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 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$213M |
| 2 |
Cigna
CI
|
+$207M |
| 3 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
+$164M |
| 4 |
Zoom
ZM
|
+$155M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$139M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Humana
HUM
|
+$237M |
| 2 |
TSMC
TSM
|
+$214M |
| 3 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$138M |
| 4 |
Adobe
ADBE
|
+$133M |
| 5 |
Pultegroup
PHM
|
+$124M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 24.59% |
| 2 | Financials | 13.87% |
| 3 | Industrials | 12.52% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.44% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 12.28% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SLCA
2151
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
| $406K | ﹤0.01% |
26,300
-210,629
| -89% | -$3.1M |
|
2152
Carriage Services
CSV
$549M
| $406K | ﹤0.01% |
15,134
+1,279
| +9% | +$33.6K |
|
2153
Entegris
ENTG
$21.1B
| $406K | ﹤0.01% |
2,999
+486
| +19% | +$64.2K |
|
2154
Invesco S&P SmallCap Value with Momentum ETF
XSVM
$656M
| $406K | ﹤0.01% |
7,753
+1,117
| +17% | +$60.6K |
|
2155
Casella Waste Systems
CWST
$6.03B
| $406K | ﹤0.01% |
4,090
+40
| +1% | +$3.85K |
|
2156
National Bank Holdings
NBHC
$1.86B
| $405K | ﹤0.01% |
10,378
+3,415
| +49% | +$121K |
|
2157
Dimensional World ex US Core Equity 2 ETF
DFAX
$12.5B
| $404K | ﹤0.01% |
15,912
| – | – |
|
|
TBCH
2158
Turtle Beach Corp
TBCH
$225M
| $404K | ﹤0.01% |
28,186
-155,075
| -85% | -$2.41M |
|
|
NTST
2159
NETSTREIT Corp
NTST
$2.11B
| $404K | ﹤0.01% |
25,075
+2,656
| +12% | +$45.7K |
|
2160
CareTrust REIT
CTRE
$9.37B
| $403K | ﹤0.01% |
16,058
-3,165
| -16% | -$78.4K |
|
2161
NewtekOne
NEWT
$357M
| $403K | ﹤0.01% |
+32,043
| New | +$395K |
|
2162
Banc of California
BANC
$2.95B
| $403K | ﹤0.01% |
31,502
-9,764
| -24% | -$135K |
|
|
DEA
2163
Easterly Government Properties
DEA
$1.18B
| $401K | ﹤0.01% |
12,981
+2,368
| +22% | +$70K |
|
2164
State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF
SDY
$22.2B
| $400K | ﹤0.01% |
3,147
| – | – |
|
2165
Ramaco Resources Class A
METC
$788M
| $399K | ﹤0.01% |
33,136
+22,767
| +220% | +$316K |
|
2166
Advanced Energy
AEIS
$11B
| $397K | ﹤0.01% |
3,649
+566
| +18% | +$57.9K |
|
2167
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
$26.7B
| $396K | ﹤0.01% |
+5,519
| New | +$390K |
|
2168
Payoneer
PAYO
$2.41B
| $396K | ﹤0.01% |
+71,418
| New | +$386K |
|
2169
iShares International Equity Factor ETF
INTF
$3.76B
| $392K | ﹤0.01% |
+13,419
| New | +$398K |
|
|
PPBI
2170
DELISTED
Pacific Premier Bancorp
PPBI
| $392K | ﹤0.01% |
17,055
-4,981
| -23% | -$111K |
|
2171
Kinsale Capital Group
KNSL
$9.01B
| $392K | ﹤0.01% |
1,018
-729
| -42% | -$296K |
|
|
NXH
2172
Neighborhood Intelligence Inc
NXH
$372M
| $389K | ﹤0.01% |
+32,756
| New | +$582K |
|
2173
Sony
SONY
$142B
| $388K | ﹤0.01% |
+22,865
| New | +$378K |
|
2174
Compass
COMP
$8.87B
| $388K | ﹤0.01% |
107,746
+13,463
| +14% | +$49.4K |
|
2175
HighPeak Energy
HPK
$1.03B
| $384K | ﹤0.01% |
27,331
-56,947
| -68% | -$841K |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q2 2024 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2024, Cliff Asness held 2,716 positions worth $65.2B, up 11% from $58.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 15% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness deployed $6.71B of net new capital in Q2 2024, opening 313 new positions and adding to 1,389 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Solventum: 1,217,998 shares worth $62.6M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 25% of assets, down from 25% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Humana, an estimated $237M trimmed.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q2 2024 buy was Solventum: 1,217,998 shares worth $62.6M.
- Cliff Asness added most to ExxonMobil in Q2 2024, an estimated $213M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q2 2024 reduction was Humana, cutting an estimated $237M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Pioneer Natural Resource Co. in Q2 2024, selling an estimated $27.7M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 15% of its $65.2B portfolio in Q2 2024.
- Cliff Asness opened 313 new positions and closed 123 in Q2 2024.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 11% quarter-over-quarter to $65.2B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q2 2024, filed 14 Aug 2024.