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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
FXI icon
2926
iShares China Large-Cap ETF
FXI
$3.96B
$1.14M ﹤0.01%
36,210
+28,208
+353% +$1.01M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
DFEV icon
2927
Dimensional Emerging Markets Value ETF
DFEV
$2.11B
$1.14M ﹤0.01%
26,799
+20,145
+303% +$824K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
SDVY icon
2928
First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF
SDVY
$11.4B
$1.14M ﹤0.01%
26,462
– –
2025 Q2
4 quarters
HLLY icon
2929
Holley
HLLY
$352M
$1.14M ﹤0.01%
446,330
-402,509
-47% -$1.14M
2023 Q4
10 quarters
INDA icon
2930
iShares MSCI India ETF
INDA
$6.14B
$1.14M ﹤0.01%
23,023
+18,578
+418% +$906K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
VNLA icon
2931
Janus Henderson Short Duration Income ETF
VNLA
$3.69B
$1.14M ﹤0.01%
23,253
-475
-2% -$23.3K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
ACRE icon
2932
Ares Commercial Real Estate
ACRE
$195M
$1.14M ﹤0.01%
252,477
+34,937
+16% +$172K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
NLOP icon
2933
Net Lease Office Properties
NLOP
$133M
$1.14M ﹤0.01%
101,979
+30,705
+43% +$370K
2023 Q4
10 quarters
USVM icon
2934
VictoryShares US Small Mid Cap Value Momentum ETF
USVM
$1.87B
$1.13M ﹤0.01%
10,326
+1,540
+18% +$159K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
LEU icon
2935
Centrus Energy
LEU
$1.89B
$1.13M ﹤0.01%
6,747
+2,800
+71% +$523K
2024 Q2
8 quarters
BGGG icon
2936
Baillie Gifford Long Term Global Growth ETF
BGGG
$1.13M ﹤0.01%
+32,104
New +$1.11M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
PKX icon
2937
POSCO
PKX
$15.6B
$1.13M ﹤0.01%
22,014
+9,037
+70% +$619K
2020 Q3
23 quarters
CGUS icon
2938
Capital Group Core Equity ETF
CGUS
$12.3B
$1.13M ﹤0.01%
25,414
+3,629
+17% +$155K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
MBUU icon
2939
Malibu Boats
MBUU
$487M
$1.12M ﹤0.01%
41,010
+6,606
+19% +$176K
2017 Q3
35 quarters
LADR icon
2940
Ladder Capital
LADR
$1.15B
$1.12M ﹤0.01%
112,935
+57,745
+105% +$586K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
DBEF icon
2941
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF
DBEF
$9.49B
$1.12M ﹤0.01%
20,521
+7,497
+58% +$393K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
EUFN icon
2942
iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF
EUFN
$3.09B
$1.12M ﹤0.01%
+28,725
New +$1.09M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
LAB icon
2943
Standard BioTools
LAB
$241M
$1.12M ﹤0.01%
1,359,018
+425,920
+46% +$402K
2024 Q1
9 quarters
WOR icon
2944
Worthington Enterprises
WOR
$3.15B
$1.12M ﹤0.01%
20,762
-40,160
-66% -$2.24M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
IVAL icon
2945
Alpha Architect International Quantitative Value ETF
IVAL
$229M
$1.12M ﹤0.01%
32,750
– –
2025 Q1
5 quarters
BKKT icon
2946
Bakkt Inc
BKKT
$215M
$1.11M ﹤0.01%
142,411
-10,019
-7% -$89.7K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
CGAU icon
2947
Centerra Gold
CGAU
$4.14B
$1.11M ﹤0.01%
70,201
-111,951
-61% -$1.96M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
HOS icon
2948
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.
HOS
$2.04B
$1.11M ﹤0.01%
127,099
-81,145
-39% -$780K
2022 Q1
17 quarters
NVTS icon
2949
Navitas Semiconductor
NVTS
$2.45B
$1.11M ﹤0.01%
61,977
-1,540
-2% -$29.4K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
JBGS icon
2950
JBG SMITH
JBGS
$687M
$1.11M ﹤0.01%
75,511
+46,897
+164% +$694K
2025 Q1
5 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.