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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3126
PIMCO RAFI Multi-Factor International Equity ETF
MFDX
$471M
| $809K | ﹤0.01% |
19,436
+2,556
| +15% | +$106K |
|
3127
Invesco S&P 500 Pure Growth ETF
RPG
$2B
| $807K | ﹤0.01% |
12,638
+482
| +4% | +$27.4K |
|
3128
Nerdy
NRDY
$89.8M
| $805K | ﹤0.01% |
58,574
+28,846
| +97% | +$377K |
|
|
SLDE
3129
Slide Insurance Holdings
SLDE
$2.66B
| $802K | ﹤0.01% |
41,384
-6,404
| -13% | -$116K |
|
3130
Microvast
MVST
$309M
| $802K | ﹤0.01% |
685,096
+192,137
| +39% | +$296K |
|
3131
America's Car Mart
CRMT
$20.6M
| $801K | ﹤0.01% |
287,205
+191,277
| +199% | +$1.83M |
|
3132
Kaltura
KLTR
$246M
| $800K | ﹤0.01% |
615,505
+197,234
| +47% | +$268K |
|
|
ETOR
3133
eToro Group
ETOR
$2.41B
| $800K | ﹤0.01% |
20,265
+13,344
| +193% | +$503K |
|
|
TEAD
3134
Teads Holding Co
TEAD
$65.3M
| $799K | ﹤0.01% |
1,041,321
+309,140
| +42% | +$304K |
|
3135
Protara Therapeutics
TARA
$228M
| $798K | ﹤0.01% |
208,969
+142,164
| +213% | +$676K |
|
3136
Yext
YEXT
$637M
| $797K | ﹤0.01% |
170,604
+106,749
| +167% | +$414K |
|
3137
First National Corp
FXNC
$281M
| $797K | ﹤0.01% |
+26,534
| New | +$752K |
|
|
RAL
3138
Ralliant Corp
RAL
$7.04B
| $795K | ﹤0.01% |
10,900
-49,367
| -82% | -$2.75M |
|
3139
Capital Group Dividend Growers ETF
CGDG
$5.63B
| $793K | ﹤0.01% |
21,145
-1,250
| -6% | -$46.5K |
|
3140
Weyco Group
WEYS
$428M
| $790K | ﹤0.01% |
20,080
+9,952
| +98% | +$348K |
|
|
ZBIO
3141
Zenas BioPharma
ZBIO
$2.1B
| $789K | ﹤0.01% |
31,100
-19,871
| -39% | -$395K |
|
3142
Pure Cycle
PCYO
$273M
| $787K | ﹤0.01% |
73,464
+34,365
| +88% | +$376K |
|
3143
eGain
EGAN
$200M
| $787K | ﹤0.01% |
124,845
+27,915
| +29% | +$205K |
|
3144
Rayonier Advanced Materials
RYAM
$586M
| $786K | ﹤0.01% |
100,016
-11,876
| -11% | -$108K |
|
3145
Invesco S&P SmallCap Momentum ETF
XSMO
$3.02B
| $783K | ﹤0.01% |
8,366
+1,873
| +29% | +$161K |
|
3146
Byrna Technologies
BYRN
$84.1M
| $783K | ﹤0.01% |
116,670
+86,002
| +280% | +$528K |
|
3147
Aura Biosciences
AURA
$809M
| $780K | ﹤0.01% |
109,889
+63,746
| +138% | +$456K |
|
|
CHYM
3148
Chime Financial
CHYM
$12.4B
| $777K | ﹤0.01% |
+37,931
| New | +$736K |
|
|
BRSL
3149
Brightstar Lottery PLC
BRSL
$2.21B
| $777K | ﹤0.01% |
72,435
+26,534
| +58% | +$315K |
|
3150
Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF
FYLD
$719M
| $776K | ﹤0.01% |
21,277
-1,380
| -6% | -$52.6K |
|
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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.