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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
NRGV icon
3851
Energy Vault
NRGV
$544M
$116K ﹤0.01%
+24,676
New +$110K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
LSPD icon
3852
Lightspeed Commerce
LSPD
$1.41B
$116K ﹤0.01%
+11,044
New +$103K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
OTF icon
3853
Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp
OTF
$4.23B
$114K ﹤0.01%
11,000
– –
2026 Q1
1 quarter
NTSK icon
3854
Netskope Inc
NTSK
$10.7B
$112K ﹤0.01%
+10,243
New +$104K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
PLUG icon
3855
Plug Power
PLUG
$1.96B
$111K ﹤0.01%
42,205
+3,764
+10% +$11.8K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
EVCM icon
3856
EverCommerce
EVCM
$1.66B
$108K ﹤0.01%
10,707
-3,257
-23% -$34.5K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
TVGN icon
3857
Tevogen Inc
TVGN
$98.8M
$97.6K ﹤0.01%
+17,237
New +$138K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
NL icon
3858
NLI Holdings
NL
$333M
$95.9K ﹤0.01%
+16,122
New +$99K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
CATX icon
3859
Perspective Therapeutics
CATX
$136M
$95.5K ﹤0.01%
27,998
+1,282
+5% +$4.84K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
VZLA icon
3860
Vizsla Silver
VZLA
$1.16B
$92.6K ﹤0.01%
+28,216
New +$98.1K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
FLD icon
3861
Fold Holdings
FLD
$28M
$92.5K ﹤0.01%
203,968
+87,718
+75% +$94.7K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
SJT icon
3862
San Juan Basin Royalty Trust
SJT
$156M
$91.4K ﹤0.01%
28,482
-4,000
-12% -$16.1K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
LAC icon
3863
Lithium Americas
LAC
$784M
$90K ﹤0.01%
+23,394
New +$111K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
LFT
3864
Lument Finance Trust
LFT
$22.2M
$89K ﹤0.01%
9,675
+3,509
+57% +$40K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
IHS icon
3865
IHS Holding
IHS
$2.87B
$85.3K ﹤0.01%
10,357
-297
-3% -$2.45K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
ASPI icon
3866
ASP Isotopes
ASPI
$316M
$84.5K ﹤0.01%
13,588
-10,209
-43% -$60.1K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
ONL icon
3867
Orion Office REIT
ONL
$143M
$81.5K ﹤0.01%
28,191
-2,238
-7% -$6.13K
2022 Q4
14 quarters
LVWR icon
3868
LiveWire
LVWR
$382M
$78.4K ﹤0.01%
69,994
-21,760
-24% -$32.8K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
DMAC icon
3869
DiaMedica Therapeutics
DMAC
$469M
$78.3K ﹤0.01%
11,127
-160
-1% -$983
2025 Q3
3 quarters
SUZ icon
3870
Suzano
SUZ
$11B
$77.8K ﹤0.01%
10,024
-9,634
-49% -$83.6K
2019 Q2
28 quarters
SBC icon
3871
SBC Medical Group
SBC
$536M
$74.2K ﹤0.01%
24,098
+11,524
+92% +$39.1K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
EAD icon
3872
Allspring Income Opportunities Fund
EAD
$355M
$72.6K ﹤0.01%
+11,162
New +$73K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
GERN icon
3873
Geron
GERN
$739M
$71.3K ﹤0.01%
55,705
-4,142
-7% -$5.84K
2024 Q2
8 quarters
SMRT icon
3874
SmartRent
SMRT
$253M
$60.3K ﹤0.01%
50,710
-78,352
-61% -$99.5K
2023 Q4
10 quarters
RR icon
3875
Richtech Robotics
RR
$239M
$59.3K ﹤0.01%
28,083
-16,138
-36% -$39.2K
2025 Q3
3 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.