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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
PHG icon
2226
Philips
PHG
$26.3B
$3.55M ﹤0.01%
130,712
+23,454
+22% +$621K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
PDM icon
2227
Piedmont Realty Trust
PDM
$1.19B
$3.55M ﹤0.01%
387,878
-48,285
-11% -$398K
2013 Q2
52 quarters
XBI icon
2228
State Street SPDR S&P Biotech ETF
XBI
$10.8B
$3.55M ﹤0.01%
22,421
+10,571
+89% +$1.43M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
ORN icon
2229
Orion Group Holdings
ORN
$342M
$3.55M ﹤0.01%
210,816
-18,385
-8% -$254K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
IMKTA icon
2230
Ingles Markets
IMKTA
$1.6B
$3.54M ﹤0.01%
39,921
+1,761
+5% +$157K
2014 Q4
46 quarters
RPAR icon
2231
RPAR Risk Parity ETF
RPAR
$551M
$3.53M ﹤0.01%
158,743
– –
2025 Q1
5 quarters
IIPR icon
2232
Innovative Industrial Properties
IIPR
$1.43B
$3.53M ﹤0.01%
56,987
+426
+0.8% +$23.9K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
VITL icon
2233
Vital Farms
VITL
$372M
$3.53M ﹤0.01%
303,455
+37,736
+14% +$421K
2022 Q2
16 quarters
TPB icon
2234
Turning Point Brands
TPB
$1.35B
$3.53M ﹤0.01%
41,612
-19,876
-32% -$1.65M
2022 Q2
16 quarters
LEN.B icon
2235
Lennar Class B
LEN.B
$20.4B
$3.53M ﹤0.01%
39,760
+17,981
+83% +$1.57M
2023 Q4
10 quarters
GFF icon
2236
Griffon
GFF
$4.58B
$3.52M ﹤0.01%
36,132
+1,121
+3% +$97.8K
2019 Q4
26 quarters
FRBA icon
2237
First Bank
FRBA
$481M
$3.52M ﹤0.01%
198,482
+141,469
+248% +$2.27M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
SEDG icon
2238
SolarEdge
SEDG
$1.85B
$3.52M ﹤0.01%
60,204
+32,068
+114% +$1.68M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
KOP icon
2239
Koppers
KOP
$785M
$3.51M ﹤0.01%
78,205
-17,262
-18% -$706K
2022 Q2
16 quarters
OXM icon
2240
Oxford Industries
OXM
$422M
$3.51M ﹤0.01%
100,555
+25,915
+35% +$1.08M
2021 Q2
20 quarters
BKTI icon
2241
BK Technologies
BKTI
$257M
$3.51M ﹤0.01%
40,776
+22,615
+125% +$1.96M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
BGS icon
2242
B&G Foods
BGS
$189M
$3.49M ﹤0.01%
876,786
-372,603
-30% -$1.73M
2022 Q4
14 quarters
ZD icon
2243
Ziff Davis
ZD
$1.88B
$3.48M ﹤0.01%
66,405
-247,112
-79% -$11.2M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
GSBC icon
2244
Great Southern Bancorp
GSBC
$885M
$3.48M ﹤0.01%
44,350
+7,274
+20% +$513K
2015 Q3
43 quarters
FEZ icon
2245
State Street SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF
FEZ
$4.11B
$3.47M ﹤0.01%
+50,596
New +$3.38M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
DCOR icon
2246
U.S. Core Equity 1 Portfolio ETF Class Shares
DCOR
$3.55B
$3.47M ﹤0.01%
42,370
+6,699
+19% +$531K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
WNC icon
2247
Wabash National
WNC
$478M
$3.47M ﹤0.01%
257,089
-148,542
-37% -$1.32M
2022 Q2
16 quarters
CTS icon
2248
CTS Corp
CTS
$1.75B
$3.47M ﹤0.01%
53,182
+7,239
+16% +$434K
2013 Q2
52 quarters
PLPC icon
2249
Preformed Line Products
PLPC
$1.42B
$3.45M ﹤0.01%
8,401
+1,713
+26% +$600K
2023 Q2
12 quarters
TRN icon
2250
Trinity Industries
TRN
$2.3B
$3.44M ﹤0.01%
99,505
+9,534
+11% +$322K
2024 Q3
7 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.