Cliff Asness AQR Capital Management
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.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$1.17B |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$849M |
| 3 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$746M |
| 4 |
Synopsys
SNPS
|
+$643M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$633M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Micron Technology
MU
|
+$517M |
| 2 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$488M |
| 3 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$414M |
| 4 |
SNDK
Sandisk
SNDK
|
+$355M |
| 5 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3801
Fidelity Enhanced Large Cap Core ETF
FELC
$8.45B
| $202K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,814
| New | +$195K |
|
3802
Cellebrite
CLBT
$2.77B
| $200K | ﹤0.01% |
13,712
-20,390
| -60% | -$269K |
|
|
CLPR
3803
Clipper Realty
CLPR
$53M
| $198K | ﹤0.01% |
72,879
+35,148
| +93% | +$111K |
|
3804
Fiverr
FVRR
$331M
| $198K | ﹤0.01% |
+19,148
| New | +$203K |
|
|
ACTU
3805
Actuate Therapeutics
ACTU
$30.5M
| $195K | ﹤0.01% |
127,493
+100,384
| +370% | +$233K |
|
3806
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund
ETY
$2.29B
| $195K | ﹤0.01% |
+13,385
| New | +$195K |
|
3807
SKYX Platforms
SKYX
$156M
| $191K | ﹤0.01% |
173,092
+131,838
| +320% | +$146K |
|
|
AIV
3808
Aimco
AIV
$381M
| $191K | ﹤0.01% |
64,229
-49,123
| -43% | -$188K |
|
3809
QuantumScape Corp
QS
$3.68B
| $190K | ﹤0.01% |
25,172
-64,865
| -72% | -$486K |
|
|
MCHB
3810
Mechanics Bancorp
MCHB
$3.59B
| $183K | ﹤0.01% |
11,540
-1,828
| -14% | -$27.4K |
|
3811
AtaiBeckley Inc
ATAI
$2.74B
| $183K | ﹤0.01% |
34,673
+23,603
| +213% | +$99.4K |
|
3812
SoundHound AI
SOUN
$3.25B
| $181K | ﹤0.01% |
27,986
-6,796
| -20% | -$52.6K |
|
3813
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals
LXRX
$1.02B
| $181K | ﹤0.01% |
75,230
-21,004
| -22% | -$40.9K |
|
3814
Superior Group of Companies
SGC
$201M
| $179K | ﹤0.01% |
13,670
+2,961
| +28% | +$35.5K |
|
3815
KT
KT
$9B
| $179K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,367
| New | +$207K |
|
3816
Medallion Financial
MFIN
$268M
| $179K | ﹤0.01% |
+17,522
| New | +$166K |
|
3817
Western New England Bancorp
WNEB
$276M
| $177K | ﹤0.01% |
+12,351
| New | +$169K |
|
3818
Journey Medical
DERM
$219M
| $176K | ﹤0.01% |
+24,877
| New | +$142K |
|
|
HGLB
3819
Highland Global Allocation Fund
HGLB
$179M
| $169K | ﹤0.01% |
22,435
-1,303
| -5% | -$10.4K |
|
3820
FinWise Bancorp
FINW
$194M
| $167K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,523
| New | +$171K |
|
|
OLPX
3821
DELISTED
Olaplex Holdings
OLPX
| $165K | ﹤0.01% |
80,869
-790,157
| -91% | -$1.61M |
|
3822
Riskified
RSKD
$779M
| $165K | ﹤0.01% |
32,706
+12,715
| +64% | +$59.3K |
|
3823
CPS Technologies
CPSH
$76.2M
| $161K | ﹤0.01% |
29,163
-366
| -1% | -$2.15K |
|
3824
Lakeland Industries
LAKE
$111M
| $159K | ﹤0.01% |
14,869
+2,549
| +21% | +$25.7K |
|
3825
Personalis
PSNL
$1.96B
| $158K | ﹤0.01% |
11,821
-5,601
| -32% | -$45.6K |
|
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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.