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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
IYY icon
2251
iShares Dow Jones US ETF
IYY
$2.96B
$3.43M ﹤0.01%
18,809
+5,439
+41% +$960K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
MWA icon
2252
Mueller Water Products
MWA
$3.56B
$3.43M ﹤0.01%
132,602
-17,029
-11% -$456K
2024 Q2
8 quarters
CBC icon
2253
Central Bancompany Inc
CBC
$8.6B
$3.42M ﹤0.01%
+112,545
New +$3.06M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
CWI icon
2254
State Street SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF
CWI
$2.81B
$3.42M ﹤0.01%
84,047
+2,547
+3% +$101K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
EHTH icon
2255
eHealth
EHTH
$15.8M
$3.41M ﹤0.01%
2,288,414
+573,302
+33% +$961K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
NECB icon
2256
Northeast Community Bancorp
NECB
$398M
$3.41M ﹤0.01%
122,870
+35,778
+41% +$889K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
LAW icon
2257
CS Disco
LAW
$340M
$3.41M ﹤0.01%
901,256
+278,195
+45% +$1.08M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
IOO icon
2258
iShares Global 100 ETF
IOO
$9.05B
$3.4M ﹤0.01%
24,895
+7,875
+46% +$1.07M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
PSTL icon
2259
Postal Realty Trust
PSTL
$653M
$3.39M ﹤0.01%
137,774
+8,112
+6% +$181K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
VIA icon
2260
Via Transportation Inc
VIA
$2.97B
$3.39M ﹤0.01%
187,139
+64,313
+52% +$1.01M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
FLNG icon
2261
FLEX LNG
FLNG
$1.53B
$3.39M ﹤0.01%
120,927
+62,389
+107% +$1.93M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
TYL icon
2262
Tyler Technologies
TYL
$15.7B
$3.39M ﹤0.01%
11,773
-55,774
-83% -$17.6M
2020 Q1
25 quarters
ALKT icon
2263
Alkami Technology
ALKT
$1.33B
$3.38M ﹤0.01%
186,803
+119,654
+178% +$1.98M
2024 Q1
9 quarters
ESTA icon
2264
Establishment Labs
ESTA
$1.86B
$3.37M ﹤0.01%
39,321
+6,178
+19% +$444K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
UUUU icon
2265
Energy Fuels
UUUU
$2.04B
$3.37M ﹤0.01%
232,659
-25,364
-10% -$466K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
STRT icon
2266
STRATTEC Security
STRT
$250M
$3.37M ﹤0.01%
41,389
-1,200
-3% -$91.3K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
DHC icon
2267
Diversified Healthcare Trust
DHC
$1.88B
$3.36M ﹤0.01%
361,759
+257,179
+246% +$2.11M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
WINA icon
2268
Winmark
WINA
$1.02B
$3.36M ﹤0.01%
7,949
-2,335
-23% -$913K
2020 Q1
25 quarters
SANA icon
2269
Sana Biotechnology
SANA
$769M
$3.36M ﹤0.01%
963,147
-161,132
-14% -$519K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
NHI icon
2270
National Health Investors
NHI
$3.29B
$3.36M ﹤0.01%
44,032
-3,751
-8% -$287K
2013 Q2
52 quarters
MIRM icon
2271
Mirum Pharmaceuticals
MIRM
$5.52B
$3.35M ﹤0.01%
28,647
-3,144
-10% -$316K
2022 Q3
15 quarters
MGNI icon
2272
Magnite
MGNI
$3.08B
$3.35M ﹤0.01%
176,599
+55,387
+46% +$793K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
VOYG icon
2273
Voyager Technologies
VOYG
$1.61B
$3.35M ﹤0.01%
103,805
+74,406
+253% +$2.58M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
OPRX icon
2274
OptimizeRx
OPRX
$176M
$3.34M ﹤0.01%
583,956
+369,002
+172% +$2.12M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
MQ icon
2275
Marqeta
MQ
$1.88B
$3.34M ﹤0.01%
205,474
-11,242
-5% -$183K
2025 Q1
5 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.