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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1051
WD-40
WDFC
$2.87B
| $3.78M | ﹤0.01% |
19,490
-5,542
| -22% | -$1.04M |
|
1052
America's Car Mart
CRMT
$20.4M
| $3.78M | ﹤0.01% |
34,479
-6,909
| -17% | -$669K |
|
1053
ProPetro Holding
PUMP
$1.3B
| $3.76M | ﹤0.01% |
334,388
-121,030
| -27% | -$1.08M |
|
|
CATM
1054
DELISTED
Cardtronics plc Class A Ordinary Shares (UK)
CATM
| $3.73M | ﹤0.01% |
83,490
-61,212
| -42% | -$2.32M |
|
1055
Orion
OEC
$337M
| $3.72M | ﹤0.01% |
192,581
+158,770
| +470% | +$2.87M |
|
1056
Teradata
TDC
$2.55B
| $3.72M | ﹤0.01% |
139,568
+131,212
| +1,570% | +$3.65M |
|
1057
Digital Turbine
APPS
$1.31B
| $3.7M | ﹤0.01% |
519,045
+153,514
| +42% | +$1.14M |
|
1058
Bloomin' Brands
BLMN
$945M
| $3.68M | ﹤0.01% |
166,688
-148,711
| -47% | -$3.16M |
|
|
CADE
1059
DELISTED
Cadence Bancorporation
CADE
| $3.68M | ﹤0.01% |
202,823
-54,980
| -21% | -$919K |
|
1060
Kinsale Capital Group
KNSL
$8.84B
| $3.66M | ﹤0.01% |
35,990
-8,090
| -18% | -$805K |
|
1061
Cannae Holdings
CNNE
$677M
| $3.63M | ﹤0.01% |
97,672
+7,600
| +8% | +$250K |
|
1062
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$43.5B
| $3.63M | ﹤0.01% |
50,777
+5,772
| +13% | +$391K |
|
1063
Acco Brands
ACCO
$389M
| $3.62M | ﹤0.01% |
386,414
+311,949
| +419% | +$2.95M |
|
|
CLCT
1064
DELISTED
Collectors Universe
CLCT
| $3.61M | ﹤0.01% |
+156,777
| New | +$4.2M |
|
|
EE
1065
DELISTED
El Paso Electric Company
EE
| $3.56M | ﹤0.01% |
52,357
-5,628
| -10% | -$379K |
|
1066
LXP Industrial Trust
LXP
$3.6B
| $3.55M | ﹤0.01% |
66,809
+476
| +0.7% | +$25.5K |
|
1067
TransUnion
TRU
$16.3B
| $3.51M | ﹤0.01% |
41,425
+16,470
| +66% | +$1.37M |
|
|
BHR
1068
Braemar Hotels & Resorts
BHR
$141M
| $3.5M | ﹤0.01% |
391,366
-93,038
| -19% | -$870K |
|
1069
Pegasystems
PEGA
$5.59B
| $3.49M | ﹤0.01% |
87,564
+11,224
| +15% | +$424K |
|
1070
Comtech Telecommunications
CMTL
$53M
| $3.48M | ﹤0.01% |
98,019
+6,439
| +7% | +$221K |
|
1071
Lumentum
LITE
$79.4B
| $3.46M | ﹤0.01% |
43,645
+39,402
| +929% | +$2.58M |
|
|
AXE
1072
DELISTED
Anixter International Inc
AXE
| $3.46M | ﹤0.01% |
37,579
-101,833
| -73% | -$8.25M |
|
|
DHIL
1073
DELISTED
Diamond Hill
DHIL
| $3.46M | ﹤0.01% |
24,635
+1,278
| +5% | +$179K |
|
1074
RingCentral
RNG
$5.48B
| $3.45M | ﹤0.01% |
20,612
-5,920
| -22% | -$976K |
|
1075
La-Z-Boy
LZB
$1.28B
| $3.45M | ﹤0.01% |
109,581
+2,193
| +2% | +$73.5K |
|
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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.