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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
STC icon
2576
Stewart Information Services
STC
$1.36B
$2.15M ﹤0.01%
32,518
+394
+1% +$26.3K
2013 Q2
52 quarters
GPZ icon
2577
VanEck Alternative Asset Manager ETF
GPZ
$232M
$2.14M ﹤0.01%
99,800
– –
2025 Q4
2 quarters
UNF icon
2578
Unifirst Corp
UNF
$4.61B
$2.14M ﹤0.01%
8,090
-28,298
-78% -$7.39M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
EVLV icon
2579
Evolv Technologies
EVLV
$849M
$2.14M ﹤0.01%
368,436
+117,402
+47% +$736K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
PNRG icon
2580
PrimeEnergy Resources
PNRG
$361M
$2.14M ﹤0.01%
12,797
-837
-6% -$177K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
JACK icon
2581
Jack in the Box
JACK
$250M
$2.14M ﹤0.01%
135,055
-49,281
-27% -$608K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
ACIO icon
2582
Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF
ACIO
$2.34B
$2.13M ﹤0.01%
46,076
-5,952
-11% -$271K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
AIRS icon
2583
AirSculpt Technologies
AIRS
$125M
$2.12M ﹤0.01%
470,723
+161,394
+52% +$654K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
CORZ icon
2584
Core Scientific
CORZ
$4.26B
$2.12M ﹤0.01%
82,686
-9,725
-11% -$229K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
MGRC icon
2585
McGrath RentCorp
MGRC
$2.88B
$2.11M ﹤0.01%
17,435
+3,888
+29% +$442K
2016 Q2
40 quarters
BSCW icon
2586
Invesco BulletShares 2032 Corporate Bond ETF
BSCW
$1.55B
$2.11M ﹤0.01%
102,866
-2,526
-2% -$52K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
LLYVA icon
2587
Liberty Live Group Series A
LLYVA
$9.26B
$2.1M ﹤0.01%
20,773
+603
+3% +$57.1K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
IRTC icon
2588
iRhythm Holdings
IRTC
$4.07B
$2.1M ﹤0.01%
17,681
-16,909
-49% -$1.97M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
USHY icon
2589
iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
USHY
$26B
$2.1M ﹤0.01%
56,801
+12,822
+29% +$475K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
CWBC icon
2590
Community West Bancshares
CWBC
$700M
$2.09M ﹤0.01%
77,984
+9,976
+15% +$243K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
USFR icon
2591
WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund
USFR
$21.1B
$2.09M ﹤0.01%
41,593
– –
2025 Q3
3 quarters
LION icon
2592
Lionsgate Studios
LION
$3.7B
$2.09M ﹤0.01%
136,622
-13,485
-9% -$174K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
SPIR icon
2593
Spire Global
SPIR
$347M
$2.09M ﹤0.01%
112,259
+43,966
+64% +$817K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
IFS icon
2594
Intercorp Financial Services
IFS
$5.2B
$2.08M ﹤0.01%
36,503
-7,830
-18% -$388K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
QSI icon
2595
Quantum-Si Incorporated
QSI
$320M
$2.08M ﹤0.01%
2,348,665
-43,514
-2% -$41.4K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
SLQT icon
2596
SelectQuote
SLQT
$64M
$2.08M ﹤0.01%
2,468,729
+1,316,104
+114% +$1.2M
2023 Q2
12 quarters
BROS icon
2597
Dutch Bros
BROS
$5.91B
$2.07M ﹤0.01%
28,852
+23,977
+492% +$1.38M
2024 Q3
7 quarters
BZAI icon
2598
Blaize Holdings
BZAI
$28.3M
$2.07M ﹤0.01%
1,501,041
+289,598
+24% +$509K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
TNC icon
2599
Tennant Co
TNC
$1.13B
$2.07M ﹤0.01%
23,621
-23,801
-50% -$1.98M
2022 Q4
14 quarters
STEL icon
2600
DELISTED
Stellar Bancorp
STEL
$2.07M ﹤0.01%
52,567
-45,773
-47% -$1.72M
2024 Q4
6 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.