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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
RDWR icon
3701
Radware
RDWR
$1.49B
$256K ﹤0.01%
+8,303
New +$230K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
IHE icon
3702
iShares US Pharmaceuticals ETF
IHE
$1.55B
$256K ﹤0.01%
2,582
-24
-0.9% -$2.16K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
ALLW icon
3703
State Street Bridgewater All Weather ETF
ALLW
$1.81B
$255K ﹤0.01%
8,726
– –
2026 Q1
1 quarter
FDIS icon
3704
Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index ETF
FDIS
$1.64B
$254K ﹤0.01%
2,471
+200
+9% +$20.2K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
BATT icon
3705
Amplify Lithium & Battery Technology ETF
BATT
$101M
$252K ﹤0.01%
+16,422
New +$271K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
FEIM icon
3706
Frequency Electronics
FEIM
$797M
$252K ﹤0.01%
+3,799
New +$234K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
ESCA icon
3707
Escalade
ESCA
$254M
$252K ﹤0.01%
13,411
+1,030
+8% +$19K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
MICC icon
3708
The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V.
MICC
$11.6B
$252K ﹤0.01%
+14,484
New +$225K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
VDIG icon
3709
Vanguard Wellington Dividend Growth Active ETF
VDIG
$31.3M
$251K ﹤0.01%
+4,025
New +$244K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
SIMO icon
3710
Silicon Motion
SIMO
$6.92B
$250K ﹤0.01%
+751
New +$174K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
SOC icon
3711
Sable Offshore Corp
SOC
$591M
$250K ﹤0.01%
81,046
+19,525
+32% +$249K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
IMNM icon
3712
Immunome
IMNM
$2.21B
$250K ﹤0.01%
11,780
-6,948
-37% -$149K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
AMJB icon
3713
Alerian MLP Index ETNs due January 28 2044
AMJB
$828M
$250K ﹤0.01%
7,235
-337
-4% -$11.8K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
UYLD icon
3714
Angel Oak UltraShort Income ETF
UYLD
$1.4B
$250K ﹤0.01%
4,892
+835
+21% +$42.7K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
SVRA icon
3715
Savara
SVRA
$999M
$248K ﹤0.01%
40,242
-14,935
-27% -$80.2K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
TBRG icon
3716
DELISTED
TruBridge
TBRG
$248K ﹤0.01%
9,457
-91,805
-91% -$2.25M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
IREN icon
3717
Iris Energy
IREN
$10.8B
$247K ﹤0.01%
+5,433
New +$282K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
FMHI icon
3718
First Trust Municipal High Income ETF
FMHI
$1.03B
$246K ﹤0.01%
5,078
– –
2025 Q1
5 quarters
HWBK icon
3719
Hawthorn Bancshares
HWBK
$288M
$246K ﹤0.01%
+6,253
New +$224K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
MSDL icon
3720
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund
MSDL
$1.15B
$246K ﹤0.01%
16,247
+2,221
+16% +$33.6K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
PSLV icon
3721
Sprott Physical Silver Trust
PSLV
$11B
$245K ﹤0.01%
13,000
+2,700
+26% +$63.6K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
ERTH icon
3722
Invesco MSCI Sustainable Future ETF
ERTH
$120M
$245K ﹤0.01%
5,185
– –
2025 Q2
4 quarters
HYMC icon
3723
Hycroft Mining Holding Corp
HYMC
$1.57B
$245K ﹤0.01%
+10,465
New +$353K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
SCHI icon
3724
Schwab 5-10 Year Corporate Bond ETF
SCHI
$11.1B
$245K ﹤0.01%
10,801
+631
+6% +$14.3K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
QMOM icon
3725
Alpha Architect US Quantitative Momentum ETF
QMOM
$426M
$244K ﹤0.01%
+3,102
New +$239K
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.