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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
SECT icon
3101
Main Sector Rotation ETF
SECT
$2.76B
$841K ﹤0.01%
11,664
-320
-3% -$21.8K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
NPK icon
3102
National Presto Industries
NPK
$1.02B
$840K ﹤0.01%
6,722
-505
-7% -$68.5K
2020 Q2
24 quarters
AQST icon
3103
Aquestive Therapeutics
AQST
$454M
$840K ﹤0.01%
201,941
+150,347
+291% +$633K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
PVAL icon
3104
Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF
PVAL
$15.2B
$840K ﹤0.01%
16,480
-2,979
-15% -$148K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
LYTS icon
3105
LSI Industries
LYTS
$642M
$836K ﹤0.01%
31,454
-24,178
-43% -$559K
2023 Q4
10 quarters
SMHX icon
3106
VanEck Fabless Semiconductor ETF
SMHX
$219M
$835K ﹤0.01%
+13,067
New +$718K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
XHB icon
3107
State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF
XHB
$1.57B
$833K ﹤0.01%
7,210
+4,356
+153% +$456K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
GSEW icon
3108
Goldman Sachs Equal Weight US Large Cap Equity ETF
GSEW
$2.14B
$832K ﹤0.01%
8,809
-865
-9% -$78.7K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
PGEN icon
3109
Precigen
PGEN
$1.6B
$830K ﹤0.01%
145,600
-39,394
-21% -$170K
2024 Q1
9 quarters
EFSI icon
3110
Eagle Financial Services Inc
EFSI
$247M
$829K ﹤0.01%
20,001
+8,894
+80% +$348K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
GLIBA icon
3111
Liberty Capital Corp Series A GCI Group Common Stock
GLIBA
$1.05B
$828K ﹤0.01%
37,825
+30,090
+389% +$851K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
ALH icon
3112
Alliance Laundry Holdings
ALH
$4.49B
$827K ﹤0.01%
31,167
+16,022
+106% +$400K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
KMTS icon
3113
Kestra Medical Technologies
KMTS
$1.72B
$825K ﹤0.01%
+32,447
New +$679K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
PXH icon
3114
Invesco FTSE RAFI Emerging Markets ETF
PXH
$1.92B
$825K ﹤0.01%
29,584
+17,761
+150% +$507K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
VIS icon
3115
Vanguard Industrials ETF
VIS
$7.82B
$824K ﹤0.01%
2,287
-1,233
-35% -$418K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
FSBW icon
3116
FS Bancorp
FSBW
$343M
$822K ﹤0.01%
18,951
+6,560
+53% +$269K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
ASTH icon
3117
Astrana Health
ASTH
$1.71B
$818K ﹤0.01%
17,628
-16,751
-49% -$603K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
URTH icon
3118
iShares MSCI World ETF
URTH
$8.81B
$817K ﹤0.01%
+4,032
New +$798K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
GMAR icon
3119
FT Vest US Equity Moderate Buffer ETF March
GMAR
$421M
$817K ﹤0.01%
18,460
– –
2025 Q2
4 quarters
DSTL icon
3120
Distillate US Fundamental Stability & Value ETF
DSTL
$2.14B
$817K ﹤0.01%
13,632
+738
+6% +$43.7K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
GCBC icon
3121
Greene County Bancorp
GCBC
$615M
$816K ﹤0.01%
24,288
+7,723
+47% +$199K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
CSV icon
3122
Carriage Services
CSV
$426M
$815K ﹤0.01%
21,244
+10,162
+92% +$445K
2020 Q2
24 quarters
TBPH icon
3123
DELISTED
Theravance Biopharma
TBPH
$813K ﹤0.01%
47,820
+20,463
+75% +$339K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
MAZE icon
3124
Maze Therapeutics
MAZE
$1.9B
$810K ﹤0.01%
27,161
-784
-3% -$20.5K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
GNK icon
3125
Genco Shipping & Trading
GNK
$1.13B
$810K ﹤0.01%
32,679
-27,723
-46% -$669K
2020 Q4
22 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.