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 |
Procter & Gamble
PG
|
+$322M |
| 2 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$260M |
| 3 |
Cummins
CMI
|
+$246M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$242M |
| 5 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$177M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stellantis
STLA
|
+$334M |
| 2 |
RTN
Raytheon Company
RTN
|
+$310M |
| 3 |
Micron Technology
MU
|
+$306M |
| 4 |
Valero Energy
VLO
|
+$301M |
| 5 |
HF Sinclair
DINO
|
+$289M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 20.62% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 17.69% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.06% |
| 4 | Financials | 11.04% |
| 5 | Industrials | 10.98% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1776
Watts Water Technologies
WTS
$12.4B
| $438K | ﹤0.01% |
4,701
+2,161
| +85% | +$184K |
|
|
NVEE
1777
DELISTED
NV5 Global
NVEE
| $434K | ﹤0.01% |
21,336
-6,696
| -24% | -$119K |
|
1778
CytomX Therapeutics
CTMX
$717M
| $431K | ﹤0.01% |
38,457
+16,356
| +74% | +$171K |
|
1779
Ethan Allen Interiors
ETD
$592M
| $430K | ﹤0.01% |
20,397
-12,200
| -37% | -$256K |
|
1780
Melco Resorts & Entertainment
MLCO
$2.08B
| $428K | ﹤0.01% |
19,691
+7,358
| +60% | +$167K |
|
|
SFBS
1781
ServisFirst Bancshares
SFBS
$4.8B
| $426K | ﹤0.01% |
24,876
-14,732
| -37% | -$246K |
|
1782
Gentherm
THRM
$1.21B
| $425K | ﹤0.01% |
10,169
+896
| +10% | +$36.1K |
|
|
HMHC
1783
DELISTED
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company
HMHC
| $425K | ﹤0.01% |
73,720
-9,595
| -12% | -$63.6K |
|
|
SMAR
1784
DELISTED
Smartsheet Inc.
SMAR
| $423K | ﹤0.01% |
+8,731
| New | +$371K |
|
|
PMT
1785
PennyMac Mortgage Investment
PMT
$810M
| $421K | ﹤0.01% |
19,297
-12,850
| -40% | -$273K |
|
|
ROCC
1786
DELISTED
Ranger Oil Corporation Class A Common Stock
ROCC
| $421K | ﹤0.01% |
13,706
-1,457
| -10% | -$54.3K |
|
1787
National Fuel Gas
NFG
$7.84B
| $419K | ﹤0.01% |
8,000
-5,160
| -39% | -$294K |
|
1788
Opko Health
OPK
$1.1B
| $419K | ﹤0.01% |
+171,725
| New | +$375K |
|
|
TCO
1789
DELISTED
Taubman Centers Inc.
TCO
| $419K | ﹤0.01% |
10,258
-1,500
| -13% | -$72.2K |
|
|
CHS
1790
DELISTED
Chicos FAS, Inc.
CHS
| $415K | ﹤0.01% |
123,147
-1,141,232
| -90% | -$4.15M |
|
1791
Agnico Eagle Mines
AEM
$110B
| $414K | ﹤0.01% |
8,072
-719,706
| -99% | -$31.4M |
|
1792
WesBanco
WSBC
$3.91B
| $413K | ﹤0.01% |
10,722
| – | – |
|
|
EXTN
1793
DELISTED
Exterran Corporation
EXTN
| $412K | ﹤0.01% |
28,992
-8,779
| -23% | -$129K |
|
|
MANT
1794
DELISTED
Mantech International Corp
MANT
| $412K | ﹤0.01% |
6,258
-5,299
| -46% | -$322K |
|
|
ECOL
1795
DELISTED
US Ecology, Inc.
ECOL
| $412K | ﹤0.01% |
6,928
| – | – |
|
|
DQ
1796
Daqo New Energy
DQ
$976M
| $411K | ﹤0.01% |
48,475
| – | – |
|
1797
Marten Transport
MRTN
$1.2B
| $411K | ﹤0.01% |
33,927
-20,855
| -38% | -$260K |
|
1798
Four Corners Property Trust
FCPT
$2.8B
| $408K | ﹤0.01% |
14,941
-14,007
| -48% | -$401K |
|
1799
Matsons
MATX
$6.66B
| $406K | ﹤0.01% |
10,441
+737
| +8% | +$27.9K |
|
|
ISCA
1800
DELISTED
International Speedway Corp
ISCA
| $404K | ﹤0.01% |
8,990
-904
| -9% | -$39.9K |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q2 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2019, Cliff Asness held 2,276 positions worth $89.6B, down 4.9% from $94.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 13% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness withdrew a net $5.94B in Q2 2019, closing 220 positions and reducing 1,022 holdings. Its most notable exit was Stellantis, an estimated $334M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 21% of assets, up from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, Cliff Asness opened a new position in Optimum Communications Inc worth $28.8M.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q2 2019 buy was Optimum Communications Inc: 1,190,376 shares worth $28.8M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Procter & Gamble in Q2 2019, an estimated $322M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q2 2019 reduction was Raytheon Company, cutting an estimated $310M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Stellantis in Q2 2019, selling an estimated $334M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 13% of its $89.6B portfolio in Q2 2019.
- Cliff Asness opened 117 new positions and closed 220 in Q2 2019.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value fell 4.9% quarter-over-quarter to $89.6B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q2 2019, filed 14 Aug 2019.