Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
AQR is committed to helping our clients achieve their ESG goals. We seek to integrate ESG in both our asset selection and ownership decisions, guided by the responsible investment framework we collaborated with the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) to create and overseen by our ESG Steering Committee.
Responsible Asset Selection
Across the firm: AQR has used ESG-related signals in our investment models since inception in 1998; we believe that incorporating such signals provides a more holistic view of a given company. Over 80% of AQR AUM is ESG-related.*
Dedicated ESG solutions: Our “Sustainable” process seeks to statically and dynamically excludes stocks with the largest ESG risk exposures (we actively short these names where appropriate), at the same time targeting a higher ESG score than the benchmark. We can combine this process with climate-awareness, reducing portfolio carbon intensity.
Responsible Ownership
Transparency is a primary focus of AQR’s stewardship activities, and our engagement is undertaken at the firm level. We engage directly with portfolio companies on a number of issues, both proactively (engaging with our top firmwide holdings with current ESG concerns, in the interest of greater transparency and disclosure) and reactively (selective engagement with portfolio company management on certain proxy issues). We also partner with peers and clients on issues that we feel are best addressed through collaborative engagement and pursue research into other areas where active ownership may exert positive influence on corporate transparency and disclosure of ESG issues.
We seek to align proxy voting with long-term value creation, including on ESG issues. We vote using a Sustainable policy in all of our applicable commingled funds and can customize proxy voting in separate accounts to meet client needs.
AQR employees publish frequently on ESG. Explore over 20 years of ESG-related insights here.
ESG at AQR
In this video introduction, we discuss the basics of ESG investing and how we incorporate ESG information into our strategies at AQR.
A responsible investment framework from AQR and UN PRI:
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Investment in any of the funds described on this website carries substantial risk, including the possible loss of principal. There is no guarantee that the investment objectives of the funds will be achieved and returns may vary significantly over time. Investment in the funds described on this website is not suitable for all investors. Not all funds or share classes are available to all investors.
This is a marketing communication. Please refer to the Prospectus and KIID for more information on general terms, risks and fees. Investors should only invest in the Fund once they have reviewed the Prospectus and KIID, the most recent versions are available free of charge, in English and in your local language at AQR UCITS Funds, c/o HedgeServ (Luxembourg) S.à r.l1st Floor, Infinity Building, 5 Avenue John F. Kennedy, L-1855, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, along with the annual and semi-annual report and articles (each in English). Investors may wish to consult an independent financial advisor for personal and specific investment advice before investing. Only the information provided in the Prospectus and the KIID is legally binding. Not all share classes are available for investment in all countries. The Prospectus as well as a summary of investor rights are available in English. The relevant KIID is available in Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, and depending upon the specific fund, Greek and Portuguese. These documents are available at: https://ucits.aqr.com/. For further information regarding the risks of investing in the Fund please refer to the Risk and Reward section of the KIID and the section of the Prospectus entitled “Risk Factors.”
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The Fund is a sub-fund of AQR UCITS Funds, a Luxembourg based UCITS of which the management company is FundRock Management Company S.A.
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Please note that the management company may decide to terminate the arrangements made for the marketing of the Fund in any country where it has been registered for marketing.
Past performance does not predict future returns.
Broad-based securities indices are unmanaged and are not subject to fees and expenses typically associated with managed accounts or investment funds. Investments cannot be made directly in an index.
The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance of emerging markets.
The MSCI China A Net Total Return USD Index captures large and mid-cap representation across China securities listed on the Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges. The index covers only those securities that are accessible through "Stock Connect". The index is designed for international investors and is calculated using China A Stock Connect listings based on the offshore RMB exchange rate (CNH).
The ICE BofAML 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index tracks the performance of the U.S. dollar denominated U.S. Treasury Bills publicly issued in the U.S. domestic market with a remaining term to final maturity of less than 3 months.
The MSCI World 100% Hedged to USD NETR Index represents a close estimation of the performance that can be achieved by hedging the currency exposures of its parent index, the MSCI World Index, to the USD, the “home” currency for the hedged index. The index is 100% hedged to the USD by selling each foreign currency forward at the one-month Forward weight. The parent index is composed of large and mid cap stocks across 23 Developed Markets (DM) countries and its local performance is calculated in 13 different currencies, including the Euro.
The MSCI World Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets.
Euro Short-Term Rate (€STR) is an interest rate benchmark that reflects the overnight borrowing costs of banks within the eurozone.
Sterling Overnight Index Average (SONIA) is the effective overnight interest rate paid by banks for unsecured transactions in the British sterling market.
Swiss Average Rate Overnight index (SARON) represents the overnight interest rate of the secured money market for Swiss francs.
MAS is the Monetary Authority of Singapore Benchmark Govt Bill Yield 3 Month Index.
HKMA is the Hong Kong Monetary Authority Hong Kong Exchange Fund Bills Fixings 3 Month Yield Index.
This is a marketing communication in the European Economic Area (“EEA”) and approved as a Financial Promotion in the United Kingdom (“UK”). It is only intended for Professional Clients.
The fees and charges paid by the Fund will reduce the return on your investment. Certain costs paid by the Fund will be charged in USD and exchange rate fluctuations may cause these costs to increase or decrease when converted into your local currency.
AQR is entitled to receive a performance fee in relation to certain share classes of the Fund. Please refer to the prospectus to check if a performance fee is charged on your shares and for further detail of the performance fee calculation method. Where charged, the performance fee is calculated in respect of each twelve-month period ending on 31 March of each year. The performance fee calculation methodology incorporates a loss carry forward mechanism, meaning that where a share class has underperformed its hurdle specified in the prospectus in a past calculation period or periods, no performance fee will be charged for the current calculation period unless that underperformance is caught up. The performance fee amounts to 15% of any increase in value of the share class above the relevant hurdle. The performance fee is crystallised annually on 31 March, or the date when shares are redeemed. Generally, the performance fee is paid to the AQR within 14 business days of the month end in which crystallisation occurs. You should note that a performance fee may be charged even for periods when the Fund’s performance is negative.
Information for clients in the United Kingdom
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Information for clients in the EEA
AQR in the European Economic Area is AQR Capital Management (Germany) GmbH, a German limited liability company (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung; “GmbH”), with registered offices at Maximilianstrasse 13, 80539 Munich, authorized and regulated by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht, „BaFin“), with offices at Marie-Curie-Str. 24-28, 60439, Frankfurt am Main und Graurheindorfer Str. 108, 53117 Bonn, to provide the services of investment advice (Anlageberatung) and investment broking (Anlagevermittlung) pursuant to the German Securities Institutions Act (Wertpapierinstitutsgesetz; “WpIG”). The Complaint Handling Procedure for clients and prospective clients of AQR in the European Economic Area can be found here: https://ucits.aqr.com/Legal-and-Regulatory.