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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SHYF
1451
DELISTED
The Shyft Group
SHYF
| $1.25M | ﹤0.01% |
33,643
+3,082
| +10% | +$103K |
|
|
DMC
1452
Del Monte Corp
DMC
$1.51B
| $1.24M | ﹤0.01% |
43,454
-16,976
| -28% | -$452K |
|
|
HMSY
1453
DELISTED
HMS Holdings Corp.
HMSY
| $1.24M | ﹤0.01% |
33,605
-29,541
| -47% | -$1.09M |
|
1454
Ecovyst
ECVT
$1.1B
| $1.24M | ﹤0.01% |
74,330
-25,783
| -26% | -$410K |
|
1455
United Natural Foods
UNFI
$2.94B
| $1.24M | ﹤0.01% |
37,591
-13,632
| -27% | -$380K |
|
1456
XPEL
XPEL
$1.39B
| $1.24M | ﹤0.01% |
23,816
+8,207
| +53% | +$442K |
|
1457
BRC Group Holdings
RILY
$283M
| $1.24M | ﹤0.01% |
21,922
+110
| +0.5% | +$5.93K |
|
|
CODX
1458
Co-Diagnostics
CODX
$7.63M
| $1.24M | ﹤0.01% |
4,315
-604
| -12% | -$241K |
|
1459
B&G Foods
BGS
$284M
| $1.23M | ﹤0.01% |
39,631
-371
| -0.9% | -$11.7K |
|
1460
Phibro Animal Health
PAHC
$1.43B
| $1.23M | ﹤0.01% |
50,470
-30,707
| -38% | -$694K |
|
1461
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
PGC
$804M
| $1.23M | ﹤0.01% |
39,777
| – | – |
|
1462
AdvanSix
ASIX
$454M
| $1.23M | ﹤0.01% |
45,748
-216
| -0.5% | -$5.51K |
|
|
GMS
1463
DELISTED
GMS Inc
GMS
| $1.23M | ﹤0.01% |
29,398
-12,240
| -29% | -$436K |
|
1464
Freshpet
FRPT
$3.68B
| $1.22M | ﹤0.01% |
7,709
-1,695
| -18% | -$256K |
|
1465
Bloom Energy
BE
$60.1B
| $1.22M | ﹤0.01% |
45,084
-11,932
| -21% | -$389K |
|
1466
Red Rock Resorts
RRR
$3.59B
| $1.22M | ﹤0.01% |
37,387
+20,713
| +124% | +$600K |
|
1467
Green Dot
GDOT
$765M
| $1.22M | ﹤0.01% |
26,547
-1,594
| -6% | -$83.1K |
|
1468
CTS Corp
CTS
$1.6B
| $1.22M | ﹤0.01% |
39,103
+3,991
| +11% | +$131K |
|
1469
Covenant Logistics
CVLG
$879M
| $1.22M | ﹤0.01% |
118,060
+30,136
| +34% | +$269K |
|
1470
JELD-WEN Holding
JELD
$216M
| $1.21M | ﹤0.01% |
43,732
+1,464
| +3% | +$40.7K |
|
1471
Coeur Mining
CDE
$21.5B
| $1.21M | ﹤0.01% |
134,052
-137,053
| -51% | -$1.27M |
|
|
TGH
1472
DELISTED
Textainer Group Holdings limited
TGH
| $1.21M | ﹤0.01% |
42,226
+6,386
| +18% | +$148K |
|
1473
AngioDynamics
ANGO
$652M
| $1.21M | ﹤0.01% |
51,586
+3,950
| +8% | +$79.8K |
|
1474
Caleres
CAL
$459M
| $1.2M | ﹤0.01% |
54,903
-37,742
| -41% | -$643K |
|
1475
PRA Group
PRAA
$759M
| $1.2M | ﹤0.01% |
32,287
-1,566
| -5% | -$56.9K |
|
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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.