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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
OWL icon
626
Blue Owl Capital
OWL
$6.4B
$97.4M 0.03%
11,256,822
+1,638,067
+17% +$15.6M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
PAAS icon
627
Pan American Silver
PAAS
$16.6B
$97M 0.03%
2,190,916
+1,223,784
+127% +$65.6M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
PCOR icon
628
Procore
PCOR
$9.6B
$96.9M 0.03%
2,386,381
-2,880,360
-55% -$142M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
M icon
629
Macy's
M
$6.29B
$96.1M 0.03%
4,099,820
-868,112
-17% -$18.2M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
SAM icon
630
Boston Beer
SAM
$2.05B
$95.6M 0.03%
539,988
-111,996
-17% -$22.7M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
KHC icon
631
The Kraft Heinz Company
KHC
$29.4B
$95.1M 0.03%
4,024,280
+1,253,157
+45% +$28.9M
2019 Q3
27 quarters
IWF icon
632
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
IWF
$123B
$94.7M 0.03%
762,666
+44,282
+6% +$5.34M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
ASB icon
633
Associated Banc-Corp
ASB
$5.71B
$94.6M 0.03%
3,074,030
+1,680,541
+121% +$47.4M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
RIVN icon
634
Rivian
RIVN
$17.1B
$94.3M 0.03%
5,604,786
+873,731
+18% +$13.6M
2023 Q2
12 quarters
LFUS icon
635
Littelfuse
LFUS
$8.92B
$93.8M 0.03%
205,920
-61,321
-23% -$26.5M
2019 Q2
28 quarters
HUN icon
636
Huntsman Corp
HUN
$1.54B
$92.5M 0.03%
8,713,741
-2,876,925
-25% -$39.6M
2015 Q4
42 quarters
FMC icon
637
FMC
FMC
$786M
$91.1M 0.03%
8,021,709
-1,240,074
-13% -$17.3M
2016 Q4
38 quarters
CPB icon
638
Campbell Soup
CPB
$6.18B
$90.7M 0.03%
4,070,543
+2,801,673
+221% +$59.1M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
GTES icon
639
Gates Industrial Corp
GTES
$6.35B
$90M 0.03%
3,216,861
-237,787
-7% -$6.11M
2019 Q2
28 quarters
KMPR icon
640
Kemper
KMPR
$1.7B
$89.4M 0.03%
3,317,802
+2,043,281
+160% +$59.5M
2023 Q1
13 quarters
MTSI icon
641
MACOM Technology Solutions
MTSI
$18B
$88M 0.03%
234,075
+21,856
+10% +$7.25M
2019 Q4
26 quarters
STRL icon
642
Sterling Infrastructure
STRL
$10.9B
$87.9M 0.03%
105,710
-44,393
-30% -$31.2M
2019 Q2
28 quarters
WM icon
643
Waste Management
WM
$95.7B
$87.7M 0.03%
394,476
-36,286
-8% -$8.07M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
EVRG icon
644
Evergy
EVRG
$19.5B
$87.6M 0.03%
1,016,302
+130,611
+15% +$10.8M
2018 Q2
32 quarters
HCA icon
645
HCA Healthcare
HCA
$102B
$87.6M 0.03%
225,249
-105,409
-32% -$44.6M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
PKG icon
646
Packaging Corp of America
PKG
$22B
$87.6M 0.03%
369,579
-106,552
-22% -$23.4M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
GLPI icon
647
Gaming and Leisure Properties
GLPI
$11.5B
$87.2M 0.03%
1,957,938
-336,752
-15% -$15.8M
2019 Q1
29 quarters
GILD icon
648
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$193B
$86.9M 0.03%
695,432
-469,371
-40% -$61.8M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
HUM icon
649
Humana
HUM
$50.7B
$86.8M 0.03%
222,408
+29,887
+16% +$8.51M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
ITOT icon
650
iShares Core S&P Total US Stock Market ETF
ITOT
$95.7B
$86.7M 0.03%
527,922
+193,871
+58% +$30.8M
2023 Q4
10 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.