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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
SUPN icon
2126
Supernus Pharmaceuticals
SUPN
$2.44B
$4.13M ﹤0.01%
88,756
-9,501
-10% -$456K
2022 Q2
16 quarters
ALMS icon
2127
Alumis Inc
ALMS
$871M
$4.12M ﹤0.01%
146,437
-245
-0.2% -$5.7K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
ASLE icon
2128
AerSale
ASLE
$231M
$4.12M ﹤0.01%
651,918
+125,956
+24% +$823K
2024 Q1
9 quarters
ENTG icon
2129
Entegris
ENTG
$23.6B
$4.12M ﹤0.01%
23,531
+1,440
+7% +$208K
2023 Q4
10 quarters
AMC icon
2130
AMC Entertainment Holdings
AMC
$2.73B
$4.12M ﹤0.01%
2,166,091
+1,528,917
+240% +$2.63M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
MLYS icon
2131
Mineralys Therapeutics
MLYS
$1.61B
$4.11M ﹤0.01%
152,504
+3,418
+2% +$93.8K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
ARKO icon
2132
ARKO Corp
ARKO
$425M
$4.11M ﹤0.01%
511,505
+214,067
+72% +$1.5M
2022 Q4
14 quarters
EMBJ icon
2133
Embraer S.A. ADS
EMBJ
$13.1B
$4.1M ﹤0.01%
65,181
-32,676
-33% -$2.01M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
SLYV icon
2134
State Street SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Value ETF
SLYV
$4.84B
$4.09M ﹤0.01%
37,501
-521
-1% -$53.7K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
PKBK icon
2135
Parke Bancorp
PKBK
$383M
$4.06M ﹤0.01%
122,410
+73,201
+149% +$2.25M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
IXN icon
2136
iShares Global Tech ETF
IXN
$8.89B
$4.05M ﹤0.01%
28,049
+17,636
+169% +$2.27M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
BH icon
2137
Biglari Holdings Class B
BH
$1.25B
$4.04M ﹤0.01%
9,490
+3,556
+60% +$1.11M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
SCHP icon
2138
Schwab US TIPS ETF
SCHP
$16.5B
$4.04M ﹤0.01%
152,530
-10,405
-6% -$278K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
FULC icon
2139
Fulcrum Therapeutics
FULC
$283M
$4.04M ﹤0.01%
1,103,261
+560,096
+103% +$3.41M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
IYC icon
2140
iShares US Consumer Discretionary ETF
IYC
$1.22B
$4.04M ﹤0.01%
39,932
+5,807
+17% +$588K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
TEM icon
2141
Tempus AI
TEM
$13.2B
$4.03M ﹤0.01%
+69,744
New +$3.5M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
ITA icon
2142
iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF
ITA
$12.2B
$4.03M ﹤0.01%
16,604
+12,371
+292% +$2.82M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
NUS icon
2143
Nu Skin
NUS
$226M
$4.02M ﹤0.01%
789,131
-447,207
-36% -$2.86M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
PCRX icon
2144
Pacira BioSciences
PCRX
$1.45B
$4.02M ﹤0.01%
158,511
+4,213
+3% +$100K
2023 Q1
13 quarters
BJRI icon
2145
BJ's Restaurants
BJRI
$1.33B
$4.01M ﹤0.01%
65,957
+12,291
+23% +$538K
2022 Q3
15 quarters
RHP icon
2146
Ryman Hospitality Properties
RHP
$9.19B
$4M ﹤0.01%
31,122
+974
+3% +$108K
2013 Q4
50 quarters
VFH icon
2147
Vanguard Financials ETF
VFH
$13.4B
$3.99M ﹤0.01%
30,330
-648
-2% -$82.7K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
WDS icon
2148
Woodside Energy
WDS
$44.8B
$3.98M ﹤0.01%
205,879
+99,822
+94% +$2.22M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
OBT icon
2149
Orange County Bancorp
OBT
$519M
$3.97M ﹤0.01%
108,045
+78,851
+270% +$2.74M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
CSTL icon
2150
Castle Biosciences
CSTL
$1.14B
$3.97M ﹤0.01%
166,567
+101,687
+157% +$2.26M
2024 Q4
6 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.