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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-22235

 

 

AQR Funds

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

Two Greenwich Plaza, 4th Floor

Greenwich, CT 06830

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

Bradley D. Asness, Esq.

Principal and Chief Legal Officer

AQR Capital Management, LLC

Two Greenwich Plaza

4th Floor

Greenwich, CT 06830

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 203-742-3600

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Shareholders.

The following is a copy of the report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1.)


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Annual Report

 

 

December 31, 2014

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund

AQR Global Macro Fund

AQR Long-Short Equity Fund

AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund

AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund

AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund

AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund

AQR Risk Parity Fund

AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund

AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund

AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund

AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund

 


Table of Contents

 

 

 

Shareholder Letters (unaudited)  

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

    2   

AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund

    5   

AQR Global Macro Fund

    7   

AQR Long-Short Equity Fund

    11   

AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund

    13   

AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund

    16   

AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund

    19   

AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund

    22   

AQR Risk Parity Fund

    25   

AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund

    28   

AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund

    31   

AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund

    34   

AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund

    36   
Schedule of Investments  

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

    42   

AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund

    69   

AQR Global Macro Fund

    85   

AQR Long-Short Equity Fund

    97   

AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund

    122   

AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund

    131   

AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund

    140   

AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund

    190   

AQR Risk Parity Fund

    194   

AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund

    204   

AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund

    210   

AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund

    216   

AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund

    240   
Financial Statements and Notes     262   
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm     339   
Other Federal Tax Information (unaudited)     340   
Fund Expense Examples (unaudited)     341   
Trustees and Officers (unaudited)     345   
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Agreements (unaudited)     347   


Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND   

 

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Ronen Israel

Principal

 

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Mark Mitchell Ph.D.

Founding Principal, CNH Partners

 

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Lars Nielsen

Principal

 

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Todd Pulvino, Ph.D.

Founding Principal, CNH Partners

Dear Shareholder:

For the first year since inception, the AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund (the “Fund”) in 2014 posted negative performance. The Fund invests in merger arbitrage, convertible arbitrage and event-driven strategies using corporate securities. The investment process seeks to capture liquidity premia associated with a wide range of corporate events. The Fund’s diversified approach imposes a risk management control whereby the expected downside loss from any single investment contributes less than 1% to overall Fund performance. In 2014, the largest single downside loss was -0.73%, resulting from a merger termination. Although the Fund successfully limited idiosyncratic exposure, it endured multiple adverse events and general spread-widening, which created losses across the arbitrage community. The Class I shares returned -5.25% in 2014, while the Merrill Lynch 3-Month Treasury Bill Index (the Fund’s benchmark) and the S&P 500 Index returned +0.03% and +13.69%, respectively. As described in detail below, each of the strategies in which the Fund invests contributed negatively to the overall performance. The Fund’s performance in 2014 was not driven by overall stock market returns – much of the Fund’s negative return occurred in the fourth quarter. Based on monthly return data since inception (January 15, 2009) through December 31, 2014, the Fund’s equity market beta (relative to the S&P 500) is 0.06, its annualized volatility is 2.6%, and its Sharpe ratio is 0.9.

Fund Description

Unlike textbook arbitrage where identical securities can simultaneously be bought and sold for different prices, corporate arbitrage investments involve the purchase and sale of similar but not identical securities at advantageous prices. For example, in merger arbitrage, the target stock can often be purchased for a price that is less than the merger consideration offered by the acquiring company. Arbitrageurs attempt to capture this difference by buying the target stock, and in the case of a stock merger, short-selling the acquirer’s stock. Similarly, in the case of convertible arbitrage, investors typically purchase a convertible bond at a price below theoretical value, and through daily short-selling of the issuer’s common stock, effectively sell the call option that is embedded in the convertible bond. Profits are generated if the effective price obtained by selling the call option via daily hedging is greater than the price paid for the call option when the bond was purchased.

Like merger arbitrage and convertible arbitrage, other strategies employed by the Fund involve the purchase of securities around corporate events at discounts to their fundamental values. For every investment, an attempt is made to hedge the embedded systematic risk. Where there is no natural hedge for a purchased security, market hedges are employed. For example, systematic equity market risk is hedged by shorting S&P futures, while systematic credit risk and interest rate risk are hedged using market indices (Credit Default Swap contracts and Treasury futures). Although market hedges effectively mitigate systematic risk (e.g., beta), they expose the Fund to basis risk – the basket of securities purchased around corporate events do not necessarily move in lockstep with the hedging instruments.

Performance Attribution

Each of the strategies in which the Fund invests (merger arbitrage, convertible arbitrage and event-driven) contributed negatively to the Fund’s 2014 performance. Of the strategies, convertible arbitrage performed the best, with a -0.19% contribution for the year. Losses in the convertible arbitrage strategy were largely caused by a general cheapening of convertible bonds relative to their theoretical values. Throughout most of the last two years, the market price of the median equity-sensitive convertible bond was close to theoretical value. However, beginning in September 2014, bond prices fell relative to theoretical values reaching a discount at the end of the year near 1%. While a 1% decline may seem small, it has significant ramifications for levered arbitrage funds and caused serious losses across the convertible arbitrage community. For example, the average investable convertible arbitrage index returned -5.6% in 2014, and most of that loss occurred in the fourth quarter.1 While it is difficult to know with certainty the ultimate source of convertible cheapening, it is

 

 

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The average convertible arbitrage index is obtained by taking the average return of the HFRX convertible arbitrage index and the CSFB/All-Hedge convertible arbitrage index.

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

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likely that part of the explanation lies with the increase in activity in the convertible new-issue market. Over the prior three years, the convertible universe decreased as redemptions and maturities outpaced new issuance. This trend reversed in late 2013 and throughout 2014 as the new-issue market was active. As a result, convertible funds that were fully invested had to sell legacy paper in order to make room for new issues, and this likely put downward pressure on bond prices in the secondary market. As discussed below, the new-issue market remains active and we expect it to be so throughout 2015. The Fund avoided large losses in convertible arbitrage for two reasons. First, the exposure to convertible arbitrage was reduced earlier in the year by selling rich bonds and because of a general lack of opportunity to reinvest in cheap bonds. Second, the convertible bonds that the Fund holds, on average, are highly equity-sensitive and therefore have less exposure to convertible market cheapening compared to credit-sensitive convertible bonds.

Like convertible arbitrage, merger arbitrage also negatively impacted the Fund’s 2014 performance. Over 2014, merger arbitrage contributed -1.08%, nearly all of which occurred in the fourth quarter with the failure of two mergers and an increase in overall merger spreads. In particular, the failed tax-inversion acquisition of Shire by AbbVie caused significant losses across the merger-arbitrage community (including the Fund) and contributed to a substantial widening of merger spreads. Prior to the Shire/AbbVie failure, the median merger spread was approximately 4% (annualized). The median merger spread increased to almost 10% following the Shire/AbbVie failure and has been bouncing between 5% and 10% since. Losses from failed mergers are permanent and in most cases will not be recouped. However, as discussed below, the increase in merger spreads that typically follows a large merger failure provides more attractive opportunities going forward, and those opportunities can generate returns that offset the original loss.

Event-driven investments contributed the largest losses, -3.98%, to the Fund’s 2014 total return. These losses were driven by negative performance in spinoffs in the third quarter, and by investments in distressed credit in the fourth quarter. Some of the losses can be attributed to adverse developments in the energy sector that resulted from the rapid decrease in the price of oil. While the Fund did not have an overweight in the energy sector, the basis risk that existed between event-driven energy investments and the market indices used as hedges did not offset, resulting in net losses. More generally, the Fund’s event-driven losses were spread across industry sectors and were idiosyncratic in nature, often resulting from adverse court rulings. In one notable investment, senior secured debt that would typically be fully covered lost 20% when a bankruptcy judge forced holders to accept new notes issued by the post-bankruptcy entity with a sub-market rate of interest. These types of outcomes are not completely unexpected, but they occur infrequently and are typically offset by positions that receive a surprisingly positive outcome. However, in the third and fourth quarters of 2014, positive surprises were few, and those that were realized failed to offset negative surprises.

Looking Forward

Losses associated with arbitrage trades come in two flavors. The first type of loss is a permanent loss, typically associated with merger failures or convertible bond defaults. Following these events, there is little chance that the investment will recover. The second type of loss is temporary, and is associated with spread widening, often the result of contagion associated with an event that caused a permanent loss. Although there are no guarantees, temporary losses are often recouped as the underlying event (for example, a merger) is consummated, causing the arbitrage spread to close. Although general spread widening can cause mark-to-market losses, it often presents an opportunity to invest at attractive spread levels. The Shire/AbbVie situation described above is an example. Given the few number of tax-inversion mergers, the general spread widening that followed the merger failure was not likely to have been caused by an increase in tax inversion deal risk and instead reflected investors’ general increase in risk aversion associated with merger targets. For merger arbitrageurs, the price they receive for assuming deal risk effectively doubled without a commensurate increase in risk. Similarly, in convertible arbitrage, the median discount of a convertible bond price to its fundamental value increased from approximately 0% to approximately 1% over the span of a few weeks. Although this caused losses for convertible arbitrage funds, it also created the opportunity to invest at more attractive prices. The permanent/temporary nature of losses in the event-driven space is not as well defined as it is in merger and convertible strategies. However, given the recently negative returns realized in various event strategies, it is likely that future opportunities will come at more attractive prices.

In addition to wide spreads, an attractive arbitrage environment requires robust deal flow. In that regard, the current environment is above average. Although merger deal flow has slowed since the very active 4th quarter of 2014, the merger universe is still large compared to history. Convertible new issuance, which as described above likely contributed to cheapening in the convertible market, significantly outpaced redemptions and maturities in 2014. The recent decrease in investors’ appetites for new high-yield paper portends well for convertible issuance as cash-strapped issuers try to minimize cash coupon payments. Finally, the anticipated market value of new spinoffs anticipated in 2015 is at record levels, and the recent implosion of oil prices is likely to create meaningful opportunities in distressed energy companies (i.e., mergers and

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

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bankruptcies). Unlike prior years, we expect investment opportunities to be above average in the coming year. Irrespective of where the Fund deploys capital in 2015, we will continue to hedge systematic equity, credit and interest-rate risk, with the intention of delivering uncorrelated positive returns.

