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 |
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
|
+$121M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
GS
|
+$106M |
| 3 |
Carrier Global
CARR
|
+$80.6M |
| 4 |
Markel Group
MKL
|
+$79.9M |
| 5 |
Chubb
CB
|
+$77.6M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$339M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$291M |
| 3 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$290M |
| 4 |
Target
TGT
|
+$207M |
| 5 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$201M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 23.25% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 14.33% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 13.99% |
| 4 | Industrials | 11.75% |
| 5 | Financials | 11.36% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1626
CorVel
CRVL
$3.6B
| $919K | ﹤0.01% |
20,523
+7,281
| +55% | +$287K |
|
1627
Powell Industries
POWL
$6.89B
| $918K | ﹤0.01% |
88,959
-131,655
| -60% | -$1.51M |
|
1628
Northwest Bancshares
NWBI
$2.25B
| $914K | ﹤0.01% |
+66,993
| New | +$946K |
|
1629
Host Hotels & Resorts
HST
$15.9B
| $908K | ﹤0.01% |
53,109
-66,323
| -56% | -$1.16M |
|
1630
Gibraltar Industries
ROCK
$1.37B
| $908K | ﹤0.01% |
11,904
+16
| +0.1% | +$1.32K |
|
1631
Fluor
FLR
$6.86B
| $906K | ﹤0.01% |
51,552
-9,326
| -15% | -$192K |
|
1632
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical
RARE
$2.54B
| $906K | ﹤0.01% |
9,500
-19,284
| -67% | -$2.01M |
|
|
POLY
1633
DELISTED
Plantronics, Inc.
POLY
| $906K | ﹤0.01% |
21,721
+10,365
| +91% | +$387K |
|
|
MGLN
1634
DELISTED
Magellan Health Services, Inc.
MGLN
| $903K | ﹤0.01% |
9,591
| – | – |
|
|
P
1635
Everpure Inc
P
$33.4B
| $893K | ﹤0.01% |
45,701
+24,116
| +112% | +$474K |
|
1636
Bankunited
BKU
$3.3B
| $889K | ﹤0.01% |
+20,822
| New | +$951K |
|
|
NVEE
1637
DELISTED
NV5 Global
NVEE
| $889K | ﹤0.01% |
+37,636
| New | +$855K |
|
1638
American States Water
AWR
$3.61B
| $886K | ﹤0.01% |
11,131
+343
| +3% | +$27.3K |
|
|
QTS
1639
DELISTED
QTS REALTY TRUST, INC.
QTS
| $884K | ﹤0.01% |
11,441
+3,770
| +49% | +$256K |
|
|
FLOW
1640
DELISTED
SPX FLOW, Inc.
FLOW
| $879K | ﹤0.01% |
13,473
+7,040
| +109% | +$469K |
|
1641
Cousins Properties
CUZ
$4.94B
| $878K | ﹤0.01% |
23,960
+13,289
| +125% | +$489K |
|
1642
Chewy
CHWY
$10B
| $875K | ﹤0.01% |
10,978
-69,254
| -86% | -$5.35M |
|
1643
Helios Technologies
HLIO
$2.44B
| $874K | ﹤0.01% |
11,194
| – | – |
|
1644
Arlo Technologies
ARLO
$1.41B
| $871K | ﹤0.01% |
128,603
+45,579
| +55% | +$297K |
|
1645
Andersons Inc
ANDE
$2.23B
| $869K | ﹤0.01% |
28,464
-1,400
| -5% | -$42.2K |
|
1646
Mid-America Apartment Communities
MAA
$15.4B
| $866K | ﹤0.01% |
5,144
+1,638
| +47% | +$261K |
|
1647
NMI Holdings
NMIH
$3.42B
| $866K | ﹤0.01% |
+38,514
| New | +$919K |
|
1648
Sunstone Hotel Investors
SHO
$2.1B
| $861K | ﹤0.01% |
69,352
+2,594
| +4% | +$33K |
|
1649
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$12.6B
| $860K | ﹤0.01% |
10,352
+3,001
| +41% | +$238K |
|
1650
Kadant
KAI
$3.69B
| $858K | ﹤0.01% |
4,870
+341
| +8% | +$60K |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q2 2021 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2021, Cliff Asness held 2,351 positions worth $57.8B, down 5.5% from $61.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 17% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness withdrew a net $7.23B in Q2 2021, closing 138 positions and reducing 1,144 holdings. Its most notable exit was Extended Stay America, Inc. Paired Share Unit, an estimated $21.7M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 23% of assets, down from 24% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
Against the trend, Cliff Asness opened a new position in Li Auto worth $26M.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q2 2021 buy was Li Auto: 743,909 shares worth $26M.
- Cliff Asness added most to JPMorgan Chase in Q2 2021, an estimated $121M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q2 2021 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $339M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Extended Stay America, Inc. Paired Share Unit in Q2 2021, selling an estimated $21.7M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 17% of its $57.8B portfolio in Q2 2021.
- Cliff Asness opened 173 new positions and closed 138 in Q2 2021.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value fell 5.5% quarter-over-quarter to $57.8B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q2 2021, filed 16 Aug 2021.