5 Best Quant Hedge Funds’ 5 Top Picks

 2. AQR Capital Management

Cliff AsnessAQR Capital Management saw its AUM surge by 48% to $69.7 billion in the last year. In its latest 13F filing, AQR disclosed an equity portfolio worth $83.80 billion. AQR Capital Management’s top pick is Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), in which the fund owns 7.05 million shares valued at $1.09 billion. On the second spot is Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), in which AQR’s position contains 13.39 million shares worth $997.39 million. Other top picks of AQR Capital Management include Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD), Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE:WMT), and Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE). According to our calculations, AQR’s holdings in companies with a market cap over $1.0 billion returned 24% in the 12-month period ended June 30.

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