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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
FROG icon
1401
JFrog
FROG
$12.4B
$13.2M ﹤0.01%
145,460
-2,111
-1% -$137K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
HTO icon
1402
H2O America
HTO
$2.55B
$13.1M ﹤0.01%
215,916
+44,264
+26% +$2.57M
2023 Q2
12 quarters
RSPT icon
1403
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Technology ETF
RSPT
$6.22B
$13.1M ﹤0.01%
202,720
– –
2025 Q4
2 quarters
URBN icon
1404
Urban Outfitters
URBN
$7.77B
$13M ﹤0.01%
187,576
+24,753
+15% +$1.76M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
UVE icon
1405
Universal Insurance Holdings
UVE
$1.31B
$13M ﹤0.01%
314,811
+103,787
+49% +$3.91M
2014 Q1
49 quarters
IVE icon
1406
iShares S&P 500 Value ETF
IVE
$50.6B
$13M ﹤0.01%
57,215
+7,573
+15% +$1.69M
2024 Q1
9 quarters
AVDE icon
1407
Avantis International Equity ETF
AVDE
$19.5B
$13M ﹤0.01%
145,448
+9,577
+7% +$859K
2023 Q4
10 quarters
HHH icon
1408
Howard Hughes
HHH
$4.37B
$13M ﹤0.01%
181,385
+83,687
+86% +$5.44M
2022 Q1
17 quarters
DGX icon
1409
Quest Diagnostics
DGX
$26.8B
$12.9M ﹤0.01%
61,196
+10,929
+22% +$2.14M
2015 Q1
45 quarters
MIDD icon
1410
Middleby
MIDD
$5.2B
$12.9M ﹤0.01%
75,286
-218,919
-74% -$33M
2018 Q3
31 quarters
MSTR icon
1411
Strategy Inc
MSTR
$59.9B
$12.9M ﹤0.01%
152,332
+6,399
+4% +$929K
2023 Q2
12 quarters
MYE icon
1412
Myers Industries
MYE
$1.22B
$12.9M ﹤0.01%
364,463
-55,806
-13% -$1.31M
2021 Q3
19 quarters
EGP icon
1413
EastGroup Properties
EGP
$10.6B
$12.8M ﹤0.01%
63,363
+22,165
+54% +$4.44M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
DK icon
1414
Delek US
DK
$4.3B
$12.8M ﹤0.01%
252,056
+5,775
+2% +$256K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
CRNC icon
1415
Cerence
CRNC
$383M
$12.8M ﹤0.01%
1,167,759
+275,694
+31% +$2.7M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
ADMA icon
1416
ADMA Biologics
ADMA
$2.5B
$12.8M ﹤0.01%
1,525,581
+1,010,792
+196% +$9.21M
2022 Q3
15 quarters
PLTK icon
1417
Playtika
PLTK
$786M
$12.8M ﹤0.01%
3,428,644
-1,565,485
-31% -$5.41M
2022 Q1
17 quarters
LNN icon
1418
Lindsay Corp
LNN
$1.06B
$12.7M ﹤0.01%
102,886
+59,722
+138% +$6.68M
2020 Q3
23 quarters
COCO icon
1419
Vita Coco
COCO
$3.12B
$12.7M ﹤0.01%
192,015
+141,814
+282% +$9.6M
2023 Q1
13 quarters
NGG icon
1420
National Grid
NGG
$82.2B
$12.7M ﹤0.01%
153,204
+71,797
+88% +$6.1M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
CCJ icon
1421
Cameco
CCJ
$35.9B
$12.7M ﹤0.01%
124,893
+55,574
+80% +$6.23M
2023 Q2
12 quarters
KELYA icon
1422
Kelly Services Class A
KELYA
$571M
$12.6M ﹤0.01%
1,029,514
-10,215
-1% -$106K
2016 Q1
41 quarters
NWS icon
1423
News Corp Class B
NWS
$17.6B
$12.6M ﹤0.01%
449,556
+193,258
+75% +$5.74M
2023 Q3
11 quarters
VCEL icon
1424
Vericel Corp
VCEL
$2.22B
$12.6M ﹤0.01%
283,328
+234,638
+482% +$8.45M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
GLUE icon
1425
Monte Rosa Therapeutics
GLUE
$909M
$12.6M ﹤0.01%
520,648
-137,835
-21% -$2.6M
2025 Q1
5 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.