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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
ANGI icon
1951
Angi Inc
ANGI
$244M
$5.37M ﹤0.01%
922,788
+560,056
+154% +$3.46M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
FRMI icon
1952
Fermi Inc
FRMI
$1.83B
$5.36M ﹤0.01%
585,521
+300,006
+105% +$1.9M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
DNUT icon
1953
Krispy Kreme
DNUT
$555M
$5.36M ﹤0.01%
1,517,686
+705,327
+87% +$2.52M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
FBK icon
1954
FB Financial Corp
FBK
$2.65B
$5.36M ﹤0.01%
96,766
-959
-1% -$51.5K
2023 Q3
11 quarters
ERIC icon
1955
Ericsson
ERIC
$36.1B
$5.35M ﹤0.01%
480,026
+130,056
+37% +$1.57M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
EGO icon
1956
Eldorado Gold
EGO
$8.45B
$5.34M ﹤0.01%
173,662
+119,900
+223% +$3.9M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
OLLI icon
1957
Ollie's Bargain Outlet
OLLI
$5.49B
$5.34M ﹤0.01%
72,344
-964,679
-93% -$80.5M
2023 Q1
13 quarters
MATV icon
1958
Mativ Holdings
MATV
$621M
$5.32M ﹤0.01%
702,520
+136,677
+24% +$1.18M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
SEZL icon
1959
Sezzle
SEZL
$4.52B
$5.32M ﹤0.01%
30,970
+4,235
+16% +$446K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
EGBN icon
1960
Eagle Bancorp
EGBN
$1.02B
$5.32M ﹤0.01%
187,224
-28,761
-13% -$770K
2021 Q4
18 quarters
ALGT icon
1961
Allegiant Air
ALGT
$1.99B
$5.31M ﹤0.01%
45,160
+19,256
+74% +$1.67M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
CTRI icon
1962
Centuri Holdings
CTRI
$2.17B
$5.31M ﹤0.01%
175,558
+639
+0.4% +$20.6K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
AZZ icon
1963
AZZ Inc
AZZ
$4.13B
$5.29M ﹤0.01%
34,129
+236
+0.7% +$33.6K
2024 Q2
8 quarters
EVEX icon
1964
Eve Holding
EVEX
$565M
$5.29M ﹤0.01%
2,106,401
+1,388,746
+194% +$4M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
AVNM icon
1965
Avantis All International Markets Equity ETF
AVNM
$790M
$5.29M ﹤0.01%
64,155
+43,165
+206% +$3.55M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
AVIV icon
1966
Avantis International Large Cap Value ETF
AVIV
$2.06B
$5.26M ﹤0.01%
67,950
+3,918
+6% +$307K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
MTW icon
1967
Manitowoc
MTW
$858M
$5.25M ﹤0.01%
377,943
+74,591
+25% +$948K
2020 Q1
25 quarters
CC icon
1968
Chemours
CC
$1.99B
$5.25M ﹤0.01%
255,669
-31,089
-11% -$712K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
RZLT icon
1969
Rezolute
RZLT
$398M
$5.24M ﹤0.01%
1,007,962
+211,266
+27% +$785K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
SCHE icon
1970
Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF
SCHE
$12.3B
$5.24M ﹤0.01%
144,545
+52,464
+57% +$1.87M
2024 Q3
7 quarters
HLIT icon
1971
Harmonic Inc
HLIT
$1.18B
$5.23M ﹤0.01%
320,124
-218,906
-41% -$2.79M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
VLUE icon
1972
iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF
VLUE
$9.36B
$5.22M ﹤0.01%
26,149
+9,301
+55% +$1.67M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
FMNB icon
1973
Farmers National Banc Corp
FMNB
$934M
$5.22M ﹤0.01%
357,225
+214,217
+150% +$3.02M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
WMK icon
1974
Weis Markets
WMK
$1.85B
$5.21M ﹤0.01%
66,515
+3,854
+6% +$283K
2024 Q2
8 quarters
KRYS icon
1975
Krystal Biotech
KRYS
$9.6B
$5.2M ﹤0.01%
14,002
-112
-0.8% -$33.5K
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.