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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
851
Encore Capital Group
ECPG
$2.19B
| $32.5M | 0.01% |
463,297
+50,799
| +12% | +$3.12M |
|
|
CVSA
852
Covista Inc
CVSA
$4.52B
| $32.5M | 0.01% |
282,176
+84,240
| +43% | +$8.99M |
|
853
Sun Life Financial
SLF
$44B
| $32.4M | 0.01% |
523,733
-274,118
| -34% | -$17.5M |
|
854
Jackson Financial
JXN
$8.96B
| $32.4M | 0.01% |
306,770
+18,334
| +6% | +$2.05M |
|
855
Lincoln National
LNC
$8.11B
| $32.4M | 0.01% |
927,439
-286,747
| -24% | -$11M |
|
856
Realty Income
O
$59.8B
| $32.2M | 0.01% |
528,746
+135,415
| +34% | +$8.48M |
|
857
Weyerhaeuser
WY
$17.6B
| $32M | 0.01% |
1,309,647
+1,187,088
| +969% | +$29.9M |
|
858
Harley-Davidson
HOG
$2.94B
| $32M | 0.01% |
1,593,129
+1,227,781
| +336% | +$24.1M |
|
859
Vanguard Morningstar Large-Cap ETF
VV
$53.8B
| $31.9M | 0.01% |
106,838
-16,279
| -13% | -$5.09M |
|
860
Guidewire Software
GWRE
$16B
| $31.9M | 0.01% |
215,307
-1,101,510
| -84% | -$168M |
|
861
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
$69.7B
| $31.8M | 0.01% |
147,092
-706
| -0.5% | -$163K |
|
862
Yum China
YUMC
$16.7B
| $31.6M | 0.01% |
642,417
+568,513
| +769% | +$29.4M |
|
863
Reliance Steel & Aluminium
RS
$19.5B
| $31.6M | 0.01% |
103,861
-14,487
| -12% | -$4.6M |
|
864
Terex
TEX
$7.53B
| $31.4M | 0.01% |
547,385
+210,966
| +63% | +$13.1M |
|
865
UiPath
PATH
$8.59B
| $31.3M | 0.01% |
2,828,642
-1,169,929
| -29% | -$14.9M |
|
866
PVH
PVH
$3.55B
| $31.3M | 0.01% |
459,413
+112,527
| +32% | +$7.39M |
|
867
Texas Pacific Land
TPL
$25.8B
| $31.2M | 0.01% |
65,673
-141,464
| -68% | -$60.8M |
|
868
Remitly
RELY
$5.63B
| $31M | 0.01% |
1,978,048
+1,164,194
| +143% | +$17.2M |
|
869
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
$79.9B
| $31M | 0.01% |
318,696
+4,046
| +1% | +$405K |
|
870
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$5.89B
| $30.9M | 0.01% |
351,459
+10,431
| +3% | +$933K |
|
871
KBR
KBR
$4.75B
| $30.8M | 0.01% |
834,250
-71,414
| -8% | -$2.93M |
|
|
SFD
872
Smithfield Foods
SFD
$8.78B
| $30.6M | 0.01% |
1,116,313
+1,089,120
| +4,005% | +$26.2M |
|
873
IAMGOLD
IAG
$12.4B
| $30.6M | 0.01% |
1,664,086
+1,571,572
| +1,699% | +$31.2M |
|
874
nLIGHT
LASR
$2.54B
| $30.6M | 0.01% |
536,442
+36,957
| +7% | +$2M |
|
875
Fortrea Holdings
FTRE
$1.74B
| $30.5M | 0.01% |
3,298,421
+310,360
| +10% | +$3.99M |
|
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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.