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 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$324M |
| 2 |
HP
HPQ
|
+$217M |
| 3 |
AbbVie
ABBV
|
+$202M |
| 4 |
Lowe's Companies
LOW
|
+$163M |
| 5 |
CVS Health
CVS
|
+$161M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Starbucks
SBUX
|
+$205M |
| 2 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$202M |
| 3 |
Tyson Foods
TSN
|
+$194M |
| 4 |
Everest Group
EG
|
+$186M |
| 5 |
Synchrony
SYF
|
+$185M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 24.04% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 16.91% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.45% |
| 4 | Financials | 10.25% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 10.22% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1701
Huron Consulting
HURN
$2.59B
| $558K | ﹤0.01% |
12,614
-6,876
| -35% | -$310K |
|
|
TRST
1702
Trustco Bank Corp NY
TRST
$975M
| $556K | ﹤0.01% |
17,578
-15,304
| -47% | -$453K |
|
|
JBGS
1703
JBG SMITH
JBGS
$733M
| $555K | ﹤0.01% |
18,871
+9,005
| +91% | +$279K |
|
1704
CryoPort
CYRX
$831M
| $553K | ﹤0.01% |
18,274
-6,452
| -26% | -$144K |
|
1705
Guidewire Software
GWRE
$16B
| $553K | ﹤0.01% |
5,061
-4,279
| -46% | -$411K |
|
1706
Vishay Precision Group
VPG
$879M
| $551K | ﹤0.01% |
22,400
-29,008
| -56% | -$652K |
|
|
VGR
1707
DELISTED
Vector Group Ltd.
VGR
| $549K | ﹤0.01% |
76,913
+4,906
| +7% | +$37.5K |
|
1708
BJ's Restaurants
BJRI
$1.42B
| $548K | ﹤0.01% |
26,148
+10,335
| +65% | +$205K |
|
|
CAI
1709
DELISTED
CAI International, Inc.
CAI
| $547K | ﹤0.01% |
32,851
-2,807
| -8% | -$46.8K |
|
|
PVLA
1710
Palvella Therapeutics
PVLA
$2.08B
| $546K | ﹤0.01% |
2,203
-57
| -3% | -$13.3K |
|
1711
Horizon Bancorp
HBNC
$1.01B
| $545K | ﹤0.01% |
+50,985
| New | +$520K |
|
1712
Stride
LRN
$3.56B
| $543K | ﹤0.01% |
19,928
-173,822
| -90% | -$4.18M |
|
|
BRY
1713
DELISTED
Berry Corp
BRY
| $542K | ﹤0.01% |
112,230
-7,445
| -6% | -$28.8K |
|
|
ARCH
1714
DELISTED
Arch Resources, Inc.
ARCH
| $541K | ﹤0.01% |
19,035
+1,239
| +7% | +$38.5K |
|
|
ROCC
1715
DELISTED
Ranger Oil Corporation Class A Common Stock
ROCC
| $538K | ﹤0.01% |
56,452
+35,714
| +172% | +$276K |
|
|
TGI
1716
DELISTED
Triumph Group
TGI
| $536K | ﹤0.01% |
59,536
+40,080
| +206% | +$296K |
|
|
PCH
1717
DELISTED
PotlatchDeltic
PCH
| $534K | ﹤0.01% |
14,041
+1,701
| +14% | +$57.5K |
|
|
DEA
1718
Easterly Government Properties
DEA
$1.18B
| $532K | ﹤0.01% |
9,196
+2,200
| +31% | +$140K |
|
1719
Pacific Biosciences
PACB
$404M
| $532K | ﹤0.01% |
+154,114
| New | +$525K |
|
|
SWCH
1720
DELISTED
Switch, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SWCH
| $532K | ﹤0.01% |
30,401
-322,645
| -91% | -$5.65M |
|
1721
Coeur Mining
CDE
$21.4B
| $528K | ﹤0.01% |
103,850
+72,583
| +232% | +$330K |
|
1722
Franklin Covey
FC
$233M
| $526K | ﹤0.01% |
24,563
-7,961
| -24% | -$161K |
|
1723
iQIYI
IQ
$984M
| $526K | ﹤0.01% |
+22,672
| New | +$421K |
|
1724
Cue Biopharma
CUE
$169M
| $525K | ﹤0.01% |
714
-17
| -2% | -$12.3K |
|
1725
Ultrapar
UGP
$7.14B
| $525K | ﹤0.01% |
154,860
+49,851
| +47% | +$147K |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q2 2020 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2020, Cliff Asness held 2,214 positions worth $61.8B, up 4% from $59.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 19% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness withdrew a net $8.64B in Q2 2020, closing 116 positions and reducing 1,166 holdings. Its most notable exit was United Airlines, an estimated $116M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 24% of assets, up from 22% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, Cliff Asness opened a new position in Hexcel worth $31.6M.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q2 2020 buy was Hexcel: 698,621 shares worth $31.6M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Amazon in Q2 2020, an estimated $324M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q2 2020 reduction was Starbucks, cutting an estimated $205M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited United Airlines in Q2 2020, selling an estimated $116M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 19% of its $61.8B portfolio in Q2 2020.
- Cliff Asness opened 182 new positions and closed 116 in Q2 2020.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 4% quarter-over-quarter to $61.8B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q2 2020, filed 17 Aug 2020.