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 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$523M |
| 2 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$243M |
| 3 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$188M |
| 4 |
Adobe
ADBE
|
+$159M |
| 5 |
Infosys
INFY
|
+$150M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$143M |
| 2 |
Cigna
CI
|
+$133M |
| 3 |
Delta Air Lines
DAL
|
+$121M |
| 4 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$120M |
| 5 |
Cisco
CSCO
|
+$113M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 24.8% |
| 2 | Financials | 15.9% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 13.33% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.85% |
| 5 | Industrials | 11.5% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1401
AtriCure
ATRC
$2.48B
| $2.53M | ﹤0.01% |
82,848
+7,531
| +10% | +$242K |
|
1402
Sweetgreen
SG
$821M
| $2.53M | ﹤0.01% |
78,917
+5,084
| +7% | +$189K |
|
1403
Gray Television
GTN
$517M
| $2.53M | ﹤0.01% |
802,074
-169,950
| -17% | -$793K |
|
1404
Provident Financial Services
PFS
$3.06B
| $2.52M | ﹤0.01% |
133,641
-55,646
| -29% | -$1.1M |
|
1405
HUB Group
HUBG
$2.4B
| $2.51M | ﹤0.01% |
56,268
-2,287
| -4% | -$107K |
|
|
SPTN
1406
DELISTED
SpartanNash
SPTN
| $2.51M | ﹤0.01% |
136,811
-22,514
| -14% | -$450K |
|
1407
Array Technologies
ARRY
$701M
| $2.5M | ﹤0.01% |
414,330
-254,972
| -38% | -$1.63M |
|
1408
Thor Industries
THO
$4.14B
| $2.5M | ﹤0.01% |
26,128
-8,957
| -26% | -$956K |
|
1409
Digital Turbine
APPS
$1.31B
| $2.49M | ﹤0.01% |
1,475,235
+1,055,727
| +252% | +$2.35M |
|
1410
Enovis
ENOV
$1.48B
| $2.48M | ﹤0.01% |
56,599
+36,446
| +181% | +$1.6M |
|
1411
iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF
IUSB
$43.8B
| $2.48M | ﹤0.01% |
54,833
+1,551
| +3% | +$71.2K |
|
1412
A10 Networks
ATEN
$1.82B
| $2.48M | ﹤0.01% |
134,676
+47,466
| +54% | +$775K |
|
1413
Vanguard Russell 1000 ETF
VONE
$8.61B
| $2.48M | ﹤0.01% |
9,290
+4,434
| +91% | +$1.19M |
|
1414
Chegg
CHGG
$87.9M
| $2.47M | ﹤0.01% |
1,537,239
-809,983
| -35% | -$1.49M |
|
1415
FB Financial Corp
FBK
$2.86B
| $2.47M | ﹤0.01% |
47,958
+2,287
| +5% | +$119K |
|
1416
Hackett Group
HCKT
$278M
| $2.47M | ﹤0.01% |
80,358
-3,156
| -4% | -$91.1K |
|
1417
RELX
RELX
$62.5B
| $2.47M | ﹤0.01% |
54,335
+8,224
| +18% | +$385K |
|
1418
Brown & Brown
BRO
$24.5B
| $2.47M | ﹤0.01% |
24,180
+1,601
| +7% | +$171K |
|
1419
Innoviva
INVA
$1.53B
| $2.47M | ﹤0.01% |
142,139
-14,435
| -9% | -$277K |
|
1420
GlobalFoundries
GFS
$25.2B
| $2.47M | ﹤0.01% |
57,449
-25,476
| -31% | -$1.07M |
|
1421
State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLE
$40.8B
| $2.46M | ﹤0.01% |
57,414
+2,306
| +4% | +$105K |
|
|
AMWD
1422
DELISTED
American Woodmark
AMWD
| $2.46M | ﹤0.01% |
30,898
-4,517
| -13% | -$413K |
|
1423
Impinj
PI
$5.08B
| $2.46M | ﹤0.01% |
16,914
+2,011
| +13% | +$381K |
|
1424
AdaptHealth
AHCO
$731M
| $2.45M | ﹤0.01% |
257,854
+13,510
| +6% | +$137K |
|
|
LSEA
1425
DELISTED
Landsea Homes
LSEA
| $2.45M | ﹤0.01% |
288,984
-18,184
| -6% | -$196K |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q4 2024 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2024, Cliff Asness held 3,002 positions worth $77.6B, up 7.2% from $72.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 15% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness deployed $4.38B of net new capital in Q4 2024, opening 251 new positions and adding to 1,435 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF: 98,982 shares worth $16.2M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 25% of assets, up from 24% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class A, an estimated $143M trimmed.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q4 2024 buy was iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF: 98,982 shares worth $16.2M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Apple in Q4 2024, an estimated $523M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q4 2024 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class A, cutting an estimated $143M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Marathon Oil Corporation in Q4 2024, selling an estimated $5.41M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 15% of its $77.6B portfolio in Q4 2024.
- Cliff Asness opened 251 new positions and closed 141 in Q4 2024.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 7.2% quarter-over-quarter to $77.6B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2024, filed 14 Feb 2025.