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 |
Capital One
COF
|
+$129M |
| 2 |
EOG Resources
EOG
|
+$112M |
| 3 |
Trane Technologies
TT
|
+$81.4M |
| 4 |
Deere & Co
DE
|
+$74.4M |
| 5 |
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
|
+$66.3M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$763M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$183M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$171M |
| 4 |
Oracle
ORCL
|
+$162M |
| 5 |
Kroger
KR
|
+$156M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 23.33% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 15.26% |
| 3 | Industrials | 12.9% |
| 4 | Financials | 12.31% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.77% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
951
Wingstop
WING
$3.18B
| $3.08M | 0.01% |
18,821
-2,265
| -11% | -$384K |
|
952
Great Southern Bancorp
GSBC
$857M
| $3.08M | 0.01% |
56,252
-1,382
| -2% | -$73K |
|
953
Korn Ferry
KFY
$4.35B
| $3.08M | 0.01% |
42,564
+38,084
| +850% | +$2.65M |
|
954
FormFactor
FORM
$8.43B
| $3.08M | 0.01% |
82,393
+1,308
| +2% | +$48.7K |
|
955
Encore Capital Group
ECPG
$2.19B
| $3.07M | 0.01% |
62,384
-13,705
| -18% | -$651K |
|
|
HTLF
956
DELISTED
Heartland Financial USA, Inc.
HTLF
| $3.07M | 0.01% |
63,897
+801
| +1% | +$37.2K |
|
|
DHIL
957
DELISTED
Diamond Hill
DHIL
| $3.06M | 0.01% |
17,394
+2,294
| +15% | +$401K |
|
|
WLL
958
DELISTED
Whiting Petroleum Corporation
WLL
| $3.05M | 0.01% |
52,272
+15,159
| +41% | +$750K |
|
|
VSTO
959
DELISTED
Vista Outdoor Inc.
VSTO
| $3.02M | 0.01% |
74,934
-12,918
| -15% | -$532K |
|
960
DNOW Inc
DNOW
$2.8B
| $3.01M | 0.01% |
393,872
+42,846
| +12% | +$350K |
|
961
SL Green Realty
SLG
$4.15B
| $2.97M | 0.01% |
41,901
+28,824
| +220% | +$2.1M |
|
962
First Industrial Realty Trust
FR
$8.41B
| $2.97M | 0.01% |
56,957
+9,045
| +19% | +$492K |
|
|
FLG
963
Flagstar Bank National Association
FLG
$5.57B
| $2.96M | 0.01% |
76,721
-102,705
| -57% | -$3.73M |
|
|
MIME
964
DELISTED
Mimecast Limited
MIME
| $2.96M | 0.01% |
46,555
-4,153
| -8% | -$254K |
|
965
Oxford Industries
OXM
$546M
| $2.95M | 0.01% |
32,761
+30,700
| +1,490% | +$2.79M |
|
|
WSR
966
DELISTED
Whitestone REIT
WSR
| $2.95M | 0.01% |
301,989
-16,776
| -5% | -$154K |
|
967
Trade Desk
TTD
$6.24B
| $2.94M | 0.01% |
43,021
-20,201
| -32% | -$1.56M |
|
|
JKS
968
JinkoSolar
JKS
$846M
| $2.91M | 0.01% |
63,513
| – | – |
|
969
ArcBest
ARCB
$3.01B
| $2.91M | 0.01% |
35,577
-4,950
| -12% | -$326K |
|
970
Okta
OKTA
$22.8B
| $2.9M | 0.01% |
12,235
-4,031
| -25% | -$1M |
|
971
Omnicell
OMCL
$1.58B
| $2.89M | 0.01% |
19,462
+640
| +3% | +$98.1K |
|
972
Saia
SAIA
$9.32B
| $2.89M | 0.01% |
12,134
+3,100
| +34% | +$717K |
|
|
VRTV
973
DELISTED
VERITIV CORPORATION
VRTV
| $2.88M | 0.01% |
32,121
-31,080
| -49% | -$2.37M |
|
974
Power Integrations
POWI
$2.97B
| $2.88M | 0.01% |
29,047
+1,417
| +5% | +$137K |
|
975
Hilltop Holdings
HTH
$2.22B
| $2.87M | 0.01% |
87,725
-20,577
| -19% | -$682K |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q3 2021 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2021, Cliff Asness held 2,400 positions worth $53.9B, down 6.7% from $57.8B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 17% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness withdrew a net $3.34B in Q3 2021, closing 165 positions and reducing 1,029 holdings. Its most notable exit was Alibaba, an estimated $763M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 23% of assets, up from 23% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Industrials.
Against the trend, Cliff Asness opened a new position in Albertsons Companies worth $15M.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q3 2021 buy was Albertsons Companies: 481,384 shares worth $15M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Capital One in Q3 2021, an estimated $129M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q3 2021 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $183M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Alibaba in Q3 2021, selling an estimated $763M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 17% of its $53.9B portfolio in Q3 2021.
- Cliff Asness opened 176 new positions and closed 165 in Q3 2021.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value fell 6.7% quarter-over-quarter to $53.9B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2021, filed 15 Nov 2021.