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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
626
Sea Limited
SE
$71.2B
| $69.5M | 0.03% |
854,988
+806,212
| +1,653% | +$86.4M |
|
627
Booz Allen Hamilton
BAH
$9.17B
| $69.4M | 0.03% |
889,589
-1,046,971
| -54% | -$88.3M |
|
628
Rivian
RIVN
$24.2B
| $69.4M | 0.03% |
4,731,055
+823,976
| +21% | +$13.2M |
|
629
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$43B
| $69.3M | 0.03% |
457,183
-197,652
| -30% | -$29.9M |
|
630
Dynatrace
DT
$14.3B
| $69.1M | 0.03% |
1,867,453
+1,083,770
| +138% | +$41.4M |
|
631
TTM Technologies
TTMI
$11.2B
| $69M | 0.03% |
736,716
+551,060
| +297% | +$52.4M |
|
632
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
$155B
| $68.8M | 0.03% |
159,928
+10,396
| +7% | +$4.66M |
|
633
Constellation Energy
CEG
$96.9B
| $68.8M | 0.03% |
246,328
+174,001
| +241% | +$52.9M |
|
634
Penske Automotive Group
PAG
$14.3B
| $68.5M | 0.03% |
459,637
-249,528
| -35% | -$39.5M |
|
635
Loews
L
$22.8B
| $68.5M | 0.03% |
643,531
-18,734
| -3% | -$2.01M |
|
636
Wheaton Precious Metals
WPM
$72.5B
| $68.3M | 0.03% |
529,061
-374,617
| -41% | -$52.1M |
|
637
SiriusXM
SIRI
$9.61B
| $68.3M | 0.03% |
2,988,907
+1,538,960
| +106% | +$33.1M |
|
638
Factset
FDS
$10.8B
| $66.7M | 0.03% |
307,542
-397,520
| -56% | -$92.8M |
|
639
Mattel
MAT
$4.2B
| $66.6M | 0.03% |
4,618,323
+517,650
| +13% | +$9.43M |
|
640
WEC Energy
WEC
$35B
| $66.5M | 0.03% |
580,948
-60,465
| -9% | -$6.79M |
|
641
West Pharmaceutical
WST
$24.6B
| $66.5M | 0.03% |
266,944
-250,687
| -48% | -$62.4M |
|
642
Primerica
PRI
$9.21B
| $66.1M | 0.03% |
264,769
+42,904
| +19% | +$11.1M |
|
643
Williams Companies
WMB
$87.2B
| $66M | 0.03% |
907,473
-225,627
| -20% | -$15.6M |
|
644
Dolby
DLB
$6.18B
| $65.6M | 0.03% |
1,112,460
+269,124
| +32% | +$17M |
|
645
Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF
VYM
$83.1B
| $65.1M | 0.03% |
439,845
+22,783
| +5% | +$3.43M |
|
646
Envista
NVST
$4.38B
| $65.1M | 0.03% |
2,618,117
+261,149
| +11% | +$6.77M |
|
|
CCC
647
CCC Intelligent Solutions
CCC
$4.4B
| $64.8M | 0.03% |
10,944,047
+10,743,519
| +5,358% | +$70.4M |
|
648
Schneider National
SNDR
$6.05B
| $64.8M | 0.03% |
2,469,727
+392,272
| +19% | +$10.9M |
|
649
Halozyme
HALO
$12.2B
| $64.8M | 0.03% |
1,016,429
-141,930
| -12% | -$10M |
|
650
Scorpio Tankers
STNG
$3.92B
| $64.1M | 0.03% |
859,164
+168,626
| +24% | +$11.3M |
|
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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.