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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
TAL icon
3676
TAL Education Group
TAL
$5.53B
$269K ﹤0.01%
+28,099
New +$295K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
SLVP icon
3677
iShares MSCI Global Silver and Metals Miners ETF
SLVP
$785M
$268K ﹤0.01%
+8,700
New +$310K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
PY icon
3678
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds Principal Value ETF
PY
$244M
$268K ﹤0.01%
+4,975
New +$266K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
DRIV icon
3679
Global X Autonomous & Electric Vehicles ETF
DRIV
$332M
$268K ﹤0.01%
6,942
+156
+2% +$5.89K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
PAPR icon
3680
Innovator US Equity Power Buffer ETF April
PAPR
$964M
$268K ﹤0.01%
+6,343
New +$264K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
JCPB icon
3681
JPMorgan Core Plus Bond ETF
JCPB
$16.3B
$267K ﹤0.01%
5,688
+1,020
+22% +$47.8K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
KRUS icon
3682
Kura Sushi USA
KRUS
$395M
$266K ﹤0.01%
4,629
-2,381
-34% -$130K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
QGRW icon
3683
WisdomTree US Quality Growth Fund
QGRW
$3.26B
$266K ﹤0.01%
+4,031
New +$254K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
ZIM icon
3684
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services
ZIM
$3.59B
$265K ﹤0.01%
+10,184
New +$263K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
HYG icon
3685
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
$16.7B
$264K ﹤0.01%
3,301
-120
-4% -$9.6K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
STLN icon
3686
Starling Oncology
STLN
$681M
$264K ﹤0.01%
48,597
+4,078
+9% +$17.1K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
ELA icon
3687
Envela
ELA
$287M
$263K ﹤0.01%
+9,110
New +$203K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
DCBO icon
3688
Docebo
DCBO
$740M
$263K ﹤0.01%
+14,706
New +$261K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
CBK icon
3689
Commercial Bancgroup
CBK
$446M
$263K ﹤0.01%
+8,136
New +$238K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
NLR icon
3690
VanEck Uranium + Nuclear Energy ETF
NLR
$3.2B
$263K ﹤0.01%
2,264
+408
+22% +$54.4K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
MUB icon
3691
iShares National Muni Bond ETF
MUB
$53.3B
$262K ﹤0.01%
2,434
-1,387
-36% -$148K
2024 Q2
8 quarters
NTSE icon
3692
WisdomTree Emerging Markets Efficient Core Fund
NTSE
$53.1M
$262K ﹤0.01%
5,387
– –
2024 Q1
9 quarters
IPAC icon
3693
iShares Core MSCI Pacific ETF
IPAC
$2.7B
$261K ﹤0.01%
+3,189
New +$259K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
FALN icon
3694
iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF
FALN
$1.58B
$261K ﹤0.01%
+9,589
New +$260K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
GRDN icon
3695
Guardian Pharmacy Services
GRDN
$2.54B
$259K ﹤0.01%
6,189
-6,845
-53% -$265K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
COPX icon
3696
Global X Copper Miners ETF NEW
COPX
$6.52B
$257K ﹤0.01%
3,339
-4,450
-57% -$370K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
BCI icon
3697
abrdn Bloomberg All Commodity Strategy K-1 Free ETF
BCI
$3.5B
$257K ﹤0.01%
11,490
+1,234
+12% +$29.9K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
QQQI icon
3698
NEOS Nasdaq 100 High Income ETF
QQQI
$15.3B
$257K ﹤0.01%
+4,518
New +$248K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
INMD icon
3699
InMode
INMD
$775M
$257K ﹤0.01%
+17,548
New +$245K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
TLTE icon
3700
Northern Trust Morningstar Emerging Markets Factor Tilt ETF
TLTE
$333M
$256K ﹤0.01%
+3,314
New +$250K
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.