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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2376
Colony Bankcorp
CBAN
$456M
| $2.9M | ﹤0.01% |
144,141
+91,232
| +172% | +$1.84M |
|
2377
BlueLinx
BXC
$665M
| $2.89M | ﹤0.01% |
46,706
+4,463
| +11% | +$241K |
|
2378
iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF
ACWX
$12B
| $2.87M | ﹤0.01% |
37,767
+13,193
| +54% | +$982K |
|
2379
Sturm, Ruger & Co
RGR
$624M
| $2.87M | ﹤0.01% |
75,770
-225
| -0.3% | -$9.05K |
|
2380
LCI Industries
LCII
$2.48B
| $2.87M | ﹤0.01% |
27,060
-14,673
| -35% | -$1.61M |
|
2381
Essential Properties Realty Trust
EPRT
$6.67B
| $2.86M | ﹤0.01% |
95,805
+34,370
| +56% | +$1.07M |
|
2382
Globus Medical
GMED
$11.7B
| $2.85M | ﹤0.01% |
36,534
-810,244
| -96% | -$68.9M |
|
2383
SFL Corp
SFL
$1.65B
| $2.85M | ﹤0.01% |
279,225
+120,394
| +76% | +$1.37M |
|
2384
Tango Therapeutics
TNGX
$4.03B
| $2.85M | ﹤0.01% |
91,029
-16,257
| -15% | -$402K |
|
2385
Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A
$13.3B
| $2.83M | ﹤0.01% |
103,520
+45,279
| +78% | +$1.24M |
|
2386
Green Brick Partners
GRBK
$3.09B
| $2.83M | ﹤0.01% |
35,353
+6,740
| +24% | +$465K |
|
2387
ESAB
ESAB
$5.06B
| $2.82M | ﹤0.01% |
28,833
-205,101
| -88% | -$19.8M |
|
2388
Dana Inc
DAN
$3.41B
| $2.82M | ﹤0.01% |
103,763
-1,525
| -1% | -$52.1K |
|
2389
Hyatt Hotels
H
$17B
| $2.81M | ﹤0.01% |
14,522
+1,815
| +14% | +$318K |
|
2390
Skyward Specialty Insurance
SKWD
$2.31B
| $2.81M | ﹤0.01% |
48,124
-14,165
| -23% | -$668K |
|
2391
American Coastal Insurance
ACIC
$434M
| $2.8M | ﹤0.01% |
252,090
+36,498
| +17% | +$403K |
|
2392
State Street SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF
SLYG
$5.1B
| $2.79M | ﹤0.01% |
23,424
-399
| -2% | -$43.2K |
|
2393
Select Water Solutions
WTTR
$2.54B
| $2.79M | ﹤0.01% |
139,545
+16,344
| +13% | +$286K |
|
2394
Henry Schein
HSIC
$9.86B
| $2.78M | ﹤0.01% |
33,342
-1,523
| -4% | -$116K |
|
2395
Wolverine World Wide
WWW
$1.72B
| $2.78M | ﹤0.01% |
168,303
-220,918
| -57% | -$3.73M |
|
2396
Fox Factory Holding Corp
FOXF
$918M
| $2.78M | ﹤0.01% |
164,034
+31,554
| +24% | +$549K |
|
|
AVNS
2397
DELISTED
Avanos Medical
AVNS
| $2.78M | ﹤0.01% |
111,562
-579,688
| -84% | -$13.6M |
|
2398
Nicolet Bankshares
NIC
$3.63B
| $2.77M | ﹤0.01% |
16,762
-1,867
| -10% | -$276K |
|
2399
U-Haul Holding Co
UHAL
$13.9B
| $2.77M | ﹤0.01% |
42,298
-5,257
| -11% | -$288K |
|
|
AARD
2400
Aardvark Therapeutics
AARD
$149M
| $2.77M | ﹤0.01% |
480,249
+345,754
| +257% | +$1.62M |
|
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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.