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 |
Progressive
PGR
|
+$210M |
| 2 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$183M |
| 3 |
Delta Air Lines
DAL
|
+$160M |
| 4 |
Airbnb
ABNB
|
+$152M |
| 5 |
CME Group
CME
|
+$144M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$180M |
| 2 |
Cisco
CSCO
|
+$172M |
| 3 |
AGCO
AGCO
|
+$132M |
| 4 |
DraftKings
DKNG
|
+$131M |
| 5 |
PACCAR
PCAR
|
+$125M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 23.71% |
| 2 | Financials | 14.78% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 14.06% |
| 4 | Industrials | 12.52% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.55% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2526
Avantis Core Fixed Income ETF
AVIG
$1.97B
| $219K | ﹤0.01% |
+5,147
| New | +$215K |
|
2527
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
ACWI
$33.3B
| $217K | ﹤0.01% |
1,814
| – | – |
|
2528
Beam Therapeutics
BEAM
$3.07B
| $217K | ﹤0.01% |
8,842
-169
| -2% | -$4.37K |
|
2529
PIMCO RAFI Multi-Factor International Equity ETF
MFDX
$471M
| $217K | ﹤0.01% |
6,661
-2,819
| -30% | -$87.6K |
|
2530
National Grid
NGG
$80.2B
| $216K | ﹤0.01% |
+3,293
| New | +$202K |
|
2531
ALPS O'Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF
OUSA
$757M
| $216K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,000
| New | +$206K |
|
2532
Liquidia Corp
LQDA
$6.14B
| $216K | ﹤0.01% |
21,597
-2,160
| -9% | -$23.6K |
|
2533
Grupo Aval
AVAL
$6.48B
| $215K | ﹤0.01% |
104,055
-3,068
| -3% | -$6.42K |
|
2534
Trump Media & Technology Group
DJT
$2.53B
| $215K | ﹤0.01% |
+13,741
| New | +$333K |
|
2535
Unity
U
$20.7B
| $214K | ﹤0.01% |
+9,455
| New | +$163K |
|
2536
Grindr
GRND
$2.7B
| $213K | ﹤0.01% |
17,891
+2,816
| +19% | +$33.4K |
|
2537
iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
EMB
$14.7B
| $213K | ﹤0.01% |
+2,279
| New | +$208K |
|
2538
iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF
IJJ
$8.93B
| $213K | ﹤0.01% |
+1,724
| New | +$205K |
|
2539
Domo
DOMO
$179M
| $213K | ﹤0.01% |
28,366
-6,066
| -18% | -$46.3K |
|
2540
Kodiak Gas Services
KGS
$6.21B
| $212K | ﹤0.01% |
+7,308
| New | +$201K |
|
2541
Steven Madden
SHOO
$3.37B
| $212K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,325
| New | +$192K |
|
2542
ArcelorMittal
MT
$54.4B
| $211K | ﹤0.01% |
8,049
-16,842
| -68% | -$386K |
|
2543
RBC Bearings
RBC
$16B
| $211K | ﹤0.01% |
+709
| New | +$204K |
|
2544
iShares Core US REIT ETF
USRT
$4.65B
| $211K | ﹤0.01% |
+3,419
| New | +$200K |
|
2545
Tootsie Roll Industries
TR
$3.08B
| $210K | ﹤0.01% |
7,205
+87
| +1% | +$2.48K |
|
2546
Global Net Lease
GNL
$2.09B
| $210K | ﹤0.01% |
24,956
-386,289
| -94% | -$3.24M |
|
2547
Korea Electric Power
KEP
$14.5B
| $210K | ﹤0.01% |
+26,492
| New | +$201K |
|
2548
Astec Industries
ASTE
$1B
| $209K | ﹤0.01% |
6,559
-15,845
| -71% | -$509K |
|
2549
Seacoast Banking Corp of Florida
SBCF
$3.35B
| $209K | ﹤0.01% |
+7,851
| New | +$207K |
|
|
VSTO
2550
DELISTED
Vista Outdoor Inc.
VSTO
| $209K | ﹤0.01% |
+5,340
| New | +$207K |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q3 2024 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2024, Cliff Asness held 2,920 positions worth $72.4B, up 11% from $65.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 14% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness deployed $2.92B of net new capital in Q3 2024, opening 326 new positions and adding to 1,272 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Amentum Holdings: 639,326 shares worth $15.3M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 24% of assets, down from 25% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class A, an estimated $180M trimmed.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q3 2024 buy was Amentum Holdings: 639,326 shares worth $15.3M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Progressive in Q3 2024, an estimated $210M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q3 2024 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class A, cutting an estimated $180M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Liberty Media Corporation Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock in Q3 2024, selling an estimated $33.3M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 14% of its $72.4B portfolio in Q3 2024.
- Cliff Asness opened 326 new positions and closed 169 in Q3 2024.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 11% quarter-over-quarter to $72.4B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2024, filed 14 Nov 2024.