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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
FELC icon
3801
Fidelity Enhanced Large Cap Core ETF
FELC
$8.73B
$202K ﹤0.01%
+4,814
New +$195K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
CLBT icon
3802
Cellebrite
CLBT
$3B
$200K ﹤0.01%
13,712
-20,390
-60% -$269K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
CLPR icon
3803
Clipper Realty
CLPR
$50.9M
$198K ﹤0.01%
72,879
+35,148
+93% +$111K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
FVRR icon
3804
Fiverr
FVRR
$294M
$198K ﹤0.01%
+19,148
New +$203K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
ACTU icon
3805
Actuate Therapeutics
ACTU
$9.6M
$195K ﹤0.01%
127,493
+100,384
+370% +$233K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
ETY icon
3806
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund
ETY
$2.2B
$195K ﹤0.01%
+13,385
New +$195K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
SKYX icon
3807
SKYX Platforms
SKYX
$127M
$191K ﹤0.01%
173,092
+131,838
+320% +$146K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
AIV icon
3808
Aimco
AIV
$240M
$191K ﹤0.01%
64,229
-49,123
-43% -$188K
2021 Q4
18 quarters
QS icon
3809
QuantumScape Corp
QS
$2.59B
$190K ﹤0.01%
25,172
-64,865
-72% -$486K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
MCHB icon
3810
Mechanics Bancorp
MCHB
$3.35B
$183K ﹤0.01%
11,540
-1,828
-14% -$27.4K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
ATAI icon
3811
DELISTED
AtaiBeckley Inc
ATAI
$183K ﹤0.01%
34,673
+23,603
+213% +$99.4K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
SOUN icon
3812
SoundHound AI
SOUN
$1.94B
$181K ﹤0.01%
27,986
-6,796
-20% -$52.6K
2024 Q1
9 quarters
LXRX icon
3813
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals
LXRX
$659M
$181K ﹤0.01%
75,230
-21,004
-22% -$40.9K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
SGC icon
3814
Superior Group of Companies
SGC
$201M
$179K ﹤0.01%
13,670
+2,961
+28% +$35.5K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
KT icon
3815
KT
KT
$7.97B
$179K ﹤0.01%
+10,367
New +$207K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
MFIN icon
3816
Medallion Financial
MFIN
$261M
$179K ﹤0.01%
+17,522
New +$166K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
WNEB icon
3817
Western New England Bancorp
WNEB
$277M
$177K ﹤0.01%
+12,351
New +$169K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
DERM icon
3818
Journey Medical
DERM
$140M
$176K ﹤0.01%
+24,877
New +$142K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
HGLB icon
3819
Highland Global Allocation Fund
HGLB
$145M
$169K ﹤0.01%
22,435
-1,303
-5% -$10.4K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
FINW icon
3820
FinWise Bancorp
FINW
$145M
$167K ﹤0.01%
+11,523
New +$171K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
OLPX icon
3821
DELISTED
Olaplex Holdings
OLPX
$165K ﹤0.01%
80,869
-790,157
-91% -$1.61M
2022 Q4
14 quarters
RSKD icon
3822
Riskified
RSKD
$1.19B
$165K ﹤0.01%
32,706
+12,715
+64% +$59.3K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
CPSH icon
3823
CPS Technologies
CPSH
$70.4M
$161K ﹤0.01%
29,163
-366
-1% -$2.15K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
LAKE icon
3824
Lakeland Industries
LAKE
$91M
$159K ﹤0.01%
14,869
+2,549
+21% +$25.7K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
PSNL icon
3825
Personalis
PSNL
$1.71B
$158K ﹤0.01%
11,821
-5,601
-32% -$45.6K
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.