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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1376
Eastern Bankshares
EBC
$5.17B
| $1.48M | ﹤0.01% |
+76,766
| New | +$1.33M |
|
1377
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
$41.6B
| $1.48M | ﹤0.01% |
19,663
-3,483
| -15% | -$254K |
|
1378
Alarm.com
ALRM
$2.83B
| $1.48M | ﹤0.01% |
17,118
+2,186
| +15% | +$206K |
|
1379
Twist Bioscience
TWST
$8.83B
| $1.47M | ﹤0.01% |
11,891
+4,689
| +65% | +$712K |
|
|
CTB
1380
DELISTED
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
CTB
| $1.47M | ﹤0.01% |
26,200
-47,224
| -64% | -$2.26M |
|
1381
Telefônica Brasil
VIV
$18.3B
| $1.46M | ﹤0.01% |
186,002
-171,162
| -48% | -$1.43M |
|
1382
Groupon
GRPN
$798M
| $1.45M | ﹤0.01% |
28,770
-26,535
| -48% | -$1.15M |
|
1383
Onto Innovation
ONTO
$17.3B
| $1.44M | ﹤0.01% |
21,945
+72
| +0.3% | +$4.29K |
|
1384
Acadia Healthcare
ACHC
$2.67B
| $1.44M | ﹤0.01% |
25,190
+14,702
| +140% | +$796K |
|
|
CORE
1385
DELISTED
Core Mark Holding Co., Inc.
CORE
| $1.44M | ﹤0.01% |
37,184
+8,556
| +30% | +$295K |
|
|
ACBI
1386
DELISTED
Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. Common Stock
ACBI
| $1.44M | ﹤0.01% |
+59,639
| New | +$1.22M |
|
1387
Malibu Boats
MBUU
$579M
| $1.43M | ﹤0.01% |
17,998
-10,287
| -36% | -$793K |
|
1388
Varonis Systems
VRNS
$4.72B
| $1.43M | ﹤0.01% |
27,867
+2,091
| +8% | +$124K |
|
|
AIV
1389
Aimco
AIV
$378M
| $1.43M | ﹤0.01% |
232,796
+1
| +0% | +$5 |
|
1390
Smith Micro Software
SMSI
$16.7M
| $1.43M | ﹤0.01% |
6,487
-1,715
| -21% | -$453K |
|
1391
Houlihan Lokey
HLI
$9.01B
| $1.42M | ﹤0.01% |
21,412
-5,579
| -21% | -$376K |
|
|
WLL
1392
DELISTED
Whiting Petroleum Corporation
WLL
| $1.42M | ﹤0.01% |
+40,087
| New | +$1.2M |
|
|
PENG
1393
Penguin Solutions Inc
PENG
$2.6B
| $1.42M | ﹤0.01% |
61,656
-23,052
| -27% | -$500K |
|
1394
Oil States International
OIS
$501M
| $1.41M | ﹤0.01% |
234,212
-34,990
| -13% | -$239K |
|
1395
TriCo Bancshares
TCBK
$1.74B
| $1.41M | ﹤0.01% |
29,805
-5,657
| -16% | -$244K |
|
|
ANAT
1396
DELISTED
American National Group, Inc. Common Stock
ANAT
| $1.41M | ﹤0.01% |
13,054
+536
| +4% | +$52.3K |
|
1397
SL Green Realty
SLG
$4.15B
| $1.41M | ﹤0.01% |
20,102
+12,788
| +175% | +$863K |
|
1398
Donnelley Financial Solutions
DFIN
$1.17B
| $1.41M | ﹤0.01% |
50,533
-33,686
| -40% | -$780K |
|
1399
Fluor
FLR
$6.86B
| $1.41M | ﹤0.01% |
60,878
+28,871
| +90% | +$561K |
|
1400
Quanterix
QTRX
$132M
| $1.41M | ﹤0.01% |
24,054
+8,113
| +51% | +$548K |
|
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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.