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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FLG
2751
Flagstar Bank National Association
FLG
$5.57B
| $1.03M | ﹤0.01% |
79,354
-49,050
| -38% | -$643K |
|
2752
LSI Industries
LYTS
$719M
| $1.03M | ﹤0.01% |
55,632
+12,715
| +30% | +$262K |
|
2753
State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF
SPTS
$6.11B
| $1.03M | ﹤0.01% |
35,453
-26,735
| -43% | -$782K |
|
|
BRCB
2754
Black Rock Coffee Bar Inc
BRCB
$210M
| $1.03M | ﹤0.01% |
+79,794
| New | +$1.29M |
|
2755
First Watch Restaurant Group
FWRG
$813M
| $1.03M | ﹤0.01% |
98,166
+82,272
| +518% | +$1.19M |
|
2756
First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF
CIBR
$14.8B
| $1.03M | ﹤0.01% |
16,408
+10,365
| +172% | +$695K |
|
2757
PubMatic
PUBM
$745M
| $1.02M | ﹤0.01% |
+124,954
| New | +$961K |
|
|
AAEQ
2758
Alpha Architect US Equity 2 ETF
AAEQ
$507M
| $1.02M | ﹤0.01% |
+21,952
| New | +$1.07M |
|
2759
Invesco Dorsey Wright SmallCap Momentum ETF
DWAS
$439M
| $1.02M | ﹤0.01% |
10,353
+2,912
| +39% | +$291K |
|
2760
Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF
IVOV
$1.35B
| $1.02M | ﹤0.01% |
9,983
| – | – |
|
2761
Pathward Financial
CASH
$1.72B
| $1.02M | ﹤0.01% |
11,399
+3,960
| +53% | +$345K |
|
|
GRSD
2762
Grandstand Ltd
GRSD
$70.8M
| $1.02M | ﹤0.01% |
261,950
+124,873
| +91% | +$560K |
|
2763
Sable Offshore Corp
SOC
$934M
| $1.02M | ﹤0.01% |
61,521
+46,301
| +304% | +$541K |
|
2764
Repligen
RGEN
$10.2B
| $1.02M | ﹤0.01% |
8,880
+232
| +3% | +$32.4K |
|
2765
Camtek
CAMT
$6.64B
| $1.01M | ﹤0.01% |
+6,903
| New | +$1.05M |
|
|
CURB
2766
Curbline Properties
CURB
$3.43B
| $1.01M | ﹤0.01% |
39,139
+15,796
| +68% | +$405K |
|
2767
Sabesp
SBS
$16.3B
| $1.01M | ﹤0.01% |
165,185
-32,312
| -16% | -$177K |
|
2768
The GEO Group
GEO
$4.24B
| $1.01M | ﹤0.01% |
59,929
+1,156
| +2% | +$18.4K |
|
2769
Entrada Therapeutics
TRDA
$285M
| $1M | ﹤0.01% |
79,493
+53,239
| +203% | +$610K |
|
2770
JELD-WEN Holding
JELD
$216M
| $1M | ﹤0.01% |
808,756
+15,859
| +2% | +$34.7K |
|
2771
Pacific Biosciences
PACB
$398M
| $1M | ﹤0.01% |
759,492
+672,528
| +773% | +$1.2M |
|
2772
Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF
VWOB
$6.23B
| $1M | ﹤0.01% |
15,254
+19
| +0.1% | +$1.28K |
|
2773
State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF
SPSB
$10.5B
| $1M | ﹤0.01% |
33,292
+1,547
| +5% | +$46.7K |
|
|
CON
2774
Concentra Group Holdings
CON
$4.46B
| $1M | ﹤0.01% |
46,660
+12,908
| +38% | +$287K |
|
|
OLP
2775
One Liberty Properties
OLP
$537M
| $1,000K | ﹤0.01% |
46,592
+34,999
| +302% | +$777K |
|
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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.