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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1351
Matsons
MATX
$6.66B
| $1.56M | ﹤0.01% |
23,336
+19,796
| +559% | +$1.36M |
|
|
AAMI
1352
Acadian Asset Management
AAMI
$3.26B
| $1.56M | ﹤0.01% |
76,343
+31,132
| +69% | +$614K |
|
1353
Alphatec Holdings
ATEC
$1.43B
| $1.55M | ﹤0.01% |
98,450
+63,889
| +185% | +$1.01M |
|
|
NP
1354
DELISTED
Neenah, Inc. Common Stock
NP
| $1.55M | ﹤0.01% |
30,263
-2,788
| -8% | -$155K |
|
1355
Burlington
BURL
$20.8B
| $1.55M | ﹤0.01% |
5,202
-916
| -15% | -$249K |
|
1356
Saia
SAIA
$9.32B
| $1.55M | ﹤0.01% |
6,741
-320
| -5% | -$65.2K |
|
1357
Cohu
COHU
$2.43B
| $1.55M | ﹤0.01% |
37,079
+29,953
| +420% | +$1.32M |
|
1358
Unifirst Corp
UNF
$5.28B
| $1.54M | ﹤0.01% |
6,869
-5,569
| -45% | -$1.28M |
|
|
CASA
1359
DELISTED
Casa Systems, Inc. Common Stock
CASA
| $1.53M | ﹤0.01% |
+160,518
| New | +$1.36M |
|
|
SCS
1360
DELISTED
Steelcase
SCS
| $1.52M | ﹤0.01% |
105,851
-146,878
| -58% | -$2.08M |
|
|
JNCE
1361
DELISTED
Jounce Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
JNCE
| $1.52M | ﹤0.01% |
148,295
-48,363
| -25% | -$530K |
|
1362
Merit Medical Systems
MMSI
$5.39B
| $1.52M | ﹤0.01% |
25,423
+1,717
| +7% | +$98.4K |
|
1363
Trupanion
TRUP
$1.39B
| $1.52M | ﹤0.01% |
19,941
-4,402
| -18% | -$451K |
|
|
CNSL
1364
DELISTED
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.
CNSL
| $1.52M | ﹤0.01% |
210,948
-87,733
| -29% | -$521K |
|
1365
Comfort Systems
FIX
$56.7B
| $1.52M | ﹤0.01% |
20,289
-34,387
| -63% | -$2.2M |
|
1366
Chegg
CHGG
$88.9M
| $1.52M | ﹤0.01% |
17,884
-242
| -1% | -$23.1K |
|
|
SWCH
1367
DELISTED
Switch, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SWCH
| $1.52M | ﹤0.01% |
94,739
+9,439
| +11% | +$157K |
|
1368
Citi Trends
CTRN
$619M
| $1.51M | ﹤0.01% |
18,089
-11,411
| -39% | -$813K |
|
|
CCXI
1369
DELISTED
ChemoCentryx, Inc.
CCXI
| $1.51M | ﹤0.01% |
29,527
-1,020
| -3% | -$61.4K |
|
1370
Suzano
SUZ
$11.2B
| $1.51M | ﹤0.01% |
123,642
+8,103
| +7% | +$102K |
|
1371
Waterstone Financial
WSBF
$381M
| $1.5M | ﹤0.01% |
73,633
+34,483
| +88% | +$682K |
|
|
GLDD
1372
DELISTED
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
GLDD
| $1.5M | ﹤0.01% |
102,910
-47,048
| -31% | -$686K |
|
1373
Koppers
KOP
$867M
| $1.5M | ﹤0.01% |
43,132
-27,452
| -39% | -$962K |
|
1374
Adeia
ADEA
$2.9B
| $1.48M | ﹤0.01% |
257,641
+438
| +0.2% | +$2.53K |
|
1375
ePlus
PLUS
$2.25B
| $1.48M | ﹤0.01% |
29,742
-56,174
| -65% | -$2.66M |
|
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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.