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 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$213M |
| 2 |
Cigna
CI
|
+$207M |
| 3 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
+$164M |
| 4 |
Zoom
ZM
|
+$155M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$139M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Humana
HUM
|
+$237M |
| 2 |
TSMC
TSM
|
+$214M |
| 3 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$138M |
| 4 |
Adobe
ADBE
|
+$133M |
| 5 |
Pultegroup
PHM
|
+$124M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 24.59% |
| 2 | Financials | 13.87% |
| 3 | Industrials | 12.52% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.44% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 12.28% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1351
Vishay Precision Group
VPG
$881M
| $2.52M | ﹤0.01% |
82,720
-18,460
| -18% | -$605K |
|
1352
PTC
PTC
$16.7B
| $2.51M | ﹤0.01% |
13,826
-606
| -4% | -$108K |
|
1353
Frontdoor
FTDR
$5.7B
| $2.51M | ﹤0.01% |
74,349
-9,635
| -11% | -$325K |
|
1354
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
$79.9B
| $2.5M | ﹤0.01% |
31,966
+16,606
| +108% | +$1.32M |
|
|
GTY
1355
Getty Realty Corp
GTY
$2.07B
| $2.5M | ﹤0.01% |
93,900
+47,248
| +101% | +$1.28M |
|
1356
Halozyme
HALO
$12.3B
| $2.5M | ﹤0.01% |
47,773
+2,265
| +5% | +$99.3K |
|
1357
Addus HomeCare
ADUS
$2.26B
| $2.5M | ﹤0.01% |
21,507
-15,384
| -42% | -$1.65M |
|
|
GES
1358
DELISTED
Guess Inc
GES
| $2.48M | ﹤0.01% |
121,756
+57,669
| +90% | +$1.46M |
|
1359
Invesco Russell 1000 Dynamic Multifactor ETF
OMFL
$4.83B
| $2.48M | ﹤0.01% |
47,262
-14,515
| -23% | -$771K |
|
|
WIRE
1360
DELISTED
Encore Wire Corp
WIRE
| $2.48M | ﹤0.01% |
8,556
-21,425
| -71% | -$6.03M |
|
1361
Workiva
WK
$4.07B
| $2.48M | ﹤0.01% |
33,967
-3,223
| -9% | -$254K |
|
1362
Byline Bancorp
BY
$1.73B
| $2.47M | ﹤0.01% |
104,247
+28,421
| +37% | +$632K |
|
1363
HUB Group
HUBG
$2.46B
| $2.47M | ﹤0.01% |
57,368
+33,952
| +145% | +$1.43M |
|
1364
Vicor
VICR
$8.76B
| $2.47M | ﹤0.01% |
74,455
+7,368
| +11% | +$254K |
|
1365
Diodes
DIOD
$4.13B
| $2.46M | ﹤0.01% |
34,195
-43,232
| -56% | -$3.1M |
|
1366
Blackstone
BX
$108B
| $2.45M | ﹤0.01% |
19,812
+10,952
| +124% | +$1.35M |
|
1367
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$4.26B
| $2.45M | ﹤0.01% |
12,365
-1,082
| -8% | -$210K |
|
|
NVO
1368
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$207B
| $2.45M | ﹤0.01% |
17,164
+9,012
| +111% | +$1.19M |
|
1369
J. Jill
JILL
$299M
| $2.44M | ﹤0.01% |
69,849
+9,949
| +17% | +$305K |
|
1370
Oscar Health
OSCR
$9.82B
| $2.41M | ﹤0.01% |
152,630
+54,309
| +55% | +$998K |
|
1371
Appian
APPN
$2.81B
| $2.41M | ﹤0.01% |
78,150
+16,031
| +26% | +$526K |
|
1372
Merchants Bancorp
MBIN
$2.48B
| $2.41M | ﹤0.01% |
59,465
+23,661
| +66% | +$971K |
|
1373
Nu Holdings
NU
$71.3B
| $2.41M | ﹤0.01% |
186,897
+30,498
| +20% | +$355K |
|
1374
Ardmore Shipping
ASC
$746M
| $2.41M | ﹤0.01% |
106,926
+16,633
| +18% | +$328K |
|
1375
BJ's Restaurants
BJRI
$1.43B
| $2.4M | ﹤0.01% |
69,218
-7,209
| -9% | -$247K |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q2 2024 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2024, Cliff Asness held 2,716 positions worth $65.2B, up 11% from $58.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 15% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness deployed $6.71B of net new capital in Q2 2024, opening 313 new positions and adding to 1,389 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Solventum: 1,217,998 shares worth $62.6M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 25% of assets, down from 25% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Humana, an estimated $237M trimmed.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q2 2024 buy was Solventum: 1,217,998 shares worth $62.6M.
- Cliff Asness added most to ExxonMobil in Q2 2024, an estimated $213M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q2 2024 reduction was Humana, cutting an estimated $237M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Pioneer Natural Resource Co. in Q2 2024, selling an estimated $27.7M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 15% of its $65.2B portfolio in Q2 2024.
- Cliff Asness opened 313 new positions and closed 123 in Q2 2024.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 11% quarter-over-quarter to $65.2B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q2 2024, filed 14 Aug 2024.