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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2401
Fidelity Total Bond ETF
FBND
$28.2B
| $369K | ﹤0.01% |
8,218
+3,882
| +90% | +$177K |
|
|
BCPC
2402
Balchem Corp
BCPC
$5.66B
| $369K | ﹤0.01% |
+2,261
| New | +$392K |
|
2403
Genie Energy
GNE
$402M
| $368K | ﹤0.01% |
23,604
-43,358
| -65% | -$680K |
|
2404
Marcus & Millichap
MMI
$1.23B
| $367K | ﹤0.01% |
9,592
+2,841
| +42% | +$111K |
|
|
DHC
2405
Diversified Healthcare Trust
DHC
$1.94B
| $367K | ﹤0.01% |
159,380
+80,086
| +101% | +$236K |
|
|
DEA
2406
Easterly Government Properties
DEA
$1.18B
| $365K | ﹤0.01% |
12,853
-470
| -4% | -$14.9K |
|
2407
Option Care Health
OPCH
$3.55B
| $365K | ﹤0.01% |
+15,856
| New | +$401K |
|
2408
Blue Owl Capital
OBDC
$5.62B
| $364K | ﹤0.01% |
+24,056
| New | +$362K |
|
2409
BlackRock Flexible Income ETF
BINC
$16.6B
| $363K | ﹤0.01% |
6,982
+469
| +7% | +$24.7K |
|
2410
Suzano
SUZ
$11.2B
| $363K | ﹤0.01% |
35,864
-6,826
| -16% | -$69.9K |
|
2411
Banco Santander Chile
BSAC
$17B
| $362K | ﹤0.01% |
19,220
-4,363
| -19% | -$85.3K |
|
2412
CNB Financial Corp
CCNE
$1.01B
| $362K | ﹤0.01% |
14,547
+2,263
| +18% | +$59K |
|
2413
Novanta
NOVT
$5.27B
| $361K | ﹤0.01% |
2,365
-425
| -15% | -$72K |
|
2414
iShares California Muni Bond ETF
CMF
$4.64B
| $361K | ﹤0.01% |
6,300
| – | – |
|
2415
Triumph Financial Inc
TFIN
$1.76B
| $360K | ﹤0.01% |
3,966
+182
| +5% | +$16.9K |
|
2416
FuboTV Inc
FUBO
$316M
| $360K | ﹤0.01% |
23,824
-58,827
| -71% | -$1.08M |
|
2417
CoreCivic
CXW
$3.35B
| $360K | ﹤0.01% |
16,563
-773
| -4% | -$14.1K |
|
2418
Tootsie Roll Industries
TR
$3.11B
| $360K | ﹤0.01% |
11,807
+4,602
| +64% | +$136K |
|
2419
Dimensional International High Profitability ETF
DIHP
$6.65B
| $360K | ﹤0.01% |
+14,259
| New | +$375K |
|
2420
Capital City Bank Group
CCBG
$883M
| $360K | ﹤0.01% |
9,815
+2,034
| +26% | +$75.1K |
|
2421
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
$24.6B
| $358K | ﹤0.01% |
4,255
+706
| +20% | +$54.9K |
|
2422
Diageo
DEO
$53.4B
| $357K | ﹤0.01% |
2,809
+936
| +50% | +$119K |
|
2423
Banco Macro
BMA
$4.9B
| $356K | ﹤0.01% |
+3,659
| New | +$300K |
|
2424
OneSpaWorld
OSW
$2.69B
| $356K | ﹤0.01% |
+17,888
| New | +$332K |
|
|
OLPX
2425
DELISTED
Olaplex Holdings
OLPX
| $356K | ﹤0.01% |
205,633
-29,501
| -13% | -$58.7K |
|
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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.