{"id":91465,"date":"2025-12-03T00:29:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T05:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.hedgeco.net\/news\/?p=91465"},"modified":"2025-12-03T00:29:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T05:29:02","slug":"aqr-capital-management-posts-strong-year-to-date-gains-as-2025-winds-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/12\/2025\/aqr-capital-management-posts-strong-year-to-date-gains-as-2025-winds-down.html","title":{"rendered":"AQR Capital Management Posts Strong Year-to-Date Gains as 2025 Winds Down"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/istockphoto-486169251-612x612-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/istockphoto-486169251-612x612-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/istockphoto-486169251-612x612-1.jpg 612w, https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/istockphoto-486169251-612x612-1-300x207.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Stock Market Discussion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>(HedgeCo.Net) AQR \u2014 the $179 billion hedge-fund powerhouse \u2014 has entered the final month of 2025 with robust returns across multiple strategies, underscoring continued investor confidence in diversified hedge-fund models.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/finance\/hedge-fund-aqr-heads-towards-year-end-with-double-digit-returns-source-says-2025-12-02\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reuters+1<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to sources familiar with the firm\u2019s performance, AQR\u2019s multi-strategy fund \u201cApex Strategy\u201d returned 0.4% in November, delivering a full-year return of roughly&nbsp;<strong>16.2%<\/strong>&nbsp;through November 30.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/finance\/hedge-fund-aqr-heads-towards-year-end-with-double-digit-returns-source-says-2025-12-02\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reuters<\/a>&nbsp;Meanwhile, its Delphi Long-Short Equity Strategy posted a 3.1% gain for the month, bringing its 2025 return to&nbsp;<strong>16.4%<\/strong>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalbankingandfinance.com\/global-hedgefunds-eight\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Global Banking | Finance+1<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Notably, AQR\u2019s systematic and trend-following arms remain competitive: its Managed Futures Full Volatility Strategy is up&nbsp;<strong>19.2%<\/strong>&nbsp;year-to-date, while its Helix Strategy \u2014 which tracks trends across a range of asset classes \u2014 is up&nbsp;<strong>13.7%<\/strong>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/finance\/hedge-fund-aqr-heads-towards-year-end-with-double-digit-returns-source-says-2025-12-02\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reuters+1<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These strong numbers arrive at a time when many systematic funds globally have seen muted results: an index tracking trend-based hedge funds was up just 0.31% through late November.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/finance\/hedge-fund-aqr-heads-towards-year-end-with-double-digit-returns-source-says-2025-12-02\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reuters+1<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For AQR investors and peers, the returns reinforce the value of diversified hedge-fund platforms that combine discretionary stock-picking, macro\/multistrategy, and systematic trading. As year-end approaches, AQR\u2019s performance will be watched closely as a barometer for how diversified hedge funds fare in a volatile, AI-driven market backdrop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(HedgeCo.Net) AQR \u2014 the $179 billion hedge-fund powerhouse \u2014 has entered the final month of 2025 with robust returns across multiple strategies, underscoring continued investor confidence in diversified hedge-fund models.\u00a0Reuters+1 According to sources familiar with the firm\u2019s performance, AQR\u2019s multi-strategy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16042,16044,1],"tags":[11303],"class_list":["post-91465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hedge-fund-performance-2","category-hedge-fund-strategies-2","category-uncategorized","tag-aqr-capital-management-llc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91465","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91465"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91465\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":91466,"href":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91465\/revisions\/91466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}