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 12/31/2014

AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND

 
      1 Year      5 Year      Since
Inception
     Date of
Inception
 

Fund - Class I: ADAIX

     -5.25%         1.05%         2.38%         1/15/2009   

Fund - Class N: ADANX

     -5.51%         0.79%         2.11%         1/15/2009   

Fund - Class R6: QDARX

     na         na         -5.99%         9/2/2014   

Merrill Lynch 3-Month Treasury Bill Index

     0.03%         0.09%         0.11%         1/15/2009   

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment results and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest prospectus, the gross expense ratio for the Fund’s Class I/N/R6 shares are 1.71%, 1.95% and 1.61%, respectively. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.

 

AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND VS. MERRILL LYNCH 3-MONTH TREASURY BILL INDEX

VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 1/15/2009

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The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years (or since inception if shorter). Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND   

 

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Andrea Frazzini

Principal

 

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Jacques Friedman

Principal

 

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Lars Nielsen

Principal

Dear Shareholder:

The AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund seeks to provide investors with returns from the potential gains from its long and short equity positions. The Fund is designed to be market- or beta-neutral, which means that the Fund seeks to achieve returns that are not closely correlated with the returns of the equity markets in which the Fund invests. Accordingly, the Advisor, on average, intends to target a portfolio beta of zero over a normal business cycle.

Since the Fund targets a beta of zero, an appropriate benchmark is U.S. cash returns, which remain at near-zero levels. Since inception (October 7th 2014), the Fund handily outperformed the Merrill Lynch 3-Month Treasury Bill Index, its benchmark, with the Class I shares returning 5.93% vs the benchmark return of 0.00% during the period. Global developed equity markets, by comparison, performed slightly positively during this period (up +0.35%), driven mainly by positive growth in the U.S.

Fund returns were driven by the strong performance of most of our investment themes. All of our Momentum-related themes (within industry, across industry and indirect Momentum) worked particularly well in the fourth quarter. Valuation signals within and across industries underperformed slightly. These valuation themes tend to be negatively correlated to momentum signals. Geographically, stocks in the U.S. and U.K. contributed the most to overall returns, while in no specific country did stock selection detract meaningfully from returns. At the sector level, the stock selection strategy worked best within and across information technology and energy in 2014.

The Fund ended the year with a highly diversified stock portfolio of 440 long positions and 407 short positions. The Fund achieved its exposure mainly through the use of total return basket swaps. Securities remained globally diversified with approximately 50% of the Fund invested outside of the U.S. The Fund does make small industry plays. As of the end of the year, our largest sector overweights were in healthcare and information technology, while our largest underweights were in materials and energy.

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 12/31/2014

AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND

 
      Since
Inception
     Date of
Inception
 

Fund - Class I: QMNIX

     5.93%         10/7/2014   

Fund - Class N: QMNNX

     5.88%         10/7/2014   

Fund - Class R6: QMNRX

     5.95%         10/7/2014   

Merrill Lynch 3-Month Treasury Bill Index

     0.00%         10/7/2014   

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment results and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest prospectus, the gross expense ratio for the Fund’s Class I/N/R6 shares are 2.10%, 2.35% and 2.00%, respectively. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.

 
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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND   

 

AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND VS. MERRILL LYNCH 3-MONTH TREASURY BILL INDEX

VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 10/7/2014

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The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years (or since inception if shorter). Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR GLOBAL MACRO FUND   

 

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John Liew

Founding Principal

 

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Michael Katz

Principal

 

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Lars Nielsen

Principal

 

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Jordan Brooks

Vice President

 

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David Kupersmith

Managing Director

Dear Shareholders:

The AQR Global Macro Mutual Fund (the “Fund”) invests across four liquid asset classes: fixed income, currencies, commodities and equities, mainly through the use of swaps, futures and forward foreign currency exchange contracts. Within each asset class, we take both relative value and directional positions. The strategy is long-term market-neutral, but can take directional views over the short term. The targeted annualized volatility for the Fund is 10%, on average, which varies modestly over time based on attractiveness of opportunities within the different asset classes we trade. The Fund’s strategy trades predominately on macroeconomic news and trends, using a systematic, bottom-up approach that integrates both quantitative and discretionary trading signals.

Our investment philosophy is rooted in the insight that financial markets tend to underreact to macroeconomic news. This implies that macroeconomic news tends to have a persistent effect on asset prices. Our strategy seeks to take advantage of this tendency by investing across liquid markets on the basis of macroeconomic news and trends, an investment approach we call macro momentum. We form macro momentum views by evaluating both quantitative and discretionary indicators across a variety of dimensions, from growth and inflation to monetary policy and international trade. By integrating both quantitative and discretionary indicators of macro momentum in a bottom-up, risk-controlled portfolio construction, we aim to capture the best features of both approaches while maintaining the benefits of a systematic and disciplined process.

With macro momentum at the core of our investment philosophy, we also consider price momentum, value and carry indicators. This multifactor approach provides a more holistic picture of each asset’s attractiveness than trading on macro momentum alone does. Macro momentum tends to drive asset positioning (long or short) in our portfolio, but the degree of agreement between macro momentum, on the one hand, and price momentum, value and carry, on the other, determines ultimate position sizing. Our bottom-up portfolio construction – in which we evaluate the attractiveness of each asset across a large number of dimensions – allows us to build a highly diversified portfolio that does not depend on a few “best ideas.”

The Fund’s benchmark, the Merrill Lynch 3-Month Treasury Bill Index, was up +0.02% since inception (4/8/14). The Fund underperformed this benchmark, with the Class I shares returning -0.42% net since inception. The low, positive benchmark performance can be attributed to the general low rate environment we saw over the course of 2014. The Fund’s performance across asset classes was mixed, with gains experienced in commodities (up +2.54%) and currencies (developed FX up +1.17% and emerging FX up +0.49%) and losses seen in fixed income (developed bonds down -3.41%, yield curve down -0.42% and developed interest rates down -0.06%) and equities (developed equities down -1.24% although somewhat offset by emerging equities that were up +0.13%). U.S. tactical asset allocation also contributed to returns, as the strategy was up +0.38% on the year.

Commodities

The commodities strategy was the best performing strategy on the year. Gains were driven by short positions in agricultural commodities in the second and third quarter and short positions in energy commodities in the fourth quarter. Positions in agricultural commodities were largely based on macro momentum. Weakness of emerging market currencies and deteriorating emerging market growth has reduced commodity demand. Positions in crude and natural gas were the largest contributors within energy and were based mainly on supply and price momentum factors. Agricultural commodities underperformed, as high planted acreage and favorable weather helped boost crop yields. Both corn and soybean production reached record levels in the US. Rapid growth in U.S. shale oil production, OPEC’s decision on Thanksgiving Day to maintain crude production levels at 30 million barrels a day and softening global demand all factored into lower oil prices in the third and fourth quarters. Natural gas also underperformed, as shale production continued to increase, the summer storage injections were more rapid than expected and moderate winter temperatures led to lower than expected heating demand.

 
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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

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Developed Currencies

The developed- market currency strategy was profitable over the course of the year, with most gains coming in the second half. Gains were driven by a long position in the U.S. dollar. This position was motivated by macro momentum signals, both systematic and discretionary. U.S. economic outperformance and expectations of monetary policy divergence relative to other major economies led to broad-based dollar strength in the second half of the year.

Emerging Currencies

Emerging currency strategies were profitable in 2014, with gains coming entirely in the fourth quarter. Macro momentum signals, both systematic and discretionary, contributed to performance during the quarter, as did price momentum and value.

A short in the Russian ruble was the most successful single position in this strategy during the quarter, as plummeting energy prices and reduced access to external financing due to international sanctions led to a sharp fall in the value of the currency. Indeed, lower oil prices were a significant driver of relative performance across emerging markets. The Fund benefited from long positions in net oil importers such as India and Turkey and short positions in net exporters such as Colombia.

The Fund also profited from a short position in a basket of emerging currencies relative to the dollar and the euro. This position was driven by both macro and price momentum signals. Strong U.S. data and expectations of Federal Reserve Bank (“Fed”) tightening in 2015 led to significant dollar appreciation in the fourth quarter, particularly versus emerging market currencies.

Developed Bonds

Directional short positions in global bonds detracted from performance in the first half of the year, as yields declined in all major markets. Short positions in Japanese government bonds and German bunds were the most painful. Eurozone growth lost momentum over the course of 2014, and the European Central Bank (“ECB”) eventually took several steps to ease monetary policy, including rate cuts in June and September and the introduction of new nonstandard easing measures. Japanese growth faltered in the wake of the April 1st consumption tax hike and the Bank of Japan (“BOJ”) eventually responded by increasing its asset purchases in October.

Relative value positions in developed bond markets also subtracted from performance over the course of the year, particularly a long position in US treasuries relative to Australian government bonds.

The short position in Australian bonds was held on the basis of carry and monetary policy. Australian dollar depreciation in 2012-13 led to a pickup in inflation to the top end of the Royal Bank of Australia’s (“RBA”) 2 to 3% inflation target range. Increases in mining output and a buoyant housing market were supporting gross domestic product (“GDP”) growth. Shorting Australian bonds relative to other markets appeared attractive as fundamentals were consistent with higher policy rates over time and real bond yields were quite low. Furthermore, the flat shape of the yield curve meant that the negative carry incurred by shorting Australian bonds was minimal.

