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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
FLUT icon
701
Flutter Entertainment
FLUT
$13.9B
$74.6M 0.03%
732,695
+629,705
+611% +$64.9M
2024 Q3
7 quarters
VTRS icon
702
Viatris
VTRS
$20.7B
$74.6M 0.03%
4,694,966
-1,646,352
-26% -$25.5M
2015 Q4
42 quarters
AGL icon
703
Agilon Health
AGL
$1.51B
$74.2M 0.03%
692,541
-282,356
-29% -$18.5M
2024 Q1
9 quarters
WY icon
704
Weyerhaeuser
WY
$14B
$74.2M 0.03%
3,100,206
+1,790,559
+137% +$43.5M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
GNRC icon
705
Generac Holdings
GNRC
$11B
$74.1M 0.03%
255,891
+73,428
+40% +$18.4M
2022 Q4
14 quarters
CSL icon
706
Carlisle Companies
CSL
$13.7B
$74M 0.03%
204,125
+49,180
+32% +$17.2M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
SFM icon
707
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
$6.18B
$74M 0.03%
895,793
-1,006,974
-53% -$81.4M
2018 Q4
30 quarters
GGG icon
708
Graco
GGG
$10.7B
$73.9M 0.03%
979,015
-130,190
-12% -$10.3M
2019 Q1
29 quarters
PK icon
709
Park Hotels & Resorts
PK
$3.29B
$73.3M 0.03%
5,182,122
+37,007
+0.7% +$453K
2020 Q3
23 quarters
SMCI icon
710
Super Micro Computer
SMCI
$21.6B
$72.6M 0.03%
2,479,580
+2,287,368
+1,190% +$72.9M
2020 Q3
23 quarters
SBAC icon
711
SBA Communications
SBAC
$19.6B
$72.3M 0.03%
413,296
+259,376
+169% +$53.5M
2017 Q3
35 quarters
XEL icon
712
Xcel Energy
XEL
$48.8B
$71.8M 0.03%
894,378
+180,616
+25% +$14.4M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
AOS icon
713
A.O. Smith
AOS
$8.38B
$71.5M 0.02%
1,155,730
+177,634
+18% +$10.8M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
MTDR icon
714
Matador Resources
MTDR
$7.42B
$71.1M 0.02%
1,428,172
-112,160
-7% -$6.38M
2021 Q1
21 quarters
BEN icon
715
Franklin Templeton
BEN
$15.8B
$71M 0.02%
2,132,804
+993,654
+87% +$29.8M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
MKL icon
716
Markel Group
MKL
$23.2B
$70.9M 0.02%
36,330
+23,236
+177% +$43.4M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
DUK icon
717
Duke Energy
DUK
$97.4B
$70.8M 0.02%
559,063
-4,290
-0.8% -$541K
2013 Q2
52 quarters
EXR icon
718
Extra Space Storage
EXR
$30.3B
$70.6M 0.02%
486,377
+46,041
+10% +$6.58M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
STNG icon
719
Scorpio Tankers
STNG
$4.3B
$70.6M 0.02%
1,018,759
+159,595
+19% +$12.5M
2021 Q3
19 quarters
AGX icon
720
Argan
AGX
$4.64B
$70.4M 0.02%
88,152
-18,458
-17% -$12.3M
2020 Q2
24 quarters
MRP icon
721
Millrose Properties Inc
MRP
$3.96B
$70.3M 0.02%
2,340,591
+1,449,576
+163% +$42M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
TROW icon
722
T. Rowe Price
TROW
$22.2B
$70.3M 0.02%
618,600
+20,675
+3% +$2.11M
2014 Q2
48 quarters
NEE icon
723
NextEra Energy
NEE
$172B
$70.1M 0.02%
800,754
+39,317
+5% +$3.56M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
GFI icon
724
Gold Fields
GFI
$30.8B
$69.8M 0.02%
2,092,706
+400,779
+24% +$16.7M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
SON icon
725
Sonoco
SON
$4.96B
$69.8M 0.02%
1,251,012
-356,406
-22% -$18.3M
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.