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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
BSV icon
1001
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
BSV
$45.7B
$30.9M 0.01%
396,353
+62,000
+19% +$4.84M
2024 Q3
7 quarters
RSI icon
1002
Rush Street Interactive
RSI
$1.88B
$30.9M 0.01%
1,038,017
+53,932
+5% +$1.42M
2022 Q1
17 quarters
MDLZ icon
1003
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$80.4B
$30.8M 0.01%
533,246
-65,663
-11% -$3.96M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
MTH icon
1004
Meritage Homes
MTH
$4.15B
$30.8M 0.01%
367,561
+193,965
+112% +$13.2M
2019 Q2
28 quarters
BY icon
1005
Byline Bancorp
BY
$1.72B
$30.6M 0.01%
813,855
+148,469
+22% +$4.99M
2021 Q2
20 quarters
EMN icon
1006
Eastman Chemical
EMN
$7.51B
$30.6M 0.01%
460,637
-92,222
-17% -$6.74M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
ACIW icon
1007
ACI Worldwide
ACIW
$5.62B
$30.6M 0.01%
612,982
+102,265
+20% +$4.45M
2017 Q4
34 quarters
SR icon
1008
Spire
SR
$5.07B
$30.5M 0.01%
390,017
-22,793
-6% -$1.96M
2018 Q4
30 quarters
BLMN icon
1009
Bloomin' Brands
BLMN
$783M
$30.4M 0.01%
3,322,042
+52,005
+2% +$378K
2021 Q2
20 quarters
FBIN icon
1010
Fortune Brands Innovations
FBIN
$5.14B
$30.3M 0.01%
561,080
+324,674
+137% +$13M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
FRO icon
1011
Frontline
FRO
$12.3B
$30.3M 0.01%
874,162
+107,972
+14% +$3.97M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
TIGO icon
1012
Millicom
TIGO
$13.1B
$30.2M 0.01%
333,276
+18,657
+6% +$1.57M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
ASAN icon
1013
Asana
ASAN
$2.75B
$30.2M 0.01%
4,310,919
+1,970,695
+84% +$13.2M
2023 Q3
11 quarters
AU icon
1014
AngloGold Ashanti
AU
$43B
$30.1M 0.01%
372,693
-1,323,728
-78% -$126M
2024 Q3
7 quarters
JXN icon
1015
Jackson Financial
JXN
$8.98B
$30.1M 0.01%
293,763
-13,007
-4% -$1.41M
2022 Q3
15 quarters
TNET icon
1016
TriNet
TNET
$3.45B
$30M 0.01%
605,810
+312,639
+107% +$13.4M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
UCTT icon
1017
Ultra Clean Holdings
UCTT
$2.11B
$30M 0.01%
210,149
+31,367
+18% +$2.76M
2019 Q4
26 quarters
CRSR icon
1018
Corsair Gaming
CRSR
$1.47B
$29.9M 0.01%
3,093,768
+1,100,577
+55% +$8.52M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
IDCC icon
1019
InterDigital
IDCC
$8.37B
$29.9M 0.01%
105,493
+86,372
+452% +$25.7M
2022 Q3
15 quarters
PFGC icon
1020
Performance Food Group
PFGC
$15B
$29.9M 0.01%
269,731
+238,623
+767% +$22.7M
2022 Q4
14 quarters
EMR icon
1021
Emerson Electric
EMR
$90.2B
$29.7M 0.01%
208,508
+46,915
+29% +$6.6M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
LAD icon
1022
Lithia Motors
LAD
$6.31B
$29.6M 0.01%
102,541
+64,006
+166% +$18.2M
2019 Q3
27 quarters
WSO icon
1023
Watsco Inc
WSO
$12.6B
$29.6M 0.01%
71,378
+50,218
+237% +$20.2M
2015 Q3
43 quarters
APO icon
1024
Apollo Global Management
APO
$67.5B
$29.4M 0.01%
250,754
+107,213
+75% +$13.5M
2023 Q3
11 quarters
SITM icon
1025
SiTime
SITM
$14B
$29.4M 0.01%
40,305
+22,749
+130% +$14.3M
2024 Q4
6 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.