AIFU
$125M
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
168
| – | – |
|
1368
SS&C Technologies
SSNC
$19.5B
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
27,489
-19,384
| -41% | -$1.08M |
|
1369
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$13.2B
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
13,819
-6,056
| -30% | -$704K |
|
1370
SunCoke Energy
SXC
$817M
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
205,620
-219,665
| -52% | -$2.13M |
|
|
NCI
1371
DELISTED
Navigant Consulting, Inc.
NCI
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
89,164
-161,617
| -64% | -$3.78M |
|
1372
Vishay Precision Group
VPG
$881M
| $1.73M | ﹤0.01% |
50,513
+2,206
| +5% | +$73.7K |
|
1373
Utah Medical Products
UTMD
$228M
| $1.72M | ﹤0.01% |
19,454
-2,617
| -12% | -$230K |
|
1374
NETGEAR
NTGR
$574M
| $1.72M | ﹤0.01% |
51,813
+29,561
| +133% | +$1.07M |
|
|
HCCI
1375
DELISTED
Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc.
HCCI
| $1.7M | ﹤0.01% |
61,953
-9,267
| -13% | -$236K |
|
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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.