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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
CAAP icon
2851
Corporacion America
CAAP
$3.88B
$1.34M ﹤0.01%
53,051
-5,888
-10% -$151K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
ARKK icon
2852
ARK Innovation ETF
ARKK
$5.95B
$1.34M ﹤0.01%
16,526
+26
+0.2% +$1.99K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
FFAI
2853
Faraday Future Intelligent Electric
FFAI
$2.57M
$1.33M ﹤0.01%
38,496
+27,883
+263% +$1.38M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
TASK icon
2854
TaskUs
TASK
$761M
$1.33M ﹤0.01%
284,160
-149,986
-35% -$910K
2022 Q4
14 quarters
ANDE icon
2855
Andersons Inc
ANDE
$2.18B
$1.33M ﹤0.01%
19,425
-8,936
-32% -$649K
2020 Q2
24 quarters
RCEL icon
2856
Avita Medical
RCEL
$484M
$1.33M ﹤0.01%
321,013
+226,652
+240% +$978K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
VEL icon
2857
Velocity Financial
VEL
$621M
$1.32M ﹤0.01%
71,546
+12,640
+21% +$230K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
MBB icon
2858
iShares MBS ETF
MBB
$35.8B
$1.32M ﹤0.01%
13,972
+2,201
+19% +$208K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
DOUG icon
2859
Douglas Elliman
DOUG
$141M
$1.31M ﹤0.01%
742,471
+581,391
+361% +$1.04M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
CELC icon
2860
Celcuity
CELC
$3.38B
$1.31M ﹤0.01%
12,542
-5,162
-29% -$596K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
PRKS icon
2861
United Parks & Resorts
PRKS
$1.4B
$1.31M ﹤0.01%
27,470
-4,489
-14% -$174K
2021 Q2
20 quarters
PNTG icon
2862
Pennant Group
PNTG
$1.46B
$1.31M ﹤0.01%
35,474
+1,368
+4% +$44.7K
2022 Q4
14 quarters
EVGO icon
2863
EVgo
EVGO
$179M
$1.31M ﹤0.01%
685,074
+526,817
+333% +$1.06M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
GRAB icon
2864
Grab
GRAB
$11.1B
$1.3M ﹤0.01%
348,437
+40,682
+13% +$148K
2023 Q1
13 quarters
FTXL icon
2865
First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF
FTXL
$1.09B
$1.3M ﹤0.01%
+4,560
New +$1.05M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
LENZ icon
2866
LENZ Therapeutics
LENZ
$95.8M
$1.29M ﹤0.01%
227,732
+87,427
+62% +$705K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
FOA icon
2867
Finance of America Companies
FOA
$96.8M
$1.29M ﹤0.01%
+46,876
New +$956K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
CZNC icon
2868
Citizens & Northern Corp
CZNC
$503M
$1.29M ﹤0.01%
55,160
+7,544
+16% +$167K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
HUCK icon
2869
Huckleberry.ai, Inc. Class B Common Stock
HUCK
$148M
$1.28M ﹤0.01%
408,829
+218,245
+115% +$730K
2020 Q3
23 quarters
PINE icon
2870
Alpine Income Property Trust
PINE
$294M
$1.28M ﹤0.01%
61,489
+19,253
+46% +$374K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
FMDE icon
2871
Fidelity Enhanced Mid Cap Core ETF
FMDE
$8.52B
$1.27M ﹤0.01%
+31,261
New +$1.22M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
AIRR icon
2872
First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF
AIRR
$8.47B
$1.27M ﹤0.01%
9,514
-2,105
-18% -$266K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
PAY icon
2873
Paymentus
PAY
$4.13B
$1.27M ﹤0.01%
52,375
-90,905
-63% -$2.23M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
ISTR icon
2874
Investar Holding Corp
ISTR
$380M
$1.26M ﹤0.01%
42,195
+15,378
+57% +$439K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
TKC icon
2875
Turkcell
TKC
$3.99B
$1.26M ﹤0.01%
218,478
-2,546
-1% -$15.6K
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.