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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001
Green Dot
GDOT
$765M
| $241K | ﹤0.01% |
12,683
-11,386
| -47% | -$262K |
|
|
STR
2002
DELISTED
Sitio Royalties
STR
| $241K | ﹤0.01% |
10,922
+5
| +0% | +$130 |
|
|
BORR
2003
Borr Drilling
BORR
$1.34B
| $238K | ﹤0.01% |
+71,800
| New | +$267K |
|
2004
XPEL
XPEL
$1.4B
| $238K | ﹤0.01% |
+3,686
| New | +$239K |
|
|
LFG
2005
DELISTED
Archaea Energy Inc.
LFG
| $238K | ﹤0.01% |
+13,197
| New | +$232K |
|
|
BRSL
2006
Brightstar Lottery PLC
BRSL
$2.2B
| $236K | ﹤0.01% |
14,964
-40,326
| -73% | -$755K |
|
2007
Wolfspeed
WOLF
$1.25B
| $233K | ﹤0.01% |
+2,257
| New | +$216K |
|
2008
ICU Medical
ICUI
$4.56B
| $232K | ﹤0.01% |
1,540
-43,156
| -97% | -$7.18M |
|
2009
Adtran
ADTN
$621M
| $231K | ﹤0.01% |
11,816
+1,585
| +15% | +$34.6K |
|
|
ALEX
2010
DELISTED
Alexander & Baldwin
ALEX
| $231K | ﹤0.01% |
13,912
-59,651
| -81% | -$1.1M |
|
2011
Stem
STEM
$52.6M
| $231K | ﹤0.01% |
+866
| New | +$221K |
|
2012
Alarm.com
ALRM
$2.82B
| $229K | ﹤0.01% |
3,526
+60
| +2% | +$4.12K |
|
2013
Universal Logistics Holdings
ULH
$490M
| $229K | ﹤0.01% |
+7,235
| New | +$239K |
|
|
BKI
2014
DELISTED
Black Knight, Inc. Common Stock
BKI
| $227K | ﹤0.01% |
3,500
-22
| -0.6% | -$1.45K |
|
2015
Coastal Financial
CCB
$703M
| $226K | ﹤0.01% |
5,699
| – | – |
|
2016
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp
FMAO
$467M
| $226K | ﹤0.01% |
+8,427
| New | +$251K |
|
2017
Liquidia Corp
LQDA
$6.34B
| $226K | ﹤0.01% |
+41,455
| New | +$233K |
|
2018
Heron Therapeutics
HRTX
$59.9M
| $225K | ﹤0.01% |
+53,268
| New | +$208K |
|
2019
Mirum Pharmaceuticals
MIRM
$5.9B
| $225K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,720
| New | +$258K |
|
2020
Vaxcyte
PCVX
$9.23B
| $224K | ﹤0.01% |
+9,326
| New | +$236K |
|
2021
AdaptHealth
AHCO
$750M
| $222K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,815
| New | +$243K |
|
2022
OneWater Marine
ONEW
$202M
| $218K | ﹤0.01% |
+7,251
| New | +$265K |
|
2023
KBR
KBR
$4.75B
| $216K | ﹤0.01% |
4,990
-29,142
| -85% | -$1.43M |
|
2024
Bloom Energy
BE
$60.4B
| $215K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,778
| New | +$243K |
|
|
FLNA
2025
Filana Therapeutics
FLNA
$45.4M
| $215K | ﹤0.01% |
+5,132
| New | +$139K |
|
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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.