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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
SIXA icon
3551
ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF
SIXA
$551M
$353K ﹤0.01%
6,300
– –
2026 Q1
1 quarter
FTC icon
3552
First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund
FTC
$1.32B
$352K ﹤0.01%
1,819
– –
2026 Q1
1 quarter
GSM icon
3553
FerroAtlántica
GSM
$749M
$352K ﹤0.01%
110,598
+83,498
+308% +$345K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
PMI
3554
Picard Medical
PMI
$16.9M
$351K ﹤0.01%
42,900
+41,795
+3,782% +$888K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
CPA icon
3555
Copa Holdings
CPA
$5.3B
$351K ﹤0.01%
2,274
-880
-28% -$115K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
IYR icon
3556
iShares US Real Estate ETF
IYR
$3.87B
$350K ﹤0.01%
3,426
-398
-10% -$40.4K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
ASIC icon
3557
Ategrity Specialty Insurance
ASIC
$1.11B
$350K ﹤0.01%
14,569
+3,832
+36% +$78.6K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
TIMB icon
3558
TIM SA
TIMB
$8.44B
$349K ﹤0.01%
16,307
+2,062
+14% +$49.1K
2015 Q3
43 quarters
NZAC icon
3559
State Street SPDR MSCI ACWI Climate Paris Aligned ETF
NZAC
$196M
$349K ﹤0.01%
7,600
– –
2025 Q4
2 quarters
EML icon
3560
Eastern Company
EML
$161M
$348K ﹤0.01%
+12,511
New +$275K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
BBCA icon
3561
JPMorgan BetaBuilders Canada ETF
BBCA
$12B
$348K ﹤0.01%
+3,501
New +$348K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
QEFA icon
3562
State Street SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF
QEFA
$1.04B
$346K ﹤0.01%
3,603
-147
-4% -$14.2K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
EIS icon
3563
iShares MSCI Israel ETF
EIS
$858M
$346K ﹤0.01%
+2,863
New +$366K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
EWL icon
3564
iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF
EWL
$2.94B
$345K ﹤0.01%
5,496
– –
2025 Q2
4 quarters
GDV icon
3565
Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust
GDV
$2.47B
$345K ﹤0.01%
11,739
-33
-0.3% -$954
2025 Q2
4 quarters
SIL icon
3566
Global X Silver Miners ETF NEW
SIL
$3.91B
$345K ﹤0.01%
4,450
-1,314
-23% -$118K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
XPEL icon
3567
XPEL
XPEL
$1.21B
$343K ﹤0.01%
6,925
+1,736
+33% +$79.1K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
VOTE icon
3568
TCW Transform 500 ETF
VOTE
$1.14B
$343K ﹤0.01%
3,892
– –
2025 Q3
3 quarters
FDL icon
3569
First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund
FDL
$8.12B
$343K ﹤0.01%
7,048
+541
+8% +$27K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
BBCP icon
3570
Concrete Pumping Holdings
BBCP
$501M
$343K ﹤0.01%
28,428
+5,121
+22% +$43.9K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
DWLD icon
3571
Davis Select Worldwide ETF
DWLD
$570M
$342K ﹤0.01%
7,400
– –
2025 Q3
3 quarters
VCLT icon
3572
Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF
VCLT
$7.75B
$341K ﹤0.01%
4,536
– –
2026 Q1
1 quarter
MESO icon
3573
Mesoblast
MESO
$1.74B
$341K ﹤0.01%
25,223
-121
-0.5% -$1.8K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
CALF icon
3574
Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows 100 ETF
CALF
$3.78B
$340K ﹤0.01%
+6,716
New +$324K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
FPE icon
3575
First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF
FPE
$5.85B
$340K ﹤0.01%
18,997
-151
-0.8% -$2.72K
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.