Machine Learning
In the Age of AI, A Quant’s Edge is Human
September 10, 2026
While quantitative investing has long relied on technology and data, AQR argues that the AI era makes human capabilities even more valuable. The piece explores why creativity, emotional intelligence, and the ability to lead and connect with others may prove to be the most enduring competitive advantages in finance and beyond.
Strategic Asset Allocation
The Case for Taking a Total Portfolio Approach
August 25, 2026
As traditional sources of return face increasing challenges, investors may need to look beyond long-only active management and private equity. We argue that portable alpha, viewed through a total portfolio approach, can offer a more efficient path to enhancing returns while improving liquidity, fees, and portfolio outcomes..
ESG Investing
Hit 'Em Where It Hurts, ESG Investing 2.0
November 1, 2018
We suggest a new approach to ESG investing that we believe may be more effective in making negative investor views known to management — while at the same time potentially improving portfolio expected returns.
Factor/Style Investing
Measuring Portfolio Factor Exposures: A Practical Guide
March 2, 2016
Regression analysis can help investors better understand the risk factors present in their portfolios, which has multiple benefits.
Portfolio Construction
Ahead of the Curve: Time to Embrace Downside Risk
February 15, 2016
Buying equity put options to reduce a portfolio’s downside risk exposure is so attractive that the high cost of doing so all but offsets the benefit, the authors contend.
Factor/Style Investing
How Can a Strategy Still Work If Everyone Knows About It?
October 15, 2015
Some people assert that once a strategy is “discovered” it can’t work anymore. Others, often implicitly, assume the future will look as wonderful as the past.
Portfolio Risk and Performance
Taking Control of Your Risk Allocation
June 3, 2015
Investors who choose risk parity are able to more fully realize the benefits of that strategy by targeting diversification and consistent total portfolio risk at each point in time.
Factor/Style Investing
Smart Beta: Not New, Not Beta, Still Awesome
September 10, 2014
Though some confusion continues regarding the subject, the term “smart beta” (including “Fundamental Indexing”) is just a new way to describe some well-known and well-tested investment ideas.
Factor/Style Investing
Style Investing: The Long and the Long/Short of It
January 2, 2014
Many investors agree that applying systematic tilts away from a passive, capitalization-weighted portfolio is a good idea; fewer agree on how best to capture these style-based returns.