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 |
Hawaiian Electric Industries
HE
|
+$139M |
| 2 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
+$128M |
| 3 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$100M |
| 4 |
Citizens Financial Group
CFG
|
+$99M |
| 5 |
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
|
+$97.6M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CF Industries
CF
|
+$89.6M |
| 2 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$82.6M |
| 3 |
Domino's
DPZ
|
+$81.9M |
| 4 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$81.9M |
| 5 |
American International
AIG
|
+$75.5M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 23.32% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 13.45% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.43% |
| 4 | Industrials | 12.23% |
| 5 | Financials | 11.73% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1376
Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc
PNFP
$15.2B
| $1.78M | ﹤0.01% |
26,531
-14,034
| -35% | -$947K |
|
1377
Sturm, Ruger & Co
RGR
$607M
| $1.77M | ﹤0.01% |
33,883
+11,844
| +54% | +$622K |
|
1378
AAR Corp
AIR
$5.45B
| $1.77M | ﹤0.01% |
29,660
+579
| +2% | +$34.5K |
|
1379
Sprout Social
SPT
$648M
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
35,377
+20,213
| +133% | +$1.01M |
|
1380
Lamb Weston
LW
$7.48B
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
19,147
-165,853
| -90% | -$16.8M |
|
|
ROIC
1381
DELISTED
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.
ROIC
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
142,092
+69,754
| +96% | +$962K |
|
1382
W&T Offshore
WTI
$549M
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
401,260
-67,376
| -14% | -$278K |
|
1383
Stride
LRN
$3.52B
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
38,974
-856
| -2% | -$34.8K |
|
1384
Estee Lauder
EL
$37.5B
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
12,133
-14,558
| -55% | -$2.43M |
|
1385
iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
EWZ
$8.12B
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
+56,975
| New | +$1.81M |
|
|
MOMO
1386
Hello Group
MOMO
$842M
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
249,527
-429
| -0.2% | -$3.94K |
|
1387
Iron Mountain
IRM
$36.7B
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
29,224
-12,541
| -30% | -$766K |
|
1388
Celsius Holdings
CELH
$8.96B
| $1.73M | ﹤0.01% |
30,183
-34,698
| -53% | -$1.95M |
|
|
CVE.WS
1389
DELISTED
Cenovus Energy Inc Warrants
CVE.WS
| $1.72M | ﹤0.01% |
107,782
| – | – |
|
|
SFIX
1390
Stitch Fix
SFIX
$428M
| $1.72M | ﹤0.01% |
498,865
+371,771
| +293% | +$1.49M |
|
1391
LegalZoom.com
LZ
$1.01B
| $1.71M | ﹤0.01% |
156,235
+133,690
| +593% | +$1.64M |
|
1392
T. Rowe Price
TROW
$23.9B
| $1.71M | ﹤0.01% |
16,265
+7,296
| +81% | +$822K |
|
1393
Viasat
VSAT
$9.99B
| $1.7M | ﹤0.01% |
92,268
+51,616
| +127% | +$1.48M |
|
1394
1st Source
SRCE
$2.07B
| $1.7M | ﹤0.01% |
40,464
+12,720
| +46% | +$567K |
|
|
TWNK
1395
DELISTED
Hostess Brands, Inc. Class A Common Stock
TWNK
| $1.7M | ﹤0.01% |
51,109
+11,248
| +28% | +$301K |
|
|
UCTT
1396
Ultra Clean Holdings
UCTT
$3.3B
| $1.7M | ﹤0.01% |
57,365
+11,750
| +26% | +$396K |
|
1397
Credo Technology Group
CRDO
$42B
| $1.7M | ﹤0.01% |
111,381
+101,238
| +998% | +$1.6M |
|
1398
CorVel
CRVL
$3.52B
| $1.7M | ﹤0.01% |
25,866
+4,137
| +19% | +$285K |
|
1399
EverCommerce
EVCM
$1.63B
| $1.69M | ﹤0.01% |
168,983
+32,663
| +24% | +$351K |
|
1400
New Jersey Resources
NJR
$5.43B
| $1.69M | ﹤0.01% |
41,559
+9,077
| +28% | +$397K |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q3 2023 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2023, Cliff Asness held 2,432 positions worth $48.4B, up 2.9% from $47B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 14% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness deployed $2.75B of net new capital in Q3 2023, opening 254 new positions and adding to 1,140 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF: 624,491 shares worth $27.3M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 23% of assets, down from 24% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was CF Industries, an estimated $89.6M trimmed.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q3 2023 buy was Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF: 624,491 shares worth $27.3M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Hawaiian Electric Industries in Q3 2023, an estimated $139M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q3 2023 reduction was CF Industries, cutting an estimated $89.6M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Univar Solutions Inc. in Q3 2023, selling an estimated $60.5M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 14% of its $48.4B portfolio in Q3 2023.
- Cliff Asness opened 254 new positions and closed 123 in Q3 2023.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 2.9% quarter-over-quarter to $48.4B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2023, filed 14 Nov 2023.