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 |
Hawaiian Electric Industries
HE
|
+$139M |
| 2 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
+$128M |
| 3 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$100M |
| 4 |
Citizens Financial Group
CFG
|
+$99M |
| 5 |
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
|
+$97.6M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CF Industries
CF
|
+$89.6M |
| 2 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$82.6M |
| 3 |
Domino's
DPZ
|
+$81.9M |
| 4 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$81.9M |
| 5 |
American International
AIG
|
+$75.5M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 23.32% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 13.45% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.43% |
| 4 | Industrials | 12.23% |
| 5 | Financials | 11.73% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001
MKS Inc
MKSI
$18.2B
| $312K | ﹤0.01% |
+3,605
| New | +$352K |
|
2002
Rush Street Interactive
RSI
$3.05B
| $311K | ﹤0.01% |
67,371
-57,230
| -46% | -$241K |
|
|
GTLS
2003
DELISTED
Chart Industries
GTLS
| $310K | ﹤0.01% |
1,835
-4,771
| -72% | -$802K |
|
2004
Grupo Aval
AVAL
$6.57B
| $309K | ﹤0.01% |
+127,715
| New | +$312K |
|
2005
Four Corners Property Trust
FCPT
$2.8B
| $307K | ﹤0.01% |
13,817
-1,800
| -12% | -$45.3K |
|
2006
Evolent Health
EVH
$534M
| $304K | ﹤0.01% |
11,154
-10,890
| -49% | -$303K |
|
2007
Whirlpool
WHR
$2.62B
| $303K | ﹤0.01% |
2,267
-679
| -23% | -$95.9K |
|
2008
Interactive Brokers
IBKR
$42.2B
| $303K | ﹤0.01% |
13,980
+516
| +4% | +$11.5K |
|
2009
Goosehead Insurance
GSHD
$2.59B
| $301K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,034
| New | +$271K |
|
|
AIV
2010
Aimco
AIV
$378M
| $298K | ﹤0.01% |
43,894
+5,352
| +14% | +$42.6K |
|
|
INST
2011
DELISTED
Instructure Holdings, Inc.
INST
| $295K | ﹤0.01% |
11,626
-6,694
| -37% | -$173K |
|
2012
News Corp Class B
NWS
$18.9B
| $295K | ﹤0.01% |
+14,130
| New | +$293K |
|
2013
Ameris Bancorp
ABCB
$5.77B
| $294K | ﹤0.01% |
7,668
+246
| +3% | +$9.78K |
|
2014
RB Global
RBA
$15.6B
| $293K | ﹤0.01% |
4,695
+438
| +10% | +$27K |
|
2015
Pricesmart
PSMT
$5.4B
| $293K | ﹤0.01% |
3,931
+395
| +11% | +$30.5K |
|
|
AYX
2016
DELISTED
Alteryx Inc
AYX
| $292K | ﹤0.01% |
7,745
-20,751
| -73% | -$744K |
|
|
CFLT
2017
DELISTED
Confluent
CFLT
| $291K | ﹤0.01% |
9,841
+1,927
| +24% | +$64.6K |
|
2018
Santander
BSBR
$43.3B
| $289K | ﹤0.01% |
56,355
+8,271
| +17% | +$46.9K |
|
2019
Columbia Banking Systems
COLB
$8.67B
| $289K | ﹤0.01% |
+14,245
| New | +$297K |
|
2020
Editas Medicine
EDIT
$461M
| $288K | ﹤0.01% |
36,933
+9,158
| +33% | +$78.5K |
|
|
ETNB
2021
DELISTED
89bio
ETNB
| $288K | ﹤0.01% |
18,624
-3,447
| -16% | -$57.9K |
|
|
PINE
2022
Alpine Income Property Trust
PINE
$352M
| $287K | ﹤0.01% |
+17,560
| New | +$295K |
|
2023
Fastly Inc
FSLY
$3.65B
| $286K | ﹤0.01% |
+14,935
| New | +$291K |
|
2024
TriCo Bancshares
TCBK
$1.74B
| $286K | ﹤0.01% |
+8,925
| New | +$313K |
|
2025
Innovative Industrial Properties
IIPR
$1.57B
| $285K | ﹤0.01% |
3,769
-13,216
| -78% | -$1.06M |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q3 2023 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2023, Cliff Asness held 2,432 positions worth $48.4B, up 2.9% from $47B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 14% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness deployed $2.75B of net new capital in Q3 2023, opening 254 new positions and adding to 1,140 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF: 624,491 shares worth $27.3M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 23% of assets, down from 24% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was CF Industries, an estimated $89.6M trimmed.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q3 2023 buy was Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF: 624,491 shares worth $27.3M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Hawaiian Electric Industries in Q3 2023, an estimated $139M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q3 2023 reduction was CF Industries, cutting an estimated $89.6M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Univar Solutions Inc. in Q3 2023, selling an estimated $60.5M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 14% of its $48.4B portfolio in Q3 2023.
- Cliff Asness opened 254 new positions and closed 123 in Q3 2023.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 2.9% quarter-over-quarter to $48.4B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2023, filed 14 Nov 2023.