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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1926
Badger Meter
BMI
$3.86B
| $486K | ﹤0.01% |
10,162
+305
| +3% | +$14.1K |
|
1927
IAMGOLD
IAG
$12.4B
| $483K | ﹤0.01% |
82,538
-11,393
| -12% | -$65K |
|
1928
J&J Snack Foods
JJSF
$1.68B
| $483K | ﹤0.01% |
3,178
+9
| +0.3% | +$1.26K |
|
|
AIMT
1929
DELISTED
Aimmune Therapeutics
AIMT
| $481K | ﹤0.01% |
12,713
-16,965
| -57% | -$547K |
|
|
ENV
1930
DELISTED
ENVESTNET, INC.
ENV
| $476K | ﹤0.01% |
+9,551
| New | +$494K |
|
1931
Tanger
SKT
$4.38B
| $474K | ﹤0.01% |
17,886
+2,136
| +14% | +$52.8K |
|
1932
Mercantile Bank Corp
MBWM
$1.04B
| $472K | ﹤0.01% |
13,363
+5,734
| +75% | +$206K |
|
1933
Federal Signal
FSS
$7.39B
| $469K | ﹤0.01% |
23,362
-8,935
| -28% | -$187K |
|
1934
Independent Bank
INDB
$3.95B
| $469K | ﹤0.01% |
6,713
-10,543
| -61% | -$755K |
|
1935
Aaon
AAON
$6.18B
| $464K | ﹤0.01% |
18,960
| – | – |
|
|
FFWM
1936
DELISTED
First Foundation Inc
FFWM
| $464K | ﹤0.01% |
25,048
+13,293
| +113% | +$245K |
|
1937
UNIFI
UFI
$146M
| $464K | ﹤0.01% |
12,939
+2,264
| +21% | +$81.9K |
|
1938
Franklin Electric
FELE
$4.54B
| $461K | ﹤0.01% |
10,047
| – | – |
|
|
TPH
1939
DELISTED
Tri Pointe Homes
TPH
| $460K | ﹤0.01% |
+25,666
| New | +$432K |
|
1940
Ubiquiti
UI
$34.4B
| $460K | ﹤0.01% |
6,481
-3,871
| -37% | -$248K |
|
|
RVNC
1941
DELISTED
Revance Therapeutics, Inc.
RVNC
| $460K | ﹤0.01% |
12,854
+2,463
| +24% | +$70.7K |
|
|
BITA
1942
DELISTED
Bitauto Holdings Limited
BITA
| $460K | ﹤0.01% |
14,474
| – | – |
|
1943
Babcock & Wilcox
BW
$1.16B
| $458K | ﹤0.01% |
8,060
-2,835
| -26% | -$129K |
|
1944
Global Net Lease
GNL
$2.13B
| $458K | ﹤0.01% |
22,272
| – | – |
|
|
APTS
1945
DELISTED
Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc.
APTS
| $455K | ﹤0.01% |
22,449
+8,886
| +66% | +$183K |
|
1946
Comtech Telecommunications
CMTL
$53M
| $453K | ﹤0.01% |
+20,494
| New | +$436K |
|
1947
Insteel Industries
IIIN
$589M
| $453K | ﹤0.01% |
15,988
-54,521
| -77% | -$1.46M |
|
|
UBNK
1948
DELISTED
United Financial Bancorp, Inc.
UBNK
| $451K | ﹤0.01% |
25,550
+6,042
| +31% | +$110K |
|
1949
Curis
CRIS
$3.86M
| $450K | ﹤0.01% |
+321
| New | +$755K |
|
1950
Mistras Group
MG
$610M
| $449K | ﹤0.01% |
19,129
-4,109
| -18% | -$89.6K |
|
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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.