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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2676
iShares TIPS Bond ETF
TIP
$14.9B
| $1.85M | ﹤0.01% |
16,861
+1,300
| +8% | +$144K |
|
2677
IMAX
IMAX
$2.89B
| $1.84M | ﹤0.01% |
46,275
-202
| -0.4% | -$7.74K |
|
2678
South Plains Financial
SPFI
$833M
| $1.84M | ﹤0.01% |
42,786
-16,274
| -28% | -$679K |
|
2679
Greenlight Captial
GLRE
$499M
| $1.84M | ﹤0.01% |
113,683
+46,195
| +68% | +$794K |
|
2680
WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund
DGS
$1.73B
| $1.84M | ﹤0.01% |
28,421
-76
| -0.3% | -$4.88K |
|
2681
Worthington Steel
WS
$1.78B
| $1.83M | ﹤0.01% |
54,381
+3,853
| +8% | +$148K |
|
2682
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Communication Services ETF
RSPC
$58.5M
| $1.82M | ﹤0.01% |
51,622
| – | – |
|
2683
iShares MSCI Canada ETF
EWC
$6.6B
| $1.81M | ﹤0.01% |
31,464
+24,923
| +381% | +$1.44M |
|
2684
Clean Energy Fuels
CLNE
$357M
| $1.81M | ﹤0.01% |
883,990
+235,181
| +36% | +$500K |
|
2685
Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF
PPA
$8.25B
| $1.81M | ﹤0.01% |
10,254
+4,596
| +81% | +$787K |
|
|
WLTH
2686
Wealthfront Corp
WLTH
$1.38B
| $1.81M | ﹤0.01% |
+202,001
| New | +$2.1M |
|
2687
Ares Capital
ARCC
$14.3B
| $1.8M | ﹤0.01% |
97,235
+383
| +0.4% | +$7.15K |
|
2688
Titan International
TWI
$461M
| $1.8M | ﹤0.01% |
233,378
+29,426
| +14% | +$227K |
|
2689
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF
VCSH
$45B
| $1.8M | ﹤0.01% |
22,767
-11,057
| -33% | -$874K |
|
|
BKV
2690
BKV Corp
BKV
$2.65B
| $1.8M | ﹤0.01% |
65,678
+39,222
| +148% | +$1.08M |
|
2691
PCB Bancorp
PCB
$390M
| $1.79M | ﹤0.01% |
63,243
+6,336
| +11% | +$158K |
|
|
FBCG
2692
Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETF
FBCG
$7.22B
| $1.79M | ﹤0.01% |
28,808
+18,631
| +183% | +$1.11M |
|
2693
Goldman Sachs Access Ultra Short Bond ETF
GSST
$1.6B
| $1.79M | ﹤0.01% |
35,313
+1,203
| +4% | +$60.7K |
|
|
ORKA
2694
Oruka Therapeutics
ORKA
$7.15B
| $1.78M | ﹤0.01% |
18,697
+14,490
| +344% | +$965K |
|
|
CPRX
2695
DELISTED
Catalyst Pharmaceutical
CPRX
| $1.78M | ﹤0.01% |
56,597
-171,754
| -75% | -$5.07M |
|
2696
Getty Images
GETY
$111M
| $1.78M | ﹤0.01% |
2,066,953
+26,727
| +1% | +$23.1K |
|
|
SII
2697
Sprott
SII
$3.41B
| $1.77M | ﹤0.01% |
15,752
+796
| +5% | +$104K |
|
|
FVR
2698
FrontView REIT
FVR
$484M
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
87,149
+707
| +0.8% | +$12.7K |
|
2699
BlackBerry
BB
$4.71B
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
+139,618
| New | +$975K |
|
|
CMBT
2700
CMB.TECH NV
CMBT
$5.24B
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
+124,263
| New | +$1.79M |
|
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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.