Cliff Asness AQR Capital Management
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.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$1.58B |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$1.08B |
| 3 |
Costco
COST
|
+$680M |
| 4 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$647M |
| 5 |
Broadcom
AVGO
|
+$559M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Atlassian
TEAM
|
+$355M |
| 2 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$348M |
| 3 |
Zoom
ZM
|
+$321M |
| 4 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$303M |
| 5 |
Lyft
LYFT
|
+$250M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 22.29% |
| 2 | Financials | 14.55% |
| 3 | Industrials | 13.75% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.6% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 11.26% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
451
Fluor
FLR
$6.88B
| $122M | 0.06% |
2,714,017
-2,453,659
| -47% | -$114M |
|
452
CACI
CACI
$14B
| $122M | 0.06% |
223,494
-88,268
| -28% | -$53.1M |
|
453
Watts Water Technologies
WTS
$12.5B
| $121M | 0.06% |
422,625
+108,302
| +34% | +$33M |
|
454
Onto Innovation
ONTO
$17.3B
| $121M | 0.06% |
590,809
-24,842
| -4% | -$5.09M |
|
455
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
ARE
$9.34B
| $120M | 0.06% |
2,592,547
+2,008,265
| +344% | +$106M |
|
456
Acuity Brands
AYI
$10.1B
| $120M | 0.05% |
435,906
+109,144
| +33% | +$33.2M |
|
457
Darden Restaurants
DRI
$25.6B
| $119M | 0.05% |
611,784
+215,544
| +54% | +$44.3M |
|
458
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$52B
| $119M | 0.05% |
757,930
-429,013
| -36% | -$78.8M |
|
459
Polaris
PII
$3.67B
| $119M | 0.05% |
2,175,418
-24,092
| -1% | -$1.51M |
|
460
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$133B
| $118M | 0.05% |
258,884
+139,124
| +116% | +$70.4M |
|
461
Autoliv
ALV
$9.02B
| $117M | 0.05% |
1,126,113
-99,246
| -8% | -$11.7M |
|
462
Goodyear
GT
$1.73B
| $117M | 0.05% |
17,985,350
+8,220,497
| +84% | +$69.3M |
|
463
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$192B
| $116M | 0.05% |
1,256,775
-193,080
| -13% | -$18.4M |
|
464
Cenovus Energy
CVE
$59.5B
| $116M | 0.05% |
4,384,525
+579,676
| +15% | +$12.4M |
|
465
MGM Resorts International
MGM
$11B
| $116M | 0.05% |
3,184,031
-4,176,953
| -57% | -$149M |
|
466
CrowdStrike
CRWD
$194B
| $116M | 0.05% |
1,194,548
-353,088
| -23% | -$37.4M |
|
467
Otis Worldwide
OTIS
$27.4B
| $116M | 0.05% |
1,517,933
-769,852
| -34% | -$67.4M |
|
468
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$77B
| $115M | 0.05% |
1,131,846
-102,184
| -8% | -$10.5M |
|
469
Akamai
AKAM
$15.2B
| $115M | 0.05% |
1,023,338
-1,009,756
| -50% | -$101M |
|
|
MZTI
470
The Marzetti Company
MZTI
$3.15B
| $115M | 0.05% |
829,765
+449,973
| +118% | +$71.6M |
|
471
Lear
LEA
$8.18B
| $115M | 0.05% |
956,351
+166,606
| +21% | +$20.8M |
|
472
Coca-Cola
KO
$394B
| $114M | 0.05% |
1,501,424
-111,425
| -7% | -$8.42M |
|
473
Raymond James Financial
RJF
$33.9B
| $114M | 0.05% |
793,863
-302,868
| -28% | -$48M |
|
474
Conagra Brands
CAG
$8.02B
| $114M | 0.05% |
7,320,677
+1,093,951
| +18% | +$19.3M |
|
475
Prudential Financial
PRU
$42.3B
| $114M | 0.05% |
1,178,927
+411,601
| +54% | +$42.6M |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q1 2026 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2026, Cliff Asness held 3,840 positions worth $218B, up 15% from $191B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness deployed $35.3B of net new capital in Q1 2026, opening 278 new positions and adding to 2,380 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Versant Media Group: 5,801,568 shares worth $211M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 22% of assets, down from 23% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Atlassian, an estimated $355M trimmed.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q1 2026 buy was Versant Media Group: 5,801,568 shares worth $211M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Microsoft in Q1 2026, an estimated $1.58B increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q1 2026 reduction was Atlassian, cutting an estimated $355M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Exact Sciences in Q1 2026, selling an estimated $226M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $218B portfolio in Q1 2026.
- Cliff Asness opened 278 new positions and closed 101 in Q1 2026.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 15% quarter-over-quarter to $218B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 15 May 2026.