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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
ONEW icon
2951
OneWater Marine
ONEW
$161M
$1.11M ﹤0.01%
98,238
+34,483
+54% +$371K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
MVBF icon
2952
MVB Financial
MVBF
$330M
$1.11M ﹤0.01%
38,132
+5,507
+17% +$146K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
SHEN icon
2953
Shenandoah Telecom
SHEN
$563M
$1.1M ﹤0.01%
+73,134
New +$1.15M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
RAPP icon
2954
Rapport Therapeutics
RAPP
$1.2B
$1.1M ﹤0.01%
26,454
+944
+4% +$34.7K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
ACTG icon
2955
Acacia Research
ACTG
$423M
$1.1M ﹤0.01%
236,392
+154,684
+189% +$743K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
OVLY icon
2956
Oak Valley Bancorp
OVLY
$290M
$1.1M ﹤0.01%
32,551
+12,929
+66% +$436K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
KYMR icon
2957
Kymera Therapeutics
KYMR
$10.8B
$1.09M ﹤0.01%
9,541
-6,410
-40% -$551K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
FBND icon
2958
Fidelity Total Bond ETF
FBND
$28.5B
$1.09M ﹤0.01%
24,005
+3,835
+19% +$175K
2023 Q4
10 quarters
VIOO icon
2959
Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF
VIOO
$4.13B
$1.09M ﹤0.01%
7,935
+4,059
+105% +$515K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
TWO
2960
DELISTED
Two Harbors Investment
TWO
$1.09M ﹤0.01%
87,661
-36,992
-30% -$443K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
GRPN icon
2961
Groupon
GRPN
$640M
$1.08M ﹤0.01%
45,075
+24,841
+123% +$410K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
AAEQ icon
2962
Alpha Architect US Equity 2 ETF
AAEQ
$503M
$1.08M ﹤0.01%
20,340
-1,612
-7% -$83.4K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
INMB icon
2963
INmune Bio
INMB
$40.5M
$1.08M ﹤0.01%
662,218
+391,901
+145% +$542K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
FUTU icon
2964
Futu Holdings
FUTU
$13.8B
$1.08M ﹤0.01%
11,508
-18,297
-61% -$2.34M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
PWV icon
2965
Invesco Large Cap Value ETF
PWV
$1.89B
$1.08M ﹤0.01%
14,224
– –
2025 Q1
5 quarters
VTEB icon
2966
Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund
VTEB
$51.3B
$1.08M ﹤0.01%
21,283
-2,668
-11% -$134K
2024 Q2
8 quarters
CARG icon
2967
CarGurus
CARG
$2.87B
$1.07M ﹤0.01%
31,505
-116,578
-79% -$3.78M
2020 Q3
23 quarters
SBS icon
2968
Sabesp
SBS
$16B
$1.07M ﹤0.01%
185,368
+20,183
+12% +$122K
2013 Q2
52 quarters
INBX icon
2969
Inhibrx
INBX
$1.06B
$1.07M ﹤0.01%
11,247
+2,867
+34% +$287K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
RUSHB icon
2970
Rush Enterprises Class B
RUSHB
$6.62B
$1.06M ﹤0.01%
20,874
+5,136
+33% +$239K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
BINC icon
2971
BlackRock Flexible Income ETF
BINC
$16.6B
$1.06M ﹤0.01%
20,251
-555
-3% -$29K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
LCNB icon
2972
LCNB Corp
LCNB
$281M
$1.06M ﹤0.01%
60,253
+21,593
+56% +$360K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
APGE icon
2973
DELISTED
Apogee Therapeutics
APGE
$1.06M ﹤0.01%
7,958
-69
-0.9% -$6.22K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
TPG icon
2974
TPG
TPG
$8.42B
$1.06M ﹤0.01%
26,377
-9,868
-27% -$415K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
CAI icon
2975
Caris Life Sciences
CAI
$9.7B
$1.05M ﹤0.01%
59,103
+30,109
+104% +$539K
2026 Q1
1 quarter

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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.