Systematic, or quantitative, equity investing uses research, data, and technology to build diversified stock portfolios in a disciplined, repeatable way.
Rather than relying primarily on individual judgment about a company, a systematic approach typically evaluates hundreds of stocks using measurable characteristics, such as profitability, momentum, quality, risk, investor sentiment, and proprietary signals. These are applied across a broad investment universe to build diversified portfolios that reflect the manager's investment views.
Since our founding in 1998, AQR has managed systematic equity strategies across a wide range of objectives and implementation styles. Our investment process combines economic intuition, empirical research, and disciplined portfolio construction to seek excess returns across global equity markets.
Our systematic equities platform continues to evolve through ongoing research and innovation, including machine learning, natural language processing, and alternative datasets. These efforts support continual enhancements to our signals, portfolio construction, and trading implementation as markets and technologies evolve.
Source: AQR. All figures as of 6/30/2026.
We offer a range of systematic equity strategies designed to help investors achieve their investment objectives:
Approaches: Single-Factor, Multi-Factor, Portable Alpha, Active Extension, 3-Alpha
Geographies: Global, U.S., International, Emerging
Institutional Investment Vehicles: We serve institutional investors—including pension funds, defined contribution plans, insurance companies, endowments, and foundations—with a range of vehicles to suit their organization's governance needs.
Registered Funds: We make many of our strategies accessible to individual investors through AQR-sponsored mutual funds, and offer options for investors in Europe and Australia.
Diversification does not eliminate the risk of experiencing investment losses. The investment strategy and themes discussed herein may be unsuitable for investors depending on their specific investment objectives and financial situation.
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