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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
IBKR icon
1226
Interactive Brokers
IBKR
$37.4B
$18.4M 0.01%
211,116
-31,460
-13% -$2.62M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
WEX icon
1227
WEX
WEX
$6.31B
$18.4M 0.01%
134,942
-1,170,501
-90% -$173M
2022 Q1
17 quarters
QTWO icon
1228
Q2 Holdings
QTWO
$4.26B
$18.3M 0.01%
380,700
-6,868
-2% -$326K
2015 Q2
44 quarters
PSA icon
1229
Public Storage
PSA
$58.4B
$18.3M 0.01%
57,642
-41,630
-42% -$12.7M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
SMG icon
1230
ScottsMiracle-Gro
SMG
$3.44B
$18.3M 0.01%
272,451
-47,108
-15% -$2.92M
2023 Q3
11 quarters
GH icon
1231
Guardant Health
GH
$23.9B
$18.3M 0.01%
121,668
-9,630
-7% -$1.05M
2024 Q3
7 quarters
OII icon
1232
Oceaneering
OII
$4.15B
$18.2M 0.01%
449,040
+56,890
+15% +$2.14M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
AAMI icon
1233
Acadian Asset Management
AAMI
$3.36B
$18.2M 0.01%
254,068
+94,399
+59% +$6.58M
2016 Q1
41 quarters
GSK icon
1234
GSK
GSK
$102B
$18.1M 0.01%
346,157
+63,034
+22% +$3.33M
2024 Q1
9 quarters
LCID icon
1235
Lucid Motors
LCID
$1.32B
$18M 0.01%
2,798,001
+556,971
+25% +$3.6M
2024 Q3
7 quarters
SCHM icon
1236
Schwab US Mid-Cap ETF
SCHM
$14.7B
$17.9M 0.01%
486,421
-2,229
-0.5% -$76.7K
2024 Q1
9 quarters
SLGN icon
1237
Silgan Holdings
SLGN
$4.08B
$17.9M 0.01%
390,820
+295,665
+311% +$11.8M
2016 Q3
39 quarters
CPRI icon
1238
Capri Holdings
CPRI
$1.74B
$17.9M 0.01%
963,967
+890,501
+1,212% +$17.1M
2014 Q4
46 quarters
GIII icon
1239
G-III Apparel Group
GIII
$1.28B
$17.8M 0.01%
529,034
-228,392
-30% -$7.21M
2018 Q1
33 quarters
AVPT icon
1240
AvePoint
AVPT
$3.51B
$17.8M 0.01%
1,590,600
+837,829
+111% +$8.62M
2022 Q1
17 quarters
VGIT icon
1241
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF
VGIT
$40.2B
$17.8M 0.01%
301,191
+40,136
+15% +$2.37M
2024 Q1
9 quarters
WFRD icon
1242
Weatherford International
WFRD
$6.44B
$17.8M 0.01%
218,717
-59,975
-22% -$6.08M
2022 Q2
16 quarters
LAUR icon
1243
Laureate Education
LAUR
$5.22B
$17.7M 0.01%
486,870
-58,846
-11% -$1.99M
2018 Q4
30 quarters
IESC icon
1244
IES Holdings
IESC
$9.6B
$17.6M 0.01%
47,860
+4,646
+11% +$1.5M
2023 Q2
12 quarters
EVER icon
1245
EverQuote
EVER
$753M
$17.5M 0.01%
737,666
+160,551
+28% +$2.94M
2021 Q3
19 quarters
VXF icon
1246
Vanguard Extended Market ETF
VXF
$30.3B
$17.5M 0.01%
71,178
+32,135
+82% +$7.36M
2023 Q4
10 quarters
PRM icon
1247
Perimeter Solutions
PRM
$4.71B
$17.5M 0.01%
490,364
-83,805
-15% -$2.62M
2024 Q3
7 quarters
TNK icon
1248
Teekay Tankers
TNK
$3.43B
$17.4M 0.01%
268,646
+26,466
+11% +$1.99M
2022 Q3
15 quarters
FNDX icon
1249
Schwab Fundamental US Large Company Index ETF
FNDX
$28.3B
$17.4M 0.01%
560,117
+62,233
+12% +$1.88M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
HUBB icon
1250
Hubbell
HUBB
$23B
$17.3M 0.01%
33,423
+11,579
+53% +$5.85M
2015 Q4
42 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.