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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 14.21%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.53%
5 Healthcare 10.4%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
DX icon
1701
Dynex Capital
DX
$2.61B
$8.13M ﹤0.01%
619,846
+270,379
+77% +$3.56M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
CHCT icon
1702
Community Healthcare Trust
CHCT
$423M
$8.11M ﹤0.01%
443,896
+138,066
+45% +$2.4M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
OFIX icon
1703
Orthofix Medical
OFIX
$292M
$8.11M ﹤0.01%
887,282
+698,158
+369% +$7.7M
2014 Q4
46 quarters
ASPN icon
1704
Aspen Aerogels
ASPN
$464M
$8.09M ﹤0.01%
1,276,346
+750,227
+143% +$3.68M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
QXO icon
1705
QXO Inc
QXO
$13.1B
$8.07M ﹤0.01%
467,279
-48,246
-9% -$898K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
AMSC icon
1706
American Superconductor
AMSC
$1.17B
$8.07M ﹤0.01%
194,477
+9,722
+5% +$440K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
VGK icon
1707
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
VGK
$30.1B
$8.06M ﹤0.01%
91,047
+41,903
+85% +$3.67M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
GDX icon
1708
VanEck Gold Miners ETF
GDX
$25.2B
$8.06M ﹤0.01%
106,785
+5,899
+6% +$521K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
TNDM icon
1709
Tandem Diabetes Care
TNDM
$1.4B
$8.06M ﹤0.01%
533,837
+201,921
+61% +$3.53M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
INBK icon
1710
First Internet Bancorp
INBK
$221M
$8.05M ﹤0.01%
289,641
+214,463
+285% +$5.2M
2024 Q3
7 quarters
PFSI icon
1711
PennyMac Financial
PFSI
$3.15B
$8.03M ﹤0.01%
92,167
+41,193
+81% +$3.58M
2019 Q3
27 quarters
RDY icon
1712
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
RDY
$12.3B
$8.01M ﹤0.01%
552,705
+107,428
+24% +$1.45M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
ALDX icon
1713
Aldeyra Therapeutics
ALDX
$38.9M
$7.99M ﹤0.01%
3,751,558
+921,683
+33% +$1.58M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
PSMT icon
1714
Pricesmart
PSMT
$5.1B
$7.98M ﹤0.01%
40,826
+3,093
+8% +$516K
2020 Q2
24 quarters
ESE icon
1715
ESCO Technologies
ESE
$6B
$7.96M ﹤0.01%
22,731
+49
+0.2% +$15.3K
2023 Q3
11 quarters
AHCO icon
1716
AdaptHealth
AHCO
$1.05B
$7.94M ﹤0.01%
761,857
-204,562
-21% -$2.28M
2022 Q3
15 quarters
PRIM icon
1717
Primoris Services
PRIM
$3.64B
$7.93M ﹤0.01%
80,022
-32,032
-29% -$4.21M
2017 Q3
35 quarters
MBWM icon
1718
Mercantile Bank Corp
MBWM
$1.06B
$7.91M ﹤0.01%
137,726
-8,987
-6% -$474K
2021 Q1
21 quarters
SMMT icon
1719
Summit Therapeutics
SMMT
$11.3B
$7.9M ﹤0.01%
542,178
+98,421
+22% +$1.75M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
LXP icon
1720
DELISTED
LXP Industrial Trust
LXP
$7.9M ﹤0.01%
146,598
+6,466
+5% +$333K
2013 Q2
52 quarters
AIN icon
1721
Albany International
AIN
$1.94B
$7.89M ﹤0.01%
105,902
+68,460
+183% +$4.29M
2023 Q4
10 quarters
VKTX icon
1722
Viking Therapeutics
VKTX
$3.73B
$7.84M ﹤0.01%
200,958
+188,786
+1,551% +$6.1M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
SEI icon
1723
Solaris Energy Infrastructure
SEI
$4.43B
$7.84M ﹤0.01%
97,399
-67
-0.1% -$4.79K
2021 Q4
18 quarters
XNCR icon
1724
Xencor
XNCR
$2.78B
$7.79M ﹤0.01%
483,834
+321,419
+198% +$4.01M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
ADPT icon
1725
Adaptive Biotechnologies
ADPT
$4.7B
$7.78M ﹤0.01%
362,916
-122,317
-25% -$1.87M
2022 Q1
17 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.