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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001
Core Molding Technologies
CMT
$222M
| $813K | ﹤0.01% |
49,151
-26,712
| -35% | -$439K |
|
2002
Winnebago Industries
WGO
$909M
| $812K | ﹤0.01% |
16,999
+3,879
| +30% | +$220K |
|
2003
CONMED
CNMD
$1.54B
| $810K | ﹤0.01% |
11,842
-34,519
| -74% | -$2.41M |
|
2004
StepStone Group
STEP
$4.05B
| $810K | ﹤0.01% |
13,996
-1,099
| -7% | -$68.1K |
|
2005
iRadimed
IRMD
$1.11B
| $810K | ﹤0.01% |
14,721
+4,218
| +40% | +$222K |
|
2006
Procore
PCOR
$9.43B
| $808K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,780
| New | +$765K |
|
2007
Marten Transport
MRTN
$1.2B
| $807K | ﹤0.01% |
51,681
+9,478
| +22% | +$158K |
|
2008
RLX Technology
RLX
$2.21B
| $802K | ﹤0.01% |
371,208
| – | – |
|
|
NSA
2009
DELISTED
National Storage Affiliates Trust
NSA
| $800K | ﹤0.01% |
21,239
-121
| -0.6% | -$5.18K |
|
2010
Construction Partners
ROAD
$6.16B
| $799K | ﹤0.01% |
9,031
+770
| +9% | +$67K |
|
2011
Great Southern Bancorp
GSBC
$857M
| $797K | ﹤0.01% |
13,352
+521
| +4% | +$31.6K |
|
2012
Monro
MNRO
$402M
| $796K | ﹤0.01% |
32,111
-1,218
| -4% | -$33.4K |
|
2013
Tompkins Financial
TMP
$1.41B
| $793K | ﹤0.01% |
11,692
+3,239
| +38% | +$224K |
|
|
PPBI
2014
DELISTED
Pacific Premier Bancorp
PPBI
| $791K | ﹤0.01% |
31,750
+12,316
| +63% | +$326K |
|
2015
Werner Enterprises
WERN
$2.26B
| $791K | ﹤0.01% |
22,018
-7,703
| -26% | -$295K |
|
2016
City Holding Co
CHCO
$2.04B
| $790K | ﹤0.01% |
6,672
+2,267
| +51% | +$280K |
|
|
SNRE
2017
DELISTED
Sunrise Communications AG American Depositary Shares representing Class A shares
SNRE
| $788K | ﹤0.01% |
+18,334
| New | +$838K |
|
|
ASRT
2018
DELISTED
Assertio
ASRT
| $786K | ﹤0.01% |
60,171
-23,844
| -28% | -$355K |
|
2019
Paymentus
PAY
$5.03B
| $785K | ﹤0.01% |
24,027
-17,218
| -42% | -$512K |
|
2020
German American Bancorp
GABC
$1.88B
| $784K | ﹤0.01% |
19,485
-1,022
| -5% | -$43.3K |
|
2021
Tenaris
TS
$27B
| $782K | ﹤0.01% |
20,693
+2,532
| +14% | +$89.8K |
|
2022
Suncor Energy
SU
$78.8B
| $781K | ﹤0.01% |
21,900
-356
| -2% | -$13.7K |
|
2023
Advantage Solutions
ADV
$432M
| $781K | ﹤0.01% |
10,693
+1,465
| +16% | +$120K |
|
2024
Vanguard Total International Stock ETF
VXUS
$163B
| $780K | ﹤0.01% |
13,238
+2,218
| +20% | +$137K |
|
|
EHAB
2025
DELISTED
Enhabit
EHAB
| $780K | ﹤0.01% |
99,885
+57,794
| +137% | +$440K |
|
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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.