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 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$523M |
| 2 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$243M |
| 3 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$188M |
| 4 |
Adobe
ADBE
|
+$159M |
| 5 |
Infosys
INFY
|
+$150M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$143M |
| 2 |
Cigna
CI
|
+$133M |
| 3 |
Delta Air Lines
DAL
|
+$121M |
| 4 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$120M |
| 5 |
Cisco
CSCO
|
+$113M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 24.8% |
| 2 | Financials | 15.9% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 13.33% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.85% |
| 5 | Industrials | 11.5% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2726
Cooper-Standard Automotive
CPS
$498M
| $142K | ﹤0.01% |
10,481
-37,331
| -78% | -$534K |
|
2727
SFL Corp
SFL
$1.65B
| $141K | ﹤0.01% |
13,787
+3,377
| +32% | +$36.1K |
|
2728
Virgin Galactic
SPCE
$467M
| $139K | ﹤0.01% |
23,642
-3,773
| -14% | -$25.1K |
|
|
NOVA
2729
DELISTED
Sunnova Energy
NOVA
| $139K | ﹤0.01% |
+40,381
| New | +$202K |
|
2730
CorMedix
CRMD
$639M
| $137K | ﹤0.01% |
+16,965
| New | +$169K |
|
2731
ASP Isotopes
ASPI
$613M
| $136K | ﹤0.01% |
30,121
-1,933
| -6% | -$10.3K |
|
|
TALK
2732
DELISTED
Talkspace
TALK
| $135K | ﹤0.01% |
43,693
-202,267
| -82% | -$615K |
|
2733
Evolent Health
EVH
$536M
| $134K | ﹤0.01% |
11,954
+4,762
| +66% | +$83.7K |
|
|
YMAB
2734
DELISTED
Y-mAbs Therapeutics
YMAB
| $133K | ﹤0.01% |
17,000
-10,247
| -38% | -$125K |
|
2735
Biomea Fusion
BMEA
$99.3M
| $133K | ﹤0.01% |
+34,265
| New | +$273K |
|
|
RC
2736
Ready Capital
RC
$311M
| $132K | ﹤0.01% |
+19,362
| New | +$139K |
|
2737
Lindblad Expeditions
LIND
$2.04B
| $131K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,073
| New | +$127K |
|
2738
Health Catalyst
HCAT
$115M
| $130K | ﹤0.01% |
18,363
-11,813
| -39% | -$94.1K |
|
|
GRFS
2739
Grifois
GRFS
$5.44B
| $130K | ﹤0.01% |
17,428
-1,099
| -6% | -$9.18K |
|
2740
PureCycle Technologies
PCT
$1.37B
| $128K | ﹤0.01% |
+12,485
| New | +$145K |
|
|
ARI
2741
Apollo Commercial Real Estate
ARI
$889M
| $127K | ﹤0.01% |
14,658
-41,383
| -74% | -$372K |
|
2742
Real Brokerage
REAX
$575M
| $126K | ﹤0.01% |
+27,389
| New | +$144K |
|
|
ENFN
2743
DELISTED
Enfusion, Inc.
ENFN
| $123K | ﹤0.01% |
11,957
-1,095
| -8% | -$10.6K |
|
2744
MaxCyte
MXCT
$142M
| $121K | ﹤0.01% |
29,178
+16,613
| +132% | +$62.8K |
|
|
ONTF
2745
DELISTED
ON24
ONTF
| $121K | ﹤0.01% |
18,752
-7,976
| -30% | -$51.2K |
|
|
NAGE
2746
Niagen Bioscience
NAGE
$254M
| $120K | ﹤0.01% |
22,711
+3,075
| +16% | +$16.8K |
|
2747
Ardagh Metal Packaging
AMBP
$3.2B
| $120K | ﹤0.01% |
39,812
+8,416
| +27% | +$30.3K |
|
2748
Mama's Creations
MAMA
$764M
| $120K | ﹤0.01% |
15,041
+325
| +2% | +$2.69K |
|
2749
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional
SID
$1.3B
| $120K | ﹤0.01% |
83,078
-13,048
| -14% | -$25.6K |
|
2750
Lifestance Health
LFST
$4.76B
| $118K | ﹤0.01% |
+15,946
| New | +$114K |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q4 2024 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2024, Cliff Asness held 3,002 positions worth $77.6B, up 7.2% from $72.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 15% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness deployed $4.38B of net new capital in Q4 2024, opening 251 new positions and adding to 1,435 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF: 98,982 shares worth $16.2M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 25% of assets, up from 24% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class A, an estimated $143M trimmed.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q4 2024 buy was iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF: 98,982 shares worth $16.2M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Apple in Q4 2024, an estimated $523M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q4 2024 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class A, cutting an estimated $143M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Marathon Oil Corporation in Q4 2024, selling an estimated $5.41M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 15% of its $77.6B portfolio in Q4 2024.
- Cliff Asness opened 251 new positions and closed 141 in Q4 2024.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 7.2% quarter-over-quarter to $77.6B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2024, filed 14 Feb 2025.