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 |
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 |
SNDK
Sandisk
SNDK
|
+$355M |
| 5 |
Cigna
CI
|
+$325M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 25.5% |
| 2 | Financials | 14.38% |
| 3 | Industrials | 14.2% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.53% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 10.4% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2476
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
ASR
$7.88B
| $2.49M | ﹤0.01% |
8,133
-82
| -1% | -$25.5K |
|
2477
Anavex Life Sciences
AVXL
$300M
| $2.49M | ﹤0.01% |
963,014
+206,222
| +27% | +$610K |
|
2478
3D Systems Corp
DDD
$530M
| $2.49M | ﹤0.01% |
824,638
+337,549
| +69% | +$920K |
|
2479
Titan Machinery
TITN
$470M
| $2.49M | ﹤0.01% |
117,848
-24,224
| -17% | -$497K |
|
2480
Dave & Buster's
PLAY
$357M
| $2.48M | ﹤0.01% |
217,512
+23,797
| +12% | +$283K |
|
2481
Atlas Energy Solutions
AESI
$1.57B
| $2.47M | ﹤0.01% |
148,910
+128,809
| +641% | +$2.11M |
|
|
JBS
2482
JBS N.V.
JBS
$45.5B
| $2.47M | ﹤0.01% |
208,450
-185,197
| -47% | -$2.71M |
|
|
SVCO
2483
Silvaco Group
SVCO
$228M
| $2.47M | ﹤0.01% |
179,075
+49,269
| +38% | +$512K |
|
2484
Liquidity Services
LQDT
$1.36B
| $2.47M | ﹤0.01% |
63,119
+17,132
| +37% | +$606K |
|
2485
Vishay Precision Group
VPG
$887M
| $2.47M | ﹤0.01% |
16,471
+2,423
| +17% | +$225K |
|
2486
NB Bancorp
NBBK
$963M
| $2.46M | ﹤0.01% |
116,349
-12,472
| -10% | -$257K |
|
|
MRX
2487
Marex Group Limited Ordinary Shares
MRX
$5.25B
| $2.46M | ﹤0.01% |
40,329
+9,479
| +31% | +$522K |
|
2488
Applied Digital
APLD
$7.74B
| $2.45M | ﹤0.01% |
65,722
+23,942
| +57% | +$924K |
|
2489
Liberty Latin America Class A
LILA
$1.66B
| $2.44M | ﹤0.01% |
311,674
+190,484
| +157% | +$1.06M |
|
2490
ANI Pharmaceuticals
ANIP
$1.73B
| $2.44M | ﹤0.01% |
29,500
+10,658
| +57% | +$855K |
|
2491
El Pollo Loco
LOCO
$488M
| $2.44M | ﹤0.01% |
143,683
-22,617
| -14% | -$324K |
|
2492
iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF
IGM
$10.5B
| $2.43M | ﹤0.01% |
14,874
+2,435
| +20% | +$365K |
|
2493
Viper Energy
VNOM
$16.3B
| $2.43M | ﹤0.01% |
57,375
+39,837
| +227% | +$1.84M |
|
2494
Sensient Technologies
SXT
$5.73B
| $2.42M | ﹤0.01% |
19,624
-3,297
| -14% | -$367K |
|
|
HAPN
2495
Happen Inc
HAPN
$2.13B
| $2.42M | ﹤0.01% |
116,547
-5,557
| -5% | -$94.6K |
|
2496
Fortuna Silver Mines
FSM
$3.57B
| $2.42M | ﹤0.01% |
286,101
+44,780
| +19% | +$434K |
|
2497
Sylvamo
SLVM
$1.46B
| $2.41M | ﹤0.01% |
64,540
-12,345
| -16% | -$501K |
|
2498
Vitesse Energy
VTS
$720M
| $2.41M | ﹤0.01% |
152,723
+137,752
| +920% | +$2.44M |
|
2499
Pearson
PSO
$9.79B
| $2.41M | ﹤0.01% |
151,566
+32,224
| +27% | +$476K |
|
2500
Vanguard Total International Bond ETF
BNDX
$82.6B
| $2.41M | ﹤0.01% |
49,693
-4,438
| -8% | -$213K |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q2 2026 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2026, Cliff Asness held 3,986 positions worth $287B, up 31% from $218B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness 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.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q2 2026 buy was FedEx Freight: 1,024,555 shares worth $155M.
- Cliff Asness added most to NVIDIA in Q2 2026, an estimated $1.17B increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q2 2026 reduction was Micron Technology, cutting an estimated $517M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Masimo in Q2 2026, selling an estimated $147M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $287B portfolio in Q2 2026.
- Cliff Asness opened 247 new positions and closed 86 in Q2 2026.
- Cliff Asness'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.