Which super PACs did Cliff Asness fund in 2026?

Senate Leadership Fund ($2.0M), The Sentinel Action Fund ($1.2M), Wfw Action Fund Inc ($125K), Fight to Win America, Inc. ($100K).

Which candidates did Cliff Asness's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $463K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $336K, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $177K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Cliff Asness

Individual

Founding and Managing Principal, Aqr Capital Management · New York

6 reported gifts; 4 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

Cliff Asness gave $3.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 8% were on the winning side ($149K won, $1.8M lost, with $68K in races still being counted). $30K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$3.4M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

$1.9M scored (57% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$1.8M

$68K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.4M

$1.4M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $30K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A person writing checks from their own fortune. Each gift is split the way the group that received it split its spending between winners and losers, so a $10M check to a group that spent 80% on losers counts as $8M on the losing side.

✓ Backed the winner or attacked the loser ✗ Backed the loser or attacked the winner Race not called yet Result not matched

Group	Gave	Won / lost
Senate Leadership Fund $722K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.0M	$49K / $1.2M
The Sentinel Action Fund $615K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.2M	$78K / $507K
Wfw Action Fund Inc $26K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$125K	$23K / $69K
Fight to Win America, Inc. $25K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100K	$0 / $52K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Cliff Asness's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Cliff Asness's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$463K	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$336K	✗ No
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$177K	✗ No
Troy Jackson	Maine Senate	Attacking	$138K	✗ No
Roy Cooper	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$109K	✗ No
Jon Husted	Ohio Senate (special)	Supporting	$100K	✗ No
Chris Pappas	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$98K	✗ No
Mike Rogers	Michigan Senate (primary)	Supporting	$82K	✓ Yes
Mike Rogers	Michigan Senate	Supporting	$65K	✗ No
Adam Hamilton	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$60K	✗ No
Mary Peltola	Alaska Senate	Attacking	$58K	Counting
Steve Toth	Texas 2nd District (primary)	Attacking	$51K	✗ No

Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Cliff Asness spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Cliff Asness gave $3.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 8% were on the winning side ($149K won, $1.8M lost, with $68K in races still being counted). $30K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Cliff Asness fund in 2026?: Senate Leadership Fund ($2.0M), The Sentinel Action Fund ($1.2M), Wfw Action Fund Inc ($125K), Fight to Win America, Inc. ($100K).
Which candidates did Cliff Asness's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $463K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $336K, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $177K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.