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 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$1.58B |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$1.08B |
| 3 |
Costco
COST
|
+$680M |
| 4 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$647M |
| 5 |
Broadcom
AVGO
|
+$559M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Atlassian
TEAM
|
+$355M |
| 2 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$348M |
| 3 |
Zoom
ZM
|
+$321M |
| 4 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$303M |
| 5 |
Lyft
LYFT
|
+$250M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 22.29% |
| 2 | Financials | 14.55% |
| 3 | Industrials | 13.75% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.6% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 11.26% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2651
TriMas Corp
TRS
$1.42B
| $1.24M | ﹤0.01% |
34,397
+678
| +2% | +$24.3K |
|
2652
Huron Consulting
HURN
$2.59B
| $1.23M | ﹤0.01% |
9,664
-3,043
| -24% | -$457K |
|
2653
Agios Pharmaceuticals
AGIO
$1.95B
| $1.23M | ﹤0.01% |
36,410
+8,484
| +30% | +$241K |
|
|
ONTF
2654
DELISTED
ON24
ONTF
| $1.23M | ﹤0.01% |
151,790
+39,644
| +35% | +$317K |
|
2655
GXO Logistics
GXO
$5.39B
| $1.22M | ﹤0.01% |
24,427
+6,233
| +34% | +$357K |
|
2656
Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF
AIQ
$10.1B
| $1.22M | ﹤0.01% |
26,224
+400
| +2% | +$20.1K |
|
2657
Innodata
INOD
$1.96B
| $1.22M | ﹤0.01% |
31,651
+14,733
| +87% | +$735K |
|
2658
America's Car Mart
CRMT
$19.2M
| $1.22M | ﹤0.01% |
95,928
+27,418
| +40% | +$584K |
|
2659
HealthStream
HSTM
$842M
| $1.22M | ﹤0.01% |
58,842
+27,758
| +89% | +$591K |
|
2660
BCB Bancorp
BCBP
$157M
| $1.22M | ﹤0.01% |
135,456
-31,093
| -19% | -$254K |
|
2661
Kinetik
KNTK
$4.4B
| $1.21M | ﹤0.01% |
25,092
+13,170
| +110% | +$561K |
|
|
BIOA
2662
BioAge Labs
BIOA
$431M
| $1.21M | ﹤0.01% |
69,334
+17,416
| +34% | +$335K |
|
2663
Avantis US Small Cap Equity ETF
AVSC
$3.18B
| $1.21M | ﹤0.01% |
19,343
+9,440
| +95% | +$594K |
|
|
STKL
2664
DELISTED
SunOpta
STKL
| $1.2M | ﹤0.01% |
185,817
+157,660
| +560% | +$891K |
|
2665
Boyd Gaming
BYD
$5.89B
| $1.2M | ﹤0.01% |
14,707
+2,268
| +18% | +$190K |
|
2666
Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund
VTEB
$45.8B
| $1.19M | ﹤0.01% |
23,951
| – | – |
|
2667
Reddit
RDDT
$29.4B
| $1.19M | ﹤0.01% |
9,295
-202,025
| -96% | -$34.4M |
|
2668
Transcat
TRNS
$818M
| $1.19M | ﹤0.01% |
+16,240
| New | +$1.14M |
|
2669
America Movil
AMX
$71.3B
| $1.18M | ﹤0.01% |
46,475
+3,222
| +7% | +$73.5K |
|
2670
GeneDx Holdings
WGS
$2.54B
| $1.18M | ﹤0.01% |
18,390
-6,283
| -25% | -$573K |
|
|
AKRE
2671
Akre Focus ETF
AKRE
$5.48B
| $1.18M | ﹤0.01% |
22,342
-1,699
| -7% | -$98.7K |
|
2672
Kontoor Brands
KTB
$4.55B
| $1.18M | ﹤0.01% |
16,791
-411
| -2% | -$26.9K |
|
2673
InvenTrust Properties
IVT
$2.56B
| $1.17M | ﹤0.01% |
38,545
+9,128
| +31% | +$275K |
|
|
OKLO
2674
Oklo
OKLO
$7.38B
| $1.17M | ﹤0.01% |
24,749
-10,749
| -30% | -$773K |
|
2675
Humacyte
HUMA
$184M
| $1.17M | ﹤0.01% |
1,924,691
+1,890,867
| +5,590% | +$1.97M |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q1 2026 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2026, Cliff Asness held 3,840 positions worth $218B, up 15% from $191B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness deployed $35.3B of net new capital in Q1 2026, opening 278 new positions and adding to 2,380 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Versant Media Group: 5,801,568 shares worth $211M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 22% of assets, down from 23% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Atlassian, an estimated $355M trimmed.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q1 2026 buy was Versant Media Group: 5,801,568 shares worth $211M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Microsoft in Q1 2026, an estimated $1.58B increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q1 2026 reduction was Atlassian, cutting an estimated $355M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Exact Sciences in Q1 2026, selling an estimated $226M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $218B portfolio in Q1 2026.
- Cliff Asness opened 278 new positions and closed 101 in Q1 2026.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 15% quarter-over-quarter to $218B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 15 May 2026.