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 |
Cigna
CI
|
+$163M |
| 2 |
American International
AIG
|
+$149M |
| 3 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$129M |
| 4 |
General Motors
GM
|
+$106M |
| 5 |
Synchrony
SYF
|
+$96.5M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$144M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$139M |
| 3 |
AT&T
T
|
+$109M |
| 4 |
Expedia Group
EXPE
|
+$70.5M |
| 5 |
Micron Technology
MU
|
+$67M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 22.47% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 14.87% |
| 3 | Industrials | 12.09% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.95% |
| 5 | Financials | 10.87% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1801
Kinetik
KNTK
$4.39B
| $468K | ﹤0.01% |
14,965
-3,289
| -18% | -$101K |
|
1802
Privia Health
PRVA
$2.69B
| $467K | ﹤0.01% |
16,914
-300
| -2% | -$7.92K |
|
1803
Alector
ALEC
$268M
| $466K | ﹤0.01% |
75,339
-104,329
| -58% | -$849K |
|
1804
Clover Health Investments
CLOV
$2.21B
| $466K | ﹤0.01% |
551,171
-32,295
| -6% | -$35.4K |
|
1805
Ameresco
AMRC
$1.09B
| $464K | ﹤0.01% |
9,435
-1,848
| -16% | -$98K |
|
1806
Ciena
CIEN
$52.9B
| $463K | ﹤0.01% |
8,921
-42,874
| -83% | -$2.14M |
|
1807
ADMA Biologics
ADMA
$2.18B
| $461K | ﹤0.01% |
139,314
+16,463
| +13% | +$56.9K |
|
|
ARI
1808
Apollo Commercial Real Estate
ARI
$881M
| $460K | ﹤0.01% |
49,450
-6,313
| -11% | -$69.9K |
|
1809
Atea Pharmaceuticals
AVIR
$436M
| $459K | ﹤0.01% |
137,081
-13,807
| -9% | -$56K |
|
|
RVNC
1810
DELISTED
Revance Therapeutics, Inc.
RVNC
| $457K | ﹤0.01% |
+14,200
| New | +$443K |
|
1811
ZipRecruiter
ZIP
$373M
| $456K | ﹤0.01% |
28,632
-4,864
| -15% | -$87.8K |
|
1812
American Well
AMWL
$200M
| $455K | ﹤0.01% |
9,637
+8,390
| +673% | +$538K |
|
1813
Tootsie Roll Industries
TR
$3.12B
| $453K | ﹤0.01% |
11,022
+239
| +2% | +$9.53K |
|
|
SOHU
1814
Sohu.com
SOHU
$376M
| $453K | ﹤0.01% |
30,751
| – | – |
|
|
B
1815
Barrick Mining
B
$78.8B
| $453K | ﹤0.01% |
24,388
-7,571
| -24% | -$136K |
|
1816
St. Joe Company
JOE
$3.93B
| $448K | ﹤0.01% |
10,767
-6,028
| -36% | -$258K |
|
1817
OneSpan
OSPN
$580M
| $447K | ﹤0.01% |
25,536
-36,730
| -59% | -$550K |
|
1818
Varonis Systems
VRNS
$4.68B
| $442K | ﹤0.01% |
16,978
+3,115
| +22% | +$81.2K |
|
|
PAMT
1819
PAMT Corp
PAMT
$245M
| $440K | ﹤0.01% |
15,354
-19,267
| -56% | -$543K |
|
1820
Alarm.com
ALRM
$2.83B
| $436K | ﹤0.01% |
+8,669
| New | +$446K |
|
1821
Avista
AVA
$3.17B
| $432K | ﹤0.01% |
10,185
-3,089
| -23% | -$128K |
|
|
ATSG
1822
DELISTED
Air Transport Services Group
ATSG
| $431K | ﹤0.01% |
20,676
+8,654
| +72% | +$209K |
|
|
AZPN
1823
DELISTED
Aspen Technology Inc
AZPN
| $430K | ﹤0.01% |
1,937
+7
| +0.4% | +$1.45K |
|
1824
LeMaitre Vascular
LMAT
$1.84B
| $427K | ﹤0.01% |
8,293
-82
| -1% | -$3.98K |
|
|
SHYF
1825
DELISTED
The Shyft Group
SHYF
| $426K | ﹤0.01% |
18,707
-66,008
| -78% | -$1.85M |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q1 2023 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2023, Cliff Asness held 2,318 positions worth $45.6B, up 3.8% from $43.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 14% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness's Q1 2023 filing shows 125 new, 935 increased, 1,083 reduced and 165 closed positions. Its largest new stake was GE HealthCare: 300,492 shares worth $24.6M. The largest sale was Meta Platforms (Facebook), an estimated $144M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 22% of assets, up from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Industrials.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q1 2023 buy was GE HealthCare: 300,492 shares worth $24.6M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Cigna in Q1 2023, an estimated $163M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q1 2023 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $144M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Signature Bank in Q1 2023, selling an estimated $18.8M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 14% of its $45.6B portfolio in Q1 2023.
- Cliff Asness opened 125 new positions and closed 165 in Q1 2023.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 3.8% quarter-over-quarter to $45.6B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q1 2023, filed 15 May 2023.