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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
IDR icon
2976
Idaho Strategic Resources
IDR
$343M
$1.05M ﹤0.01%
32,082
+23,746
+285% +$923K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
AVO icon
2977
Mission Produce
AVO
$1.05B
$1.05M ﹤0.01%
88,954
+32,911
+59% +$416K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
NG icon
2978
NovaGold Resources
NG
$3.01B
$1.05M ﹤0.01%
175,372
-45,195
-20% -$376K
2024 Q2
8 quarters
AVD icon
2979
American Vanguard Corp
AVD
$27.1M
$1.04M ﹤0.01%
372,763
+205,264
+123% +$557K
2024 Q2
8 quarters
OCSL icon
2980
Oaktree Specialty Lending
OCSL
$1.1B
$1.04M ﹤0.01%
87,385
+51,713
+145% +$624K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
DES icon
2981
WisdomTree US SmallCap Dividend Fund
DES
$2.13B
$1.04M ﹤0.01%
25,566
+5,026
+24% +$194K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
ESOA icon
2982
Energy Services of America
ESOA
$166M
$1.04M ﹤0.01%
+53,704
New +$876K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
CASH icon
2983
Pathward Financial
CASH
$1.6B
$1.04M ﹤0.01%
11,902
+503
+4% +$43.5K
2024 Q1
9 quarters
VSEC icon
2984
VSE Corp
VSEC
$5.44B
$1.03M ﹤0.01%
4,527
-197
-4% -$37.8K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
UTMD icon
2985
Utah Medical Products
UTMD
$207M
$1.03M ﹤0.01%
14,993
+4,722
+46% +$314K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
CCO icon
2986
DELISTED
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings
CCO
$1.03M ﹤0.01%
426,901
+23,519
+6% +$56.3K
2024 Q1
9 quarters
NWFL icon
2987
Norwood Financial Corp
NWFL
$397M
$1.03M ﹤0.01%
32,069
+12,750
+66% +$390K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
HLMN icon
2988
Hillman Solutions
HLMN
$1.66B
$1.03M ﹤0.01%
121,984
-8,339
-6% -$66.3K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
DSGN icon
2989
Design Therapeutics
DSGN
$685M
$1.03M ﹤0.01%
71,114
+45,157
+174% +$563K
2023 Q4
10 quarters
ENPH icon
2990
Enphase Energy
ENPH
$3.86B
$1.03M ﹤0.01%
20,857
-9,693
-32% -$442K
2018 Q2
32 quarters
USRT icon
2991
iShares Core US REIT ETF
USRT
$4.34B
$1.03M ﹤0.01%
15,425
+899
+6% +$57.9K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
BSAC icon
2992
Banco Santander Chile
BSAC
$15.4B
$1.02M ﹤0.01%
31,431
+8,794
+39% +$284K
2013 Q2
52 quarters
CDZI icon
2993
Cadiz
CDZI
$326M
$1.02M ﹤0.01%
244,513
-77,050
-24% -$343K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
CGDV icon
2994
Capital Group Dividend Value ETF
CGDV
$38.7B
$1.02M ﹤0.01%
20,658
+1,325
+7% +$62.4K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
OSW icon
2995
OneSpaWorld
OSW
$3.25B
$1.02M ﹤0.01%
36,039
+7,614
+27% +$188K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
QTUM icon
2996
Defiance Quantum ETF
QTUM
$4.85B
$1.02M ﹤0.01%
6,142
+1,853
+43% +$266K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
RODM icon
2997
Hartford Multifactor Developed Markets ex-US ETF
RODM
$1.68B
$1.02M ﹤0.01%
25,121
+14,374
+134% +$588K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
ZGN icon
2998
Zegna
ZGN
$3.87B
$1.01M ﹤0.01%
77,753
+7,023
+10% +$90.6K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
TBCH icon
2999
Turtle Beach Corp
TBCH
$296M
$1.01M ﹤0.01%
81,021
-46,532
-36% -$551K
2023 Q3
11 quarters
CORP icon
3000
PIMCO Investment Grade Corporate Bond Exchange-Traded Fund
CORP
$1.36B
$1.01M ﹤0.01%
10,389
+6,751
+186% +$654K
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.