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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1276
LiveRamp
RAMP
$2.29B
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
33,811
-3,605
| -10% | -$246K |
|
|
CAI
1277
DELISTED
CAI International, Inc.
CAI
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
38,306
+27,072
| +241% | +$1.07M |
|
1278
Matthews International
MATW
$662M
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
43,970
-4,177
| -9% | -$147K |
|
|
DRNA
1279
DELISTED
Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
DRNA
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
67,873
+9,567
| +16% | +$244K |
|
1280
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
ASR
$7.82B
| $1.73M | ﹤0.01% |
9,749
-37
| -0.4% | -$6.37K |
|
1281
Magnite
MGNI
$3.38B
| $1.73M | ﹤0.01% |
41,654
+23,784
| +133% | +$1.03M |
|
1282
Dorman Products
DORM
$3.89B
| $1.73M | ﹤0.01% |
16,847
+4,936
| +41% | +$492K |
|
|
VLRS
1283
Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion
VLRS
$798M
| $1.73M | ﹤0.01% |
121,251
+92,784
| +326% | +$1.26M |
|
1284
TTM Technologies
TTMI
$11.3B
| $1.72M | ﹤0.01% |
118,785
+24,583
| +26% | +$348K |
|
1285
Arrowhead Research
ARWR
$12.3B
| $1.72M | ﹤0.01% |
25,954
-10,144
| -28% | -$787K |
|
1286
Banner Corp
BANR
$2.41B
| $1.72M | ﹤0.01% |
32,181
+16,861
| +110% | +$878K |
|
|
CMRX
1287
DELISTED
Chimerix, Inc.
CMRX
| $1.72M | ﹤0.01% |
178,055
-14,403
| -7% | -$132K |
|
1288
Datadog
DDOG
$81.1B
| $1.71M | ﹤0.01% |
21,124
+10,423
| +97% | +$1M |
|
|
SNR
1289
DELISTED
NEW SENIOR INVESTMENT GROUP INC.
SNR
| $1.71M | ﹤0.01% |
274,516
-68,679
| -20% | -$402K |
|
1290
Cleveland-Cliffs
CLF
$6.45B
| $1.71M | ﹤0.01% |
84,925
+67,048
| +375% | +$1.09M |
|
1291
Voyager Therapeutics
VYGR
$212M
| $1.71M | ﹤0.01% |
362,438
+195,083
| +117% | +$1.33M |
|
1292
Upwork
UPWK
$1.07B
| $1.71M | ﹤0.01% |
38,115
+7,491
| +24% | +$346K |
|
1293
WEX
WEX
$6.93B
| $1.71M | ﹤0.01% |
8,155
+2,977
| +57% | +$628K |
|
|
VRS
1294
DELISTED
Verso Corporation
VRS
| $1.71M | ﹤0.01% |
116,913
-10,093
| -8% | -$133K |
|
|
LMNX
1295
DELISTED
Luminex Corp
LMNX
| $1.71M | ﹤0.01% |
53,467
-53,813
| -50% | -$1.6M |
|
1296
Oneok
OKE
$58.6B
| $1.71M | ﹤0.01% |
33,826
-26,029
| -43% | -$1.18M |
|
|
SWN
1297
DELISTED
Southwestern Energy Company
SWN
| $1.7M | ﹤0.01% |
366,330
+243,860
| +199% | +$985K |
|
1298
Woodward
WWD
$19.7B
| $1.7M | ﹤0.01% |
14,086
-18,970
| -57% | -$2.26M |
|
1299
Noodles & Co
NDLS
$93.6M
| $1.7M | ﹤0.01% |
20,511
+209
| +1% | +$16.2K |
|
1300
American Homes 4 Rent
AMH
$12.5B
| $1.7M | ﹤0.01% |
50,911
+34,709
| +214% | +$1.08M |
|
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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.