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 |
Humana
HUM
|
+$267M |
| 2 |
Home Depot
HD
|
+$252M |
| 3 |
Northrop Grumman
NOC
|
+$221M |
| 4 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$175M |
| 5 |
Dollar General
DG
|
+$137M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HP
HPQ
|
+$287M |
| 2 |
TWTR
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
|
+$278M |
| 3 |
Biogen
BIIB
|
+$244M |
| 4 |
iShares Russell 3000 ETF
IWV
|
+$198M |
| 5 |
Exelon
EXC
|
+$185M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 20.43% |
| 2 | Financials | 14.36% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 13.9% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.25% |
| 5 | Industrials | 11.62% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1776
Tenaris
TS
$27B
| $456K | ﹤0.01% |
20,122
-410
| -2% | -$8.81K |
|
1777
Magnite
MGNI
$3.38B
| $455K | ﹤0.01% |
55,724
| – | – |
|
|
KAMN
1778
DELISTED
Kaman Corp
KAMN
| $453K | ﹤0.01% |
6,866
-351
| -5% | -$21.9K |
|
1779
Capitol Federal Financial
CFFN
$1.05B
| $451K | ﹤0.01% |
32,830
| – | – |
|
|
HUD
1780
DELISTED
Hudson Ltd. Class A Common Shares
HUD
| $451K | ﹤0.01% |
+29,418
| New | +$384K |
|
1781
DMC Global
BOOM
$139M
| $449K | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
+1,522
| +18% | +$67.7K |
|
|
CCF
1782
DELISTED
Chase Corporation
CCF
| $447K | ﹤0.01% |
3,774
+1,489
| +65% | +$173K |
|
1783
Independence Realty Trust
IRT
$3.98B
| $446K | ﹤0.01% |
31,670
+5,158
| +19% | +$75.1K |
|
|
OSG
1784
DELISTED
Overseas Shipholding Group Inc.
OSG
| $446K | ﹤0.01% |
193,762
-834,517
| -81% | -$1.55M |
|
|
USCR
1785
DELISTED
U S Concrete, Inc.
USCR
| $446K | ﹤0.01% |
10,703
+4,873
| +84% | +$223K |
|
|
ADVM
1786
DELISTED
Adverum Biotechnologies
ADVM
| $445K | ﹤0.01% |
3,867
+955
| +33% | +$84.2K |
|
1787
Napco Security Technologies
NSSC
$1.34B
| $445K | ﹤0.01% |
30,272
+1,868
| +7% | +$27.1K |
|
1788
Virtu Financial
VIRT
$5.85B
| $445K | ﹤0.01% |
27,849
| – | – |
|
1789
First Solar
FSLR
$22.4B
| $443K | ﹤0.01% |
7,910
+2,343
| +42% | +$129K |
|
|
DRNA
1790
DELISTED
Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
DRNA
| $442K | ﹤0.01% |
20,079
+2,372
| +13% | +$47.7K |
|
1791
Clarus
CLAR
$146M
| $441K | ﹤0.01% |
32,683
-11,250
| -26% | -$139K |
|
1792
Washington Trust Bancorp
WASH
$758M
| $440K | ﹤0.01% |
8,175
+465
| +6% | +$23.9K |
|
|
BITA
1793
DELISTED
Bitauto Holdings Limited
BITA
| $440K | ﹤0.01% |
29,642
| – | – |
|
1794
Empire State Realty Trust
ESRT
$819M
| $439K | ﹤0.01% |
31,426
-1,058
| -3% | -$14.9K |
|
1795
Chefs' Warehouse
CHEF
$4.63B
| $438K | ﹤0.01% |
11,494
-6,847
| -37% | -$249K |
|
1796
PDF Solutions
PDFS
$1.86B
| $436K | ﹤0.01% |
25,824
+13,171
| +104% | +$202K |
|
1797
UMB Financial
UMBF
$10.9B
| $436K | ﹤0.01% |
+6,357
| New | +$422K |
|
|
NEX
1798
DELISTED
NexTier Oilfield Solutions Inc.
NEX
| $433K | ﹤0.01% |
64,612
-18,053
| -22% | -$97.4K |
|
|
ILPT
1799
Industrial Logistics Properties Trust
ILPT
$562M
| $431K | ﹤0.01% |
19,202
-720
| -4% | -$15.4K |
|
1800
SiteOne Landscape Supply
SITE
$4.16B
| $431K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,758
| New | +$404K |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q4 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2019, Cliff Asness held 2,253 positions worth $88B, up 3.6% from $84.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 13% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness withdrew a net $3.28B in Q4 2019, closing 142 positions and reducing 1,092 holdings. Its most notable exit was iShares Russell 3000 ETF, an estimated $198M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 20% of assets, up from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.
Against the trend, Cliff Asness opened a new position in DaVita worth $31.1M.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q4 2019 buy was DaVita: 417,883 shares worth $31.1M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Humana in Q4 2019, an estimated $267M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q4 2019 reduction was HP, cutting an estimated $287M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited iShares Russell 3000 ETF in Q4 2019, selling an estimated $198M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 13% of its $88B portfolio in Q4 2019.
- Cliff Asness opened 146 new positions and closed 142 in Q4 2019.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 3.6% quarter-over-quarter to $88B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2019, filed 14 Feb 2020.