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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
901
Ziff Davis
ZD
$1.91B
| $5.31M | 0.01% |
83,361
+8,620
| +12% | +$591K |
|
902
Manitowoc
MTW
$710M
| $5.29M | 0.01% |
351,371
+12,958
| +4% | +$217K |
|
903
Crane Co
CR
$11.9B
| $5.28M | 0.01% |
59,475
+40,320
| +210% | +$3.59M |
|
|
NXRT
904
NexPoint Residential Trust
NXRT
$631M
| $5.26M | 0.01% |
163,547
+104,270
| +176% | +$4.11M |
|
|
CIVI
905
DELISTED
Civitas Resources
CIVI
| $5.26M | 0.01% |
65,077
-7,564
| -10% | -$585K |
|
|
TRST
906
Trustco Bank Corp NY
TRST
$974M
| $5.26M | 0.01% |
192,719
+31,483
| +20% | +$908K |
|
907
Amplify Energy
AMPY
$198M
| $5.22M | 0.01% |
710,508
+546,209
| +332% | +$3.77M |
|
|
IPG
908
DELISTED
Interpublic Group of Companies
IPG
| $5.21M | 0.01% |
181,749
+143,772
| +379% | +$4.8M |
|
909
ACM Research
ACMR
$5.39B
| $5.21M | 0.01% |
287,689
-167,729
| -37% | -$2.49M |
|
910
Powell Industries
POWL
$6.89B
| $5.21M | 0.01% |
188,418
-108,930
| -37% | -$2.7M |
|
911
GlobalFoundries
GFS
$25.2B
| $5.19M | 0.01% |
89,249
-9,762
| -10% | -$579K |
|
912
Universal Display
OLED
$3.89B
| $5.19M | 0.01% |
33,038
-6,615
| -17% | -$1M |
|
913
James River Group Holdings
JRVR
$190M
| $5.17M | 0.01% |
336,920
+271,613
| +416% | +$4.43M |
|
914
Griffon
GFF
$4.59B
| $5.16M | 0.01% |
130,126
-67,090
| -34% | -$2.75M |
|
915
Constellation Brands
STZ
$23.5B
| $5.16M | 0.01% |
20,537
-553
| -3% | -$144K |
|
916
Midland States Bancorp
MSBI
$681M
| $5.15M | 0.01% |
250,599
+54,090
| +28% | +$1.19M |
|
917
Oneok
OKE
$58.6B
| $5.14M | 0.01% |
81,096
-20,110
| -20% | -$1.31M |
|
|
JBGS
918
JBG SMITH
JBGS
$732M
| $5.14M | 0.01% |
355,137
-549,760
| -61% | -$8.51M |
|
919
Alamo Group
ALG
$2.01B
| $5.12M | 0.01% |
29,635
+16,115
| +119% | +$2.89M |
|
|
TBRG
920
DELISTED
TruBridge
TBRG
| $5.12M | 0.01% |
321,311
+176,033
| +121% | +$3.59M |
|
921
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$18.7B
| $5.11M | 0.01% |
125,810
+16,255
| +15% | +$704K |
|
922
Virtus Investment Partners
VRTS
$1.13B
| $5.1M | 0.01% |
25,269
-257
| -1% | -$52.3K |
|
923
John B. Sanfilippo & Son
JBSS
$882M
| $5.08M | 0.01% |
51,428
+403
| +0.8% | +$42.4K |
|
924
Zymeworks
ZYME
$2.06B
| $5.07M | 0.01% |
799,679
+330,213
| +70% | +$2.44M |
|
|
DOC
925
DELISTED
PHYSICIANS REALTY TRUST
DOC
| $5.02M | 0.01% |
412,167
-15,419
| -4% | -$213K |
|
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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.