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Cliff Asness

Cliff Asness AQR Capital Management

AUM $287B Turnover 8.35%
1-Year Est. Return 42.33%
 

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.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+22.95%
1 Year Est. Return
+42.33%
3 Year Est. Return
+119.89%
5 Year Est. Return
+147.33%
10 Year Est. Return
+543.74%
AUM
$287B
AUM Growth
+$68.5B
Cap. Flow
+$37.5B
Cap. Flow %
13.08%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.15%
Holding
3,986
New
247
Increased
2,455
Reduced
1,098
Closed
86
Avg Time Held
4.1 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
3.3 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
2.3 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$1.17B
2
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$849M
3
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
+$746M
4
SNPS icon
Synopsys
SNPS
+$643M
5
WFC icon
Wells Fargo
WFC
+$633M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
MU icon
Micron Technology
MU
+$517M
2
BKNG icon
Booking.com
BKNG
+$488M
3
WMT icon
Walmart Inc
WMT
+$414M
4
SNDK icon
Sandisk
SNDK
+$355M
5
CI icon
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 Held Since
TTGT icon
2501
TechTarget
TTGT
$255M
$2.41M ﹤0.01%
668,160
+62,939
+10% +$289K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
BV icon
2502
BrightView Holdings
BV
$1.09B
$2.4M ﹤0.01%
169,595
+60,446
+55% +$758K
2022 Q2
16 quarters
HVT icon
2503
Haverty Furniture Companies
HVT
$457M
$2.4M ﹤0.01%
94,077
-10,426
-10% -$236K
2013 Q2
52 quarters
AMPX icon
2504
Amprius Technologies
AMPX
$1.25B
$2.4M ﹤0.01%
173,155
+35,429
+26% +$635K
2024 Q2
8 quarters
FEGE icon
2505
First Eagle Global Equity ETF
FEGE
$2.63B
$2.4M ﹤0.01%
49,052
+31,429
+178% +$1.55M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
VYMI icon
2506
Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF
VYMI
$21.4B
$2.4M ﹤0.01%
24,427
+3,872
+19% +$383K
2024 Q2
8 quarters
PZZA icon
2507
Papa John's
PZZA
$607M
$2.39M ﹤0.01%
67,020
-16,487
-20% -$569K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
ROOT icon
2508
Root
ROOT
$802M
$2.39M ﹤0.01%
42,798
+21,512
+101% +$1.15M
2024 Q3
7 quarters
BKD icon
2509
Brookdale Senior Living
BKD
$2.48B
$2.39M ﹤0.01%
148,651
+51,835
+54% +$705K
2023 Q4
10 quarters
GABC icon
2510
German American Bancorp
GABC
$1.84B
$2.39M ﹤0.01%
50,303
+15,402
+44% +$677K
2024 Q1
9 quarters
NATL icon
2511
NCR Atleos
NATL
$3.39B
$2.38M ﹤0.01%
55,588
-54,973
-50% -$2.44M
2023 Q4
10 quarters
BCAL icon
2512
Southern California Bancorp
BCAL
$686M
$2.38M ﹤0.01%
114,240
+21,853
+24% +$416K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
HCKT icon
2513
Hackett Group
HCKT
$319M
$2.38M ﹤0.01%
220,778
+105,989
+92% +$1.24M
2015 Q2
44 quarters
QBTS icon
2514
D-Wave Quantum Inc
QBTS
$4.04B
$2.37M ﹤0.01%
98,910
+5,229
+6% +$115K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
BAI icon
2515
iShares A.I. Innovation and Tech Active ETF
BAI
$12.2B
$2.37M ﹤0.01%
44,977
-2,283
-5% -$104K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
ERII icon
2516
Energy Recovery
ERII
$355M
$2.37M ﹤0.01%
262,844
+204,514
+351% +$1.94M
2024 Q1
9 quarters
TCMD icon
2517
Tactile Systems Technology
TCMD
$522M
$2.37M ﹤0.01%
79,579
+7,287
+10% +$183K
2021 Q4
18 quarters
HRI icon
2518
Herc Holdings
HRI
$5.55B
$2.37M ﹤0.01%
16,523
+12,826
+347% +$1.65M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
SXI icon
2519
Standex International
SXI
$2.99B
$2.36M ﹤0.01%
6,611
-101
-2% -$28.3K
2013 Q2
52 quarters
IBB icon
2520
iShares Biotechnology ETF
IBB
$11.3B
$2.36M ﹤0.01%
12,417
+4,162
+50% +$715K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
BIRK icon
2521
Birkenstock
BIRK
$5.52B
$2.36M ﹤0.01%
54,857
+32,132
+141% +$1.3M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
CON icon
2522
Concentra Group Holdings
CON
$5.15B
$2.35M ﹤0.01%
78,958
+32,298
+69% +$803K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
TH icon
2523
Target Hospitality
TH
$1.34B
$2.34M ﹤0.01%
115,110
+61,485
+115% +$1.03M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
VMD icon
2524
Viemed Healthcare
VMD
$368M
$2.34M ﹤0.01%
205,480
+91,740
+81% +$908K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
NAVN icon
2525
Navan Inc
NAVN
$6.8B
$2.34M ﹤0.01%
102,420
+32,359
+46% +$592K
2026 Q1
1 quarter

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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.