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 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$234M |
| 2 |
eBay
EBAY
|
+$223M |
| 3 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$189M |
| 4 |
Humana
HUM
|
+$184M |
| 5 |
DXC Technology
DXC
|
+$172M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$236M |
| 2 |
Citizens Financial Group
CFG
|
+$157M |
| 3 |
Applied Materials
AMAT
|
+$156M |
| 4 |
Huntsman Corp
HUN
|
+$154M |
| 5 |
STI
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
STI
|
+$151M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 16.97% |
| 2 | Technology | 16.56% |
| 3 | Industrials | 15.08% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 12.53% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.4% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1876
CTS Corp
CTS
$1.63B
| $517K | ﹤0.01% |
23,950
+143
| +0.6% | +$3.03K |
|
1877
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
$30.6B
| $514K | ﹤0.01% |
12,425
+443
| +4% | +$18K |
|
1878
PENN Entertainment
PENN
$2.49B
| $514K | ﹤0.01% |
+24,013
| New | +$472K |
|
1879
Q2 Holdings
QTWO
$3.99B
| $514K | ﹤0.01% |
13,917
+5,631
| +68% | +$214K |
|
|
BUFF
1880
DELISTED
Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc
BUFF
| $510K | ﹤0.01% |
22,350
+318
| +1% | +$7.52K |
|
|
GTLS
1881
DELISTED
Chart Industries
GTLS
| $509K | ﹤0.01% |
14,657
+341
| +2% | +$11.9K |
|
1882
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital
HASI
$4.99B
| $509K | ﹤0.01% |
22,237
| – | – |
|
1883
RPM International
RPM
$13.8B
| $509K | ﹤0.01% |
9,336
-386,315
| -98% | -$20.7M |
|
|
SRC
1884
DELISTED
SPIRIT REALTY CAPITAL, INC.
SRC
| $506K | ﹤0.01% |
15,216
-18,197
| -54% | -$682K |
|
|
CLD
1885
DELISTED
Cloud Peak Energy Inc
CLD
| $505K | ﹤0.01% |
+143,060
| New | +$523K |
|
1886
Element Solutions
ESI
$8.47B
| $503K | ﹤0.01% |
39,675
+18,039
| +83% | +$236K |
|
1887
J&J Snack Foods
JJSF
$1.67B
| $503K | ﹤0.01% |
3,806
+1,014
| +36% | +$135K |
|
|
GLOG
1888
DELISTED
GASLOG LTD
GLOG
| $502K | ﹤0.01% |
32,891
-5,597
| -15% | -$78.8K |
|
1889
PDF Solutions
PDFS
$1.85B
| $500K | ﹤0.01% |
30,394
+8,390
| +38% | +$156K |
|
1890
UNIFI
UFI
$148M
| $500K | ﹤0.01% |
16,227
-13,035
| -45% | -$368K |
|
1891
Spire
SR
$4.84B
| $498K | ﹤0.01% |
7,139
-5,660
| -44% | -$395K |
|
1892
Trupanion
TRUP
$1.38B
| $498K | ﹤0.01% |
22,264
| – | – |
|
1893
Shopify
SHOP
$194B
| $497K | ﹤0.01% |
57,350
-612,310
| -91% | -$5.18M |
|
|
VCRA
1894
DELISTED
VOCERA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
VCRA
| $497K | ﹤0.01% |
18,820
+3,988
| +27% | +$102K |
|
|
VSTO
1895
DELISTED
Vista Outdoor Inc.
VSTO
| $496K | ﹤0.01% |
+22,055
| New | +$465K |
|
1896
APA Corp
APA
$15B
| $495K | ﹤0.01% |
10,336
-45,108
| -81% | -$2.22M |
|
1897
Cohu
COHU
$2.41B
| $495K | ﹤0.01% |
+31,486
| New | +$576K |
|
1898
Global Net Lease
GNL
$2.12B
| $495K | ﹤0.01% |
22,272
| – | – |
|
|
ZAYO
1899
DELISTED
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.
ZAYO
| $495K | ﹤0.01% |
16,016
+975
| +6% | +$31.9K |
|
|
KEM
1900
DELISTED
KEMET Corporation
KEM
| $495K | ﹤0.01% |
+38,655
| New | +$491K |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q2 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2017, Cliff Asness held 2,306 positions worth $75.6B, up 0.44% from $75.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.2% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness's Q2 2017 filing shows 139 new, 928 increased, 1,013 reduced and 118 closed positions. Its largest new stake was DXC Technology: 2,594,054 shares worth $172M. The largest sale was Wells Fargo, an estimated $236M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 17% of assets, down from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q2 2017 buy was DXC Technology: 2,594,054 shares worth $172M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Gilead Sciences in Q2 2017, an estimated $234M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q2 2017 reduction was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $236M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Computer Sciences in Q2 2017, selling an estimated $77.8M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 9.2% of its $75.6B portfolio in Q2 2017.
- Cliff Asness opened 139 new positions and closed 118 in Q2 2017.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 0.44% quarter-over-quarter to $75.6B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q2 2017, filed 14 Aug 2017.