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 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$237M |
| 2 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$200M |
| 3 |
Moderna
MRNA
|
+$143M |
| 4 |
EPAM Systems
EPAM
|
+$106M |
| 5 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$94.7M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Target
TGT
|
+$138M |
| 2 |
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
|
+$135M |
| 3 |
AngloGold Ashanti
AU
|
+$112M |
| 4 |
Costco
COST
|
+$111M |
| 5 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$111M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 22.96% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 15.73% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.78% |
| 4 | Industrials | 11.76% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.95% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1676
HNI Corp
HNI
$3.54B
| $738K | ﹤0.01% |
19,930
-7,225
| -27% | -$292K |
|
|
YELL
1677
DELISTED
Yellow Corporation Common Stock
YELL
| $738K | ﹤0.01% |
105,337
+56,842
| +117% | +$542K |
|
|
LBRDK
1678
DELISTED
Liberty Broadband Class C
LBRDK
| $734K | ﹤0.01% |
5,423
| – | – |
|
|
AMWD
1679
DELISTED
American Woodmark
AMWD
| $732K | ﹤0.01% |
14,955
+2,780
| +23% | +$160K |
|
1680
Denali Therapeutics
DNLI
$3.87B
| $730K | ﹤0.01% |
22,686
-28,981
| -56% | -$997K |
|
|
ESTE
1681
DELISTED
Earthstone Energy Inc. Class A Common Stock
ESTE
| $730K | ﹤0.01% |
57,835
-114,048
| -66% | -$1.49M |
|
|
CHUY
1682
DELISTED
Chuy's Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
CHUY
| $722K | ﹤0.01% |
+26,728
| New | +$742K |
|
|
CHS
1683
DELISTED
Chicos FAS, Inc.
CHS
| $722K | ﹤0.01% |
150,374
+120,872
| +410% | +$566K |
|
1684
Haverty Furniture Companies
HVT
$430M
| $721K | ﹤0.01% |
26,297
-10,337
| -28% | -$300K |
|
1685
Progress Software
PRGS
$1.78B
| $719K | ﹤0.01% |
15,261
-6,085
| -29% | -$274K |
|
1686
Hilton Grand Vacations
HGV
$3.53B
| $717K | ﹤0.01% |
13,784
+1,561
| +13% | +$78.7K |
|
|
BGFV
1687
DELISTED
Big 5 Sporting Goods
BGFV
| $716K | ﹤0.01% |
41,724
+7,579
| +22% | +$135K |
|
1688
Leslie's
LESL
$5.44M
| $706K | ﹤0.01% |
+1,823
| New | +$758K |
|
|
ONIT
1689
Onity Group
ONIT
$299M
| $706K | ﹤0.01% |
29,721
+5,580
| +23% | +$182K |
|
1690
Miller Industries
MLR
$644M
| $703K | ﹤0.01% |
24,979
-236
| -0.9% | -$7.27K |
|
1691
Ribbon Communications
RBBN
$365M
| $703K | ﹤0.01% |
+227,442
| New | +$932K |
|
1692
Collegium Pharmaceutical
COLL
$848M
| $701K | ﹤0.01% |
34,421
+20,265
| +143% | +$383K |
|
|
MDRX
1693
DELISTED
Veradigm Inc. Common Stock
MDRX
| $697K | ﹤0.01% |
30,970
-19,640
| -39% | -$398K |
|
1694
PDF Solutions
PDFS
$1.86B
| $691K | ﹤0.01% |
24,809
+9,061
| +58% | +$253K |
|
|
OTRK
1695
DELISTED
Ontrak
OTRK
| $687K | ﹤0.01% |
+3,370
| New | +$918K |
|
|
BHR
1696
Braemar Hotels & Resorts
BHR
$141M
| $685K | ﹤0.01% |
110,805
-36,302
| -25% | -$208K |
|
1697
Cartesian Therapeutics
RNAC
$304M
| $684K | ﹤0.01% |
18,548
+834
| +5% | +$52.2K |
|
1698
LendingTree
TREE
$435M
| $682K | ﹤0.01% |
5,698
-1,511
| -21% | -$179K |
|
1699
Triumph Financial Inc
TFIN
$1.76B
| $679K | ﹤0.01% |
7,220
-74
| -1% | -$7.28K |
|
1700
Impinj
PI
$4.92B
| $677K | ﹤0.01% |
10,649
-1,531
| -13% | -$111K |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q1 2022 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2022, Cliff Asness held 2,367 positions worth $52.7B, down 4.5% from $55.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 16% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness's Q1 2022 filing shows 187 new, 1,008 increased, 966 reduced and 158 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Carnival Corporation Ltd: 1,737,168 shares worth $34.8M. The largest sale was Target, an estimated $138M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 23% of assets, down from 24% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q1 2022 buy was Carnival Corporation Ltd: 1,737,168 shares worth $34.8M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q1 2022, an estimated $237M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q1 2022 reduction was Target, cutting an estimated $138M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Xilinx Inc in Q1 2022, selling an estimated $25.4M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 16% of its $52.7B portfolio in Q1 2022.
- Cliff Asness opened 187 new positions and closed 158 in Q1 2022.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value fell 4.5% quarter-over-quarter to $52.7B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q1 2022, filed 16 May 2022.