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 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$1.58B |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$1.08B |
| 3 |
Costco
COST
|
+$680M |
| 4 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$647M |
| 5 |
Broadcom
AVGO
|
+$559M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Atlassian
TEAM
|
+$355M |
| 2 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$348M |
| 3 |
Zoom
ZM
|
+$321M |
| 4 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$303M |
| 5 |
Lyft
LYFT
|
+$250M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 22.29% |
| 2 | Financials | 14.55% |
| 3 | Industrials | 13.75% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.6% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 11.26% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2051
Oportun Financial
OPRT
$345M
| $3.18M | ﹤0.01% |
688,837
+589,037
| +590% | +$3M |
|
2052
PrimeEnergy Resources
PNRG
$328M
| $3.17M | ﹤0.01% |
13,634
-748
| -5% | -$144K |
|
|
TTAN
2053
ServiceTitan Inc
TTAN
$8.76B
| $3.17M | ﹤0.01% |
+50,014
| New | +$3.86M |
|
2054
Energizer
ENR
$1.5B
| $3.16M | ﹤0.01% |
192,610
-100,535
| -34% | -$2.03M |
|
2055
Parsons
PSN
$5.13B
| $3.16M | ﹤0.01% |
59,836
-331,664
| -85% | -$21.2M |
|
|
UNIT
2056
Uniti Group
UNIT
$2.45B
| $3.15M | ﹤0.01% |
335,858
-18,635
| -5% | -$146K |
|
2057
Tennant Co
TNC
$1.19B
| $3.15M | ﹤0.01% |
47,422
-33,993
| -42% | -$2.47M |
|
2058
Omega Flex
OFLX
$272M
| $3.15M | ﹤0.01% |
101,394
+46,115
| +83% | +$1.52M |
|
2059
John Wiley & Sons Class A
WLY
$2.74B
| $3.14M | ﹤0.01% |
82,504
+15,295
| +23% | +$496K |
|
2060
Protolabs
PRLB
$1.86B
| $3.14M | ﹤0.01% |
55,117
+3,857
| +8% | +$224K |
|
2061
Burford Capital
BUR
$982M
| $3.14M | ﹤0.01% |
695,396
+52,863
| +8% | +$462K |
|
2062
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor
AOSL
$805M
| $3.14M | ﹤0.01% |
141,657
+59,625
| +73% | +$1.3M |
|
2063
SharkNinja
SN
$25.9B
| $3.13M | ﹤0.01% |
30,693
-85,610
| -74% | -$10M |
|
2064
Gentherm
THRM
$1.23B
| $3.13M | ﹤0.01% |
112,761
+5,006
| +5% | +$163K |
|
2065
Weave Communications
WEAV
$583M
| $3.12M | ﹤0.01% |
675,718
+536,168
| +384% | +$3.12M |
|
2066
First Community Bankshares
FCBC
$933M
| $3.11M | ﹤0.01% |
74,811
-1,393
| -2% | -$53.1K |
|
2067
Bioventus
BVS
$962M
| $3.1M | ﹤0.01% |
340,038
-106,719
| -24% | -$895K |
|
2068
Outset Medical
OM
$80.8M
| $3.1M | ﹤0.01% |
808,285
+627,922
| +348% | +$2.57M |
|
2069
DXP Enterprises
DXPE
$2.92B
| $3.08M | ﹤0.01% |
22,015
+5,294
| +32% | +$710K |
|
2070
Janus International
JBI
$689M
| $3.07M | ﹤0.01% |
595,193
+234,065
| +65% | +$1.52M |
|
|
BORR
2071
Borr Drilling
BORR
$1.38B
| $3.05M | ﹤0.01% |
528,932
+8,396
| +2% | +$43K |
|
|
CTO
2072
CTO Realty Growth
CTO
$823M
| $3.05M | ﹤0.01% |
165,011
+9,436
| +6% | +$176K |
|
2073
Sturm, Ruger & Co
RGR
$613M
| $3.05M | ﹤0.01% |
75,995
-24,937
| -25% | -$947K |
|
2074
Consolidated Water Co
CWCO
$482M
| $3.04M | ﹤0.01% |
91,849
+42,762
| +87% | +$1.53M |
|
|
PENG
2075
Penguin Solutions Inc
PENG
$2.58B
| $3.04M | ﹤0.01% |
172,638
-4,090
| -2% | -$77.8K |
|
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Cliff Asness's Q1 2026 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2026, Cliff Asness held 3,840 positions worth $218B, up 15% from $191B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Cliff Asness deployed $35.3B of net new capital in Q1 2026, opening 278 new positions and adding to 2,380 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Versant Media Group: 5,801,568 shares worth $211M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 22% of assets, down from 23% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Atlassian, an estimated $355M trimmed.
- Cliff Asness's largest Q1 2026 buy was Versant Media Group: 5,801,568 shares worth $211M.
- Cliff Asness added most to Microsoft in Q1 2026, an estimated $1.58B increase.
- Cliff Asness's biggest Q1 2026 reduction was Atlassian, cutting an estimated $355M.
- Cliff Asness fully exited Exact Sciences in Q1 2026, selling an estimated $226M.
- Cliff Asness's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $218B portfolio in Q1 2026.
- Cliff Asness opened 278 new positions and closed 101 in Q1 2026.
- Cliff Asness's portfolio value rose 15% quarter-over-quarter to $218B.
Based on AQR Capital Management's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 15 May 2026.