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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
BIPC icon
1251
Brookfield Infrastructure
BIPC
$4.55B
$17.2M 0.01%
446,507
+387,256
+654% +$15.6M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
BDN icon
1252
Brandywine Realty Trust
BDN
$486M
$17.1M 0.01%
5,398,887
+1,914,175
+55% +$5.75M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
PAGS icon
1253
PagSeguro Digital
PAGS
$2.32B
$17.1M 0.01%
1,888,749
-616,448
-25% -$5.96M
2023 Q4
10 quarters
KRG icon
1254
Kite Realty
KRG
$4.95B
$17.1M 0.01%
601,413
+401,398
+201% +$10.8M
2021 Q4
18 quarters
DFAX icon
1255
Dimensional World ex US Core Equity 2 ETF
DFAX
$12.1B
$17.1M 0.01%
463,297
+99,892
+27% +$3.67M
2023 Q4
10 quarters
OSPN icon
1256
OneSpan
OSPN
$750M
$17.1M 0.01%
1,188,680
+597,120
+101% +$7.55M
2024 Q1
9 quarters
HSY icon
1257
Hershey
HSY
$33.1B
$17M 0.01%
96,936
-79,350
-45% -$15M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
LH icon
1258
Labcorp
LH
$26.9B
$16.9M 0.01%
60,999
+7,142
+13% +$1.88M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
DLB icon
1259
Dolby
DLB
$5.88B
$16.9M 0.01%
322,656
-789,804
-71% -$45.3M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
VMRK icon
1260
Vivmark Residential
VMRK
$48.4B
$16.9M 0.01%
250,624
+25,002
+11% +$1.62M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
APD icon
1261
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$68.4B
$16.9M 0.01%
57,608
+24,651
+75% +$7.17M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
LAZ icon
1262
Lazard
LAZ
$3.72B
$16.8M 0.01%
401,223
+30,419
+8% +$1.39M
2024 Q3
7 quarters
WASH icon
1263
Washington Trust Bancorp
WASH
$746M
$16.8M 0.01%
461,273
+235,362
+104% +$7.87M
2023 Q3
11 quarters
SCHA icon
1264
Schwab U.S Small- Cap ETF
SCHA
$22B
$16.8M 0.01%
465,595
+112,894
+32% +$3.73M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
OGN icon
1265
Organon & Co
OGN
$3.61B
$16.8M 0.01%
1,245,588
-2,205,038
-64% -$26.4M
2021 Q2
20 quarters
SPYV icon
1266
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF
SPYV
$38.7B
$16.8M 0.01%
276,375
+45,292
+20% +$2.71M
2023 Q4
10 quarters
TMHC icon
1267
DELISTED
Taylor Morrison
TMHC
$16.8M 0.01%
233,964
-2,885,332
-92% -$183M
2019 Q3
27 quarters
GPI icon
1268
Group 1 Automotive
GPI
$3.03B
$16.7M 0.01%
57,436
+38,809
+208% +$12.7M
2019 Q3
27 quarters
BLZE icon
1269
Backblaze
BLZE
$573M
$16.7M 0.01%
1,051,847
+388,336
+59% +$2.69M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
NVCR icon
1270
NovoCure
NVCR
$1.7B
$16.7M 0.01%
1,102,131
+827,199
+301% +$12.5M
2023 Q3
11 quarters
NWE icon
1271
NorthWestern Energy
NWE
$4.91B
$16.7M 0.01%
232,486
-425,220
-65% -$30.1M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
QGEN icon
1272
Qiagen
QGEN
$10.4B
$16.6M 0.01%
426,739
+73,160
+21% +$2.72M
2017 Q1
37 quarters
RGNX icon
1273
Regenxbio
RGNX
$436M
$16.5M 0.01%
1,378,358
+326,646
+31% +$2.71M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
EMA icon
1274
Emera Inc
EMA
$15.1B
$16.4M 0.01%
310,420
+138,688
+81% +$7.27M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
OEC icon
1275
Orion
OEC
$306M
$16.4M 0.01%
2,471,012
+516,817
+26% +$3.72M
2019 Q3
27 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.