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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2176
Westrock Coffee
WEST
$812M
| $3.83M | ﹤0.01% |
472,859
+366,963
| +347% | +$2.63M |
|
2177
KRONOS Worldwide
KRO
$944M
| $3.83M | ﹤0.01% |
604,734
+295,971
| +96% | +$2.03M |
|
2178
Critical Metals Corp
CRML
$1.04B
| $3.83M | ﹤0.01% |
373,429
-47,017
| -11% | -$503K |
|
2179
Dole
DOLE
$1.26B
| $3.82M | ﹤0.01% |
278,624
+84,833
| +44% | +$1.23M |
|
2180
BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF
BKLC
$5.65B
| $3.82M | ﹤0.01% |
79,875
-102
| -0.1% | -$4.72K |
|
2181
Traeger
COOK
$155M
| $3.8M | ﹤0.01% |
+48,218
| New | +$2.51M |
|
|
JBTM
2182
JBT Marel
JBTM
$6.06B
| $3.8M | ﹤0.01% |
26,176
-2,730
| -9% | -$353K |
|
2183
AGNC Investment
AGNC
$12.9B
| $3.79M | ﹤0.01% |
347,508
+8,117
| +2% | +$85.5K |
|
|
UPB
2184
Upstream Bio Inc
UPB
$382M
| $3.77M | ﹤0.01% |
544,869
+472,698
| +655% | +$3.96M |
|
2185
Belden
BDC
$4.79B
| $3.76M | ﹤0.01% |
31,748
-6,913
| -18% | -$806K |
|
2186
Universal Corp
UVV
$1.12B
| $3.76M | ﹤0.01% |
72,121
+33,665
| +88% | +$1.79M |
|
|
ARI
2187
Apollo Commercial Real Estate
ARI
$889M
| $3.76M | ﹤0.01% |
352,161
+30,617
| +10% | +$334K |
|
2188
Immersion
IMMR
$249M
| $3.76M | ﹤0.01% |
555,332
+257,551
| +86% | +$1.62M |
|
2189
PubMatic
PUBM
$747M
| $3.76M | ﹤0.01% |
286,438
+161,484
| +129% | +$1.68M |
|
2190
Celanese
CE
$5.14B
| $3.75M | ﹤0.01% |
81,483
-35,050
| -30% | -$2.03M |
|
2191
Enanta Pharmaceuticals
ENTA
$392M
| $3.75M | ﹤0.01% |
256,870
-56,287
| -18% | -$757K |
|
2192
Expensify
EXFY
$241M
| $3.73M | ﹤0.01% |
2,085,857
+1,259,624
| +152% | +$1.41M |
|
2193
Xperi
XPER
$305M
| $3.73M | ﹤0.01% |
452,848
+2,000
| +0.4% | +$14.5K |
|
2194
Woori Financial
WF
$16.6B
| $3.73M | ﹤0.01% |
64,913
+12,144
| +23% | +$788K |
|
2195
Mirion Technologies
MIR
$3.69B
| $3.72M | ﹤0.01% |
207,596
-61,476
| -23% | -$1.14M |
|
2196
Motorcar Parts of America
MPAA
$226M
| $3.72M | ﹤0.01% |
242,774
-65,855
| -21% | -$797K |
|
2197
Cartesian Therapeutics
RNAC
$304M
| $3.71M | ﹤0.01% |
356,456
+272,436
| +324% | +$2.02M |
|
2198
Altimmune
ALT
$605M
| $3.71M | ﹤0.01% |
1,220,949
+1,135,495
| +1,329% | +$3.39M |
|
2199
Vanguard Russell 1000 Value ETF
VONV
$21.9B
| $3.7M | ﹤0.01% |
34,826
+10,896
| +46% | +$1.11M |
|
2200
Ooma
OOMA
$605M
| $3.69M | ﹤0.01% |
191,849
+2,552
| +1% | +$43.8K |
|
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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.