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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3851
Energy Vault
NRGV
$691M
| $116K | ﹤0.01% |
+24,676
| New | +$110K |
|
3852
Lightspeed Commerce
LSPD
$1.37B
| $116K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,044
| New | +$103K |
|
|
OTF
3853
Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp
OTF
$5.02B
| $114K | ﹤0.01% |
11,000
| – | – |
|
|
NTSK
3854
Netskope Inc
NTSK
$5.86B
| $112K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,243
| New | +$104K |
|
3855
Plug Power
PLUG
$3.17B
| $111K | ﹤0.01% |
42,205
+3,764
| +10% | +$11.8K |
|
3856
EverCommerce
EVCM
$1.7B
| $108K | ﹤0.01% |
10,707
-3,257
| -23% | -$34.5K |
|
3857
Tevogen Inc
TVGN
$44M
| $97.6K | ﹤0.01% |
+17,237
| New | +$138K |
|
3858
NLI Holdings
NL
$316M
| $95.9K | ﹤0.01% |
+16,122
| New | +$99K |
|
3859
Perspective Therapeutics
CATX
$377M
| $95.5K | ﹤0.01% |
27,998
+1,282
| +5% | +$4.84K |
|
|
VZLA
3860
Vizsla Silver
VZLA
$1.39B
| $92.6K | ﹤0.01% |
+28,216
| New | +$98.1K |
|
|
FLD
3861
Fold Holdings
FLD
$27.3M
| $92.5K | ﹤0.01% |
203,968
+87,718
| +75% | +$94.7K |
|
|
SJT
3862
San Juan Basin Royalty Trust
SJT
$127M
| $91.4K | ﹤0.01% |
28,482
-4,000
| -12% | -$16.1K |
|
|
LAC
3863
Lithium Americas
LAC
$1.14B
| $90K | ﹤0.01% |
+23,394
| New | +$111K |
|
|
LFT
3864
Lument Finance Trust
LFT
$35M
| $89K | ﹤0.01% |
96,751
+35,092
| +57% | +$40K |
|
3865
IHS Holding
IHS
$2.84B
| $85.3K | ﹤0.01% |
10,357
-297
| -3% | -$2.45K |
|
3866
ASP Isotopes
ASPI
$613M
| $84.5K | ﹤0.01% |
13,588
-10,209
| -43% | -$60.1K |
|
|
ONL
3867
Orion Office REIT
ONL
$162M
| $81.5K | ﹤0.01% |
28,191
-2,238
| -7% | -$6.13K |
|
3868
LiveWire
LVWR
$246M
| $78.4K | ﹤0.01% |
69,994
-21,760
| -24% | -$32.8K |
|
3869
DiaMedica Therapeutics
DMAC
$352M
| $78.3K | ﹤0.01% |
11,127
-160
| -1% | -$983 |
|
3870
Suzano
SUZ
$10.8B
| $77.8K | ﹤0.01% |
10,024
-9,634
| -49% | -$83.6K |
|
|
SBC
3871
SBC Medical Group
SBC
$411M
| $74.2K | ﹤0.01% |
24,098
+11,524
| +92% | +$39.1K |
|
|
EAD
3872
Allspring Income Opportunities Fund
EAD
$375M
| $72.6K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,162
| New | +$73K |
|
3873
Geron
GERN
$977M
| $71.3K | ﹤0.01% |
55,705
-4,142
| -7% | -$5.84K |
|
3874
SmartRent
SMRT
$274M
| $60.3K | ﹤0.01% |
50,710
-78,352
| -61% | -$99.5K |
|
3875
Richtech Robotics
RR
$380M
| $59.3K | ﹤0.01% |
28,083
-16,138
| -36% | -$39.2K |
|
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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.