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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 14.21%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.53%
5 Healthcare 10.4%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
IVLU icon
2626
iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF
IVLU
$4.49B
$1.98M ﹤0.01%
47,351
+3,628
+8% +$152K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
LMAT icon
2627
LeMaitre Vascular
LMAT
$1.85B
$1.98M ﹤0.01%
20,623
+221
+1% +$22.7K
2015 Q4
42 quarters
RHLD icon
2628
Resolute Holdings Management
RHLD
$1.12B
$1.98M ﹤0.01%
13,686
-4,895
-26% -$636K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
LEG icon
2629
DELISTED
Leggett & Platt
LEG
$1.97M ﹤0.01%
170,808
-856,984
-83% -$9.04M
2023 Q3
11 quarters
DJCO icon
2630
Daily Journal
DJCO
$892M
$1.97M ﹤0.01%
3,281
-346
-10% -$180K
2024 Q2
8 quarters
QURE icon
2631
uniQure
QURE
$1.49B
$1.97M ﹤0.01%
+42,716
New +$1.12M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
XMTR icon
2632
Xometry
XMTR
$6.36B
$1.96M ﹤0.01%
20,354
-6,937
-25% -$496K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
AIOT icon
2633
PowerFleet Inc
AIOT
$352M
$1.96M ﹤0.01%
512,435
+142,470
+39% +$500K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
FF icon
2634
Future Fuel
FF
$235M
$1.96M ﹤0.01%
433,132
+276,906
+177% +$1.19M
2013 Q3
51 quarters
AVSC icon
2635
Avantis US Small Cap Equity ETF
AVSC
$3.14B
$1.96M ﹤0.01%
26,668
+7,325
+38% +$500K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
GRNY icon
2636
FundStrat Granny Shots US Large Cap ETF
GRNY
$4B
$1.95M ﹤0.01%
70,629
+1,440
+2% +$38.3K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
JGRO icon
2637
JPMorgan Active Growth ETF
JGRO
$9.04B
$1.95M ﹤0.01%
19,802
+7,368
+59% +$697K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
IBRX icon
2638
ImmunityBio
IBRX
$8.52B
$1.95M ﹤0.01%
222,862
+156,315
+235% +$1.18M
2024 Q1
9 quarters
SMA icon
2639
SmartStop Self Storage REIT
SMA
$2.22B
$1.94M ﹤0.01%
59,799
+40,162
+205% +$1.27M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
PFF icon
2640
iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
PFF
$11.6B
$1.94M ﹤0.01%
63,721
-3,921
-6% -$122K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
OPY icon
2641
Oppenheimer Holdings
OPY
$968M
$1.94M ﹤0.01%
+18,351
New +$1.87M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
DLN icon
2642
WisdomTree US LargeCap Dividend Fund
DLN
$6.27B
$1.94M ﹤0.01%
20,100
+5,277
+36% +$499K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
AAP icon
2643
Advance Auto Parts
AAP
$2.81B
$1.94M ﹤0.01%
31,379
-5,180
-14% -$294K
2017 Q4
34 quarters
QUAD icon
2644
Quad
QUAD
$392M
$1.94M ﹤0.01%
229,543
+109,292
+91% +$822K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
GNR icon
2645
State Street SPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETF
GNR
$5.21B
$1.93M ﹤0.01%
28,699
+2,746
+11% +$201K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
ILPT icon
2646
Industrial Logistics Properties Trust
ILPT
$408M
$1.93M ﹤0.01%
217,526
+125,367
+136% +$971K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
LINC icon
2647
Lincoln Educational Services
LINC
$552M
$1.93M ﹤0.01%
38,602
+902
+2% +$40.8K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
SHO icon
2648
Sunstone Hotel Investors
SHO
$2.29B
$1.93M ﹤0.01%
168,223
+23,080
+16% +$242K
2013 Q2
52 quarters
AVRE icon
2649
Avantis Real Estate ETF
AVRE
$902M
$1.92M ﹤0.01%
40,615
+3,607
+10% +$170K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
HCC icon
2650
Warrior Met Coal
HCC
$4.32B
$1.92M ﹤0.01%
23,692
-18,780
-44% -$1.7M
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.