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 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$213M |
| 2 |
Cigna
CI
|
+$207M |
| 3 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
+$164M |
| 4 |
Zoom
ZM
|
+$155M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$139M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Humana
HUM
|
+$237M |
| 2 |
TSMC
TSM
|
+$214M |
| 3 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$138M |
| 4 |
Adobe
ADBE
|
+$133M |
| 5 |
Pultegroup
PHM
|
+$124M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 24.59% |
| 2 | Financials | 13.87% |
| 3 | Industrials | 12.52% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.44% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 12.28% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26
Citigroup
C
$221B
| $302M | 0.46% |
4,855,265
-919,537
| -16% | -$56.7M |
|
|
27
Adobe
ADBE
$109B
| $298M | 0.46% |
540,370
-274,515
| -34% | -$133M |
|
28
Chubb
CB
$132B
| $296M | 0.45% |
1,162,039
+274,588
| +31% | +$70.5M |
|
29
Centene
CNC
$32.1B
| $296M | 0.45% |
4,461,517
+832,318
| +23% | +$60.5M |
|
30
Altria Group
MO
$110B
| $295M | 0.45% |
6,490,441
+1,299,703
| +25% | +$57.7M |
|
31
Walmart Inc
WMT
$825B
| $284M | 0.43% |
4,187,908
+203,626
| +5% | +$12.8M |
|
32
Bank of America
BAC
$431B
| $276M | 0.42% |
6,979,594
+1,473,322
| +27% | +$56.5M |
|
33
Merck
MRK
$376B
| $274M | 0.42% |
2,211,270
-26,990
| -1% | -$3.48M |
|
34
PACCAR
PCAR
$69B
| $272M | 0.42% |
2,644,535
+5,310
| +0.2% | +$585K |
|
35
Synchrony
SYF
$25.9B
| $265M | 0.41% |
5,726,704
+727,649
| +15% | +$31.6M |
|
36
Kroger
KR
$35.5B
| $262M | 0.4% |
5,279,429
+407,690
| +8% | +$22M |
|
37
3M
MMM
$92.3B
| $259M | 0.4% |
2,531,422
-21,618
| -0.8% | -$2.11M |
|
38
Owens Corning
OC
$11.7B
| $252M | 0.39% |
1,451,032
-3,738
| -0.3% | -$647K |
|
39
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$139B
| $251M | 0.39% |
536,114
-130,577
| -20% | -$56.7M |
|
40
Cencora
COR
$60.7B
| $244M | 0.37% |
1,084,603
+158,967
| +17% | +$36.8M |
|
41
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$70.8B
| $243M | 0.37% |
11,574,767
-2,920,930
| -20% | -$53.8M |
|
42
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
$8.01B
| $241M | 0.37% |
4,790,486
-21,817
| -0.5% | -$1.26M |
|
43
CME Group
CME
$98.9B
| $240M | 0.37% |
1,229,566
+117,263
| +11% | +$24.2M |
|
44
Valero Energy
VLO
$100B
| $239M | 0.37% |
1,550,010
+232,494
| +18% | +$37.5M |
|
45
Lennar Class A
LEN
$21B
| $239M | 0.37% |
1,644,958
+201,957
| +14% | +$30.7M |
|
46
AbbVie
ABBV
$468B
| $238M | 0.36% |
1,404,428
-134,055
| -9% | -$22.2M |
|
47
CrowdStrike
CRWD
$195B
| $236M | 0.36% |
2,460,728
+93,344
| +4% | +$7.76M |
|
48
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$72.6B
| $235M | 0.36% |
2,416,943
+892,706
| +59% | +$82.3M |
|
49
PepsiCo
PEP
$196B
| $234M | 0.36% |
1,417,496
-117,148
| -8% | -$20.2M |
|
50
Travelers Companies
TRV
$75.8B
| $234M | 0.36% |
1,150,213
+85,619
| +8% | +$18.4M |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q2 2024 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2024, Cliff Asness held 2,716 positions worth $65.2B, up 11% from $58.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 15% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness deployed $6.71B of net new capital in Q2 2024, opening 313 new positions and adding to 1,389 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Solventum: 1,217,998 shares worth $62.6M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 25% of assets, down from 25% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Humana, an estimated $237M trimmed.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q2 2024 buy was Solventum: 1,217,998 shares worth $62.6M.
- Cliff Asness added most to ExxonMobil in Q2 2024, an estimated $213M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q2 2024 reduction was Humana, cutting an estimated $237M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Pioneer Natural Resource Co. in Q2 2024, selling an estimated $27.7M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 15% of its $65.2B portfolio in Q2 2024.
- Cliff Asness opened 313 new positions and closed 123 in Q2 2024.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 11% quarter-over-quarter to $65.2B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q2 2024, filed 14 Aug 2024.