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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
GBFH icon
2526
GBank Financial Holdings
GBFH
$220M
$2.34M ﹤0.01%
+77,245
New +$2.25M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
VRDN icon
2527
Viridian Therapeutics
VRDN
$2.79B
$2.34M ﹤0.01%
127,301
+107,093
+530% +$1.73M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
VCTR icon
2528
Victory Capital Holdings
VCTR
$6.8B
$2.34M ﹤0.01%
27,780
-4,457
-14% -$359K
2020 Q2
24 quarters
GOLD icon
2529
Gold.com Inc
GOLD
$1.11B
$2.34M ﹤0.01%
56,117
-10,332
-16% -$444K
2021 Q1
21 quarters
VOOV icon
2530
Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF
VOOV
$6.88B
$2.33M ﹤0.01%
10,637
-6,528
-38% -$1.41M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
XLRE icon
2531
State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLRE
$8.13B
$2.33M ﹤0.01%
52,849
+25,811
+95% +$1.13M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
GSAT icon
2532
Globalstar
GSAT
$10.7B
$2.32M ﹤0.01%
28,596
+5,551
+24% +$447K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
RNA icon
2533
Atrium Therapeutics
RNA
$141M
$2.32M ﹤0.01%
+172,235
New +$2.25M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
MXCT icon
2534
MaxCyte
MXCT
$164M
$2.32M ﹤0.01%
1,882,776
+661,594
+54% +$659K
2023 Q3
11 quarters
VECO icon
2535
Veeco
VECO
$2.38B
$2.31M ﹤0.01%
30,462
-18,861
-38% -$1.08M
2019 Q3
27 quarters
RGTI icon
2536
Rigetti Computing
RGTI
$3.75B
$2.3M ﹤0.01%
119,301
+2,794
+2% +$54K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
TLRY icon
2537
Tilray
TLRY
$374M
$2.3M ﹤0.01%
512,599
+65,011
+15% +$372K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
HNGE icon
2538
Hinge Health
HNGE
$9.22B
$2.3M ﹤0.01%
+27,706
New +$1.5M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
BELFB icon
2539
Bel Fuse Inc Class B
BELFB
$3.41B
$2.29M ﹤0.01%
6,885
+321
+5% +$86.7K
2023 Q4
10 quarters
GKOS icon
2540
Glaukos
GKOS
$14.1B
$2.29M ﹤0.01%
16,401
+2,075
+14% +$263K
2023 Q4
10 quarters
ELDN icon
2541
Eledon Pharmaceuticals
ELDN
$225M
$2.29M ﹤0.01%
581,028
+408,611
+237% +$1.49M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
IJS icon
2542
iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF
IJS
$7.72B
$2.29M ﹤0.01%
16,740
+2,895
+21% +$373K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
CVLG icon
2543
Covenant Logistics
CVLG
$785M
$2.29M ﹤0.01%
51,756
-16,075
-24% -$586K
2017 Q2
36 quarters
GEO icon
2544
The GEO Group
GEO
$3.75B
$2.28M ﹤0.01%
77,026
+17,097
+29% +$388K
2022 Q3
15 quarters
VPL icon
2545
Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF
VPL
$8.43B
$2.27M ﹤0.01%
19,660
+7,918
+67% +$875K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
FMAO icon
2546
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp
FMAO
$501M
$2.27M ﹤0.01%
74,087
+59,169
+397% +$1.63M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
FPI icon
2547
Farmland Partners
FPI
$354M
$2.26M ﹤0.01%
233,167
+98,826
+74% +$1.05M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
ACNB icon
2548
ACNB Corp
ACNB
$665M
$2.25M ﹤0.01%
37,944
+28,659
+309% +$1.53M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
WYNN icon
2549
Wynn Resorts
WYNN
$7.69B
$2.25M ﹤0.01%
23,133
-78,199
-77% -$8.07M
2023 Q1
13 quarters
SKT icon
2550
Tanger
SKT
$4.22B
$2.24M ﹤0.01%
56,844
+5,225
+10% +$194K
2021 Q2
20 quarters

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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.