AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund (AUEIX)
The fund pursues a "defensive" investment style, seeking to provide downside protection with upside potential through active stock selection, risk management and diversification. It pursues its objective by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its net assets (including any borrowings for investment purposes) in Equity Instruments of large-cap issuers. The fund can invest in companies of any size and may invest in small- and mid-cap companies from time to time in the discretion of the Adviser.
Fund Info
US00203H7199
00203H719
Jul 9, 2012
$5,000,000
Large-Cap
Blend
Expense Ratio
AUEIX has an expense ratio of 0.37%, placing it in the medium range.
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Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.
Returns By Period
AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund (AUEIX) returned 3.90% year-to-date (YTD) and -9.40% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, AUEIX returned 4.82% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.43%.
AUEIX
3.90%
8.68%
-18.38%
-9.40%
0.80%
4.82%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
-3.70%
13.67%
-5.18%
9.18%
14.14%
10.43%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of AUEIX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.46% | 1.96% | -0.84% | -0.90% | 0.24% | 3.90% | |||||||
| 2024 | 2.50% | 3.33% | 2.62% | -3.31% | 2.34% | 1.18% | 2.72% | 3.87% | 0.39% | -1.25% | 5.30% | -22.95% | -6.61% |
| 2023 | 2.48% | -3.36% | 2.79% | 1.96% | -3.62% | 4.72% | 1.18% | -1.17% | -2.90% | -0.12% | 5.16% | -16.08% | -10.34% |
| 2022 | -7.10% | -3.13% | 4.31% | -5.99% | -1.17% | -6.34% | 6.16% | -2.81% | -7.31% | 8.56% | 5.75% | -11.74% | -20.85% |
| 2021 | -2.03% | 0.35% | 5.05% | 4.59% | 1.08% | 1.72% | 3.32% | 2.49% | -5.28% | 6.45% | -1.46% | 4.12% | 21.68% |
| 2020 | 0.59% | -8.23% | -11.74% | 10.62% | 6.01% | 0.53% | 6.12% | 5.23% | -2.55% | -2.45% | 8.08% | 2.62% | 13.10% |
| 2019 | 6.41% | 4.17% | 1.88% | 3.03% | -3.81% | 5.92% | 1.49% | 0.49% | 0.93% | 0.44% | 2.36% | 2.52% | 28.60% |
| 2018 | 4.82% | -3.45% | -0.78% | -0.26% | 1.99% | 0.92% | 3.20% | 3.65% | 0.71% | -5.67% | 3.15% | -8.13% | -0.71% |
| 2017 | 1.63% | 4.62% | 0.06% | 1.41% | 2.73% | -0.28% | 1.70% | 0.17% | 1.33% | 2.96% | 3.84% | -0.76% | 21.03% |
| 2016 | -2.62% | 0.85% | 6.39% | -0.40% | 1.52% | 2.41% | 1.72% | -0.81% | -0.82% | -1.21% | 2.38% | 2.00% | 11.70% |
| 2015 | -0.97% | 4.68% | -0.60% | -0.74% | 1.76% | -1.39% | 4.38% | -5.10% | -0.48% | 5.74% | 0.19% | -5.60% | 1.18% |
| 2014 | -2.59% | 4.62% | 0.45% | 0.30% | 1.78% | 1.83% | -2.37% | 3.74% | -0.42% | 4.19% | 3.41% | -2.72% | 12.49% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of AUEIX is 6, meaning it’s performing worse than 94% of other mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund (AUEIX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
Dividends
Dividend History
AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund provided a 1.72% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.36 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.36 | $0.36 | $0.52 | $0.35 | $0.34 | $0.34 | $0.26 | $0.23 | $0.28 | $0.23 | $0.14 | $0.29 |
Dividend yield | 1.72% | 1.78% | 2.37% | 1.39% | 1.06% | 1.29% | 1.10% | 1.22% | 1.44% | 1.45% | 0.95% | 1.98% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.36 | $0.36 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.52 | $0.52 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.35 | $0.35 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.34 | $0.34 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.34 | $0.34 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.26 | $0.26 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.23 | $0.23 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.28 | $0.28 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.23 | $0.23 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.14 |
| 2014 | $0.29 | $0.29 |
Drawdowns
Drawdowns Chart
The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.
Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.
The maximum drawdown for the AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund was 36.80%, occurring on Apr 8, 2025. The portfolio has not yet recovered.
The current AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund drawdown is 31.31%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -36.8% | Dec 30, 2021 | 821 | Apr 8, 2025 | — | — | — |
| -33.57% | Feb 20, 2020 | 23 | Mar 23, 2020 | 107 | Aug 24, 2020 | 130 |
| -13.64% | Sep 24, 2018 | 63 | Dec 21, 2018 | 60 | Mar 21, 2019 | 123 |
| -12.77% | Aug 18, 2015 | 107 | Jan 20, 2016 | 97 | Jun 8, 2016 | 204 |
| -8.99% | Jan 29, 2018 | 9 | Feb 8, 2018 | 107 | Jul 13, 2018 | 116 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund volatility is 6.67%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.