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 |
Western Digital
WDC
|
+$358M |
| 2 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$340M |
| 3 |
General Motors
GM
|
+$324M |
| 4 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$272M |
| 5 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$259M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HP
HPQ
|
+$216M |
| 2 |
UnitedHealth
UNH
|
+$181M |
| 3 |
Tyson Foods
TSN
|
+$179M |
| 4 |
LLL
L3 Technologies, Inc.
LLL
|
+$154M |
| 5 |
Applied Materials
AMAT
|
+$151M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 16.49% |
| 2 | Technology | 16.15% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 15.12% |
| 4 | Industrials | 13.44% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.88% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1976
New Jersey Resources
NJR
$5.44B
| $446K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,584
| New | +$448K |
|
|
PKY
1977
DELISTED
Parkway, Inc.
PKY
| $446K | ﹤0.01% |
19,355
+77
| +0.4% | +$1.77K |
|
|
ASRT
1978
DELISTED
Assertio
ASRT
| $443K | ﹤0.01% |
+1,275
| New | +$601K |
|
1979
QuidelOrtho
QDEL
$975M
| $443K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,089
| New | +$351K |
|
1980
Element Solutions
ESI
$8.57B
| $442K | ﹤0.01% |
39,675
| – | – |
|
1981
Spire
SR
$4.88B
| $439K | ﹤0.01% |
5,877
-1,262
| -18% | -$93.6K |
|
1982
Gibraltar Industries
ROCK
$1.38B
| $438K | ﹤0.01% |
14,060
-222,136
| -94% | -$6.7M |
|
1983
Ball Corp
BALL
$17B
| $437K | ﹤0.01% |
10,590
| – | – |
|
1984
Designer Brands
DBI
$298M
| $437K | ﹤0.01% |
+20,361
| New | +$375K |
|
1985
Aaon
AAON
$6.18B
| $436K | ﹤0.01% |
18,960
| – | – |
|
1986
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals
AMPH
$918M
| $436K | ﹤0.01% |
24,415
-41,495
| -63% | -$683K |
|
1987
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals
IRWD
$692M
| $434K | ﹤0.01% |
32,833
-32,893
| -50% | -$453K |
|
|
SHOE
1988
Shoe Station Group
SHOE
$423M
| $430K | ﹤0.01% |
38,492
-89,872
| -70% | -$834K |
|
|
HSNI
1989
DELISTED
HSN, Inc.
HSNI
| $428K | ﹤0.01% |
10,968
-79,451
| -88% | -$3.01M |
|
|
FRBK
1990
DELISTED
Republic First Bancorp Inc
FRBK
| $426K | ﹤0.01% |
46,010
+23,440
| +104% | +$209K |
|
|
JONE
1991
DELISTED
Jones Energy, Inc.
JONE
| $426K | ﹤0.01% |
11,095
-3,481
| -24% | -$92.9K |
|
|
AXDX
1992
DELISTED
Accelerate Diagnostics
AXDX
| $422K | ﹤0.01% |
1,879
-807
| -30% | -$198K |
|
1993
NOV
NOV
$7B
| $422K | ﹤0.01% |
11,800
+2,167
| +22% | +$70.8K |
|
|
CRAY
1994
DELISTED
Cray, Inc.
CRAY
| $421K | ﹤0.01% |
+21,629
| New | +$409K |
|
1995
Kearny Financial
KRNY
$614M
| $420K | ﹤0.01% |
27,356
| – | – |
|
|
NVRO
1996
DELISTED
NEVRO CORP.
NVRO
| $419K | ﹤0.01% |
4,607
-9,510
| -67% | -$814K |
|
1997
Intrepid Potash
IPI
$510M
| $418K | ﹤0.01% |
+9,592
| New | +$324K |
|
|
RETA
1998
DELISTED
Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Class A Common Stock
RETA
| $418K | ﹤0.01% |
+13,437
| New | +$404K |
|
|
PVLA
1999
Palvella Therapeutics
PVLA
$2.06B
| $417K | ﹤0.01% |
+906
| New | +$387K |
|
2000
J&J Snack Foods
JJSF
$1.67B
| $416K | ﹤0.01% |
3,169
-637
| -17% | -$82.2K |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q3 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2017, Cliff Asness held 2,363 positions worth $83.8B, up 11% from $75.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.7% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness deployed $4.02B of net new capital in Q3 2017, opening 175 new positions and adding to 947 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Micro Focus International plc. American Depositary Shares, each representing One Ordinary Share: 1,803,127 shares worth $69.6M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 16% of assets, down from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was HP, an estimated $216M trimmed.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q3 2017 buy was Micro Focus International plc. American Depositary Shares, each representing One Ordinary Share: 1,803,127 shares worth $69.6M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Western Digital in Q3 2017, an estimated $358M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q3 2017 reduction was HP, cutting an estimated $216M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Invesco QQQ Trust in Q3 2017, selling an estimated $98.7M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 9.7% of its $83.8B portfolio in Q3 2017.
- Cliff Asness opened 175 new positions and closed 129 in Q3 2017.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 11% quarter-over-quarter to $83.8B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2017, filed 14 Nov 2017.