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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
DH icon
3176
Definitive Healthcare
DH
$120M
$747K ﹤0.01%
899,132
+197,109
+28% +$181K
2024 Q2
8 quarters
ICSH icon
3177
iShares Ultra Short Duration Bond Active ETF
ICSH
$8.97B
$746K ﹤0.01%
14,748
+5,039
+52% +$255K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
DVYE icon
3178
iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF
DVYE
$1.14B
$745K ﹤0.01%
+23,116
New +$795K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
LMNR icon
3179
Limoneira
LMNR
$201M
$745K ﹤0.01%
56,714
+33,805
+148% +$436K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
BIV icon
3180
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
BIV
$28.6B
$744K ﹤0.01%
9,704
-54,086
-85% -$4.15M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
MDWD icon
3181
MediWound
MDWD
$179M
$740K ﹤0.01%
+50,357
New +$799K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
SRTA icon
3182
Strata Critical Medical Inc
SRTA
$420M
$736K ﹤0.01%
139,622
+7,481
+6% +$39.4K
2023 Q4
10 quarters
WSR
3183
DELISTED
Whitestone REIT
WSR
$736K ﹤0.01%
38,801
-32,064
-45% -$602K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
TE icon
3184
T1 Energy
TE
$857M
$736K ﹤0.01%
77,593
+4,370
+6% +$31.1K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
HNVR icon
3185
Hanover Bancorp
HNVR
$171M
$732K ﹤0.01%
+31,393
New +$721K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
FNWD icon
3186
Finward Bancorp
FNWD
$190M
$727K ﹤0.01%
19,760
+3,970
+25% +$133K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
MNSB icon
3187
MainStreet Bancshares
MNSB
$153M
$726K ﹤0.01%
+29,408
New +$692K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
IDV icon
3188
iShares International Select Dividend ETF
IDV
$8.34B
$725K ﹤0.01%
17,501
+5,558
+47% +$243K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
PBFS icon
3189
Pioneer Bancorp
PBFS
$438M
$725K ﹤0.01%
42,459
+4,737
+13% +$72.1K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
KINS icon
3190
Kingstone Companies
KINS
$290M
$724K ﹤0.01%
38,046
-8,194
-18% -$132K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
SILA
3191
DELISTED
Sila Realty Trust
SILA
$723K ﹤0.01%
23,823
+13,890
+140% +$406K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
IRON icon
3192
Disc Medicine
IRON
$3.68B
$722K ﹤0.01%
9,868
-4,287
-30% -$295K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
AGNT icon
3193
AGNT Inc
AGNT
$665M
$721K ﹤0.01%
133,240
+55,766
+72% +$307K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
EPD icon
3194
Enterprise Products Partners
EPD
$84.3B
$719K ﹤0.01%
19,572
+1,695
+9% +$64K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
MLRG icon
3195
iShares MSCI USA ETF
MLRG
$1.32B
$717K ﹤0.01%
6,919
+703
+11% +$70.6K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
DON icon
3196
WisdomTree US MidCap Dividend Fund
DON
$4B
$717K ﹤0.01%
12,684
+1,942
+18% +$107K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
OPFI icon
3197
OppFi
OPFI
$499M
$717K ﹤0.01%
72,160
+36,017
+100% +$312K
2024 Q1
9 quarters
FIDU icon
3198
Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF
FIDU
$2.3B
$714K ﹤0.01%
7,166
+614
+9% +$57.6K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
KULR icon
3199
KULR Technology Group
KULR
$79.1M
$713K ﹤0.01%
187,180
+104,216
+126% +$347K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
LXU icon
3200
LSB Industries
LXU
$801M
$712K ﹤0.01%
65,878
+50,647
+333% +$678K
2025 Q2
4 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.