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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
RACE icon
1176
Ferrari
RACE
$68.5B
$20.3M 0.01%
54,478
+14,715
+37% +$5.12M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
ICHR icon
1177
Ichor Holdings
ICHR
$1.48B
$20.3M 0.01%
180,364
+95,472
+112% +$6.89M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
KBH icon
1178
KB Home
KBH
$2.8B
$20.1M 0.01%
324,197
-146,327
-31% -$7.61M
2015 Q4
42 quarters
KRNY icon
1179
Kearny Financial
KRNY
$602M
$20.1M 0.01%
2,126,241
+135,279
+7% +$1.11M
2020 Q2
24 quarters
ADC icon
1180
Agree Realty
ADC
$8.75B
$20.1M 0.01%
264,993
-4,091
-2% -$310K
2013 Q2
52 quarters
MGK icon
1181
Vanguard Morningstar Mega Cap Growth ETF
MGK
$34B
$20M 0.01%
228,065
+12,235
+6% +$1.04M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
BFH icon
1182
Bread Financial
BFH
$3.94B
$20M 0.01%
184,439
-3,244
-2% -$291K
2018 Q2
32 quarters
CNM icon
1183
Core & Main
CNM
$7.7B
$20M 0.01%
419,100
-311,675
-43% -$15.4M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
BAP icon
1184
Credicorp
BAP
$29.3B
$19.9M 0.01%
51,183
-30,234
-37% -$10.3M
2014 Q4
46 quarters
SFIX icon
1185
Stitch Fix
SFIX
$350M
$19.9M 0.01%
4,843,056
+1,293,053
+36% +$4.7M
2020 Q4
22 quarters
CMP icon
1186
Compass Minerals
CMP
$943M
$19.8M 0.01%
637,339
+568,222
+822% +$16.1M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
GO icon
1187
Grocery Outlet
GO
$1.27B
$19.8M 0.01%
2,037,069
+1,946,399
+2,147% +$16M
2023 Q3
11 quarters
SONO icon
1188
Sonos
SONO
$2.09B
$19.8M 0.01%
1,461,738
+410,826
+39% +$6.01M
2024 Q1
9 quarters
VAC icon
1189
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
VAC
$3.76B
$19.7M 0.01%
193,688
-70,460
-27% -$5.64M
2019 Q4
26 quarters
WSFS icon
1190
WSFS Financial
WSFS
$4.03B
$19.7M 0.01%
256,901
+26
+0% +$1.86K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
HIW icon
1191
Highwoods Properties
HIW
$3.33B
$19.7M 0.01%
652,773
+184,032
+39% +$4.76M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
EVTC icon
1192
Evertec
EVTC
$1.82B
$19.7M 0.01%
708,230
+546,642
+338% +$14.5M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
AX icon
1193
Axos Financial
AX
$5.21B
$19.7M 0.01%
201,867
-32,880
-14% -$2.96M
2023 Q2
12 quarters
EWJ icon
1194
iShares MSCI Japan ETF
EWJ
$23.6B
$19.7M 0.01%
+210,761
New +$19.1M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
PLXS icon
1195
Plexus
PLXS
$6.05B
$19.6M 0.01%
65,270
+759
+1% +$198K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
PRAX icon
1196
Praxis Precision Medicines
PRAX
$7.54B
$19.6M 0.01%
58,446
-210
-0.4% -$66.5K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
LBRT icon
1197
Liberty Energy
LBRT
$2.7B
$19.5M 0.01%
745,431
-60,975
-8% -$1.82M
2022 Q1
17 quarters
DIA icon
1198
State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust
DIA
$45.3B
$19.5M 0.01%
37,309
+8,872
+31% +$4.43M
2024 Q3
7 quarters
PATH icon
1199
UiPath
PATH
$7.3B
$19.4M 0.01%
1,799,044
-1,029,598
-36% -$11M
2023 Q4
10 quarters
CBL icon
1200
CBL Properties
CBL
$1.53B
$19.4M 0.01%
365,726
+41,063
+13% +$1.9M
2024 Q1
9 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.