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 |
TWTR
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
|
+$331M |
| 2 |
United Airlines
UAL
|
+$312M |
| 3 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$271M |
| 4 |
Delta Air Lines
DAL
|
+$263M |
| 5 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$185M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$451M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$348M |
| 3 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$337M |
| 4 |
IQVIA
IQV
|
+$313M |
| 5 |
Adobe
ADBE
|
+$291M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 20.32% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 13.51% |
| 3 | Financials | 12.81% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.31% |
| 5 | Industrials | 11.62% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1876
Korn Ferry
KFY
$4.35B
| $345K | ﹤0.01% |
8,927
-37,083
| -81% | -$1.43M |
|
1877
Ethan Allen Interiors
ETD
$594M
| $344K | ﹤0.01% |
17,993
-2,404
| -12% | -$45.7K |
|
|
HIBB
1878
DELISTED
Hibbett, Inc. Common Stock
HIBB
| $343K | ﹤0.01% |
14,989
-1,130
| -7% | -$20.6K |
|
1879
Mesa Laboratories
MLAB
$691M
| $340K | ﹤0.01% |
1,430
-1,088
| -43% | -$252K |
|
|
VRTU
1880
DELISTED
Virtusa Corporation
VRTU
| $340K | ﹤0.01% |
9,439
+4,834
| +105% | +$194K |
|
1881
ANI Pharmaceuticals
ANIP
$1.71B
| $339K | ﹤0.01% |
4,658
-1,961
| -30% | -$147K |
|
1882
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
WH
$5.47B
| $339K | ﹤0.01% |
6,556
-346
| -5% | -$18.9K |
|
|
BMTC
1883
DELISTED
Bryn Mawr Bank Corp
BMTC
| $339K | ﹤0.01% |
9,291
+51
| +0.6% | +$1.83K |
|
1884
Forrester Research
FORR
$228M
| $337K | ﹤0.01% |
10,471
-4,376
| -29% | -$173K |
|
1885
Provident Financial Services
PFS
$3.08B
| $336K | ﹤0.01% |
13,716
+3,688
| +37% | +$89.6K |
|
1886
MarineMax
HZO
$1.15B
| $334K | ﹤0.01% |
+21,571
| New | +$330K |
|
|
ADAM
1887
Adamas Trust
ADAM
$888M
| $334K | ﹤0.01% |
13,719
| – | – |
|
1888
Forward Air
FWRD
$597M
| $331K | ﹤0.01% |
5,199
+267
| +5% | +$16.4K |
|
|
XRN
1889
Chiron Real Estate Inc
XRN
$494M
| $329K | ﹤0.01% |
+5,772
| New | +$311K |
|
1890
Monarch Casino & Resort
MCRI
$2.23B
| $328K | ﹤0.01% |
7,873
-114
| -1% | -$5.08K |
|
|
MINI
1891
DELISTED
Mobile Mini Inc
MINI
| $328K | ﹤0.01% |
8,901
-5,538
| -38% | -$181K |
|
1892
OceanFirst Financial
OCFC
$1.84B
| $327K | ﹤0.01% |
13,846
+2,902
| +27% | +$67.5K |
|
1893
Quanterix
QTRX
$132M
| $327K | ﹤0.01% |
+14,876
| New | +$415K |
|
1894
8x8 Inc
EGHT
$286M
| $326K | ﹤0.01% |
+15,743
| New | +$381K |
|
1895
First Solar
FSLR
$22.5B
| $323K | ﹤0.01% |
+5,567
| New | +$357K |
|
1896
AtriCure
ATRC
$2.5B
| $322K | ﹤0.01% |
12,900
-4,187
| -25% | -$120K |
|
1897
Jack in the Box
JACK
$346M
| $322K | ﹤0.01% |
+3,537
| New | +$294K |
|
|
USCR
1898
DELISTED
U S Concrete, Inc.
USCR
| $322K | ﹤0.01% |
5,830
| – | – |
|
|
CZR
1899
DELISTED
Caesars Entertainment Corporation
CZR
| $321K | ﹤0.01% |
+27,541
| New | +$323K |
|
1900
Artivion
AORT
$1.32B
| $320K | ﹤0.01% |
11,795
-1,023
| -8% | -$29K |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q3 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2019, Cliff Asness held 2,249 positions worth $84.9B, down 5.3% from $89.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness withdrew a net $5.22B in Q3 2019, closing 142 positions and reducing 943 holdings. Its most notable exit was Anadarko Petroleum, an estimated $36.4M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 20% of assets, down from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.
Against the trend, Cliff Asness opened a new position in American Airlines Group worth $67.8M.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q3 2019 buy was American Airlines Group: 2,515,260 shares worth $67.8M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Twitter, Inc. in Q3 2019, an estimated $331M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q3 2019 reduction was Microsoft, cutting an estimated $451M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Anadarko Petroleum in Q3 2019, selling an estimated $36.4M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $84.9B portfolio in Q3 2019.
- Cliff Asness opened 193 new positions and closed 142 in Q3 2019.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value fell 5.3% quarter-over-quarter to $84.9B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2019, filed 14 Nov 2019.