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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2226
Veeco
VECO
$2.86B
| $527K | ﹤0.01% |
19,663
-6,241
| -24% | -$181K |
|
2227
Kodiak Gas Services
KGS
$5.98B
| $526K | ﹤0.01% |
12,892
+5,584
| +76% | +$202K |
|
2228
Waterstone Financial
WSBF
$381M
| $525K | ﹤0.01% |
39,083
+1,312
| +3% | +$19.3K |
|
2229
Karat Packaging
KRT
$967M
| $525K | ﹤0.01% |
17,347
-25,120
| -59% | -$726K |
|
2230
Mitek Systems
MITK
$806M
| $523K | ﹤0.01% |
46,987
-570
| -1% | -$5.32K |
|
2231
Innovator US Equity Power Buffer ETF August
PAUG
$1B
| $523K | ﹤0.01% |
13,575
| – | – |
|
|
CTLP
2232
DELISTED
Cantaloupe
CTLP
| $522K | ﹤0.01% |
54,840
+44,574
| +434% | +$406K |
|
2233
Ramaco Resources Class A
METC
$788M
| $520K | ﹤0.01% |
51,842
-7,158
| -12% | -$79.5K |
|
2234
Dimensional Global Real Estate ETF
DFGR
$3.88B
| $520K | ﹤0.01% |
+20,343
| New | +$558K |
|
2235
Anavex Life Sciences
AVXL
$288M
| $519K | ﹤0.01% |
48,315
-88,329
| -65% | -$679K |
|
2236
Rigetti Computing
RGTI
$5.46B
| $518K | ﹤0.01% |
33,932
+1,011
| +3% | +$3.77K |
|
2237
SolarEdge
SEDG
$1.85B
| $518K | ﹤0.01% |
38,066
+17,013
| +81% | +$262K |
|
2238
WisdomTree US MidCap Dividend Fund
DON
$4.08B
| $517K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,145
| New | +$532K |
|
2239
Praxis Precision Medicines
PRAX
$10.3B
| $516K | ﹤0.01% |
6,704
-18,564
| -73% | -$1.34M |
|
2240
Golar LNG
GLNG
$5.25B
| $515K | ﹤0.01% |
12,169
+6,721
| +123% | +$262K |
|
2241
Banc of California
BANC
$2.95B
| $515K | ﹤0.01% |
33,305
+1,424
| +4% | +$22.5K |
|
2242
Dole
DOLE
$1.27B
| $513K | ﹤0.01% |
37,892
+1,842
| +5% | +$28.3K |
|
2243
Ouster
OUST
$2.58B
| $510K | ﹤0.01% |
41,731
+26,641
| +177% | +$234K |
|
2244
Enphase Energy
ENPH
$4.91B
| $509K | ﹤0.01% |
7,407
-10,664
| -59% | -$846K |
|
2245
Torrid Holdings
CURV
$215M
| $508K | ﹤0.01% |
97,135
+85,013
| +701% | +$342K |
|
2246
Burford Capital
BUR
$946M
| $506K | ﹤0.01% |
39,655
-28,109
| -41% | -$377K |
|
2247
Live Oak Bancshares
LOB
$1.87B
| $505K | ﹤0.01% |
+12,770
| New | +$575K |
|
|
TEF
2248
DELISTED
Telefonica
TEF
| $505K | ﹤0.01% |
125,530
-21,694
| -15% | -$97.7K |
|
2249
Tandem Diabetes Care
TNDM
$1.55B
| $501K | ﹤0.01% |
13,905
+5,416
| +64% | +$183K |
|
|
EVRI
2250
DELISTED
Everi Holdings
EVRI
| $500K | ﹤0.01% |
36,984
+1,450
| +4% | +$19.4K |
|
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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.