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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2201
Resideo Technologies
REZI
$3.08B
| $3.69M | ﹤0.01% |
118,542
-4,313
| -4% | -$148K |
|
2202
Patria Investments
PAX
$1.85B
| $3.67M | ﹤0.01% |
334,591
+173,616
| +108% | +$2.07M |
|
2203
iShares Silver Trust
SLV
$33.8B
| $3.67M | ﹤0.01% |
68,626
+7,743
| +13% | +$513K |
|
2204
StoneCo
STNE
$2.16B
| $3.66M | ﹤0.01% |
338,350
+152,486
| +82% | +$1.81M |
|
2205
iShares MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF
IMTM
$4.31B
| $3.65M | ﹤0.01% |
68,529
-2,224
| -3% | -$116K |
|
2206
Power Integrations
POWI
$3.08B
| $3.65M | ﹤0.01% |
43,596
-93,779
| -68% | -$6.77M |
|
|
ACH
2207
Accendra Health
ACH
$92.3M
| $3.65M | ﹤0.01% |
1,067,324
+335,103
| +46% | +$1.04M |
|
2208
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
$43.5B
| $3.65M | ﹤0.01% |
107,729
+32,511
| +43% | +$1.08M |
|
2209
Starwood Property Trust
STWD
$6.06B
| $3.64M | ﹤0.01% |
222,282
+66,731
| +43% | +$1.16M |
|
2210
Frontier Group Holdings
ULCC
$1.37B
| $3.64M | ﹤0.01% |
460,178
+265,750
| +137% | +$1.37M |
|
2211
Champion Homes
SKY
$4.9B
| $3.63M | ﹤0.01% |
41,191
+10,006
| +32% | +$766K |
|
2212
Amerant Bancorp
AMTB
$1.12B
| $3.63M | ﹤0.01% |
142,084
-37,823
| -21% | -$881K |
|
2213
Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF
VTWO
$17.3B
| $3.62M | ﹤0.01% |
29,836
+5,249
| +21% | +$596K |
|
2214
Cytek Biosciences
CTKB
$625M
| $3.61M | ﹤0.01% |
813,971
-98,371
| -11% | -$420K |
|
2215
BGC Group
BGC
$5.63B
| $3.61M | ﹤0.01% |
337,233
+144,754
| +75% | +$1.62M |
|
2216
On Holding
ONON
$10B
| $3.6M | ﹤0.01% |
101,583
-39,468
| -28% | -$1.44M |
|
2217
Choice Hotels
CHH
$4.93B
| $3.6M | ﹤0.01% |
32,622
+3,258
| +11% | +$360K |
|
2218
Tredegar Corp
TG
$278M
| $3.6M | ﹤0.01% |
451,880
+365,977
| +426% | +$3.11M |
|
2219
Swan Hedged Equity US Large Cap ETF
HEGD
$735M
| $3.59M | ﹤0.01% |
+134,801
| New | +$3.54M |
|
2220
Resources Connection
RGP
$149M
| $3.59M | ﹤0.01% |
844,437
+63,425
| +8% | +$266K |
|
2221
Dimensional International High Profitability ETF
DIHP
$6.62B
| $3.58M | ﹤0.01% |
104,979
+52,988
| +102% | +$1.79M |
|
2222
Verastem
VSTM
$624M
| $3.57M | ﹤0.01% |
934,565
+868,500
| +1,315% | +$4.2M |
|
2223
Option Care Health
OPCH
$3.55B
| $3.57M | ﹤0.01% |
170,159
+104,441
| +159% | +$2.43M |
|
2224
Primis Financial Corp
FRST
$401M
| $3.57M | ﹤0.01% |
217,841
+109,703
| +101% | +$1.6M |
|
2225
Equity Bancshares
EQBK
$1.03B
| $3.56M | ﹤0.01% |
72,624
+16,493
| +29% | +$761K |
|
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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.