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 |
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
|
+$144M |
| 2 |
Cisco
CSCO
|
+$123M |
| 3 |
Moderna
MRNA
|
+$120M |
| 4 |
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
|
+$95.4M |
| 5 |
FedEx
FDX
|
+$86.2M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$124M |
| 2 |
Mastercard
MA
|
+$101M |
| 3 |
Home Depot
HD
|
+$95.7M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$74.1M |
| 5 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$72.3M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 23.71% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 14.72% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 14.64% |
| 4 | Industrials | 11.02% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 9.61% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1201
Host Hotels & Resorts
HST
$15.9B
| $2.01M | ﹤0.01% |
119,432
+93,747
| +365% | +$1.47M |
|
|
PINC
1202
DELISTED
Premier
PINC
| $2.01M | ﹤0.01% |
59,634
-5,342
| -8% | -$185K |
|
|
NTUS
1203
DELISTED
Natus Medical Inc
NTUS
| $2.01M | ﹤0.01% |
78,322
-7,322
| -9% | -$188K |
|
|
MZTI
1204
The Marzetti Company
MZTI
$3.17B
| $2M | ﹤0.01% |
11,415
-7,234
| -39% | -$1.3M |
|
1205
American Public Education
APEI
$846M
| $2M | ﹤0.01% |
56,149
-10,697
| -16% | -$335K |
|
1206
Neogen
NEOG
$2.53B
| $2M | ﹤0.01% |
45,404
+5,980
| +15% | +$251K |
|
1207
Lands' End
LE
$377M
| $1.99M | ﹤0.01% |
80,305
-5,710
| -7% | -$167K |
|
|
MTOR
1208
DELISTED
MERITOR, Inc.
MTOR
| $1.99M | ﹤0.01% |
67,569
+8,838
| +15% | +$263K |
|
|
CTLT
1209
DELISTED
CATALENT, INC.
CTLT
| $1.99M | ﹤0.01% |
18,958
-1,652
| -8% | -$184K |
|
1210
BILL Holdings
BILL
$4.8B
| $1.98M | ﹤0.01% |
+13,828
| New | +$2.07M |
|
1211
SiteOne Landscape Supply
SITE
$4.16B
| $1.98M | ﹤0.01% |
11,574
-334
| -3% | -$55.4K |
|
1212
Argan
AGX
$6.57B
| $1.97M | ﹤0.01% |
37,001
+9,614
| +35% | +$463K |
|
|
HOUS
1213
DELISTED
Anywhere Real Estate
HOUS
| $1.97M | ﹤0.01% |
130,380
+1,334
| +1% | +$21.2K |
|
|
CIO
1214
DELISTED
City Office REIT
CIO
| $1.97M | ﹤0.01% |
185,599
-29,594
| -14% | -$302K |
|
1215
Brinker International
EAT
$10.9B
| $1.96M | ﹤0.01% |
27,597
-5,324
| -16% | -$356K |
|
|
TXNM
1216
TXNM Energy Inc
TXNM
$5.88B
| $1.96M | ﹤0.01% |
39,903
| – | – |
|
|
XLRN
1217
DELISTED
Acceleron Pharma
XLRN
| $1.96M | ﹤0.01% |
14,423
+1,736
| +14% | +$224K |
|
1218
Appian
APPN
$2.81B
| $1.95M | ﹤0.01% |
14,698
-2,044
| -12% | -$362K |
|
|
TPC
1219
Tutor Perini Cor
TPC
$4.64B
| $1.95M | ﹤0.01% |
102,865
-5,050
| -5% | -$85.5K |
|
1220
GoPro
GPRO
$111M
| $1.95M | ﹤0.01% |
167,347
+121,264
| +263% | +$1.15M |
|
|
SPTN
1221
DELISTED
SpartanNash
SPTN
| $1.95M | ﹤0.01% |
99,254
-27,980
| -22% | -$530K |
|
1222
1-800-Flowers.com
FLWS
$249M
| $1.93M | ﹤0.01% |
69,871
-21,846
| -24% | -$649K |
|
1223
Itaú Unibanco
ITUB
$82.9B
| $1.93M | ﹤0.01% |
534,035
| – | – |
|
1224
Globe Life
GL
$13.3B
| $1.92M | ﹤0.01% |
19,873
-4,527
| -19% | -$434K |
|
|
KRA
1225
DELISTED
Kraton Corporation
KRA
| $1.92M | ﹤0.01% |
52,453
+16,645
| +46% | +$595K |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q1 2021 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2021, Cliff Asness held 2,331 positions worth $61.1B, up 8.4% from $56.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 18% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness's Q1 2021 filing shows 154 new, 918 increased, 1,058 reduced and 154 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Janus Henderson: 506,382 shares worth $15.8M. The largest sale was Microsoft, an estimated $124M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 24% of assets, down from 25% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q1 2021 buy was Janus Henderson: 506,382 shares worth $15.8M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Thermo Fisher Scientific in Q1 2021, an estimated $144M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q1 2021 reduction was Microsoft, cutting an estimated $124M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q1 2021, selling an estimated $39.7M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 18% of its $61.1B portfolio in Q1 2021.
- Cliff Asness opened 154 new positions and closed 154 in Q1 2021.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 8.4% quarter-over-quarter to $61.1B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q1 2021, filed 17 May 2021.