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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
651
StoneX
SNEX
$8.14B
| $10.8M | 0.02% |
562,135
+50,539
| +10% | +$928K |
|
652
CDW
CDW
$16.5B
| $10.7M | 0.02% |
53,213
-32,026
| -38% | -$6.38M |
|
653
Teradyne
TER
$56.8B
| $10.7M | 0.02% |
106,772
-53,492
| -33% | -$5.64M |
|
654
Prosperity Bancshares
PB
$8.76B
| $10.7M | 0.02% |
195,289
+22,856
| +13% | +$1.33M |
|
655
Lennox International
LII
$13.8B
| $10.5M | 0.02% |
28,150
-31,890
| -53% | -$11.5M |
|
|
AVB
656
DELISTED
AvalonBay Communities
AVB
| $10.5M | 0.02% |
60,909
-175
| -0.3% | -$32.3K |
|
657
McCormick & Company Non-Voting
MKC
$15.1B
| $10.4M | 0.02% |
138,444
+7,952
| +6% | +$664K |
|
658
Douglas Emmett
DEI
$2B
| $10.4M | 0.02% |
816,731
-355,192
| -30% | -$4.8M |
|
659
Seaboard Corp
SEB
$4.07B
| $10.4M | 0.02% |
2,774
+154
| +6% | +$560K |
|
660
Middleby
MIDD
$5.21B
| $10.4M | 0.02% |
80,922
+24,830
| +44% | +$3.53M |
|
661
Corning
GLW
$125B
| $10.3M | 0.02% |
338,883
-205,111
| -38% | -$6.71M |
|
662
Alkermes
ALKS
$8.17B
| $10.3M | 0.02% |
367,184
+272,723
| +289% | +$8M |
|
663
Genworth Financial
GNW
$3.74B
| $10.3M | 0.02% |
1,752,247
+217,556
| +14% | +$1.26M |
|
|
WIRE
664
DELISTED
Encore Wire Corp
WIRE
| $10.1M | 0.02% |
55,586
+5,131
| +10% | +$871K |
|
665
Scorpio Tankers
STNG
$3.91B
| $10.1M | 0.02% |
186,762
-17,689
| -9% | -$864K |
|
666
ASE Group
ASX
$94.3B
| $10.1M | 0.02% |
1,342,758
-58,557
| -4% | -$455K |
|
|
AIRC
667
DELISTED
Apartment Income REIT Corp.
AIRC
| $10.1M | 0.02% |
328,059
+230,167
| +235% | +$7.81M |
|
668
Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A
BIO
$10.2B
| $10M | 0.02% |
27,997
+21,651
| +341% | +$8.35M |
|
669
BWX Technologies
BWXT
$13.7B
| $10M | 0.02% |
133,630
-119,791
| -47% | -$8.66M |
|
|
OLPX
670
DELISTED
Olaplex Holdings
OLPX
| $10M | 0.02% |
5,129,401
-201,661
| -4% | -$607K |
|
671
Target
TGT
$77B
| $9.99M | 0.02% |
90,440
+10,813
| +14% | +$1.37M |
|
672
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$78.2B
| $9.97M | 0.02% |
108,178
-320,200
| -75% | -$32.1M |
|
|
PPL
673
PPL Corp
PPL
$26.4B
| $9.89M | 0.02% |
419,858
-209,589
| -33% | -$5.42M |
|
|
ZEUS
674
DELISTED
Olympic Steel
ZEUS
| $9.88M | 0.02% |
175,747
-15,706
| -8% | -$812K |
|
675
Graco
GGG
$13B
| $9.82M | 0.02% |
134,726
+22,053
| +20% | +$1.74M |
|
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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.