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Cliff Asness AQR Capital Management

AUM $287B
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
+8.82%
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
$156B
AUM Growth
+$35.1B
Cap. Flow
+$26.6B
Cap. Flow %
17.03%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12%
Holding
3,631
New
339
Increased
2,078
Reduced
973
Closed
175

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$854M
2
WMT icon
Walmart Inc
WMT
+$758M
3
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$464M
4
PEP icon
PepsiCo
PEP
+$462M
5
FDX icon
FedEx
FDX
+$396M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
FTNT icon
Fortinet
FTNT
+$332M
2
ANET icon
Arista Networks
ANET
+$319M
3
DASH icon
DoorDash
DASH
+$252M
4
MNST icon
Monster Beverage
MNST
+$227M
5
COST icon
Costco
COST
+$216M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 24.74%
2 Financials 14.8%
3 Industrials 12.12%
4 Healthcare 11.96%
5 Consumer Discretionary 11.91%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
STZ icon
851
Constellation Brands
STZ
$23.5B
$19.9M 0.01%
147,669
+6,172
+4% +$982K
KURA icon
852
Kura Oncology
KURA
$1.1B
$19.8M 0.01%
2,242,192
+1,300,517
+138% +$9.27M
ASML icon
853
ASML
ASML
$668B
$19.8M 0.01%
20,450
+9,263
+83% +$7.28M
EFV icon
854
iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF
EFV
$31.8B
$19.8M 0.01%
291,562
+10,004
+4% +$659K
EL icon
855
Estee Lauder
EL
$37.7B
$19.7M 0.01%
223,885
-108,908
-33% -$9.7M
VB icon
856
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF
VB
$81.9B
$19.7M 0.01%
77,491
+34,031
+78% +$8.44M
CCI icon
857
Crown Castle
CCI
$32.5B
$19.7M 0.01%
203,790
+36,512
+22% +$3.7M
SCHB icon
858
Schwab US Broad Market ETF
SCHB
$44.4B
$19.4M 0.01%
755,588
+246,160
+48% +$6.09M
TEX icon
859
Terex
TEX
$7.53B
$19.4M 0.01%
378,425
-30,316
-7% -$1.54M
RDN icon
860
Radian Group
RDN
$4.86B
$19.3M 0.01%
534,155
+330,338
+162% +$11.5M
IWN icon
861
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF
IWN
$14.6B
$19.3M 0.01%
109,108
+9,661
+10% +$1.63M
PCOR icon
862
Procore
PCOR
$9.43B
$19.3M 0.01%
264,056
-81,513
-24% -$5.69M
IEX icon
863
IDEX
IEX
$17.2B
$19.2M 0.01%
118,218
+77,360
+189% +$13.1M
EXP icon
864
Eagle Materials
EXP
$6.27B
$19.2M 0.01%
82,306
+49,652
+152% +$11.3M
ONTO icon
865
Onto Innovation
ONTO
$17.3B
$19.1M 0.01%
148,064
-185,896
-56% -$19.9M
AX icon
866
Axos Financial
AX
$5.5B
$19.1M 0.01%
225,299
-10,467
-4% -$912K
APPN icon
867
Appian
APPN
$2.81B
$19M 0.01%
622,104
+375,423
+152% +$11.3M
CSTM icon
868
Constellium
CSTM
$3.61B
$19M 0.01%
1,277,923
+894,839
+234% +$12.8M
DT icon
869
Dynatrace
DT
$14.2B
$19M 0.01%
392,399
+265,111
+208% +$13.4M
AMBA icon
870
Ambarella
AMBA
$3.07B
$19M 0.01%
230,385
+5,388
+2% +$391K
HCI icon
871
HCI Group
HCI
$2.31B
$19M 0.01%
98,924
+76,050
+332% +$12M
CARR icon
872
Carrier Global
CARR
$49.4B
$19M 0.01%
320,585
-209,245
-39% -$14.2M
BLKB icon
873
Blackbaud
BLKB
$2.18B
$18.9M 0.01%
298,401
+145,441
+95% +$9.53M
F icon
874
Ford
F
$55.5B
$18.8M 0.01%
1,574,037
+1,008,889
+179% +$11.6M
SEE
875
DELISTED
Sealed Air
SEE
$18.8M 0.01%
532,521
+172,150
+48% +$5.49M

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Cliff Asness's Q3 2025 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2025, Cliff Asness held 3,631 positions worth $156B, up 29% from $121B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.

Cliff Asness deployed $26.6B of net new capital in Q3 2025, opening 339 new positions and adding to 2,078 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Rubrik: 1,189,403 shares worth $97.8M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 25% of assets, down from 25% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Fortinet, an estimated $332M trimmed.

  • Cliff Asness's largest Q3 2025 buy was Rubrik: 1,189,403 shares worth $97.8M.
  • Cliff Asness added most to Microsoft in Q3 2025, an estimated $854M increase.
  • Cliff Asness's biggest Q3 2025 reduction was Fortinet, cutting an estimated $332M.
  • Cliff Asness fully exited Qfin Holdings in Q3 2025, selling an estimated $114M.
  • Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $156B portfolio in Q3 2025.
  • Cliff Asness opened 339 new positions and closed 175 in Q3 2025.
  • Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 29% quarter-over-quarter to $156B.

Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2025, filed 14 Nov 2025.