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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
OMER icon
3651
Omeros
OMER
$1.3B
$283K ﹤0.01%
29,726
-452
-1% -$5.38K
2024 Q2
8 quarters
AOR icon
3652
iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF
AOR
$3.9B
$282K ﹤0.01%
+4,062
New +$277K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
LCTU icon
3653
iShares U.S. Carbon Transition Readiness Aware Active ETF
LCTU
$1.19B
$282K ﹤0.01%
3,521
-88
-2% -$6.83K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
PDD icon
3654
Pinduoduo
PDD
$110B
$281K ﹤0.01%
+3,688
New +$341K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
ARKQ icon
3655
ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF
ARKQ
$1.83B
$281K ﹤0.01%
+2,126
New +$276K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
CCRN icon
3656
DELISTED
Cross Country Healthcare
CCRN
$281K ﹤0.01%
21,261
-24,816
-54% -$294K
2014 Q1
49 quarters
CIB icon
3657
Grupo Cibest SA
CIB
$22.3B
$280K ﹤0.01%
+3,520
New +$254K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
KBE icon
3658
State Street SPDR S&P Bank ETF
KBE
$1.44B
$279K ﹤0.01%
+4,086
New +$262K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
ET icon
3659
Energy Transfer Partners
ET
$71.3B
$276K ﹤0.01%
14,449
-1,422
-9% -$27.5K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
ECBK icon
3660
ECB Bancorp
ECBK
$184M
$276K ﹤0.01%
+13,756
New +$254K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
BCX icon
3661
BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust
BCX
$910M
$276K ﹤0.01%
24,400
+9,500
+64% +$114K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
PSTP icon
3662
Innovator Power Buffer Step-Up Strategy ETF
PSTP
$134M
$276K ﹤0.01%
7,500
– –
2024 Q4
6 quarters
GRFS icon
3663
Grifois
GRFS
$5.53B
$275K ﹤0.01%
38,870
+8,237
+27% +$65.1K
2024 Q2
8 quarters
METV icon
3664
Roundhill Metaverse ETF
METV
$217M
$275K ﹤0.01%
14,910
-679
-4% -$12.3K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
CAPE icon
3665
DoubleLine Shiller CAPE US Equities ETF
CAPE
$207M
$275K ﹤0.01%
8,478
– –
2026 Q1
1 quarter
PKW icon
3666
Invesco BuyBack Achievers ETF
PKW
$1.73B
$274K ﹤0.01%
1,934
+334
+21% +$45.9K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
DFIS icon
3667
Dimensional International Small Cap ETF
DFIS
$5.79B
$274K ﹤0.01%
7,819
+58
+0.7% +$2.08K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
VUZI icon
3668
Vuzix
VUZI
$198M
$273K ﹤0.01%
94,257
+29,806
+46% +$93.9K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
SPHY icon
3669
State Street SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond ETF
SPHY
$11.8B
$273K ﹤0.01%
+11,656
New +$273K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
AVMC icon
3670
Avantis US Mid Cap Equity ETF
AVMC
$520M
$273K ﹤0.01%
3,404
-292
-8% -$22.6K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
CWS icon
3671
AdvisorShares Focused Equity ETF
CWS
$113M
$273K ﹤0.01%
4,000
– –
2026 Q1
1 quarter
UTI icon
3672
Universal Technical Institute
UTI
$1.22B
$272K ﹤0.01%
6,369
-4,735
-43% -$182K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
RZV icon
3673
Invesco S&P SmallCap 600 Pure Value ETF
RZV
$281M
$272K ﹤0.01%
1,824
+127
+7% +$17.4K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
IE icon
3674
Ivanhoe Electric
IE
$1.41B
$272K ﹤0.01%
28,288
+5,581
+25% +$70.5K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
VLU icon
3675
State Street SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF
VLU
$786M
$272K ﹤0.01%
+1,141
New +$265K
2026 Q2
0 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.