AQR Capital Management Portfolio holdings
AQR Capital Management is an investment manager that builds its strategies on computer-driven research and proprietary models, starting with a hedge fund and adding mutual funds in 2009. Its models can weigh factors such as valuation, momentum and price signals, and it runs both traditional long-only and alternative strategies across stocks, macro, arbitrage and multi-strategy portfolios. Cliff Asness, David Kabiller, John Liew and Robert Krail founded it in 1998 after leaving Goldman Sachs, where Asness had led a new team of computer-driven researchers. Asness is the firm's principal owner, and the publicly traded holding company Affiliated Managers Group holds a minority stake. Its clients include pension plans, charities, insurers, sovereign wealth funds, family offices and high net worth individuals.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$1.17B |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$849M |
| 3 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$746M |
| 4 |
Synopsys
SNPS
|
+$643M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$633M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Micron Technology
MU
|
+$517M |
| 2 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$488M |
| 3 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$414M |
| 4 |
Sandisk
SNDK
|
+$355M |
| 5 |
Cigna
CI
|
+$325M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 25.5% |
| 2 | Financials | 14.38% |
| 3 | Industrials | 14.21% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.53% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 10.4% |
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AQR Capital Management's Q2 2026 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2026, AQR Capital Management held 3,986 positions worth $287B, up 31% from $218B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
AQR Capital Management deployed $37.5B of net new capital in Q2 2026, opening 247 new positions and adding to 2,455 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was FedEx Freight: 1,024,555 shares worth $155M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 25% of assets, up from 22% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Micron Technology, an estimated $517M trimmed.
- AQR Capital Management's largest Q2 2026 buy was FedEx Freight: 1,024,555 shares worth $155M.
- AQR Capital Management added most to NVIDIA in Q2 2026, an estimated $1.17B increase.
- AQR Capital Management's biggest Q2 2026 reduction was Micron Technology, cutting an estimated $517M.
- AQR Capital Management fully exited Masimo in Q2 2026, selling an estimated $147M.
- AQR Capital Management's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $287B portfolio in Q2 2026.
- AQR Capital Management opened 247 new positions and closed 86 in Q2 2026.
- AQR Capital Management's portfolio value rose 31% quarter-over-quarter to $287B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 14 Aug 2026.