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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
HR icon
651
Healthcare Realty
HR
$6.15B
$86.5M 0.03%
4,287,335
+1,323,240
+45% +$25.7M
2013 Q4
50 quarters
OGS icon
652
ONE Gas
OGS
$4.9B
$86.3M 0.03%
1,119,752
+613,651
+121% +$51M
2014 Q1
49 quarters
SEB icon
653
Seaboard Corp
SEB
$3.72B
$85.9M 0.03%
19,246
+11,455
+147% +$60M
2021 Q1
21 quarters
MSI icon
654
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$79.7B
$85.9M 0.03%
206,880
-126,610
-38% -$53M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
SPG icon
655
Simon Property Group
SPG
$68.5B
$85.4M 0.03%
381,645
-50,597
-12% -$10.4M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
GT icon
656
Goodyear
GT
$1.23B
$84.8M 0.03%
12,862,106
-5,123,244
-28% -$33M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
ATR icon
657
AptarGroup
ATR
$8.05B
$84.7M 0.03%
680,207
-549,071
-45% -$66.6M
2017 Q2
36 quarters
DDS icon
658
Dillards
DDS
$10.9B
$84.4M 0.03%
159,685
+34,193
+27% +$19.7M
2021 Q2
20 quarters
SOLV icon
659
Solventum
SOLV
$14.5B
$83.5M 0.03%
1,082,100
+352,055
+48% +$25.7M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
LDOS icon
660
Leidos
LDOS
$17.1B
$83.5M 0.03%
826,507
-45,549
-5% -$6.05M
2013 Q4
50 quarters
DV icon
661
DoubleVerify
DV
$2.12B
$83.4M 0.03%
7,784,565
-3,894,678
-33% -$40.1M
2023 Q2
12 quarters
BMO icon
662
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$118B
$82.9M 0.03%
469,429
+35,221
+8% +$5.54M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
TFII icon
663
TFI International
TFII
$9.25B
$81.7M 0.03%
570,537
+4,887
+0.9% +$690K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
PAG icon
664
Penske Automotive Group
PAG
$13.9B
$81.6M 0.03%
456,043
-3,594
-0.8% -$601K
2014 Q2
48 quarters
FCFS icon
665
FirstCash
FCFS
$7.49B
$81.5M 0.03%
376,814
-102,252
-21% -$22.2M
2016 Q3
39 quarters
BXP icon
666
Boston Properties
BXP
$9.9B
$81.4M 0.03%
1,229,773
+1,125,186
+1,076% +$67.3M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
RF icon
667
Regions Financial
RF
$24.3B
$81.2M 0.03%
2,687,455
-383,239
-12% -$10.8M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
MPT icon
668
Medical Properties Trust
MPT
$1.61B
$81.1M 0.03%
17,637,883
+6,580,784
+60% +$32.6M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
INSP icon
669
Inspire Medical Systems
INSP
$2.06B
$80.9M 0.03%
1,856,800
+1,548,138
+502% +$73.4M
2019 Q2
28 quarters
STLD icon
670
Steel Dynamics
STLD
$34.6B
$80.7M 0.03%
351,890
+9,464
+3% +$2.22M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
HOOD icon
671
Robinhood
HOOD
$85.5B
$80.4M 0.03%
801,262
+92,615
+13% +$7.75M
2022 Q4
14 quarters
AAL icon
672
American Airlines Group
AAL
$8.02B
$79.8M 0.03%
4,437,954
+388,680
+10% +$5.2M
2023 Q1
13 quarters
CHRW icon
673
C.H. Robinson
CHRW
$16.3B
$79.5M 0.03%
434,802
-174,011
-29% -$30.9M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
CBT icon
674
Cabot Corp
CBT
$3.81B
$79M 0.03%
870,098
+18,885
+2% +$1.54M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
CF icon
675
CF Industries
CF
$18.3B
$78.3M 0.03%
723,410
-75,555
-9% -$8.9M
2018 Q2
32 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.