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 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$119M |
| 2 |
Valero Energy
VLO
|
+$117M |
| 3 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$89.6M |
| 4 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$88.5M |
| 5 |
Mastercard
MA
|
+$85.2M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Allstate
ALL
|
+$109M |
| 2 |
Moderna
MRNA
|
+$105M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
GS
|
+$97.9M |
| 4 |
Lennar Class A
LEN
|
+$81M |
| 5 |
Emerson Electric
EMR
|
+$78.1M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 19.9% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 15.52% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.66% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.48% |
| 5 | Industrials | 11.43% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1851
ABM Industries
ABM
$2.75B
| $414K | ﹤0.01% |
10,842
-17,221
| -61% | -$754K |
|
1852
Huntington Bancshares
HBAN
$34.4B
| $414K | ﹤0.01% |
31,404
+2,034
| +7% | +$27.2K |
|
1853
Essential Properties Realty Trust
EPRT
$6.7B
| $412K | ﹤0.01% |
21,183
-23,458
| -53% | -$534K |
|
1854
El Pollo Loco
LOCO
$484M
| $411K | ﹤0.01% |
46,127
-31,669
| -41% | -$298K |
|
1855
Interface
TILE
$2.21B
| $410K | ﹤0.01% |
45,633
+21,420
| +88% | +$259K |
|
1856
NextDecade
NEXT
$1.96B
| $402K | ﹤0.01% |
+66,740
| New | +$444K |
|
1857
TriCo Bancshares
TCBK
$1.74B
| $401K | ﹤0.01% |
8,972
-8,288
| -48% | -$389K |
|
|
FREE
1858
DELISTED
Whole Earth Brands, Inc. Class A Common Stock
FREE
| $400K | ﹤0.01% |
104,129
+49,830
| +92% | +$271K |
|
1859
Helios Technologies
HLIO
$2.44B
| $399K | ﹤0.01% |
7,882
+2,649
| +51% | +$160K |
|
1860
HighPeak Energy
HPK
$1.03B
| $398K | ﹤0.01% |
18,384
+2,425
| +15% | +$57.1K |
|
1861
Agnico Eagle Mines
AEM
$110B
| $392K | ﹤0.01% |
9,278
-96
| -1% | -$4.12K |
|
1862
SiteOne Landscape Supply
SITE
$4.16B
| $391K | ﹤0.01% |
3,835
+557
| +17% | +$69.8K |
|
1863
Target Hospitality
TH
$1.78B
| $389K | ﹤0.01% |
30,799
-16,389
| -35% | -$205K |
|
|
VBTX
1864
DELISTED
Veritex Holdings
VBTX
| $388K | ﹤0.01% |
+14,593
| New | +$442K |
|
1865
Ball Corp
BALL
$17.1B
| $387K | ﹤0.01% |
8,002
-56,530
| -88% | -$3.48M |
|
|
AVTA
1866
DELISTED
Avantax, Inc. Common Stock
AVTA
| $386K | ﹤0.01% |
+19,949
| New | +$401K |
|
1867
Babcock & Wilcox
BW
$1.15B
| $384K | ﹤0.01% |
60,185
-33,204
| -36% | -$247K |
|
|
CDMO
1868
DELISTED
Avid Bioservices, Inc. Common Stock
CDMO
| $381K | ﹤0.01% |
19,951
-2,587
| -11% | -$47.1K |
|
1869
FB Financial Corp
FBK
$2.91B
| $379K | ﹤0.01% |
9,915
-3,072
| -24% | -$125K |
|
1870
Zillow
Z
$8.33B
| $379K | ﹤0.01% |
13,257
-5,998
| -31% | -$208K |
|
1871
Huron Consulting
HURN
$2.59B
| $378K | ﹤0.01% |
+5,702
| New | +$378K |
|
1872
IES Holdings
IESC
$12.9B
| $377K | ﹤0.01% |
27,266
-21,940
| -45% | -$339K |
|
1873
NuScale Power
SMR
$3.71B
| $377K | ﹤0.01% |
+32,261
| New | +$424K |
|
1874
Napco Security Technologies
NSSC
$1.34B
| $375K | ﹤0.01% |
12,897
-205
| -2% | -$5.48K |
|
1875
BRC Group Holdings
RILY
$283M
| $375K | ﹤0.01% |
8,420
+2
| +0% | +$100 |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q3 2022 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2022, Cliff Asness held 2,407 positions worth $41B, down 7.3% from $44.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 14% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness's Q3 2022 filing shows 233 new, 1,091 increased, 839 reduced and 232 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Applovin: 596,316 shares worth $11.6M. The largest sale was Allstate, an estimated $109M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 20% of assets, down from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q3 2022 buy was Applovin: 596,316 shares worth $11.6M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Tesla in Q3 2022, an estimated $119M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q3 2022 reduction was Allstate, cutting an estimated $109M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Baidu in Q3 2022, selling an estimated $31.3M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 14% of its $41B portfolio in Q3 2022.
- Cliff Asness opened 233 new positions and closed 232 in Q3 2022.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value fell 7.3% quarter-over-quarter to $41B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2022, filed 14 Nov 2022.