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 |
Hawaiian Electric Industries
HE
|
+$139M |
| 2 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
+$128M |
| 3 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$100M |
| 4 |
Citizens Financial Group
CFG
|
+$99M |
| 5 |
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
|
+$97.6M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CF Industries
CF
|
+$89.6M |
| 2 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$82.6M |
| 3 |
Domino's
DPZ
|
+$81.9M |
| 4 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$81.9M |
| 5 |
American International
AIG
|
+$75.5M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 23.32% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 13.45% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.43% |
| 4 | Industrials | 12.23% |
| 5 | Financials | 11.73% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
HPP
526
Hudson Pacific Properties
HPP
$798M
| $16.5M | 0.03% |
355,139
-70,178
| -17% | -$3.01M |
|
527
Advance Auto Parts
AAP
$2.63B
| $16.5M | 0.03% |
295,499
-496,140
| -63% | -$33.2M |
|
528
Allstate
ALL
$65.8B
| $16.5M | 0.03% |
148,313
-124,587
| -46% | -$13.6M |
|
529
Corteva
CTVA
$55.3B
| $16.5M | 0.03% |
322,240
-274,539
| -46% | -$14.5M |
|
530
Blackbaud
BLKB
$2.18B
| $16.4M | 0.03% |
233,648
+28,710
| +14% | +$2.11M |
|
531
EPR Properties
EPR
$4.64B
| $16.4M | 0.03% |
393,618
+71,213
| +22% | +$3.14M |
|
532
Mattel
MAT
$4.23B
| $16.2M | 0.03% |
735,636
-250,318
| -25% | -$5.35M |
|
533
American Water Works
AWK
$27.8B
| $16.2M | 0.03% |
130,542
-67,442
| -34% | -$9.45M |
|
534
HCA Healthcare
HCA
$92.9B
| $16.2M | 0.03% |
65,704
+4,109
| +7% | +$1.12M |
|
535
Axalta
AXTA
$7.72B
| $16.1M | 0.03% |
599,695
+332,902
| +125% | +$9.76M |
|
|
SCHW
536
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$197B
| $16M | 0.03% |
291,663
-8,185
| -3% | -$495K |
|
|
SRCL
537
DELISTED
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
| $16M | 0.03% |
357,427
+100,513
| +39% | +$4.49M |
|
538
NorthWestern Energy
NWE
$4.29B
| $15.9M | 0.03% |
331,642
-66,557
| -17% | -$3.55M |
|
539
Baxter International
BAX
$13.7B
| $15.8M | 0.03% |
422,572
-154,537
| -27% | -$6.58M |
|
540
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$746B
| $15.8M | 0.03% |
154,011
-50,508
| -25% | -$5.48M |
|
541
Pinnacle West Capital
PNW
$11.8B
| $15.8M | 0.03% |
214,861
-52,362
| -20% | -$4.16M |
|
542
ResMed
RMD
$33.5B
| $15.8M | 0.03% |
106,902
+20,165
| +23% | +$3.65M |
|
543
FedEx
FDX
$79.1B
| $15.8M | 0.03% |
59,497
-165,431
| -74% | -$43M |
|
544
American Express
AXP
$228B
| $15.7M | 0.03% |
105,223
-72,064
| -41% | -$11.8M |
|
545
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
$8.03B
| $15.6M | 0.03% |
363,606
-128,844
| -26% | -$5.05M |
|
546
Sonoco
SON
$5.68B
| $15.4M | 0.03% |
283,810
+230,862
| +436% | +$13.1M |
|
547
CNA Financial
CNA
$13.4B
| $15.3M | 0.03% |
390,050
-216,127
| -36% | -$8.54M |
|
548
Bruker
BRKR
$8.68B
| $15.3M | 0.03% |
245,445
+151,460
| +161% | +$10.2M |
|
549
CNX Resources
CNX
$5.4B
| $15.3M | 0.03% |
676,745
+647,328
| +2,201% | +$13.4M |
|
550
NIO
NIO
$10.9B
| $15.3M | 0.03% |
1,689,556
-106,236
| -6% | -$1.18M |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q3 2023 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2023, Cliff Asness held 2,432 positions worth $48.4B, up 2.9% from $47B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 14% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness deployed $2.75B of net new capital in Q3 2023, opening 254 new positions and adding to 1,140 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF: 624,491 shares worth $27.3M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 23% of assets, down from 24% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was CF Industries, an estimated $89.6M trimmed.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q3 2023 buy was Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF: 624,491 shares worth $27.3M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Hawaiian Electric Industries in Q3 2023, an estimated $139M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q3 2023 reduction was CF Industries, cutting an estimated $89.6M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Univar Solutions Inc. in Q3 2023, selling an estimated $60.5M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 14% of its $48.4B portfolio in Q3 2023.
- Cliff Asness opened 254 new positions and closed 123 in Q3 2023.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 2.9% quarter-over-quarter to $48.4B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2023, filed 14 Nov 2023.