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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
MLCI icon
3876
Mount Logan Capital Inc
MLCI
$36.6M
$58.2K ﹤0.01%
+16,918
New +$60.7K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
GAIA icon
3877
Gaia
GAIA
$36.4M
$57K ﹤0.01%
27,146
+15,087
+125% +$39K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
EEX icon
3878
DELISTED
Emerald Holding
EEX
$54.7K ﹤0.01%
10,856
-3,583
-25% -$17.4K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
MMT icon
3879
Aberdeen Multi-Market Income Fund
MMT
$229M
$52.1K ﹤0.01%
+11,839
New +$53.6K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
TVRD icon
3880
Tvardi Therapeutics
TVRD
$12M
$51.5K ﹤0.01%
27,096
-15,096
-36% -$47.3K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
NAK icon
3881
Northern Dynasty Minerals
NAK
$478M
$50.5K ﹤0.01%
26,365
+13,031
+98% +$26.1K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
SIEB icon
3882
Siebert Financial
SIEB
$75M
$41.7K ﹤0.01%
+25,273
New +$46K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
GEVO icon
3883
Gevo
GEVO
$292M
$40.9K ﹤0.01%
27,254
-33,464
-55% -$59K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
VGAS icon
3884
Verde Clean Fuels
VGAS
$22M
$38K ﹤0.01%
37,259
+16,559
+80% +$27.2K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
SPWR icon
3885
SunPower Inc
SPWR
$75.5M
$37.9K ﹤0.01%
55,170
-50,254
-48% -$49.3K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
BEEP icon
3886
Mobile Infrastructure Corp
BEEP
$104M
$33.9K ﹤0.01%
+24,589
New +$48.8K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
OPENW icon
3887
Opendoor Technologies Inc Series K Warrants
OPENW
$2.65M
$30.3K ﹤0.01%
61,120
-3,905
-6% -$2.34K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
NEON icon
3888
Neonode
NEON
$11.9M
$23.7K ﹤0.01%
25,224
+3,303
+15% +$4.9K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
NMRA icon
3889
Neumora Therapeutics
NMRA
$72.3M
$23.1K ﹤0.01%
13,613
-42,382
-76% -$80.7K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
URG icon
3890
Ur-Energy
URG
$353M
$20.3K ﹤0.01%
14,894
-4,157
-22% -$6.78K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
SES icon
3891
SES AI
SES
$290M
$19.1K ﹤0.01%
19,900
-2,240
-10% -$2.44K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
DVLT icon
3892
Datavault AI
DVLT
$82.1M
$18.8K ﹤0.01%
53,587
-20,793
-28% -$11.4K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
SLSN icon
3893
Solesence Inc
SLSN
$58.3M
$18.2K ﹤0.01%
+24,702
New +$30.5K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
BBBYW
3894
DELISTED
Neighborhood Intelligence Inc Warrants
BBBYW
$18.1K ﹤0.01%
43,184
-1,286
-3% -$704
2025 Q4
2 quarters
OPENL icon
3895
Opendoor Technologies Inc Series A Warrants
OPENL
$2.17M
$17.3K ﹤0.01%
61,112
-3,911
-6% -$1.2K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
PAAI icon
3896
Paradium.AI, Inc.
PAAI
$39.2M
$16.1K ﹤0.01%
19,366
-9,949
-34% -$17.3K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
OPENZ icon
3897
Opendoor Technologies Inc Series Z Warrants
OPENZ
$1.76M
$14.7K ﹤0.01%
61,112
-3,911
-6% -$1.12K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
ATCH icon
3898
AtlasClear
ATCH
$24M
$6.7K ﹤0.01%
34,024
-59,148
-63% -$14.1K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
SAFX icon
3899
XCF Global Inc
SAFX
$49.2M
$6.62K ﹤0.01%
15,004
-179
-1% -$81
2025 Q4
2 quarters
TNONW icon
3900
Tenon Medical Inc Warrant
TNONW
$1.06K
$1.42K ﹤0.01%
131,000
– –
2026 Q1
1 quarter

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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.