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 |
Atlassian
TEAM
|
+$905M |
| 2 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$786M |
| 3 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$736M |
| 4 |
Centene
CNC
|
+$642M |
| 5 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$451M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Molina Healthcare
MOH
|
+$415M |
| 2 |
Intel
INTC
|
+$329M |
| 3 |
General Motors
GM
|
+$237M |
| 4 |
DoorDash
DASH
|
+$225M |
| 5 |
Intuit
INTU
|
+$187M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 23.3% |
| 2 | Financials | 15.19% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 12.58% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.42% |
| 5 | Industrials | 12.23% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1526
iShares US Equity Factor ETF
LRGF
$3.68B
| $5.45M | ﹤0.01% |
78,506
+5,131
| +7% | +$355K |
|
1527
State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF
SPDW
$42.3B
| $5.43M | ﹤0.01% |
122,357
+31,775
| +35% | +$1.39M |
|
1528
Ouster
OUST
$2.66B
| $5.43M | ﹤0.01% |
250,732
+14,294
| +6% | +$378K |
|
1529
Gentex
GNTX
$5.01B
| $5.41M | ﹤0.01% |
232,406
+58,989
| +34% | +$1.42M |
|
1530
Forum Energy Technologies
FET
$862M
| $5.4M | ﹤0.01% |
146,203
+135,961
| +1,327% | +$4.22M |
|
1531
Petco
WOOF
$785M
| $5.4M | ﹤0.01% |
1,922,459
-106,837
| -5% | -$346K |
|
1532
Urban Edge Properties
UE
$2.73B
| $5.38M | ﹤0.01% |
280,115
+18,730
| +7% | +$363K |
|
1533
Bristow Group
VTOL
$1.36B
| $5.36M | ﹤0.01% |
146,472
+24,532
| +20% | +$924K |
|
1534
NovoCure
NVCR
$2.04B
| $5.36M | ﹤0.01% |
414,742
+217,919
| +111% | +$2.8M |
|
|
ONT
1535
Onterris Inc
ONT
$551M
| $5.36M | ﹤0.01% |
215,738
+45,016
| +26% | +$1.19M |
|
1536
Franco-Nevada
FNV
$52.5B
| $5.36M | ﹤0.01% |
25,838
+11,575
| +81% | +$2.35M |
|
1537
Washington Trust Bancorp
WASH
$751M
| $5.35M | ﹤0.01% |
181,178
-46,624
| -20% | -$1.33M |
|
|
OS
1538
DELISTED
OneStream Inc
OS
| $5.34M | ﹤0.01% |
+290,426
| New | +$5.54M |
|
1539
SIGA Technologies
SIGA
$217M
| $5.33M | ﹤0.01% |
872,795
+524,714
| +151% | +$3.73M |
|
1540
First Commonwealth Financial
FCF
$2.09B
| $5.32M | ﹤0.01% |
315,612
+3,466
| +1% | +$56.8K |
|
1541
WaFd
WAFD
$2.68B
| $5.29M | ﹤0.01% |
165,138
+30,748
| +23% | +$950K |
|
1542
Phillips Edison & Co
PECO
$5.13B
| $5.28M | ﹤0.01% |
148,538
+63,973
| +76% | +$2.22M |
|
1543
DaVita
DVA
$11.3B
| $5.28M | ﹤0.01% |
46,440
+26,996
| +139% | +$3.28M |
|
1544
Valaris
VAL
$5.94B
| $5.27M | ﹤0.01% |
104,541
+43,305
| +71% | +$2.32M |
|
|
TXNM
1545
TXNM Energy Inc
TXNM
$5.92B
| $5.26M | ﹤0.01% |
89,407
+3,560
| +4% | +$205K |
|
|
UHT
1546
Universal Health Realty Income Trust
UHT
$583M
| $5.25M | ﹤0.01% |
133,871
-371
| -0.3% | -$14.5K |
|
|
XHR
1547
Xenia Hotels & Resorts
XHR
$1.82B
| $5.24M | ﹤0.01% |
370,500
+50,059
| +16% | +$683K |
|
1548
Progyny
PGNY
$1.98B
| $5.23M | ﹤0.01% |
203,797
-51,072
| -20% | -$1.17M |
|
1549
American Public Education
APEI
$839M
| $5.21M | ﹤0.01% |
137,907
-23,089
| -14% | -$826K |
|
1550
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
ASR
$7.9B
| $5.2M | ﹤0.01% |
16,093
-15,237
| -49% | -$4.71M |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q4 2025 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2025, Cliff Asness held 3,667 positions worth $191B, up 22% from $156B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness deployed $29.9B of net new capital in Q4 2025, opening 211 new positions and adding to 2,098 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Celestica: 1,066,543 shares worth $315M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 23% of assets, down from 25% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Molina Healthcare, an estimated $415M trimmed.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q4 2025 buy was Celestica: 1,066,543 shares worth $315M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Atlassian in Q4 2025, an estimated $905M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q4 2025 reduction was Molina Healthcare, cutting an estimated $415M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Light & Wonder in Q4 2025, selling an estimated $70.7M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $191B portfolio in Q4 2025.
- Cliff Asness opened 211 new positions and closed 105 in Q4 2025.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 22% quarter-over-quarter to $191B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2025, filed 17 Feb 2026.