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Clifford Asness

President, Founding and Managing Principal at Aqr Capital Management

No current adviser or broker registrationSEC record checked 17 October 2026

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Past adviser firms
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Licensing exams

IAPD record retrieved 17 October 2026SEC record

Clifford Asness is President, Founding and Managing Principal of Aqr Capital Management, LLC, a Greenwich investment adviser managing $312B. Clifford Asness has passed 5 licensing exams.

Role at Aqr Capital Management

Title on Schedule A
President, Founding and Managing Principal
Control
Clifford Asness is a control person of Aqr Capital Management.
Ownership
An individual ownership band is not available in the source record.
Tenure
Clifford Asness has held the filed role since January 1998.

The firm

Aqr Capital Management, LLC
Greenwich, CT

Form ADV filed 27 August 2026

$312B AUM717 clients276 advisers1 offices

Career on record

Firms and exams, newest first
  1. Passed SIE · 2017
  2. Passed Series 63 · 2010
  3. Passed Series 7 · 2009
  4. Passed Series 65 · 1996
  5. Passed Series 3 · 1995

Registrations and exams

No current adviser or broker registration. Clifford Asness has passed 5 qualifying exams.

Examinations

Series 6314 April 2010
Name
Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
Series 6526 June 1996
Name
Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
SIE20 June 2017
Name
Securities Industry Essentials Examination
Series 728 October 2009
Name
General Securities Representative Examination
Series 320 November 1995
Name
National Commodity Futures Examination

Individual record

Full name
Clifford Scott Asness
CRD
1700275
Firm
Aqr Capital Management, LLC
Registration status
No current adviser or broker registration

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Common questions

Where does Clifford Asness work?

Clifford Asness has been President, Founding and Managing Principal of Aqr Capital Management, LLC since January 1998, and is a control person of the firm.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 27 August 2026

Does Clifford Asness have a current investment-adviser registration?

Clifford Asness has no current investment-adviser or broker registration, as of 17 October 2026.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 17 October 2026

What exams has Clifford Asness passed?

Clifford Asness has passed 5 licensing exams: the Series 3, Series 65, Series 7, Series 63 and SIE. The earliest, the Series 3, was passed in November 1995.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 17 October 2026

Leadership at Aqr Capital Management

Sources

  1. IAPD individual record, CRD 1700275. Registration status, employment history and examinations.
  2. Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B of Aqr Capital Management, LLC, filed 27 August 2026. Title, control and ownership bands.

Retrieved 17 October 2026. The SEC record may have been amended since.

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This profile is compiled from public regulatory records and the firm's own published materials, and is provided for informational purposes only. Niva Wealth is not affiliated with Clifford Asness or Aqr Capital Management, LLC and makes no representation about the quality of their services. This directory does not report disciplinary history, in either direction.