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 |
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
|
+$144M |
| 2 |
Cisco
CSCO
|
+$123M |
| 3 |
Moderna
MRNA
|
+$120M |
| 4 |
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
|
+$95.4M |
| 5 |
FedEx
FDX
|
+$86.2M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$124M |
| 2 |
Mastercard
MA
|
+$101M |
| 3 |
Home Depot
HD
|
+$95.7M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$74.1M |
| 5 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$72.3M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 23.71% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 14.72% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 14.64% |
| 4 | Industrials | 11.02% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 9.61% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
676
RTX Corp
RTX
$282B
| $9.86M | 0.02% |
127,536
-74,964
| -37% | -$5.47M |
|
|
SVC
677
Service Properties Trust
SVC
$1.04B
| $9.84M | 0.02% |
165,865
-17,639
| -10% | -$1.06M |
|
|
UNVR
678
DELISTED
Univar Solutions Inc.
UNVR
| $9.8M | 0.02% |
454,982
+135,972
| +43% | +$2.78M |
|
679
Assured Guaranty
AGO
$3.26B
| $9.79M | 0.02% |
231,812
-136,330
| -37% | -$5.46M |
|
680
Hancock Whitney
HWC
$6.01B
| $9.78M | 0.02% |
232,891
+35,889
| +18% | +$1.41M |
|
681
Dycom Industries
DY
$11.4B
| $9.76M | 0.02% |
107,383
+33,209
| +45% | +$2.88M |
|
682
TransUnion
TRU
$16.3B
| $9.71M | 0.02% |
108,165
+46,330
| +75% | +$4.18M |
|
683
Carnival Corporation Ltd
CCL
$35.2B
| $9.71M | 0.02% |
367,533
+297,147
| +422% | +$7.01M |
|
|
LNW
684
DELISTED
Light & Wonder
LNW
| $9.71M | 0.02% |
253,994
+27,491
| +12% | +$1.23M |
|
685
Truist Financial
TFC
$62.1B
| $9.65M | 0.02% |
+165,450
| New | +$9.07M |
|
686
Darling Ingredients
DAR
$9.83B
| $9.59M | 0.02% |
130,335
-180,472
| -58% | -$12.4M |
|
687
XPeng
XPEV
$10.7B
| $9.59M | 0.02% |
262,679
+134,250
| +105% | +$5.58M |
|
|
ACC
688
DELISTED
American Campus Communities, Inc.
ACC
| $9.57M | 0.02% |
224,816
+148,086
| +193% | +$6.29M |
|
689
CNA Financial
CNA
$13.4B
| $9.54M | 0.02% |
213,834
+81,348
| +61% | +$3.47M |
|
690
Starbucks
SBUX
$123B
| $9.49M | 0.02% |
86,815
+19,862
| +30% | +$2.09M |
|
691
Ciena
CIEN
$52.7B
| $9.46M | 0.02% |
174,293
-100,047
| -36% | -$5.38M |
|
692
Valley National Bancorp
VLY
$7.79B
| $9.37M | 0.02% |
681,618
-124,223
| -15% | -$1.5M |
|
|
THS
693
DELISTED
Treehouse Foods
THS
| $9.29M | 0.02% |
177,898
-10,714
| -6% | -$507K |
|
694
American Financial Group
AFG
$12B
| $9.29M | 0.02% |
81,396
-17,019
| -17% | -$1.76M |
|
|
XYZ
695
Block Inc
XYZ
$48.9B
| $9.25M | 0.02% |
41,100
-1,022
| -2% | -$239K |
|
696
Realty Income
O
$59.8B
| $9.17M | 0.02% |
149,056
-5,826
| -4% | -$345K |
|
697
Aramark
ARMK
$15.6B
| $9.15M | 0.02% |
335,371
+155,810
| +87% | +$4.27M |
|
698
Grand Canyon Education
LOPE
$3.85B
| $9.13M | 0.01% |
85,242
+37,764
| +80% | +$3.75M |
|
699
Workday
WDAY
$49.2B
| $9.13M | 0.01% |
36,746
-64,401
| -64% | -$15.9M |
|
700
CubeSmart
CUBE
$9.21B
| $9.12M | 0.01% |
241,508
+136,349
| +130% | +$4.91M |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q1 2021 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2021, Cliff Asness held 2,331 positions worth $61.1B, up 8.4% from $56.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 18% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness's Q1 2021 filing shows 154 new, 918 increased, 1,058 reduced and 154 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Janus Henderson: 506,382 shares worth $15.8M. The largest sale was Microsoft, an estimated $124M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 24% of assets, down from 25% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q1 2021 buy was Janus Henderson: 506,382 shares worth $15.8M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Thermo Fisher Scientific in Q1 2021, an estimated $144M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q1 2021 reduction was Microsoft, cutting an estimated $124M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q1 2021, selling an estimated $39.7M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 18% of its $61.1B portfolio in Q1 2021.
- Cliff Asness opened 154 new positions and closed 154 in Q1 2021.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 8.4% quarter-over-quarter to $61.1B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q1 2021, filed 17 May 2021.