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 |
Zoom
ZM
|
+$92.3M |
| 2 |
Vale
VALE
|
+$85.3M |
| 3 |
Kroger
KR
|
+$83.6M |
| 4 |
GRMN
Garmin
GRMN
|
+$78.8M |
| 5 |
CTXS
Citrix Systems Inc
CTXS
|
+$77.2M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$406M |
| 2 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$348M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$313M |
| 4 |
Procter & Gamble
PG
|
+$250M |
| 5 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$180M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 23.69% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 16.6% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 15.33% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 9.94% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.27% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OLP
1726
One Liberty Properties
OLP
$537M
| $502K | ﹤0.01% |
30,712
-5,580
| -15% | -$99.6K |
|
|
AJRD
1727
DELISTED
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings
AJRD
| $502K | ﹤0.01% |
12,583
-19,833
| -61% | -$803K |
|
1728
RCI Hospitality Holdings
RICK
$235M
| $501K | ﹤0.01% |
+24,562
| New | +$389K |
|
|
CATM
1729
DELISTED
Cardtronics plc Class A Ordinary Shares (UK)
CATM
| $500K | ﹤0.01% |
25,269
-8,347
| -25% | -$182K |
|
|
ROCC
1730
DELISTED
Ranger Oil Corporation Class A Common Stock
ROCC
| $499K | ﹤0.01% |
50,706
-5,746
| -10% | -$61K |
|
|
RJET
1731
Republic Airways Holdings
RJET
$879M
| $498K | ﹤0.01% |
11,251
+6,266
| +126% | +$319K |
|
1732
Cemex
CX
$15.9B
| $497K | ﹤0.01% |
130,725
+26,195
| +25% | +$85.7K |
|
1733
Diamondrock Hospitality Co
DRH
$2.61B
| $497K | ﹤0.01% |
98,047
+8,312
| +9% | +$43.2K |
|
1734
Jacobs Solutions
J
$17.7B
| $497K | ﹤0.01% |
6,481
-44,679
| -87% | -$3.27M |
|
1735
Travere Therapeutics
TVTX
$6.15B
| $495K | ﹤0.01% |
26,799
-3,125
| -10% | -$60.7K |
|
|
DCOM
1736
DELISTED
Dime Community Bancshares
DCOM
| $495K | ﹤0.01% |
43,753
| – | – |
|
1737
Alarm.com
ALRM
$2.83B
| $494K | ﹤0.01% |
+8,940
| New | +$553K |
|
1738
Preferred Bank
PFBC
$1.23B
| $494K | ﹤0.01% |
15,373
-4,130
| -21% | -$154K |
|
1739
Ardmore Shipping
ASC
$746M
| $491K | ﹤0.01% |
137,903
+72,657
| +111% | +$284K |
|
1740
News Corp Class A
NWSA
$16.6B
| $490K | ﹤0.01% |
34,984
-124,317
| -78% | -$1.74M |
|
1741
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
PGC
$804M
| $488K | ﹤0.01% |
32,240
-12,013
| -27% | -$201K |
|
1742
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile
SQM
$23.5B
| $486K | ﹤0.01% |
15,003
+5,673
| +61% | +$177K |
|
1743
Bally's
BALY
$467M
| $485K | ﹤0.01% |
+18,470
| New | +$429K |
|
1744
Innovative Industrial Properties
IIPR
$1.57B
| $485K | ﹤0.01% |
3,904
+24
| +0.6% | +$2.68K |
|
1745
Wabash National
WNC
$491M
| $485K | ﹤0.01% |
40,572
| – | – |
|
1746
e.l.f. Beauty
ELF
$6.25B
| $484K | ﹤0.01% |
26,370
+784
| +3% | +$14.8K |
|
1747
KE Holdings
BEKE
$19.5B
| $482K | ﹤0.01% |
+7,869
| New | +$393K |
|
|
UCB
1748
United Community Banks
UCB
$4.27B
| $480K | ﹤0.01% |
28,368
-14,801
| -34% | -$266K |
|
|
APLS
1749
DELISTED
Apellis Pharmaceuticals
APLS
| $479K | ﹤0.01% |
15,869
-11,044
| -41% | -$330K |
|
|
CMRX
1750
DELISTED
Chimerix, Inc.
CMRX
| $479K | ﹤0.01% |
+192,458
| New | +$569K |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q3 2020 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2020, Cliff Asness held 2,339 positions worth $59.2B, down 4.3% from $61.8B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 19% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness withdrew a net $8.18B in Q3 2020, closing 169 positions and reducing 1,169 holdings. Its most notable exit was LogMein, Inc., an estimated $37.2M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 24% of assets, down from 24% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, Cliff Asness opened a new position in Zoom worth $136M.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q3 2020 buy was Zoom: 288,628 shares worth $136M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Vale in Q3 2020, an estimated $85.3M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q3 2020 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $406M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited LogMein, Inc. in Q3 2020, selling an estimated $37.2M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 19% of its $59.2B portfolio in Q3 2020.
- Cliff Asness opened 241 new positions and closed 169 in Q3 2020.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value fell 4.3% quarter-over-quarter to $59.2B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2020, filed 16 Nov 2020.