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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1501
HDFC Bank
HDB
$121B
| $11.2M | ﹤0.01% |
433,573
+27,843
| +7% | +$698K |
|
1502
Alkermes
ALKS
$8.2B
| $11.2M | ﹤0.01% |
212,968
-171,009
| -45% | -$6.68M |
|
1503
Peabody Energy
BTU
$3.4B
| $11.2M | ﹤0.01% |
482,579
+37,230
| +8% | +$990K |
|
|
NMAX
1504
Newsmax Inc
NMAX
$1.4B
| $11.1M | ﹤0.01% |
1,342,361
+910,270
| +211% | +$6.53M |
|
1505
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
PEB
$2.06B
| $11.1M | ﹤0.01% |
571,788
+39,446
| +7% | +$608K |
|
|
UMH
1506
UMH Properties
UMH
$1.41B
| $11.1M | ﹤0.01% |
731,295
+441,592
| +152% | +$6.76M |
|
1507
Planet Labs
PL
$7.78B
| $11.1M | ﹤0.01% |
334,070
-27,609
| -8% | -$1.02M |
|
1508
SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust
GLDM
$32.3B
| $11.1M | ﹤0.01% |
139,218
+5,170
| +4% | +$462K |
|
1509
Taboola.com
TBLA
$997M
| $11M | ﹤0.01% |
2,202,703
+166,238
| +8% | +$726K |
|
|
TTAN
1510
ServiceTitan Inc
TTAN
$9.02B
| $11M | ﹤0.01% |
155,450
+105,436
| +211% | +$6.79M |
|
1511
Enact Holdings
ACT
$6.87B
| $11M | ﹤0.01% |
240,381
+10,656
| +5% | +$456K |
|
1512
Horace Mann Educators
HMN
$2.08B
| $11M | ﹤0.01% |
212,588
+919
| +0.4% | +$42.6K |
|
1513
Cannae Holdings
CNNE
$666M
| $11M | ﹤0.01% |
760,722
+588,397
| +341% | +$8M |
|
1514
Shore Bancshares
SHBI
$782M
| $10.9M | ﹤0.01% |
476,221
+40,914
| +9% | +$832K |
|
1515
Vanguard Total World Stock ETF
VT
$80.7B
| $10.9M | ﹤0.01% |
69,616
+13,622
| +24% | +$2.08M |
|
1516
Forestar Group
FOR
$1.48B
| $10.9M | ﹤0.01% |
344,572
-19,254
| -5% | -$529K |
|
1517
Sprout Social
SPT
$624M
| $10.9M | ﹤0.01% |
1,444,104
+1,004,053
| +228% | +$6.53M |
|
1518
State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLI
$33.1B
| $10.9M | ﹤0.01% |
58,848
+11,063
| +23% | +$1.92M |
|
1519
1st Source
SRCE
$2.07B
| $10.9M | ﹤0.01% |
133,526
+41,992
| +46% | +$3.14M |
|
1520
Chesapeake Utilities
CPK
$3.27B
| $10.9M | ﹤0.01% |
88,893
+73,583
| +481% | +$9.23M |
|
1521
Red River Bancshares
RRBI
$670M
| $10.9M | ﹤0.01% |
119,253
+43,867
| +58% | +$4.02M |
|
1522
State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLV
$45.3B
| $10.9M | ﹤0.01% |
68,459
+15,950
| +30% | +$2.37M |
|
1523
Schwab Fundamental International Large Company Index ETF
FNDF
$26B
| $10.9M | ﹤0.01% |
205,857
+33,226
| +19% | +$1.75M |
|
1524
Cipher Digital
CIFR
$6.41B
| $10.8M | ﹤0.01% |
442,765
+339,137
| +327% | +$7.16M |
|
|
VISN
1525
Vistance Networks Inc
VISN
$2.55B
| $10.8M | ﹤0.01% |
848,220
+377,325
| +80% | +$5.33M |
|
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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.