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 |
Humana
HUM
|
+$267M |
| 2 |
Home Depot
HD
|
+$252M |
| 3 |
Northrop Grumman
NOC
|
+$221M |
| 4 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$175M |
| 5 |
Dollar General
DG
|
+$137M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HP
HPQ
|
+$287M |
| 2 |
TWTR
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
|
+$278M |
| 3 |
Biogen
BIIB
|
+$244M |
| 4 |
iShares Russell 3000 ETF
IWV
|
+$198M |
| 5 |
Exelon
EXC
|
+$185M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 20.43% |
| 2 | Financials | 14.36% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 13.9% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.25% |
| 5 | Industrials | 11.62% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
776
SBA Communications
SBAC
$19.9B
| $9.32M | 0.01% |
38,667
-11,985
| -24% | -$2.84M |
|
777
ePlus
PLUS
$2.25B
| $9.21M | 0.01% |
218,524
+11,754
| +6% | +$479K |
|
778
Bruker
BRKR
$8.66B
| $9.19M | 0.01% |
181,512
-349,679
| -66% | -$16.6M |
|
779
ArcBest
ARCB
$3.03B
| $9.15M | 0.01% |
331,431
+11,792
| +4% | +$341K |
|
|
NXGN
780
DELISTED
NextGen Healthcare, Inc. Common Stock
NXGN
| $9.14M | 0.01% |
568,567
-101,301
| -15% | -$1.67M |
|
|
SYNH
781
DELISTED
Syneos Health, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SYNH
| $9.12M | 0.01% |
153,334
+13,319
| +10% | +$716K |
|
782
Banco Bradesco
BBD
$35.4B
| $9.11M | 0.01% |
1,354,533
-543,614
| -29% | -$3.4M |
|
783
Scansource
SCSC
$1.14B
| $9.02M | 0.01% |
244,008
+85,605
| +54% | +$2.91M |
|
784
Royal Gold
RGLD
$22.7B
| $9M | 0.01% |
73,648
-18,011
| -20% | -$2.13M |
|
|
HMSY
785
DELISTED
HMS Holdings Corp.
HMSY
| $8.99M | 0.01% |
303,672
-231,790
| -43% | -$7.11M |
|
786
The Ensign Group
ENSG
$10.4B
| $8.97M | 0.01% |
197,726
-46,960
| -19% | -$1.98M |
|
787
American International
AIG
$39.9B
| $8.97M | 0.01% |
175,086
+166,171
| +1,864% | +$8.8M |
|
|
NEWR
788
DELISTED
New Relic, Inc.
NEWR
| $8.93M | 0.01% |
135,947
+19,358
| +17% | +$1.26M |
|
789
Arista Networks
ANET
$241B
| $8.9M | 0.01% |
700,432
+303,664
| +77% | +$3.99M |
|
790
Extra Space Storage
EXR
$30.6B
| $8.9M | 0.01% |
84,255
+15,777
| +23% | +$1.72M |
|
|
HSII
791
DELISTED
Heidrick & Struggles
HSII
| $8.84M | 0.01% |
271,916
-59,537
| -18% | -$1.75M |
|
|
BSTC
792
DELISTED
BioSpecifics Technologies Corp.
BSTC
| $8.83M | 0.01% |
155,136
-6,081
| -4% | -$322K |
|
793
Beazer Homes USA
BZH
$885M
| $8.82M | 0.01% |
624,061
+162,493
| +35% | +$2.46M |
|
|
THS
794
DELISTED
Treehouse Foods
THS
| $8.76M | 0.01% |
181,316
-96,951
| -35% | -$4.96M |
|
795
InterDigital
IDCC
$8.92B
| $8.74M | 0.01% |
160,318
+56,615
| +55% | +$3.13M |
|
|
MTOR
796
DELISTED
MERITOR, Inc.
MTOR
| $8.71M | 0.01% |
332,637
+15,437
| +5% | +$348K |
|
797
The Bancorp
TBBK
$2.73B
| $8.7M | 0.01% |
670,635
-233,180
| -26% | -$2.62M |
|
798
Texas Roadhouse
TXRH
$13.3B
| $8.67M | 0.01% |
154,014
-54,132
| -26% | -$2.97M |
|
|
ECHO
799
EchoStar
ECHO
$25.1B
| $8.57M | 0.01% |
197,800
-106,375
| -35% | -$4.27M |
|
800
Itaú Unibanco
ITUB
$84.4B
| $8.5M | 0.01% |
1,276,702
-227,754
| -15% | -$1.43M |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q4 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2019, Cliff Asness held 2,253 positions worth $88B, up 3.6% from $84.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 13% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness withdrew a net $3.28B in Q4 2019, closing 142 positions and reducing 1,092 holdings. Its most notable exit was iShares Russell 3000 ETF, an estimated $198M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 20% of assets, up from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.
Against the trend, Cliff Asness opened a new position in DaVita worth $31.1M.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q4 2019 buy was DaVita: 417,883 shares worth $31.1M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Humana in Q4 2019, an estimated $267M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q4 2019 reduction was HP, cutting an estimated $287M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited iShares Russell 3000 ETF in Q4 2019, selling an estimated $198M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 13% of its $88B portfolio in Q4 2019.
- Cliff Asness opened 146 new positions and closed 142 in Q4 2019.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 3.6% quarter-over-quarter to $88B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2019, filed 14 Feb 2020.