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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
THRO icon
3326
iShares U.S. Thematic Rotation Active ETF
THRO
$7.52B
$575K ﹤0.01%
13,345
+3,358
+34% +$139K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
FLXR icon
3327
TCW Flexible Income ETF
FLXR
$3.7B
$575K ﹤0.01%
+14,666
New +$575K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
MKTW icon
3328
MarketWise
MKTW
$56.4M
$572K ﹤0.01%
32,085
+18,388
+134% +$317K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
IBTK icon
3329
iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Treasury ETF
IBTK
$1.21B
$572K ﹤0.01%
29,283
+6,000
+26% +$118K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
NPCE icon
3330
Neuropace
NPCE
$444M
$571K ﹤0.01%
35,920
+7,917
+28% +$127K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
TCAF icon
3331
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Equity ETF
TCAF
$8.51B
$569K ﹤0.01%
13,855
-3,115
-18% -$123K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
IGF icon
3332
iShares Global Infrastructure ETF
IGF
$10.8B
$569K ﹤0.01%
8,545
+740
+9% +$49.7K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
REGL icon
3333
ProShares S&P MidCap 400 Dividend Aristocrats ETF
REGL
$1.71B
$567K ﹤0.01%
6,188
+1,874
+43% +$167K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
GEM icon
3334
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF
GEM
$1.68B
$566K ﹤0.01%
+10,888
New +$540K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
LPA icon
3335
Logistic Properties of the Americas
LPA
$83.1M
$564K ﹤0.01%
+168,004
New +$560K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
CTA icon
3336
Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF
CTA
$1.36B
$564K ﹤0.01%
21,743
+11,341
+109% +$337K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
RVSB icon
3337
Riverview Bancorp
RVSB
$120M
$564K ﹤0.01%
103,808
+45,592
+78% +$252K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
EEMV icon
3338
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Min Vol Factor ETF
EEMV
$3.49B
$564K ﹤0.01%
7,487
+2,470
+49% +$178K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
CRD.A icon
3339
Crawford & Co Class A
CRD.A
$587M
$563K ﹤0.01%
49,990
+30,680
+159% +$326K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
VUSB icon
3340
Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
VUSB
$9.9B
$558K ﹤0.01%
11,209
+890
+9% +$44.3K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
ALCO icon
3341
Alico
ALCO
$277M
$557K ﹤0.01%
13,466
-971
-7% -$40.2K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
ADX icon
3342
Adams Diversified Equity Fund
ADX
$3.24B
$556K ﹤0.01%
+21,764
New +$533K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
VMBS icon
3343
Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF
VMBS
$15.8B
$553K ﹤0.01%
11,816
-520
-4% -$24.3K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
ACHR icon
3344
Archer Aviation
ACHR
$3.34B
$552K ﹤0.01%
116,779
+77,558
+198% +$451K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
FTHI icon
3345
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF
FTHI
$2.57B
$551K ﹤0.01%
23,120
+1,979
+9% +$46.9K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
HACK icon
3346
Amplify Cybersecurity ETF
HACK
$3.72B
$551K ﹤0.01%
5,253
+1,330
+34% +$117K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
AOA icon
3347
iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF
AOA
$3.36B
$551K ﹤0.01%
5,648
-1,108
-16% -$106K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
IBTI icon
3348
iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term Treasury ETF
IBTI
$2.21B
$551K ﹤0.01%
24,865
+5,500
+28% +$122K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
GDXJ icon
3349
VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF
GDXJ
$7.75B
$550K ﹤0.01%
5,594
+2,072
+59% +$240K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
SSL icon
3350
Sasol
SSL
$11.1B
$549K ﹤0.01%
55,932
-1,156
-2% -$14.6K
2025 Q4
2 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.