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Cliff Asness AQR Capital Management

AUM $287B
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

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
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
PWP icon
3351
Perella Weinberg Partners
PWP
$1.23B
$547K ﹤0.01%
34,295
-120,202
-78% -$2.2M
INFQ
3352
Infleqtion Inc
INFQ
$3.18B
$547K ﹤0.01%
+41,040
New +$564K
SMTH icon
3353
ALPS Smith Core Plus Bond ETF
SMTH
$2.98B
$546K ﹤0.01%
21,198
+3,184
+18% +$82K
LGN
3354
Legence Corp
LGN
$4.57B
$544K ﹤0.01%
+6,387
New +$520K
EFAX icon
3355
State Street SPDR MSCI EAFE Fossil Fuel Reserves Free ETF
EFAX
$514M
$544K ﹤0.01%
10,049
– –
HYS icon
3356
PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund
HYS
$1.77B
$543K ﹤0.01%
5,808
+2,599
+81% +$243K
CVRX icon
3357
CVRx
CVRX
$75.7M
$543K ﹤0.01%
105,614
+15,710
+17% +$101K
XOP icon
3358
State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF
XOP
$3.93B
$540K ﹤0.01%
3,502
+828
+31% +$139K
AIPO
3359
Defiance AI & Power Infrastructure ETF
AIPO
$929M
$538K ﹤0.01%
+16,112
New +$501K
ROUS icon
3360
Hartford Multifactor US Equity ETF
ROUS
$752M
$538K ﹤0.01%
+7,976
New +$514K
BLDP
3361
Ballard Power Systems
BLDP
$724M
$537K ﹤0.01%
+137,957
New +$562K
NXDT
3362
NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust
NXDT
$295M
$537K ﹤0.01%
103,440
+6,992
+7% +$34.4K
TLSI icon
3363
TriSalus Life Sciences
TLSI
$324M
$537K ﹤0.01%
+117,977
New +$469K
SPGP icon
3364
Invesco S&P 500 GARP ETF
SPGP
$2.31B
$536K ﹤0.01%
4,386
+1,044
+31% +$123K
FMAY icon
3365
FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF May
FMAY
$1.45B
$534K ﹤0.01%
9,500
– –
GARP
3366
iShares MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF
GARP
$2.91B
$532K ﹤0.01%
6,441
– –
MRVI icon
3367
Maravai LifeSciences
MRVI
$1.29B
$529K ﹤0.01%
84,821
+2,285
+3% +$9.87K
VPLS
3368
Vanguard Core Plus Bond ETF
VPLS
$1.76B
$528K ﹤0.01%
6,800
– –
JTEK icon
3369
JPMorgan US Tech Leaders ETF
JTEK
$4.43B
$527K ﹤0.01%
4,727
+1,517
+47% +$150K
JETS icon
3370
US Global Jets ETF
JETS
$804M
$525K ﹤0.01%
15,808
-4,492
-22% -$124K
CLMB icon
3371
Climb Global Solutions
CLMB
$528M
$524K ﹤0.01%
+22,576
New +$484K
LPL icon
3372
LG Display
LPL
$3.28B
$523K ﹤0.01%
134,470
+70,841
+111% +$325K
FSEP icon
3373
FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF September
FSEP
$1.25B
$523K ﹤0.01%
9,492
– –
SNFCA icon
3374
Security National Financial
SNFCA
$233M
$520K ﹤0.01%
56,371
+33,229
+144% +$304K
GBTG icon
3375
American Express Global Business Travel
GBTG
$4.94B
$520K ﹤0.01%
55,381
-150,194
-73% -$1.22M
133 134
135
136 137

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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.