Cliff Asness AQR Capital Management
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.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$1.58B |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$1.08B |
| 3 |
Costco
COST
|
+$680M |
| 4 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$647M |
| 5 |
Broadcom
AVGO
|
+$559M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Atlassian
TEAM
|
+$355M |
| 2 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$348M |
| 3 |
Zoom
ZM
|
+$321M |
| 4 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$303M |
| 5 |
Lyft
LYFT
|
+$250M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 22.29% |
| 2 | Financials | 14.55% |
| 3 | Industrials | 13.75% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.6% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 11.26% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1301
Duolingo
DUOL
$6.83B
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
110,048
-664,662
| -86% | -$82M |
|
1302
Helen of Troy
HELE
$673M
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
762,771
+585,479
| +330% | +$10.2M |
|
1303
Monte Rosa Therapeutics
GLUE
$1.24B
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
658,483
-126,574
| -16% | -$2.42M |
|
1304
AerCap
AER
$23.2B
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
78,817
-5,133
| -6% | -$734K |
|
1305
Cinemark Holdings
CNK
$4.34B
| $10.8M | ﹤0.01% |
391,153
+125,818
| +47% | +$3.22M |
|
1306
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.08T
| $10.8M | ﹤0.01% |
15
-1
| -6% | -$736K |
|
1307
Amneal Pharmaceuticals
AMRX
$6.24B
| $10.7M | ﹤0.01% |
864,792
-181,320
| -17% | -$2.43M |
|
1308
Meritage Homes
MTH
$4.79B
| $10.7M | ﹤0.01% |
173,596
+82,925
| +91% | +$5.86M |
|
1309
Origin Bancorp
OBK
$1.63B
| $10.7M | ﹤0.01% |
258,849
+100,569
| +64% | +$4.19M |
|
1310
TriNet
TNET
$3.2B
| $10.7M | ﹤0.01% |
293,171
+226,186
| +338% | +$10.8M |
|
1311
Walker & Dunlop
WD
$1.4B
| $10.6M | ﹤0.01% |
239,781
+183,313
| +325% | +$10.3M |
|
|
LTM
1312
LATAM Airlines Group S.A.
LTM
$15.7B
| $10.6M | ﹤0.01% |
214,864
+69,835
| +48% | +$3.95M |
|
1313
Adtran
ADTN
$653M
| $10.6M | ﹤0.01% |
843,924
+607,012
| +256% | +$6.15M |
|
|
FOLD
1314
DELISTED
Amicus Therapeutics
FOLD
| $10.6M | ﹤0.01% |
733,198
-233,597
| -24% | -$3.35M |
|
1315
Southern Copper
SCCO
$186B
| $10.6M | ﹤0.01% |
65,350
-1,167
| -2% | -$211K |
|
1316
Paycom
PAYC
$10.4B
| $10.6M | ﹤0.01% |
87,032
+64,283
| +283% | +$8.6M |
|
1317
iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF
USMV
$24.3B
| $10.6M | ﹤0.01% |
113,956
-5,312
| -4% | -$505K |
|
1318
Hubbell
HUBB
$24.5B
| $10.5M | ﹤0.01% |
21,844
+1,759
| +9% | +$864K |
|
1319
SITE Centers
SITC
$156M
| $10.5M | ﹤0.01% |
1,941,707
+226,844
| +13% | +$1.39M |
|
1320
iShares S&P 500 Value ETF
IVE
$50.3B
| $10.5M | ﹤0.01% |
49,642
+7,950
| +19% | +$1.72M |
|
1321
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
$42.1B
| $10.5M | ﹤0.01% |
95,437
+83,560
| +704% | +$8.99M |
|
1322
UWM Holdings
UWMC
$2.42B
| $10.4M | ﹤0.01% |
2,883,645
-1,375,159
| -32% | -$6.33M |
|
1323
Scholar Rock
SRRK
$7.09B
| $10.4M | ﹤0.01% |
211,960
-68,364
| -24% | -$3.06M |
|
1324
Flutter Entertainment
FLUT
$17.7B
| $10.4M | ﹤0.01% |
102,990
+75,115
| +269% | +$10.8M |
|
1325
Repay Holdings
RPAY
$318M
| $10.4M | ﹤0.01% |
3,992,611
+2,240,148
| +128% | +$7.17M |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q1 2026 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2026, Cliff Asness held 3,840 positions worth $218B, up 15% from $191B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness deployed $35.3B of net new capital in Q1 2026, opening 278 new positions and adding to 2,380 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Versant Media Group: 5,801,568 shares worth $211M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 22% of assets, down from 23% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Atlassian, an estimated $355M trimmed.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q1 2026 buy was Versant Media Group: 5,801,568 shares worth $211M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Microsoft in Q1 2026, an estimated $1.58B increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q1 2026 reduction was Atlassian, cutting an estimated $355M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Exact Sciences in Q1 2026, selling an estimated $226M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $218B portfolio in Q1 2026.
- Cliff Asness opened 278 new positions and closed 101 in Q1 2026.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 15% quarter-over-quarter to $218B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 15 May 2026.