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 |
Valero Energy
VLO
|
+$394M |
| 2 |
RTN
Raytheon Company
RTN
|
+$323M |
| 3 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$320M |
| 4 |
FedEx
FDX
|
+$306M |
| 5 |
ConocoPhillips
COP
|
+$278M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$291M |
| 2 |
Western Digital
WDC
|
+$285M |
| 3 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$262M |
| 4 |
United Airlines
UAL
|
+$247M |
| 5 |
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
|
+$208M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 20.22% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.93% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 13.78% |
| 4 | Industrials | 12.45% |
| 5 | Financials | 12.22% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1476
Stagwell
STGW
$2.17B
| $1.77M | ﹤0.01% |
385,381
+266,431
| +224% | +$1.55M |
|
1477
ScottsMiracle-Gro
SMG
$3.53B
| $1.77M | ﹤0.01% |
21,263
+18,711
| +733% | +$1.57M |
|
|
QCP
1478
DELISTED
Quality Care Properties, Inc.
QCP
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
82,054
-665
| -0.8% | -$14K |
|
|
FMBI
1479
DELISTED
First Midwest Bancorp Inc/IL
FMBI
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
69,261
-984
| -1% | -$25.2K |
|
|
ASXC
1480
DELISTED
Asensus Surgical, Inc.
ASXC
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
+31,047
| New | +$1.13M |
|
1481
Immersion
IMMR
$250M
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
+113,464
| New | +$1.52M |
|
1482
Arrowhead Research
ARWR
$12.3B
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
+128,421
| New | +$1.2M |
|
1483
Cameco
CCJ
$44.5B
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
155,364
-910
| -0.6% | -$9.91K |
|
1484
Lakeland Financial Corp
LKFN
$1.5B
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
36,237
+1,912
| +6% | +$92.9K |
|
|
PDCO
1485
DELISTED
Patterson Companies, Inc.
PDCO
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
+77,011
| New | +$1.73M |
|
1486
Nutrien
NTR
$35.5B
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
+32,036
| New | +$1.59M |
|
1487
Innospec
IOSP
$2.33B
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
22,735
-30
| -0.1% | -$2.25K |
|
1488
TransDigm Group
TDG
$66.3B
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
5,042
+1,101
| +28% | +$362K |
|
|
NXTM
1489
DELISTED
NxStage Medical Inc.
NXTM
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
62,304
| – | – |
|
1490
Genesco
GCO
$390M
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
43,733
+15,458
| +55% | +$659K |
|
|
MB
1491
DELISTED
MINDBODY, Inc. Class A Common Stock
MB
| $1.73M | ﹤0.01% |
44,928
+19,803
| +79% | +$780K |
|
1492
Insulet
PODD
$10.1B
| $1.73M | ﹤0.01% |
20,218
-4,460
| -18% | -$400K |
|
1493
CONMED
CNMD
$1.54B
| $1.73M | ﹤0.01% |
23,608
+12,867
| +120% | +$875K |
|
|
NAVG
1494
DELISTED
Navigators Group Inc
NAVG
| $1.73M | ﹤0.01% |
30,279
+260
| +0.9% | +$15.2K |
|
1495
Encompass Health
EHC
$11.9B
| $1.72M | ﹤0.01% |
31,864
-31,071
| -49% | -$1.55M |
|
|
VR
1496
DELISTED
Validus Hold Ltd
VR
| $1.72M | ﹤0.01% |
25,397
+7,600
| +43% | +$514K |
|
1497
Cohen & Steers
CNS
$4.28B
| $1.71M | ﹤0.01% |
41,053
-141
| -0.3% | -$5.67K |
|
1498
Macerich
MAC
$6.91B
| $1.71M | ﹤0.01% |
30,058
+709
| +2% | +$40.2K |
|
|
CSII
1499
DELISTED
Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
CSII
| $1.7M | ﹤0.01% |
52,655
-9,302
| -15% | -$256K |
|
1500
GE Aerospace
GE
$355B
| $1.7M | ﹤0.01% |
25,999
-107,516
| -81% | -$7.17M |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2018, Cliff Asness held 2,453 positions worth $99.3B, up 7.1% from $92.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness deployed $4.81B of net new capital in Q2 2018, opening 237 new positions and adding to 1,040 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Evergy: 1,097,915 shares worth $61.6M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 20% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Walt Disney, an estimated $291M trimmed.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q2 2018 buy was Evergy: 1,097,915 shares worth $61.6M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Valero Energy in Q2 2018, an estimated $394M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Walt Disney, cutting an estimated $291M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Time Warner Inc in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $99.5M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $99.3B portfolio in Q2 2018.
- Cliff Asness opened 237 new positions and closed 144 in Q2 2018.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 7.1% quarter-over-quarter to $99.3B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 14 Aug 2018.