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 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$324M |
| 2 |
HP
HPQ
|
+$217M |
| 3 |
AbbVie
ABBV
|
+$202M |
| 4 |
Lowe's Companies
LOW
|
+$163M |
| 5 |
CVS Health
CVS
|
+$161M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Starbucks
SBUX
|
+$205M |
| 2 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$202M |
| 3 |
Tyson Foods
TSN
|
+$194M |
| 4 |
Everest Group
EG
|
+$186M |
| 5 |
Synchrony
SYF
|
+$185M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 24.04% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 16.91% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.45% |
| 4 | Financials | 10.25% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 10.22% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
901
HealthStream
HSTM
$844M
| $3.63M | 0.01% |
163,949
-13,224
| -7% | -$306K |
|
902
Williams Companies
WMB
$87.5B
| $3.62M | 0.01% |
198,757
+79,638
| +67% | +$1.48M |
|
903
First Hawaiian
FHB
$3.15B
| $3.62M | 0.01% |
213,276
-680,057
| -76% | -$11.4M |
|
904
Quanex
NX
$921M
| $3.62M | 0.01% |
260,598
-34,141
| -12% | -$407K |
|
905
Antero Resources
AR
$11.5B
| $3.61M | 0.01% |
1,461,359
-3,362,873
| -70% | -$8.81M |
|
906
Entegris
ENTG
$21.2B
| $3.6M | 0.01% |
61,728
-30,194
| -33% | -$1.68M |
|
|
PE
907
DELISTED
PARSLEY ENERGY INC
PE
| $3.6M | 0.01% |
343,392
-3,142,080
| -90% | -$29.1M |
|
|
PINC
908
DELISTED
Premier
PINC
| $3.59M | 0.01% |
105,879
-5,858
| -5% | -$192K |
|
|
XEC
909
DELISTED
CIMAREX ENERGY CO
XEC
| $3.58M | 0.01% |
134,856
-321,445
| -70% | -$7.97M |
|
910
Great Southern Bancorp
GSBC
$858M
| $3.58M | 0.01% |
88,776
-2,701
| -3% | -$107K |
|
911
Jacobs Solutions
J
$17.6B
| $3.58M | 0.01% |
51,160
-4,807
| -9% | -$324K |
|
912
Post Holdings
POST
$3.69B
| $3.57M | 0.01% |
62,711
-73,729
| -54% | -$4.29M |
|
|
TBI
913
Trueblue
TBI
$324M
| $3.56M | 0.01% |
233,495
-296,204
| -56% | -$4.4M |
|
914
Sabra Healthcare REIT
SBRA
$5.25B
| $3.55M | 0.01% |
249,860
+176,931
| +243% | +$2.33M |
|
|
LNW
915
DELISTED
Light & Wonder
LNW
| $3.55M | 0.01% |
+233,643
| New | +$3.05M |
|
|
MDRX
916
DELISTED
Veradigm Inc. Common Stock
MDRX
| $3.55M | 0.01% |
543,458
+363,860
| +203% | +$2.36M |
|
917
Acushnet Holdings
GOLF
$5.21B
| $3.54M | 0.01% |
101,833
-33,443
| -25% | -$992K |
|
918
PENN Entertainment
PENN
$2.46B
| $3.54M | 0.01% |
115,942
-258,427
| -69% | -$5.92M |
|
|
DHC
919
Diversified Healthcare Trust
DHC
$1.94B
| $3.53M | 0.01% |
797,822
+522,320
| +190% | +$1.85M |
|
920
Compañía de Cervecerías Unidas
CCU
$2.32B
| $3.5M | 0.01% |
244,578
-116,381
| -32% | -$1.67M |
|
921
Leggett & Platt
LEG
$1.27B
| $3.49M | 0.01% |
101,757
+3,402
| +3% | +$105K |
|
922
Clean Harbors
CLH
$16.5B
| $3.48M | 0.01% |
59,095
-428,911
| -88% | -$23.9M |
|
923
Knight Transportation
KNX
$11.3B
| $3.48M | 0.01% |
+83,754
| New | +$3.19M |
|
924
New Jersey Resources
NJR
$5.44B
| $3.47M | 0.01% |
108,417
+99,063
| +1,059% | +$3.28M |
|
925
Lattice Semiconductor
LSCC
$16.3B
| $3.45M | 0.01% |
121,578
-41,497
| -25% | -$969K |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q2 2020 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2020, Cliff Asness held 2,214 positions worth $61.8B, up 4% from $59.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 19% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness withdrew a net $8.64B in Q2 2020, closing 116 positions and reducing 1,166 holdings. Its most notable exit was United Airlines, an estimated $116M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 24% of assets, up from 22% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, Cliff Asness opened a new position in Hexcel worth $31.6M.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q2 2020 buy was Hexcel: 698,621 shares worth $31.6M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Amazon in Q2 2020, an estimated $324M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q2 2020 reduction was Starbucks, cutting an estimated $205M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited United Airlines in Q2 2020, selling an estimated $116M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 19% of its $61.8B portfolio in Q2 2020.
- Cliff Asness opened 182 new positions and closed 116 in Q2 2020.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 4% quarter-over-quarter to $61.8B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q2 2020, filed 17 Aug 2020.