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 |
Capital One
COF
|
+$129M |
| 2 |
EOG Resources
EOG
|
+$112M |
| 3 |
Trane Technologies
TT
|
+$81.4M |
| 4 |
Deere & Co
DE
|
+$74.4M |
| 5 |
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
|
+$66.3M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$763M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$183M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$171M |
| 4 |
Oracle
ORCL
|
+$162M |
| 5 |
Kroger
KR
|
+$156M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 23.33% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 15.26% |
| 3 | Industrials | 12.9% |
| 4 | Financials | 12.31% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.77% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
426
Curtiss-Wright
CW
$23B
| $24.4M | 0.05% |
193,138
-20,781
| -10% | -$2.48M |
|
427
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$98B
| $24.3M | 0.05% |
124,361
+22,573
| +22% | +$4.26M |
|
428
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$5.89B
| $24M | 0.04% |
431,862
+7,229
| +2% | +$432K |
|
|
JHG
429
DELISTED
Janus Henderson
JHG
| $24M | 0.04% |
581,286
-132,528
| -19% | -$5.51M |
|
430
Teradyne
TER
$55.5B
| $24M | 0.04% |
220,022
-60,432
| -22% | -$7.34M |
|
431
Akamai
AKAM
$15.3B
| $23.9M | 0.04% |
228,903
-7,679
| -3% | -$877K |
|
432
Western Alliance Bancorporation
WAL
$8.69B
| $23.9M | 0.04% |
219,705
+53,543
| +32% | +$5.21M |
|
433
Camden Property Trust
CPT
$10.9B
| $23.8M | 0.04% |
161,705
+36,243
| +29% | +$5.31M |
|
434
ON Semiconductor
ON
$27.8B
| $23.8M | 0.04% |
520,828
-247,772
| -32% | -$10.6M |
|
435
Medpace
MEDP
$17.3B
| $23.8M | 0.04% |
125,790
+19,999
| +19% | +$3.65M |
|
436
SBA Communications
SBAC
$19.4B
| $23.8M | 0.04% |
71,882
-40,809
| -36% | -$14.1M |
|
437
Spectrum Brands
SPB
$2.03B
| $23.7M | 0.04% |
247,931
-202,163
| -45% | -$17.2M |
|
438
JetBlue
JBLU
$1.83B
| $23.6M | 0.04% |
1,544,609
-607,800
| -28% | -$9.33M |
|
|
SAGE
439
DELISTED
Sage Therapeutics
SAGE
| $23.5M | 0.04% |
533,700
+367,529
| +221% | +$16.9M |
|
|
MRO
440
DELISTED
Marathon Oil Corporation
MRO
| $23.5M | 0.04% |
1,718,257
+868,574
| +102% | +$10.5M |
|
441
OneMain Financial
OMF
$7.36B
| $23.4M | 0.04% |
423,204
+155,019
| +58% | +$9.01M |
|
442
Ingredion
INGR
$6.77B
| $23.4M | 0.04% |
263,007
-193,302
| -42% | -$17M |
|
443
XPeng
XPEV
$10.8B
| $23.4M | 0.04% |
658,625
+301,710
| +85% | +$12M |
|
|
CMA
444
DELISTED
Comerica
CMA
| $23.2M | 0.04% |
288,686
+34,455
| +14% | +$2.48M |
|
445
Exelon
EXC
$45.2B
| $23.2M | 0.04% |
672,560
-1,602,463
| -70% | -$54.8M |
|
446
Northern Trust
NTRS
$34.3B
| $23.2M | 0.04% |
214,912
+119,088
| +124% | +$13.5M |
|
447
Domino's
DPZ
$11.3B
| $23.1M | 0.04% |
48,535
-14,354
| -23% | -$7.27M |
|
448
Ziff Davis
ZD
$1.94B
| $23.1M | 0.04% |
194,792
+16,168
| +9% | +$1.94M |
|
|
PPLI
449
People Inc
PPLI
$2.86B
| $23M | 0.04% |
216,243
+9,946
| +5% | +$1.1M |
|
450
Manhattan Associates
MANH
$12.6B
| $23M | 0.04% |
150,464
+5,831
| +4% | +$909K |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q3 2021 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2021, Cliff Asness held 2,400 positions worth $53.9B, down 6.7% from $57.8B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 17% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness withdrew a net $3.34B in Q3 2021, closing 165 positions and reducing 1,029 holdings. Its most notable exit was Alibaba, an estimated $763M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 23% of assets, up from 23% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Industrials.
Against the trend, Cliff Asness opened a new position in Albertsons Companies worth $15M.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q3 2021 buy was Albertsons Companies: 481,384 shares worth $15M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Capital One in Q3 2021, an estimated $129M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q3 2021 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $183M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Alibaba in Q3 2021, selling an estimated $763M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 17% of its $53.9B portfolio in Q3 2021.
- Cliff Asness opened 176 new positions and closed 165 in Q3 2021.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value fell 6.7% quarter-over-quarter to $53.9B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2021, filed 15 Nov 2021.