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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
FTCS icon
2826
First Trust Capital Strength ETF
FTCS
$7.93B
$1.4M ﹤0.01%
14,934
+12,097
+426% +$1.13M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
MTN icon
2827
Vail Resorts
MTN
$5.42B
$1.4M ﹤0.01%
10,465
-40,122
-79% -$5.22M
2015 Q2
44 quarters
RUM icon
2828
RUM Group Inc
RUM
$2.13B
$1.4M ﹤0.01%
220,291
+140,882
+177% +$1M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
VOX icon
2829
Vanguard Communication Services ETF
VOX
$5.42B
$1.39M ﹤0.01%
7,574
-1,043
-12% -$200K
2023 Q2
12 quarters
AIQ icon
2830
Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF
AIQ
$9.7B
$1.38M ﹤0.01%
21,088
-5,136
-20% -$306K
2024 Q2
8 quarters
ATEX icon
2831
Anterix
ATEX
$1.78B
$1.38M ﹤0.01%
13,437
+2,337
+21% +$137K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
EPM icon
2832
Evolution Petroleum
EPM
$153M
$1.38M ﹤0.01%
375,692
+342,166
+1,021% +$1.5M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
IGE icon
2833
iShares North American Natural Resources ETF
IGE
$839M
$1.38M ﹤0.01%
24,590
+2,885
+13% +$175K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
FNDB icon
2834
Schwab Fundamental US Broad Market Index ETF
FNDB
$1.5B
$1.38M ﹤0.01%
45,158
-3,669
-8% -$108K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
GNE icon
2835
Genie Energy
GNE
$433M
$1.37M ﹤0.01%
94,998
+852
+0.9% +$11.9K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
SLDB icon
2836
Solid Biosciences
SLDB
$665M
$1.37M ﹤0.01%
137,085
-14,456
-10% -$110K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
RAMP icon
2837
LiveRamp
RAMP
$2.34B
$1.37M ﹤0.01%
36,439
-321,666
-90% -$10.6M
2020 Q2
24 quarters
BABA icon
2838
Alibaba
BABA
$244B
$1.37M ﹤0.01%
14,258
+5,451
+62% +$683K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
HBT icon
2839
HBT Financial
HBT
$1.33B
$1.37M ﹤0.01%
42,704
+6,676
+19% +$192K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
USPH icon
2840
US Physical Therapy
USPH
$1.28B
$1.36M ﹤0.01%
19,835
+1,853
+10% +$126K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
SPBO icon
2841
State Street SPDR Portfolio Corporate Bond ETF
SPBO
$2.13B
$1.36M ﹤0.01%
46,893
– –
2025 Q2
4 quarters
SEG icon
2842
Seaport Entertainment Group
SEG
$289M
$1.36M ﹤0.01%
51,134
+27,904
+120% +$656K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
PCT icon
2843
PureCycle Technologies
PCT
$675M
$1.36M ﹤0.01%
167,263
+132,772
+385% +$1.19M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
OPEN icon
2844
Opendoor
OPEN
$1.75B
$1.35M ﹤0.01%
293,120
-17,026
-5% -$81.5K
2022 Q1
17 quarters
RWJ icon
2845
Invesco S&P SmallCap 600 Revenue ETF
RWJ
$2.04B
$1.35M ﹤0.01%
22,723
+8,042
+55% +$447K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
TROX icon
2846
Tronox
TROX
$575M
$1.35M ﹤0.01%
214,272
+103,780
+94% +$880K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
BSRR icon
2847
Sierra Bancorp
BSRR
$543M
$1.35M ﹤0.01%
33,058
-175
-0.5% -$6.6K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
CIG icon
2848
CEMIG Preferred Shares
CIG
$5.24B
$1.35M ﹤0.01%
641,167
-147,092
-19% -$342K
2013 Q2
52 quarters
TSBK icon
2849
Timberland Bancorp
TSBK
$364M
$1.34M ﹤0.01%
29,921
+7,475
+33% +$309K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
GOGO icon
2850
Gogo Inc
GOGO
$320M
$1.34M ﹤0.01%
432,214
+241,265
+126% +$984K
2024 Q2
8 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.