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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
GDE icon
3926
WisdomTree Efficient Gold Plus Equity Strategy Fund
GDE
$440M
– –
-6,575
Closed -$414K –
GDEN icon
3927
DELISTED
Golden Entertainment
GDEN
– –
-54,326
Closed -$1.45M –
GLDD icon
3928
DELISTED
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
GLDD
– –
-134,432
Closed -$2.29M –
GOCO icon
3929
DELISTED
GoHealth
GOCO
– –
-42,842
Closed -$64.7K –
HELO icon
3930
JPMorgan Hedged Equity Laddered Overlay ETF
HELO
$4.88B
– –
-4,027
Closed -$257K –
HOLX icon
3931
DELISTED
Hologic
HOLX
– –
-115,167
Closed -$8.71M –
HROW icon
3932
Harrow
HROW
$1.09B
– –
-6,548
Closed -$231K –
HTBK icon
3933
DELISTED
Heritage Commerce
HTBK
– –
-728,807
Closed -$9.1M –
ILF icon
3934
iShares Latin America 40 ETF
ILF
$3.62B
– –
-5,645
Closed -$201K –
KALV icon
3935
DELISTED
KalVista Pharmaceuticals
KALV
– –
-37,572
Closed -$756K –
KW icon
3936
DELISTED
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings
KW
– –
-97,860
Closed -$1.06M –
KYN icon
3937
Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund
KYN
$2.42B
– –
-10,406
Closed -$149K –
LNKB icon
3938
DELISTED
LINKBANCORP
LNKB
– –
-117,633
Closed -$981K –
MAMA icon
3939
Mama's Creations
MAMA
$578M
– –
-10,783
Closed -$165K –
MAPS icon
3940
DELISTED
WM TECHNOLOGY INC A
MAPS
– –
-968,457
Closed -$638K –
MASI icon
3941
DELISTED
Masimo
MASI
– –
-831,966
Closed -$147M –
MCW icon
3942
DELISTED
Mister Car Wash
MCW
– –
-1,693,157
Closed -$11.8M –
NB icon
3943
NioCorp Developments
NB
$423M
– –
-31,251
Closed -$139K –
NICE icon
3944
Nice
NICE
$7.17B
– –
-4,408
Closed -$486K –
NMTC icon
3945
NeuroOne Medical Technologies
NMTC
$7.32M
– –
-1,737
Closed -$8.09K –
ONTF icon
3946
DELISTED
ON24
ONTF
– –
-151,790
Closed -$1.23M –
PJUL icon
3947
Innovator US Equity Power Buffer ETF July
PJUL
$1.3B
– –
-4,830
Closed -$222K –
PKST
3948
DELISTED
Peakstone Realty Trust
PKST
– –
-16,746
Closed -$350K –
PPTA icon
3949
Perpetua Resources
PPTA
$2.08B
– –
-21,812
Closed -$613K –
PRA icon
3950
DELISTED
ProAssurance
PRA
– –
-37,930
Closed -$938K –
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158
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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.