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 |
TWTR
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
|
+$331M |
| 2 |
United Airlines
UAL
|
+$312M |
| 3 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$271M |
| 4 |
Delta Air Lines
DAL
|
+$263M |
| 5 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$185M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$451M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$348M |
| 3 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$337M |
| 4 |
IQVIA
IQV
|
+$313M |
| 5 |
Adobe
ADBE
|
+$291M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 20.32% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 13.51% |
| 3 | Financials | 12.81% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.31% |
| 5 | Industrials | 11.62% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1451
NVE Corp
NVEC
$516M
| $1.28M | ﹤0.01% |
+19,364
| New | +$1.32M |
|
1452
Gaming and Leisure Properties
GLPI
$12.8B
| $1.28M | ﹤0.01% |
33,590
-14,896
| -31% | -$572K |
|
1453
TriNet
TNET
$3.19B
| $1.28M | ﹤0.01% |
20,593
+2,041
| +11% | +$139K |
|
1454
Heritage Insurance Holdings
HRTG
$1.03B
| $1.28M | ﹤0.01% |
85,597
+315
| +0.4% | +$4.58K |
|
1455
Turning Point Brands
TPB
$1.67B
| $1.28M | ﹤0.01% |
55,491
-435
| -0.8% | -$16.6K |
|
1456
Zai Lab
ZLAB
$2.88B
| $1.28M | ﹤0.01% |
39,548
| – | – |
|
|
RST
1457
DELISTED
ROSETTA STONE INC
RST
| $1.28M | ﹤0.01% |
73,445
-74,582
| -50% | -$1.5M |
|
|
BRFS
1458
DELISTED
BRF SA
BRFS
| $1.27M | ﹤0.01% |
138,648
-1,823
| -1% | -$16.6K |
|
1459
REX American Resources
REX
$1.4B
| $1.27M | ﹤0.01% |
99,846
+49,680
| +99% | +$615K |
|
1460
Cohen & Steers
CNS
$4.28B
| $1.26M | ﹤0.01% |
22,967
+10,268
| +81% | +$543K |
|
|
BDN
1461
Brandywine Realty Trust
BDN
$548M
| $1.26M | ﹤0.01% |
83,267
-3,984
| -5% | -$58.2K |
|
|
VER
1462
DELISTED
VEREIT, Inc.
VER
| $1.26M | ﹤0.01% |
25,708
-2,876
| -10% | -$136K |
|
|
CXP
1463
DELISTED
COLUMBIA PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
CXP
| $1.25M | ﹤0.01% |
+59,327
| New | +$1.27M |
|
1464
First Financial Bankshares
FFIN
$4.87B
| $1.25M | ﹤0.01% |
37,549
+1,507
| +4% | +$47.4K |
|
1465
Ultrapar
UGP
$7.16B
| $1.25M | ﹤0.01% |
279,611
+98,672
| +55% | +$465K |
|
|
MNDT
1466
DELISTED
Mandiant, Inc. Common Stock
MNDT
| $1.24M | ﹤0.01% |
94,868
-288,844
| -75% | -$4.1M |
|
1467
Coherent
COHR
$53.9B
| $1.23M | ﹤0.01% |
+35,057
| New | +$1.34M |
|
1468
Standard BioTools
LAB
$263M
| $1.22M | ﹤0.01% |
264,448
-66,008
| -20% | -$520K |
|
|
AHRT
1469
AH Realty Trust
AHRT
$502M
| $1.22M | ﹤0.01% |
67,622
+691
| +1% | +$12K |
|
1470
Kilroy Realty
KRC
$4.29B
| $1.22M | ﹤0.01% |
15,631
-1,279
| -8% | -$99.2K |
|
1471
SLM Corp
SLM
$4.95B
| $1.22M | ﹤0.01% |
137,907
+101,985
| +284% | +$918K |
|
1472
HubSpot
HUBS
$12.2B
| $1.21M | ﹤0.01% |
7,957
-35,030
| -81% | -$6.3M |
|
1473
Resources Connection
RGP
$147M
| $1.21M | ﹤0.01% |
70,905
+14,982
| +27% | +$252K |
|
1474
Regis Corp
RGS
$67M
| $1.2M | ﹤0.01% |
2,970
+109
| +4% | +$39.1K |
|
1475
Strategic Education
STRA
$1.87B
| $1.19M | ﹤0.01% |
8,771
+1,728
| +25% | +$295K |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q3 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2019, Cliff Asness held 2,249 positions worth $84.9B, down 5.3% from $89.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness withdrew a net $5.22B in Q3 2019, closing 142 positions and reducing 943 holdings. Its most notable exit was Anadarko Petroleum, an estimated $36.4M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 20% of assets, down from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.
Against the trend, Cliff Asness opened a new position in American Airlines Group worth $67.8M.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q3 2019 buy was American Airlines Group: 2,515,260 shares worth $67.8M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Twitter, Inc. in Q3 2019, an estimated $331M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q3 2019 reduction was Microsoft, cutting an estimated $451M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Anadarko Petroleum in Q3 2019, selling an estimated $36.4M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $84.9B portfolio in Q3 2019.
- Cliff Asness opened 193 new positions and closed 142 in Q3 2019.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value fell 5.3% quarter-over-quarter to $84.9B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2019, filed 14 Nov 2019.