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 |
Zoom
ZM
|
+$92.3M |
| 2 |
Vale
VALE
|
+$85.3M |
| 3 |
Kroger
KR
|
+$83.6M |
| 4 |
GRMN
Garmin
GRMN
|
+$78.8M |
| 5 |
CTXS
Citrix Systems Inc
CTXS
|
+$77.2M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$406M |
| 2 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$348M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$313M |
| 4 |
Procter & Gamble
PG
|
+$250M |
| 5 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$180M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 23.69% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 16.6% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 15.33% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 9.94% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.27% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
726
Kraft Heinz
KHC
$30.4B
| $6.29M | 0.01% |
210,585
-5,367
| -2% | -$179K |
|
727
PENN Entertainment
PENN
$2.45B
| $6.26M | 0.01% |
86,163
-29,779
| -26% | -$1.46M |
|
|
IMMU
728
DELISTED
Immunomedics Inc
IMMU
| $6.25M | 0.01% |
73,546
-61,481
| -46% | -$3.11M |
|
|
ACH
729
Accendra Health
ACH
$89.2M
| $6.19M | 0.01% |
246,527
-164,791
| -40% | -$2.4M |
|
730
Valmont Industries
VMI
$9.29B
| $6.19M | 0.01% |
49,941
+21,514
| +76% | +$2.65M |
|
731
Willis Towers Watson
WTW
$32.6B
| $6.17M | 0.01% |
29,541
-2,453
| -8% | -$501K |
|
732
Medpace
MEDP
$17.3B
| $6.08M | 0.01% |
54,402
-47,568
| -47% | -$5.5M |
|
733
JetBlue
JBLU
$1.87B
| $6.08M | 0.01% |
536,481
-611,798
| -53% | -$6.87M |
|
734
Antero Resources
AR
$11.7B
| $6.03M | 0.01% |
2,193,773
+732,414
| +50% | +$2.32M |
|
735
Boise Cascade
BCC
$2.87B
| $6.03M | 0.01% |
150,952
-60,843
| -29% | -$2.64M |
|
736
John B. Sanfilippo & Son
JBSS
$882M
| $6.01M | 0.01% |
79,794
-35,239
| -31% | -$2.94M |
|
|
SWI
737
DELISTED
SolarWinds Corporation Common Stock
SWI
| $6M | 0.01% |
279,442
+27,046
| +11% | +$551K |
|
|
WBS
738
DELISTED
Webster Financial
WBS
| $5.99M | 0.01% |
226,693
+84,258
| +59% | +$2.28M |
|
739
Arch Capital
ACGL
$34.5B
| $5.92M | 0.01% |
202,725
-92,481
| -31% | -$2.82M |
|
|
ECHO
740
EchoStar
ECHO
$24.8B
| $5.89M | 0.01% |
236,703
-110,093
| -32% | -$3.07M |
|
|
PXD
741
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
| $5.88M | 0.01% |
68,437
-10,431
| -13% | -$1.03M |
|
|
CXO
742
DELISTED
CONCHO RESOURCES INC.
CXO
| $5.83M | 0.01% |
132,161
+93,645
| +243% | +$4.67M |
|
743
US Foods
USFD
$23.7B
| $5.76M | 0.01% |
259,309
-446,405
| -63% | -$10M |
|
744
ACI Worldwide
ACIW
$5.29B
| $5.63M | 0.01% |
217,309
+2,857
| +1% | +$79.1K |
|
|
KSU
745
DELISTED
Kansas City Southern
KSU
| $5.58M | 0.01% |
30,872
+12,216
| +65% | +$2.12M |
|
746
Woodward
WWD
$19.7B
| $5.58M | 0.01% |
69,913
-95,458
| -58% | -$7.68M |
|
747
Entergy
ETR
$49.4B
| $5.56M | 0.01% |
113,990
-168,328
| -60% | -$8.33M |
|
748
Atlassian
TEAM
$43.4B
| $5.53M | 0.01% |
30,442
+13,855
| +84% | +$2.47M |
|
749
Radian Group
RDN
$4.86B
| $5.53M | 0.01% |
378,342
-197,804
| -34% | -$2.95M |
|
750
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$14.9B
| $5.51M | 0.01% |
33,980
-14,692
| -30% | -$2.29M |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q3 2020 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2020, Cliff Asness held 2,339 positions worth $59.2B, down 4.3% from $61.8B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 19% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness withdrew a net $8.18B in Q3 2020, closing 169 positions and reducing 1,169 holdings. Its most notable exit was LogMein, Inc., an estimated $37.2M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 24% of assets, down from 24% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, Cliff Asness opened a new position in Zoom worth $136M.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q3 2020 buy was Zoom: 288,628 shares worth $136M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Vale in Q3 2020, an estimated $85.3M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q3 2020 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $406M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited LogMein, Inc. in Q3 2020, selling an estimated $37.2M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 19% of its $59.2B portfolio in Q3 2020.
- Cliff Asness opened 241 new positions and closed 169 in Q3 2020.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value fell 4.3% quarter-over-quarter to $59.2B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2020, filed 16 Nov 2020.