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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1226
Invesco Mortgage Capital
IVR
$798M
| $2.23M | ﹤0.01% |
13,364
-1,724
| -11% | -$276K |
|
|
PDM
1227
Piedmont Realty Trust
PDM
$1.23B
| $2.22M | ﹤0.01% |
100,013
+22,488
| +29% | +$484K |
|
|
BLD
1228
DELISTED
TopBuild
BLD
| $2.22M | ﹤0.01% |
21,509
+10,854
| +102% | +$1.13M |
|
1229
Prosperity Bancshares
PB
$8.72B
| $2.22M | ﹤0.01% |
30,836
| – | – |
|
|
VRTV
1230
DELISTED
VERITIV CORPORATION
VRTV
| $2.22M | ﹤0.01% |
112,671
+31,254
| +38% | +$545K |
|
1231
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
VAC
$3.91B
| $2.21M | ﹤0.01% |
+17,184
| New | +$2.01M |
|
|
CAI
1232
DELISTED
CAI International, Inc.
CAI
| $2.21M | ﹤0.01% |
76,313
+2,507
| +3% | +$60.8K |
|
1233
Lennox International
LII
$13.6B
| $2.21M | ﹤0.01% |
9,052
+842
| +10% | +$209K |
|
1234
Sturm, Ruger & Co
RGR
$615M
| $2.21M | ﹤0.01% |
46,955
-10,318
| -18% | -$468K |
|
|
DRE
1235
DELISTED
Duke Realty Corp.
DRE
| $2.2M | ﹤0.01% |
63,503
-2,503
| -4% | -$86.4K |
|
|
GTY
1236
Getty Realty Corp
GTY
$2.07B
| $2.19M | ﹤0.01% |
66,786
-14,899
| -18% | -$490K |
|
1237
Nordson
NDSN
$18.6B
| $2.19M | ﹤0.01% |
13,423
+2,082
| +18% | +$329K |
|
|
QADA
1238
DELISTED
QAD Inc.
QADA
| $2.18M | ﹤0.01% |
42,734
-7,511
| -15% | -$359K |
|
|
TIF
1239
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
| $2.17M | ﹤0.01% |
16,265
-9,559
| -37% | -$1.13M |
|
|
NAV
1240
DELISTED
Navistar International
NAV
| $2.17M | ﹤0.01% |
74,959
+36,853
| +97% | +$1.13M |
|
1241
Sterling Infrastructure
STRL
$15.3B
| $2.15M | ﹤0.01% |
153,019
-88,279
| -37% | -$1.33M |
|
1242
Donaldson
DCI
$10.7B
| $2.15M | ﹤0.01% |
37,230
+16,496
| +80% | +$898K |
|
|
ADSW
1243
DELISTED
Advanced Disposal Services Inc
ADSW
| $2.14M | ﹤0.01% |
65,141
-8,929
| -12% | -$293K |
|
1244
Columbus McKinnon
CMCO
$526M
| $2.13M | ﹤0.01% |
53,338
+6,914
| +15% | +$267K |
|
|
CMRX
1245
DELISTED
Chimerix, Inc.
CMRX
| $2.12M | ﹤0.01% |
1,045,604
+743,424
| +246% | +$1.37M |
|
1246
Americold
COLD
$4.33B
| $2.12M | ﹤0.01% |
60,498
+8,251
| +16% | +$304K |
|
|
ARCH
1247
DELISTED
Arch Resources, Inc.
ARCH
| $2.12M | ﹤0.01% |
29,514
-20,586
| -41% | -$1.58M |
|
1248
Littelfuse
LFUS
$10.4B
| $2.12M | ﹤0.01% |
11,057
+556
| +5% | +$102K |
|
1249
Under Armour
UAA
$2.26B
| $2.11M | ﹤0.01% |
98,486
-8,725
| -8% | -$169K |
|
1250
Conduent
CNDT
$255M
| $2.1M | ﹤0.01% |
339,195
-1,163,645
| -77% | -$7.28M |
|
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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.