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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
EYLD icon
3751
Cambria Emerging Shareholder Yield ETF
EYLD
$908M
$227K ﹤0.01%
4,996
-108
-2% -$4.91K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
EWW icon
3752
iShares MSCI Mexico ETF
EWW
$1.51B
$226K ﹤0.01%
+2,996
New +$232K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
XSW icon
3753
State Street SPDR S&P Software & Services ETF
XSW
$479M
$225K ﹤0.01%
+1,312
New +$209K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
QGRO icon
3754
American Century US Quality Growth ETF
QGRO
$1.93B
$224K ﹤0.01%
+1,901
New +$216K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
CGCP icon
3755
Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF
CGCP
$8.57B
$224K ﹤0.01%
+10,058
New +$225K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
PMTS icon
3756
CPI Card Group
PMTS
$295M
$224K ﹤0.01%
+10,777
New +$188K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
ISHG icon
3757
iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF
ISHG
$837M
$223K ﹤0.01%
3,010
– –
2026 Q1
1 quarter
JHMM icon
3758
John Hancock Multifactor Mid Cap ETF
JHMM
$6.02B
$223K ﹤0.01%
+2,981
New +$215K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
FRD icon
3759
Friedman Industries
FRD
$309M
$223K ﹤0.01%
+6,929
New +$164K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
GDS icon
3760
GDS Holdings
GDS
$4.57B
$223K ﹤0.01%
7,421
-540
-7% -$20.8K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
PHO icon
3761
Invesco Water Resources ETF
PHO
$2.01B
$223K ﹤0.01%
+3,222
New +$218K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
KGEI icon
3762
Kolibri Global Energy
KGEI
$253M
$222K ﹤0.01%
+44,653
New +$238K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
TME icon
3763
Tencent Music
TME
$13.8B
$222K ﹤0.01%
+26,620
New +$243K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
VIRC icon
3764
Virco
VIRC
$97.1M
$222K ﹤0.01%
36,152
-13,653
-27% -$82.8K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
ASST icon
3765
Strive Inc
ASST
$3.46B
$221K ﹤0.01%
+20,298
New +$300K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
CTGO icon
3766
Contango Silver & Gold Inc
CTGO
$502M
$221K ﹤0.01%
13,996
-32,998
-70% -$680K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
LARK icon
3767
Landmark Bancorp
LARK
$196M
$221K ﹤0.01%
+7,192
New +$201K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
EFC icon
3768
Ellington Financial
EFC
$1.51B
$221K ﹤0.01%
16,217
-9,387
-37% -$124K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
ISMD icon
3769
Inspire Small/Mid Cap Impact ETF
ISMD
$325M
$220K ﹤0.01%
+4,406
New +$201K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
IGSB icon
3770
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
$23.6B
$220K ﹤0.01%
4,201
+234
+6% +$12.3K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
SBET icon
3771
Sharplink Inc
SBET
$1.62B
$220K ﹤0.01%
+45,834
New +$293K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
TLTD icon
3772
Northern Trust Morningstar Developed Markets ex-US Factor Tilt ETF
TLTD
$660M
$220K ﹤0.01%
+2,241
New +$223K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
DSI icon
3773
iShares MSCI KLD 400 Social ETF
DSI
$5.51B
$219K ﹤0.01%
+1,540
New +$211K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
XRXDW icon
3774
Xerox Holdings Corp Warrants
XRXDW
$19.4M
$219K ﹤0.01%
796,140
-17,831
-2% -$4.85K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
FTK icon
3775
Flotek Industries
FTK
$934M
$219K ﹤0.01%
+9,297
New +$180K
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.