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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
VAW icon
3001
Vanguard Materials ETF
VAW
$3.28B
$1.01M ﹤0.01%
4,394
+604
+16% +$140K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
SPTS icon
3002
State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF
SPTS
$7.28B
$1M ﹤0.01%
34,477
-976
-3% -$28.4K
2024 Q1
9 quarters
FWONA icon
3003
Liberty Media Corporation Series A Common Stock
FWONA
$21.3B
$1000K ﹤0.01%
11,732
+4,285
+58% +$353K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
FENC icon
3004
Fennec Pharmaceuticals
FENC
$359M
$999K ﹤0.01%
92,889
+68,743
+285% +$561K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
IBDT icon
3005
iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term Corporate ETF
IBDT
$4.13B
$997K ﹤0.01%
+39,500
New +$997K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
USCB icon
3006
USCB Financial Holdings
USCB
$367M
$994K ﹤0.01%
48,563
+26,536
+120% +$505K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
HURA icon
3007
TuHURA Biosciences
HURA
$123M
$994K ﹤0.01%
424,600
-182,568
-30% -$425K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
PATK icon
3008
Patrick Industries
PATK
$2.49B
$990K ﹤0.01%
11,029
-2,609
-19% -$249K
2013 Q2
52 quarters
SPSB icon
3009
State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF
SPSB
$11.3B
$989K ﹤0.01%
32,966
-326
-1% -$9.8K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
WDIV icon
3010
State Street SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF
WDIV
$281M
$988K ﹤0.01%
12,365
-168
-1% -$13.5K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
ESQ icon
3011
Esquire Financial Holdings
ESQ
$1.52B
$982K ﹤0.01%
8,242
+313
+4% +$34.7K
2022 Q3
15 quarters
AXGN icon
3012
Axogen
AXGN
$2.95B
$980K ﹤0.01%
21,217
+9,795
+86% +$395K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
ENLT icon
3013
Enlight Renewable Energy
ENLT
$9.28B
$979K ﹤0.01%
11,088
-5,605
-34% -$494K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
OLMA icon
3014
Olema Pharmaceuticals
OLMA
$612M
$978K ﹤0.01%
78,161
-11,401
-13% -$153K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
BKSY icon
3015
BlackSky Technology
BKSY
$731M
$976K ﹤0.01%
34,963
+2,012
+6% +$72.7K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
ORC icon
3016
Orchid Island Capital
ORC
$926M
$975K ﹤0.01%
139,914
-55,353
-28% -$382K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
MCFT icon
3017
MasterCraft Boat Holdings
MCFT
$521M
$972K ﹤0.01%
37,635
-26,000
-41% -$605K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
FNCL icon
3018
Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF
FNCL
$2.32B
$968K ﹤0.01%
12,650
+2,220
+21% +$164K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
LUNG icon
3019
Pulmonx
LUNG
$129M
$968K ﹤0.01%
744,963
+387,385
+108% +$534K
2023 Q4
10 quarters
ENIC icon
3020
Enel Chile
ENIC
$5.71B
$968K ﹤0.01%
215,058
+16,818
+8% +$73.9K
2016 Q2
40 quarters
NGS icon
3021
Natural Gas Services Group
NGS
$418M
$966K ﹤0.01%
22,399
+6,460
+41% +$263K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
MYO icon
3022
Myomo
MYO
$49.1M
$965K ﹤0.01%
928,268
+609,317
+191% +$594K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
DIVO icon
3023
Amplify CWP Enhanced Dividend Income ETF
DIVO
$7.95B
$963K ﹤0.01%
21,082
+15,367
+269% +$703K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
PKOH icon
3024
Park-Ohio Holdings
PKOH
$625M
$963K ﹤0.01%
25,051
+10,751
+75% +$330K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
STIP icon
3025
iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF
STIP
$16.8B
$961K ﹤0.01%
9,405
+1,410
+18% +$145K
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.