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Perspective
Introducing “Words From the Wise” Interview Series
March 19, 2015
AQR's “Words From the Wise” interview series shares research and insights from industry leaders, giving us all the opportunity to become better investors.
Perspective
The Hedgie in Winter
May 31, 2018
Cliff explains once again why hedge fund returns shouldn’t be compared to 100% long equities, how to do a more proper comparison, and then shares results.
Chief Investment Quarterly
You Can’t Hedge, but You Can Diversify
May 8, 2019
Investors may benefit from adding diversifiers to their portfolios, but diversifiers aren’t hedges. Hedges serve a different purpose…unless they’re from Texas.
Alternative Thinking
2020 Capital Market Assumptions for Major Asset Classes (Supplemental Estimates as of March 31, 2020)
May 6, 2020
This supplement provides a special update to our estimates of medium-term (5- to 10-year) expected returns for major asset classes. This update reflects the large changes in prices for many asset classes due to the impact of COVID-19 in Q1 2020.
Alternative Thinking
Active and Passive Investing — The Long-Run Evidence
May 21, 2018
More careful thinking is needed to separate facts from fiction in the hotly contested debate between active and passive investing.
Alternative Thinking
2019 Capital Market Assumptions for Major Asset Classes
February 4, 2019
We update our estimates of medium-term (5- to 10-year) expected returns for major asset classes, including private equity and private real estate.
Alternative Thinking
Why Do Most Investors Choose Concentration Over Leverage?
2Q 2012
Return-seeking investors must take risks—the question is which to take and to understand the tradeoffs involved. Most investors choose concentration risk, but we present arguments for a different approach.
Working Paper
Tax-Efficient Portfolio Transition: A Tax-Aware Relaxed-Constraint Approach to Switching Equity Managers
March 2, 2020
For a taxable investor with a highly appreciated equity portfolio, replacing the portfolio manager is likely to trigger substantial tax liabilities. We find that a tax-aware relaxed-constraint post-transition strategy significantly outperforms a traditional tax-agnostic long-only strategy in its ability to preserve and grow the investors after-tax wealth over the long term.
Trade Publication
Where the Wild Things Aren't: Using Derivatives and Leverage to Improve Portfolio Performance
May 13, 2010
In the current world of modest risk premia, investors face a choice to limit their investment options, or diversify and build more stable portfolios.
Trade Publication
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.