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
|
+$128M |
| 2 |
FedEx
FDX
|
+$120M |
| 3 |
Peloton Interactive
PTON
|
+$97.8M |
| 4 |
Newmont
NEM
|
+$78.9M |
| 5 |
Infosys
INFY
|
+$78.8M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Biogen
BIIB
|
+$309M |
| 2 |
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
|
+$291M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$261M |
| 4 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$240M |
| 5 |
ALXN
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
ALXN
|
+$194M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 24.85% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 15.63% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 14.74% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 10.36% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.94% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Apple
AAPL
$4.51T
| $2.19B | 3.88% |
16,476,321
-2,169,287
| -12% | -$261M |
|
|
2
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.59T
| $1.79B | 3.17% |
8,082,190
-1,115,410
| -12% | -$240M |
|
3
Amazon
AMZN
$2.79T
| $1.54B | 2.73% |
9,463,140
-1,198,800
| -11% | -$191M |
|
4
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.4T
| $974M | 1.73% |
3,567,061
-636,900
| -15% | -$175M |
|
5
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.22T
| $828M | 1.47% |
9,479,040
-1,559,180
| -14% | -$131M |
|
6
Alibaba
BABA
$286B
| $815M | 1.44% |
3,501,222
-171,020
| -5% | -$47.5M |
|
7
TSMC
TSM
$2.17T
| $782M | 1.39% |
7,175,177
-618,523
| -8% | -$58.7M |
|
8
Procter & Gamble
PG
$336B
| $674M | 1.2% |
4,883,027
+1,596
| +0% | +$223K |
|
9
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$651B
| $672M | 1.19% |
4,302,566
-495,951
| -10% | -$73.2M |
|
10
Intel
INTC
$476B
| $571M | 1.01% |
11,690,246
-1,659,854
| -12% | -$81.1M |
|
11
Merck
MRK
$376B
| $547M | 0.97% |
7,098,609
-251,668
| -3% | -$19.2M |
|
12
Target
TGT
$75.1B
| $539M | 0.96% |
3,085,499
-290,781
| -9% | -$48.5M |
|
13
Home Depot
HD
$335B
| $482M | 0.85% |
1,821,988
-104,933
| -5% | -$28.8M |
|
14
Walmart Inc
WMT
$825B
| $480M | 0.85% |
10,049,619
+1,554,312
| +18% | +$75.5M |
|
|
15
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.18T
| $475M | 0.84% |
5,420,100
-619,740
| -10% | -$52.3M |
|
16
Texas Instruments
TXN
$241B
| $453M | 0.8% |
2,791,439
+162,757
| +6% | +$25.3M |
|
17
PepsiCo
PEP
$196B
| $391M | 0.69% |
2,651,111
-244,401
| -8% | -$34.7M |
|
18
Adobe
ADBE
$109B
| $386M | 0.68% |
773,173
-55,059
| -7% | -$26.6M |
|
19
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.2T
| $379M | 0.67% |
29,099,640
-928,160
| -3% | -$12.4M |
|
20
Mastercard
MA
$509B
| $375M | 0.67% |
1,051,275
-74,907
| -7% | -$24.9M |
|
21
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$233B
| $370M | 0.66% |
800,617
+125,124
| +19% | +$58.7M |
|
22
Best Buy
BBY
$18.1B
| $359M | 0.64% |
3,593,506
-404,248
| -10% | -$45.2M |
|
23
Allstate
ALL
$64.2B
| $350M | 0.62% |
3,228,381
-1,043,532
| -24% | -$103M |
|
24
Accenture
ACN
$113B
| $333M | 0.59% |
1,285,383
-14,893
| -1% | -$3.57M |
|
25
Cisco
CSCO
$438B
| $330M | 0.58% |
7,450,801
-127,395
| -2% | -$5.24M |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q4 2020 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2020, Cliff Asness held 2,327 positions worth $56.4B, down 4.7% from $59.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 19% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness withdrew a net $9.06B in Q4 2020, closing 151 positions and reducing 1,279 holdings. Its most notable exit was iShares Core S&P 500 ETF, an estimated $291M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 25% of assets, up from 24% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, Cliff Asness opened a new position in Peloton Interactive worth $122M.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q4 2020 buy was Peloton Interactive: 803,242 shares worth $122M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Zoom in Q4 2020, an estimated $128M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q4 2020 reduction was Biogen, cutting an estimated $309M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited iShares Core S&P 500 ETF in Q4 2020, selling an estimated $291M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 19% of its $56.4B portfolio in Q4 2020.
- Cliff Asness opened 157 new positions and closed 151 in Q4 2020.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value fell 4.7% quarter-over-quarter to $56.4B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2020, filed 16 Feb 2021.