Australian bonds outperformed in 2014 as slower growth in China and significant declines in prices for key commodity exports such as iron ore led to downward revisions to Australian GDP forecasts. By the end of the year, markets attached a high probability to RBA rate cuts early in 2015.

Our long position in U.S. Treasuries was driven primarily by carry and valuation signals. The front end of the U.S. yield curve was quite steep compared to foreign bond markets, implying high positive carry for holders of U.S. Treasuries. While real bond yields were low relative to history, they were high by international standards.

U.S. bonds underperformed in 2014 due to divergence in economic performance and monetary policy expectations. While U.S. growth in 2014 fell short of consensus forecasts, disappointments in Europe and Japan were considerably larger. While central banks in the Eurozone, Japan, and Australia continue to have an easing bias, the Federal Reserve remains on track to begin raising rates in 2015.

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR GLOBAL MACRO FUND   

Developed Interest Rates

Directional shorts in U.S. interest rate futures also subtracted from performance. Despite continued guidance from the Federal Reserve indicating that rate hikes were likely to begin in 2015, yields on Eurodollar futures declined over the course of the year. Yield declines were particularly large in deferred contracts, as investors downgraded their expectations for the terminal fed funds rate.

A relative value long position in U.K. interest rate futures in the second quarter was unprofitable as well. This position was driven by macro momentum signals, as a strengthening currency, falling inflation, and equity market underperformance all pointed towards a more dovish path of monetary policy. This position was harmed by hawkish comments from Bank of England governor Mark Carney in June indicating that rates could rise “sooner than markets currently expect.”

Developed Equities

Relative value positions in developed equities harmed performance early in the year, particularly an overweight position in Japanese equities in the first quarter. This long position was driven by favorable macro momentum, including upward revisions to growth forecasts and a weakening currency. The Japanese market subsequently underperformed due to concerns about the impact of the consumption tax hike.

Later in the year, the fund held directional longs in most developed equity markets due to positive macro and price momentum signals. These positions subtracted from performance on net, as non-U.S. markets generally struggled in the second half of the year. In particular, European equities declined due to escalation in tensions with Russia and downward revisions to domestic growth forecasts.

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 12/31/2014

AQR GLOBAL MACRO FUND

             
      Since
Inception
     Date of
Inception
 

Fund - Class I: QGMIX

     -0.42%         4/8/2014   

Fund - Class N: QGMNX

     -0.62%         4/8/2014   

Fund - Class R6: QGMRX

     2.45%         9/2/2014   

Merrill Lynch 3-Month Treasury Bill Index

     0.02%         4/8/2014   

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment results and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest prospectus, the gross expense ratio for the Fund’s Class I/N/R6 shares are 1.84%, 2.12% and 1.74%, respectively. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR GLOBAL MACRO FUND   

 

AQR GLOBAL MACRO FUND VS. MERRILL LYNCH 3-MONTH TREASURY BILL INDEX

VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 4/8/2014

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The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years (or since inception if shorter). Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND   

 

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Jacques Friedman

Principal

 

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Lars Nielsen

Principal

 

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Andrea Frazzini

Principal

 

Dear Shareholder:

The AQR Long/Short Equity Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to provide higher risk-adjusted returns with lower volatility relative to global equity markets. It does so using three different sources of return: 1) the potential gains from its long/short equity positions by entering into Total Return Basket Swaps, 2) overall exposure to equity markets, through the use of Futures contracts, and 3) the tactical variation of its net exposure to equity markets. The strategy primarily seeks to add alpha via its long/short (market-neutral) stock portfolio. It also manages its beta relative to the MSCI World Index (“MSCI World”) to a long-term target of 0.5, and within a shorter-term range of 0.3 to 0.7, depending on our market views.

Global developed equity markets performed positively in 2014, driven mainly by growth in the U.S. The Fund’s custom benchmark (0.5* MSCI World + 0.5* Merrill Lynch 3-Month Treasury Bill Index) delivered modest positive returns of 2.56% over this period. The Fund handily outperformed this benchmark, with the Class I shares returning 14.91%.

The stock selection strategy contributed to the majority of the outperformance and returned 12.07% for the year. Returns were driven by the strong performance of nearly all of our investment themes. In particular, our industry-relative momentum, investor sentiment and stability signals contributed the most to positive returns. Valuation signals within and across industries underperformed slightly. These valuation themes tend to be negatively correlated to momentum signals. Geographically, stocks in the U.S. and U.K. contributed the most to overall returns, while French and Norwegian stocks detracted slightly from performance. At the sector level, the stock selection strategy worked best in information technology and energy in 2014.

The Fund benefited from its static long-term beta exposure of 0.5 to the MSCI World, given this index’s positive performance. Our tactical market exposure (the desired deviation from a beta of 0.5) was also up, thanks mainly to an overweight of the MSCI World in the fourth quarter.

The Fund ended the year with a highly diversified stock portfolio of 650 long positions and 538 short positions. Securities remained globally diversified, with over 40% of the Fund invested outside of the U.S. The stock selection strategy does take small industry plays. As of the end of the year, our largest sector overweights were in healthcare and information technology, while our largest underweights were in materials and energy.

Our tactical market view was positive at the end of the year and as a consequence, our ex-ante beta to the MSCI World was 0.6. This was mostly driven by favorable fundamental and price momentum indicators.

 
  AQR Funds       Annual Report       December 2014   
                

 

11


Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND   

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 12/31/2014

AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND

 
      1 Year      Since
Inception
     Date of
Inception
 

Fund - Class I: QLEIX

     14.91%         18.25%         7/16/2013   

Fund - Class N: QLENX

     14.55%         17.91%         7/16/2013   

Fund - Class R6: QLERX

     na         6.19%         9/2/2014   

50% MSCI World Index/50% Merrill Lynch 3-Month Treasury Bill Index

     2.56%         5.68%         7/16/2013   

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment results and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest prospectus, the gross expense ratio for the Fund’s Class I/N/R6 shares are 3.65%, 5.58% and 3.59%, respectively. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.

 

AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND VS. 50% MSCI WORLD INDEX/50% MERRILL LYNCH 3-MONTH TREASURY BILL INDEX

VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 7/16/2013

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The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years (or since inception if shorter). Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

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12


Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND   

 

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Cliff Asness

Managing & Founding Principal

 

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John Liew

Founding Principal

 

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Brian Hurst

Principal

 

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Yao Hua Ooi

Principal

 

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Ari Levine

Vice President

Dear Shareholder:

The AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund (the “Fund”) actively invests in futures and forward contracts both long and short across the global equity, fixed income, commodity and currency markets.

The Fund uses both short- and long-term trend-following signals to attempt to profit from different trends that occur in all of these markets. Trend following can be simply described as going long markets that are rising in price and going short markets that are falling in price.

In addition to trend-following signals, we also incorporate signals that seek to identify overextended trends and reduce risk when the chance of a reversal is perceived as higher than normal, since market reversals generally cause losses for trend-following strategies.

We expect that the correlation of this strategy to the equity markets will average close to zero over a full economic cycle. That said, it is the nature of the strategy to exhibit a positive beta when markets have been rising and a negative beta when the markets have been falling.

The strategy had another year of strong absolute performance in 2014, with the Class I shares returning +9.69% versus a +0.03% return for its benchmark, the Merrill Lynch 3-Month Treasury Bill Index. For reasons we will discuss later, the strategy underperformed the Newedge CTA Trend Sub-Index, which returned +19.70% in 2014, and is an index comprised of large trend-following managed futures hedge funds. By asset class, on a gross basis, equities detracted -3.07%, fixed income contributed +2.41%, commodities contributed +7.87%, and currencies added +2.48%.

The year was one of two very distinct halves. The Fund entered 2014 long equities, short fixed income, short commodities and short the Japanese yen against many of its major and emerging market crosses. Markets, however, exhibited a lack of clear trends starting with sharp reversals of late 2013 trends. Factors contributing to this included Russia-Ukraine tensions, prospects for deflation in Europe, cold weather impacting the United States’ economy, a slowdown in China and a consumption tax hike in Japan. These caused broad safe-haven demand leading to market dynamics, such as a fixed income and yen rally, that whipsawed the Fund in the first quarter. Fears subsequently dissipated as economic data generally met or exceeded expectations, particularly in the United States. Monetary policy outlooks remained accommodative globally, while the U.S. maintained its plan to end quantitative easing. The Fund ended the first half realizing losses as a result of market reversals around these varied dynamics.

In the second half, sustained trends in commodity, currency and fixed income markets drove returns, allowing the Fund to recoup its losses and post strong gains for the year. In commodities, supply outpacing demand led to a decline in agricultural commodity prices in the middle of the year through the end of the third quarter. Energy commodities followed suit, particularly oil and related commodities, seeing a sustained and extreme bearish trend which lasted through year-end. In currencies, as the Fed ended quantitative easing, other central banks diverged and increased stimulus, prompting a sustained U.S. dollar rally. In fixed income, central bank activities and falling oil prices pressured bond yields, which led to flattening yield curves globally. Trend following in equities was the only asset class strategy to detract, as sharp reversals throughout the year, particularly in the fourth quarter, hurt performance.

The strategy’s average annualized volatility target is 10.0%, which we allow to vary based on the conditional attractiveness of trends in the markets we trade. The Fund entered the year targeting a slightly-below-average 8.8% volatility, due to conflicting long- and short-term signals in some assets. The Fund ended the year at a similar volatility level of 8.5% as the trend environment continued to be varied for the assets the Fund trades.

 
  AQR Funds       Annual Report       December 2014   
                

 

13


Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND   

Long-term trend-following signals outperformed short-term signals, contributing in every asset class. Shorter-term signals gained as well, contributing positively and outperforming in every asset class except for equities. Short-term signals detracted significantly in equities, causing the entire category to underperform, as global equity markets exhibited sharp reversals against a longer-term bullish trend throughout 2014. Overextended signals detracted, as they deemed asset classes “expensive” for most of 2014 and contributed to a short view in fixed income, the U.S. dollar, equities and commodities. Rallies in the first three asset classes hurt this category of signals, while sell offs in energy commodities mitigated the impact and helped the Fund become short those markets more quickly.

