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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
PRVA icon
1826
Privia Health
PRVA
$2.81B
$6.58M ﹤0.01%
255,610
+22,540
+10% +$522K
2022 Q3
15 quarters
RYTM icon
1827
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals
RYTM
$6.41B
$6.57M ﹤0.01%
59,208
-71
-0.1% -$6.42K
2023 Q2
12 quarters
TRST icon
1828
Trustco Bank Corp NY
TRST
$968M
$6.57M ﹤0.01%
119,647
-9,576
-7% -$475K
2015 Q4
42 quarters
NAVI icon
1829
Navient
NAVI
$852M
$6.56M ﹤0.01%
770,767
+450,977
+141% +$3.79M
2014 Q2
48 quarters
SHOE icon
1830
Shoe Station Group
SHOE
$410M
$6.55M ﹤0.01%
441,607
+276,305
+167% +$4.72M
2015 Q1
45 quarters
HSTM icon
1831
HealthStream
HSTM
$1.03B
$6.55M ﹤0.01%
240,232
+181,390
+308% +$4.25M
2017 Q2
36 quarters
SCHV icon
1832
Schwab US Large-Cap Value ETF
SCHV
$15.9B
$6.55M ﹤0.01%
188,048
+35,971
+24% +$1.18M
2024 Q3
7 quarters
DISV icon
1833
Dimensional International Small Cap Value ETF
DISV
$5.12B
$6.53M ﹤0.01%
162,762
+18,459
+13% +$766K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
TIPT icon
1834
Tiptree Inc
TIPT
$641M
$6.53M ﹤0.01%
364,204
+226,040
+164% +$3.91M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
FMBH icon
1835
First Mid Bancshares
FMBH
$1.36B
$6.52M ﹤0.01%
135,673
+21,501
+19% +$948K
2024 Q1
9 quarters
RUSHA icon
1836
Rush Enterprises Class A
RUSHA
$5.08B
$6.51M ﹤0.01%
133,751
-6,976
-5% -$328K
2016 Q4
38 quarters
ICUI icon
1837
ICU Medical
ICUI
$4.22B
$6.48M ﹤0.01%
44,188
+28,925
+190% +$3.77M
2024 Q1
9 quarters
EGHT icon
1838
8x8 Inc
EGHT
$328M
$6.47M ﹤0.01%
3,786,088
-930,396
-20% -$1.87M
2021 Q3
19 quarters
JOUT icon
1839
Johnson Outdoors
JOUT
$484M
$6.46M ﹤0.01%
140,392
-8,459
-6% -$402K
2023 Q2
12 quarters
FUL icon
1840
H.B. Fuller
FUL
$2.67B
$6.46M ﹤0.01%
110,874
+33,675
+44% +$2.07M
2022 Q1
17 quarters
ARCB icon
1841
ArcBest
ARCB
$2.83B
$6.46M ﹤0.01%
44,997
-7,946
-15% -$1.03M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
BBD icon
1842
Banco Bradesco
BBD
$29.4B
$6.46M ﹤0.01%
1,860,623
+556,376
+43% +$2.04M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
IBCP icon
1843
Independent Bank Corp
IBCP
$819M
$6.45M ﹤0.01%
178,957
+43,217
+32% +$1.48M
2013 Q4
50 quarters
FWRG icon
1844
First Watch Restaurant Group
FWRG
$772M
$6.41M ﹤0.01%
497,128
+398,962
+406% +$4.68M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
BWFG icon
1845
Bankwell Financial Group
BWFG
$555M
$6.4M ﹤0.01%
108,960
+57,990
+114% +$3.07M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
SLG icon
1846
SL Green Realty
SLG
$3.61B
$6.39M ﹤0.01%
123,488
+60,095
+95% +$2.68M
2020 Q2
24 quarters
UHT icon
1847
Universal Health Realty Income Trust
UHT
$526M
$6.37M ﹤0.01%
145,264
-1,348
-0.9% -$55.4K
2024 Q2
8 quarters
E icon
1848
ENI
E
$85.8B
$6.37M ﹤0.01%
135,896
+66,256
+95% +$3.55M
2024 Q1
9 quarters
BF.B icon
1849
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
$12.9B
$6.36M ﹤0.01%
238,779
+57,514
+32% +$1.55M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
IWP icon
1850
iShares Russell Mid-Cap Growth ETF
IWP
$19.2B
$6.36M ﹤0.01%
43,450
+21,494
+98% +$2.96M
2024 Q4
6 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.