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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
CGCV icon
3476
Capital Group Conservative Equity ETF
CGCV
$2.18B
$414K ﹤0.01%
12,603
– –
2025 Q3
3 quarters
PRSU icon
3477
Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality Inc
PRSU
$1.46B
$413K ﹤0.01%
+7,373
New +$326K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
JILL icon
3478
J. Jill
JILL
$340M
$412K ﹤0.01%
25,982
-12,853
-33% -$167K
2024 Q1
9 quarters
HSHP icon
3479
Himalaya Shipping
HSHP
$796M
$412K ﹤0.01%
30,845
+4,379
+17% +$63.2K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
SPIB icon
3480
State Street SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF
SPIB
$11.5B
$412K ﹤0.01%
12,314
+740
+6% +$24.8K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
AVAL icon
3481
Grupo Aval
AVAL
$5.5B
$408K ﹤0.01%
81,193
-5,492
-6% -$25.9K
2023 Q3
11 quarters
QVAL icon
3482
Alpha Architect US Quantitative Value ETF
QVAL
$651M
$407K ﹤0.01%
7,339
-71
-1% -$3.88K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
FBRT icon
3483
Franklin BSP Realty Trust
FBRT
$527M
$407K ﹤0.01%
49,955
+13,775
+38% +$120K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
BHC icon
3484
Bausch Health
BHC
$2.59B
$406K ﹤0.01%
82,424
+20,313
+33% +$109K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
TCHP icon
3485
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth ETF
TCHP
$2.14B
$406K ﹤0.01%
+8,096
New +$404K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
XT icon
3486
iShares Future Exponential Technologies ETF
XT
$4.07B
$405K ﹤0.01%
4,904
-29
-0.6% -$2.26K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
SPYI icon
3487
NEOS S&P 500 High Income ETF
SPYI
$12.6B
$405K ﹤0.01%
+7,627
New +$401K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
DFJ icon
3488
WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund
DFJ
$437M
$404K ﹤0.01%
3,833
+8
+0.2% +$845
2026 Q1
1 quarter
INDI icon
3489
indie Semiconductor
INDI
$406M
$402K ﹤0.01%
89,605
+36,699
+69% +$146K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
QQQE icon
3490
Direxion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index ETF
QQQE
$1.46B
$402K ﹤0.01%
3,297
+1,000
+44% +$113K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
SI icon
3491
Shoulder Innovations Inc
SI
$406M
$401K ﹤0.01%
+19,775
New +$304K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
CEFS icon
3492
Saba Opportunistically Hedged Closed-End Funds ETF
CEFS
$430M
$401K ﹤0.01%
15,636
+218
+1% +$5.39K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
BSVN icon
3493
Bank7 Corp
BSVN
$562M
$399K ﹤0.01%
+8,151
New +$359K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
DBJP icon
3494
Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF
DBJP
$719M
$398K ﹤0.01%
3,465
-381
-10% -$41.8K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
DAUG icon
3495
FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF August
DAUG
$445M
$397K ﹤0.01%
8,469
-116
-1% -$5.33K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
IWX icon
3496
iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF
IWX
$3.88B
$396K ﹤0.01%
3,768
– –
2024 Q2
8 quarters
STXF icon
3497
Strive 500 ETF
STXF
$1.19B
$393K ﹤0.01%
+8,131
New +$380K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
VSGX icon
3498
Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF
VSGX
$6.64B
$392K ﹤0.01%
4,765
– –
2025 Q4
2 quarters
VIOG icon
3499
Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF
VIOG
$1.04B
$391K ﹤0.01%
2,551
+300
+13% +$41.8K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
PLX icon
3500
Protalix BioTherapeutics
PLX
$209M
$391K ﹤0.01%
167,826
+137,333
+450% +$291K
2026 Q1
1 quarter

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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.