AQR Corporate Arbitrage: A Multifaceted                            Approach to Arbitrage Investing

Corporate Arbitrage strategies seek to profit from corporate events, such as equity and debt issuances, mergers & acquisitions and bankruptcies. Because these strategies are tied to finance raising or control events of specific companies, they can provide a source of returns that is independent and diversifying from traditional equity and bond investments.

AQR’s Sustainable Corporate Arbitrage Strategy (‘the Strategy’) integrates three types of arbitrage strategies: Merger Arbitrage, Convertible Arbitrage, and Event-driven Investments.  Each strategy is a diversifying addition to a traditional portfolio, and dynamic exposure to a combination of these strategies provides the opportunity to benefit from different types of corporate events.  The Strategy employs our sustainable investment process, which features a positive tilt toward deals with more attractive ESG characteristics along with norms-based and dynamic screening.

Arbitrage opportunities can be created by financial events across the corporate lifecycle

A Unique Offering in the Arbitrage Space

20+ Years of Experience
Managed by a team with two decades of experience refining a dynamic, systematic approach enhanced by discretionary oversight and expertise
Seeks Attractive Risk-Adjusted Returns
Seeks to provide a steady and independent source of returns to a portfolio of stocks and bonds, aiming to maintain strong positive performance over the long term
Dynamic Approach
Broad exposure to core arbitrage strategies combined with meaningful tactical bets to take advantage of the most attractive opportunities in the space
Portfolio Diversification
Since the Strategy tends to behave differently from typical stock and bond strategies, it can be a potential diversifying source to a traditional portfolio
Incorporates Sustainability
Applies AQR’s Sustainable process, combining static and dynamic screens as well as incorporating a positive ESG tilt
Attractive Current Environment
The long-term strategic risk premium is currently more attractive, driven by the record deal flow and the number of new issuances

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