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 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$1.17B |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$849M |
| 3 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$746M |
| 4 |
Synopsys
SNPS
|
+$643M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$633M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Micron Technology
MU
|
+$517M |
| 2 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$488M |
| 3 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$414M |
| 4 |
SNDK
Sandisk
SNDK
|
+$355M |
| 5 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1476
Redwire
RDW
$2.88B
| $11.6M | ﹤0.01% |
947,121
+783,416
| +479% | +$10.3M |
|
1477
Rocket Pharmaceuticals
RCKT
$382M
| $11.6M | ﹤0.01% |
3,386,162
+316,232
| +10% | +$1.05M |
|
1478
SSR Mining
SSRM
$7.77B
| $11.6M | ﹤0.01% |
409,548
+714
| +0.2% | +$21.7K |
|
1479
Home Bancorp
HBCP
$550M
| $11.6M | ﹤0.01% |
168,749
+50,437
| +43% | +$3.26M |
|
1480
Amplitude
AMPL
$1.65B
| $11.5M | ﹤0.01% |
1,508,350
+273,322
| +22% | +$1.89M |
|
1481
Community Trust Bancorp
CTBI
$1.4B
| $11.5M | ﹤0.01% |
159,341
+42,848
| +37% | +$2.85M |
|
1482
Pediatrix Medical
MD
$2.17B
| $11.5M | ﹤0.01% |
471,289
-89,280
| -16% | -$2.03M |
|
1483
State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF
SPDW
$42B
| $11.5M | ﹤0.01% |
228,292
+67,428
| +42% | +$3.34M |
|
1484
Ferrovial N.V. Ordinary Shares
FER
$45.2B
| $11.5M | ﹤0.01% |
167,185
+93,269
| +126% | +$6.37M |
|
1485
TeraWulf
WULF
$7.92B
| $11.5M | ﹤0.01% |
463,701
+164,558
| +55% | +$3.78M |
|
1486
Cogent Biosciences
COGT
$6.29B
| $11.4M | ﹤0.01% |
294,913
+105,117
| +55% | +$3.68M |
|
|
WAY
1487
Waystar Holding Corp
WAY
$4.77B
| $11.4M | ﹤0.01% |
555,502
-664,739
| -54% | -$14M |
|
1488
Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF
ONEQ
$10.6B
| $11.4M | ﹤0.01% |
110,420
+38,269
| +53% | +$3.81M |
|
1489
Digital Turbine
APPS
$1.33B
| $11.4M | ﹤0.01% |
883,138
+175,861
| +25% | +$1.05M |
|
1490
Radian Group
RDN
$4.86B
| $11.4M | ﹤0.01% |
302,398
-5,843
| -2% | -$207K |
|
1491
Avantis US Large Cap Value ETF
AVLV
$19.1B
| $11.4M | ﹤0.01% |
124,756
+14,731
| +13% | +$1.29M |
|
1492
Atlantic Union Bankshares
AUB
$5.87B
| $11.4M | ﹤0.01% |
268,472
-8,472
| -3% | -$323K |
|
|
FLG
1493
Flagstar Bank National Association
FLG
$5.57B
| $11.3M | ﹤0.01% |
759,019
+679,665
| +856% | +$9.64M |
|
1494
Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp
MCB
$1.13B
| $11.3M | ﹤0.01% |
114,491
+53,504
| +88% | +$4.85M |
|
1495
White Mountains Insurance
WTM
$5.1B
| $11.3M | ﹤0.01% |
5,450
-2,288
| -30% | -$4.9M |
|
1496
Tonix Pharmaceuticals
TNXP
$214M
| $11.3M | ﹤0.01% |
882,595
+721,387
| +447% | +$9.31M |
|
1497
State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLE
$41.3B
| $11.3M | ﹤0.01% |
211,843
-827,407
| -80% | -$47.3M |
|
1498
First Financial Bancorp
FFBC
$3.47B
| $11.2M | ﹤0.01% |
332,306
-5,267
| -2% | -$161K |
|
1499
Napco Security Technologies
NSSC
$1.46B
| $11.2M | ﹤0.01% |
295,923
+10,895
| +4% | +$433K |
|
1500
Televisa
TV
$1.47B
| $11.2M | ﹤0.01% |
4,140,647
+2,104,547
| +103% | +$6.04M |
|
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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.