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Cliff Asness AQR Capital Management

AUM $287B
1-Year Est. Return 42.33%
 

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.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+7.23%
1 Year Est. Return
+42.33%
3 Year Est. Return
+119.89%
5 Year Est. Return
+147.33%
10 Year Est. Return
+543.74%
AUM
$95.3B
AUM Growth
+$11.5B
Cap. Flow
+$6.3B
Cap. Flow %
6.61%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.55%
Holding
2,349
New
115
Increased
1,048
Reduced
954
Closed
134

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$511M
2
ORCL icon
Oracle
ORCL
+$454M
3
WDC icon
Western Digital
WDC
+$438M
4
LYB icon
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
+$278M
5
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
+$268M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AET
Aetna Inc
AET
+$265M
2
PCG icon
PG&E
PCG
+$220M
3
GM icon
General Motors
GM
+$192M
4
RF icon
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
LOGI icon
2251
Logitech
LOGI
$13.8B
– –
-56,322
Closed -$2.06M
LXRX icon
2252
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals
LXRX
$1.02B
– –
-13,248
Closed -$163K
MATW icon
2253
Matthews International
MATW
$664M
– –
-4,822
Closed -$300K
MBI icon
2254
MBIA
MBI
$250M
– –
-22,686
Closed -$197K
MGNX icon
2255
MacroGenics
MGNX
$261M
– –
-54,742
Closed -$1.01M
MPAA icon
2256
Motorcar Parts of America
MPAA
$226M
– –
-7,736
Closed -$228K
MTSI icon
2257
MACOM Technology Solutions
MTSI
$20.4B
– –
-19,679
Closed -$878K
NERV icon
2258
Minerva Neurosciences
NERV
$231M
– –
-2,298
Closed -$140K
NTLA icon
2259
Intellia Therapeutics
NTLA
$1.8B
– –
-22,640
Closed -$563K
NXST icon
2260
Nexstar Media Group
NXST
$5.73B
– –
-4,651
Closed -$290K
OCUL icon
2261
Ocular Therapeutix
OCUL
$2.43B
– –
-21,256
Closed -$131K
OIS icon
2262
Oil States International
OIS
$522M
– –
-424,307
Closed -$10.8M
ORN icon
2263
Orion Group Holdings
ORN
$375M
– –
-11,898
Closed -$78K
PARA
2264
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
– –
-53,761
Closed -$3.12M
PB icon
2265
Prosperity Bancshares
PB
$8.75B
– –
-55,049
Closed -$3.62M
PDFS icon
2266
PDF Solutions
PDFS
$1.93B
– –
-11,205
Closed -$174K
POWL icon
2267
Powell Industries
POWL
$7.2B
– –
-63,564
Closed -$636K
PZZA icon
2268
Papa John's
PZZA
$788M
– –
-9,377
Closed -$685K
RYAM icon
2269
Rayonier Advanced Materials
RYAM
$586M
– –
-45,680
Closed -$626K
SBGI icon
2270
Sinclair Inc
SBGI
$1.04B
– –
-64,629
Closed -$2.07M
SFNC icon
2271
Simmons First National
SFNC
$3.33B
– –
-20,154
Closed -$583K
SMG icon
2272
ScottsMiracle-Gro
SMG
$3.55B
– –
-101,488
Closed -$9.88M
SSB icon
2273
SouthState Bank Corp
SSB
$10.4B
– –
-5,650
Closed -$509K
SWBI icon
2274
Smith & Wesson
SWBI
$632M
– –
-350,345
Closed -$4.11M
TGI
2275
DELISTED
Triumph Group
TGI
– –
-49,854
Closed -$1.48M
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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.