Overview

Our investment philosophy is based on three core principles, built on decades of research and experience. 

Equities

We apply our systematic approach across our strategies, catering to the widespread investment needs of our clients.

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Single-Style 

Strategies that provide pure implementations of individual styles, such as defensive, momentum and value.

Multi-Style 

These strategies invest in multiple well-known styles in an integrated fashion.

Enhanced

These strategies combine established and proprietary signals based on rigorous research.

Relaxed Constraint

Strategies that build on Enhanced, but broaden the implementation through use of limited shorting in a 130/30 context while remaining beta-1 products.

3-Alpha

These strategies extend our Enhanced capabilities by adding dedicated country and currency models. 

Alternatives

AQR has a long track record of managing the complexities of alternative strategies. We offer both absolute return strategies, which target zero exposure to traditional markets, either at all times, or on average; and total return strategies, which additionally seek to capture premia from traditional markets. 

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Absolute Return

Absolute Return Strategy

Provides exposure to a highly diversified, broad suite of alternative strategies, while maintaining near-zero correlation to traditional markets

Arbitrage Strategies

We offer convertible, merger and event-driven arbitrage strategies, or a diversified portfolio combining these strategies.

Equity Market Neutral

Employs a multi-factor, market-neutral investment process based on AQR’s broadest global stock selection capabilities.

Global Macro

Invests in major asset classes based on prices and macroeconomic fundamentals, using a variety of quantitative and qualitative inputs.

Managed Futures

A collection of strategies that seeks to take advantage of price and fundamental trends in traditional and alternative asset classes.

Opportunistic

Identifies securities that show extreme undervaluation based on both our quantitative models, as well as a thorough qualitative review.

Real Return

Invests in a diverse mix of strategies and assets.

Style Premia

Invests in well-known factors such as value, momentum, carry and defensive across asset classes and geographies.
 

Total Return

Apex

A comprehensive multi-strategy alternative that emphasizes more recent, innovative research and dynamic allocations to underlying sources of returns.

Diversified Growth Strategies

Offers a wide range of return sources including market risk premia, alternative risk premia, and alpha, with less reliance on traditional assets than conventional diversified growth strategies.

Long-Short Equity

Employs our investment process based on AQR’s broadest global stock selection capabilities, with modest exposure to equity markets.

Multi-Asset

Diversifies across global asset classes by risk, seeking to build a portfolio that is broadly diversified and not overly reliant on any single asset class.

Multi-Strategy

Offers a diversified approach to alternatives investing, seeking to provide broad exposure to several different AQR strategies at once.

ESG

AQR is committed to helping our clients achieve their Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) goals. Find out more about our ESG solutions and philosophy.

ESG Strategies

Tax-Aware Investing

AQR’s tax-aware approach is informed by decades of research and experience managing traditional and alternative investment strategies. Our research has created new possibilities for U.S. taxable investors. Learn more about our tax-aware approach and solutions. 

Investment Vehicles

AQR strategies are available in a variety of investment vehicles, from offshore limited partnerships to mutual funds and UCITS funds.

Invest Vehicles

Institutional Investment Vehicles

We serve institutional investors—including pension funds, defined contribution plans, insurance companies, endowments, and foundations—with a range of vehicles to suit to their organization’s governance, pricing and liability needs.
  • Private Funds
  • Separate Managed Accounts
  • Collective Investment Trusts

Registered Funds

We make many of our strategies accessible to individual investors through AQR-sponsored mutual funds, and offer options for investors in Europe and in Australia. Contact us to learn more.

All investing, including futures trading, is subject to risk, and therefore there is no guarantee any strategy will achieve its objective. Investors can lose money over short or even long periods. 


AQR does not provide legal, tax or accounting advice. Investors should conduct his or her own analysis and consult with professional advisors prior to making any investment decisions. Diversification does not eliminate the risk of experiencing investment loss. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Investment process is subject to change.