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 |
Zoom
ZM
|
+$128M |
| 2 |
FedEx
FDX
|
+$120M |
| 3 |
Peloton Interactive
PTON
|
+$97.8M |
| 4 |
Newmont
NEM
|
+$78.9M |
| 5 |
Infosys
INFY
|
+$78.8M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Biogen
BIIB
|
+$309M |
| 2 |
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
|
+$291M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$261M |
| 4 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$240M |
| 5 |
ALXN
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
ALXN
|
+$194M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 24.85% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 15.63% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 14.74% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 10.36% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.94% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1551
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
PGC
$804M
| $905K | ﹤0.01% |
39,777
+7,537
| +23% | +$149K |
|
1552
HealthEquity
HQY
$8.81B
| $902K | ﹤0.01% |
13,061
-573
| -4% | -$35.6K |
|
|
RDUS
1553
DELISTED
Radius Health, Inc.
RDUS
| $901K | ﹤0.01% |
50,475
-4,231
| -8% | -$63.5K |
|
|
AIFU
1554
AIFU Inc
AIFU
$132M
| $890K | ﹤0.01% |
185
+28
| +18% | +$165K |
|
1555
WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings
WSC
$4.08B
| $886K | ﹤0.01% |
38,226
+26,052
| +214% | +$525K |
|
1556
Keurig Dr Pepper
KDP
$44.2B
| $885K | ﹤0.01% |
27,641
| – | – |
|
|
SAFE
1557
DELISTED
Safehold Inc.
SAFE
| $880K | ﹤0.01% |
12,145
-748
| -6% | -$51K |
|
1558
LXP Industrial Trust
LXP
$3.6B
| $876K | ﹤0.01% |
16,491
-25,485
| -61% | -$1.34M |
|
1559
Victory Capital Holdings
VCTR
$7.14B
| $873K | ﹤0.01% |
35,178
+11,862
| +51% | +$243K |
|
1560
Helios Technologies
HLIO
$2.44B
| $872K | ﹤0.01% |
16,371
+6,224
| +61% | +$293K |
|
|
AAMI
1561
Acadian Asset Management
AAMI
$3.26B
| $872K | ﹤0.01% |
45,211
+15,641
| +53% | +$263K |
|
|
SHYF
1562
DELISTED
The Shyft Group
SHYF
| $867K | ﹤0.01% |
30,561
+978
| +3% | +$23.4K |
|
1563
Heartland Express
HTLD
$967M
| $861K | ﹤0.01% |
47,542
+31,554
| +197% | +$595K |
|
1564
Simulations Plus
SLP
$372M
| $859K | ﹤0.01% |
11,940
-4,813
| -29% | -$319K |
|
|
NSTG
1565
DELISTED
NanoString Technologies, Inc.
NSTG
| $859K | ﹤0.01% |
12,846
+620
| +5% | +$31.1K |
|
1566
Palomar
PLMR
$3.5B
| $858K | ﹤0.01% |
9,662
-2,349
| -20% | -$198K |
|
|
SRDX
1567
DELISTED
Surmodics
SRDX
| $857K | ﹤0.01% |
19,700
+4,695
| +31% | +$185K |
|
1568
TriNet
TNET
$3.19B
| $856K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,617
| New | +$785K |
|
1569
CONMED
CNMD
$1.54B
| $854K | ﹤0.01% |
7,623
-789
| -9% | -$74.7K |
|
1570
Encompass Health
EHC
$11.9B
| $854K | ﹤0.01% |
13,143
-2,947
| -18% | -$173K |
|
1571
Veracyte
VCYT
$3.33B
| $849K | ﹤0.01% |
17,346
-710
| -4% | -$32.9K |
|
|
RPT
1572
DELISTED
RPT Realty Common Shares of Beneficial Interest (MD)
RPT
| $848K | ﹤0.01% |
97,989
-101,721
| -51% | -$688K |
|
|
JBGS
1573
JBG SMITH
JBGS
$732M
| $847K | ﹤0.01% |
27,489
+8,110
| +42% | +$234K |
|
|
ARI
1574
Apollo Commercial Real Estate
ARI
$883M
| $846K | ﹤0.01% |
75,779
-28,951
| -28% | -$297K |
|
1575
National Health Investors
NHI
$3.59B
| $846K | ﹤0.01% |
12,226
-2,868
| -19% | -$182K |
|
Similar funds
Cliff Asness's Q4 2020 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2020, Cliff Asness held 2,327 positions worth $56.4B, down 4.7% from $59.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 19% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness withdrew a net $9.06B in Q4 2020, closing 151 positions and reducing 1,279 holdings. Its most notable exit was iShares Core S&P 500 ETF, an estimated $291M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 25% of assets, up from 24% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, Cliff Asness opened a new position in Peloton Interactive worth $122M.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q4 2020 buy was Peloton Interactive: 803,242 shares worth $122M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Zoom in Q4 2020, an estimated $128M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q4 2020 reduction was Biogen, cutting an estimated $309M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited iShares Core S&P 500 ETF in Q4 2020, selling an estimated $291M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 19% of its $56.4B portfolio in Q4 2020.
- Cliff Asness opened 157 new positions and closed 151 in Q4 2020.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value fell 4.7% quarter-over-quarter to $56.4B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2020, filed 16 Feb 2021.