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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
ROAD icon
2726
Construction Partners
ROAD
$5.1B
$1.67M ﹤0.01%
14,054
-98
-0.7% -$11.6K
2023 Q2
12 quarters
ATLO icon
2727
AMES National
ATLO
$297M
$1.66M ﹤0.01%
56,205
+24,033
+75% +$695K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
JANX icon
2728
Janux Therapeutics
JANX
$1.07B
$1.66M ﹤0.01%
+108,077
New +$1.57M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
IWC icon
2729
iShares Micro-Cap ETF
IWC
$1.24B
$1.66M ﹤0.01%
8,295
+27
+0.3% +$4.94K
2024 Q2
8 quarters
CLMT icon
2730
Calumet Specialty Products
CLMT
$4.36B
$1.66M ﹤0.01%
+46,019
New +$1.55M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
CURB icon
2731
Curbline Properties
CURB
$3.46B
$1.66M ﹤0.01%
54,498
+15,359
+39% +$438K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
CEPU icon
2732
Central Puerto
CEPU
$1.59B
$1.66M ﹤0.01%
111,450
-8,444
-7% -$127K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
XRN icon
2733
Chiron Real Estate Inc
XRN
$402M
$1.65M ﹤0.01%
44,097
+31,778
+258% +$1.13M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
OKLO icon
2734
Oklo
OKLO
$4.7B
$1.65M ﹤0.01%
31,554
+6,805
+27% +$425K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
AEYE icon
2735
AudioEye
AEYE
$165M
$1.65M ﹤0.01%
283,469
+191,193
+207% +$1.33M
2024 Q3
7 quarters
DGII icon
2736
Digi International
DGII
$2.76B
$1.64M ﹤0.01%
21,947
+3,326
+18% +$206K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
IHI icon
2737
iShares US Medical Devices ETF
IHI
$3.56B
$1.64M ﹤0.01%
33,273
+47
+0.1% +$2.39K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
TZOO icon
2738
Travelzoo
TZOO
$52.6M
$1.64M ﹤0.01%
140,338
+15,131
+12% +$139K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
PLBC icon
2739
Plumas Bancorp
PLBC
$438M
$1.64M ﹤0.01%
28,030
+16,273
+138% +$861K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
MRBK icon
2740
Meridian
MRBK
$223M
$1.64M ﹤0.01%
81,640
+38,969
+91% +$739K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
REAX icon
2741
Real REMAX Group Inc. Common Stock
REAX
$305M
$1.64M ﹤0.01%
89,842
+54,808
+156% +$1.11M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
LUNR icon
2742
Intuitive Machines
LUNR
$1.72B
$1.63M ﹤0.01%
76,335
+15,964
+26% +$448K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
MCBS icon
2743
MetroCity Bankshares
MCBS
$1.03B
$1.63M ﹤0.01%
45,309
+35,147
+346% +$1.15M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
IRMD icon
2744
iRadimed
IRMD
$981M
$1.62M ﹤0.01%
17,002
+1,077
+7% +$98.1K
2024 Q2
8 quarters
TBI icon
2745
Trueblue
TBI
$297M
$1.62M ﹤0.01%
232,882
+150,660
+183% +$839K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
DBRG icon
2746
DELISTED
DigitalBridge
DBRG
$1.62M ﹤0.01%
102,854
-324,308
-76% -$5.07M
2023 Q3
11 quarters
NRDS icon
2747
NerdWallet
NRDS
$715M
$1.62M ﹤0.01%
175,027
-225,221
-56% -$2.11M
2024 Q3
7 quarters
ABEV icon
2748
Ambev
ABEV
$41B
$1.62M ﹤0.01%
514,411
+188,363
+58% +$589K
2013 Q4
50 quarters
MP icon
2749
MP Materials
MP
$7.05B
$1.62M ﹤0.01%
29,314
-1,315
-4% -$80K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
CHMG icon
2750
Chemung Financial Corp
CHMG
$416M
$1.61M ﹤0.01%
21,593
+3,263
+18% +$219K
2024 Q4
6 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.