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 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$523M |
| 2 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$243M |
| 3 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$188M |
| 4 |
Adobe
ADBE
|
+$159M |
| 5 |
Infosys
INFY
|
+$150M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$143M |
| 2 |
Cigna
CI
|
+$133M |
| 3 |
Delta Air Lines
DAL
|
+$121M |
| 4 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$120M |
| 5 |
Cisco
CSCO
|
+$113M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 24.8% |
| 2 | Financials | 15.9% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 13.33% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.85% |
| 5 | Industrials | 11.5% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1776
Rush Enterprises Class A
RUSHA
$8.29B
| $1.24M | ﹤0.01% |
22,703
-2,383
| -9% | -$136K |
|
1777
Ecovyst
ECVT
$1.11B
| $1.24M | ﹤0.01% |
162,647
+20,721
| +15% | +$153K |
|
1778
State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLF
$56.7B
| $1.24M | ﹤0.01% |
25,702
+944
| +4% | +$45.6K |
|
1779
Willis Lease Finance
WLFC
$1.16B
| $1.24M | ﹤0.01% |
+17,883
| New | +$1.16M |
|
1780
Par Pacific Holdings
PARR
$3.75B
| $1.23M | ﹤0.01% |
75,335
+11,447
| +18% | +$193K |
|
1781
Invesco S&P SmallCap Value with Momentum ETF
XSVM
$653M
| $1.23M | ﹤0.01% |
22,649
+4,147
| +22% | +$234K |
|
1782
Intapp
INTA
$3.16B
| $1.23M | ﹤0.01% |
19,250
+6,850
| +55% | +$393K |
|
|
BFS
1783
Saul Centers
BFS
$843M
| $1.23M | ﹤0.01% |
31,710
-10,580
| -25% | -$424K |
|
1784
Coca-Cola Femsa
KOF
$24.3B
| $1.23M | ﹤0.01% |
15,789
-6,705
| -30% | -$552K |
|
|
HUT
1785
Hut 8
HUT
$10.2B
| $1.23M | ﹤0.01% |
+59,913
| New | +$1.22M |
|
1786
Federal Agricultural Mortgage
AGM
$2.36B
| $1.22M | ﹤0.01% |
6,189
+194
| +3% | +$38.5K |
|
1787
Upbound Group
UPBD
$1.12B
| $1.22M | ﹤0.01% |
41,653
+12,381
| +42% | +$384K |
|
1788
Modine Manufacturing
MOD
$10.1B
| $1.21M | ﹤0.01% |
10,471
-21,600
| -67% | -$2.78M |
|
1789
iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF
EFG
$17.2B
| $1.21M | ﹤0.01% |
12,499
+1,765
| +16% | +$179K |
|
1790
Franklin Electric
FELE
$4.51B
| $1.21M | ﹤0.01% |
12,388
+1,287
| +12% | +$134K |
|
1791
Allient
ALNT
$1.61B
| $1.21M | ﹤0.01% |
49,682
+10,698
| +27% | +$236K |
|
1792
State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF
SPDW
$42.3B
| $1.2M | ﹤0.01% |
35,279
+11,780
| +50% | +$422K |
|
1793
Janus International
JBI
$697M
| $1.2M | ﹤0.01% |
163,793
+87,863
| +116% | +$725K |
|
1794
Vanguard ESG US Stock ETF
ESGV
$13.6B
| $1.2M | ﹤0.01% |
11,462
-202
| -2% | -$21.2K |
|
|
AZPN
1795
DELISTED
Aspen Technology Inc
AZPN
| $1.2M | ﹤0.01% |
4,815
-9,807
| -67% | -$2.39M |
|
1796
Shell
SHEL
$255B
| $1.2M | ﹤0.01% |
19,145
-2,201
| -10% | -$144K |
|
1797
HEICO Corp Class A
HEI.A
$36.2B
| $1.2M | ﹤0.01% |
6,436
+975
| +18% | +$197K |
|
1798
Newmark Group
NMRK
$2.88B
| $1.2M | ﹤0.01% |
93,435
+76,943
| +467% | +$1.14M |
|
1799
Glacier Bancorp
GBCI
$6.09B
| $1.2M | ﹤0.01% |
23,817
+6,667
| +39% | +$349K |
|
1800
Acadia Pharmaceuticals
ACAD
$5.27B
| $1.2M | ﹤0.01% |
65,180
+28,252
| +77% | +$456K |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q4 2024 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2024, Cliff Asness held 3,002 positions worth $77.6B, up 7.2% from $72.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 15% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness deployed $4.38B of net new capital in Q4 2024, opening 251 new positions and adding to 1,435 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF: 98,982 shares worth $16.2M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 25% of assets, up from 24% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class A, an estimated $143M trimmed.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q4 2024 buy was iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF: 98,982 shares worth $16.2M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Apple in Q4 2024, an estimated $523M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q4 2024 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class A, cutting an estimated $143M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Marathon Oil Corporation in Q4 2024, selling an estimated $5.41M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 15% of its $77.6B portfolio in Q4 2024.
- Cliff Asness opened 251 new positions and closed 141 in Q4 2024.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 7.2% quarter-over-quarter to $77.6B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2024, filed 14 Feb 2025.