In equities, the Fund began the year long most equity markets on agreement between long- and short-term trend signals. Equity markets experienced several major reversals throughout the year, creating a difficult environment for trend-following. We discussed the dynamics in the first half of 2014 which led to several market reversals. Over the summer, equity markets experienced reversals again around geopolitics, weak Eurozone data and a weakening Japan. The U.S. contributed to this dynamic as quantitative easing ended, coupled with indications rate hikes might come sooner than expected. The last several months of the year generally saw a deep but short lived correction followed by a shallower correction as global growth fears were balanced by either stimulus efforts or clarified guidance from central banks. Markets such as the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ exhibited the year’s strongest bullish trends and mitigated losses. The Fund ended the year still long equities, but less so given the aforementioned environment.

In fixed income, the Fund entered the year broadly short bonds, and short interest rate futures in the U.K. and long in the U.S. This positioning met markets displaying a flight to safety as Russia-Ukraine tensions took markets by surprise, causing a reversal (rally) in many bond markets. Thereafter, fixed income markets displayed varying degrees of sensitivity to economic and central bank policy divergences across the globe. Despite divergences, weak inflation across the globe remained a fundamental driver of fixed income market rallies. Most global fixed income markets saw sustained bull trends, particularly in Europe and Japan, which drove gains for the Fund. In the U.S., the key dynamic was the ending of quantitative easing and the market’s debate around the timing of interest rate increases. U.S. fixed income markets generally saw several reversals throughout the year as a result and detracted from performance. The strategy ended long fixed income across bond and interest rate markets, with overextended signals mitigating the overall position size.

In commodities, the Fund entered the year with mixed positions across commodities but short on average, with shorts in metals and some grains, such as corn and wheat. The bear trend in oil and related commodities drove most of the year’s gains for the overall Fund, though significant contributions also came from being short sugar and corn. Oil actually started the year with positive returns, leading the Fund to be positioned long in the second quarter. In the first half of 2014, ongoing risks in the Ukraine and the Middle East, and a cold U.S. winter supported higher prices despite oversupply in some markets. The Fund turned short, however, in the third quarter as the price trend turned negative, and it was sustained during the entire second half of 2014. Supply outpacing demand dominated in the second half, as U.S. daily production hit its highest level since the 1970s and OPEC decided not to cut production in the face of falling prices. Easing global demand was also a factor, as leading indicators for China’s manufacturing sector fell amid slowing GDP growth, Japan slipped into a technical recession and macro data out of the Eurozone signaled prospects for deflation. Agricultural commodities also exhibited a strong bear trend in the third quarter, but reversed course and rallied in the fourth quarter. The Fund ended the year still short commodities, but less so as overextended signals reduced the size of oil shorts, and the late rally in grains flattened the view in agricultural commodities.

In currency markets, the Fund entered the year with shorts in the Japanese yen and longs in the euro. Currency markets displayed a lack of clear trends in the first half of the year, while a strong bull trend in the U.S. dollar characterized the second half. Central bank divergences were primary factors, with the U.S. ending quantitative easing, while the BOJ and ECB took measures to increase monetary stimulus, causing their currencies to depreciate against the dollar. Falling energy prices also caused declines in commodity-export sensitive currencies, such as the Russian ruble, Norwegian krone, Canadian dollar and Mexican peso, all against the U.S. dollar. The U.S. dollar trend began in the third quarter and continued into year-end and was the primary driver of returns. Non-dollar crosses, such as in the Japanese yen, detracted as they exhibited reversals throughout the year. The Fund ended the year long the U.S. dollar against most major and emerging market currency crosses, though overextended signals mitigated the overall position size.

It was a strong year for the Fund, but we do note our underperformance relative to the Newedge Trend Index in 2014 after strongly outperforming in 2013, all due to the diversification we emphasize in our portfolio construction. While our diversification helped us in 2013, primarily by being diversified in non-U.S. dollar crosses, the same factor cost the Fund in 2014. Other sources of underperformance included having overextended signals, which were short every major asset class in 2014. This hurt in fixed income, U.S. dollar crosses and equities, but being short commodities mitigated the impact. Finally, we strategically target equal risk balance across our trend signals, while our analysis of the industry indicates peers may be more

 

  AQR Funds       Annual Report       December 2014   
                

 

14


Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND   

concentrated in fixed income trends. As these were among the best performing trends in 2014, we underperformed our peers. Overall, we will continue to emphasize diversification as we believe it allows for better risk management and overall investor experience. While it may lead to periods of short-term underperformance, we believe a well-diversified portfolio will outperform on a risk-adjusted basis in the long run.

To summarize, it was a strong year for trend following and for our strategy, with three of the four asset classes contributing positively, and short-term and long-term signals contributing as well.

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 12/31/2014

AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

 
      1 Year      Since
Inception
     Date of
Inception
 

Fund - Class I: AQMIX

     9.69%         4.06%         1/6/2010   

Fund - Class N: AQMNX

     9.34%         3.78%         1/6/2010   

Fund - Class R6: AQMRX

     na         12.99%         9/2/2014   

Merrill Lynch 3-Month Treasury Bill Index

     0.03%         0.09%         1/6/2010   

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment results and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest prospectus, the gross expense ratio for the Fund’s Class I/N/R6 shares are 1.34%, 1.61% and 1.26%, respectively. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.

 

AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND VS. MERRILL LYNCH 3-MONTH TREASURY BILL INDEX

VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 1/6/2010

LOGO

The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years (or since inception if shorter). Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

  AQR Funds       Annual Report       December 2014   
                

 

15


Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY HV FUND   

 

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Cliff Asness

Managing & Founding Principal

 

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John Liew

Founding Principal

 

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Brian Hurst

Principal

 

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Yao Hua Ooi

Principal

 

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Ari Levine

Vice President

Dear Shareholder:

The AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund (the “Fund”) actively invests in futures and forward contracts both long and short across the global equity, fixed income, commodity and currency markets.

The Fund uses both short- and long-term trend-following signals to attempt to profit from different trends that occur in all of these markets. Trend following can be simply described as going long markets that are rising in price and going short markets that are falling in price.

In addition to trend-following signals, we also incorporate signals that seek to identify overextended trends and reduce risk when the chance of a reversal is perceived as higher than normal, since market reversals generally cause losses for trend-following strategies.

We expect that the correlation of this strategy to the equity markets will average close to zero over a full economic cycle. That said, it is the nature of the strategy to exhibit a positive beta when markets have been rising and a negative beta when the markets have been falling.

The strategy had another year of strong absolute performance in 2014, with Class I shares returning +14.68% versus a +0.03% return for its benchmark, the Merrill Lynch 3-Month Treasury Bill Index. For reasons we will discuss later, the strategy underperformed the Newedge Trend Index, which returned +19.7% in 2014, and is an index comprised of large trend-following managed futures hedge funds. By asset class, on a gross basis, equities detracted -4.79%, fixed income contributed +3.61%, commodities contributed +11.93%, and currencies added +3.93%.

The year was one of two very distinct halves. The Fund entered 2014 long equities, short fixed income, short commodities and short the Japanese yen against many of its major and emerging market crosses. Markets, however, exhibited a lack of clear trends starting with sharp reversals of late 2013 trends. Factors contributing to this included Russia-Ukraine tensions, prospects for deflation in Europe, cold weather impacting the United States’ economy, a slowdown in China and a consumption tax hike in Japan. These caused broad safe-haven demand leading to market dynamics, such as a fixed income and yen rally, that whipsawed the Fund in the first quarter. Fears subsequently dissipated as economic data generally met or exceeded expectations, particularly in the United States. Monetary policy outlooks remained accommodative globally, while the U.S. maintained its plan to end quantitative easing. The Fund ended the first half realizing losses as a result of market reversals around these varied dynamics.

In the second half, sustained trends in commodity, currency and fixed income markets drove returns, allowing the Fund to recoup its losses and post strong gains for the year. In commodities, supply outpacing demand led to a decline in agricultural commodity prices in the middle of the year through the end of the third quarter. Energy commodities followed suit, particularly oil and related commodities, seeing a sustained and extreme bearish trend which lasted through year-end. In currencies, as the Fed ended quantitative easing, other central banks diverged and increased stimulus, prompting a sustained U.S. dollar rally. In fixed income, central bank activities and falling oil prices pressured bond yields, which led to flattening yield curves globally. Trend following in equities was the only asset class strategy to detract, as sharp reversals throughout the year, particularly in the fourth quarter, hurt performance.

The strategy’s average annualized volatility target is 15%, which we allow to vary based on the conditional attractiveness of trends in the markets we trade. The Fund entered the year targeting a slightly-below-average 13% volatility, due to conflicting long- and short-term signals in some assets. The Fund ended the year at a similar volatility level of 12.5% as the trend environment continued to be varied for the assets the Fund trades.

 
  AQR Funds       Annual Report       December 2014   
                

 

16


Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY HV FUND   

Long-term trend-following signals outperformed short-term signals, contributing in every asset class. Shorter-term signals gained as well, contributing positively and outperforming in every asset class except for equities. Short-term signals detracted significantly in equities, causing the entire category to underperform, as global equity markets exhibited sharp reversals against a longer-term bullish trend throughout 2014. Overextended signals detracted, as they deemed asset classes “expensive” for most of 2014 and contributed to a short view in fixed income, the U.S. dollar, equities and commodities. Rallies in the first three asset classes hurt this category of signals, while sell offs in energy commodities mitigated the impact and helped the Fund become short those markets more quickly.

