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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1176
Adeia
ADEA
$2.94B
| $2.78M | 0.01% |
260,762
-200,359
| -43% | -$2.13M |
|
1177
Corebridge Financial
CRBG
$14.2B
| $2.77M | 0.01% |
+140,293
| New | +$2.61M |
|
|
ILPT
1178
Industrial Logistics Properties Trust
ILPT
$562M
| $2.76M | 0.01% |
956,071
+4,534
| +0.5% | +$17.1K |
|
1179
Prestige Consumer Healthcare
PBH
$2.44B
| $2.76M | 0.01% |
48,241
-552
| -1% | -$33.4K |
|
1180
U-Haul Holding Co Series N
UHAL.B
$12B
| $2.76M | 0.01% |
52,599
-98,428
| -65% | -$5.34M |
|
1181
Quanex
NX
$913M
| $2.75M | 0.01% |
97,483
-29,165
| -23% | -$797K |
|
1182
Trimble
TRMB
$13.8B
| $2.74M | 0.01% |
50,960
-96,262
| -65% | -$5.1M |
|
|
ODP
1183
DELISTED
ODP
ODP
| $2.74M | 0.01% |
59,363
+21,665
| +57% | +$1.04M |
|
1184
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
$42.3B
| $2.73M | 0.01% |
25,103
-16,531
| -40% | -$1.83M |
|
1185
Target Hospitality
TH
$1.75B
| $2.73M | 0.01% |
171,930
-160,318
| -48% | -$2.26M |
|
1186
Extreme Networks
EXTR
$2.95B
| $2.71M | 0.01% |
111,826
-58,282
| -34% | -$1.58M |
|
1187
Calix
CALX
$2.52B
| $2.71M | 0.01% |
59,014
-75,058
| -56% | -$3.4M |
|
1188
Ethan Allen Interiors
ETD
$598M
| $2.7M | 0.01% |
90,411
-7,980
| -8% | -$247K |
|
1189
Brady Corp
BRC
$4.39B
| $2.7M | 0.01% |
49,132
+42,953
| +695% | +$2.21M |
|
1190
Leslie's
LESL
$5.99M
| $2.69M | 0.01% |
24,279
+4,378
| +22% | +$573K |
|
1191
Lamar Advertising Co
LAMR
$15.5B
| $2.69M | 0.01% |
32,271
-4,485
| -12% | -$412K |
|
1192
Emerson Electric
EMR
$87.1B
| $2.69M | 0.01% |
27,876
-33,887
| -55% | -$3.23M |
|
1193
Winnebago Industries
WGO
$895M
| $2.69M | 0.01% |
45,253
+2,231
| +5% | +$145K |
|
|
MZTI
1194
The Marzetti Company
MZTI
$3.26B
| $2.69M | 0.01% |
16,274
-671
| -4% | -$121K |
|
|
AVNS
1195
DELISTED
Avanos Medical
AVNS
| $2.68M | 0.01% |
132,778
-9,558
| -7% | -$217K |
|
1196
Factset
FDS
$10.7B
| $2.68M | 0.01% |
6,130
+1,005
| +20% | +$428K |
|
1197
Hancock Whitney
HWC
$5.97B
| $2.67M | 0.01% |
72,216
-8,112
| -10% | -$331K |
|
1198
Pinterest
PINS
$13.2B
| $2.67M | 0.01% |
99,264
+9,557
| +11% | +$261K |
|
|
LNW
1199
DELISTED
Light & Wonder
LNW
| $2.66M | 0.01% |
37,339
-31,379
| -46% | -$2.28M |
|
|
SEI
1200
Solaris Energy Infrastructure
SEI
$3.5B
| $2.66M | 0.01% |
249,496
+63,565
| +34% | +$649K |
|
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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.