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 |
Micron Technology
MU
|
+$619M |
| 2 |
Target
TGT
|
+$465M |
| 3 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$390M |
| 4 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$353M |
| 5 |
Adobe
ADBE
|
+$348M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$401M |
| 2 |
Oracle
ORCL
|
+$322M |
| 3 |
eBay
EBAY
|
+$235M |
| 4 |
Exelon
EXC
|
+$232M |
| 5 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$197M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 21.82% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 17.12% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 14.04% |
| 4 | Industrials | 11.74% |
| 5 | Financials | 9.85% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1376
Apogee Enterprises
APOG
$856M
| $2.12M | ﹤0.01% |
51,355
| – | – |
|
1377
Arrowhead Research
ARWR
$12.6B
| $2.11M | ﹤0.01% |
110,079
-18,342
| -14% | -$301K |
|
1378
Federal Realty Investment Trust
FRT
$10.2B
| $2.1M | ﹤0.01% |
16,635
+1,256
| +8% | +$160K |
|
1379
FirstService
FSV
$6.29B
| $2.1M | ﹤0.01% |
24,899
| – | – |
|
1380
Insmed
INSM
$27.6B
| $2.09M | ﹤0.01% |
103,376
+4,373
| +4% | +$98.7K |
|
1381
Flexsteel Industries
FLXS
$328M
| $2.08M | ﹤0.01% |
69,819
-2,964
| -4% | -$106K |
|
|
BBBY
1382
DELISTED
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
BBBY
| $2.07M | ﹤0.01% |
137,739
-2,739
| -2% | -$51.3K |
|
|
CARO
1383
DELISTED
Carolina Financial Corp.
CARO
| $2.07M | ﹤0.01% |
54,753
-34,397
| -39% | -$1.42M |
|
1384
NNN REIT
NNN
$8.85B
| $2.05M | ﹤0.01% |
45,776
-3,349
| -7% | -$151K |
|
|
OPB
1385
DELISTED
Opus Bank Common Stock
OPB
| $2.05M | ﹤0.01% |
74,795
+1,191
| +2% | +$34.1K |
|
|
COR
1386
DELISTED
Coresite Realty Corporation
COR
| $2.04M | ﹤0.01% |
18,375
+481
| +3% | +$54.8K |
|
1387
MGP Ingredients
MGPI
$375M
| $2.04M | ﹤0.01% |
25,771
-14,606
| -36% | -$1.19M |
|
1388
Lands' End
LE
$372M
| $2.03M | ﹤0.01% |
+115,404
| New | +$2.72M |
|
|
VRN
1389
DELISTED
Veren
VRN
| $2.02M | ﹤0.01% |
317,084
+827
| +0.3% | +$5.45K |
|
|
STOR
1390
DELISTED
STORE Capital Corporation
STOR
| $2.01M | ﹤0.01% |
72,430
+4,806
| +7% | +$135K |
|
1391
BOK Financial
BOKF
$8.49B
| $2.01M | ﹤0.01% |
20,677
-32,503
| -61% | -$3.24M |
|
1392
Clean Harbors
CLH
$16.5B
| $2M | ﹤0.01% |
27,988
-34,726
| -55% | -$2.21M |
|
1393
Vicor
VICR
$9.09B
| $2M | ﹤0.01% |
43,435
+24,558
| +130% | +$1.35M |
|
1394
TriNet
TNET
$3.16B
| $2M | ﹤0.01% |
35,427
+3,473
| +11% | +$195K |
|
1395
Ally Financial
ALLY
$12.9B
| $1.99M | ﹤0.01% |
75,305
-27,901
| -27% | -$757K |
|
1396
Central Garden & Pet Co Class A
CENTA
$2.37B
| $1.99M | ﹤0.01% |
75,160
+12,865
| +21% | +$390K |
|
|
MODN
1397
DELISTED
MODEL N, INC.
MODN
| $1.99M | ﹤0.01% |
125,282
+102,313
| +445% | +$1.79M |
|
|
HI
1398
DELISTED
Hillenbrand
HI
| $1.98M | ﹤0.01% |
37,758
+12,892
| +52% | +$655K |
|
|
DATA
1399
DELISTED
Tableau Software, Inc.
DATA
| $1.97M | ﹤0.01% |
17,665
-63,004
| -78% | -$6.8M |
|
1400
NETGEAR
NTGR
$572M
| $1.97M | ﹤0.01% |
31,355
+5,109
| +19% | +$349K |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q3 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2018, Cliff Asness held 2,400 positions worth $105B, up 5.3% from $99.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 13% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness's Q3 2018 filing shows 91 new, 1,022 increased, 1,069 reduced and 146 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Bombardier Recreational Products: 908,172 shares worth $42.6M. The largest sale was Meta Platforms (Facebook), an estimated $401M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 22% of assets, up from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q3 2018 buy was Bombardier Recreational Products: 908,172 shares worth $42.6M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Micron Technology in Q3 2018, an estimated $619M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q3 2018 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $401M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Verifone Systems Inc in Q3 2018, selling an estimated $25.9M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 13% of its $105B portfolio in Q3 2018.
- Cliff Asness opened 91 new positions and closed 146 in Q3 2018.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 5.3% quarter-over-quarter to $105B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2018, filed 14 Nov 2018.