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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
(+31%)
Cap. Flow
+$37.5B
Cap. Flow % of AUM
Cap. Flow %
13.08%
Top 10 Holdings %
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 |
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 |
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 | Held Since | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1926
HUB Group
HUBG
$1.63B
| $5.6M | ﹤0.01% |
127,981
-29,767
| -19% | -$1.25M |
2014 Q2
48 quarters
|
|
1927
GCM Grosvenor
GCMG
$771M
| $5.6M | ﹤0.01% |
454,954
+63,808
| +16% | +$698K |
2024 Q4
6 quarters
|
|
1928
Cass Information Systems
CASS
$688M
| $5.59M | ﹤0.01% |
108,997
+51,193
| +89% | +$2.43M |
2024 Q4
6 quarters
|
|
1929
Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF
FTEC
$21.7B
| $5.58M | ﹤0.01% |
19,550
+2,601
| +15% | +$680K |
2025 Q2
4 quarters
|
|
1930
GameStop
GME
$12.1B
| $5.58M | ﹤0.01% |
253,664
+166,806
| +192% | +$3.82M |
2024 Q4
6 quarters
|
|
1931
Kodiak Gas Services
KGS
$4.87B
| $5.55M | ﹤0.01% |
73,838
+3,796
| +5% | +$258K |
2024 Q3
7 quarters
|
|
1932
Ready Capital
RC
$190M
| $5.51M | ﹤0.01% |
3,147,977
+1,514,986
| +93% | +$2.66M |
2024 Q4
6 quarters
|
|
1933
State Street SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF
SPTL
$11.7B
| $5.51M | ﹤0.01% |
209,959
+20,168
| +11% | +$526K |
2024 Q3
7 quarters
|
|
1934
Modine Manufacturing
MOD
$7.38B
| $5.5M | ﹤0.01% |
20,601
+2,366
| +13% | +$624K |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
1935
DELISTED
Simulations Plus
SLP
| $5.5M | ﹤0.01% |
300,334
+140,688
| +88% | +$2.16M |
2025 Q2
4 quarters
|
|
1936
UroGen Pharma
URGN
$1.64B
| $5.49M | ﹤0.01% |
149,228
+5,168
| +4% | +$140K |
2023 Q4
10 quarters
|
|
1937
The Honest Company
HNST
$492M
| $5.49M | ﹤0.01% |
1,498,653
+53,451
| +4% | +$180K |
2024 Q3
7 quarters
|
|
1938
Cerus
CERS
$492M
| $5.48M | ﹤0.01% |
1,878,275
-234,957
| -11% | -$570K |
2022 Q1
17 quarters
|
|
1939
Compass Diversified
CODI
$849M
| $5.47M | ﹤0.01% |
513,464
+143,576
| +39% | +$1.57M |
2025 Q1
5 quarters
|
|
1940
Elanco Animal Health
ELAN
$11.6B
| $5.45M | ﹤0.01% |
224,311
+26,472
| +13% | +$612K |
2022 Q3
15 quarters
|
|
1941
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
PGC
$814M
| $5.45M | ﹤0.01% |
115,087
+8,871
| +8% | +$375K |
2017 Q3
35 quarters
|
|
1942
Blackbaud
BLKB
$2.37B
| $5.43M | ﹤0.01% |
185,240
-162,087
| -47% | -$5.33M |
2017 Q2
36 quarters
|
|
1943
Collegium Pharmaceutical
COLL
$782M
| $5.42M | ﹤0.01% |
149,802
+14,586
| +11% | +$498K |
2022 Q4
14 quarters
|
|
1944
John Wiley & Sons Class A
WLY
$2.61B
| $5.42M | ﹤0.01% |
114,451
+31,947
| +39% | +$1.34M |
2023 Q3
11 quarters
|
|
1945
Clearway Energy Class C
CWEN
$3.98B
| $5.42M | ﹤0.01% |
158,434
+56,096
| +55% | +$2.17M |
2019 Q1
29 quarters
|
|
1946
Boise Cascade
BCC
$2.72B
| $5.41M | ﹤0.01% |
69,642
+5,101
| +8% | +$378K |
2017 Q2
36 quarters
|
|
1947
Amalgamated Financial
AMAL
$1.53B
| $5.4M | ﹤0.01% |
117,610
+1,248
| +1% | +$52.6K |
2022 Q4
14 quarters
|
|
1948
Seneca Foods Class A
SENEA
$1.08B
| $5.39M | ﹤0.01% |
30,968
-937
| -3% | -$139K |
2020 Q3
23 quarters
|
|
1949
Waterstone Financial
WSBF
$356M
| $5.37M | ﹤0.01% |
259,089
+34,295
| +15% | +$639K |
2014 Q2
48 quarters
|
|
1950
Vishay Intertechnology
VSH
$4.51B
| $5.37M | ﹤0.01% |
99,865
-41,543
| -29% | -$1.7M |
2013 Q2
52 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.