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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
RLGT icon
3276
Radiant Logistics
RLGT
$428M
$630K ﹤0.01%
66,585
+3,187
+5% +$26.9K
2024 Q2
8 quarters
HAFN icon
3277
Hafnia
HAFN
$4.85B
$629K ﹤0.01%
96,252
+22,923
+31% +$186K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
RTO icon
3278
Rentokil
RTO
$12.1B
$629K ﹤0.01%
22,133
+9,160
+71% +$291K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
WOLF icon
3279
Wolfspeed
WOLF
$1.4B
$628K ﹤0.01%
+13,019
New +$567K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
SCHH icon
3280
Schwab US REIT ETF
SCHH
$11.4B
$628K ﹤0.01%
26,513
+7,359
+38% +$172K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
JMBS icon
3281
Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF
JMBS
$6.33B
$622K ﹤0.01%
13,828
-5,475
-28% -$248K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
CXDO icon
3282
Crexendo
CXDO
$168M
$622K ﹤0.01%
83,260
-23,525
-22% -$184K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
QTEC icon
3283
First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund
QTEC
$4.18B
$622K ﹤0.01%
1,857
+100
+6% +$28.6K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
DC icon
3284
Dakota Gold
DC
$864M
$620K ﹤0.01%
145,487
+56,955
+64% +$307K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
OIH icon
3285
VanEck Oil Services ETF
OIH
$1.76B
$616K ﹤0.01%
+1,655
New +$693K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
TCX icon
3286
Tucows
TCX
$147M
$615K ﹤0.01%
45,636
+32,176
+239% +$488K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
GUNR icon
3287
Northern Trust Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources ETF
GUNR
$6.97B
$614K ﹤0.01%
12,453
+3,049
+32% +$164K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
ICL icon
3288
ICL Group
ICL
$6.08B
$612K ﹤0.01%
122,601
+67,727
+123% +$385K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
JYNT icon
3289
The Joint Corp
JYNT
$91.1M
$611K ﹤0.01%
69,536
+49,863
+253% +$440K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
DIVB icon
3290
iShares Core Dividend ETF
DIVB
$2.35B
$610K ﹤0.01%
+9,910
New +$582K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
SUB icon
3291
iShares Short-Term National Muni Bond ETF
SUB
$13.4B
$608K ﹤0.01%
5,709
– –
2025 Q1
5 quarters
BTDR icon
3292
Bitdeer Technologies
BTDR
$1.79B
$606K ﹤0.01%
38,211
+19,118
+100% +$274K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
SCHO icon
3293
Schwab Short-Term US Treasury ETF
SCHO
$15.6B
$606K ﹤0.01%
25,120
-13,994
-36% -$338K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
ATLC icon
3294
Atlanticus Holdings
ATLC
$1.24B
$602K ﹤0.01%
5,885
-15,997
-73% -$1.3M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
XNTK icon
3295
State Street SPDR NYSE Technology ETF
XNTK
$1.74B
$600K ﹤0.01%
1,537
+1
+0.1% +$334
2025 Q3
3 quarters
FLWS icon
3296
1-800-Flowers.com
FLWS
$176M
$600K ﹤0.01%
172,283
+81,756
+90% +$323K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
ONT icon
3297
Onterris Inc
ONT
$837M
$599K ﹤0.01%
29,642
-81,432
-73% -$1.52M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
TMC icon
3298
TMC The Metals Company
TMC
$1.16B
$599K ﹤0.01%
135,218
+96,560
+250% +$503K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
AMBQ icon
3299
Ambiq Micro
AMBQ
$1.1B
$599K ﹤0.01%
+6,779
New +$402K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
IBTL icon
3300
iShares iBonds Dec 2031 Term Treasury ETF
IBTL
$794M
$598K ﹤0.01%
29,637
+6,000
+25% +$121K
2025 Q3
3 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.