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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
JRVR icon
2551
James River Group Holdings
JRVR
$179M
$2.24M ﹤0.01%
508,019
+163,996
+48% +$807K
2023 Q1
13 quarters
ACEL icon
2552
Accel Entertainment
ACEL
$922M
$2.23M ﹤0.01%
177,213
-1,518
-0.8% -$18.4K
2022 Q2
16 quarters
HTB icon
2553
HomeTrust Bancshares
HTB
$733M
$2.23M ﹤0.01%
44,746
+1,162
+3% +$53.8K
2024 Q2
8 quarters
FLXS icon
2554
Flexsteel Industries
FLXS
$306M
$2.23M ﹤0.01%
29,961
+20,544
+218% +$1.15M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
HNI icon
2555
HNI Corp
HNI
$3.54B
$2.23M ﹤0.01%
55,100
+508
+0.9% +$17.3K
2013 Q2
52 quarters
VDC icon
2556
Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF
VDC
$8.18B
$2.22M ﹤0.01%
9,846
+128
+1% +$29.2K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
AVES icon
2557
Avantis Emerging Markets Value ETF
AVES
$1.44B
$2.21M ﹤0.01%
33,754
+1,328
+4% +$87K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
SPLV icon
2558
Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF
SPLV
$7.45B
$2.21M ﹤0.01%
29,527
+5,571
+23% +$410K
2024 Q1
9 quarters
ESGU icon
2559
iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF
ESGU
$17.9B
$2.21M ﹤0.01%
13,499
+3,025
+29% +$478K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
UEC icon
2560
Uranium Energy
UEC
$3.82B
$2.19M ﹤0.01%
205,883
-6,521
-3% -$87.5K
2021 Q1
21 quarters
FSUN icon
2561
FirstSun Capital Bancorp
FSUN
$1.78B
$2.19M ﹤0.01%
56,493
+12,645
+29% +$463K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
CAL icon
2562
Caleres
CAL
$465M
$2.19M ﹤0.01%
177,089
+116,080
+190% +$1.51M
2020 Q2
24 quarters
TSSI icon
2563
TSS Inc
TSSI
$194M
$2.19M ﹤0.01%
177,912
+145,781
+454% +$1.96M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
SILJ icon
2564
Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF
SILJ
$2.91B
$2.18M ﹤0.01%
84,172
+1,065
+1% +$31.6K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
BORR icon
2565
Borr Drilling
BORR
$1.24B
$2.18M ﹤0.01%
527,936
-996
-0.2% -$5.38K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
PACB icon
2566
Pacific Biosciences
PACB
$808M
$2.18M ﹤0.01%
1,296,684
+537,192
+71% +$781K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
DCTH icon
2567
Delcath Systems
DCTH
$487M
$2.18M ﹤0.01%
172,993
+140,897
+439% +$1.56M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
MBC icon
2568
MasterBrand
MBC
$1.48B
$2.18M ﹤0.01%
214,137
-27,815
-11% -$237K
2022 Q4
14 quarters
JEPQ icon
2569
JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF
JEPQ
$42.5B
$2.17M ﹤0.01%
35,286
+12,956
+58% +$769K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
HNRG icon
2570
Hallador Energy
HNRG
$529M
$2.17M ﹤0.01%
124,599
+6,604
+6% +$114K
2023 Q4
10 quarters
DIVI icon
2571
Franklin International Core Dividend Tilt Index ETF
DIVI
$2.63B
$2.16M ﹤0.01%
50,621
+3,067
+6% +$130K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
XLB icon
2572
State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLB
$8.2B
$2.16M ﹤0.01%
42,468
+8,185
+24% +$420K
2023 Q2
12 quarters
PBR icon
2573
Petrobras
PBR
$142B
$2.16M ﹤0.01%
133,513
+7,177
+6% +$140K
2013 Q2
52 quarters
TCBX icon
2574
Third Coast Bancshares
TCBX
$664M
$2.16M ﹤0.01%
53,364
+8,015
+18% +$312K
2024 Q2
8 quarters
SGHT icon
2575
Sight Sciences
SGHT
$513M
$2.15M ﹤0.01%
397,558
+259,041
+187% +$1.19M
2025 Q1
5 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.