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 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$119M |
| 2 |
Valero Energy
VLO
|
+$117M |
| 3 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$89.6M |
| 4 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$88.5M |
| 5 |
Mastercard
MA
|
+$85.2M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Allstate
ALL
|
+$109M |
| 2 |
Moderna
MRNA
|
+$105M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
GS
|
+$97.9M |
| 4 |
Lennar Class A
LEN
|
+$81M |
| 5 |
Emerson Electric
EMR
|
+$78.1M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 19.9% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 15.52% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.66% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.48% |
| 5 | Industrials | 11.43% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1351
Noodles & Co
NDLS
$92.5M
| $1.43M | ﹤0.01% |
38,030
+7,605
| +25% | +$302K |
|
1352
Penumbra
PEN
$12.8B
| $1.43M | ﹤0.01% |
+7,534
| New | +$1.21M |
|
1353
Empire State Realty Trust
ESRT
$826M
| $1.43M | ﹤0.01% |
217,277
+137,960
| +174% | +$1.02M |
|
1354
Leggett & Platt
LEG
$1.27B
| $1.43M | ﹤0.01% |
42,903
+1,412
| +3% | +$53.7K |
|
|
SWN
1355
DELISTED
Southwestern Energy Company
SWN
| $1.41M | ﹤0.01% |
229,874
-60,590
| -21% | -$419K |
|
1356
CleanSpark
CLSK
$3.27B
| $1.4M | ﹤0.01% |
441,428
+427,125
| +2,986% | +$1.85M |
|
|
TXNM
1357
TXNM Energy Inc
TXNM
$5.91B
| $1.4M | ﹤0.01% |
30,674
+55
| +0.2% | +$2.62K |
|
1358
AES
AES
$10.5B
| $1.4M | ﹤0.01% |
62,002
-325,994
| -84% | -$7.73M |
|
1359
ePlus
PLUS
$2.25B
| $1.4M | ﹤0.01% |
33,721
+6,789
| +25% | +$332K |
|
1360
Valvoline
VVV
$4.2B
| $1.4M | ﹤0.01% |
55,279
-6,359
| -10% | -$186K |
|
1361
California Water Service
CWT
$3.13B
| $1.4M | ﹤0.01% |
26,567
-12,032
| -31% | -$705K |
|
1362
Lamb Weston
LW
$7.61B
| $1.4M | ﹤0.01% |
18,093
-13,424
| -43% | -$1.05M |
|
1363
Certara
CERT
$1.24B
| $1.4M | ﹤0.01% |
105,181
+39,203
| +59% | +$724K |
|
1364
Donnelley Financial Solutions
DFIN
$1.17B
| $1.4M | ﹤0.01% |
37,741
+6
| +0% | +$225 |
|
1365
SPS Commerce
SPSC
$2.9B
| $1.39M | ﹤0.01% |
11,223
+37
| +0.3% | +$4.49K |
|
1366
Cullinan Oncology
CGEM
$1.48B
| $1.39M | ﹤0.01% |
108,402
+87,493
| +418% | +$1.18M |
|
1367
Agree Realty
ADC
$9.24B
| $1.38M | ﹤0.01% |
20,422
+8,954
| +78% | +$673K |
|
1368
Lear
LEA
$8.23B
| $1.38M | ﹤0.01% |
11,527
-44,839
| -80% | -$6.2M |
|
1369
Snowflake
SNOW
$110B
| $1.38M | ﹤0.01% |
+8,118
| New | +$1.34M |
|
1370
Sea Limited
SE
$75.4B
| $1.38M | ﹤0.01% |
25,109
-22,740
| -48% | -$1.58M |
|
1371
iHeartMedia
IHRT
$415M
| $1.37M | ﹤0.01% |
187,398
+101,265
| +118% | +$876K |
|
1372
Telefônica Brasil
VIV
$18.6B
| $1.37M | ﹤0.01% |
182,530
+5,299
| +3% | +$44.8K |
|
1373
The Joint Corp
JYNT
$120M
| $1.37M | ﹤0.01% |
87,084
-21,089
| -19% | -$375K |
|
1374
Laureate Education
LAUR
$5.28B
| $1.37M | ﹤0.01% |
129,672
+3,842
| +3% | +$43.6K |
|
1375
Consensus Cloud Solutions
CCSI
$714M
| $1.37M | ﹤0.01% |
28,884
+19,227
| +199% | +$990K |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q3 2022 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2022, Cliff Asness held 2,407 positions worth $41B, down 7.3% from $44.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 14% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness's Q3 2022 filing shows 233 new, 1,091 increased, 839 reduced and 232 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Applovin: 596,316 shares worth $11.6M. The largest sale was Allstate, an estimated $109M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 20% of assets, down from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q3 2022 buy was Applovin: 596,316 shares worth $11.6M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Tesla in Q3 2022, an estimated $119M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q3 2022 reduction was Allstate, cutting an estimated $109M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Baidu in Q3 2022, selling an estimated $31.3M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 14% of its $41B portfolio in Q3 2022.
- Cliff Asness opened 233 new positions and closed 232 in Q3 2022.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value fell 7.3% quarter-over-quarter to $41B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2022, filed 14 Nov 2022.