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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1876
Inogen
INGN
$149M
| $6.05M | ﹤0.01% |
937,334
+510,216
| +119% | +$3.38M |
|
1877
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
$3.55B
| $6.05M | ﹤0.01% |
552,099
+375,981
| +213% | +$4.35M |
|
1878
Goldman Sachs Access Treasury 0-1 Year ETF
GBIL
$7.61B
| $6.04M | ﹤0.01% |
60,255
-11,668
| -16% | -$1.17M |
|
1879
O-I Glass
OI
$1.1B
| $6.03M | ﹤0.01% |
625,777
+406,717
| +186% | +$3.83M |
|
1880
BrightSpring Health Services
BTSG
$11.6B
| $6.02M | ﹤0.01% |
86,254
-7,147
| -8% | -$397K |
|
1881
BlackRock US Equity Factor Rotation ETF
DYNF
$40.7B
| $6M | ﹤0.01% |
88,182
+10,163
| +13% | +$661K |
|
|
LB
1882
LandBridge Co
LB
$2.55B
| $5.99M | ﹤0.01% |
75,633
-2,170
| -3% | -$149K |
|
1883
WisdomTree Trust WisdomTree US Quality Dividend Growth Fund
DGRW
$17.3B
| $5.99M | ﹤0.01% |
62,662
+19,487
| +45% | +$1.84M |
|
|
UNIT
1884
Uniti Group
UNIT
$2.42B
| $5.99M | ﹤0.01% |
522,294
+186,436
| +56% | +$2.12M |
|
1885
Stride
LRN
$3.51B
| $5.96M | ﹤0.01% |
69,162
+42,814
| +162% | +$3.94M |
|
1886
Treace Medical Concepts
TMCI
$282M
| $5.96M | ﹤0.01% |
1,497,673
+435,833
| +41% | +$1.2M |
|
|
CTEV
1887
Claritev Corp
CTEV
$632M
| $5.94M | ﹤0.01% |
174,011
+139,121
| +399% | +$3.41M |
|
1888
WisdomTree
WT
$3.56B
| $5.93M | ﹤0.01% |
350,275
-104,703
| -23% | -$1.85M |
|
|
OMDA
1889
Omada Health Inc
OMDA
$1.46B
| $5.93M | ﹤0.01% |
270,233
-35,428
| -12% | -$566K |
|
1890
Vir Biotechnology
VIR
$1.65B
| $5.92M | ﹤0.01% |
581,416
+15,407
| +3% | +$147K |
|
1891
Caesars Entertainment
CZR
$6.06B
| $5.91M | ﹤0.01% |
197,664
-1,852,171
| -90% | -$52.2M |
|
|
GTLS
1892
DELISTED
Chart Industries
GTLS
| $5.89M | ﹤0.01% |
28,213
-34,355
| -55% | -$7.14M |
|
1893
Sabre
SABR
$848M
| $5.89M | ﹤0.01% |
2,817,747
-337,541
| -11% | -$592K |
|
1894
Puma Biotechnology
PBYI
$477M
| $5.88M | ﹤0.01% |
725,192
-75,002
| -9% | -$549K |
|
|
KREF
1895
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust
KREF
$487M
| $5.88M | ﹤0.01% |
859,781
+792,407
| +1,176% | +$5.24M |
|
1896
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund
VSS
$12B
| $5.86M | ﹤0.01% |
38,004
+4,959
| +15% | +$778K |
|
1897
Brady Corp
BRC
$4.3B
| $5.86M | ﹤0.01% |
63,956
-3,435
| -5% | -$286K |
|
1898
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
$27.9B
| $5.85M | ﹤0.01% |
28,977
+15,960
| +123% | +$2.82M |
|
1899
Sphere Entertainment
SPHR
$5.69B
| $5.85M | ﹤0.01% |
33,805
-13,758
| -29% | -$1.92M |
|
1900
Sprinklr
CXM
$1.73B
| $5.84M | ﹤0.01% |
1,132,513
+316,446
| +39% | +$1.68M |
|
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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.