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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
ZS icon
401
Zscaler
ZS
$41.6B
$192M 0.07%
1,363,319
+347,340
+34% +$48.4M
2019 Q1
29 quarters
MRVL icon
402
Marvell Technology
MRVL
$205B
$192M 0.07%
663,380
+67,624
+11% +$13.6M
2019 Q3
27 quarters
DIS icon
403
Walt Disney
DIS
$194B
$191M 0.07%
1,988,816
-782,421
-28% -$79.8M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
MS icon
404
Morgan Stanley
MS
$282B
$191M 0.07%
915,529
+353,816
+63% +$70.1M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
LIVN icon
405
LivaNova
LIVN
$4.46B
$191M 0.07%
2,356,191
-138,181
-6% -$9.8M
2017 Q2
36 quarters
QLYS icon
406
Qualys
QLYS
$7.5B
$191M 0.07%
1,394,771
+355,843
+34% +$35M
2013 Q4
50 quarters
DRS icon
407
Leonardo DRS
DRS
$9.21B
$188M 0.07%
4,430,913
+1,355,595
+44% +$60.2M
2024 Q1
9 quarters
MAS icon
408
Masco
MAS
$15B
$188M 0.07%
2,329,073
+1,324,384
+132% +$92.4M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
DHI icon
409
D.R. Horton
DHI
$41.3B
$188M 0.07%
1,151,603
-396,540
-26% -$59.2M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
SHC icon
410
Sotera Health
SHC
$5.17B
$186M 0.07%
10,734,313
+4,013,550
+60% +$63.3M
2022 Q3
15 quarters
LOGI icon
411
Logitech
LOGI
$15.7B
$186M 0.06%
1,991,783
+956,530
+92% +$99.3M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
HII icon
412
Huntington Ingalls Industries
HII
$10.8B
$184M 0.06%
656,681
-366,251
-36% -$122M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
SSB icon
413
SouthState Bank Corp
SSB
$10.2B
$183M 0.06%
1,831,837
+351,703
+24% +$33.9M
2023 Q4
10 quarters
BC icon
414
Brunswick
BC
$4.27B
$182M 0.06%
2,163,477
+160,994
+8% +$12.9M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
ADT icon
415
ADT
ADT
$5.04B
$181M 0.06%
28,106,229
-5,440,717
-16% -$37.3M
2019 Q3
27 quarters
TREX icon
416
Trex
TREX
$5.13B
$181M 0.06%
3,633,238
-613,146
-14% -$25.4M
2016 Q3
39 quarters
NFLX icon
417
Netflix
NFLX
$274B
$181M 0.06%
2,529,862
-405,225
-14% -$35.7M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
EXP icon
418
Eagle Materials
EXP
$5.36B
$180M 0.06%
797,959
+483,401
+154% +$101M
2016 Q4
38 quarters
ONTO icon
419
Onto Innovation
ONTO
$9.8B
$179M 0.06%
477,129
-113,680
-19% -$32.2M
2016 Q3
39 quarters
CMCSA icon
420
Comcast
CMCSA
$80.5B
$179M 0.06%
7,350,709
-4,936,968
-40% -$127M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
ZION icon
421
Zions Bancorporation
ZION
$9.7B
$178M 0.06%
2,579,678
+334,980
+15% +$21.1M
2015 Q4
42 quarters
AEIS icon
422
Advanced Energy
AEIS
$8.68B
$178M 0.06%
478,794
+274,808
+135% +$96.1M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
CTVA icon
423
Corteva
CTVA
$8.31B
$177M 0.06%
2,121,405
-415,021
-16% -$33.3M
2020 Q2
24 quarters
RMD icon
424
ResMed
RMD
$35.6B
$177M 0.06%
910,623
+560,783
+160% +$116M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
AEP icon
425
American Electric Power
AEP
$70.6B
$176M 0.06%
1,291,088
-274,660
-18% -$36.2M
2013 Q2
52 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.