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 |
Zoom
ZM
|
+$92.3M |
| 2 |
Vale
VALE
|
+$85.3M |
| 3 |
Kroger
KR
|
+$83.6M |
| 4 |
GRMN
Garmin
GRMN
|
+$78.8M |
| 5 |
CTXS
Citrix Systems Inc
CTXS
|
+$77.2M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$406M |
| 2 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$348M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$313M |
| 4 |
Procter & Gamble
PG
|
+$250M |
| 5 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$180M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 23.69% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 16.6% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 15.33% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 9.94% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.27% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Apple
AAPL
$4.51T
| $2.16B | 3.65% |
18,645,608
-3,722,032
| -17% | -$406M |
|
|
2
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.59T
| $1.92B | 3.24% |
9,197,600
-1,656,243
| -15% | -$348M |
|
3
Amazon
AMZN
$2.79T
| $1.68B | 2.84% |
10,661,940
-1,120,580
| -10% | -$177M |
|
|
4
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.4T
| $1.1B | 1.86% |
4,203,961
-1,214,093
| -22% | -$313M |
|
5
Alibaba
BABA
$286B
| $1.08B | 1.82% |
3,672,242
-115,454
| -3% | -$30.4M |
|
6
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.22T
| $809M | 1.37% |
11,038,220
-1,968,660
| -15% | -$150M |
|
7
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$651B
| $706M | 1.19% |
4,798,517
-524,478
| -10% | -$77.6M |
|
8
Intel
INTC
$476B
| $691M | 1.17% |
13,350,100
-632,402
| -5% | -$32.9M |
|
|
9
Procter & Gamble
PG
$336B
| $675M | 1.14% |
4,881,431
-1,880,125
| -28% | -$250M |
|
10
TSMC
TSM
$2.17T
| $632M | 1.07% |
7,793,700
-2,010,823
| -21% | -$153M |
|
11
Biogen
BIIB
$32B
| $628M | 1.06% |
2,216,985
-19,186
| -0.9% | -$5.35M |
|
12
Merck
MRK
$376B
| $576M | 0.97% |
7,350,277
-524,173
| -7% | -$41.1M |
|
13
Target
TGT
$75.1B
| $531M | 0.9% |
3,376,280
-1,182,202
| -26% | -$162M |
|
14
Home Depot
HD
$335B
| $529M | 0.89% |
1,926,921
-152,175
| -7% | -$41.2M |
|
|
15
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.18T
| $444M | 0.75% |
6,039,840
-1,132,120
| -16% | -$86.4M |
|
16
Best Buy
BBY
$18.1B
| $441M | 0.75% |
3,997,754
-682,648
| -15% | -$69.8M |
|
17
Adobe
ADBE
$109B
| $406M | 0.69% |
828,232
-165,266
| -17% | -$76.9M |
|
18
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.2T
| $404M | 0.68% |
30,027,800
-630,280
| -2% | -$7.33M |
|
19
PepsiCo
PEP
$196B
| $401M | 0.68% |
2,895,512
-1,132,379
| -28% | -$154M |
|
20
Allstate
ALL
$64.2B
| $401M | 0.68% |
4,271,913
-326,488
| -7% | -$30.5M |
|
21
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$121B
| $392M | 0.66% |
2,381,054
+427,064
| +22% | +$65.8M |
|
22
Walmart Inc
WMT
$825B
| $392M | 0.66% |
8,495,307
-1,758,174
| -17% | -$78.2M |
|
23
Mastercard
MA
$509B
| $381M | 0.64% |
1,126,182
-323,606
| -22% | -$105M |
|
24
Texas Instruments
TXN
$241B
| $375M | 0.63% |
2,628,682
-202,193
| -7% | -$27.5M |
|
|
25
Kroger
KR
$35.5B
| $375M | 0.63% |
11,172,802
+2,419,345
| +28% | +$83.6M |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q3 2020 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2020, Cliff Asness held 2,339 positions worth $59.2B, down 4.3% from $61.8B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 19% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness withdrew a net $8.18B in Q3 2020, closing 169 positions and reducing 1,169 holdings. Its most notable exit was LogMein, Inc., an estimated $37.2M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 24% of assets, down from 24% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, Cliff Asness opened a new position in Zoom worth $136M.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q3 2020 buy was Zoom: 288,628 shares worth $136M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Vale in Q3 2020, an estimated $85.3M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q3 2020 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $406M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited LogMein, Inc. in Q3 2020, selling an estimated $37.2M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 19% of its $59.2B portfolio in Q3 2020.
- Cliff Asness opened 241 new positions and closed 169 in Q3 2020.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value fell 4.3% quarter-over-quarter to $59.2B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2020, filed 16 Nov 2020.