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 |
Capital One
COF
|
+$129M |
| 2 |
EOG Resources
EOG
|
+$112M |
| 3 |
Trane Technologies
TT
|
+$81.4M |
| 4 |
Deere & Co
DE
|
+$74.4M |
| 5 |
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
|
+$66.3M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$763M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$183M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$171M |
| 4 |
Oracle
ORCL
|
+$162M |
| 5 |
Kroger
KR
|
+$156M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 23.33% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 15.26% |
| 3 | Industrials | 12.9% |
| 4 | Financials | 12.31% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.77% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AYX
1576
DELISTED
Alteryx Inc
AYX
| $939K | ﹤0.01% |
12,858
-13,953
| -52% | -$1.05M |
|
1577
Alarm.com
ALRM
$2.83B
| $934K | ﹤0.01% |
11,941
-476
| -4% | -$39.4K |
|
1578
Keurig Dr Pepper
KDP
$44.2B
| $934K | ﹤0.01% |
27,348
| – | – |
|
1579
Magnite
MGNI
$3.38B
| $931K | ﹤0.01% |
33,265
+5,252
| +19% | +$158K |
|
1580
Microvision
MVIS
$52M
| $930K | ﹤0.01% |
5,613
+3,724
| +197% | +$776K |
|
1581
Vericel Corp
VCEL
$2.17B
| $930K | ﹤0.01% |
19,052
+307
| +2% | +$15.9K |
|
1582
Sonic Automotive
SAH
$2.38B
| $926K | ﹤0.01% |
17,628
-15,023
| -46% | -$761K |
|
1583
MasterCraft Boat Holdings
MCFT
$606M
| $924K | ﹤0.01% |
36,845
-1,647
| -4% | -$42.2K |
|
1584
Penumbra
PEN
$12.8B
| $922K | ﹤0.01% |
3,458
+59
| +2% | +$15.9K |
|
1585
FB Financial Corp
FBK
$2.91B
| $921K | ﹤0.01% |
21,472
+657
| +3% | +$26.1K |
|
1586
Progyny
PGNY
$1.95B
| $919K | ﹤0.01% |
16,410
+8,325
| +103% | +$460K |
|
1587
Champion Homes
SKY
$4.97B
| $919K | ﹤0.01% |
+15,308
| New | +$906K |
|
|
PMT
1588
PennyMac Mortgage Investment
PMT
$810M
| $916K | ﹤0.01% |
46,533
| – | – |
|
1589
Warrior Met Coal
HCC
$5.63B
| $912K | ﹤0.01% |
39,185
+11,847
| +43% | +$240K |
|
|
DSKE
1590
DELISTED
Daseke, Inc. Common Stock
DSKE
| $911K | ﹤0.01% |
98,909
-123,518
| -56% | -$1.03M |
|
|
ATRS
1591
DELISTED
Antares Pharma, Inc.
ATRS
| $911K | ﹤0.01% |
250,255
-37,112
| -13% | -$150K |
|
1592
Kinetik
KNTK
$4.4B
| $910K | ﹤0.01% |
26,374
+16,304
| +162% | +$536K |
|
1593
RLJ Lodging Trust
RLJ
$1.76B
| $909K | ﹤0.01% |
61,186
-9,872
| -14% | -$142K |
|
1594
Wabtec
WAB
$50.3B
| $909K | ﹤0.01% |
10,545
-135,262
| -93% | -$11.6M |
|
|
QADA
1595
DELISTED
QAD Inc.
QADA
| $909K | ﹤0.01% |
10,397
-3,216
| -24% | -$280K |
|
1596
Applied Industrial Technologies
AIT
$12.4B
| $908K | ﹤0.01% |
10,072
+5,739
| +132% | +$505K |
|
1597
Innospec
IOSP
$2.33B
| $907K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,770
| New | +$960K |
|
1598
Vera Bradley
VRA
$90.1M
| $907K | ﹤0.01% |
96,437
-6,395
| -6% | -$70.1K |
|
|
ATH
1599
DELISTED
Athene Holding Ltd. Class A Common Shares
ATH
| $906K | ﹤0.01% |
13,148
+2,046
| +18% | +$136K |
|
1600
Lamb Weston
LW
$7.53B
| $905K | ﹤0.01% |
14,752
-25,673
| -64% | -$1.74M |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q3 2021 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2021, Cliff Asness held 2,400 positions worth $53.9B, down 6.7% from $57.8B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 17% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness withdrew a net $3.34B in Q3 2021, closing 165 positions and reducing 1,029 holdings. Its most notable exit was Alibaba, an estimated $763M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 23% of assets, up from 23% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Industrials.
Against the trend, Cliff Asness opened a new position in Albertsons Companies worth $15M.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q3 2021 buy was Albertsons Companies: 481,384 shares worth $15M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Capital One in Q3 2021, an estimated $129M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q3 2021 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $183M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Alibaba in Q3 2021, selling an estimated $763M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 17% of its $53.9B portfolio in Q3 2021.
- Cliff Asness opened 176 new positions and closed 165 in Q3 2021.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value fell 6.7% quarter-over-quarter to $53.9B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2021, filed 15 Nov 2021.