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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1851
Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF
SPHQ
$19.7B
| $6.35M | ﹤0.01% |
70,437
+2,184
| +3% | +$182K |
|
1852
Mercury Systems
MRCY
$5.49B
| $6.34M | ﹤0.01% |
55,158
-12,122
| -18% | -$1.15M |
|
1853
Sunrun
RUN
$2.21B
| $6.33M | ﹤0.01% |
472,991
+152,224
| +47% | +$2.05M |
|
1854
City Holding Co
CHCO
$2.03B
| $6.32M | ﹤0.01% |
47,657
+34,337
| +258% | +$4.31M |
|
1855
Crescent Energy
CRGY
$4.65B
| $6.32M | ﹤0.01% |
643,089
-15,623
| -2% | -$191K |
|
|
DFTX
1856
Definium Therapeutics
DFTX
$6.03B
| $6.31M | ﹤0.01% |
134,152
+77,058
| +135% | +$1.9M |
|
1857
IBEX
IBEX
$490M
| $6.31M | ﹤0.01% |
207,649
-9,109
| -4% | -$271K |
|
1858
Brookfield Renewable
BEPC
$6.17B
| $6.3M | ﹤0.01% |
170,451
+44,926
| +36% | +$1.74M |
|
1859
Trump Media & Technology Group
DJT
$2.53B
| $6.29M | ﹤0.01% |
812,404
+294,085
| +57% | +$2.59M |
|
1860
CryoPort
CYRX
$868M
| $6.29M | ﹤0.01% |
400,364
+64,468
| +19% | +$827K |
|
|
DEC
1861
Diversified Energy Company
DEC
$1.04B
| $6.29M | ﹤0.01% |
453,500
+284,646
| +169% | +$4.31M |
|
1862
Agilysys
AGYS
$3.21B
| $6.28M | ﹤0.01% |
60,085
+29,873
| +99% | +$2.31M |
|
1863
Arlo Technologies
ARLO
$1.41B
| $6.28M | ﹤0.01% |
465,694
-168,801
| -27% | -$2.29M |
|
1864
Barrett Business Services
BBSI
$813M
| $6.24M | ﹤0.01% |
175,728
+97,938
| +126% | +$3.08M |
|
1865
iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF
DGRO
$43.7B
| $6.24M | ﹤0.01% |
82,340
+26,050
| +46% | +$1.92M |
|
1866
StoneX
SNEX
$8.26B
| $6.24M | ﹤0.01% |
78,936
+10,324
| +15% | +$775K |
|
|
LBRDK
1867
DELISTED
Liberty Broadband Class C
LBRDK
| $6.2M | ﹤0.01% |
186,667
-333,257
| -64% | -$13M |
|
1868
Independent Bank
INDB
$3.97B
| $6.18M | ﹤0.01% |
73,806
+9,459
| +15% | +$750K |
|
1869
Sprott Physical Gold
PHYS
$16.6B
| $6.18M | ﹤0.01% |
204,736
+4,680
| +2% | +$160K |
|
1870
Fastly Inc
FSLY
$3.97B
| $6.17M | ﹤0.01% |
336,786
+21,639
| +7% | +$470K |
|
1871
Ginkgo Bioworks
DNA
$498M
| $6.16M | ﹤0.01% |
621,625
+326,837
| +111% | +$2.73M |
|
1872
NextDecade
NEXT
$1.9B
| $6.16M | ﹤0.01% |
816,570
+732,305
| +869% | +$5.79M |
|
1873
PIMCO Multi Sector Bond Active ETF
PYLD
$15.3B
| $6.1M | ﹤0.01% |
230,160
+103,759
| +82% | +$2.74M |
|
1874
Douglas Dynamics
PLOW
$973M
| $6.06M | ﹤0.01% |
112,242
+4,497
| +4% | +$207K |
|
1875
Green Plains
GPRE
$1.14B
| $6.05M | ﹤0.01% |
393,370
-11,377
| -3% | -$181K |
|
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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.