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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1501
NRC Health Common Stock
NRC
$485M
| $1.32M | ﹤0.01% |
29,731
+3,950
| +15% | +$172K |
|
|
ALX
1502
Alexander's
ALX
$1.38B
| $1.32M | ﹤0.01% |
7,233
+2,774
| +62% | +$523K |
|
1503
Rayonier
RYN
$6.31B
| $1.32M | ﹤0.01% |
51,031
+11,676
| +30% | +$326K |
|
1504
Protolabs
PRLB
$1.84B
| $1.31M | ﹤0.01% |
49,774
-768
| -2% | -$23.2K |
|
|
TCS
1505
DELISTED
THE CONTAINER STORE GROUP, INC.
TCS
| $1.31M | ﹤0.01% |
38,902
-32,359
| -45% | -$1.29M |
|
1506
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
PGC
$804M
| $1.31M | ﹤0.01% |
51,146
+3,626
| +8% | +$100K |
|
1507
Southside Bancshares
SBSI
$956M
| $1.31M | ﹤0.01% |
+45,658
| New | +$1.36M |
|
|
PLYA
1508
DELISTED
Playa Hotels & Resorts
PLYA
| $1.3M | ﹤0.01% |
180,179
+17,496
| +11% | +$133K |
|
1509
Progress Software
PRGS
$1.78B
| $1.3M | ﹤0.01% |
24,716
-957
| -4% | -$56.1K |
|
|
SWI
1510
DELISTED
SolarWinds Corporation Common Stock
SWI
| $1.29M | ﹤0.01% |
137,101
+7,672
| +6% | +$80.6K |
|
1511
Parsons
PSN
$5.21B
| $1.29M | ﹤0.01% |
23,811
+6,004
| +34% | +$318K |
|
1512
IMAX
IMAX
$3B
| $1.28M | ﹤0.01% |
66,343
+53,359
| +411% | +$983K |
|
1513
Phibro Animal Health
PAHC
$1.43B
| $1.28M | ﹤0.01% |
100,302
-140,699
| -58% | -$1.99M |
|
|
BPMC
1514
DELISTED
Blueprint Medicines
BPMC
| $1.27M | ﹤0.01% |
+25,379
| New | +$1.36M |
|
|
AEL
1515
DELISTED
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company
AEL
| $1.27M | ﹤0.01% |
23,611
-283
| -1% | -$15.1K |
|
1516
N-able
NABL
$680M
| $1.27M | ﹤0.01% |
98,138
-11,940
| -11% | -$163K |
|
1517
IDT Corp
IDT
$1.7B
| $1.26M | ﹤0.01% |
57,220
+26,151
| +84% | +$616K |
|
1518
Skywest
SKYW
$3.95B
| $1.26M | ﹤0.01% |
30,040
-4,813
| -14% | -$202K |
|
|
NOTV
1519
DELISTED
Inotiv
NOTV
| $1.25M | ﹤0.01% |
406,796
+223,148
| +122% | +$1.02M |
|
|
KE
1520
Kimball Electronics
KE
$547M
| $1.25M | ﹤0.01% |
45,738
+3,409
| +8% | +$97.5K |
|
1521
Upbound Group
UPBD
$1.12B
| $1.25M | ﹤0.01% |
42,443
-8,080
| -16% | -$252K |
|
1522
Atara Biotherapeutics
ATRA
$95M
| $1.25M | ﹤0.01% |
33,778
+27,087
| +405% | +$1.21M |
|
1523
XPO
XPO
$22.5B
| $1.25M | ﹤0.01% |
16,715
-28,998
| -63% | -$2M |
|
1524
Luxfer Holdings
LXFR
$458M
| $1.24M | ﹤0.01% |
95,390
-24,331
| -20% | -$307K |
|
1525
Zebra Technologies
ZBRA
$17.2B
| $1.24M | ﹤0.01% |
5,241
-2,622
| -33% | -$712K |
|
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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.