In equities, the Fund began the year long most equity markets on agreement between long- and short-term trend signals. Equity markets experienced several major reversals throughout the year, creating a difficult environment for trend-following. We discussed the dynamics in the first half of 2014 which led to several market reversals. Over the summer, equity markets experienced reversals again around geopolitics, weak Eurozone data and a weakening Japan. The U.S. contributed to this dynamic as quantitative easing ended, coupled with indications rate hikes might come sooner than expected. The last several months of the year generally saw a deep but short lived correction followed by a shallower correction as global growth fears were balanced by either stimulus efforts or clarified guidance from central banks. Markets such as the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ exhibited the year’s strongest bullish trends and mitigated losses. The Fund ended the year still long equities, but less so given the aforementioned environment.

In fixed income, the Fund entered the year broadly short bonds, and short interest rate futures in the U.K. and long in the U.S. This positioning met markets displaying a flight to safety as Russia-Ukraine tensions took markets by surprise, causing a reversal (rally) in many bond markets. Thereafter, fixed income markets displayed varying degrees of sensitivity to economic and central bank policy divergences across the globe. Despite divergences, weak inflation across the globe remained a fundamental driver of fixed income market rallies. Most global fixed income markets saw sustained bull trends, particularly in Europe and Japan, which drove gains for the Fund. In the U.S., the key dynamic was the ending of quantitative easing and the market’s debate around the timing of interest rate increases. U.S. fixed income markets generally saw several reversals throughout the year as a result and detracted from performance. The strategy ended long fixed income across bond and interest rate markets, with overextended signals mitigating the overall position size.

In commodities, the Fund entered the year with mixed positions across commodities but short on average, with shorts in metals and some grains, such as corn and wheat. The bear trend in oil and related commodities drove most of the year’s gains for the overall Fund, though significant contributions also came from being short sugar and corn. Oil actually started the year with positive returns, leading the Fund to be positioned long in the second quarter. In the first half of 2014, ongoing risks in the Ukraine and the Middle East, and a cold U.S. winter supported higher prices despite oversupply in some markets. The Fund turned short, however, in the third quarter as the price trend turned negative, and it was sustained during the entire second half of 2014. Supply outpacing demand dominated in the second half, as U.S. daily production hit its highest level since the 1970s and OPEC decided not to cut production in the face of falling prices. Easing global demand was also a factor, as leading indicators for China’s manufacturing sector fell amid slowing GDP growth, Japan slipped into a technical recession and macro data out of the Eurozone signaled prospects for deflation. Agricultural commodities also exhibited a strong bear trend in the third quarter, but reversed course and rallied in the fourth quarter. The Fund ended the year still short commodities, but less so as overextended signals reduced the size of oil shorts, and the late rally in grains flattened the view in agricultural commodities.

In currency markets, the Fund entered the year with shorts in the Japanese yen and longs in the euro. Currency markets displayed a lack of clear trends in the first half of the year, while a strong bull trend in the U.S. dollar characterized the second half. Central bank divergences were primary factors, with the U.S. ending quantitative easing, while the BOJ and ECB took measures to increase monetary stimulus, causing their currencies to depreciate against the dollar. Falling energy prices also caused declines in commodity-export sensitive currencies, such as the Russian ruble, Norwegian krone, Canadian dollar and Mexican peso, all against the U.S. dollar. The U.S. dollar trend began in the third quarter and continued into year-end and was the primary driver of returns. Non-dollar crosses, such as in the Japanese yen, detracted as they exhibited reversals throughout the year. The Fund ended the year long the U.S. dollar against most major and emerging market currency crosses, though overextended signals mitigated the overall position size.

It was a strong year for the Fund, but we do note our underperformance relative to the Newedge Trend Index in 2014 after strongly outperforming in 2013, all due to the diversification emphasized in our portfolio construction. While the Fund’s diversification helped in 2013, primarily by being diversified in non-U.S. dollar crosses, the same factor cost the Fund in 2014. Other sources of underperformance included having overextended signals, which were short every major asset class in 2014. This hurt in fixed income, U.S. dollar crosses and equities, but being short commodities mitigated the impact. Finally, we strategically target equal risk balance across our trend signals, while our analysis of the industry indicates peers may be more

 

  AQR Funds       Annual Report       December 2014   
                

 

17


Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY HV FUND   

concentrated in fixed income trends. As these were among the best performing trends in 2014, the Fund underperformed its peers. Overall, we will continue to emphasize diversification as we believe it allows for better risk management and overall investor experience. While it may lead to periods of short-term underperformance, we believe a well-diversified portfolio will outperform on a risk-adjusted basis in the long run.

To summarize, it was a strong year for trend following and for our strategy, with three of the four asset classes contributing positively, and short-term and long-term signals contributing as well.

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 12/31/2014

AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY HV FUND

 
      1 Year      Since
Inception
     Date of
Inception
 

Fund - Class I: QMHIX

     14.68%         15.88%         7/16/2013   

Fund - Class N: QMHNX

     14.37%         15.59%         7/16/2013   

Fund - Class R6: QMHRX

     na         19.94%         9/2/2014   

Merrill Lynch 3-Month Treasury Bill Index

     0.03%         0.04%         7/16/2013   

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment results and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest prospectus, the gross expense ratio for the Fund’s Class I/N/R6 shares are 2.58%, 4.10% and 2.52%, respectively. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.

 

AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY HV FUND VS. MERRILL LYNCH 3-MONTH TREASURY BILL INDEX

VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 7/16/2013

LOGO

The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years (or since inception if shorter). Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

  AQR Funds       Annual Report       December 2014   
                

 

18


Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   

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John Liew

Founding Principal

 

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Jacques Friedman

Principal

 

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Ronen Israel

Principal

 

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Lars Nielsen

Principal

 

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Mark Mitchell, Ph.D.

Founding Principal, CNH Partners

 

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Todd Pulvino, Ph.D.

Founding Principal, CNH Partners

Dear Shareholder:

The AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund (the “Fund”) attempts to provide attractive risk-adjusted returns by providing exposure to a broadly diversified portfolio of classic, relative-value alternative strategies. We include strategies that are liquid and which can be built to be low-to-uncorrelated with traditional markets, something we believe should be a key feature of alternative strategies that are meant to be a source of diversifying returns. We believe in providing a great deal of transparency, which means providing insight into our investment process and the economic themes we seek to capture in addition to positions.

Our focus on providing a broadly diversified portfolio starts with including nine major categories in our Fund. They are Long/Short Equity, Equity Market Neutral, Dedicated Short Bias, Emerging Markets, Convertible Arbitrage, Event Driven, Global Macro, Managed Futures and Fixed Income Relative Value. We believe that each of these categories offers good long term risk-adjusted returns, but they each go through periods of market gains and declines. The key is that they historically go through ups and downs at different times, thus allowing us to potentially benefit by diversifying across the nine categories and with the goal of generating more consistent long-term performance. Underlying the nine major categories are approximately 60 strategies that make up the economic themes and classic strategies within the Fund. Each strategy is built from the bottom up by internal, experienced teams at AQR.

Our portfolio construction approach is to be as diversified and balanced as possible, starting with equal risk weighting as a baseline and then making small tactical tilts around the strategic risk allocation when we think strategies are conditionally attractive or unattractive. Because we are trading in these markets daily and because all of the strategies are managed in one portfolio, we can stay disciplined about rebalancing to our strategic weights, stay nimble by taking advantage of tactical opportunities and also provide efficient exposure by netting positions and transactions costs.

We target 10% annual volatility in the Fund.

The Fund’s Class I shares returned +7.31% in 2014. For the year, the Fund realized 6.4% annualized daily volatility and a 0.4 correlation to equities. The Fund’s benchmark, the Merrill Lynch 3-Month Treasury Bill Index, had a slight positive return of +0.03%. The hedge fund industry, as measured by its major indices, also posted positive but moderate returns, with the Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index (“CS Index”) gaining +4.14% and the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index (“HFRI Index”) gaining +3.33% net of fees for the year. These indices have both had monthly correlations to global equities, as represented by the MSCI World Index, of 0.8 in the past 24 months.

Five of the Fund’s nine strategies had positive results for the year. Stock selection strategies in aggregate were the largest source of profits, particularly the Equity Market Neutral strategy. The Managed Futures and Global Macro strategies also contributed positively while the suite of arbitrage strategies detracted.

Following is a more detailed review of the performance of the categories with notable contributions.

Stock Selection Strategies – Equity Market Neutral (+3.8%), Long/Short Equity (+1.6%) and Dedicated Short Bias (+1.4%) were strong contributors, with Equity Market Neutral being the top performing strategy for the second year in a row. The net effect of the directional components of Long/Short Equity and Dedicated Short Bias was just +0.2%, with the remaining stock selection gains all coming from market neutral themes within the three strategies. Nearly all of the underlying themes produced gains for the year. The largest thematic contributions, in descending order of magnitude, were value, investor sentiment, accounting-oriented quality, and growth.

 
  AQR Funds       Annual Report       December 2014   
                

 

19


Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   

Managed Futures (+2.3%) – Gains were primarily a result of commodity shorts, particularly in energy markets. Trend following was also profitable in bonds, which were all positioned long during the entire second half of the year. Currencies produced trend following profits from generally being short currencies against the U.S. dollar. Equity indices produced losses as October equity market reversals were problematic for the strategy.

Global Macro ( +0.4%) – Similar to Managed Futures, Global Macro gains were also attributable to commodities and currencies while equity indices detracted, but these gains and losses were the result of relative value strategies. In both commodities and currencies, all themes traded helped produce profits; in equity indices, both momentum and value detracted.

Emerging Markets (-0.6%) – Losses came from relative value strategies in currencies, equity indices and stock selection. Long Russian equity indices and short Indian equity indices were both unprofitable trades. We stopped trading Russian equity indices mid-year due to concerns over liquidity and the domicile of margin balances. In currency trading, losses generally came from being short currencies that are more sensitive to the U.S. dollar and U.S. economy and long currencies that have greater sensitivities to Europe.

