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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2201
Kinross Gold
KGC
$38.9B
| $125K | ﹤0.01% |
27,494
+4,997
| +22% | +$24.5K |
|
|
LOGC
2202
DELISTED
ContextLogic
LOGC
| $125K | ﹤0.01% |
+28,360
| New | +$177K |
|
2203
Magnite
MGNI
$3.37B
| $124K | ﹤0.01% |
+16,496
| New | +$178K |
|
2204
Olema Pharmaceuticals
OLMA
$935M
| $124K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,053
| New | +$102K |
|
|
OSG
2205
DELISTED
Overseas Shipholding Group Inc.
OSG
| $124K | ﹤0.01% |
+28,230
| New | +$117K |
|
2206
Aurora
AUR
$12.5B
| $123K | ﹤0.01% |
+52,395
| New | +$162K |
|
2207
Precigen
PGEN
$2.58B
| $123K | ﹤0.01% |
86,614
-56,222
| -39% | -$79.7K |
|
2208
EyePoint Inc
EYPT
$459M
| $122K | ﹤0.01% |
+15,328
| New | +$168K |
|
2209
Ardagh Metal Packaging
AMBP
$3.2B
| $122K | ﹤0.01% |
38,989
+25,764
| +195% | +$90.6K |
|
2210
Newmark Group
NMRK
$2.94B
| $122K | ﹤0.01% |
18,908
-55,861
| -75% | -$387K |
|
2211
AvePoint
AVPT
$2.83B
| $120K | ﹤0.01% |
17,925
+86
| +0.5% | +$542 |
|
|
DHC
2212
Diversified Healthcare Trust
DHC
$1.94B
| $119K | ﹤0.01% |
61,344
-19,180
| -24% | -$48.6K |
|
2213
908 Devices
MASS
$441M
| $116K | ﹤0.01% |
+17,424
| New | +$121K |
|
2214
SelectQuote
SLQT
$146M
| $116K | ﹤0.01% |
98,990
+4,415
| +5% | +$6.67K |
|
2215
PDS Biotechnology
PDSB
$12.2M
| $113K | ﹤0.01% |
+22,427
| New | +$123K |
|
2216
Innodata
INOD
$2.21B
| $111K | ﹤0.01% |
+13,041
| New | +$146K |
|
2217
Daktronics
DAKT
$927M
| $111K | ﹤0.01% |
+12,453
| New | +$98.3K |
|
2218
The GEO Group
GEO
$4.31B
| $111K | ﹤0.01% |
13,511
-4,225
| -24% | -$30.9K |
|
2219
Anavex Life Sciences
AVXL
$300M
| $110K | ﹤0.01% |
16,792
+3,459
| +26% | +$27.5K |
|
2220
Lindblad Expeditions
LIND
$2.04B
| $110K | ﹤0.01% |
+15,264
| New | +$145K |
|
2221
Red Robin
RRGB
$189M
| $110K | ﹤0.01% |
+13,661
| New | +$163K |
|
2222
Janus International
JBI
$697M
| $109K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,224
| New | +$113K |
|
2223
Clarivate
CLVT
$1.33B
| $108K | ﹤0.01% |
+16,144
| New | +$129K |
|
2224
Evolution Petroleum
EPM
$127M
| $107K | ﹤0.01% |
+15,713
| New | +$133K |
|
|
RDNW
2225
RideNow Group
RDNW
$233M
| $106K | ﹤0.01% |
+17,355
| New | +$140K |
|
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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.