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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
GRAL icon
1351
GRAIL Inc
GRAL
$6.73B
$14.2M ﹤0.01%
211,341
-80,663
-28% -$4.75M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
NXT icon
1352
Nextpower Inc. Common Stock
NXT
$12.1B
$14.2M ﹤0.01%
119,368
-71,862
-38% -$8.87M
2024 Q1
9 quarters
AG icon
1353
First Majestic Silver
AG
$7.71B
$14.1M ﹤0.01%
840,418
+133,639
+19% +$2.65M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
ALHC icon
1354
Alignment Healthcare
ALHC
$1.67B
$14.1M ﹤0.01%
593,717
-223,549
-27% -$4.29M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
DLX icon
1355
Deluxe
DLX
$1.05B
$14.1M ﹤0.01%
591,896
-54,949
-8% -$1.43M
2022 Q2
16 quarters
OUST icon
1356
Ouster
OUST
$2.36B
$14.1M ﹤0.01%
225,290
-6,131
-3% -$206K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
RXO icon
1357
RXO
RXO
$4.8B
$14M ﹤0.01%
514,660
-119,550
-19% -$2.64M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
CVCO icon
1358
Cavco Industries
CVCO
$4.15B
$14M ﹤0.01%
22,824
+8,197
+56% +$4.35M
2016 Q1
41 quarters
CNR icon
1359
Core Natural Resources Inc
CNR
$4.51B
$14M ﹤0.01%
175,091
+166,295
+1,891% +$14.7M
2021 Q1
21 quarters
ALIT icon
1360
Alight
ALIT
$224M
$14M ﹤0.01%
1,250,057
+192,498
+18% +$2.72M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
SAP icon
1361
SAP
SAP
$272B
$14M ﹤0.01%
90,633
-11,606
-11% -$1.98M
2024 Q1
9 quarters
RVTY icon
1362
Revvity
RVTY
$18.1B
$14M ﹤0.01%
125,487
+34,624
+38% +$3.33M
2016 Q1
41 quarters
ASIX icon
1363
AdvanSix
ASIX
$422M
$13.9M ﹤0.01%
700,057
+61,486
+10% +$1.38M
2016 Q4
38 quarters
OIS icon
1364
Oil States International
OIS
$537M
$13.9M ﹤0.01%
1,736,910
-87,805
-5% -$832K
2022 Q1
17 quarters
DFAU icon
1365
Dimensional US Core Equity Market ETF
DFAU
$13.1B
$13.9M ﹤0.01%
269,132
+13,539
+5% +$678K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
IBN icon
1366
ICICI Bank
IBN
$104B
$13.9M ﹤0.01%
478,999
-497
-0.1% -$13.4K
2013 Q2
52 quarters
CTRN icon
1367
Citi Trends
CTRN
$378M
$13.8M ﹤0.01%
239,003
+22,080
+10% +$1.06M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
FCPT icon
1368
Four Corners Property Trust
FCPT
$2.43B
$13.8M ﹤0.01%
562,786
+202,571
+56% +$5.04M
2021 Q2
20 quarters
BN icon
1369
Brookfield
BN
$84.9B
$13.8M ﹤0.01%
324,994
+155,374
+92% +$6.95M
2024 Q3
7 quarters
CYTK icon
1370
Cytokinetics
CYTK
$8.55B
$13.8M ﹤0.01%
161,903
+5,359
+3% +$385K
2019 Q3
27 quarters
EXTR icon
1371
Extreme Networks
EXTR
$3B
$13.8M ﹤0.01%
426,041
+143,638
+51% +$3.46M
2019 Q1
29 quarters
FELE icon
1372
Franklin Electric
FELE
$4.36B
$13.8M ﹤0.01%
128,413
+1,095
+0.9% +$110K
2019 Q1
29 quarters
AMRX icon
1373
Amneal Pharmaceuticals
AMRX
$7.47B
$13.8M ﹤0.01%
795,028
-69,764
-8% -$956K
2022 Q1
17 quarters
CERT icon
1374
Certara
CERT
$1.67B
$13.8M ﹤0.01%
2,160,167
+1,589,441
+278% +$8.96M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
SKYW icon
1375
Skywest
SKYW
$3.72B
$13.7M ﹤0.01%
138,232
-21,814
-14% -$1.94M
2021 Q1
21 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.