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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
HSNI
1976
DELISTED
HSN, Inc.
HSNI
| $418K | ﹤0.01% |
10,360
-608
| -6% | -$24K |
|
1977
Exponent
EXPO
$3.34B
| $416K | ﹤0.01% |
11,708
+1,944
| +20% | +$71.4K |
|
1978
Watts Water Technologies
WTS
$12.5B
| $416K | ﹤0.01% |
5,483
+1,453
| +36% | +$104K |
|
|
WWE
1979
DELISTED
World Wrestling Entertainment
WWE
| $412K | ﹤0.01% |
13,483
+3,935
| +41% | +$106K |
|
|
CCC
1980
DELISTED
Calgon Carbon Corp
CCC
| $409K | ﹤0.01% |
19,216
+85
| +0.4% | +$1.82K |
|
|
MODV
1981
DELISTED
ModivCare
MODV
| $407K | ﹤0.01% |
6,862
+2,025
| +42% | +$115K |
|
|
NPKI
1982
NPK International
NPKI
$1.16B
| $407K | ﹤0.01% |
47,359
-972
| -2% | -$8.8K |
|
1983
Mesa Laboratories
MLAB
$698M
| $405K | ﹤0.01% |
3,262
| – | – |
|
1984
Culp Inc
CULP
$43.5M
| $404K | ﹤0.01% |
12,067
-8,605
| -42% | -$271K |
|
1985
Ball Corp
BALL
$16.8B
| $401K | ﹤0.01% |
10,590
| – | – |
|
1986
Titan International
TWI
$461M
| $400K | ﹤0.01% |
31,084
-6,518
| -17% | -$72.4K |
|
1987
Dime Commercial Bancshares
DCOM
$1.79B
| $398K | ﹤0.01% |
11,385
| – | – |
|
1988
Southside Bancshares
SBSI
$956M
| $398K | ﹤0.01% |
11,809
-6,087
| -34% | -$215K |
|
1989
Nutanix
NTNX
$18.3B
| $396K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,211
| New | +$340K |
|
1990
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals
AMPH
$919M
| $394K | ﹤0.01% |
20,502
-3,913
| -16% | -$73.1K |
|
1991
America's Car Mart
CRMT
$20.6M
| $394K | ﹤0.01% |
8,827
+2,246
| +34% | +$98.6K |
|
|
ONCE
1992
DELISTED
Spark Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
ONCE
| $394K | ﹤0.01% |
7,653
+4,550
| +147% | +$327K |
|
1993
Wolverine World Wide
WWW
$1.72B
| $391K | ﹤0.01% |
12,272
-77,626
| -86% | -$2.24M |
|
|
BHR
1994
Braemar Hotels & Resorts
BHR
$142M
| $390K | ﹤0.01% |
40,474
-1,409
| -3% | -$13.5K |
|
1995
PTC Therapeutics
PTCT
$5.83B
| $389K | ﹤0.01% |
23,325
-50,289
| -68% | -$851K |
|
|
FRBK
1996
DELISTED
Republic First Bancorp Inc
FRBK
| $389K | ﹤0.01% |
46,010
| – | – |
|
1997
MaxLinear
MXL
$6.04B
| $386K | ﹤0.01% |
14,627
-18,850
| -56% | -$471K |
|
1998
LCI Industries
LCII
$2.48B
| $385K | ﹤0.01% |
2,964
-37,104
| -93% | -$4.56M |
|
|
TVRD
1999
Tvardi Therapeutics
TVRD
$24.8M
| $383K | ﹤0.01% |
870
-340
| -28% | -$155K |
|
2000
Paylocity
PCTY
$8.14B
| $382K | ﹤0.01% |
8,098
+3,524
| +77% | +$171K |
|
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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.