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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
CVNA icon
1751
Carvana
CVNA
$75.2B
$7.43M ﹤0.01%
116,491
+16,646
+17% +$1.18M
2023 Q2
12 quarters
HLIO icon
1752
Helios Technologies
HLIO
$2.25B
$7.42M ﹤0.01%
83,114
+30,515
+58% +$2.34M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
DFAI icon
1753
Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF
DFAI
$18.2B
$7.42M ﹤0.01%
179,826
+63,634
+55% +$2.62M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
COLB icon
1754
Columbia Banking Systems
COLB
$8.77B
$7.42M ﹤0.01%
232,377
-580,449
-71% -$17.2M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
TCBK icon
1755
TriCo Bancshares
TCBK
$1.71B
$7.41M ﹤0.01%
137,611
-8,336
-6% -$422K
2023 Q3
11 quarters
RXST icon
1756
RxSight
RXST
$210M
$7.39M ﹤0.01%
1,533,826
+897,697
+141% +$5.42M
2023 Q3
11 quarters
TRMD icon
1757
TORM
TRMD
$4.42B
$7.37M ﹤0.01%
285,916
+62,234
+28% +$1.88M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
CAC icon
1758
Camden National
CAC
$989M
$7.36M ﹤0.01%
135,733
-414
-0.3% -$20.8K
2016 Q3
39 quarters
SOXX icon
1759
iShares Semiconductor ETF
SOXX
$47B
$7.35M ﹤0.01%
11,465
-147
-1% -$74.6K
2024 Q2
8 quarters
AAOI icon
1760
Applied Optoelectronics
AAOI
$6.72B
$7.34M ﹤0.01%
49,525
+18,753
+61% +$3.05M
2024 Q1
9 quarters
ONIT icon
1761
Onity Group
ONIT
$232M
$7.32M ﹤0.01%
184,235
+78,329
+74% +$3.09M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
ORGO icon
1762
Organogenesis Holdings
ORGO
$105M
$7.32M ﹤0.01%
3,011,753
+2,130,036
+242% +$5.2M
2021 Q1
21 quarters
XLU icon
1763
State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLU
$24.1B
$7.32M ﹤0.01%
161,353
-1,377
-0.8% -$62.4K
2023 Q4
10 quarters
AZTA icon
1764
Azenta
AZTA
$1.81B
$7.31M ﹤0.01%
292,876
-32,893
-10% -$737K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
CWK icon
1765
Cushman & Wakefield Ltd
CWK
$3.08B
$7.29M ﹤0.01%
544,313
-41,437
-7% -$556K
2019 Q3
27 quarters
SMBC icon
1766
Southern Missouri Bancorp
SMBC
$791M
$7.29M ﹤0.01%
95,614
+11,088
+13% +$766K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
CGON icon
1767
CG Oncology
CGON
$5.63B
$7.28M ﹤0.01%
102,397
-11,945
-10% -$781K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
ETD icon
1768
Ethan Allen Interiors
ETD
$509M
$7.27M ﹤0.01%
325,614
+181,336
+126% +$3.85M
2020 Q4
22 quarters
OPTU icon
1769
Optimum Communications Inc
OPTU
$253M
$7.26M ﹤0.01%
5,008,479
+3,365,785
+205% +$4.18M
2021 Q3
19 quarters
ITGR icon
1770
Integer Holdings
ITGR
$4.3B
$7.26M ﹤0.01%
77,695
+37,310
+92% +$3.31M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
BBT icon
1771
Beacon Financial Corp
BBT
$2.57B
$7.25M ﹤0.01%
237,950
-14,335
-6% -$429K
2021 Q3
19 quarters
LRMR icon
1772
Larimar Therapeutics
LRMR
$277M
$7.23M ﹤0.01%
2,371,414
+1,553,897
+190% +$6.17M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
IYW icon
1773
iShares US Technology ETF
IYW
$24.7B
$7.23M ﹤0.01%
28,645
+10,601
+59% +$2.43M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
CABO icon
1774
Cable One
CABO
$30.2M
$7.22M ﹤0.01%
137,692
+50,649
+58% +$3.4M
2015 Q3
43 quarters
PAYO icon
1775
Payoneer
PAYO
$2.41B
$7.22M ﹤0.01%
1,013,683
-6,191
-0.6% -$33.9K
2024 Q2
8 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.