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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
SFST icon
2051
Southern First Bancshares
SFST
$564M
$4.67M ﹤0.01%
76,428
+49,745
+186% +$2.87M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
BMRC icon
2052
Bank of Marin Bancorp
BMRC
$461M
$4.67M ﹤0.01%
168,484
+50,835
+43% +$1.33M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
NFBK icon
2053
DELISTED
Northfield Bancorp
NFBK
$4.66M ﹤0.01%
316,355
-194,480
-38% -$2.75M
2016 Q3
39 quarters
FWONK icon
2054
Liberty Media Corporation Series C Common Stock
FWONK
$23.2B
$4.65M ﹤0.01%
48,857
+16,900
+53% +$1.51M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
NAT icon
2055
Nordic American Tanker
NAT
$1.67B
$4.65M ﹤0.01%
838,865
+13,972
+2% +$79.1K
2022 Q4
14 quarters
NEXN icon
2056
Nexxen International
NEXN
$501M
$4.64M ﹤0.01%
513,961
+223,749
+77% +$1.76M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
IART icon
2057
Integra LifeSciences
IART
$992M
$4.64M ﹤0.01%
258,159
+122,574
+90% +$1.71M
2020 Q2
24 quarters
ARQ icon
2058
Arq
ARQ
$77.3M
$4.63M ﹤0.01%
1,814,114
+728,404
+67% +$1.81M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
PACS icon
2059
PACS Group
PACS
$7.57B
$4.62M ﹤0.01%
108,384
-8,166
-7% -$294K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
AI icon
2060
C3.ai
AI
$1.91B
$4.62M ﹤0.01%
507,867
+332,270
+189% +$3.16M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
OFLX icon
2061
Omega Flex
OFLX
$266M
$4.6M ﹤0.01%
146,681
+45,287
+45% +$1.41M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
SBGI icon
2062
Sinclair Inc
SBGI
$926M
$4.6M ﹤0.01%
322,661
+218,277
+209% +$3.14M
2022 Q2
16 quarters
WHD icon
2063
Cactus
WHD
$5.27B
$4.59M ﹤0.01%
89,560
+13,844
+18% +$772K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
MGV icon
2064
Vanguard Morningstar Mega Cap Value ETF
MGV
$14.1B
$4.59M ﹤0.01%
28,068
+2,203
+9% +$342K
2024 Q2
8 quarters
BHRB icon
2065
Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp
BHRB
$1.42B
$4.57M ﹤0.01%
63,604
+6,177
+11% +$400K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
PBI icon
2066
Pitney Bowes
PBI
$2.21B
$4.56M ﹤0.01%
260,189
+23,359
+10% +$357K
2024 Q2
8 quarters
NTST icon
2067
NETSTREIT Corp
NTST
$1.78B
$4.56M ﹤0.01%
215,605
+17,465
+9% +$354K
2023 Q3
11 quarters
ATMU icon
2068
Atmus Filtration Technologies
ATMU
$3.73B
$4.55M ﹤0.01%
89,324
-20,840
-19% -$1.13M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
LOVE icon
2069
LoveSac
LOVE
$236M
$4.55M ﹤0.01%
272,794
+238,851
+704% +$3.78M
2022 Q4
14 quarters
IAUM icon
2070
iShares Gold Trust Micro
IAUM
$6.15B
$4.55M ﹤0.01%
113,598
+88,803
+358% +$3.99M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
SCSC icon
2071
Scansource
SCSC
$1.18B
$4.54M ﹤0.01%
87,139
-45,256
-34% -$1.98M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
ARCT icon
2072
Arcturus Therapeutics
ARCT
$314M
$4.54M ﹤0.01%
675,014
+513,736
+319% +$4.05M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
SIGA icon
2073
SIGA Technologies
SIGA
$218M
$4.54M ﹤0.01%
1,245,992
+26,315
+2% +$118K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
RCI icon
2074
Rogers Communications
RCI
$17.6B
$4.53M ﹤0.01%
139,401
+45,774
+49% +$1.65M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
IUSB icon
2075
iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF
IUSB
$49.9B
$4.51M ﹤0.01%
97,818
+5,432
+6% +$250K
2024 Q1
9 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.