AQR Long-Short Equity Fund (QLEIX)

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The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in AQR Long-Short Equity Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.

AQR Long-Short Equity Fund (QLEIX) has returned -3.26% so far this year and 19.60% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, QLEIX has returned 11.54% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 12.16% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jan 2, 2014, QLEIX's average daily return is +0.05%, while the average monthly return is +0.98%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 5.9 years.

Historically, 68% of months were positive and 32% were negative. The best month was Mar 2021 with a return of +11.6%, while the worst month was Mar 2020 at -8.2%. The longest winning streak lasted 17 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 5 months.

On a daily basis, QLEIX closed higher 52% of trading days. The best single day was Mar 26, 2020 with a return of +3.5%, while the worst single day was Mar 12, 2020 at -7.2%.

AQR Long-Short Equity Fund has an annualized alpha of 7.90%, beta of 0.35, and R² of 0.33 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since January 03, 2014.

• This fund participates in less of S&P 500 Index's moves in both directions, but captures a larger share of gains (45.74%) than losses (12.92%) — typical of diversified or defensive assets.
• Beta of 0.35 may look defensive, but with R² of 0.33 this fund is largely uncorrelated with S&P 500 Index — low beta reflects independence, not downside protection. See the Volatility section for a true picture of this fund's risk.
• R² of 0.33 means the benchmark explains less than half of this fund's behavior — treat beta with caution or consider switching to a more representative benchmark.

QLEIX has a high expense ratio of 1.30%, indicating above-average management fees.

QLEIX ranks 94 for risk / return — in the top 94% of mutual funds on our site. This means strong returns relative to risk — exactly what professional investors look for. Well-suited for investors who want to maximize return per unit of risk.

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for AQR Long-Short Equity Fund (QLEIX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).

AQR Long-Short Equity Fund provided a 1.81% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.37 per share.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for AQR Long-Short Equity Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

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.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the AQR Long-Short Equity 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 Long-Short Equity Fund was 38.11%, occurring on Mar 20, 2020. Recovery took 460 trading sessions.

The current AQR Long-Short Equity Fund drawdown is 3.85%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.