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 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$511M |
| 2 |
Oracle
ORCL
|
+$454M |
| 3 |
Western Digital
WDC
|
+$438M |
| 4 |
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
|
+$278M |
| 5 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$268M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AET
Aetna Inc
AET
|
+$265M |
| 2 |
PG&E
PCG
|
+$220M |
| 3 |
General Motors
GM
|
+$192M |
| 4 |
Regions Financial
RF
|
+$174M |
| 5 |
STI
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
STI
|
+$157M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 17.91% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 14.95% |
| 3 | Financials | 14.41% |
| 4 | Industrials | 13.09% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 13% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1501
Morningstar
MORN
$8.16B
| $1.51M | ﹤0.01% |
15,608
-16,182
| -51% | -$1.46M |
|
1502
Innospec
IOSP
$2.33B
| $1.51M | ﹤0.01% |
21,413
-2,979
| -12% | -$198K |
|
|
NXTM
1503
DELISTED
NxStage Medical Inc.
NXTM
| $1.51M | ﹤0.01% |
62,304
-545
| -0.9% | -$14.4K |
|
|
BCOM
1504
DELISTED
B Communications Ltd
BCOM
| $1.51M | ﹤0.01% |
82,411
-43,033
| -34% | -$671K |
|
1505
Insulet
PODD
$10.1B
| $1.51M | ﹤0.01% |
21,860
+6,298
| +40% | +$413K |
|
1506
Seaboard Corp
SEB
$4.05B
| $1.51M | ﹤0.01% |
342
+20
| +6% | +$86.8K |
|
|
TPC
1507
Tutor Perini Cor
TPC
$4.64B
| $1.5M | ﹤0.01% |
59,104
-119,107
| -67% | -$3.17M |
|
|
ELP
1508
DELISTED
Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL)
ELP
| $1.5M | ﹤0.01% |
490,340
-74,628
| -13% | -$231K |
|
1509
EPAM Systems
EPAM
$5.74B
| $1.5M | ﹤0.01% |
+13,938
| New | +$1.38M |
|
1510
Sabra Healthcare REIT
SBRA
$5.23B
| $1.49M | ﹤0.01% |
79,396
-83,424
| -51% | -$1.66M |
|
1511
XPO
XPO
$22.5B
| $1.49M | ﹤0.01% |
46,913
+489
| +1% | +$12.5K |
|
|
NAVG
1512
DELISTED
Navigators Group Inc
NAVG
| $1.48M | ﹤0.01% |
30,384
-24,609
| -45% | -$1.31M |
|
|
DPLO
1513
DELISTED
DIPLOMAT PHARMACY, INC.
DPLO
| $1.48M | ﹤0.01% |
73,701
+47,810
| +185% | +$940K |
|
|
S
1514
DELISTED
Sprint Corporation
S
| $1.48M | ﹤0.01% |
250,551
-355,871
| -59% | -$2.26M |
|
1515
Integer Holdings
ITGR
$4.25B
| $1.48M | ﹤0.01% |
32,570
+9,313
| +40% | +$454K |
|
|
KND
1516
DELISTED
Kindred Healthcare
KND
| $1.47M | ﹤0.01% |
+151,014
| New | +$1.12M |
|
1517
First Financial Bancorp
FFBC
$3.46B
| $1.46M | ﹤0.01% |
55,502
-108,743
| -66% | -$2.95M |
|
|
SNCR
1518
DELISTED
Synchronoss Technologies
SNCR
| $1.46M | ﹤0.01% |
18,095
+5,921
| +49% | +$572K |
|
|
AHRT
1519
AH Realty Trust
AHRT
$502M
| $1.45M | ﹤0.01% |
93,607
-22,760
| -20% | -$338K |
|
|
PMT
1520
PennyMac Mortgage Investment
PMT
$810M
| $1.45M | ﹤0.01% |
90,360
| – | – |
|
1521
Planet Fitness
PLNT
$4.07B
| $1.44M | ﹤0.01% |
41,703
+5,960
| +17% | +$176K |
|
|
CHUBK
1522
DELISTED
CommerceHub, Inc. Series C Common Stock
CHUBK
| $1.44M | ﹤0.01% |
+70,018
| New | +$1.48M |
|
1523
Prothena Corp
PRTA
$482M
| $1.44M | ﹤0.01% |
38,450
-2,439
| -6% | -$124K |
|
1524
Cameco
CCJ
$44.5B
| $1.44M | ﹤0.01% |
155,283
+46,441
| +43% | +$435K |
|
1525
Healthcare Services Group
HCSG
$1.56B
| $1.43M | ﹤0.01% |
27,154
+7,961
| +41% | +$417K |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2017, Cliff Asness held 2,349 positions worth $95.3B, up 14% from $83.8B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness deployed $6.3B of net new capital in Q4 2017, opening 115 new positions and adding to 1,048 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Whiting Petroleum Corporation: 19,680 shares worth $39.1M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 18% of assets, up from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Aetna Inc, an estimated $265M trimmed.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q4 2017 buy was Whiting Petroleum Corporation: 19,680 shares worth $39.1M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q4 2017, an estimated $511M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was Aetna Inc, cutting an estimated $265M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Micro Focus International plc. American Depositary Shares, each representing One Ordinary Share in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $69.6M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $95.3B portfolio in Q4 2017.
- Cliff Asness opened 115 new positions and closed 134 in Q4 2017.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 14% quarter-over-quarter to $95.3B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 14 Feb 2018.