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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1976
Rithm Capital
RITM
$5.69B
| $5.19M | ﹤0.01% |
552,987
-296,429
| -35% | -$2.83M |
|
1977
Acadia Healthcare
ACHC
$2.59B
| $5.19M | ﹤0.01% |
183,477
-49,106
| -21% | -$1.26M |
|
1978
Bar Harbor Bankshares
BHB
$665M
| $5.18M | ﹤0.01% |
137,307
+110,316
| +409% | +$3.88M |
|
1979
Alamo Group
ALG
$2B
| $5.18M | ﹤0.01% |
31,480
-5,964
| -16% | -$964K |
|
1980
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF
IWO
$14.8B
| $5.17M | ﹤0.01% |
13,135
+2,348
| +22% | +$857K |
|
1981
Seacoast Banking Corp of Florida
SBCF
$3.35B
| $5.17M | ﹤0.01% |
155,468
+12,747
| +9% | +$398K |
|
1982
Acushnet Holdings
GOLF
$5.19B
| $5.16M | ﹤0.01% |
43,567
-2,422
| -5% | -$232K |
|
1983
Entrada Therapeutics
TRDA
$295M
| $5.15M | ﹤0.01% |
699,537
+620,044
| +780% | +$5.95M |
|
1984
Beyond Meat
BYND
$254M
| $5.14M | ﹤0.01% |
228,364
-48,628
| -18% | -$1.13M |
|
1985
United States Lime & Minerals
USLM
$3.41B
| $5.14M | ﹤0.01% |
49,075
-6,581
| -12% | -$764K |
|
1986
Enpro
NPO
$6.62B
| $5.14M | ﹤0.01% |
13,625
+5,061
| +59% | +$1.57M |
|
1987
National Beverage
FIZZ
$3.03B
| $5.13M | ﹤0.01% |
164,387
-2,429
| -1% | -$84.7K |
|
|
BOW
1988
Bowhead Specialty Holdings
BOW
$1.1B
| $5.12M | ﹤0.01% |
171,075
+100,046
| +141% | +$2.6M |
|
1989
Portillo's
PTLO
$360M
| $5.12M | ﹤0.01% |
1,079,932
+772,499
| +251% | +$3.74M |
|
1990
PRA Group
PRAA
$737M
| $5.11M | ﹤0.01% |
269,056
-35,586
| -12% | -$632K |
|
1991
Dimensional World Equity ETF
DFAW
$1.67B
| $5.1M | ﹤0.01% |
61,657
-727
| -1% | -$58.7K |
|
1992
Global X US Infrastructure Development ETF
PAVE
$13.8B
| $5.1M | ﹤0.01% |
86,536
+55,651
| +180% | +$3.12M |
|
1993
Editas Medicine
EDIT
$478M
| $5.09M | ﹤0.01% |
1,572,242
+201,745
| +15% | +$590K |
|
1994
Vanguard Morningstar Mega Cap ETF
MGC
$10.3B
| $5.09M | ﹤0.01% |
18,594
-216
| -1% | -$57.4K |
|
1995
Vanguard Energy ETF
VDE
$10.9B
| $5.08M | ﹤0.01% |
33,841
+18,783
| +125% | +$3.04M |
|
|
PENG
1996
Penguin Solutions Inc
PENG
$2.7B
| $5.07M | ﹤0.01% |
66,722
-105,916
| -61% | -$4.82M |
|
1997
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF
EMXC
$24.8B
| $5.06M | ﹤0.01% |
49,448
+26,453
| +115% | +$2.5M |
|
|
CTO
1998
CTO Realty Growth
CTO
$817M
| $5.05M | ﹤0.01% |
234,820
+69,809
| +42% | +$1.41M |
|
1999
Genesco
GCO
$390M
| $5.05M | ﹤0.01% |
149,501
+12,572
| +9% | +$441K |
|
|
KE
2000
Kimball Electronics
KE
$556M
| $5.04M | ﹤0.01% |
196,720
-27,999
| -12% | -$719K |
|
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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.