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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 14.2%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.53%
5 Healthcare 10.4%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
CFBK icon
2751
CF Bankshares
CFBK
$231M
$1.61M ﹤0.01%
49,122
+10,474
+27% +$304K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
XLG icon
2752
Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF
XLG
$11.6B
$1.61M ﹤0.01%
26,274
-5,113
-16% -$312K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
FVD icon
2753
First Trust Value Line Dividend Fund
FVD
$8.09B
$1.61M ﹤0.01%
33,378
-949
-3% -$45.2K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
PTGX icon
2754
Protagonist Therapeutics
PTGX
$9.37B
$1.61M ﹤0.01%
13,096
+1,222
+10% +$128K
2023 Q2
12 quarters
VYX icon
2755
NCR Voyix
VYX
$1.17B
$1.61M ﹤0.01%
201,035
+59,719
+42% +$420K
2019 Q4
26 quarters
CENT icon
2756
Central Garden & Pet Co
CENT
$2.85B
$1.6M ﹤0.01%
36,127
+10,186
+39% +$399K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
III icon
2757
Information Services Group
III
$295M
$1.6M ﹤0.01%
388,980
+85,384
+28% +$357K
2024 Q2
8 quarters
HWKN icon
2758
Hawkins
HWKN
$3.17B
$1.6M ﹤0.01%
11,248
+1,034
+10% +$163K
2020 Q3
23 quarters
CGMM icon
2759
Capital Group U.S. Small and Mid Cap ETF
CGMM
$3.49B
$1.6M ﹤0.01%
48,470
+27,863
+135% +$877K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
RZLV icon
2760
Rezolve AI
RZLV
$609M
$1.59M ﹤0.01%
505,281
-381,779
-43% -$1M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
KBWB icon
2761
Invesco KBW Bank ETF
KBWB
$6.28B
$1.59M ﹤0.01%
17,115
+11,235
+191% +$983K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
AAAU icon
2762
Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF Shares
AAAU
$2.36B
$1.59M ﹤0.01%
40,098
+33,848
+542% +$1.51M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
DDWM icon
2763
WisdomTree Dynamic International Equity Fund
DDWM
$1.42B
$1.58M ﹤0.01%
34,293
– –
2026 Q1
1 quarter
EFXT icon
2764
Enerflex
EFXT
$2.89B
$1.58M ﹤0.01%
64,399
+8,944
+16% +$223K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
OLP icon
2765
One Liberty Properties
OLP
$489M
$1.58M ﹤0.01%
64,562
+17,970
+39% +$420K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
NKTR icon
2766
Nektar Therapeutics
NKTR
$1.33B
$1.57M ﹤0.01%
+22,542
New +$1.65M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
ELMD icon
2767
Electromed
ELMD
$224M
$1.57M ﹤0.01%
37,141
+22,471
+153% +$720K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
JPUS icon
2768
JPMorgan Diversified Return US Equity ETF
JPUS
$467M
$1.57M ﹤0.01%
11,193
– –
2024 Q1
9 quarters
MTUS icon
2769
Metallus
MTUS
$875M
$1.57M ﹤0.01%
83,941
+26,268
+46% +$493K
2020 Q2
24 quarters
GCT icon
2770
GigaCloud Technology
GCT
$2.08B
$1.57M ﹤0.01%
49,579
-7,116
-13% -$281K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
VFLO icon
2771
VictoryShares Free Cash Flow ETF
VFLO
$12.2B
$1.56M ﹤0.01%
34,107
-3,647
-10% -$159K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
CRSP icon
2772
CRISPR Therapeutics
CRSP
$4.97B
$1.56M ﹤0.01%
28,597
+6,329
+28% +$334K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
ATYR icon
2773
aTyr Pharma
ATYR
$12.4M
$1.56M ﹤0.01%
65,264
+52,864
+426% +$1.38M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
AKTS icon
2774
Aktis Oncology
AKTS
$886M
$1.55M ﹤0.01%
+48,123
New +$988K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
RXRX icon
2775
Recursion Pharmaceuticals
RXRX
$2.41B
$1.55M ﹤0.01%
422,087
+177,696
+73% +$592K
2026 Q1
1 quarter

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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.