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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FIT
1951
DELISTED
Fitbit, Inc. Class A common stock
FIT
| $256K | ﹤0.01% |
+39,014
| New | +$229K |
|
1952
Korn Ferry
KFY
$4.37B
| $253K | ﹤0.01% |
5,976
-2,951
| -33% | -$114K |
|
1953
LifeVantage
LFVN
$84.4M
| $253K | ﹤0.01% |
16,221
| – | – |
|
1954
Arq
ARQ
$100M
| $253K | ﹤0.01% |
24,083
+8,255
| +52% | +$98.6K |
|
|
TIVO
1955
DELISTED
Tivo Inc
TIVO
| $253K | ﹤0.01% |
+29,795
| New | +$236K |
|
1956
Westlake Corp
WLK
$10.1B
| $252K | ﹤0.01% |
3,598
-465
| -11% | -$31.2K |
|
|
TGH
1957
DELISTED
Textainer Group Holdings limited
TGH
| $250K | ﹤0.01% |
23,369
| – | – |
|
|
CTO
1958
CTO Realty Growth
CTO
$817M
| $247K | ﹤0.01% |
15,104
-210
| -1% | -$3.63K |
|
1959
Seaboard Corp
SEB
$4.08B
| $247K | ﹤0.01% |
58
-3
| -5% | -$12.6K |
|
|
HOME
1960
DELISTED
At Home Group Inc.
HOME
| $246K | ﹤0.01% |
+44,696
| New | +$364K |
|
1961
ADT
ADT
$5.39B
| $245K | ﹤0.01% |
30,884
-3,965
| -11% | -$31.3K |
|
1962
Quanterix
QTRX
$141M
| $244K | ﹤0.01% |
10,346
-4,530
| -30% | -$103K |
|
|
HNGR
1963
DELISTED
Hanger Inc.
HNGR
| $241K | ﹤0.01% |
8,718
-16,904
| -66% | -$401K |
|
|
HOUS
1964
DELISTED
Anywhere Real Estate
HOUS
| $240K | ﹤0.01% |
24,826
-55,771
| -69% | -$512K |
|
1965
Sensient Technologies
SXT
$5.73B
| $239K | ﹤0.01% |
+3,621
| New | +$232K |
|
1966
Coeur Mining
CDE
$21.6B
| $238K | ﹤0.01% |
29,458
+14,357
| +95% | +$88.5K |
|
|
INFN
1967
DELISTED
Infinera Corporation Common Stock
INFN
| $238K | ﹤0.01% |
+29,961
| New | +$184K |
|
1968
Collegium Pharmaceutical
COLL
$840M
| $237K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,497
| New | +$192K |
|
1969
SouthState Bank Corp
SSB
$10.4B
| $234K | ﹤0.01% |
+2,698
| New | +$219K |
|
|
HTZ
1970
DELISTED
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.
HTZ
| $234K | ﹤0.01% |
14,828
-14,415
| -49% | -$216K |
|
1971
Heartland Express
HTLD
$993M
| $233K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,074
| New | +$237K |
|
1972
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical
RARE
$2.55B
| $232K | ﹤0.01% |
+5,427
| New | +$224K |
|
|
VRTU
1973
DELISTED
Virtusa Corporation
VRTU
| $232K | ﹤0.01% |
5,110
-4,329
| -46% | -$177K |
|
|
UNIT
1974
Uniti Group
UNIT
$2.42B
| $231K | ﹤0.01% |
28,156
-69,682
| -71% | -$504K |
|
1975
BRC Group Holdings
RILY
$286M
| $230K | ﹤0.01% |
9,128
| – | – |
|
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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.