AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund (QSMLX)
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund pursues its investment objective by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its net assets (including borrowings for investment purposes) in equity or equity-related securities (including, but not limited to, exchange-traded funds, equity index futures, equity index swaps and real estate investment trusts) of small-cap companies. It generally invests in small-cap U.S. companies, which the Adviser generally considers to be those companies with market capitalizations within the range of the Russell 2000 Index at the time of purchase.
Fund Info
US00203H4873
00203H487
Mar 26, 2013
$5,000,000
Small-Cap
Blend
Expense Ratio
QSMLX features an expense ratio of 0.72%, falling within the medium range.
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Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in AQR Small Cap Multi-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 Small Cap Multi-Style Fund had a return of 2.41% year-to-date (YTD) and 2.83% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund had an annualized return of 3.60%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 11.31%, indicating that AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.
QSMLX
2.41%
0.35%
-5.47%
2.83%
6.83%
3.60%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
4.46%
2.46%
9.31%
23.49%
13.03%
11.31%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of QSMLX, 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 | 2.35% | 2.41% | |||||||||||
| 2024 | -1.79% | 4.58% | 2.98% | -7.03% | 5.87% | -1.94% | 11.41% | -2.94% | 0.31% | -2.45% | 11.53% | -17.28% | -0.34% |
| 2023 | 8.43% | -0.99% | -5.67% | -2.38% | 0.95% | 10.05% | 6.58% | -3.66% | -4.39% | -6.08% | 7.99% | 7.08% | 17.11% |
| 2022 | -9.05% | 1.61% | -0.47% | -7.54% | 1.21% | -9.44% | 10.77% | -3.95% | -10.19% | 12.87% | 3.87% | -6.45% | -18.31% |
| 2021 | 4.58% | 7.84% | 4.06% | 1.65% | 1.31% | 0.59% | -2.39% | 2.72% | -2.70% | 4.90% | -1.82% | -2.08% | 19.61% |
| 2020 | -4.04% | -8.57% | -22.34% | 13.94% | 5.88% | 3.91% | 5.43% | 5.23% | -2.53% | 2.51% | 15.56% | 7.83% | 17.99% |
| 2019 | 10.17% | 5.18% | -3.23% | 2.94% | -9.04% | 7.14% | 1.19% | -4.47% | 1.15% | 3.65% | 3.68% | 1.82% | 20.35% |
| 2018 | 3.37% | -4.76% | 1.10% | -0.34% | 5.17% | 0.65% | 1.80% | 3.16% | -2.81% | -9.32% | -0.28% | -21.43% | -23.87% |
| 2017 | -0.33% | 1.87% | 0.07% | 1.25% | -3.37% | 2.62% | 1.11% | -2.13% | 6.27% | 0.75% | 2.28% | -9.94% | -0.46% |
| 2016 | -6.61% | 0.85% | 6.77% | 0.16% | 2.29% | -0.31% | 6.28% | 0.80% | 1.09% | -4.87% | 11.37% | 2.34% | 20.60% |
| 2015 | -4.10% | 6.02% | 1.87% | -2.93% | 1.51% | 0.74% | -1.03% | -5.15% | -3.23% | 5.85% | 2.15% | -5.44% | -4.50% |
| 2014 | -4.81% | 4.98% | 1.01% | -3.08% | -0.00% | 4.44% | -5.77% | 5.32% | -5.51% | 5.83% | -0.31% | 1.38% | 2.49% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of QSMLX 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 Small Cap Multi-Style Fund (QSMLX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
Dividends
Dividend History
AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund provided a 1.70% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.30 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.30 | $0.30 | $0.17 | $0.13 | $0.08 | $0.27 | $0.12 | $0.08 | $0.12 | $0.14 | $0.03 | $0.03 |
Dividend yield | 1.70% | 1.74% | 1.00% | 0.87% | 0.45% | 1.77% | 0.91% | 0.74% | 0.83% | 0.93% | 0.22% | 0.23% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for AQR Small Cap Multi-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 | ||||||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.30 | $0.30 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.17 | $0.17 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.13 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.08 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.27 | $0.27 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.12 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.08 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.12 |
| 2016 | $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 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.03 |
| 2014 | $0.03 | $0.03 |
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 Small Cap Multi-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 Small Cap Multi-Style Fund was 51.24%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 200 trading sessions.
The current AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund drawdown is 15.93%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -51.24% | Dec 19, 2017 | 567 | Mar 23, 2020 | 200 | Jan 6, 2021 | 767 |
| -34.03% | Nov 9, 2021 | 221 | Sep 26, 2022 | 532 | Nov 6, 2024 | 753 |
| -21.88% | Jun 24, 2015 | 161 | Feb 11, 2016 | 144 | Sep 7, 2016 | 305 |
| -20.08% | Nov 12, 2024 | 40 | Jan 10, 2025 | — | — | — |
| -13.1% | Jul 7, 2014 | 70 | Oct 13, 2014 | 91 | Feb 24, 2015 | 161 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund volatility is 4.20%, 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.