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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
AIRO icon
2801
AIRO Group Holdings
AIRO
$163M
$1.49M ﹤0.01%
201,612
+130,532
+184% +$1.02M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
DTD icon
2802
WisdomTree US Total Dividend Fund
DTD
$1.68B
$1.49M ﹤0.01%
15,970
-150
-0.9% -$13.7K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
NATR icon
2803
Nature's Sunshine
NATR
$216M
$1.49M ﹤0.01%
68,255
-66,703
-49% -$1.56M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
ITIC icon
2804
Investors Title Co
ITIC
$507M
$1.49M ﹤0.01%
5,429
+3,520
+184% +$853K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
SCMB icon
2805
Schwab Municipal Bond ETF
SCMB
$4.01B
$1.49M ﹤0.01%
57,515
-7,597
-12% -$195K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
URNJ icon
2806
Sprott Junior Uranium Miners ETF
URNJ
$292M
$1.48M ﹤0.01%
63,726
– –
2026 Q1
1 quarter
TFSL icon
2807
TFS Financial
TFSL
$4.58B
$1.48M ﹤0.01%
84,289
+31,351
+59% +$489K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
SKIL icon
2808
Skillsoft
SKIL
$43.2M
$1.47M ﹤0.01%
283,513
+147,260
+108% +$980K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
ORBS icon
2809
Eightco Holdings
ORBS
$341M
$1.47M ﹤0.01%
2,110,175
+193,684
+10% +$174K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
PHAT icon
2810
Phathom Pharmaceuticals
PHAT
$467M
$1.46M ﹤0.01%
134,901
+79,433
+143% +$906K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
KTB icon
2811
Kontoor Brands
KTB
$4.06B
$1.44M ﹤0.01%
17,296
+505
+3% +$36.8K
2020 Q2
24 quarters
SYLD icon
2812
Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF
SYLD
$1.03B
$1.44M ﹤0.01%
18,148
+1,084
+6% +$84.9K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
OSG icon
2813
Octave Specialty Group
OSG
$227M
$1.43M ﹤0.01%
229,890
+180,062
+361% +$938K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
AKR icon
2814
Acadia Realty Trust
AKR
$2.61B
$1.43M ﹤0.01%
68,570
+20,511
+43% +$439K
2021 Q3
19 quarters
PFIS icon
2815
Peoples Financial Services
PFIS
$704M
$1.43M ﹤0.01%
21,565
+11,267
+109% +$668K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
OSUR icon
2816
OraSure Technologies
OSUR
$272M
$1.43M ﹤0.01%
319,843
-11,058
-3% -$39.1K
2022 Q2
16 quarters
FLGT icon
2817
Fulgent Genetics
FLGT
$567M
$1.43M ﹤0.01%
69,453
+40,009
+136% +$678K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
NFE icon
2818
New Fortress Energy
NFE
$28.1M
$1.42M ﹤0.01%
78,259
+30,666
+64% +$912K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
DWAS icon
2819
Invesco Dorsey Wright SmallCap Momentum ETF
DWAS
$389M
$1.42M ﹤0.01%
11,151
+798
+8% +$90.6K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
PJAN icon
2820
Innovator US Equity Power Buffer ETF January
PJAN
$1.41B
$1.42M ﹤0.01%
28,667
+536
+2% +$26.1K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
HTZ icon
2821
Hertz
HTZ
$684M
$1.42M ﹤0.01%
648,814
+374,877
+137% +$2.05M
2022 Q3
15 quarters
PMAR icon
2822
Innovator US Equity Power Buffer ETF March
PMAR
$742M
$1.41M ﹤0.01%
29,611
-991
-3% -$46.6K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
JMST icon
2823
JPMorgan Ultra-Short Municipal Income ETF
JMST
$8.09B
$1.41M ﹤0.01%
27,686
-857
-3% -$43.6K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
IGV icon
2824
iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF
IGV
$13.7B
$1.41M ﹤0.01%
15,513
-2,633
-15% -$234K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
XAR icon
2825
State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF
XAR
$5.06B
$1.4M ﹤0.01%
4,949
+1,047
+27% +$283K
2025 Q3
3 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.