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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
LUMN icon
2401
Lumen Technologies, Inc. Common Stock
LUMN
$5.03B
$2.76M ﹤0.01%
359,451
+127,230
+55% +$1.12M
2018 Q4
30 quarters
SEM icon
2402
DELISTED
Select Medical
SEM
$2.75M ﹤0.01%
166,669
+57,085
+52% +$941K
2016 Q2
40 quarters
RDVY icon
2403
First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF
RDVY
$25.4B
$2.75M ﹤0.01%
33,944
+5,558
+20% +$418K
2024 Q1
9 quarters
DCH icon
2404
Dauch Corp
DCH
$1.14B
$2.74M ﹤0.01%
505,546
-204,920
-29% -$1.25M
2020 Q3
23 quarters
ZVRA icon
2405
Zevra Therapeutics
ZVRA
$610M
$2.74M ﹤0.01%
190,972
+111,057
+139% +$1.23M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
SUNC icon
2406
SunocoCorp LLC
SUNC
$3.67B
$2.73M ﹤0.01%
40,408
+36,250
+872% +$2.37M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
LBRDA icon
2407
DELISTED
Liberty Broadband Class A
LBRDA
$2.73M ﹤0.01%
82,106
-58,187
-41% -$2.27M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
ASX icon
2408
ASE Group
ASX
$87.2B
$2.73M ﹤0.01%
60,476
+36,217
+149% +$1.22M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
HAIN icon
2409
Hain Celestial
HAIN
$10.8M
$2.73M ﹤0.01%
4,867,461
+1,612,464
+50% +$1.2M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
AVNW icon
2410
Aviat Networks
AVNW
$259M
$2.73M ﹤0.01%
122,803
+51,070
+71% +$1M
2021 Q3
19 quarters
GNL icon
2411
Global Net Lease
GNL
$1.61B
$2.72M ﹤0.01%
304,789
+15,680
+5% +$147K
2021 Q1
21 quarters
SSTI icon
2412
SoundThinking
SSTI
$110M
$2.72M ﹤0.01%
300,920
+171,778
+133% +$1.23M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
DAKT icon
2413
Daktronics
DAKT
$907M
$2.72M ﹤0.01%
139,126
-23,623
-15% -$468K
2023 Q3
11 quarters
SCZ icon
2414
iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF
SCZ
$12.8B
$2.71M ﹤0.01%
32,914
+1,335
+4% +$112K
2024 Q2
8 quarters
MGPI icon
2415
MGP Ingredients
MGPI
$367M
$2.7M ﹤0.01%
154,353
+53,643
+53% +$976K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
FLOC icon
2416
Flowco Holdings
FLOC
$880M
$2.7M ﹤0.01%
126,689
+17,332
+16% +$414K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
CCEP icon
2417
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
CCEP
$49.7B
$2.7M ﹤0.01%
26,968
+4,227
+19% +$403K
2024 Q2
8 quarters
BFC icon
2418
Bank First Corp
BFC
$1.65B
$2.7M ﹤0.01%
18,179
+5,681
+45% +$811K
2023 Q4
10 quarters
KB icon
2419
KB Financial Group
KB
$39.1B
$2.69M ﹤0.01%
25,664
+9,558
+59% +$1.01M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
VNQ icon
2420
Vanguard Real Estate ETF
VNQ
$37.7B
$2.69M ﹤0.01%
27,920
+3,288
+13% +$314K
2024 Q3
7 quarters
EE icon
2421
Excelerate Energy
EE
$1.11B
$2.69M ﹤0.01%
70,731
+29,450
+71% +$1.01M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
CHT icon
2422
Chunghwa Telecom
CHT
$38B
$2.68M ﹤0.01%
60,569
+34,979
+137% +$1.53M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
SYM icon
2423
Symbotic
SYM
$4.93B
$2.68M ﹤0.01%
59,615
+10,838
+22% +$552K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
BANC icon
2424
Banc of California
BANC
$2.89B
$2.67M ﹤0.01%
130,910
-386,745
-75% -$7.37M
2021 Q2
20 quarters
PANL icon
2425
Pangaea Logistics
PANL
$521M
$2.67M ﹤0.01%
411,235
+278,044
+209% +$2.11M
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.