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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1251
Toro Company
TTC
$9.43B
| $2.38M | ﹤0.01% |
28,698
-3,125
| -10% | -$301K |
|
1252
Zillow
Z
$8.19B
| $2.38M | ﹤0.01% |
+51,557
| New | +$2.65M |
|
1253
VICI Properties
VICI
$29B
| $2.38M | ﹤0.01% |
81,760
+21,094
| +35% | +$654K |
|
1254
ePlus
PLUS
$2.24B
| $2.37M | ﹤0.01% |
37,267
-877
| -2% | -$54.1K |
|
1255
Goodyear
GT
$1.75B
| $2.37M | ﹤0.01% |
190,744
-1,384,520
| -88% | -$18.8M |
|
1256
Williams Companies
WMB
$87.7B
| $2.36M | ﹤0.01% |
70,011
-137,911
| -66% | -$4.71M |
|
1257
Abercrombie & Fitch
ANF
$4.9B
| $2.35M | ﹤0.01% |
41,741
+33,243
| +391% | +$1.48M |
|
1258
Clearwater Paper
CLW
$346M
| $2.35M | ﹤0.01% |
64,840
-2,988
| -4% | -$104K |
|
|
QVCGA
1259
DELISTED
QVC Group Inc Series A
QVCGA
| $2.35M | ﹤0.01% |
77,372
+38,864
| +101% | +$1.64M |
|
1260
Collegium Pharmaceutical
COLL
$854M
| $2.33M | ﹤0.01% |
104,434
+55,138
| +112% | +$1.26M |
|
1261
ABM Industries
ABM
$2.72B
| $2.33M | ﹤0.01% |
58,336
+45,152
| +342% | +$1.96M |
|
1262
BlackLine
BL
$1.83B
| $2.33M | ﹤0.01% |
41,944
+15,086
| +56% | +$826K |
|
1263
Usana Health Sciences
USNA
$252M
| $2.31M | ﹤0.01% |
39,438
-8,280
| -17% | -$518K |
|
|
BFS
1264
Saul Centers
BFS
$842M
| $2.31M | ﹤0.01% |
65,453
+17,817
| +37% | +$665K |
|
|
ETRN
1265
DELISTED
Equitrans Midstream Corporation Common Stock
ETRN
| $2.31M | ﹤0.01% |
+246,116
| New | +$2.35M |
|
1266
Embecta
EMBC
$278M
| $2.31M | ﹤0.01% |
153,208
+85,686
| +127% | +$1.61M |
|
1267
Frontdoor
FTDR
$5.69B
| $2.3M | ﹤0.01% |
75,323
+43,285
| +135% | +$1.43M |
|
1268
REX American Resources
REX
$1.39B
| $2.3M | ﹤0.01% |
112,966
-7,404
| -6% | -$139K |
|
1269
Okta
OKTA
$22.6B
| $2.29M | ﹤0.01% |
28,117
+11,021
| +64% | +$836K |
|
|
TXNM
1270
TXNM Energy Inc
TXNM
$5.92B
| $2.29M | ﹤0.01% |
51,349
+17,857
| +53% | +$798K |
|
1271
Itron
ITRI
$4.26B
| $2.27M | ﹤0.01% |
37,474
+33,069
| +751% | +$2.27M |
|
1272
Under Armour
UAA
$2.22B
| $2.27M | ﹤0.01% |
330,887
-1,225,633
| -79% | -$9.23M |
|
1273
Myers Industries
MYE
$1.24B
| $2.27M | ﹤0.01% |
126,362
+51,868
| +70% | +$977K |
|
1274
Vita Coco
COCO
$3.69B
| $2.25M | ﹤0.01% |
86,387
+374
| +0.4% | +$9.98K |
|
1275
Stewart Information Services
STC
$2.1B
| $2.25M | ﹤0.01% |
51,297
-8,047
| -14% | -$364K |
|
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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.