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 |
Zoom
ZM
|
+$128M |
| 2 |
FedEx
FDX
|
+$120M |
| 3 |
Peloton Interactive
PTON
|
+$97.8M |
| 4 |
Newmont
NEM
|
+$78.9M |
| 5 |
Infosys
INFY
|
+$78.8M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Biogen
BIIB
|
+$309M |
| 2 |
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
|
+$291M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$261M |
| 4 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$240M |
| 5 |
ALXN
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
ALXN
|
+$194M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 24.85% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 15.63% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 14.74% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 10.36% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.94% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1201
Brinker International
EAT
$10.7B
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
32,921
-703,240
| -96% | -$34.7M |
|
1202
NovoCure
NVCR
$2.01B
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
+10,727
| New | +$1.47M |
|
1203
Lands' End
LE
$373M
| $1.85M | ﹤0.01% |
86,015
+21,121
| +33% | +$388K |
|
1204
Interface
TILE
$2.22B
| $1.85M | ﹤0.01% |
176,646
-5,469
| -3% | -$43.8K |
|
1205
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$59.1B
| $1.85M | ﹤0.01% |
107,087
+11,947
| +13% | +$164K |
|
1206
SiriusXM
SIRI
$9.7B
| $1.85M | ﹤0.01% |
29,111
-4,097
| -12% | -$252K |
|
1207
Alcoa
AA
$13.3B
| $1.85M | ﹤0.01% |
80,198
+69,291
| +635% | +$1.21M |
|
1208
Ball Corp
BALL
$16.9B
| $1.84M | ﹤0.01% |
19,923
+12,253
| +160% | +$1.13M |
|
|
HTLF
1209
DELISTED
Heartland Financial USA, Inc.
HTLF
| $1.83M | ﹤0.01% |
45,416
-594
| -1% | -$22.3K |
|
1210
Global Industrial
GIC
$1.5B
| $1.83M | ﹤0.01% |
50,969
-12,367
| -20% | -$369K |
|
|
NP
1211
DELISTED
Neenah, Inc. Common Stock
NP
| $1.83M | ﹤0.01% |
33,051
-5,066
| -13% | -$233K |
|
1212
Gibraltar Industries
ROCK
$1.37B
| $1.82M | ﹤0.01% |
25,357
-2,018
| -7% | -$135K |
|
1213
Houlihan Lokey
HLI
$8.95B
| $1.81M | ﹤0.01% |
26,991
-841
| -3% | -$54.5K |
|
1214
Iovance Biotherapeutics
IOVA
$3.8B
| $1.81M | ﹤0.01% |
39,099
+8,689
| +29% | +$345K |
|
1215
Compañía de Cervecerías Unidas
CCU
$2.34B
| $1.81M | ﹤0.01% |
123,291
-122,018
| -50% | -$1.66M |
|
1216
ONE Gas
OGS
$5.05B
| $1.81M | ﹤0.01% |
23,751
-8,163
| -26% | -$617K |
|
1217
ABM Industries
ABM
$2.72B
| $1.81M | ﹤0.01% |
47,868
+16,381
| +52% | +$620K |
|
1218
OSI Systems
OSIS
$3.25B
| $1.81M | ﹤0.01% |
19,380
-53
| -0.3% | -$4.53K |
|
1219
Cavco Industries
CVCO
$4.49B
| $1.79M | ﹤0.01% |
10,179
-1,948
| -16% | -$361K |
|
1220
EastGroup Properties
EGP
$10.8B
| $1.78M | ﹤0.01% |
13,080
-7,147
| -35% | -$988K |
|
1221
Kinsale Capital Group
KNSL
$8.95B
| $1.78M | ﹤0.01% |
8,911
-8,301
| -48% | -$1.82M |
|
1222
Smith Micro Software
SMSI
$16.9M
| $1.78M | ﹤0.01% |
8,202
-641
| -7% | -$122K |
|
|
SNR
1223
DELISTED
NEW SENIOR INVESTMENT GROUP INC.
SNR
| $1.78M | ﹤0.01% |
343,195
+40,042
| +13% | +$196K |
|
|
VRTV
1224
DELISTED
VERITIV CORPORATION
VRTV
| $1.77M | ﹤0.01% |
85,226
-31,405
| -27% | -$564K |
|
|
SAIL
1225
DELISTED
SailPoint Technologies Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
SAIL
| $1.77M | ﹤0.01% |
33,454
+11,222
| +50% | +$526K |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q4 2020 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2020, Cliff Asness held 2,327 positions worth $56.4B, down 4.7% from $59.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 19% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness withdrew a net $9.06B in Q4 2020, closing 151 positions and reducing 1,279 holdings. Its most notable exit was iShares Core S&P 500 ETF, an estimated $291M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 25% of assets, up from 24% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, Cliff Asness opened a new position in Peloton Interactive worth $122M.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q4 2020 buy was Peloton Interactive: 803,242 shares worth $122M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Zoom in Q4 2020, an estimated $128M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q4 2020 reduction was Biogen, cutting an estimated $309M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited iShares Core S&P 500 ETF in Q4 2020, selling an estimated $291M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 19% of its $56.4B portfolio in Q4 2020.
- Cliff Asness opened 157 new positions and closed 151 in Q4 2020.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value fell 4.7% quarter-over-quarter to $56.4B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2020, filed 16 Feb 2021.