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White Paper
Rethinking DC Portfolio Diversification
August 25, 2023
We make the case for an allocation to liquid alternatives as a viable and versatile complement to existing DC portfolios.
Quick Takes
Asset Allocation in a Higher Rate World
August 10, 2023
Does a higher cash rate tide lift all asset boats? Or are some asset classes more attractive than others? In this Quick Take, we look at the implications for asset allocation in a higher rate world.
Perspective
Holding Our Breadth
February 6, 2023
Regular readers probably noticed I’ve been talking a lot about value lately. While I’m all for shining the spotlight onto the value dislocation, my colleagues also continue to produce a great breadth of research worth adding to your non-value-reading-list. I preview some of my recent favorites.
Quick Takes
Quick Clips: 2023 Capital Market Assumptions for Major Asset Classes
January 27, 2023
Hear from Pete Hecht and Thomas Maloney as they provide short soundbytes based on our Q1 2023 Capital Market Assumptions for Major Asset Classes
Quick Takes
Quick Clips: New Rules of Diversification
September 9, 2022
Hear from AQR's Portfolio Solutions Group on the the prospects for stock and bond markets, the impact of macroeconomic risks on a range of investments, and the use of diversifying investments to fortify portfolios.
Quick Takes
Quick Clips: The Stock/Bond Correlation
Q2 2022
For the past two decades, the stock/bond correlation (SBC) has been consistently negative, and investors have been able to rely on their bond investments for portfolio protection when equities sell off. However, macroeconomic changes – like heightened inflation risk – could push this key asset allocation input into positive territory.
Quick Takes
Quick Clips: 2022 Capital Market Assumptions for Major Asset Classes
January 27, 2022
Performance of traditional stock/bond portfolios has been remarkable over the last decade, but the current outlook is more subdued. Hear from AQR’s Portfolio Solutions Group on some practical, incremental changes that could boost expected returns without adding substantial risk.
Journal Article
Tail Risk Hedging: Contrasting Put and Trend Strategies
July 8, 2020
The sharp market fall and speedy recovery during the eventful first half of 2020 has kept tail risk hedging topical: investors have both fresh memories of a painful loss and renewed fears of a repeat. We try to offer a balanced overview of the strengths and weaknesses of direct and indirect tail hedging strategies.
Journal Article
Portfolio Protection? It’s a Long (Term) Story…
April 23, 2020
Investors have a natural urge to protect their portfolios from sudden crashes, even though bad outcomes that unfold over longer periods are more detrimental to reaching long-term goals. We show risk-mitigating and diversifying strategies have added value more consistently than options-based hedging over the more important, longer drawdowns.
Journal Article
Enhanced Portfolio Optimization
March 2, 2020
We show how to identify the portfolios that cause problems in standard mean-variance optimization (MVO) and develop an enhanced portfolio optimization (EPO) method that addresses the problems. Applying EPO on several realistic datasets, we find significant gains relative to standard benchmarks.