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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
EAGG icon
3576
iShares ESG Aware US Aggregate Bond ETF
EAGG
$5.07B
$339K ﹤0.01%
7,158
+523
+8% +$24.8K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
FUNC icon
3577
First United
FUNC
$295M
$339K ﹤0.01%
+7,676
New +$300K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
KOPN icon
3578
Kopin
KOPN
$701M
$339K ﹤0.01%
75,564
-79,721
-51% -$347K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
STXS icon
3579
Stereotaxis
STXS
$100M
$338K ﹤0.01%
196,622
+131,351
+201% +$247K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
BWLP icon
3580
BW LPG
BWLP
$3.9B
$336K ﹤0.01%
19,295
-5,650
-23% -$110K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
IYF icon
3581
iShares US Financials ETF
IYF
$3.83B
$336K ﹤0.01%
2,632
-130
-5% -$16.1K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
PDI icon
3582
PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund
PDI
$6.74B
$336K ﹤0.01%
20,096
+1,971
+11% +$33.5K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
SAMG icon
3583
Silvercrest Asset Management
SAMG
$81M
$335K ﹤0.01%
33,161
+19,737
+147% +$240K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
SIVR icon
3584
abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF
SIVR
$3.62B
$335K ﹤0.01%
5,962
+2,656
+80% +$185K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
SKIN icon
3585
SkinHealth Systems
SKIN
$67.3M
$335K ﹤0.01%
24,195
-809
-3% -$12.4K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
AVBH icon
3586
Avidbank Holdings
AVBH
$367M
$335K ﹤0.01%
10,138
+2,300
+29% +$70.1K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
UITB icon
3587
Victory Portfolios II VictoryShares Core Intermediate Bond ETF
UITB
$2.64B
$333K ﹤0.01%
7,100
-771
-10% -$36.1K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
FUTY icon
3588
Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF
FUTY
$2.05B
$332K ﹤0.01%
+5,682
New +$332K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
VNQI icon
3589
Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate ETF
VNQI
$3.24B
$331K ﹤0.01%
7,376
-1,007
-12% -$46.4K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
IUS icon
3590
Invesco RAFI Strategic US ETF
IUS
$1B
$330K ﹤0.01%
+5,030
New +$319K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
SWIM icon
3591
Latham Group
SWIM
$814M
$329K ﹤0.01%
50,907
-719
-1% -$4.04K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
TDVG icon
3592
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth ETF
TDVG
$1.34B
$329K ﹤0.01%
6,705
-261
-4% -$12.4K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
MOOD icon
3593
Relative Sentiment Tactical Allocation ETF
MOOD
$163M
$327K ﹤0.01%
7,520
– –
2026 Q1
1 quarter
NVRI icon
3594
Enviri
NVRI
$553M
$326K ﹤0.01%
14,867
-55,922
-79% -$1.12M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
UNB icon
3595
Union Bankshares
UNB
$118M
$325K ﹤0.01%
+13,390
New +$322K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
AMRC icon
3596
Ameresco
AMRC
$1.06B
$324K ﹤0.01%
11,737
-3,985
-25% -$115K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
VIV icon
3597
Telefônica Brasil
VIV
$18.3B
$324K ﹤0.01%
24,587
+7,448
+43% +$109K
2013 Q2
52 quarters
FHTX icon
3598
Foghorn Therapeutics
FHTX
$121M
$323K ﹤0.01%
66,239
+33,679
+103% +$149K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
AORT icon
3599
Artivion
AORT
$1.14B
$323K ﹤0.01%
14,383
-3,913
-21% -$109K
2023 Q4
10 quarters
ASUR icon
3600
Asure Software
ASUR
$207M
$321K ﹤0.01%
40,384
+8,462
+27% +$73.7K
2023 Q3
11 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.