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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
OMF icon
201
OneMain Financial
OMF
$6.54B
$384M 0.13%
6,296,859
+2,990,621
+90% +$168M
2018 Q2
32 quarters
INTU icon
202
Intuit
INTU
$89.2B
$383M 0.13%
1,467,579
+963,148
+191% +$335M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
SNX icon
203
TD Synnex
SNX
$20.1B
$383M 0.13%
1,431,768
-798,554
-36% -$192M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
ABT icon
204
Abbott
ABT
$172B
$380M 0.13%
4,193,058
+2,620,022
+167% +$239M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
PLTR icon
205
Palantir
PLTR
$483B
$380M 0.13%
3,284,152
-641,672
-16% -$87.5M
2023 Q2
12 quarters
BWA icon
206
BorgWarner
BWA
$11.7B
$380M 0.13%
5,749,595
-1,474,969
-20% -$93.4M
2018 Q4
30 quarters
CBSH icon
207
Commerce Bancshares
CBSH
$7.91B
$378M 0.13%
6,544,830
+4,681,238
+251% +$246M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
SU icon
208
Suncor Energy
SU
$92.4B
$377M 0.13%
7,014,228
+894,926
+15% +$56.7M
2024 Q1
9 quarters
SSNC icon
209
SS&C Technologies
SSNC
$20.4B
$377M 0.13%
6,074,515
+3,235,472
+114% +$220M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
DELL icon
210
Dell
DELL
$309B
$375M 0.13%
879,477
-180,207
-17% -$52.1M
2016 Q3
39 quarters
IRDM icon
211
Iridium Communications
IRDM
$4.68B
$374M 0.13%
6,847,072
+3,929,245
+135% +$168M
2018 Q2
32 quarters
PODD icon
212
Insulet
PODD
$9.9B
$374M 0.13%
2,455,135
+856,411
+54% +$143M
2017 Q2
36 quarters
BPOP icon
213
Popular Inc
BPOP
$10.3B
$373M 0.13%
2,268,854
-291,368
-11% -$43.9M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
SCHW icon
214
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$158B
$371M 0.13%
4,025,866
+2,021,122
+101% +$184M
2020 Q1
25 quarters
KMI icon
215
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$75.9B
$371M 0.13%
11,610,534
+316,729
+3% +$10.2M
2018 Q4
30 quarters
WAB icon
216
Wabtec
WAB
$48.9B
$370M 0.13%
1,370,868
+26,802
+2% +$7.09M
2020 Q3
23 quarters
HRB icon
217
H&R Block
HRB
$5.88B
$366M 0.13%
9,616,406
+6,433,681
+202% +$224M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
RSG icon
218
Republic Services
RSG
$70.6B
$366M 0.13%
1,717,195
+256,785
+18% +$53.7M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
DT icon
219
Dynatrace
DT
$18.7B
$365M 0.13%
8,317,467
+6,450,014
+345% +$251M
2021 Q1
21 quarters
MSCI icon
220
MSCI
MSCI
$43.8B
$364M 0.13%
658,427
+5,404
+0.8% +$3.15M
2015 Q2
44 quarters
RBC icon
221
RBC Bearings
RBC
$16B
$364M 0.13%
566,628
+275,895
+95% +$164M
2024 Q3
7 quarters
VZ icon
222
Verizon
VZ
$181B
$360M 0.13%
8,509,392
-140,473
-2% -$6.59M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
JAZZ icon
223
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
JAZZ
$13.8B
$360M 0.13%
1,522,568
+184,110
+14% +$40.3M
2022 Q3
15 quarters
ADI icon
224
Analog Devices
ADI
$197B
$359M 0.13%
903,838
+141,150
+19% +$55.9M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
UAL icon
225
United Airlines
UAL
$33.2B
$358M 0.12%
2,631,391
-1,048,317
-28% -$109M
2022 Q2
16 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.