Cliff Asness AQR Capital Management
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.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$1.17B |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$849M |
| 3 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$746M |
| 4 |
Synopsys
SNPS
|
+$643M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$633M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Micron Technology
MU
|
+$517M |
| 2 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$488M |
| 3 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$414M |
| 4 |
SNDK
Sandisk
SNDK
|
+$355M |
| 5 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2651
CoreCivic
CXW
$3.36B
| $1.92M | ﹤0.01% |
63,209
+14,035
| +29% | +$318K |
|
2652
Tecnoglass Holdings
TGLS
$1.82B
| $1.92M | ﹤0.01% |
40,997
+29,689
| +263% | +$1.28M |
|
2653
Fresenius Medical Care
FMS
$12.5B
| $1.92M | ﹤0.01% |
84,703
+45,967
| +119% | +$1.03M |
|
2654
Codexis
CDXS
$183M
| $1.91M | ﹤0.01% |
845,431
+236,830
| +39% | +$590K |
|
2655
America Movil
AMX
$71.3B
| $1.91M | ﹤0.01% |
73,398
+26,923
| +58% | +$708K |
|
2656
Triumph Financial Inc
TFIN
$1.79B
| $1.91M | ﹤0.01% |
24,971
+12,603
| +102% | +$857K |
|
2657
Gildan
GIL
$10.4B
| $1.9M | ﹤0.01% |
37,202
+6,970
| +23% | +$400K |
|
|
FLY
2658
Firefly Aerospace
FLY
$4.09B
| $1.9M | ﹤0.01% |
64,502
+150
| +0.2% | +$5.61K |
|
2659
PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund
MINT
$17.2B
| $1.89M | ﹤0.01% |
18,751
+2,169
| +13% | +$218K |
|
2660
State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF
XSD
$2.69B
| $1.89M | ﹤0.01% |
3,026
| – | – |
|
|
WYFI
2661
WhiteFiber Inc
WYFI
$805M
| $1.89M | ﹤0.01% |
+48,538
| New | +$1.17M |
|
|
COSO
2662
CoastalSouth Bancshares
COSO
$327M
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
70,177
+25,210
| +56% | +$651K |
|
2663
Aaon
AAON
$6.55B
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
14,850
+7,251
| +95% | +$849K |
|
2664
Danaos Corp
DAC
$2.73B
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
15,387
-2,254
| -13% | -$281K |
|
2665
Kadant
KAI
$3.7B
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
5,948
-776
| -12% | -$242K |
|
2666
Dyne Therapeutics
DYN
$4.87B
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
84,054
-184
| -0.2% | -$3.42K |
|
2667
FRP Holdings
FRPH
$435M
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
74,657
+29,681
| +66% | +$673K |
|
2668
BCB Bancorp
BCBP
$159M
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
173,937
+38,481
| +28% | +$393K |
|
2669
Coherus Oncology
CHRS
$219M
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
1,330,201
+124,155
| +10% | +$203K |
|
|
CBLL
2670
CeriBell Inc
CBLL
$929M
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
95,657
+42,869
| +81% | +$814K |
|
|
AUGO
2671
Aura Minerals Inc
AUGO
$7.32B
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
29,549
-221,441
| -88% | -$17.4M |
|
2672
Opko Health
OPK
$1.1B
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
1,239,399
+475,809
| +62% | +$607K |
|
2673
iShares Low Carbon Optimized MSCI ACWI ETF
CRBN
$1.18B
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
7,344
| – | – |
|
2674
Transmedics
TMDX
$3.29B
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
27,947
+20,168
| +259% | +$1.71M |
|
2675
Paysign
PAYS
$796M
| $1.85M | ﹤0.01% |
225,807
+203,018
| +891% | +$1.34M |
|
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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.