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 |
Valero Energy
VLO
|
+$394M |
| 2 |
RTN
Raytheon Company
RTN
|
+$323M |
| 3 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$320M |
| 4 |
FedEx
FDX
|
+$306M |
| 5 |
ConocoPhillips
COP
|
+$278M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$291M |
| 2 |
Western Digital
WDC
|
+$285M |
| 3 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$262M |
| 4 |
United Airlines
UAL
|
+$247M |
| 5 |
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
|
+$208M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 20.22% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.93% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 13.78% |
| 4 | Industrials | 12.45% |
| 5 | Financials | 12.22% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2101
Sibanye-Stillwater
SBSW
$8.9B
| $330K | ﹤0.01% |
136,550
-103,364
| -43% | -$318K |
|
2102
J. Jill
JILL
$302M
| $329K | ﹤0.01% |
8,385
+4,547
| +118% | +$123K |
|
|
CBL
2103
DELISTED
CBL& Associates Properties, Inc.
CBL
| $328K | ﹤0.01% |
58,972
-552
| -0.9% | -$2.64K |
|
|
ACH
2104
DELISTED
Alum Corp of China Ltd
ACH
| $327K | ﹤0.01% |
29,999
+4,583
| +18% | +$61.9K |
|
2105
Karyopharm Therapeutics
KPTI
$44.5M
| $325K | ﹤0.01% |
+1,277
| New | +$316K |
|
2106
Kura Oncology
KURA
$1.06B
| $321K | ﹤0.01% |
17,651
-10,754
| -38% | -$182K |
|
2107
Noodles & Co
NDLS
$89.7M
| $320K | ﹤0.01% |
+3,254
| New | +$230K |
|
|
ASRT
2108
DELISTED
Assertio
ASRT
| $318K | ﹤0.01% |
794
-483
| -38% | -$196K |
|
2109
Kraft Heinz
KHC
$30.3B
| $318K | ﹤0.01% |
5,070
-31,899
| -86% | -$1.89M |
|
|
NSA
2110
DELISTED
National Storage Affiliates Trust
NSA
| $317K | ﹤0.01% |
10,290
-6,200
| -38% | -$170K |
|
2111
Telephone and Data Systems
TDS
$3.87B
| $317K | ﹤0.01% |
11,578
-18,967
| -62% | -$514K |
|
2112
Enovis
ENOV
$1.5B
| $313K | ﹤0.01% |
5,930
-238,828
| -98% | -$12.9M |
|
2113
Logitech
LOGI
$13.8B
| $313K | ﹤0.01% |
+7,107
| New | +$287K |
|
2114
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
$31.2B
| $311K | ﹤0.01% |
+7,184
| New | +$333K |
|
|
FRBK
2115
DELISTED
Republic First Bancorp Inc
FRBK
| $311K | ﹤0.01% |
39,654
| – | – |
|
|
TTOO
2116
DELISTED
T2 Biosystems, Inc
TTOO
| $310K | ﹤0.01% |
+8
| New | +$304K |
|
2117
Park National Corp
PRK
$3.65B
| $305K | ﹤0.01% |
+2,741
| New | +$306K |
|
2118
AptarGroup
ATR
$8.57B
| $302K | ﹤0.01% |
3,236
-390
| -11% | -$36.3K |
|
2119
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
$7.56B
| $302K | ﹤0.01% |
13,679
-27,826
| -67% | -$629K |
|
2120
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals
AMPH
$919M
| $300K | ﹤0.01% |
19,663
-839
| -4% | -$14.7K |
|
|
MDSO
2121
DELISTED
Medidata Solutions, Inc.
MDSO
| $300K | ﹤0.01% |
3,723
-12,495
| -77% | -$937K |
|
2122
Iridium Communications
IRDM
$5.19B
| $299K | ﹤0.01% |
+18,602
| New | +$253K |
|
2123
Matsons
MATX
$6.66B
| $298K | ﹤0.01% |
7,777
-6,089
| -44% | -$202K |
|
|
NP
2124
DELISTED
Neenah, Inc. Common Stock
NP
| $297K | ﹤0.01% |
3,498
-938
| -21% | -$76.2K |
|
2125
NETSCOUT
NTCT
$2.8B
| $296K | ﹤0.01% |
+9,968
| New | +$277K |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2018, Cliff Asness held 2,453 positions worth $99.3B, up 7.1% from $92.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness deployed $4.81B of net new capital in Q2 2018, opening 237 new positions and adding to 1,040 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Evergy: 1,097,915 shares worth $61.6M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 20% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Walt Disney, an estimated $291M trimmed.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q2 2018 buy was Evergy: 1,097,915 shares worth $61.6M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Valero Energy in Q2 2018, an estimated $394M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Walt Disney, cutting an estimated $291M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Time Warner Inc in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $99.5M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $99.3B portfolio in Q2 2018.
- Cliff Asness opened 237 new positions and closed 144 in Q2 2018.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 7.1% quarter-over-quarter to $99.3B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 14 Aug 2018.