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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
HDB icon
1501
HDFC Bank
HDB
$111B
$11.2M ﹤0.01%
433,573
+27,843
+7% +$698K
2023 Q3
11 quarters
ALKS icon
1502
Alkermes
ALKS
$7.5B
$11.2M ﹤0.01%
212,968
-171,009
-45% -$6.68M
2017 Q2
36 quarters
BTU icon
1503
Peabody Energy
BTU
$2.77B
$11.2M ﹤0.01%
482,579
+37,230
+8% +$990K
2021 Q1
21 quarters
NMAX icon
1504
Newsmax Inc
NMAX
$1.03B
$11.1M ﹤0.01%
1,342,361
+910,270
+211% +$6.53M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
PEB icon
1505
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
PEB
$2.4B
$11.1M ﹤0.01%
571,788
+39,446
+7% +$608K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
UMH icon
1506
UMH Properties
UMH
$1.3B
$11.1M ﹤0.01%
731,295
+441,592
+152% +$6.76M
2023 Q3
11 quarters
PL icon
1507
Planet Labs
PL
$5.19B
$11.1M ﹤0.01%
334,070
-27,609
-8% -$1.02M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
GLDM icon
1508
SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust
GLDM
$30.5B
$11.1M ﹤0.01%
139,218
+5,170
+4% +$462K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
TBLA icon
1509
Taboola.com
TBLA
$913M
$11M ﹤0.01%
2,202,703
+166,238
+8% +$726K
2024 Q1
9 quarters
TTAN icon
1510
ServiceTitan Inc
TTAN
$7.83B
$11M ﹤0.01%
155,450
+105,436
+211% +$6.79M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
ACT icon
1511
Enact Holdings
ACT
$6.56B
$11M ﹤0.01%
240,381
+10,656
+5% +$456K
2023 Q1
13 quarters
HMN icon
1512
Horace Mann Educators
HMN
$1.86B
$11M ﹤0.01%
212,588
+919
+0.4% +$42.6K
2023 Q3
11 quarters
CNNE icon
1513
Cannae Holdings
CNNE
$724M
$11M ﹤0.01%
760,722
+588,397
+341% +$8M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
SHBI icon
1514
Shore Bancshares
SHBI
$752M
$10.9M ﹤0.01%
476,221
+40,914
+9% +$832K
2024 Q2
8 quarters
VT icon
1515
Vanguard Total World Stock ETF
VT
$81.9B
$10.9M ﹤0.01%
69,616
+13,622
+24% +$2.08M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
FOR icon
1516
Forestar Group
FOR
$1.33B
$10.9M ﹤0.01%
344,572
-19,254
-5% -$529K
2020 Q2
24 quarters
SPT icon
1517
Sprout Social
SPT
$741M
$10.9M ﹤0.01%
1,444,104
+1,004,053
+228% +$6.53M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
XLI icon
1518
State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLI
$31B
$10.9M ﹤0.01%
58,848
+11,063
+23% +$1.92M
2023 Q2
12 quarters
SRCE icon
1519
1st Source
SRCE
$2.09B
$10.9M ﹤0.01%
133,526
+41,992
+46% +$3.14M
2015 Q4
42 quarters
CPK icon
1520
Chesapeake Utilities
CPK
$3.4B
$10.9M ﹤0.01%
88,893
+73,583
+481% +$9.23M
2021 Q4
18 quarters
RRBI icon
1521
Red River Bancshares
RRBI
$668M
$10.9M ﹤0.01%
119,253
+43,867
+58% +$4.02M
2024 Q3
7 quarters
XLV icon
1522
State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLV
$47.5B
$10.9M ﹤0.01%
68,459
+15,950
+30% +$2.37M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
FNDF icon
1523
Schwab Fundamental International Large Company Index ETF
FNDF
$25.7B
$10.9M ﹤0.01%
205,857
+33,226
+19% +$1.75M
2024 Q3
7 quarters
CIFR icon
1524
Cipher Digital
CIFR
$3.52B
$10.8M ﹤0.01%
442,765
+339,137
+327% +$7.16M
2023 Q3
11 quarters
VISN icon
1525
Vistance Networks Inc
VISN
$1.5B
$10.8M ﹤0.01%
848,220
+377,325
+80% +$5.33M
2021 Q4
18 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.