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 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$324M |
| 2 |
HP
HPQ
|
+$217M |
| 3 |
AbbVie
ABBV
|
+$202M |
| 4 |
Lowe's Companies
LOW
|
+$163M |
| 5 |
CVS Health
CVS
|
+$161M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Starbucks
SBUX
|
+$205M |
| 2 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$202M |
| 3 |
Tyson Foods
TSN
|
+$194M |
| 4 |
Everest Group
EG
|
+$186M |
| 5 |
Synchrony
SYF
|
+$185M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 24.04% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 16.91% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.45% |
| 4 | Financials | 10.25% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 10.22% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.59T
| $2.17B | 3.51% |
10,853,843
-211,591
| -2% | -$38.4M |
|
2
Apple
AAPL
$4.51T
| $2.03B | 3.29% |
22,367,640
-1,872,768
| -8% | -$145M |
|
|
3
Amazon
AMZN
$2.79T
| $1.6B | 2.59% |
11,782,520
+2,682,980
| +29% | +$324M |
|
4
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.4T
| $1.19B | 1.93% |
5,418,054
-575,637
| -10% | -$120M |
|
5
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.22T
| $905M | 1.46% |
13,006,880
-222,960
| -2% | -$15M |
|
6
Intel
INTC
$476B
| $833M | 1.35% |
13,982,502
+1,511,366
| +12% | +$90.4M |
|
7
Alibaba
BABA
$286B
| $817M | 1.32% |
3,787,696
+159,414
| +4% | +$33.2M |
|
8
Procter & Gamble
PG
$336B
| $803M | 1.3% |
6,761,556
-758,447
| -10% | -$88.4M |
|
9
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$651B
| $736M | 1.19% |
5,322,995
-719,229
| -12% | -$105M |
|
10
Biogen
BIIB
$32B
| $583M | 0.94% |
2,236,171
+116,044
| +5% | +$34.9M |
|
11
Merck
MRK
$376B
| $574M | 0.93% |
7,874,450
-497,236
| -6% | -$37.4M |
|
12
TSMC
TSM
$2.17T
| $557M | 0.9% |
9,804,523
-1,503,975
| -13% | -$79.3M |
|
13
Target
TGT
$75.1B
| $543M | 0.88% |
4,558,482
+114,717
| +3% | +$13.1M |
|
|
14
PepsiCo
PEP
$196B
| $530M | 0.86% |
4,027,891
-1,532,349
| -28% | -$202M |
|
15
Home Depot
HD
$335B
| $514M | 0.83% |
2,079,096
-289,935
| -12% | -$66.4M |
|
|
16
AbbVie
ABBV
$468B
| $512M | 0.83% |
5,325,671
+2,296,582
| +76% | +$202M |
|
|
17
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.18T
| $507M | 0.82% |
7,171,960
-581,180
| -7% | -$39.2M |
|
18
Allstate
ALL
$64.2B
| $441M | 0.71% |
4,598,401
-1,445,505
| -24% | -$142M |
|
19
Adobe
ADBE
$109B
| $426M | 0.69% |
993,498
-86,181
| -8% | -$31.9M |
|
20
Mastercard
MA
$509B
| $425M | 0.69% |
1,449,788
-238,754
| -14% | -$67.3M |
|
21
Walmart Inc
WMT
$825B
| $408M | 0.66% |
10,253,481
-818,277
| -7% | -$33.7M |
|
22
Best Buy
BBY
$18.1B
| $407M | 0.66% |
4,680,402
+636,272
| +16% | +$48.2M |
|
23
Intuit
INTU
$100B
| $380M | 0.62% |
1,309,843
-348,730
| -21% | -$95.7M |
|
24
Texas Instruments
TXN
$241B
| $359M | 0.58% |
2,830,875
-374,156
| -12% | -$43.6M |
|
25
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$181B
| $353M | 0.57% |
4,660,978
-1,136,461
| -20% | -$87.1M |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q2 2020 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2020, Cliff Asness held 2,214 positions worth $61.8B, up 4% from $59.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 19% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness withdrew a net $8.64B in Q2 2020, closing 116 positions and reducing 1,166 holdings. Its most notable exit was United Airlines, an estimated $116M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 24% of assets, up from 22% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, Cliff Asness opened a new position in Hexcel worth $31.6M.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q2 2020 buy was Hexcel: 698,621 shares worth $31.6M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Amazon in Q2 2020, an estimated $324M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q2 2020 reduction was Starbucks, cutting an estimated $205M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited United Airlines in Q2 2020, selling an estimated $116M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 19% of its $61.8B portfolio in Q2 2020.
- Cliff Asness opened 182 new positions and closed 116 in Q2 2020.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 4% quarter-over-quarter to $61.8B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q2 2020, filed 17 Aug 2020.