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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
TY icon
3626
TRI-Continental Corp
TY
$1.86B
$299K ﹤0.01%
8,673
– –
2025 Q4
2 quarters
MATW icon
3627
Matthews International
MATW
$591M
$296K ﹤0.01%
10,996
+2,456
+29% +$66K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
JBIO icon
3628
Jade Biosciences
JBIO
$932M
$296K ﹤0.01%
+13,311
New +$278K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
EZU icon
3629
iShare MSCI Eurozone ETF
EZU
$9.19B
$294K ﹤0.01%
+4,230
New +$285K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
WINN icon
3630
Harbor Long-Term Growers ETF
WINN
$1.23B
$294K ﹤0.01%
9,047
– –
2026 Q1
1 quarter
RELL icon
3631
Richardson Electronics
RELL
$302M
$293K ﹤0.01%
15,414
+2,031
+15% +$31.8K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
HAUZ icon
3632
Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF
HAUZ
$1.04B
$292K ﹤0.01%
+13,043
New +$304K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
KSA icon
3633
iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF
KSA
$560M
$292K ﹤0.01%
+7,837
New +$304K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
LFCR icon
3634
Lifecore Biomedical
LFCR
$244M
$292K ﹤0.01%
55,613
+39,743
+250% +$200K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
OPBK icon
3635
OP Bancorp
OPBK
$224M
$291K ﹤0.01%
+19,393
New +$276K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
DNTH icon
3636
Dianthus Therapeutics
DNTH
$4.41B
$290K ﹤0.01%
2,974
-1,144
-28% -$100K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
HBB icon
3637
Hamilton Beach Brands
HBB
$425M
$290K ﹤0.01%
+12,576
New +$251K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
TFI icon
3638
State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE Municipal Bond ETF
TFI
$2.98B
$290K ﹤0.01%
6,321
– –
2025 Q2
4 quarters
CSQ icon
3639
Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund
CSQ
$3.22B
$287K ﹤0.01%
13,980
– –
2026 Q1
1 quarter
SRBK icon
3640
SR Bancorp
SRBK
$137M
$287K ﹤0.01%
+14,593
New +$270K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
FOUR icon
3641
Shift4
FOUR
$2.96B
$287K ﹤0.01%
6,008
+419
+7% +$18.1K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
PDN icon
3642
Invesco FTSE RAFI Developed Markets ex-US Small-Mid ETF
PDN
$345M
$286K ﹤0.01%
+6,369
New +$293K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
TRC icon
3643
Tejon Ranch
TRC
$444M
$286K ﹤0.01%
15,283
+2,005
+15% +$38.8K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
SPRY icon
3644
ARS Pharmaceuticals
SPRY
$356M
$286K ﹤0.01%
35,676
+9,799
+38% +$84.3K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
KEEL icon
3645
Keel Infrastructure Corp
KEEL
$1.41B
$285K ﹤0.01%
+49,904
New +$214K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
FSMD icon
3646
Fidelity Small-Mid Multifactor ETF
FSMD
$2.55B
$285K ﹤0.01%
5,392
-558
-9% -$27.6K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
GFLW icon
3647
VictoryShares Free Cash Flow Growth ETF
GFLW
$1.14B
$285K ﹤0.01%
8,308
+548
+7% +$16.8K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
LDI icon
3648
loanDepot
LDI
$208M
$285K ﹤0.01%
227,820
-36,872
-14% -$49.7K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
OBND icon
3649
State Street Loomis Sayles Opportunistic Bond ETF
OBND
$31M
$284K ﹤0.01%
10,989
– –
2026 Q1
1 quarter
ARLP icon
3650
Alliance Resource Partners
ARLP
$3.39B
$283K ﹤0.01%
11,816
-270
-2% -$6.86K
2024 Q4
6 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.