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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ALTM
1501
DELISTED
Arcadium Lithium plc
ALTM
| $2.12M | ﹤0.01% |
412,524
+384,014
| +1,347% | +$1.96M |
|
1502
Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA
$3.68B
| $2.11M | ﹤0.01% |
165,677
+143,441
| +645% | +$2.39M |
|
1503
Thomson Reuters
TRI
$45.2B
| $2.11M | ﹤0.01% |
12,961
+586
| +5% | +$98.7K |
|
1504
Heartland Express
HTLD
$950M
| $2.11M | ﹤0.01% |
187,666
+10,957
| +6% | +$129K |
|
1505
SunCoke Energy
SXC
$828M
| $2.1M | ﹤0.01% |
196,724
-130,121
| -40% | -$1.39M |
|
1506
J. Jill
JILL
$295M
| $2.1M | ﹤0.01% |
76,105
-8,702
| -10% | -$224K |
|
|
GDEN
1507
DELISTED
Golden Entertainment
GDEN
| $2.1M | ﹤0.01% |
66,460
-27,697
| -29% | -$879K |
|
1508
TaskUs
TASK
$730M
| $2.1M | ﹤0.01% |
123,777
-3,067
| -2% | -$44K |
|
1509
Standard Motor Products
SMP
$838M
| $2.1M | ﹤0.01% |
67,671
-18,537
| -22% | -$597K |
|
1510
Outfront Media
OUT
$5.4B
| $2.09M | ﹤0.01% |
116,479
-191,019
| -62% | -$3.54M |
|
1511
Valvoline
VVV
$4.2B
| $2.09M | ﹤0.01% |
+57,835
| New | +$2.31M |
|
1512
BlackRock US Equity Factor Rotation ETF
DYNF
$40.9B
| $2.09M | ﹤0.01% |
40,776
+7,706
| +23% | +$397K |
|
1513
AAR Corp
AIR
$5.45B
| $2.09M | ﹤0.01% |
34,100
+13,054
| +62% | +$836K |
|
1514
CenterPoint Energy
CNP
$25.6B
| $2.09M | ﹤0.01% |
65,823
-16,400
| -20% | -$505K |
|
1515
Prestige Consumer Healthcare
PBH
$2.44B
| $2.08M | ﹤0.01% |
26,856
-3,780
| -12% | -$293K |
|
1516
iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF
MTUM
$24.6B
| $2.08M | ﹤0.01% |
10,069
+3,098
| +44% | +$649K |
|
|
PRMB
1517
Primo Brands
PRMB
$8.45B
| $2.08M | ﹤0.01% |
+67,523
| New | +$2M |
|
|
AVNS
1518
DELISTED
Avanos Medical
AVNS
| $2.08M | ﹤0.01% |
131,769
-7,535
| -5% | -$149K |
|
1519
Rocket Lab Corp
RKLB
$42.8B
| $2.07M | ﹤0.01% |
+81,459
| New | +$1.43M |
|
1520
Warby Parker
WRBY
$3.21B
| $2.06M | ﹤0.01% |
85,218
+6,112
| +8% | +$125K |
|
1521
Elastic
ESTC
$8.36B
| $2.06M | ﹤0.01% |
20,794
+11,043
| +113% | +$1.02M |
|
|
NPKI
1522
NPK International
NPKI
$1.12B
| $2.06M | ﹤0.01% |
268,445
-388,502
| -59% | -$2.86M |
|
1523
CareTrust REIT
CTRE
$9.43B
| $2.05M | ﹤0.01% |
75,651
-2,343
| -3% | -$70K |
|
|
SKYT
1524
DELISTED
SkyWater Technology
SKYT
| $2.04M | ﹤0.01% |
148,128
+31,473
| +27% | +$313K |
|
1525
TG Therapeutics
TGTX
$8.48B
| $2.04M | ﹤0.01% |
67,867
+8,431
| +14% | +$242K |
|
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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.