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 |
Hawaiian Electric Industries
HE
|
+$139M |
| 2 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
+$128M |
| 3 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$100M |
| 4 |
Citizens Financial Group
CFG
|
+$99M |
| 5 |
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
|
+$97.6M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CF Industries
CF
|
+$89.6M |
| 2 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$82.6M |
| 3 |
Domino's
DPZ
|
+$81.9M |
| 4 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$81.9M |
| 5 |
American International
AIG
|
+$75.5M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 23.32% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 13.45% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.43% |
| 4 | Industrials | 12.23% |
| 5 | Financials | 11.73% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1626
Federal Agricultural Mortgage
AGM
$2.38B
| $931K | ﹤0.01% |
6,037
+271
| +5% | +$43.9K |
|
1627
Americold
COLD
$4.31B
| $931K | ﹤0.01% |
30,605
+4,400
| +17% | +$142K |
|
1628
Kadant
KAI
$3.69B
| $928K | ﹤0.01% |
4,115
+27
| +0.7% | +$5.85K |
|
1629
Banner Corp
BANR
$2.41B
| $924K | ﹤0.01% |
+21,798
| New | +$977K |
|
1630
Avista
AVA
$3.18B
| $923K | ﹤0.01% |
+28,514
| New | +$1.02M |
|
1631
Kosmos Energy
KOS
$1.7B
| $920K | ﹤0.01% |
112,521
+55,176
| +96% | +$391K |
|
1632
Oceaneering
OII
$5.02B
| $916K | ﹤0.01% |
35,631
+21,919
| +160% | +$501K |
|
1633
Vornado Realty Trust
VNO
$7.26B
| $916K | ﹤0.01% |
40,405
-665,203
| -94% | -$14.7M |
|
1634
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals
MDGL
$11.8B
| $909K | ﹤0.01% |
6,226
-301
| -5% | -$56.7K |
|
1635
uniQure
QURE
$3.29B
| $909K | ﹤0.01% |
+135,450
| New | +$1.22M |
|
1636
GATX Corp
GATX
$6.3B
| $908K | ﹤0.01% |
8,347
+1,414
| +20% | +$171K |
|
1637
CarMax
KMX
$8.91B
| $908K | ﹤0.01% |
12,965
+3,962
| +44% | +$324K |
|
|
HOUS
1638
DELISTED
Anywhere Real Estate
HOUS
| $905K | ﹤0.01% |
140,679
-145,500
| -51% | -$1.06M |
|
1639
Prothena Corp
PRTA
$482M
| $893K | ﹤0.01% |
18,509
-777
| -4% | -$46.2K |
|
|
NARI
1640
DELISTED
Inari Medical, Inc. Common Stock
NARI
| $890K | ﹤0.01% |
13,604
-1,319
| -9% | -$83K |
|
|
XHR
1641
Xenia Hotels & Resorts
XHR
$1.81B
| $886K | ﹤0.01% |
75,213
+12,273
| +19% | +$148K |
|
1642
Aaon
AAON
$6.27B
| $885K | ﹤0.01% |
15,568
+34
| +0.2% | +$2.16K |
|
1643
STAG Industrial
STAG
$7.14B
| $885K | ﹤0.01% |
25,631
+4,580
| +22% | +$166K |
|
|
XRN
1644
Chiron Real Estate Inc
XRN
$494M
| $884K | ﹤0.01% |
19,719
+496
| +3% | +$23.8K |
|
1645
SiriusPoint
SPNT
$2.79B
| $883K | ﹤0.01% |
86,849
-18,268
| -17% | -$183K |
|
1646
Donnelley Financial Solutions
DFIN
$1.17B
| $882K | ﹤0.01% |
15,668
-388
| -2% | -$18.8K |
|
|
AZEK
1647
DELISTED
The AZEK Co
AZEK
| $873K | ﹤0.01% |
29,354
+19,997
| +214% | +$628K |
|
|
TPIC
1648
DELISTED
TPI Composites
TPIC
| $869K | ﹤0.01% |
+327,889
| New | +$2.01M |
|
1649
Cytokinetics
CYTK
$10.7B
| $866K | ﹤0.01% |
29,379
-4,892
| -14% | -$163K |
|
1650
Houlihan Lokey
HLI
$9.01B
| $862K | ﹤0.01% |
8,049
-1,766
| -18% | -$182K |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q3 2023 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2023, Cliff Asness held 2,432 positions worth $48.4B, up 2.9% from $47B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 14% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness deployed $2.75B of net new capital in Q3 2023, opening 254 new positions and adding to 1,140 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF: 624,491 shares worth $27.3M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 23% of assets, down from 24% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was CF Industries, an estimated $89.6M trimmed.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q3 2023 buy was Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF: 624,491 shares worth $27.3M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Hawaiian Electric Industries in Q3 2023, an estimated $139M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q3 2023 reduction was CF Industries, cutting an estimated $89.6M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Univar Solutions Inc. in Q3 2023, selling an estimated $60.5M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 14% of its $48.4B portfolio in Q3 2023.
- Cliff Asness opened 254 new positions and closed 123 in Q3 2023.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 2.9% quarter-over-quarter to $48.4B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2023, filed 14 Nov 2023.