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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
KNSA icon
1101
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals
KNSA
$5.69B
$24M 0.01%
375,039
-3,658
-1% -$190K
2022 Q4
14 quarters
SUNB icon
1102
Sunbelt Rentals Holdings
SUNB
$32.5B
$23.9M 0.01%
328,007
-39,352
-11% -$2.95M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
RLAY icon
1103
Relay Therapeutics
RLAY
$3.97B
$23.9M 0.01%
1,279,473
-10,559
-0.8% -$153K
2023 Q4
10 quarters
COMP icon
1104
Compass
COMP
$7.44B
$23.9M 0.01%
1,937,662
+615,386
+47% +$5.13M
2023 Q3
11 quarters
SONY icon
1105
Sony
SONY
$152B
$23.9M 0.01%
1,189,648
+572,271
+93% +$12.1M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
OR icon
1106
OR Royalties Inc
OR
$6.26B
$23.8M 0.01%
753,794
+649,997
+626% +$24M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
AVUV icon
1107
Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF
AVUV
$31.9B
$23.8M 0.01%
190,592
+18,742
+11% +$2.24M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
AVDV icon
1108
Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF
AVDV
$19.7B
$23.7M 0.01%
230,444
+28,296
+14% +$3.01M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
HCSG icon
1109
Healthcare Services Group
HCSG
$1.72B
$23.7M 0.01%
974,997
-112,483
-10% -$2.38M
2020 Q1
25 quarters
ACVA icon
1110
DELISTED
ACV Auctions
ACVA
$23.6M 0.01%
3,282,576
+2,511,737
+326% +$14.2M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
BILS icon
1111
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 3-12 Month T-Bill ETF
BILS
$3.95B
$23.6M 0.01%
237,485
-18,519
-7% -$1.84M
2024 Q3
7 quarters
PBA icon
1112
Pembina Pipeline
PBA
$29.3B
$23.6M 0.01%
510,227
+246,413
+93% +$11.4M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
GBCI icon
1113
Glacier Bancorp
GBCI
$6.38B
$23.4M 0.01%
453,468
-75,024
-14% -$3.62M
2023 Q2
12 quarters
NWG icon
1114
NatWest
NWG
$67.6B
$23.3M 0.01%
1,321,509
+199,491
+18% +$3.21M
2024 Q1
9 quarters
OKTA icon
1115
Okta
OKTA
$38.5B
$23.2M 0.01%
174,576
+101,002
+137% +$9.5M
2023 Q1
13 quarters
NESR icon
1116
National Energy Services Reunited Corp
NESR
$2.05B
$23.2M 0.01%
775,990
+130,966
+20% +$3.24M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
WRBY icon
1117
Warby Parker
WRBY
$3.12B
$23.2M 0.01%
765,069
-176,680
-19% -$4.37M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
INSW icon
1118
International Seaways
INSW
$5.82B
$23.2M 0.01%
302,901
+39,675
+15% +$3.22M
2022 Q2
16 quarters
GTX icon
1119
Garrett Motion
GTX
$4.05B
$23.1M 0.01%
638,955
-388,778
-38% -$10.8M
2023 Q2
12 quarters
COIN icon
1120
Coinbase
COIN
$42.1B
$23.1M 0.01%
157,825
+72,761
+86% +$13.1M
2023 Q4
10 quarters
PGNY icon
1121
Progyny
PGNY
$2.16B
$23M 0.01%
797,534
+141,140
+22% +$3.15M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
HCI icon
1122
HCI Group
HCI
$2.53B
$22.9M 0.01%
130,716
+53,030
+68% +$8.36M
2023 Q4
10 quarters
HG icon
1123
Hamilton Insurance Group
HG
$3.58B
$22.8M 0.01%
670,763
-7,613
-1% -$239K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
CBZ icon
1124
CBIZ
CBZ
$3.01B
$22.8M 0.01%
709,617
+463,814
+189% +$14.4M
2016 Q1
41 quarters
MCRI icon
1125
Monarch Casino & Resort
MCRI
$2.08B
$22.7M 0.01%
172,373
+6,072
+4% +$708K
2021 Q2
20 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.