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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
RCAT icon
3951
Red Cat Holdings
RCAT
$721M
– –
-13,824
Closed -$181K –
RLX icon
3952
RLX Technology
RLX
$2B
– –
-12,738
Closed -$27.3K –
SEE icon
3953
DELISTED
Sealed Air
SEE
– –
-153,980
Closed -$6.47M –
SEMR icon
3954
DELISTED
Semrush
SEMR
– –
-63,094
Closed -$753K –
SLNO icon
3955
DELISTED
Soleno Therapeutics
SLNO
– –
-21,152
Closed -$708K –
SNBR icon
3956
DELISTED
Sleep Number
SNBR
– –
-173,253
Closed -$311K –
SNCY icon
3957
DELISTED
Sun Country Airlines
SNCY
– –
-329,754
Closed -$5.45M –
SRI icon
3958
Stoneridge
SRI
$168M
– –
-15,798
Closed -$76.3K –
STKL
3959
DELISTED
SunOpta
STKL
– –
-185,817
Closed -$1.2M –
STRO icon
3960
Sutro Biopharma
STRO
$150M
– –
-8,605
Closed -$214K –
SVM icon
3961
Silvercorp Metals
SVM
$1.89B
– –
-28,345
Closed -$305K –
SWKH icon
3962
DELISTED
SWK Holdings
SWKH
– –
-25,490
Closed -$434K –
TCPC icon
3963
BlackRock TCP Capital
TCPC
$339M
– –
-66,631
Closed -$241K –
TERN icon
3964
DELISTED
Terns Pharmaceuticals
TERN
– –
-176,773
Closed -$9.32M –
THR icon
3965
DELISTED
Thermon Group Holdings
THR
– –
-14,374
Closed -$724K –
TMFG icon
3966
Motley Fool Global Opportunities ETF
TMFG
$333M
– –
-9,303
Closed -$263K –
TPH icon
3967
DELISTED
Tri Pointe Homes
TPH
– –
-594,566
Closed -$27.8M –
TRVI icon
3968
Trevi Therapeutics
TRVI
$1.86B
– –
-28,149
Closed -$336K –
UAMY icon
3969
United States Antimony
UAMY
$474M
– –
-33,485
Closed -$292K –
UDMY icon
3970
DELISTED
Udemy
UDMY
– –
-1,095,065
Closed -$5.06M –
AD icon
3971
Array Digital Infrastructure
AD
$2.89B
– –
-8,775
Closed -$405K –
VRE
3972
DELISTED
Veris Residential
VRE
– –
-459,015
Closed -$8.66M –
WIX icon
3973
WIX.com
WIX
$3.3B
– –
-21,658
Closed -$1.95M –
XYLD icon
3974
Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF
XYLD
$3.38B
– –
-7,288
Closed -$285K –
ZNTL icon
3975
Zentalis Pharmaceuticals
ZNTL
$199M
– –
-22,675
Closed -$53.1K –
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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.