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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
RDW icon
1476
Redwire
RDW
$2.18B
$11.6M ﹤0.01%
947,121
+783,416
+479% +$10.3M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
RCKT icon
1477
Rocket Pharmaceuticals
RCKT
$270M
$11.6M ﹤0.01%
3,386,162
+316,232
+10% +$1.05M
2024 Q3
7 quarters
SSRM icon
1478
SSR Mining
SSRM
$5.9B
$11.6M ﹤0.01%
409,548
+714
+0.2% +$21.7K
2024 Q2
8 quarters
HBCP icon
1479
Home Bancorp
HBCP
$485M
$11.6M ﹤0.01%
168,749
+50,437
+43% +$3.26M
2024 Q3
7 quarters
AMPL icon
1480
Amplitude
AMPL
$2.2B
$11.5M ﹤0.01%
1,508,350
+273,322
+22% +$1.89M
2023 Q2
12 quarters
CTBI icon
1481
Community Trust Bancorp
CTBI
$1.27B
$11.5M ﹤0.01%
159,341
+42,848
+37% +$2.85M
2019 Q4
26 quarters
MD icon
1482
Pediatrix Medical
MD
$2.39B
$11.5M ﹤0.01%
471,289
-89,280
-16% -$2.03M
2021 Q4
18 quarters
SPDW icon
1483
State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF
SPDW
$41.2B
$11.5M ﹤0.01%
228,292
+67,428
+42% +$3.34M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
FER icon
1484
Ferrovial N.V. Ordinary Shares
FER
$38.8B
$11.5M ﹤0.01%
167,185
+93,269
+126% +$6.37M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
WULF icon
1485
TeraWulf
WULF
$6.29B
$11.5M ﹤0.01%
463,701
+164,558
+55% +$3.78M
2023 Q3
11 quarters
COGT icon
1486
Cogent Biosciences
COGT
$5.51B
$11.4M ﹤0.01%
294,913
+105,117
+55% +$3.68M
2024 Q3
7 quarters
WAY icon
1487
Waystar Holding Corp
WAY
$5.44B
$11.4M ﹤0.01%
555,502
-664,739
-54% -$14M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
ONEQ icon
1488
Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF
ONEQ
$10.9B
$11.4M ﹤0.01%
110,420
+38,269
+53% +$3.81M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
APPS icon
1489
Digital Turbine
APPS
$1.23B
$11.4M ﹤0.01%
883,138
+175,861
+25% +$1.05M
2019 Q3
27 quarters
RDN icon
1490
Radian Group
RDN
$4.67B
$11.4M ﹤0.01%
302,398
-5,843
-2% -$207K
2013 Q2
52 quarters
AVLV icon
1491
Avantis US Large Cap Value ETF
AVLV
$22.3B
$11.4M ﹤0.01%
124,756
+14,731
+13% +$1.29M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
AUB icon
1492
Atlantic Union Bankshares
AUB
$5.53B
$11.4M ﹤0.01%
268,472
-8,472
-3% -$323K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
FLG icon
1493
Flagstar Bank National Association
FLG
$4.2B
$11.3M ﹤0.01%
759,019
+679,665
+856% +$9.6M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
MCB icon
1494
Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp
MCB
$1.2B
$11.3M ﹤0.01%
114,491
+53,504
+88% +$4.85M
2021 Q3
19 quarters
WTM icon
1495
White Mountains Insurance
WTM
$5.28B
$11.3M ﹤0.01%
5,450
-2,288
-30% -$4.9M
2022 Q4
14 quarters
TNXP icon
1496
Tonix Pharmaceuticals
TNXP
$88.2M
$11.3M ﹤0.01%
882,595
+721,387
+447% +$9.31M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
XLE icon
1497
State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLE
$45.3B
$11.3M ﹤0.01%
211,843
-827,407
-80% -$47.3M
2023 Q4
10 quarters
FFBC icon
1498
First Financial Bancorp
FFBC
$3.44B
$11.2M ﹤0.01%
332,306
-5,267
-2% -$161K
2024 Q2
8 quarters
NSSC icon
1499
Napco Security Technologies
NSSC
$1.42B
$11.2M ﹤0.01%
295,923
+10,895
+4% +$433K
2021 Q4
18 quarters
TV icon
1500
Televisa
TV
$1.15B
$11.2M ﹤0.01%
4,140,647
+2,104,547
+103% +$6.04M
2013 Q2
52 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.