Cliff Asness AQR Capital Management
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.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$1.17B |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$849M |
| 3 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$746M |
| 4 |
Synopsys
SNPS
|
+$643M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$633M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Micron Technology
MU
|
+$517M |
| 2 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$488M |
| 3 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$414M |
| 4 |
SNDK
Sandisk
SNDK
|
+$355M |
| 5 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3076
iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
SHYG
$7.62B
| $884K | ﹤0.01% |
20,835
+288
| +1% | +$12.2K |
|
|
LMRI
3077
Lumexa Imaging Holdings
LMRI
$1.19B
| $882K | ﹤0.01% |
+78,217
| New | +$714K |
|
3078
DocGo
DCGO
$43M
| $882K | ﹤0.01% |
1,708,962
+973,704
| +132% | +$582K |
|
3079
Alpha Metallurgical Resources
AMR
$2.66B
| $881K | ﹤0.01% |
5,344
-702
| -12% | -$134K |
|
3080
Edgewell Personal Care
EPC
$1.32B
| $881K | ﹤0.01% |
32,793
-54,268
| -62% | -$1.16M |
|
3081
Taysha Gene Therapies
TSHA
$1.98B
| $877K | ﹤0.01% |
128,764
-48,545
| -27% | -$287K |
|
3082
Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF
VIOV
$1.89B
| $875K | ﹤0.01% |
7,458
+1,440
| +24% | +$160K |
|
3083
Vanguard California Tax-Exempt Bond ETF
VTEC
$3.08B
| $874K | ﹤0.01% |
8,685
| – | – |
|
3084
iShares Emerging Markets Equity Factor ETF
EMGF
$1.89B
| $873K | ﹤0.01% |
11,910
+5,013
| +73% | +$351K |
|
|
PXED
3085
Phoenix Education Partners
PXED
$1.02B
| $867K | ﹤0.01% |
26,379
+10,374
| +65% | +$310K |
|
3086
Wingstop
WING
$3.14B
| $865K | ﹤0.01% |
5,318
+1,551
| +41% | +$244K |
|
3087
Stoke Therapeutics
STOK
$2.08B
| $865K | ﹤0.01% |
26,449
-20,010
| -43% | -$642K |
|
3088
SELLAS Life Sciences
SLS
$3.12B
| $858K | ﹤0.01% |
58,120
+4,130
| +8% | +$28.5K |
|
3089
FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF December
FDEC
$1.36B
| $857K | ﹤0.01% |
15,736
+1,136
| +8% | +$60.5K |
|
3090
Outdoor Holding Co
POWW
$260M
| $855K | ﹤0.01% |
375,009
+250,228
| +201% | +$515K |
|
3091
Invesco S&P MidCap 400 Revenue ETF
RWK
$1.33B
| $852K | ﹤0.01% |
5,823
+1,124
| +24% | +$157K |
|
3092
Safe Bulkers
SB
$869M
| $851K | ﹤0.01% |
134,922
+21,716
| +19% | +$145K |
|
3093
VanEck Merk Gold Trust
OUNZ
$2.86B
| $851K | ﹤0.01% |
22,056
-1,081
| -5% | -$46.9K |
|
3094
Coastal Financial
CCB
$707M
| $850K | ﹤0.01% |
10,966
+4,375
| +66% | +$329K |
|
3095
Invesco AI and Next Gen Software ETF
IGPT
$1.19B
| $849K | ﹤0.01% |
+8,160
| New | +$703K |
|
3096
Columbia Financial
CLBK
$1.23B
| $849K | ﹤0.01% |
40,008
+7,105
| +22% | +$138K |
|
3097
Global X US Preferred ETF
PFFD
$2.14B
| $848K | ﹤0.01% |
45,362
+23,636
| +109% | +$446K |
|
3098
Princeton Bancorp
BPRN
$290M
| $845K | ﹤0.01% |
22,264
+8,426
| +61% | +$302K |
|
3099
iShares ESG Optimized MSCI USA ETF
SUSA
$4.13B
| $844K | ﹤0.01% |
5,471
+3,668
| +203% | +$542K |
|
3100
Digimarc Corp
DMRC
$138M
| $843K | ﹤0.01% |
102,537
+29,866
| +41% | +$281K |
|
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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.