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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1776
Gibraltar Industries
ROCK
$1.38B
| $7.2M | ﹤0.01% |
159,586
+63,553
| +66% | +$2.49M |
|
1777
Ingersoll Rand
IR
$31.2B
| $7.19M | ﹤0.01% |
88,818
+8,283
| +10% | +$641K |
|
1778
Aveanna Healthcare
AVAH
$2.87B
| $7.16M | ﹤0.01% |
835,446
+375,610
| +82% | +$2.65M |
|
1779
F&G Annuities & Life
FG
$2.96B
| $7.13M | ﹤0.01% |
268,270
+73,173
| +38% | +$2M |
|
1780
Spectrum Brands
SPB
$2B
| $7.12M | ﹤0.01% |
83,775
+9,832
| +13% | +$795K |
|
1781
Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
VTIP
$19.8B
| $7.12M | ﹤0.01% |
141,696
+17,567
| +14% | +$883K |
|
1782
Dimensional Emerging Markets Core Equity 2 ETF
DFEM
$9.39B
| $7.12M | ﹤0.01% |
175,132
+40,376
| +30% | +$1.59M |
|
1783
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 600 Small Cap ETF
SPSM
$17.1B
| $7.09M | ﹤0.01% |
122,857
+35,235
| +40% | +$1.88M |
|
1784
Hims & Hers Health
HIMS
$7.88B
| $7.07M | ﹤0.01% |
210,084
+138,676
| +194% | +$3.72M |
|
1785
First Bancorp
FBP
$4.35B
| $7.06M | ﹤0.01% |
270,932
+36,434
| +16% | +$877K |
|
1786
State Street SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Value ETF
MDYV
$2.85B
| $7.05M | ﹤0.01% |
74,338
+32,830
| +79% | +$2.99M |
|
1787
Red Violet
RDVT
$1.14B
| $7.03M | ﹤0.01% |
110,265
+29,439
| +36% | +$1.39M |
|
1788
Wipro
WIT
$18.7B
| $7.01M | ﹤0.01% |
3,246,678
+307,745
| +10% | +$655K |
|
1789
Vodafone
VOD
$36.9B
| $7.01M | ﹤0.01% |
529,788
+183,809
| +53% | +$2.78M |
|
1790
Equinox Gold
EQX
$15.8B
| $7M | ﹤0.01% |
724,933
+493,276
| +213% | +$6.36M |
|
1791
Choiceone Financial
COFS
$496M
| $7M | ﹤0.01% |
205,739
+157,664
| +328% | +$4.9M |
|
1792
MoonLake Immunotherapeutics
MLTX
$1.34B
| $6.99M | ﹤0.01% |
358,884
+312,699
| +677% | +$5.67M |
|
|
CMRC
1793
Commerce.com Inc Series 1
CMRC
$184M
| $6.98M | ﹤0.01% |
2,358,569
+739,669
| +46% | +$2.12M |
|
1794
RELX
RELX
$62.6B
| $6.98M | ﹤0.01% |
220,441
+84,862
| +63% | +$2.87M |
|
1795
Rogers Corp
ROG
$2.26B
| $6.97M | ﹤0.01% |
42,588
-6,149
| -13% | -$845K |
|
|
BETA
1796
Beta Technologies Inc
BETA
$5.79B
| $6.97M | ﹤0.01% |
+416,227
| New | +$6.93M |
|
1797
CareDx
CDNA
$2.51B
| $6.96M | ﹤0.01% |
244,375
-104,850
| -30% | -$2.28M |
|
1798
UL Solutions
ULS
$15.2B
| $6.96M | ﹤0.01% |
68,874
+57,431
| +502% | +$5.43M |
|
1799
Beazer Homes USA
BZH
$884M
| $6.89M | ﹤0.01% |
245,658
+73,254
| +42% | +$1.73M |
|
|
NXDR
1800
Nextdoor Holdings
NXDR
$925M
| $6.87M | ﹤0.01% |
3,027,184
+289,486
| +11% | +$540K |
|
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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.