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 |
Arista Networks
ANET
|
+$474M |
| 2 |
Snowflake
SNOW
|
+$418M |
| 3 |
General Motors
GM
|
+$395M |
| 4 |
Roblox
RBLX
|
+$378M |
| 5 |
Adobe
ADBE
|
+$377M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SMAR
Smartsheet Inc.
SMAR
|
+$173M |
| 2 |
Progressive
PGR
|
+$158M |
| 3 |
Robinhood
HOOD
|
+$155M |
| 4 |
AbbVie
ABBV
|
+$131M |
| 5 |
Lennar Class A
LEN
|
+$115M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 22.11% |
| 2 | Financials | 16.12% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 13.87% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.39% |
| 5 | Industrials | 11.37% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2826
Applied Optoelectronics
AAOI
$10.6B
| $226K | ﹤0.01% |
14,692
-2,965
| -17% | -$74.6K |
|
2827
NextNav
NN
$2.96B
| $225K | ﹤0.01% |
18,520
+533
| +3% | +$6.43K |
|
2828
Asure Software
ASUR
$252M
| $225K | ﹤0.01% |
23,598
+125
| +0.5% | +$1.37K |
|
2829
Smith & Wesson
SWBI
$632M
| $225K | ﹤0.01% |
24,173
-48,978
| -67% | -$505K |
|
2830
C4 Therapeutics
CCCC
$492M
| $225K | ﹤0.01% |
140,532
+127,244
| +958% | +$380K |
|
2831
Karat Packaging
KRT
$958M
| $225K | ﹤0.01% |
8,454
-8,893
| -51% | -$265K |
|
2832
Diageo
DEO
$52.6B
| $225K | ﹤0.01% |
2,144
-665
| -24% | -$75.2K |
|
2833
Groupon
GRPN
$797M
| $224K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,932
| New | +$151K |
|
2834
iShares MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF
IMTM
$4.31B
| $224K | ﹤0.01% |
+5,598
| New | +$221K |
|
|
SLNO
2835
DELISTED
Soleno Therapeutics
SLNO
| $222K | ﹤0.01% |
3,113
-7,635
| -71% | -$372K |
|
2836
Community Health Systems
CYH
$424M
| $222K | ﹤0.01% |
82,294
-424,144
| -84% | -$1.32M |
|
2837
Flexsteel Industries
FLXS
$332M
| $221K | ﹤0.01% |
+6,049
| New | +$283K |
|
2838
PCB Bancorp
PCB
$390M
| $220K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,767
| New | +$227K |
|
2839
iShares Core US REIT ETF
USRT
$4.65B
| $220K | ﹤0.01% |
+3,819
| New | +$221K |
|
2840
Ultrapar
UGP
$7.18B
| $218K | ﹤0.01% |
70,838
+6,947
| +11% | +$19.9K |
|
2841
State Street SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF
QEFA
$1.09B
| $218K | ﹤0.01% |
+2,757
| New | +$213K |
|
2842
Krispy Kreme
DNUT
$623M
| $217K | ﹤0.01% |
+44,198
| New | +$338K |
|
2843
Lands' End
LE
$375M
| $217K | ﹤0.01% |
21,353
-15,895
| -43% | -$189K |
|
|
CRGX
2844
DELISTED
CARGO Therapeutics
CRGX
| $217K | ﹤0.01% |
+53,249
| New | +$357K |
|
2845
Avantis US Equity ETF
AVUS
$14.4B
| $217K | ﹤0.01% |
2,345
-18
| -0.8% | -$1.75K |
|
2846
Korea Electric Power
KEP
$14.5B
| $216K | ﹤0.01% |
29,211
+4,556
| +18% | +$33.6K |
|
2847
Impinj
PI
$5.06B
| $216K | ﹤0.01% |
2,386
-14,528
| -86% | -$1.63M |
|
2848
TFS Financial
TFSL
$4.95B
| $215K | ﹤0.01% |
17,350
+2,790
| +19% | +$35.7K |
|
2849
MP Materials
MP
$10.7B
| $215K | ﹤0.01% |
+8,840
| New | +$205K |
|
2850
BARK
BARK
$91.5M
| $214K | ﹤0.01% |
7,713
+6,653
| +628% | +$233K |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q1 2025 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2025, Cliff Asness held 3,234 positions worth $97.1B, up 25% from $77.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness deployed $24.4B of net new capital in Q1 2025, opening 374 new positions and adding to 1,828 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Millrose Properties Inc: 1,839,302 shares worth $48.4M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 22% of assets, down from 25% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Progressive, an estimated $158M trimmed.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q1 2025 buy was Millrose Properties Inc: 1,839,302 shares worth $48.4M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Arista Networks in Q1 2025, an estimated $474M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q1 2025 reduction was Progressive, cutting an estimated $158M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Smartsheet Inc. in Q1 2025, selling an estimated $173M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $97.1B portfolio in Q1 2025.
- Cliff Asness opened 374 new positions and closed 84 in Q1 2025.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 25% quarter-over-quarter to $97.1B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q1 2025, filed 15 May 2025.