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 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$854M |
| 2 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$758M |
| 3 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$464M |
| 4 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$462M |
| 5 |
FedEx
FDX
|
+$396M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fortinet
FTNT
|
+$332M |
| 2 |
Arista Networks
ANET
|
+$319M |
| 3 |
DoorDash
DASH
|
+$252M |
| 4 |
Monster Beverage
MNST
|
+$227M |
| 5 |
Costco
COST
|
+$216M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 24.74% |
| 2 | Financials | 14.8% |
| 3 | Industrials | 12.12% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 11.96% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.91% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1201
Life Time Group Holdings
LTH
$9.96B
| $7.89M | 0.01% |
286,044
-78,549
| -22% | -$2.24M |
|
|
PSKY
1202
Paramount Skydance Corp
PSKY
$12B
| $7.89M | 0.01% |
+416,947
| New | +$6.59M |
|
1203
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$18.4B
| $7.88M | 0.01% |
139,761
+2,055
| +1% | +$121K |
|
1204
Northern Oil and Gas
NOG
$2.82B
| $7.87M | 0.01% |
317,347
+44,628
| +16% | +$1.18M |
|
1205
AerCap
AER
$23.2B
| $7.87M | 0.01% |
65,002
+30,519
| +89% | +$3.56M |
|
1206
Aldeyra Therapeutics
ALDX
$93.5M
| $7.86M | 0.01% |
1,505,360
+31,548
| +2% | +$165K |
|
1207
BHP
BHP
$251B
| $7.84M | 0.01% |
140,640
+59,936
| +74% | +$3.19M |
|
1208
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
IJR
$111B
| $7.81M | 0.01% |
65,704
+45,615
| +227% | +$5.25M |
|
1209
Zillow
Z
$8.12B
| $7.79M | 0.01% |
101,090
-69,521
| -41% | -$5.68M |
|
|
JAMF
1210
DELISTED
Jamf
JAMF
| $7.76M | 0.01% |
724,909
+425,271
| +142% | +$3.85M |
|
|
BCPC
1211
Balchem Corp
BCPC
$5.72B
| $7.75M | 0.01% |
51,663
+38,129
| +282% | +$6.01M |
|
1212
Clean Harbors
CLH
$16.3B
| $7.75M | 0.01% |
33,364
+7,568
| +29% | +$1.79M |
|
1213
International Paper
IP
$21.7B
| $7.73M | 0.01% |
168,763
-442
| -0.3% | -$21.6K |
|
1214
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$20B
| $7.73M | 0.01% |
242,235
+122,309
| +102% | +$4M |
|
|
NFBK
1215
DELISTED
Northfield Bancorp
NFBK
| $7.71M | ﹤0.01% |
653,706
+179,684
| +38% | +$2.06M |
|
1216
Unilever
UL
$140B
| $7.71M | ﹤0.01% |
115,588
+32,821
| +40% | +$2.27M |
|
1217
Cousins Properties
CUZ
$4.97B
| $7.63M | ﹤0.01% |
265,096
+5,893
| +2% | +$167K |
|
1218
Lakeland Financial Corp
LKFN
$1.48B
| $7.61M | ﹤0.01% |
118,601
+22,861
| +24% | +$1.48M |
|
1219
Banco Bradesco
BBD
$35.4B
| $7.61M | ﹤0.01% |
2,250,928
-3,588,261
| -61% | -$10.8M |
|
|
ZEUS
1220
DELISTED
Olympic Steel
ZEUS
| $7.61M | ﹤0.01% |
249,852
+37,487
| +18% | +$1.23M |
|
1221
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals
BCRX
$2.51B
| $7.59M | ﹤0.01% |
999,785
-149,009
| -13% | -$1.24M |
|
1222
Thor Industries
THO
$4.14B
| $7.58M | ﹤0.01% |
73,110
+26,105
| +56% | +$2.63M |
|
1223
Alerus Financial
ALRS
$824M
| $7.53M | ﹤0.01% |
340,242
+103,522
| +44% | +$2.29M |
|
1224
Nuvation Bio
NUVB
$2.49B
| $7.53M | ﹤0.01% |
2,034,211
+896,919
| +79% | +$2.44M |
|
|
PCH
1225
DELISTED
PotlatchDeltic
PCH
| $7.51M | ﹤0.01% |
185,524
-147,001
| -44% | -$6.09M |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q3 2025 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2025, Cliff Asness held 3,631 positions worth $156B, up 29% from $121B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness deployed $26.6B of net new capital in Q3 2025, opening 339 new positions and adding to 2,078 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Rubrik: 1,189,403 shares worth $97.8M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 25% of assets, down from 25% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Fortinet, an estimated $332M trimmed.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q3 2025 buy was Rubrik: 1,189,403 shares worth $97.8M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Microsoft in Q3 2025, an estimated $854M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q3 2025 reduction was Fortinet, cutting an estimated $332M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Qfin Holdings in Q3 2025, selling an estimated $114M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $156B portfolio in Q3 2025.
- Cliff Asness opened 339 new positions and closed 175 in Q3 2025.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 29% quarter-over-quarter to $156B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2025, filed 14 Nov 2025.