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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
REZI icon
2201
Resideo Technologies
REZI
$2.84B
$3.69M ﹤0.01%
118,542
-4,313
-4% -$148K
2019 Q1
29 quarters
PAX icon
2202
Patria Investments
PAX
$1.49B
$3.67M ﹤0.01%
334,591
+173,616
+108% +$2.07M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
SLV icon
2203
iShares Silver Trust
SLV
$24B
$3.67M ﹤0.01%
68,626
+7,743
+13% +$513K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
STNE icon
2204
StoneCo
STNE
$1.79B
$3.66M ﹤0.01%
338,350
+152,486
+82% +$1.81M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
IMTM icon
2205
iShares MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF
IMTM
$4.14B
$3.65M ﹤0.01%
68,529
-2,224
-3% -$116K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
POWI icon
2206
Power Integrations
POWI
$2.45B
$3.65M ﹤0.01%
43,596
-93,779
-68% -$6.77M
2019 Q3
27 quarters
ACH icon
2207
Accendra Health
ACH
$19.5M
$3.65M ﹤0.01%
1,067,324
+335,103
+46% +$1.04M
2018 Q1
33 quarters
TEVA icon
2208
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited
TEVA
$49.1B
$3.65M ﹤0.01%
107,729
+32,511
+43% +$1.08M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
STWD icon
2209
Starwood Property Trust
STWD
$4.52B
$3.64M ﹤0.01%
222,282
+66,731
+43% +$1.16M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
ULCC icon
2210
Frontier Group Holdings
ULCC
$1.49B
$3.64M ﹤0.01%
460,178
+265,750
+137% +$1.37M
2024 Q3
7 quarters
SKY icon
2211
Champion Homes
SKY
$4.6B
$3.63M ﹤0.01%
41,191
+10,006
+32% +$766K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
AMTB icon
2212
Amerant Bancorp
AMTB
$1.19B
$3.63M ﹤0.01%
142,084
-37,823
-21% -$881K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
VTWO icon
2213
Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF
VTWO
$16.7B
$3.62M ﹤0.01%
29,836
+5,249
+21% +$596K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
CTKB icon
2214
Cytek Biosciences
CTKB
$797M
$3.61M ﹤0.01%
813,971
-98,371
-11% -$420K
2023 Q2
12 quarters
BGC icon
2215
BGC Group
BGC
$5.24B
$3.61M ﹤0.01%
337,233
+144,754
+75% +$1.62M
2022 Q4
14 quarters
ONON icon
2216
On Holding
ONON
$11.3B
$3.6M ﹤0.01%
101,583
-39,468
-28% -$1.44M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
CHH icon
2217
Choice Hotels
CHH
$5B
$3.6M ﹤0.01%
32,622
+3,258
+11% +$360K
2016 Q2
40 quarters
TG icon
2218
Tredegar Corp
TG
$261M
$3.6M ﹤0.01%
451,880
+365,977
+426% +$3.11M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
HEGD icon
2219
Swan Hedged Equity US Large Cap ETF
HEGD
$733M
$3.59M ﹤0.01%
+134,801
New +$3.54M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
RGP icon
2220
Resources Connection
RGP
$92.3M
$3.59M ﹤0.01%
844,437
+63,425
+8% +$266K
2017 Q2
36 quarters
DIHP icon
2221
Dimensional International High Profitability ETF
DIHP
$6.51B
$3.58M ﹤0.01%
104,979
+52,988
+102% +$1.79M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
VSTM icon
2222
Verastem
VSTM
$1.18B
$3.57M ﹤0.01%
934,565
+868,500
+1,315% +$4.2M
2024 Q3
7 quarters
OPCH icon
2223
Option Care Health
OPCH
$4.77B
$3.57M ﹤0.01%
170,159
+104,441
+159% +$2.43M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
FRST icon
2224
Primis Financial Corp
FRST
$365M
$3.57M ﹤0.01%
217,841
+109,703
+101% +$1.6M
2024 Q1
9 quarters
EQBK icon
2225
Equity Bancshares
EQBK
$1B
$3.56M ﹤0.01%
72,624
+16,493
+29% +$761K
2024 Q2
8 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.