AQR's Delta Strategy (A)

Posted: 5 Feb 2012

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Daniel Bergstresser

Brandeis International Business School

Lauren Cohen

Harvard University - Business School (HBS); National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Randolph B. Cohen

Harvard Business School - Finance Unit

Christopher J. Malloy

Harvard Business School; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); Arrowstreet Capital, LP

Date Written: October 27, 2011

Abstract

In the summer of 2008, AQR Capital Management was considering the launch of a new hedge fund strategy. The proposed DELTA portfolio would offer investors exposure to a basket of nine major hedge fund strategies. The DELTA strategy would be innovative in two ways. First, in terms of its structure, AQR would implement these underlying strategies using a well-defined investment process, with the goal being to deliver exposure to a well-diversified portfolio of hedge fund strategies. Second, it terms of its fees, the new DELTA strategy would charge investors relatively lower fees: 1% management fees plus 10% of performance over a cash hurdle (or, alternatively, a management fee of 2% only). This fee structure was low relative to the industry, where 2% management fees plus 20% of performance, often with no hurdle, was standard.

Suggested Citation

Bergstresser, Daniel and Cohen, Lauren and Cohen, Randolph B. and Malloy, Christopher J., AQR's Delta Strategy (A) (October 27, 2011). Harvard Business School Finance Case No. 212-038, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1998218

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