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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
INGN icon
1876
Inogen
INGN
$193M
$6.05M ﹤0.01%
937,334
+510,216
+119% +$3.38M
2022 Q3
15 quarters
LBTYK icon
1877
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
$2.59B
$6.05M ﹤0.01%
552,099
+375,981
+213% +$4.35M
2019 Q3
27 quarters
GBIL icon
1878
Goldman Sachs Access Treasury 0-1 Year ETF
GBIL
$7.91B
$6.04M ﹤0.01%
60,255
-11,668
-16% -$1.17M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
OI icon
1879
O-I Glass
OI
$813M
$6.03M ﹤0.01%
625,777
+406,717
+186% +$3.83M
2020 Q1
25 quarters
BTSG icon
1880
BrightSpring Health Services
BTSG
$11.9B
$6.02M ﹤0.01%
86,254
-7,147
-8% -$397K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
DYNF icon
1881
BlackRock US Equity Factor Rotation ETF
DYNF
$42.4B
$6M ﹤0.01%
88,182
+10,163
+13% +$661K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
LB icon
1882
LandBridge Corporation
LB
$2.46B
$5.99M ﹤0.01%
75,633
-2,170
-3% -$149K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
DGRW icon
1883
WisdomTree Trust WisdomTree US Quality Dividend Growth Fund
DGRW
$17.1B
$5.99M ﹤0.01%
62,662
+19,487
+45% +$1.84M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
UNIT icon
1884
Uniti Group
UNIT
$1.25B
$5.99M ﹤0.01%
522,294
+186,436
+56% +$2.12M
2018 Q4
30 quarters
LRN icon
1885
Stride
LRN
$3.39B
$5.96M ﹤0.01%
69,162
+42,814
+162% +$3.94M
2022 Q1
17 quarters
TMCI icon
1886
Treace Medical Concepts
TMCI
$329M
$5.96M ﹤0.01%
1,497,673
+435,833
+41% +$1.2M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
CTEV icon
1887
Claritev Corp
CTEV
$407M
$5.94M ﹤0.01%
174,011
+139,121
+399% +$3.41M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
WT icon
1888
WisdomTree
WT
$3.27B
$5.93M ﹤0.01%
350,275
-104,703
-23% -$1.85M
2023 Q2
12 quarters
OMDA icon
1889
Omada Health Inc
OMDA
$1.2B
$5.93M ﹤0.01%
270,233
-35,428
-12% -$566K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
VIR icon
1890
Vir Biotechnology
VIR
$1.99B
$5.92M ﹤0.01%
581,416
+15,407
+3% +$147K
2022 Q1
17 quarters
CZR icon
1891
Caesars Entertainment
CZR
$5.94B
$5.91M ﹤0.01%
197,664
-1,852,171
-90% -$52.2M
2022 Q3
15 quarters
GTLS icon
1892
DELISTED
Chart Industries
GTLS
$5.89M ﹤0.01%
28,213
-34,355
-55% -$7.14M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
SABR icon
1893
Sabre
SABR
$666M
$5.89M ﹤0.01%
2,817,747
-337,541
-11% -$592K
2023 Q3
11 quarters
PBYI icon
1894
Puma Biotechnology
PBYI
$544M
$5.88M ﹤0.01%
725,192
-75,002
-9% -$549K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
KREF icon
1895
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust
KREF
$342M
$5.88M ﹤0.01%
859,781
+792,407
+1,176% +$5.24M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
VSS icon
1896
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund
VSS
$11.3B
$5.86M ﹤0.01%
38,004
+4,959
+15% +$778K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
BRC icon
1897
Brady Corp
BRC
$3.89B
$5.86M ﹤0.01%
63,956
-3,435
-5% -$286K
2022 Q4
14 quarters
EWY icon
1898
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
$23.7B
$5.85M ﹤0.01%
28,977
+15,960
+123% +$2.82M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
SPHR icon
1899
Sphere Entertainment
SPHR
$4.06B
$5.85M ﹤0.01%
33,805
-13,758
-29% -$1.92M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
CXM icon
1900
Sprinklr
CXM
$1.58B
$5.84M ﹤0.01%
1,132,513
+316,446
+39% +$1.68M
2022 Q4
14 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.