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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
TDOC icon
1326
Teladoc Health
TDOC
$1.2B
$14.9M 0.01%
1,751,878
+728,342
+71% +$4.85M
2017 Q2
36 quarters
EQH icon
1327
Equitable Holdings
EQH
$14.9B
$14.8M 0.01%
337,278
-674,027
-67% -$28.2M
2018 Q4
30 quarters
MMI icon
1328
Marcus & Millichap
MMI
$1.05B
$14.7M 0.01%
472,278
+290,195
+159% +$8.32M
2024 Q3
7 quarters
DAVE icon
1329
Dave Inc
DAVE
$4.14B
$14.7M 0.01%
39,499
+6,756
+21% +$1.76M
2024 Q3
7 quarters
STM icon
1330
STMicroelectronics
STM
$43.2B
$14.7M 0.01%
196,495
+48,721
+33% +$2.93M
2024 Q1
9 quarters
APLE icon
1331
Apple Hospitality REIT
APLE
$4.4B
$14.7M 0.01%
871,942
+4,453
+0.5% +$63.7K
2019 Q3
27 quarters
HYLB icon
1332
Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYLB
$3.19B
$14.6M 0.01%
399,607
+149,897
+60% +$5.47M
2024 Q1
9 quarters
ADNT icon
1333
Adient
ADNT
$1.29B
$14.5M 0.01%
790,778
+101,143
+15% +$2.16M
2019 Q1
29 quarters
HEI icon
1334
HEICO Corp
HEI
$43.6B
$14.5M 0.01%
40,755
+11,158
+38% +$3.39M
2018 Q2
32 quarters
ULST icon
1335
State Street Ultra Short Term Bond ETF
ULST
$515M
$14.5M 0.01%
357,933
-101,644
-22% -$4.11M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
NTSX icon
1336
WisdomTree US Efficient Core Fund
NTSX
$1.36B
$14.4M 0.01%
244,408
-9,438
-4% -$542K
2023 Q4
10 quarters
SATL icon
1337
Satellogic
SATL
$573M
$14.4M 0.01%
2,519,549
+1,243,745
+97% +$9.11M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
DHT icon
1338
DHT Holdings
DHT
$3.94B
$14.4M 0.01%
871,718
+47,123
+6% +$842K
2023 Q3
11 quarters
LZ icon
1339
LegalZoom.com
LZ
$1.11B
$14.4M 0.01%
2,347,120
+799,046
+52% +$4.9M
2022 Q4
14 quarters
CPNG icon
1340
Coupang
CPNG
$25.3B
$14.4M 0.01%
828,274
-1,215,731
-59% -$21.9M
2023 Q3
11 quarters
QRVO icon
1341
DELISTED
Qorvo
QRVO
$14.4M 0.01%
153,951
+12,983
+9% +$1.2M
2015 Q1
45 quarters
ALK icon
1342
Alaska Air
ALK
$3.99B
$14.4M 0.01%
274,933
+153,799
+127% +$6.57M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
SCCO icon
1343
Southern Copper
SCCO
$162B
$14.3M 0.01%
83,955
+18,605
+28% +$3.34M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
XPO icon
1344
XPO
XPO
$21.3B
$14.3M 0.01%
70,656
+43,456
+160% +$9.2M
2020 Q1
25 quarters
OCFC icon
1345
OceanFirst Financial
OCFC
$1.7B
$14.3M 0.01%
730,153
+327,306
+81% +$6.1M
2020 Q4
22 quarters
ARDT icon
1346
Ardent Health
ARDT
$1.68B
$14.2M 0.01%
1,447,810
+505,457
+54% +$4.79M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
KFRC icon
1347
Kforce
KFRC
$1.02B
$14.2M 0.01%
303,091
-94,493
-24% -$3.86M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
BANR icon
1348
Banner Corp
BANR
$2.5B
$14.2M ﹤0.01%
213,587
+126,190
+144% +$8.2M
2023 Q3
11 quarters
AXON icon
1349
Axon Enterprise
AXON
$34B
$14.2M ﹤0.01%
25,887
-2,471
-9% -$1.03M
2018 Q1
33 quarters
MOV icon
1350
Movado Group
MOV
$686M
$14.2M ﹤0.01%
360,725
+34,873
+11% +$1.09M
2020 Q4
22 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.