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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
CXW icon
2651
CoreCivic
CXW
$3.05B
$1.92M ﹤0.01%
63,209
+14,035
+29% +$318K
2023 Q4
10 quarters
TGLS icon
2652
Tecnoglass Holdings
TGLS
$1.71B
$1.92M ﹤0.01%
40,997
+29,689
+263% +$1.28M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
FMS icon
2653
Fresenius Medical Care
FMS
$12B
$1.92M ﹤0.01%
84,703
+45,967
+119% +$1.03M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
CDXS icon
2654
Codexis
CDXS
$130M
$1.91M ﹤0.01%
845,431
+236,830
+39% +$590K
2021 Q4
18 quarters
AMX icon
2655
America Movil
AMX
$73.1B
$1.91M ﹤0.01%
73,398
+26,923
+58% +$708K
2013 Q2
52 quarters
TFIN icon
2656
Triumph Financial Inc
TFIN
$1.49B
$1.91M ﹤0.01%
24,971
+12,603
+102% +$857K
2023 Q3
11 quarters
GIL icon
2657
Gildan
GIL
$7.35B
$1.9M ﹤0.01%
37,202
+6,970
+23% +$400K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
FLY icon
2658
Firefly Aerospace
FLY
$3B
$1.9M ﹤0.01%
64,502
+150
+0.2% +$5.61K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
MINT icon
2659
PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund
MINT
$18.9B
$1.89M ﹤0.01%
18,751
+2,169
+13% +$218K
2024 Q2
8 quarters
XSD icon
2660
State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF
XSD
$2.4B
$1.89M ﹤0.01%
3,026
– –
2025 Q3
3 quarters
WYFI icon
2661
WhiteFiber Inc
WYFI
$402M
$1.89M ﹤0.01%
+48,538
New +$1.17M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
COSO icon
2662
CoastalSouth Bancshares
COSO
$333M
$1.88M ﹤0.01%
70,177
+25,210
+56% +$651K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
AAON icon
2663
Aaon
AAON
$5.56B
$1.88M ﹤0.01%
14,850
+7,251
+95% +$849K
2013 Q2
52 quarters
DAC icon
2664
Danaos Corp
DAC
$2.86B
$1.88M ﹤0.01%
15,387
-2,254
-13% -$281K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
KAI icon
2665
Kadant
KAI
$3.13B
$1.87M ﹤0.01%
5,948
-776
-12% -$242K
2013 Q2
52 quarters
DYN icon
2666
Dyne Therapeutics
DYN
$3.12B
$1.87M ﹤0.01%
84,054
-184
-0.2% -$3.42K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
FRPH icon
2667
FRP Holdings
FRPH
$360M
$1.87M ﹤0.01%
74,657
+29,681
+66% +$673K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
BCBP icon
2668
BCB Bancorp
BCBP
$272M
$1.86M ﹤0.01%
173,937
+38,481
+28% +$393K
2024 Q2
8 quarters
CHRS icon
2669
Coherus Oncology
CHRS
$128M
$1.86M ﹤0.01%
1,330,201
+124,155
+10% +$203K
2024 Q2
8 quarters
CBLL icon
2670
CeriBell Inc
CBLL
$1.02B
$1.86M ﹤0.01%
95,657
+42,869
+81% +$814K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
AUGO icon
2671
Aura Minerals Inc
AUGO
$5.55B
$1.86M ﹤0.01%
29,549
-221,441
-88% -$17.4M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
OPK icon
2672
Opko Health
OPK
$1.24B
$1.86M ﹤0.01%
1,239,399
+475,809
+62% +$607K
2023 Q3
11 quarters
CRBN icon
2673
iShares Low Carbon Optimized MSCI ACWI ETF
CRBN
$1.17B
$1.86M ﹤0.01%
7,344
– –
2025 Q3
3 quarters
TMDX icon
2674
Transmedics
TMDX
$2.29B
$1.86M ﹤0.01%
27,947
+20,168
+259% +$1.71M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
PAYS icon
2675
Paysign
PAYS
$787M
$1.85M ﹤0.01%
225,807
+203,018
+891% +$1.34M
2025 Q2
4 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.