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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
BARK icon
3051
BARK
BARK
$83.1M
$924K ﹤0.01%
92,614
+56,920
+159% +$534K
2024 Q2
8 quarters
ESGD icon
3052
iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF
ESGD
$11.7B
$921K ﹤0.01%
8,955
+3,398
+61% +$345K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
JMSB icon
3053
John Marshall Bancorp
JMSB
$327M
$920K ﹤0.01%
42,222
+20,462
+94% +$434K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
MBI icon
3054
MBIA
MBI
$236M
$919K ﹤0.01%
140,983
+115,254
+448% +$694K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
CMTG icon
3055
Claros Mortgage Trust
CMTG
$231M
$916K ﹤0.01%
389,708
+102,577
+36% +$252K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
MYFW icon
3056
First Western Financial
MYFW
$300M
$915K ﹤0.01%
28,494
+14,433
+103% +$411K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
CGGO icon
3057
Capital Group Global Growth Equity ETF
CGGO
$11.4B
$913K ﹤0.01%
21,565
+8,186
+61% +$319K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
NKSH icon
3058
National Bankshares
NKSH
$250M
$912K ﹤0.01%
25,099
+17,696
+239% +$638K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
EVC icon
3059
Entravision Communication
EVC
$830M
$911K ﹤0.01%
69,829
+11,050
+19% +$78.4K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
MASS icon
3060
908 Devices
MASS
$436M
$904K ﹤0.01%
103,909
-497
-0.5% -$3.82K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
NBN icon
3061
Northeast Bank
NBN
$1.08B
$903K ﹤0.01%
6,813
+483
+8% +$59.7K
2024 Q2
8 quarters
AMRZ icon
3062
Amrize Ltd
AMRZ
$22.3B
$897K ﹤0.01%
16,859
+8,246
+96% +$447K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
FLOT icon
3063
iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF
FLOT
$11.6B
$896K ﹤0.01%
+17,556
New +$894K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
CDRE icon
3064
Cadre Holdings
CDRE
$1.4B
$893K ﹤0.01%
31,323
+22,360
+249% +$674K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
EU icon
3065
enCore Energy
EU
$122M
$892K ﹤0.01%
680,543
+268,455
+65% +$451K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
JPIN icon
3066
JPMorgan Diversified Return International Equity ETF
JPIN
$382M
$891K ﹤0.01%
12,327
-243
-2% -$17.9K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
IDLV icon
3067
Invesco S&P International Developed Low Volatility ETF
IDLV
$335M
$891K ﹤0.01%
25,840
+658
+3% +$23.1K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
JQUA icon
3068
JPMorgan US Quality Factor ETF
JQUA
$9.27B
$891K ﹤0.01%
12,326
+40
+0.3% +$2.72K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
FBLA icon
3069
FB Bancorp
FBLA
$245M
$889K ﹤0.01%
59,011
+43,656
+284% +$619K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
BCAX icon
3070
Bicara Therapeutics
BCAX
$572M
$888K ﹤0.01%
29,917
+16,731
+127% +$373K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
GEF.B icon
3071
Greif Class B
GEF.B
$3.89B
$886K ﹤0.01%
9,469
+1,499
+19% +$127K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
XSVM icon
3072
Invesco S&P SmallCap Value with Momentum ETF
XSVM
$580M
$885K ﹤0.01%
12,724
+1,032
+9% +$68.1K
2023 Q4
10 quarters
FRAF icon
3073
Franklin Financial Services
FRAF
$311M
$885K ﹤0.01%
14,136
+6,753
+91% +$390K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
CURV icon
3074
Torrid Holdings
CURV
$216M
$884K ﹤0.01%
472,948
+258,652
+121% +$452K
2023 Q4
10 quarters
SCHK icon
3075
Schwab 1000 Index ETF
SCHK
$5.53B
$884K ﹤0.01%
24,509
+2,157
+10% +$75.3K
2025 Q4
2 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.