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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
BATRK icon
2776
Atlanta Braves Holdings Series B
BATRK
$3.24B
$1.55M ﹤0.01%
29,778
+4,639
+18% +$228K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
SCHC icon
2777
Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF
SCHC
$5.45B
$1.54M ﹤0.01%
32,107
+14,394
+81% +$714K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
TRTX icon
2778
TPG RE Finance Trust
TRTX
$493M
$1.54M ﹤0.01%
184,234
+90,188
+96% +$753K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
DEO icon
2779
Diageo
DEO
$52B
$1.54M ﹤0.01%
19,173
+13,647
+247% +$1.1M
2024 Q3
7 quarters
GWRS icon
2780
Global Water Resources
GWRS
$223M
$1.53M ﹤0.01%
211,758
+163,306
+337% +$1.18M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
FCCO icon
2781
First Community Corp
FCCO
$310M
$1.53M ﹤0.01%
46,898
+30,552
+187% +$937K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
ELF icon
2782
e.l.f. Beauty
ELF
$6.59B
$1.53M ﹤0.01%
21,834
-1,473,881
-99% -$89.6M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
OMCL icon
2783
Omnicell
OMCL
$1.67B
$1.52M ﹤0.01%
36,561
+4,708
+15% +$190K
2023 Q3
11 quarters
FSK icon
2784
FS KKR Capital
FSK
$3.05B
$1.52M ﹤0.01%
144,381
+124,588
+629% +$1.34M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
BLND icon
2785
Blend Labs
BLND
$265M
$1.52M ﹤0.01%
886,345
+263,239
+42% +$420K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
CIBR icon
2786
First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF
CIBR
$17.5B
$1.52M ﹤0.01%
16,862
+454
+3% +$34.8K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
RES icon
2787
RPC Inc
RES
$1.37B
$1.51M ﹤0.01%
259,203
-28,433
-10% -$198K
2021 Q4
18 quarters
MITT icon
2788
TPG Mortgage Investment Trust
MITT
$178M
$1.51M ﹤0.01%
190,642
+69,053
+57% +$539K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
MAGS icon
2789
Listed Funds Trust Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF
MAGS
$5.32B
$1.51M ﹤0.01%
+23,470
New +$1.55M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
DFGR icon
2790
Dimensional Global Real Estate ETF
DFGR
$3.87B
$1.51M ﹤0.01%
52,052
+8,946
+21% +$256K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
NAGE icon
2791
Niagen Bioscience
NAGE
$184M
$1.51M ﹤0.01%
472,056
-559,279
-54% -$2.27M
2024 Q3
7 quarters
IYJ icon
2792
iShares US Industrials ETF
IYJ
$1.82B
$1.5M ﹤0.01%
9,028
+1,239
+16% +$195K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
DBND icon
2793
DoubleLine Opportunistic Bond ETF
DBND
$813M
$1.5M ﹤0.01%
32,897
+1,495
+5% +$68.2K
2023 Q4
10 quarters
ZVIA icon
2794
Zevia
ZVIA
$85.8M
$1.5M ﹤0.01%
920,090
+390,266
+74% +$530K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
EPP icon
2795
iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF
EPP
$2.24B
$1.5M ﹤0.01%
+28,135
New +$1.54M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
GSY icon
2796
Invesco Ultra Short Duration ETF
GSY
$4B
$1.5M ﹤0.01%
29,874
– –
2024 Q1
9 quarters
BYD icon
2797
Boyd Gaming
BYD
$5.15B
$1.5M ﹤0.01%
16,957
+2,250
+15% +$191K
2022 Q4
14 quarters
KIDS icon
2798
OrthoPediatrics
KIDS
$806M
$1.5M ﹤0.01%
+78,291
New +$1.36M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
BNED icon
2799
Barnes & Noble Education
BNED
$439M
$1.5M ﹤0.01%
119,220
+105,076
+743% +$1.1M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
VTES icon
2800
Vanguard Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF
VTES
$3.72B
$1.49M ﹤0.01%
14,724
– –
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.