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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1926
RPM International
RPM
$13.9B
| $281K | ﹤0.01% |
4,088
-257
| -6% | -$17K |
|
|
IVC
1927
DELISTED
Invacare Corporation
IVC
| $279K | ﹤0.01% |
37,174
-25,376
| -41% | -$142K |
|
1928
Anterix
ATEX
$1.83B
| $278K | ﹤0.01% |
+7,670
| New | +$323K |
|
1929
Inseego
INSG
$72.1M
| $278K | ﹤0.01% |
+5,801
| New | +$270K |
|
|
CIR
1930
DELISTED
CIRCOR International, Inc
CIR
| $276K | ﹤0.01% |
+7,356
| New | +$280K |
|
1931
Nordic American Tanker
NAT
$1.48B
| $275K | ﹤0.01% |
127,312
-1,301
| -1% | -$2.63K |
|
1932
Malibu Boats
MBUU
$579M
| $274K | ﹤0.01% |
8,919
-349
| -4% | -$10.8K |
|
|
TSC
1933
DELISTED
TriState Capital Holdings, Inc.
TSC
| $274K | ﹤0.01% |
13,017
-1,057
| -8% | -$21.6K |
|
|
CTO
1934
CTO Realty Growth
CTO
$817M
| $273K | ﹤0.01% |
+15,314
| New | +$263K |
|
|
HEES
1935
DELISTED
H&E Equipment Services
HEES
| $272K | ﹤0.01% |
9,409
-1,921
| -17% | -$51.9K |
|
1936
Protagonist Therapeutics
PTGX
$9.99B
| $272K | ﹤0.01% |
+22,687
| New | +$286K |
|
|
TVRD
1937
Tvardi Therapeutics
TVRD
$24.8M
| $271K | ﹤0.01% |
412
+114
| +38% | +$94.8K |
|
|
VNTR
1938
DELISTED
Venator Materials PLC
VNTR
| $271K | ﹤0.01% |
+110,965
| New | +$353K |
|
1939
Amcor
AMCR
$22.5B
| $270K | ﹤0.01% |
+5,584
| New | +$288K |
|
1940
Midland States Bancorp
MSBI
$682M
| $269K | ﹤0.01% |
10,331
+671
| +7% | +$17.6K |
|
1941
Seaboard Corp
SEB
$4.08B
| $267K | ﹤0.01% |
61
-51
| -46% | -$208K |
|
1942
Westlake Corp
WLK
$10.1B
| $266K | ﹤0.01% |
4,063
-110,212
| -96% | -$7.09M |
|
1943
Dycom Industries
DY
$11.8B
| $265K | ﹤0.01% |
5,223
-472
| -8% | -$23.8K |
|
|
ZYXI
1944
DELISTED
Zynex
ZYXI
| $265K | ﹤0.01% |
+30,704
| New | +$251K |
|
1945
Kontoor Brands
KTB
$4.48B
| $263K | ﹤0.01% |
7,500
-21,768
| -74% | -$706K |
|
|
NCI
1946
DELISTED
Navigant Consulting, Inc.
NCI
| $263K | ﹤0.01% |
9,398
-13,304
| -59% | -$351K |
|
|
REV
1947
DELISTED
Revlon, Inc.
REV
| $262K | ﹤0.01% |
11,156
| – | – |
|
1948
Clean Energy Fuels
CLNE
$357M
| $261K | ﹤0.01% |
126,460
-816
| -0.6% | -$1.9K |
|
|
CAMP
1949
DELISTED
CalAmp Corp.
CAMP
| $261K | ﹤0.01% |
+984
| New | +$243K |
|
1950
Accuray
ARAY
$33.6M
| $260K | ﹤0.01% |
93,735
-40,776
| -30% | -$135K |
|
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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.