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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2176
Community Health Systems
CYH
$424M
| $159K | ﹤0.01% |
54,848
-2,577
| -4% | -$9.55K |
|
2177
Commercial Vehicle Group
CVGI
$130M
| $157K | ﹤0.01% |
+20,273
| New | +$191K |
|
2178
Weave Communications
WEAV
$583M
| $157K | ﹤0.01% |
19,222
+7,640
| +66% | +$77.4K |
|
2179
Opendoor
OPEN
$3.43B
| $154K | ﹤0.01% |
60,346
+47,915
| +385% | +$173K |
|
2180
Coherus Oncology
CHRS
$219M
| $154K | ﹤0.01% |
41,133
-2,083
| -5% | -$9.62K |
|
2181
Under Armour Class C
UA
$2.25B
| $152K | ﹤0.01% |
+23,785
| New | +$164K |
|
2182
Avita Medical
RCEL
$311M
| $150K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,242
| New | +$173K |
|
2183
Cooper-Standard Automotive
CPS
$498M
| $148K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,016
| New | +$175K |
|
2184
Biomea Fusion
BMEA
$99.3M
| $146K | ﹤0.01% |
10,622
-1,877
| -15% | -$33.8K |
|
2185
Aurinia Pharmaceuticals
AUPH
$2.22B
| $145K | ﹤0.01% |
18,606
+7,446
| +67% | +$72.8K |
|
2186
Marathon Digital Holdings
MARA
$4.35B
| $144K | ﹤0.01% |
+16,957
| New | +$228K |
|
2187
Mueller Water Products
MWA
$3.89B
| $142K | ﹤0.01% |
11,168
-8,424
| -43% | -$121K |
|
2188
Aldeyra Therapeutics
ALDX
$91.7M
| $140K | ﹤0.01% |
20,913
-5,245
| -20% | -$38.9K |
|
2189
QuinStreet
QNST
$1.18B
| $139K | ﹤0.01% |
+15,456
| New | +$143K |
|
2190
Clean Energy Fuels
CLNE
$357M
| $137K | ﹤0.01% |
+35,698
| New | +$159K |
|
2191
Lumen
LUMN
$6.13B
| $136K | ﹤0.01% |
95,967
+8,559
| +10% | +$14.5K |
|
|
FPI
2192
Farmland Partners
FPI
$443M
| $135K | ﹤0.01% |
13,159
+585
| +5% | +$6.67K |
|
|
CTLP
2193
DELISTED
Cantaloupe
CTLP
| $134K | ﹤0.01% |
21,390
-4,880
| -19% | -$35.8K |
|
2194
Embotelladora Andina Series B
AKO.B
$4.95B
| $133K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,261
| New | +$157K |
|
|
RAD
2195
DELISTED
Rite Aid Corporation
RAD
| $132K | ﹤0.01% |
294,739
+184,078
| +166% | +$247K |
|
|
CFB
2196
DELISTED
CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. Common Stock
CFB
| $130K | ﹤0.01% |
12,866
-53,296
| -81% | -$581K |
|
2197
Stem
STEM
$54.9M
| $127K | ﹤0.01% |
+1,502
| New | +$172K |
|
2198
Payoneer
PAYO
$2.41B
| $127K | ﹤0.01% |
20,808
-16,001
| -43% | -$90.2K |
|
2199
Heron Therapeutics
HRTX
$60.4M
| $126K | ﹤0.01% |
122,767
-25,184
| -17% | -$35.8K |
|
2200
Cipher Digital
CIFR
$6.55B
| $126K | ﹤0.01% |
+54,247
| New | +$183K |
|
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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.