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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
IUSG icon
1601
iShares Core S&P US Growth ETF
IUSG
$33.7B
$9.5M ﹤0.01%
50,635
+20,274
+67% +$3.66M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
UWMC icon
1602
UWM Holdings
UWMC
$518M
$9.5M ﹤0.01%
4,368,394
+1,484,749
+51% +$4.61M
2023 Q2
12 quarters
MDXG icon
1603
MiMedx Group
MDXG
$576M
$9.5M ﹤0.01%
2,467,005
+1,554,277
+170% +$5.67M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
IDEV icon
1604
iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF
IDEV
$33.9B
$9.49M ﹤0.01%
106,593
+20,470
+24% +$1.81M
2023 Q3
11 quarters
TIC icon
1605
TIC Solutions Inc
TIC
$2.18B
$9.46M ﹤0.01%
1,169,031
+922,156
+374% +$7.78M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
BOX icon
1606
Box
BOX
$5.87B
$9.44M ﹤0.01%
355,611
+245,564
+223% +$6.13M
2020 Q1
25 quarters
SLAB icon
1607
Silicon Laboratories
SLAB
$7.4B
$9.37M ﹤0.01%
42,883
-231,569
-84% -$50.1M
2021 Q4
18 quarters
EPAM icon
1608
EPAM Systems
EPAM
$7.03B
$9.37M ﹤0.01%
119,336
-467,579
-80% -$49.4M
2017 Q4
34 quarters
NNI icon
1609
Nelnet
NNI
$4.36B
$9.35M ﹤0.01%
70,127
+2,735
+4% +$362K
2013 Q2
52 quarters
ADTN icon
1610
Adtran
ADTN
$567M
$9.33M ﹤0.01%
671,403
-172,521
-20% -$2.69M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
OCUL icon
1611
Ocular Therapeutix
OCUL
$1.6B
$9.33M ﹤0.01%
950,338
+450,999
+90% +$4.09M
2024 Q3
7 quarters
WBS icon
1612
DELISTED
Webster Financial
WBS
$9.33M ﹤0.01%
122,900
-1,048,901
-90% -$76.3M
2023 Q4
10 quarters
RLJ icon
1613
RLJ Lodging Trust
RLJ
$1.9B
$9.32M ﹤0.01%
786,365
-63,051
-7% -$590K
2021 Q1
21 quarters
VRRM icon
1614
Verra Mobility
VRRM
$477M
$9.32M ﹤0.01%
2,192,050
+1,959,342
+842% +$20.7M
2023 Q3
11 quarters
XPRO icon
1615
Expro Ltd
XPRO
$1.98B
$9.31M ﹤0.01%
630,153
-19,444
-3% -$312K
2024 Q2
8 quarters
JPST icon
1616
JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF
JPST
$42.9B
$9.3M ﹤0.01%
183,973
+28,393
+18% +$1.43M
2023 Q4
10 quarters
MFA icon
1617
MFA Financial
MFA
$686M
$9.26M ﹤0.01%
955,204
-61,606
-6% -$598K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
NGVC icon
1618
Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers
NGVC
$694M
$9.25M ﹤0.01%
298,071
+113,688
+62% +$3.27M
2024 Q3
7 quarters
TMP icon
1619
Tompkins Financial
TMP
$1.45B
$9.24M ﹤0.01%
97,778
+22,203
+29% +$1.91M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
EQNR icon
1620
Equinor
EQNR
$113B
$9.23M ﹤0.01%
293,871
+110,878
+61% +$4.14M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
ALRS icon
1621
Alerus Financial
ALRS
$804M
$9.23M ﹤0.01%
296,688
+27,523
+10% +$756K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
BMBL icon
1622
Bumble
BMBL
$796M
$9.22M ﹤0.01%
2,881,120
-1,464,526
-34% -$5.01M
2023 Q3
11 quarters
CNMD icon
1623
CONMED
CNMD
$1.37B
$9.19M ﹤0.01%
280,916
+200,687
+250% +$7.22M
2024 Q1
9 quarters
SMLV icon
1624
State Street SPDR US Small Cap Low Volatility Index ETF
SMLV
$251M
$9.16M ﹤0.01%
58,197
+809
+1% +$119K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
UIS icon
1625
Unisys
UIS
$197M
$9.16M ﹤0.01%
2,501,607
+1,128,959
+82% +$3.54M
2018 Q3
31 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.