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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
LZM icon
2901
Lifezone Metals
LZM
$345M
$1.2M ﹤0.01%
308,983
+238,150
+336% +$1.11M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
DBMF icon
2902
iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF
DBMF
$4.35B
$1.2M ﹤0.01%
39,068
+15,709
+67% +$483K
2023 Q4
10 quarters
LXEO icon
2903
Lexeo Therapeutics
LXEO
$258M
$1.19M ﹤0.01%
256,661
-82,962
-24% -$449K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
MAIN icon
2904
Main Street Capital
MAIN
$5.17B
$1.19M ﹤0.01%
23,028
+5,680
+33% +$299K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
LOAR icon
2905
Loar Holdings
LOAR
$5.82B
$1.19M ﹤0.01%
+14,802
New +$944K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
IVOV icon
2906
Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF
IVOV
$1.26B
$1.19M ﹤0.01%
10,443
+460
+5% +$50.2K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
BRCC icon
2907
BRC Inc
BRCC
$179M
$1.19M ﹤0.01%
107,305
+22,962
+27% +$284K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
EPSN icon
2908
Epsilon Energy
EPSN
$196M
$1.19M ﹤0.01%
219,969
+140,552
+177% +$833K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
CRMD icon
2909
CorMedix
CRMD
$444M
$1.19M ﹤0.01%
151,435
-83,249
-35% -$658K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
TR icon
2910
Tootsie Roll Industries
TR
$2.77B
$1.19M ﹤0.01%
30,031
+2,727
+10% +$110K
2024 Q2
8 quarters
RMAX icon
2911
DELISTED
RE/MAX Holdings
RMAX
$1.19M ﹤0.01%
120,259
-231,302
-66% -$2.02M
2022 Q1
17 quarters
GHM icon
2912
Graham Corp
GHM
$821M
$1.18M ﹤0.01%
9,505
+600
+7% +$59.5K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
FVAL icon
2913
Fidelity Value Factor ETF
FVAL
$1.37B
$1.17M ﹤0.01%
15,023
+2,644
+21% +$202K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
HIPO icon
2914
Hippo Holdings
HIPO
$975M
$1.17M ﹤0.01%
41,429
+427
+1% +$11.4K
2024 Q2
8 quarters
ATNI icon
2915
ATN International
ATNI
$396M
$1.17M ﹤0.01%
44,179
+33,135
+300% +$901K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
NVEC icon
2916
NVE Corp
NVEC
$376M
$1.17M ﹤0.01%
11,192
+2,394
+27% +$218K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
INNV icon
2917
InnovAge Holding
INNV
$1.25B
$1.17M ﹤0.01%
98,525
+60,871
+162% +$498K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
PFFA icon
2918
Virtus InfraCap US Preferred Stock ETF
PFFA
$2.23B
$1.16M ﹤0.01%
+56,430
New +$1.2M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
RWT icon
2919
Redwood Trust
RWT
$393M
$1.16M ﹤0.01%
244,041
+114,107
+88% +$620K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
GLXY icon
2920
Galaxy Digital Inc
GLXY
$3.07B
$1.15M ﹤0.01%
42,230
-13,895
-25% -$387K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
URA icon
2921
Global X Uranium ETF
URA
$4.73B
$1.15M ﹤0.01%
+26,405
New +$1.34M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
PSIX icon
2922
Power Solutions International
PSIX
$1.05B
$1.15M ﹤0.01%
29,658
+1,530
+5% +$84.1K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
GXO icon
2923
GXO Logistics
GXO
$5.77B
$1.15M ﹤0.01%
22,748
-1,679
-7% -$87K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
AVIR icon
2924
Atea Pharmaceuticals
AVIR
$330M
$1.15M ﹤0.01%
247,710
+201,601
+437% +$1M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
APPF icon
2925
AppFolio
APPF
$7.56B
$1.15M ﹤0.01%
7,244
-7,110
-50% -$1.14M
2017 Q3
35 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.