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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1851
Nicolet Bankshares
NIC
$3.62B
| $1.08M | ﹤0.01% |
10,262
+5,460
| +114% | +$577K |
|
1852
ING
ING
$100B
| $1.08M | ﹤0.01% |
68,678
-2,458
| -3% | -$39.9K |
|
|
NXDR
1853
Nextdoor Holdings
NXDR
$917M
| $1.08M | ﹤0.01% |
453,659
+280,869
| +163% | +$697K |
|
1854
Virtus InfraCap US Preferred Stock ETF
PFFA
$2.5B
| $1.07M | ﹤0.01% |
+49,000
| New | +$1.11M |
|
1855
Coastal Financial
CCB
$718M
| $1.07M | ﹤0.01% |
12,629
+254
| +2% | +$17.7K |
|
1856
Third Coast Bancshares
TCBX
$760M
| $1.07M | ﹤0.01% |
31,574
+15,659
| +98% | +$510K |
|
1857
Agilysys
AGYS
$3.21B
| $1.07M | ﹤0.01% |
8,135
-15,273
| -65% | -$1.87M |
|
1858
B&G Foods
BGS
$284M
| $1.07M | ﹤0.01% |
155,509
-267,688
| -63% | -$2.01M |
|
1859
Stoneridge
SRI
$205M
| $1.07M | ﹤0.01% |
170,063
+142,149
| +509% | +$1.09M |
|
1860
Kodak
KODK
$948M
| $1.07M | ﹤0.01% |
162,184
-460,994
| -74% | -$2.62M |
|
1861
Alector
ALEC
$257M
| $1.06M | ﹤0.01% |
562,936
+354,935
| +171% | +$1.34M |
|
1862
Daily Journal
DJCO
$837M
| $1.06M | ﹤0.01% |
1,870
+245
| +15% | +$131K |
|
|
CVE.WS
1863
DELISTED
Cenovus Energy Inc Warrants
CVE.WS
| $1.06M | ﹤0.01% |
100,130
| – | – |
|
1864
Hawaiian Electric Industries
HE
$1.97B
| $1.06M | ﹤0.01% |
108,757
-162,912
| -60% | -$1.65M |
|
1865
Hertz
HTZ
$781M
| $1.06M | ﹤0.01% |
289,125
-620,803
| -68% | -$2.24M |
|
|
SRTA
1866
Strata Critical Medical Inc
SRTA
$528M
| $1.05M | ﹤0.01% |
247,687
-257,722
| -51% | -$981K |
|
1867
Sturm, Ruger & Co
RGR
$615M
| $1.05M | ﹤0.01% |
29,706
+19,038
| +178% | +$741K |
|
1868
Tetra Tech
TTEK
$9.44B
| $1.05M | ﹤0.01% |
26,303
+2,934
| +13% | +$132K |
|
1869
Transocean
RIG
$6.44B
| $1.04M | ﹤0.01% |
278,402
-216,092
| -44% | -$898K |
|
1870
Trustmark
TRMK
$2.7B
| $1.04M | ﹤0.01% |
29,393
-4,284
| -13% | -$155K |
|
1871
Green Dot
GDOT
$765M
| $1.04M | ﹤0.01% |
97,495
-6,229
| -6% | -$68.7K |
|
1872
MacroGenics
MGNX
$256M
| $1.04M | ﹤0.01% |
319,070
-104,546
| -25% | -$377K |
|
1873
Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF
VGSH
$30.2B
| $1.03M | ﹤0.01% |
+17,768
| New | +$1.04M |
|
|
DFAI
1874
Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF
DFAI
$18.2B
| $1.03M | ﹤0.01% |
+35,267
| New | +$1.07M |
|
1875
SL Green Realty
SLG
$4.15B
| $1.03M | ﹤0.01% |
15,377
+673
| +5% | +$49.8K |
|
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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.