Fixed Income Relative Value (-1.0%) – The relative value sovereign bond strategy was the primary source of losses, which were largely the result of negative contributions from value and carry themes. The bond strategy was generally positioned long underperforming U.S. Treasuries (+3.1%), driven by value and carry themes, and short outperforming bond markets such as Australia (+12.9%) and the U.K. (+12.2%). Australian bond shorts were a result of poor carry characteristics related to the slope of the yield curve and the U.K. short positioning resulted primarily from poor relative momentum. Momentum in U.K. bonds reversed in the fourth quarter and the Fund was positioned long those bonds in the last four months of the year. The relative value short-term interest rate strategy and the rate-based currency strategy both produced less significant losses.

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 12/31/2014

AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND

 
      1 Year      Since
Inception
     Date of
Inception
 

Fund - Class I: ASAIX

     7.31%         3.28%         7/18/2011   

Fund - Class N: ASANX

     7.03%         3.02%         7/18/2011   

Fund - Class R6: QSARX

     na         6.19%         9/2/2014   

Merrill Lynch 3-Month Treasury Bill Index

     0.03%         0.07%         7/18/2011   

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment results and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest prospectus, the gross expense ratio for the Fund’s Class I/N/R6 shares are 3.36%, 3.64% and 3.30%, respectively. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   

 

AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND VS. MERRILL LYNCH 3-MONTH TREASURY BILL INDEX

VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 7/18/2011

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The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years (or since inception if shorter). Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR RISK-BALANCED COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND   

 

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Brian Hurst

Principal

 

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Yao Hua Ooi

Principal

 

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Ari Levine

Vice President

 

 

Dear Shareholder:

The AQR Risk Balanced Commodities Fund’s (the “Fund”) Class I shares returned -15.80% in 2014, as commodities across the board experienced extreme sell-offs. Energies, in particular, exhibited significant declines, as West Texas Intermediate (“WTI”) and Brent crude fell -43% and -48%, respectively. The decline was driven by supply considerations, as U.S. production continued to soar and OPEC maintained its production quota. In addition, concerns about weaker demand, particularly in China and Europe, also fueled the depreciation. Grains fell on average in 2014, with losses concentrated in the middle of the year. In general, accommodating weather, strong crop conditions and forecasts for a bumper harvest resulted in underperformance of the sector during 2Q and 3Q. Base metals also sold off, as copper and aluminum fell -5% and -6%, respectively. Early in the year, moderating Chinese growth and fears that copper-based financing deals might unravel put pressure on the complex. In 4Q, the sector fell meaningfully on lower energy costs and continued demand weakness in China, where we saw weaker-than-expected economic data. Precious metals declined on average in 2014 despite gains early in the year – in 1Q, precious metals rallied on increasing geopolitical risk, weakening macroeconomic data and increasing demand from emerging countries. However, during 3Q and 4Q, the sector fell significantly on expectations of a U.S. Federal Reserve Bank (“Fed”) rate hikes given stronger U.S. economic data.

While the Class I shares declined -15.80% in 2014, the Fund’s benchmark, the Bloomberg Commodity Index (“BCOM”) declined -17.01%. This brings our cumulative since-inception (7/9/2012) underperformance to -5.02%. We believe the Fund can outperform traditional passive indices over the long term, but in any given year we expect the Fund to average a sizable tracking error of about 10% per year to its benchmark. The “since inception” underperformance is not abnormally high given an expected annual tracking error of 10% to the benchmark.

The outperformance in 2014 relative to the passive BCOM benchmark was due to a number of fund features. The largest source of outperformance was the Fund’s risk-balanced strategic allocation, which is more exposed to precious metals and less exposed to energies than the passive benchmark. Given the significant declines in energies in 2014, the Fund’s sector allocation significantly contributed to relative outperformance. Tactical models also contributed to relative performance, with gains driven primarily by tilts in energies and grains. In contrast, the Fund’s risk-targeted allocation detracted from relative performance. The Fund maintained an average net exposure of greater than 100% during the year in order to target steady volatility, which resulted in underperformance versus the passive index given the extreme price declines. Our drawdown control process, however, reduced the Fund’s long-run risk target throughout 2014, mitigating this underperformance.

The Fund began the year at a volatility target of 11.4%, reflecting a lowered strategic risk target due to drawdown control. The drawdown-control process was also active in 2014 and modulated the long-run risk throughout the year. Ultimately, at year-end, the volatility target of the Fund was 9.5%, reflecting both drawdown control and bearish tactical views on commodities.

The strategic portion of the portfolio returned -18.7% while tactical tilts added +2.9%. The strategic return in this attribution is the return to a long-only portfolio with risk-balanced sector weights and an annual volatility target of 18% (subject to drawdown control). The tactical returns are the active returns to commodity over- and underweights relative to this strategic portfolio.

The main contributors to tactical performance were our tilts in energies throughout the year. Generally, technical signals were bearish in the sector during the second half of the year, when energies declined significantly across the board. In addition, risk-premia metrics preferred WTI to Brent crude, also contributing to performance late in the year. Underweights in agricultural commodities also contributed meaningfully, particularly in 3Q, when corn, soy and wheat declined -26%, -21%, and -20%, respectively. These underweights were also driven by bearish technical signals.

 
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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR RISK-BALANCED COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND   

At year-end, the Fund’s tactical positioning reflected bearish views on commodities as a whole due to technical weakness. Specifically, trend-following signals contributed to underweights given the poor performance of the asset class in 2014. Within energies, we prefer WTI crude relative to the rest of the complex, mostly on valuation (given WTI’s underperformance relative to refined products more recently). In addition, curve shape metrics viewed WTI more favorably than Brent crude (the Brent futures curve implies a more negative roll yield). Within grains, tactical signals were underweight wheat relative to the other grains, on a combination of momentum, value and risk premia. Within base metals, major positioning is long aluminum and short copper on a combination of price based momentum and inventory metrics. At the sector level, we are generally short natural gas versus base and precious metals, driven mostly by risk-premia and momentum signals.

The Fund finished its second full year with unfortunately poor absolute returns. However, the Fund’s risk-balanced approach helped it to outperform the BCOM benchmark. While short term results can be noisy, in the long term we believe the Fund’s broader diversification, strong risk management and active commodity selection can ultimately deliver more steady volatility and strong returns across market environments.

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 12/31/2014

AQR RISK-BALANCED COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND

 
      1 Year      Since
Inception
     Date of
Inception
 

Fund - Class I: ARCIX

     -15.80%         -13.50%         7/9/2012   

Fund - Class N: ARCNX

     -16.08%         -13.70%         7/9/2012   

Fund - Class R6: QRCRX

     na         -18.72%         9/2/2014   

Bloomberg Commodity Total Return Index*

     -17.01%         -11.04%         7/9/2012   

 

  * Formerly known as the Dow-Jones UBS Commodity Index.

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment results and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest prospectus, the gross expense ratio for the Fund’s Class I/N/R6 shares are 1.40%, 1.78% and 1.31%, respectively. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR RISK-BALANCED COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND   

 

AQR RISK-BALANCED COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND VS. BLOOMBERG COMMODITY TOTAL RETURN INDEX

VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 7/9/2012

LOGO

The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years (or since inception if shorter). Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR RISK PARITY FUND   

 

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John Liew

Founding Principal

 

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Brian Hurst

Principal

 

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Michael Mendelson

Principal

 

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Yao Hua Ooi

Principal

 

Dear Shareholder:

Through the use of derivatives such as futures and swaps, the AQR Risk Parity Fund (the “Fund”) invests across a wide variety of global markets – including developed- and emerging-market equities, fixed income and currencies, global credit (corporate, government and mortgage), and commodities – in an attempt to build a truly diversified portfolio where all asset classes matter, but no one asset class matters too much. Risk Parity investing involves allocating investments by risk, which means that instruments with less risk will generally be allocated more capital than instruments that are deemed riskier. As markets move through different risk regimes, the portfolio is dynamically adjusted with the goal of keeping overall portfolio risk and the balance of risk across asset classes fairly steady through time. We believe this leads to more consistent results, reduces tail risks associated with investments in the capital markets, and enables the investor to remain invested through more difficult market environments. In addition to adjusting position sizes to control for increasing or decreasing risk expectations, we also overlay modest portfolio tilts based on AQR’s proprietary expected-return models, which include signals based on carry, momentum, valuation and other important economic variables. These views determine over- and underweights across a broad array of global markets. The ultimate goal is to build a portfolio that in the long run will deliver higher returns at a risk level similar to that of traditional portfolios by combining a better asset allocation with return-boosting tactical tilts.

The Fund is expected to remain long all of the markets in which we invest while averaging a moderate (under 0.5 on average) beta to the stock market over a full market cycle. The targeted annualized volatility for the Fund is 10%, on average, which varies modestly over time based on our perceptions of tactical opportunities within the different asset classes we trade. We started the year at slightly below the 10% long-term average as unusually low levels of volatility kept exposures elevated to the point where position limits were activated in most asset classes. However, by the end of the year the Fund’s volatility was close to its long-term target as volatility increased in both commodities and equities, while bullish tactical views in fixed income led us to be overweight.

Total exposures ended the year higher than they began the year, primarily driven by an increase in nominal bond exposure from our tactical views shifting from underweight to overweight. Equities and credit exposures ended the year in about the same place as they began, while commodities ended with meaningfully lower exposures due to increasing volatility and bearish tactical views. With these moves, the Fund went from a 0.70 beta versus the S&P 500 Index at the end of 2013 to a 0.36 beta at the end of 2014. For the year ended December 31, 2014, the Fund’s Class I shares returned +7.04% and realized an annualized volatility of 7.41%. During this period, the Fund’s benchmark the Merrill Lynch 3-Month Treasury Bill Index returned +0.03% and a “60/40 benchmark” consisting of 60% S&P 500 Index/40% Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index returned +10.62% at an average realized volatility of 6.51%. The Fund’s net assets across all share classes were over $620 million at the end of 2014. The Fund experienced gains in three of the four major asset class buckets for the full year. To the net total return of +7.04% for 2014, equities contributed +1.44%, fixed income contributed +7.91%, inflation-sensitive assets detracted -4.27%, and credit assets added +1.96%. Tactical tilts detracted from performance in all asset classes except inflation-sensitive assets.

