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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
TUA icon
3776
Simplify Short Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF
TUA
$489M
$218K ﹤0.01%
+10,670
New +$222K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
LDUR icon
3777
PIMCO Enhanced Low Duration Active Exchange-Traded Fund
LDUR
$1.34B
$217K ﹤0.01%
+2,273
New +$217K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
ICF icon
3778
iShares Select U.S. REIT ETF
ICF
$1.95B
$217K ﹤0.01%
+3,209
New +$216K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
BSJQ icon
3779
Invesco BulletShares 2026 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
BSJQ
$698M
$217K ﹤0.01%
9,446
– –
2025 Q3
3 quarters
FIGR icon
3780
Figure Technology Solutions
FIGR
$5.12B
$216K ﹤0.01%
7,044
-55,052
-89% -$1.84M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
CFFI icon
3781
C&F Financial
CFFI
$353M
$216K ﹤0.01%
+2,701
New +$204K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
FXO icon
3782
First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund
FXO
$1.05B
$216K ﹤0.01%
+3,451
New +$206K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
CAPR icon
3783
Capricor Therapeutics
CAPR
$355M
$215K ﹤0.01%
8,948
-1,074
-11% -$32.6K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
MDV
3784
DELISTED
Modiv Industrial
MDV
$215K ﹤0.01%
12,374
+755
+6% +$13K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
GAB icon
3785
Gabelli Equity Trust
GAB
$1.77B
$215K ﹤0.01%
38,001
-7,385
-16% -$41.3K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
WFG icon
3786
West Fraser Timber
WFG
$5.45B
$214K ﹤0.01%
3,166
-3,586
-53% -$234K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
NATH icon
3787
Nathan's Famous
NATH
$214K ﹤0.01%
2,107
-1,390
-40% -$141K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
CBFV icon
3788
CB Financial Services
CBFV
$205M
$213K ﹤0.01%
+5,629
New +$201K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
HEQT icon
3789
Simplify Hedged Equity ETF
HEQT
$317M
$213K ﹤0.01%
+6,340
New +$209K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
HYLN icon
3790
Hyliion Holdings
HYLN
$588M
$212K ﹤0.01%
40,704
+8,771
+27% +$36.5K
2024 Q2
8 quarters
FPEI icon
3791
First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF
FPEI
$1.85B
$212K ﹤0.01%
10,973
– –
2025 Q4
2 quarters
EEMX icon
3792
State Street SPDR MSCI Emerging Markets Fossil Fuel Reserves Free ETF
EEMX
$173M
$211K ﹤0.01%
+3,904
New +$200K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
CADL icon
3793
Candel Therapeutics
CADL
$631M
$210K ﹤0.01%
20,417
+2,389
+13% +$18K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
JSI icon
3794
Janus Henderson Securitized Income ETF
JSI
$1.54B
$208K ﹤0.01%
+4,062
New +$209K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
WCMI icon
3795
First Trust WCM International Equity ETF
WCMI
$2.06B
$207K ﹤0.01%
+10,587
New +$198K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
PICK icon
3796
iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF
PICK
$2.27B
$207K ﹤0.01%
+3,561
New +$223K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
XCEM icon
3797
Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF
XCEM
$2.01B
$207K ﹤0.01%
+3,913
New +$191K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
XTRE icon
3798
BondBloxx Bloomberg Three Year Target Duration US Treasury ETF
XTRE
$155M
$207K ﹤0.01%
4,217
– –
2025 Q4
2 quarters
DFCF icon
3799
Dimensional Core Fixed Income ETF
DFCF
$11.6B
$206K ﹤0.01%
4,885
– –
2026 Q1
1 quarter
TLK icon
3800
Telkom Indonesia
TLK
$11.6B
$206K ﹤0.01%
15,338
+2,541
+20% +$42.3K
2025 Q4
2 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.