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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
COWS icon
2876
Amplify Cash Flow Dividend Leaders ETF
COWS
$44.7M
$1.26M ﹤0.01%
34,960
-39
-0.1% -$1.36K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
COWZ icon
2877
Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF
COWZ
$19.7B
$1.26M ﹤0.01%
20,223
+2,896
+17% +$183K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
BIOA icon
2878
BioAge Labs
BIOA
$269M
$1.25M ﹤0.01%
51,188
-18,146
-26% -$328K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
HE icon
2879
Hawaiian Electric Industries
HE
$1.51B
$1.25M ﹤0.01%
92,678
+43,517
+89% +$620K
2016 Q2
40 quarters
FDBC icon
2880
Fidelity D&D Bancorp
FDBC
$382M
$1.25M ﹤0.01%
24,342
+7,937
+48% +$370K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
ESGV icon
2881
Vanguard ESG US Stock ETF
ESGV
$13.1B
$1.25M ﹤0.01%
9,436
+580
+7% +$74K
2024 Q1
9 quarters
MBX icon
2882
MBX Biosciences
MBX
$2.69B
$1.25M ﹤0.01%
22,591
-4,796
-18% -$168K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
VYGR icon
2883
Voyager Therapeutics
VYGR
$106M
$1.25M ﹤0.01%
356,109
+123,428
+53% +$468K
2023 Q3
11 quarters
SNN icon
2884
Smith & Nephew
SNN
$12.4B
$1.25M ﹤0.01%
43,255
+26,580
+159% +$826K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
FNLC icon
2885
First Bancorp
FNLC
$410M
$1.24M ﹤0.01%
35,710
+13,164
+58% +$391K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
PACK icon
2886
Ranpak Holdings
PACK
$273M
$1.24M ﹤0.01%
169,732
+54,805
+48% +$316K
2024 Q2
8 quarters
HZO icon
2887
MarineMax
HZO
$1.17B
$1.24M ﹤0.01%
33,811
-99,457
-75% -$3.19M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
BALY icon
2888
Bally's
BALY
$682M
$1.23M ﹤0.01%
90,070
+75,977
+539% +$969K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
TTEC icon
2889
TTEC Holdings
TTEC
$78.4M
$1.23M ﹤0.01%
635,065
+507,553
+398% +$1.31M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
RING icon
2890
iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF
RING
$2.04B
$1.23M ﹤0.01%
19,059
+8,919
+88% +$683K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
CGGR icon
2891
Capital Group Growth ETF
CGGR
$25.3B
$1.23M ﹤0.01%
26,040
+2,067
+9% +$93.4K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
SEAT icon
2892
Vivid Seats
SEAT
$26M
$1.23M ﹤0.01%
188,510
+149,359
+381% +$1.15M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
PI icon
2893
Impinj
PI
$5.54B
$1.22M ﹤0.01%
8,552
-1,911
-18% -$249K
2024 Q2
8 quarters
TRAK icon
2894
ReposiTrak
TRAK
$128M
$1.22M ﹤0.01%
135,041
+98,492
+269% +$900K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
RGEN icon
2895
Repligen
RGEN
$11.2B
$1.21M ﹤0.01%
8,936
+56
+0.6% +$6.88K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
FDN icon
2896
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF
FDN
$4.83B
$1.21M ﹤0.01%
4,575
+2,122
+87% +$560K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
WTBA icon
2897
West Bancorporation
WTBA
$510M
$1.21M ﹤0.01%
45,508
+17,794
+64% +$433K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
GLNG icon
2898
Golar LNG
GLNG
$4.72B
$1.21M ﹤0.01%
24,210
+7,118
+42% +$376K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
ATOM icon
2899
Atomera
ATOM
$131M
$1.2M ﹤0.01%
137,945
+14,400
+12% +$113K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
NVMI icon
2900
Nova
NVMI
$9.9B
$1.2M ﹤0.01%
+2,266
New +$1.16M
2026 Q2
0 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.