Developed equities were positive contributors to the Fund on the year, driven primarily by the U.S., where economic data continued to improve throughout the year. International equity markets also finished the year modestly positive but economic fundamentals diverged from the U.S. amid the threat of recession in Europe and Japan. Emerging markets equities ended slightly positive for the year with mixed performance across countries. Commodity exporters like Brazil suffered losses, while China outperformed emerging markets after policymakers took steps to boost credit growth and signaled a commitment to market reforms by increasing foreign access to domestic equity markets.

Tactical tilts within equities detracted from overall fund performance on the year, driven mostly from sudden trend reversals in the fourth quarter. Equity market losses in early October weakened the 1- and 3-month momentum signals leading to underweights just before the market rebounded. Asset class timing offset some of the losses as we have remained overweight the equity basket for the

 
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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR RISK PARITY FUND   

majority of the year based on positive long-term valuation and momentum factors. Within emerging markets performance from tactical tilts was roughly flat on the year. Overweights in China based on relatively positive fundamentals and improving 12-month momentum added to returns. Going forward, the portfolio remains relatively underweight South Africa and South Korea and overweight China and Taiwan based on attractive fundamental valuations.

Developed bond markets saw strong positive returns over the year, registering gains for the Fund in each quarter. Entering 2014, most forecasters expected U.S. rates to rise during the year due to the Federal Reserve Bank tapering asset purchases. Instead, falling inflation, slowing global growth, geopolitical uncertainty in Russia and the Middle East, and accommodative monetary policies outside the U.S. resulted in falling bond yields. German Bund yields also fell as the ECB increased efforts to help the struggling Eurozone economy. Finally, in Japan, bonds rallied as the economy slipped into a recession after a consumer tax increase stalled the economy, prompting additional stimulus measures.

Within our tactical models, fixed income detracted from performance on the year as even lower real yields did nothing to help our already bearish asset class timing view. Relative value views were also a drag on returns as overweights in countries with relatively steep yield curves like the U.S. and U.K. underperformed countries with flatter yield curves like Japan and Germany, where we were underweight. However, trend following signals were positive contributors to performance on the year, especially in the fourth quarter, as the price momentum turned strongly bullish over all possible timeframes. While the bearish timing views resulted in underweights early in the year, the effect of positive momentum has increased the attractiveness of the asset class enough to constitute a modest overweight position going forward into the new year.

Commodities were the largest drag on Fund performance this year, led by the energy sector which suffered from excess supply and weak demand. In the first half of the year, bad weather and geopolitical risks drove commodities higher, but record harvests and increased energy production in the U.S. sent prices lower in the second half. As oil prices were falling, OPEC announced that it would not be cutting production, triggering a significant sell-off in Brent WTI crude-oil benchmarks. Metals were also down modestly this year on soft demand from Europe and China. On the other hand, inflation-linked bonds provided positive returns to the inflation-sensitive part of the Fund. Real yields fell throughout the year for many of the same reasons as nominal bond yields, stagnating global growth, easy monetary policy and heightened geopolitical risk. However, nominal bond yields fell faster as inflation expectations edged lower, sending break-even yields to multi-year lows.

Our tactical strategies added value in commodities by staying underweight throughout the second half of the year. Outperformance was driven primarily from negative price momentum signaling bearish views on multiple horizons. A stronger dollar indicated weak fundamentals contributing to the underweight position on the commodity basket. Moving forward the only overweight position is aluminum, where low inventory levels have created a bullish signal. Inflation-linked bond views detracted from overall Fund returns, as we remained underweight the entire year. The underweight is driven by weak valuation signals as real yields and forecasts for economic growth both moved lower.

Developed credit performed well in 2014, with returns from credit contributing positively in all but the third quarter. In the U.S. gains were driven from earning modestly positive returns on carry, as spreads remained relatively steady throughout the year. In Europe, high-yield credit markets rallied in the first half of the year as some economic growth data improved in the peripheral countries. As the year pressed on and growth slowed in the whole of Europe, high yield held onto its early gains as expectations for ECB intervention stabilized spreads. Emerging-market currencies struggled against the dollar, pressuring monetary authorities to tighten monetary policy despite low inflation and growth levels. However, emerging currencies mostly strengthened against the much weaker euro, therefore softening the impact to our currencies basket and resulting in a flat return contribution for the year.

Within high yield our tactical tilts were slight detractors over the year, primarily driven by valuation based underweights due to tight spreads from all the way back in the first quarter. Since then our views have been relatively neutral as the bearish value signals have been offset by fundamental momentum signals while trend following has wavered back and forth based on recent performance. Emerging currency tilts were also negative contributors on the year with Brazil and Turkey being the largest detractors as high relative cash rates and positive momentum from early in the year led to overweight positions and those currencies weakened considerably in the second half.

This year was a good example of how risk parity is beneficial to a portfolio. Despite the Fund modestly underperforming its 60/40 benchmark, the Fund’s performance was within the normal range of expected performance. The Fund earned positive returns from three out of four sources of risk premia. Most importantly it was able to earn these gains without concentrating risk in any one asset class adding diversified returns to traditional portfolios. Going forward, we remain confident that the diversification benefits of a risk parity approach provide a sound allocation for the wide variety of potential market environments we may face in the coming years.

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR RISK PARITY FUND   

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 12/31/2014

AQR RISK PARITY FUND

 
      1 Year      Since
Inception
     Date of
Inception
 

Fund - Class I: AQRIX

     7.04%         7.12%         9/30/2010   

Fund - Class N: AQRNX

     6.69%         6.81%         9/30/2010   

Fund - Class R6: AQRRX

     na         -3.96%         9/2/2014   

Merrill Lynch 3-Month Treasury Bill Index

     0.03%         0.37%         9/30/2010   

60% S&P 500 Index/40% Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index

     10.62%         11.69%         9/30/2010   

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment results and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest prospectus, the gross expense ratio for the Fund’s Class I/N/R6 shares are 0.95%, 1.26% and 0.90%, respectively. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.

 

AQR RISK PARITY FUND VS. MERRILL LYNCH 3-MONTH TREASURY BILL INDEX/60% S&P 500 INDEX/40%
BARCLAYS CAPITAL AGGREGATE BOND INDEX

VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 9/30/2010

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The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years (or since inception if shorter). Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR RISK PARITY II HV FUND   

 

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John Liew

Founding Principal

 

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Brian Hurst

Principal

 

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Michael Mendelson

Principal

 

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Yao Hua Ooi

Principal

 

Dear Shareholder:

Through the use of derivatives such as futures and swaps, the AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund (the “Fund”) invests across a wide variety of global markets – including developed- and emerging-market equities, fixed income, and commodities – in an attempt to build a truly diversified portfolio where all asset classes matter, but no one asset class matters too much. Risk Parity investing involves allocating investments by risk, which means that instruments with less risk will generally be allocated more capital than instruments that are deemed riskier. As markets move through different risk regimes, the portfolio is dynamically adjusted with the goal of keeping overall portfolio risk and the balance of risk across asset classes fairly steady through time. We believe this leads to more consistent results, reduces tail risks associated with investments in the capital markets, and enables the investor to remain invested through more difficult market environments. In addition to adjusting position sizes to control for increasing or decreasing risk expectations, we also overlay modest portfolio tilts based on AQR’s proprietary expected return models, which include signals based on carry, momentum, valuation, and other important economic variables. These views determine over- and underweights across a broad array of global markets. The ultimate goal is to build a portfolio that in the long run will deliver higher returns at a risk level similar to that of traditional portfolios by combining a better asset allocation with return-boosting tactical tilts.

The Fund is expected to remain long all of the markets in which we invest while averaging a moderate (under 0.7 on average) beta to the stock market over a full market cycle. The targeted annualized volatility for the Fund is 15%, on average, which varies modestly over time based on our perceptions of tactical opportunities within the different asset classes we trade. We started the year at slightly below the 15% long-term average as unusually low levels of volatility kept exposures elevated to the point where position limits were activated in most asset classes. However, by the end of the year the Fund’s volatility was close to its long-term target as volatility increased in both commodities and equities, while bullish tactical views in fixed income led us to be overweight.

Total exposures ended the year at about the same level where they began the year, although there was a large increase in nominal bond exposure because our tactical views shifted from underweight to overweight. However, somewhat decreased equity exposure and meaningfully lower commodities exposures due to increasing volatility and bearish tactical views more than offset the increase in nominal risk. With these moves, the Fund went from a 0.70 beta versus the S&P 500 Index at the end of 2013 to a 0.42 beta at the end of 2014. For the year ended December 31, 2014, the Fund’s Class I shares returned +9.23% and realized an annualized volatility of 7.41%. During this period, the Fund’s benchmark the Merrill Lynch 3-Month Treasury Bill Index returned +0.03% and a “60/40 benchmark” consisting of 60% S&P 500 Index/40% Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index returned +10.62% at an average realized volatility of 6.51%. The Fund’s net assets across all share classes were over $50 million at the end of 2014. The Fund experienced gains in two of the three major asset class buckets for the full year. To the net total return of +9.23% for 2014, equities contributed +4.08%, fixed income contributed +13.31%, and inflation-sensitive assets detracted -8.16%. Tactical tilts detracted from performance in equities and fixed income, but added in inflation-sensitive assets.

