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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
BOND icon
2301
PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund
BOND
$8.72B
$3.2M ﹤0.01%
34,733
+12,287
+55% +$1.13M
2023 Q4
10 quarters
AHRT icon
2302
AH Realty Trust
AHRT
$454M
$3.2M ﹤0.01%
452,288
+369,452
+446% +$2.37M
2015 Q1
45 quarters
HLN icon
2303
Haleon
HLN
$38.1B
$3.2M ﹤0.01%
342,734
+145,113
+73% +$1.35M
2024 Q3
7 quarters
PUMP icon
2304
ProPetro Holding
PUMP
$950M
$3.2M ﹤0.01%
222,828
+88,271
+66% +$1.37M
2019 Q2
28 quarters
FNDC icon
2305
Schwab Fundamental International Small Company Index ETF
FNDC
$3.03B
$3.19M ﹤0.01%
65,780
+8,839
+16% +$435K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
VTWG icon
2306
Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF
VTWG
$1.41B
$3.19M ﹤0.01%
11,099
+1,318
+13% +$351K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
DIN icon
2307
Dine Brands
DIN
$450M
$3.19M ﹤0.01%
88,749
-15,723
-15% -$470K
2023 Q2
12 quarters
NIQ icon
2308
NIQ Global Intelligence PLC
NIQ
$5.85B
$3.18M ﹤0.01%
340,609
+275,136
+420% +$2.66M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
DCOM icon
2309
Dime Commercial Bancshares
DCOM
$1.84B
$3.18M ﹤0.01%
78,175
+7,173
+10% +$267K
2020 Q2
24 quarters
ALNT icon
2310
Allient
ALNT
$1.46B
$3.18M ﹤0.01%
30,872
-139
-0.4% -$10.7K
2023 Q3
11 quarters
IXUS icon
2311
iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF
IXUS
$57B
$3.17M ﹤0.01%
33,231
-6,354
-16% -$597K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
EMBC icon
2312
Embecta
EMBC
$354M
$3.17M ﹤0.01%
976,587
+644,984
+195% +$3.52M
2023 Q2
12 quarters
VLGEA icon
2313
Village Super Market
VLGEA
$633M
$3.17M ﹤0.01%
75,080
+10,834
+17% +$466K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
AVIG icon
2314
Avantis Core Fixed Income ETF
AVIG
$2.01B
$3.17M ﹤0.01%
76,445
+7,037
+10% +$292K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
TXNM icon
2315
TXNM Energy Inc
TXNM
$6.43B
$3.16M ﹤0.01%
55,722
-42,166
-43% -$2.47M
2020 Q4
22 quarters
NTSI icon
2316
WisdomTree International Efficient Core Fund
NTSI
$482M
$3.16M ﹤0.01%
67,887
+5,992
+10% +$278K
2023 Q4
10 quarters
SGHC icon
2317
SGHC Ltd
SGHC
$5.43B
$3.16M ﹤0.01%
233,259
+21,775
+10% +$276K
2024 Q2
8 quarters
EPAC icon
2318
Enerpac Tool Group
EPAC
$2.08B
$3.16M ﹤0.01%
88,034
+49,750
+130% +$1.74M
2021 Q4
18 quarters
CCNE icon
2319
CNB Financial Corp
CCNE
$1.05B
$3.15M ﹤0.01%
93,524
-1,054
-1% -$32.8K
2022 Q4
14 quarters
PRCH icon
2320
Porch Group
PRCH
$2.35B
$3.15M ﹤0.01%
209,336
-16,219
-7% -$160K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
PRMB icon
2321
Primo Brands
PRMB
$7.14B
$3.13M ﹤0.01%
128,203
+18,472
+17% +$410K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
TK icon
2322
Teekay
TK
$1.3B
$3.13M ﹤0.01%
313,204
+18,461
+6% +$231K
2022 Q1
17 quarters
ANAB icon
2323
AnaptysBio
ANAB
$1.44B
$3.13M ﹤0.01%
46,323
+13,856
+43% +$840K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
PRTH icon
2324
Priority Technology Holdings
PRTH
$647M
$3.12M ﹤0.01%
468,283
+311,499
+199% +$1.8M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
TDW icon
2325
Tidewater
TDW
$4.35B
$3.12M ﹤0.01%
46,810
+3,213
+7% +$255K
2021 Q2
20 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.