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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SRDX
1826
DELISTED
Surmodics
SRDX
| $763K | ﹤0.01% |
13,814
+1,442
| +12% | +$66.6K |
|
1827
Gaming and Leisure Properties
GLPI
$12.8B
| $761K | ﹤0.01% |
+21,262
| New | +$737K |
|
|
FOE
1828
DELISTED
Ferro Corporation
FOE
| $761K | ﹤0.01% |
36,493
-1,691
| -4% | -$37.2K |
|
|
UFS
1829
DELISTED
DOMTAR CORPORATION (New)
UFS
| $761K | ﹤0.01% |
+15,948
| New | +$739K |
|
1830
Casella Waste Systems
CWST
$6.03B
| $759K | ﹤0.01% |
29,646
-2,587
| -8% | -$63.8K |
|
1831
Alkermes
ALKS
$8.2B
| $755K | ﹤0.01% |
18,339
-5,405
| -23% | -$246K |
|
|
HBI
1832
DELISTED
Hanesbrands
HBI
| $755K | ﹤0.01% |
34,288
-696,071
| -95% | -$13.1M |
|
1833
Viking Therapeutics
VKTX
$3.88B
| $754K | ﹤0.01% |
+79,476
| New | +$529K |
|
|
WRK
1834
DELISTED
WestRock Company
WRK
| $753K | ﹤0.01% |
13,201
+4,946
| +60% | +$303K |
|
1835
Scholastic
SCHL
$760M
| $751K | ﹤0.01% |
16,954
-7,425
| -30% | -$318K |
|
|
MRT
1836
DELISTED
MedEquities Realty Trust, Inc.
MRT
| $751K | ﹤0.01% |
68,120
+50,626
| +289% | +$523K |
|
|
ABAX
1837
DELISTED
Abaxis Inc
ABAX
| $750K | ﹤0.01% |
+9,038
| New | +$694K |
|
|
LSXMK
1838
DELISTED
Liberty Media Corporation Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock
LSXMK
| $746K | ﹤0.01% |
+21,580
| New | +$721K |
|
|
EVHC
1839
DELISTED
Envision Healthcare Holdings Inc
EVHC
| $739K | ﹤0.01% |
+16,798
| New | +$690K |
|
|
BFS
1840
Saul Centers
BFS
$844M
| $737K | ﹤0.01% |
13,761
-3,009
| -18% | -$150K |
|
1841
Chesapeake Utilities
CPK
$3.26B
| $733K | ﹤0.01% |
9,164
+2,792
| +44% | +$213K |
|
|
HPR
1842
DELISTED
HighPoint Resources Corporation
HPR
| $733K | ﹤0.01% |
+2,410
| New | +$760K |
|
1843
Acushnet Holdings
GOLF
$5.24B
| $732K | ﹤0.01% |
+29,929
| New | +$719K |
|
|
ANAT
1844
DELISTED
American National Group, Inc. Common Stock
ANAT
| $732K | ﹤0.01% |
+6,121
| New | +$735K |
|
1845
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
IONS
$10.3B
| $727K | ﹤0.01% |
17,441
+27
| +0.2% | +$1.2K |
|
1846
Adient
ADNT
$1.46B
| $726K | ﹤0.01% |
14,753
-455,150
| -97% | -$25.8M |
|
|
ARQL
1847
DELISTED
Arqule Inc
ARQL
| $726K | ﹤0.01% |
+131,201
| New | +$501K |
|
1848
Old National Bancorp
ONB
$9.86B
| $725K | ﹤0.01% |
38,989
-148
| -0.4% | -$2.64K |
|
|
NBL
1849
DELISTED
Noble Energy, Inc.
NBL
| $725K | ﹤0.01% |
20,543
+1,145
| +6% | +$38.9K |
|
|
CONN
1850
DELISTED
Conn's Inc.
CONN
| $721K | ﹤0.01% |
21,855
-2,937
| -12% | -$84.3K |
|
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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.