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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1851
Alarm.com
ALRM
$2.84B
| $376K | ﹤0.01% |
8,761
-20,239
| -70% | -$913K |
|
1852
Fox Factory Holding Corp
FOXF
$910M
| $375K | ﹤0.01% |
5,390
-8,899
| -62% | -$574K |
|
1853
Barnes & Noble Education
BNED
$426M
| $374K | ﹤0.01% |
877
-1,862
| -68% | -$765K |
|
1854
Fate Therapeutics
FATE
$284M
| $374K | ﹤0.01% |
19,086
-10,493
| -35% | -$167K |
|
1855
Four Corners Property Trust
FCPT
$2.79B
| $371K | ﹤0.01% |
13,146
-7,126
| -35% | -$199K |
|
1856
National Fuel Gas
NFG
$7.79B
| $369K | ﹤0.01% |
8,000
| – | – |
|
1857
PetMed Express
PETS
$37.9M
| $367K | ﹤0.01% |
+15,585
| New | +$349K |
|
1858
Aptiv
APTV
$9.91B
| $363K | ﹤0.01% |
+3,824
| New | +$350K |
|
|
AYR
1859
DELISTED
Aircastle Ltd
AYR
| $363K | ﹤0.01% |
11,328
-14,375
| -56% | -$415K |
|
1860
Brookdale Senior Living
BKD
$2.87B
| $361K | ﹤0.01% |
49,715
-33,907
| -41% | -$252K |
|
1861
NETSCOUT
NTCT
$2.77B
| $361K | ﹤0.01% |
+14,985
| New | +$354K |
|
1862
MaxLinear
MXL
$5.73B
| $359K | ﹤0.01% |
16,911
-3,408
| -17% | -$70.7K |
|
1863
CEL-SCI Corp
CVM
$24.8M
| $355K | ﹤0.01% |
1,295
-4
| -0.3% | -$943 |
|
1864
Lindblad Expeditions
LIND
$2.07B
| $355K | ﹤0.01% |
21,736
-359
| -2% | -$5.74K |
|
1865
City Holding Co
CHCO
$2.03B
| $354K | ﹤0.01% |
4,316
+475
| +12% | +$37.6K |
|
1866
Compass Minerals
CMP
$1.06B
| $352K | ﹤0.01% |
+5,780
| New | +$328K |
|
|
VSLR
1867
DELISTED
VIVINT SOLAR, INC.
VSLR
| $348K | ﹤0.01% |
47,944
| – | – |
|
|
ENV
1868
DELISTED
ENVESTNET, INC.
ENV
| $348K | ﹤0.01% |
4,996
-5,776
| -54% | -$375K |
|
|
RDUS
1869
DELISTED
Radius Health, Inc.
RDUS
| $347K | ﹤0.01% |
+17,190
| New | +$417K |
|
1870
Forward Air
FWRD
$608M
| $346K | ﹤0.01% |
4,950
-249
| -5% | -$16.9K |
|
1871
HCI Group
HCI
$2.31B
| $345K | ﹤0.01% |
7,561
-1,724
| -19% | -$76K |
|
1872
Provident Financial Services
PFS
$3.08B
| $345K | ﹤0.01% |
13,979
+263
| +2% | +$6.5K |
|
|
ADAM
1873
Adamas Trust
ADAM
$883M
| $342K | ﹤0.01% |
13,719
| – | – |
|
1874
Neogen
NEOG
$2.57B
| $341K | ﹤0.01% |
10,438
-252
| -2% | -$8.29K |
|
|
BRSP
1875
BrightSpire Capital
BRSP
$619M
| $338K | ﹤0.01% |
25,701
| – | – |
|
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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.