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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1751
Carvana
CVNA
$76.9B
| $7.43M | ﹤0.01% |
116,491
+16,646
| +17% | +$1.18M |
|
1752
Helios Technologies
HLIO
$2.51B
| $7.42M | ﹤0.01% |
83,114
+30,515
| +58% | +$2.34M |
|
|
DFAI
1753
Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF
DFAI
$18.2B
| $7.42M | ﹤0.01% |
179,826
+63,634
| +55% | +$2.62M |
|
1754
Columbia Banking Systems
COLB
$8.72B
| $7.42M | ﹤0.01% |
232,377
-580,449
| -71% | -$17.2M |
|
1755
TriCo Bancshares
TCBK
$1.76B
| $7.41M | ﹤0.01% |
137,611
-8,336
| -6% | -$422K |
|
1756
RxSight
RXST
$260M
| $7.39M | ﹤0.01% |
1,533,826
+897,697
| +141% | +$5.42M |
|
1757
TORM
TRMD
$3.26B
| $7.37M | ﹤0.01% |
285,916
+62,234
| +28% | +$1.88M |
|
1758
Camden National
CAC
$958M
| $7.36M | ﹤0.01% |
135,733
-414
| -0.3% | -$20.8K |
|
1759
iShares Semiconductor ETF
SOXX
$42.4B
| $7.35M | ﹤0.01% |
11,465
-147
| -1% | -$74.6K |
|
1760
Applied Optoelectronics
AAOI
$10.6B
| $7.34M | ﹤0.01% |
49,525
+18,753
| +61% | +$3.05M |
|
|
ONIT
1761
Onity Group
ONIT
$301M
| $7.32M | ﹤0.01% |
184,235
+78,329
| +74% | +$3.09M |
|
1762
Organogenesis Holdings
ORGO
$232M
| $7.32M | ﹤0.01% |
3,011,753
+2,130,036
| +242% | +$5.2M |
|
1763
State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLU
$22.2B
| $7.32M | ﹤0.01% |
161,353
-1,377
| -0.8% | -$62.4K |
|
1764
Azenta
AZTA
$1.64B
| $7.31M | ﹤0.01% |
292,876
-32,893
| -10% | -$737K |
|
1765
Cushman & Wakefield Ltd
CWK
$3.48B
| $7.29M | ﹤0.01% |
544,313
-41,437
| -7% | -$556K |
|
1766
Southern Missouri Bancorp
SMBC
$819M
| $7.29M | ﹤0.01% |
95,614
+11,088
| +13% | +$766K |
|
1767
CG Oncology
CGON
$7.07B
| $7.28M | ﹤0.01% |
102,397
-11,945
| -10% | -$781K |
|
1768
Ethan Allen Interiors
ETD
$595M
| $7.27M | ﹤0.01% |
325,614
+181,336
| +126% | +$3.85M |
|
|
OPTU
1769
Optimum Communications Inc
OPTU
$323M
| $7.26M | ﹤0.01% |
5,008,479
+3,365,785
| +205% | +$4.18M |
|
1770
Integer Holdings
ITGR
$4.26B
| $7.26M | ﹤0.01% |
77,695
+37,310
| +92% | +$3.31M |
|
|
BBT
1771
Beacon Financial Corp
BBT
$2.65B
| $7.25M | ﹤0.01% |
237,950
-14,335
| -6% | -$429K |
|
1772
Larimar Therapeutics
LRMR
$434M
| $7.23M | ﹤0.01% |
2,371,414
+1,553,897
| +190% | +$6.17M |
|
1773
iShares US Technology ETF
IYW
$24.9B
| $7.23M | ﹤0.01% |
28,645
+10,601
| +59% | +$2.43M |
|
1774
Cable One
CABO
$129M
| $7.22M | ﹤0.01% |
137,692
+50,649
| +58% | +$3.4M |
|
1775
Payoneer
PAYO
$2.41B
| $7.22M | ﹤0.01% |
1,013,683
-6,191
| -0.6% | -$33.9K |
|
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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.