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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
ROCK icon
1776
Gibraltar Industries
ROCK
$1.2B
$7.2M ﹤0.01%
159,586
+63,553
+66% +$2.49M
2018 Q3
31 quarters
IR icon
1777
Ingersoll Rand
IR
$31B
$7.19M ﹤0.01%
88,818
+8,283
+10% +$641K
2018 Q2
32 quarters
AVAH icon
1778
Aveanna Healthcare
AVAH
$2.89B
$7.16M ﹤0.01%
835,446
+375,610
+82% +$2.65M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
FG icon
1779
F&G Annuities & Life
FG
$2.76B
$7.13M ﹤0.01%
268,270
+73,173
+38% +$2M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
SPB icon
1780
Spectrum Brands
SPB
$1.87B
$7.12M ﹤0.01%
83,775
+9,832
+13% +$795K
2023 Q1
13 quarters
VTIP icon
1781
Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
VTIP
$20.7B
$7.12M ﹤0.01%
141,696
+17,567
+14% +$883K
2024 Q2
8 quarters
DFEM icon
1782
Dimensional Emerging Markets Core Equity 2 ETF
DFEM
$9.08B
$7.12M ﹤0.01%
175,132
+40,376
+30% +$1.59M
2023 Q4
10 quarters
SPSM icon
1783
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 600 Small Cap ETF
SPSM
$16.2B
$7.09M ﹤0.01%
122,857
+35,235
+40% +$1.88M
2024 Q3
7 quarters
HIMS icon
1784
Hims & Hers Health
HIMS
$6.92B
$7.07M ﹤0.01%
210,084
+138,676
+194% +$3.72M
2022 Q3
15 quarters
FBP icon
1785
First Bancorp
FBP
$4.03B
$7.06M ﹤0.01%
270,932
+36,434
+16% +$877K
2014 Q4
46 quarters
MDYV icon
1786
State Street SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Value ETF
MDYV
$2.82B
$7.05M ﹤0.01%
74,338
+32,830
+79% +$2.99M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
RDVT icon
1787
Red Violet
RDVT
$1.29B
$7.03M ﹤0.01%
110,265
+29,439
+36% +$1.39M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
WIT icon
1788
Wipro
WIT
$20.9B
$7.01M ﹤0.01%
3,246,678
+307,745
+10% +$655K
2013 Q2
52 quarters
VOD icon
1789
Vodafone
VOD
$36.1B
$7.01M ﹤0.01%
529,788
+183,809
+53% +$2.78M
2024 Q1
9 quarters
EQX icon
1790
Equinox Gold
EQX
$11.9B
$7M ﹤0.01%
724,933
+493,276
+213% +$6.36M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
COFS icon
1791
Choiceone Financial
COFS
$523M
$7M ﹤0.01%
205,739
+157,664
+328% +$4.9M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
MLTX icon
1792
MoonLake Immunotherapeutics
MLTX
$1.07B
$6.99M ﹤0.01%
358,884
+312,699
+677% +$5.67M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
CMRC icon
1793
Commerce.com Inc Series 1
CMRC
$285M
$6.98M ﹤0.01%
2,358,569
+739,669
+46% +$2.12M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
RELX icon
1794
RELX
RELX
$67.9B
$6.98M ﹤0.01%
220,441
+84,862
+63% +$2.87M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
ROG icon
1795
Rogers Corp
ROG
$2.5B
$6.97M ﹤0.01%
42,588
-6,149
-13% -$845K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
BETA icon
1796
Beta Technologies Inc
BETA
$4.81B
$6.97M ﹤0.01%
+416,227
New +$6.93M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
CDNA icon
1797
CareDx
CDNA
$3.7B
$6.96M ﹤0.01%
244,375
-104,850
-30% -$2.28M
2022 Q3
15 quarters
ULS icon
1798
UL Solutions
ULS
$15.2B
$6.96M ﹤0.01%
68,874
+57,431
+502% +$5.43M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
BZH
1799
DELISTED
Beazer Homes USA
BZH
$6.89M ﹤0.01%
245,658
+73,254
+42% +$1.73M
2015 Q3
43 quarters
NXDR icon
1800
Nextdoor Holdings, Inc. Class A Common Stock
NXDR
$890M
$6.87M ﹤0.01%
3,027,184
+289,486
+11% +$540K
2024 Q3
7 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.