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 |
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
|
+$121M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
GS
|
+$106M |
| 3 |
Carrier Global
CARR
|
+$80.6M |
| 4 |
Markel Group
MKL
|
+$79.9M |
| 5 |
Chubb
CB
|
+$77.6M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$339M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$291M |
| 3 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$290M |
| 4 |
Target
TGT
|
+$207M |
| 5 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$201M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 23.25% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 14.33% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 13.99% |
| 4 | Industrials | 11.75% |
| 5 | Financials | 11.36% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Apple
AAPL
$4.51T
| $1.98B | 3.43% |
14,556,775
-1,552,367
| -10% | -$201M |
|
|
2
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.59T
| $1.73B | 3% |
6,409,612
-1,139,605
| -15% | -$290M |
|
|
3
Amazon
AMZN
$2.79T
| $1.2B | 2.07% |
6,954,720
-2,040,780
| -23% | -$339M |
|
|
4
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.4T
| $1B | 1.74% |
2,886,321
-906,302
| -24% | -$291M |
|
5
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.22T
| $922M | 1.59% |
7,570,180
-1,312,100
| -15% | -$153M |
|
6
TSMC
TSM
$2.17T
| $818M | 1.42% |
6,810,497
-114,555
| -2% | -$13.4M |
|
7
Alibaba
BABA
$286B
| $763M | 1.32% |
3,366,322
-67,394
| -2% | -$15M |
|
|
8
Target
TGT
$75.1B
| $564M | 0.98% |
2,332,693
-946,700
| -29% | -$207M |
|
|
9
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.18T
| $560M | 0.97% |
4,471,740
-808,240
| -15% | -$96.3M |
|
10
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$233B
| $537M | 0.93% |
1,064,473
-38,546
| -3% | -$18.2M |
|
11
Procter & Gamble
PG
$336B
| $537M | 0.93% |
3,985,461
-481,677
| -11% | -$65.2M |
|
12
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$651B
| $511M | 0.88% |
3,114,678
-987,489
| -24% | -$163M |
|
13
Texas Instruments
TXN
$241B
| $471M | 0.81% |
2,451,577
-394,895
| -14% | -$74M |
|
14
Intel
INTC
$476B
| $457M | 0.79% |
8,219,549
-3,371,468
| -29% | -$198M |
|
15
Walmart Inc
WMT
$825B
| $449M | 0.78% |
9,556,842
-1,729,179
| -15% | -$80.5M |
|
16
Cisco
CSCO
$438B
| $410M | 0.71% |
7,781,158
-2,287,565
| -23% | -$120M |
|
|
17
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$935B
| $405M | 0.7% |
2,611,826
+767,886
| +42% | +$121M |
|
18
Allstate
ALL
$64.2B
| $386M | 0.67% |
2,974,518
-485,154
| -14% | -$62.7M |
|
19
Merck
MRK
$376B
| $380M | 0.66% |
4,909,970
-1,858,673
| -27% | -$138M |
|
20
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.2T
| $367M | 0.63% |
18,346,760
-9,113,280
| -33% | -$146M |
|
21
Home Depot
HD
$335B
| $361M | 0.62% |
1,131,764
-343,070
| -23% | -$109M |
|
22
Oracle
ORCL
$422B
| $340M | 0.59% |
4,375,931
-331,824
| -7% | -$26M |
|
23
Accenture
ACN
$113B
| $340M | 0.59% |
1,152,541
-129,014
| -10% | -$36.9M |
|
24
Adobe
ADBE
$109B
| $330M | 0.57% |
563,704
-157,823
| -22% | -$81.4M |
|
25
UnitedHealth
UNH
$350B
| $320M | 0.55% |
805,233
+9,358
| +1% | +$3.73M |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q2 2021 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2021, Cliff Asness held 2,351 positions worth $57.8B, down 5.5% from $61.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 17% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness withdrew a net $7.23B in Q2 2021, closing 138 positions and reducing 1,144 holdings. Its most notable exit was Extended Stay America, Inc. Paired Share Unit, an estimated $21.7M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 23% of assets, down from 24% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
Against the trend, Cliff Asness opened a new position in Li Auto worth $26M.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q2 2021 buy was Li Auto: 743,909 shares worth $26M.
- Cliff Asness added most to JPMorgan Chase in Q2 2021, an estimated $121M increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q2 2021 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $339M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Extended Stay America, Inc. Paired Share Unit in Q2 2021, selling an estimated $21.7M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 17% of its $57.8B portfolio in Q2 2021.
- Cliff Asness opened 173 new positions and closed 138 in Q2 2021.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value fell 5.5% quarter-over-quarter to $57.8B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q2 2021, filed 16 Aug 2021.