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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ALX
1601
Alexander's
ALX
$1.38B
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
8,804
-20
| -0.2% | -$4.43K |
|
1602
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals
IRWD
$725M
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
396,986
-167,127
| -30% | -$678K |
|
|
PENG
1603
Penguin Solutions Inc
PENG
$2.58B
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
91,424
-75,761
| -45% | -$1.38M |
|
1604
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
IEMG
$161B
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
33,527
+14,879
| +80% | +$824K |
|
1605
Innospec
IOSP
$2.32B
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
15,883
-6,369
| -29% | -$729K |
|
1606
Evolus
EOLS
$592M
| $1.73M | ﹤0.01% |
157,044
+7,482
| +5% | +$105K |
|
1607
Donnelley Financial Solutions
DFIN
$1.17B
| $1.73M | ﹤0.01% |
27,610
-19,081
| -41% | -$1.19M |
|
|
CIO
1608
DELISTED
City Office REIT
CIO
| $1.73M | ﹤0.01% |
313,606
-161,280
| -34% | -$885K |
|
1609
SPX Corp
SPXC
$10.1B
| $1.73M | ﹤0.01% |
11,880
-1,359
| -10% | -$219K |
|
1610
RxSight
RXST
$266M
| $1.72M | ﹤0.01% |
50,151
-11,045
| -18% | -$498K |
|
1611
DoubleLine Opportunistic Bond ETF
DBND
$769M
| $1.72M | ﹤0.01% |
38,007
+6,752
| +22% | +$311K |
|
1612
VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF
MOAT
$12.4B
| $1.71M | ﹤0.01% |
18,416
+2,840
| +18% | +$274K |
|
1613
Amplify Energy
AMPY
$194M
| $1.71M | ﹤0.01% |
284,302
-71,797
| -20% | -$470K |
|
|
TGI
1614
DELISTED
Triumph Group
TGI
| $1.71M | ﹤0.01% |
91,412
-227,147
| -71% | -$3.77M |
|
1615
Orrstown Financial Services
ORRF
$822M
| $1.7M | ﹤0.01% |
46,507
-2,120
| -4% | -$80.6K |
|
1616
National Healthcare
NHC
$3.52B
| $1.7M | ﹤0.01% |
15,818
-6,844
| -30% | -$833K |
|
1617
Cricut
CRCT
$1.23B
| $1.7M | ﹤0.01% |
298,252
-180,988
| -38% | -$1.09M |
|
1618
Xerox
XRX
$387M
| $1.7M | ﹤0.01% |
201,351
-162,722
| -45% | -$1.5M |
|
1619
C3.ai
AI
$1.52B
| $1.7M | ﹤0.01% |
49,298
-9,934
| -17% | -$308K |
|
1620
First Financial Bancorp
FFBC
$3.43B
| $1.69M | ﹤0.01% |
63,051
+46,595
| +283% | +$1.27M |
|
|
DESP
1621
DELISTED
Despegar.com
DESP
| $1.69M | ﹤0.01% |
+88,031
| New | +$1.39M |
|
1622
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals
MDGL
$11.8B
| $1.69M | ﹤0.01% |
5,482
+364
| +7% | +$102K |
|
1623
AstraZeneca
AZN
$263B
| $1.69M | ﹤0.01% |
12,906
+3,474
| +37% | +$486K |
|
1624
Gold Fields
GFI
$43.7B
| $1.69M | ﹤0.01% |
127,690
+46,647
| +58% | +$710K |
|
1625
State Street SPDR Portfolio Aggregate Bond ETF
SPAB
$10.3B
| $1.68M | ﹤0.01% |
67,228
+14,627
| +28% | +$372K |
|
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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.