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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
TIP icon
2676
iShares TIPS Bond ETF
TIP
$14.6B
$1.85M ﹤0.01%
16,861
+1,300
+8% +$144K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
IMAX icon
2677
IMAX
IMAX
$2.8B
$1.84M ﹤0.01%
46,275
-202
-0.4% -$7.74K
2023 Q2
12 quarters
SPFI icon
2678
South Plains Financial
SPFI
$844M
$1.84M ﹤0.01%
42,786
-16,274
-28% -$679K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
GLRE icon
2679
Greenlight Captial
GLRE
$480M
$1.84M ﹤0.01%
113,683
+46,195
+68% +$794K
2024 Q1
9 quarters
DGS icon
2680
WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund
DGS
$1.6B
$1.84M ﹤0.01%
28,421
-76
-0.3% -$4.88K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
WS icon
2681
Worthington Steel
WS
$2.18B
$1.83M ﹤0.01%
54,381
+3,853
+8% +$148K
2023 Q4
10 quarters
RSPC icon
2682
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Communication Services ETF
RSPC
$52M
$1.82M ﹤0.01%
51,622
– –
2026 Q1
1 quarter
EWC icon
2683
iShares MSCI Canada ETF
EWC
$7.61B
$1.81M ﹤0.01%
31,464
+24,923
+381% +$1.44M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
CLNE icon
2684
Clean Energy Fuels
CLNE
$324M
$1.81M ﹤0.01%
883,990
+235,181
+36% +$500K
2023 Q3
11 quarters
PPA icon
2685
Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF
PPA
$7.63B
$1.81M ﹤0.01%
10,254
+4,596
+81% +$787K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
WLTH icon
2686
Wealthfront Corp
WLTH
$1.66B
$1.81M ﹤0.01%
+202,001
New +$2.1M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
ARCC icon
2687
Ares Capital
ARCC
$13.9B
$1.8M ﹤0.01%
97,235
+383
+0.4% +$7.15K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
TWI icon
2688
Titan International
TWI
$320M
$1.8M ﹤0.01%
233,378
+29,426
+14% +$227K
2021 Q3
19 quarters
VCSH icon
2689
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF
VCSH
$44B
$1.8M ﹤0.01%
22,767
-11,057
-33% -$874K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
BKV icon
2690
BKV Corp
BKV
$2.25B
$1.8M ﹤0.01%
65,678
+39,222
+148% +$1.08M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
PCB icon
2691
PCB Bancorp
PCB
$424M
$1.79M ﹤0.01%
63,243
+6,336
+11% +$158K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
FBCG icon
2692
Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETF
FBCG
$7.38B
$1.79M ﹤0.01%
28,808
+18,631
+183% +$1.11M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
GSST icon
2693
Goldman Sachs Access Ultra Short Bond ETF
GSST
$1.75B
$1.79M ﹤0.01%
35,313
+1,203
+4% +$60.7K
2024 Q1
9 quarters
ORKA icon
2694
Oruka Therapeutics
ORKA
$6.36B
$1.78M ﹤0.01%
18,697
+14,490
+344% +$965K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
CPRX icon
2695
DELISTED
Catalyst Pharmaceutical
CPRX
$1.78M ﹤0.01%
56,597
-171,754
-75% -$5.07M
2017 Q3
35 quarters
GETY icon
2696
DELISTED
GETTY IMAGES HLDGS INC A
GETY
$1.78M ﹤0.01%
2,066,953
+26,727
+1% +$23.1K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
SII icon
2697
Sprott
SII
$2.68B
$1.77M ﹤0.01%
15,752
+796
+5% +$104K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
FVR icon
2698
FrontView REIT
FVR
$452M
$1.76M ﹤0.01%
87,149
+707
+0.8% +$12.7K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
BB icon
2699
BlackBerry
BB
$4.85B
$1.76M ﹤0.01%
+139,618
New +$975K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
CMBT icon
2700
CMB.TECH NV
CMBT
$5.14B
$1.76M ﹤0.01%
+124,263
New +$1.79M
2026 Q2
0 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.