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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1801
Rithm Capital
RITM
$5.72B
| $430K | ﹤0.01% |
26,709
| – | – |
|
1802
Gibraltar Industries
ROCK
$1.37B
| $430K | ﹤0.01% |
8,533
+105
| +1% | +$5.27K |
|
1803
First Bancorp
FBNC
$2.7B
| $427K | ﹤0.01% |
10,697
-4,013
| -27% | -$154K |
|
1804
Community Bank
CBU
$3.32B
| $422K | ﹤0.01% |
5,952
-3,728
| -39% | -$250K |
|
|
TCDA
1805
DELISTED
Tricida, Inc. Common Stock
TCDA
| $420K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,138
| New | +$415K |
|
1806
Alamo Group
ALG
$2.01B
| $419K | ﹤0.01% |
3,334
+369
| +12% | +$43.2K |
|
1807
Applied Industrial Technologies
AIT
$12.4B
| $417K | ﹤0.01% |
+6,258
| New | +$384K |
|
1808
Harmonic Inc
HLIT
$1.31B
| $416K | ﹤0.01% |
53,363
-8,832
| -14% | -$65.9K |
|
|
HEES
1809
DELISTED
H&E Equipment Services
HEES
| $415K | ﹤0.01% |
12,404
+2,995
| +32% | +$97.1K |
|
1810
Moelis & Co
MC
$5.07B
| $414K | ﹤0.01% |
12,977
-1,299
| -9% | -$42.5K |
|
1811
Shake Shack
SHAK
$3.05B
| $414K | ﹤0.01% |
6,948
-1,314
| -16% | -$94.4K |
|
1812
NETGEAR
NTGR
$563M
| $413K | ﹤0.01% |
16,841
+638
| +4% | +$17.4K |
|
|
FOE
1813
DELISTED
Ferro Corporation
FOE
| $412K | ﹤0.01% |
+27,773
| New | +$358K |
|
|
RTL
1814
DELISTED
The Necessity Retail REIT, Inc. Class A Common Stock
RTL
| $411K | ﹤0.01% |
30,963
+9,875
| +47% | +$141K |
|
|
NBL
1815
DELISTED
Noble Energy, Inc.
NBL
| $408K | ﹤0.01% |
16,653
-741
| -4% | -$15.7K |
|
|
CY
1816
DELISTED
Cypress Semiconductor
CY
| $408K | ﹤0.01% |
17,484
| – | – |
|
1817
Autoliv
ALV
$9.02B
| $407K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,827
| New | +$395K |
|
1818
CryoPort
CYRX
$828M
| $407K | ﹤0.01% |
24,726
| – | – |
|
1819
Park National Corp
PRK
$3.68B
| $406K | ﹤0.01% |
3,965
-353
| -8% | -$35.3K |
|
1820
Upland Software
UPLD
$14M
| $405K | ﹤0.01% |
1,135
-6
| -0.5% | -$2.24K |
|
1821
WesBanco
WSBC
$3.91B
| $402K | ﹤0.01% |
10,629
-93
| -0.9% | -$3.47K |
|
|
EVOP
1822
DELISTED
EVO Payments, Inc. Class A Common Stock
EVOP
| $402K | ﹤0.01% |
15,217
-6,859
| -31% | -$189K |
|
1823
Cyclerion Therapeutics
CYCN
$18.4M
| $401K | ﹤0.01% |
+7,368
| New | +$688K |
|
1824
TG Therapeutics
TGTX
$8.57B
| $401K | ﹤0.01% |
+36,171
| New | +$275K |
|
1825
RPM International
RPM
$13.6B
| $400K | ﹤0.01% |
5,211
+1,123
| +27% | +$81.5K |
|
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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.