Developed equities were positive contributors to the Fund on the year, driven primarily by the U.S., where economic data continued to improve throughout the year. International equity markets also finished the year modestly positive but economic fundamentals diverged from the U.S. amid the threat of recession in Europe and Japan. Emerging markets equities ended slightly positive for the year with mixed performance across countries. Commodity exporters like Brazil suffered losses, while China outperformed emerging markets after policymakers took steps to boost credit growth and signaled a commitment to market reforms by increasing foreign access to domestic equity markets.

Tactical tilts within equities detracted from overall fund performance on the year, driven mostly from sudden trend reversals in the fourth quarter. Equity market losses in early October weakened the 1- and 3-month momentum signals leading to underweights just before the market rebounded. Asset

 
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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR RISK PARITY II HV FUND   

class timing offset some of the losses as we have remained overweight the equity basket for the majority of the year based on positive long-term valuation and momentum factors. Within emerging markets, performance from tactical tilts was roughly flat on the year. Overweights in China based on relatively positive fundamentals and improving 12-month momentum added to returns. Going forward, the portfolio remains relatively underweight South Africa and South Korea and overweight China and Taiwan based on attractive fundamental valuations.

Developed bond markets saw strong positive returns over the year, registering gains for the Fund in each quarter. Entering 2014, most forecasters expected U.S. rates to rise during the year due to the Federal Reserve Bank tapering asset purchases. Instead, falling inflation, slowing global growth, geopolitical uncertainty in Russia and the Middle East, and accommodative monetary policies outside the U.S. resulted in falling bond yields. German Bund yields also fell as the ECB increased efforts to help the struggling Eurozone economy. Finally, in Japan, bonds rallied as the economy slipped into a recession after a consumer tax increase stalled the economy, prompting additional stimulus measures.

Within our tactical models, fixed income detracted from performance on the year as even lower real yields did nothing to help our already bearish asset class timing view. Relative value views were also a drag on returns as overweights in countries with relatively steep yield curves like the U.S. and U.K. underperformed countries with flatter yield curves like Japan and Germany, where we were underweight. However, trend following signals were positive contributors to performance on the year, especially in the fourth quarter, as the price momentum turned strongly bullish over all possible timeframes. While the bearish timing views resulted in underweights early in the year, the effect of positive momentum has increased the attractiveness of the asset class enough to constitute a modest overweight position going into the new year.

Commodities were the largest drag on Fund performance this year, led by the energy sector, which suffered from excess supply and weak demand. In the first half of the year, bad weather and geopolitical risks drove commodities higher, but record harvests and increased energy production in the U.S. sent prices lower in the second half. As oil prices were falling, OPEC announced that it would not be cutting production, triggering a significant sell-off in Brent and WTI crude-oil benchmarks. Metals were also down modestly this year on soft demand from Europe and China. On the other hand, inflation-linked bonds provided positive returns to the inflation-sensitive part of the Fund. Real yields fell throughout the year for many of the same reasons as nominal bond yields, stagnating global growth, easy monetary policy, and heightened geopolitical risk. However, Nominal bond yields fell faster as inflation expectations edged lower, sending break-even yields to multi-year lows.

Our tactical strategies added value in commodities by staying underweight throughout the second half of the year. Outperformance was driven primarily from negative price momentum signaling bearish views on multiple horizons. A stronger dollar indicated weak fundamentals contributing to the underweight position on the commodity basket. Moving forward the only overweight position is aluminum, where low inventory levels have created a bullish signal. Inflation-linked bond views detracted from overall Fund returns, as we remained underweight the entire year. The underweight is driven by weak valuation signals as real yields and forecasts for economic growth both moved lower.

This year was a good example of how risk parity is beneficial to a portfolio. Despite the Fund underperforming its 60/40 benchmark, the Fund’s performance was within the normal range of expected performance. The Fund earned positive returns from two out of three sources of risk premia. Most importantly it was able to earn these gains without concentrating risk in any one asset class adding diversified returns to traditional portfolios. Going forward we remain confident that the diversification benefits of a risk parity approach provide a sound allocation for the wide variety of potential market environments we may face in the coming years.

 

 

  AQR Funds       Annual Report       December 2014   
                

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR RISK PARITY II HV FUND   

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 12/31/2014

AQR RISK PARITY II HV FUND

                    
      1 Year      Since
Inception
     Date of
Inception
 

Fund - Class I: QRHIX

     9.23%         3.96%         11/5/2012   

Fund - Class N: QRHNX

     9.02%         3.70%         11/5/2012   

Fund - Class R6: QRHRX

     na         -5.10%         9/2/2014   

Merrill Lynch 3-Month Treasury Bill Index

     0.03%         0.14%         11/5/2012   

60% S&P 500 Index/40% Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index

     10.62%         13.33%         11/5/2012   

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment results and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest prospectus, the gross expense ratio for the Fund’s Class I/N/R6 shares are 1.91%, 2.28% and 1.87%, respectively. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.

 

AQR RISK PARITY II HV FUND VS. MERRILL LYNCH 3-MONTH TREASURY BILL INDEX/60% S&P 500 INDEX/40%
BARCLAYS CAPITAL AGGREGATE BOND INDEX

VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 11/5/2012

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The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years (or since inception if shorter). Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR RISK PARITY II MV FUND   

 

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John Liew

Founding Principal

 

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Brian Hurst

Principal

 

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Michael Mendelson

Principal

 

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Yao Hua Ooi

Principal

 

Dear Shareholder:

Through the use of derivatives such as futures and swaps, the AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund (the “Fund”) invests across a wide variety of global markets – including developed- and emerging-market equities, fixed income, and commodities – in an attempt to build a truly diversified portfolio where all asset classes matter, but no one asset class matters will drive the overall returns of the Fund too much. Risk Parity investing involves allocating investments by risk, which means that instruments with less risk will generally be allocated more capital than instruments that are deemed riskier. As markets move through different risk regimes, the portfolio is dynamically adjusted with the goal of keeping overall portfolio risk and the balance of risk across asset classes fairly steady through time. We believe this leads to more consistent results, reduces tail risks associated with investments in the capital markets, and enables the investor to remain invested through more difficult market environments. In addition to adjusting position sizes to control for increasing or decreasing risk expectations, we also overlay modest portfolio tilts based on AQR’s proprietary expected return models, which include signals based on carry, momentum, valuation, and other important economic variables. These views determine over- and underweights across a broad array of global markets. The ultimate goal is to build a portfolio that in the long run will deliver higher returns at a risk level similar to that of traditional portfolios by combining a better asset allocation with return-boosting tactical tilts.

The Fund is expected to remain long in all of the markets in which we invest while averaging a moderate (under 0.5 on average) beta to the stock market over a full market cycle. The targeted annualized volatility for the Fund is 10%, on average, which varies modestly over time based on our perceptions of tactical opportunities within the different asset classes we trade. We started the year at slightly below the 10% long term average as unusually low levels of volatility kept exposures elevated to the point where position limits were activated in most asset classes. However, by the end of the year the Fund’s volatility was close to its long-term target as volatility increased in both commodities and equities, while bullish tactical views in fixed income led us to be overweight.

Total exposures ended the year at about the same level where they began the year, although there was a large increase in nominal bond exposure because our tactical views shifted from underweight to overweight. However, somewhat decreased equity exposure and meaningfully lower commodities exposures due to increasing volatility and bearish tactical views more than offset the increase in nominal risk. With these moves, the Fund went from a 0.57 beta versus the S&P 500 Index at the end of 2013 to a 0.26 beta at the end of 2014. For the year ended December 31, 2014, the Fund’s Class I shares returned +6.04% and realized an annualized volatility of 7.41%. During this period, the Fund’s benchmark the Merrill Lynch 3-Month Treasury Bill Index returned +0.03% and a “60/40 benchmark” consisting of 60% S&P 500 Index/40% Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index returned +10.62% at an average realized volatility of 6.51%. The Fund’s net assets across all share classes were over $114 million at the end of 2014. The Fund experienced gains in two of the three major asset class buckets for the full year. To the net total return of +6.14% for 2014, equities contributed +2.50%, fixed income contributed +8.60%, and inflation-sensitive assets detracted -5.06%. Tactical tilts detracted from performance in equities and fixed income, but added in inflation-sensitive assets.

Developed equities were positive contributors to the Fund on the year, driven primarily by the U.S. where economic data continued to improve throughout the year. International equity markets also finished the year modestly positive but economic fundamentals diverged from the U.S. amid the threat of recession in Europe and Japan. Emerging markets equities ended slightly positive for the year with mixed performance across countries. Commodity exporters like Brazil suffered losses, while China outperformed emerging markets after policymakers took steps to boost credit growth and signaled a commitment to market reforms by increasing foreign access to domestic equity markets.

Tactical tilts within equities detracted from overall fund performance on the year, driven mostly from sudden trend reversals in the fourth quarter. Equity market losses in early October weakened the 1- and 3-month momentum signals leading to underweights just before the market rebounded. Asset

 
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AQR RISK PARITY II MV FUND   

class timing offset some of the losses as we have remained overweight the equity basket for the majority of the year based on positive long-term valuation and momentum factors. Within emerging markets performance from tactical tilts was roughly flat on the year. Overweight’s in China based on relatively positive fundamentals and improving 12-month momentum added to returns. Going forward the portfolio remains relatively underweight South Africa and South Korea and overweight China and Taiwan based on attractive fundamental valuations.

Developed bond markets saw strong positive returns over the year, registering gains for the Fund in each quarter. Entering 2014, most forecasters expected U.S. rates to rise during the year due to the Federal Reserve Bank tapering asset purchases. Instead, falling inflation, slowing global growth, geopolitical uncertainty in Russia and the Middle East, and accommodative monetary policies outside the U.S. resulted in falling bond yields. German Bund yields also fell as the ECB increased efforts to help the struggling Eurozone economy. Finally, Japan, bonds rallied as the economy slipped into a recession after a consumer tax increase stalled the economy, prompting additional stimulus measures.

Within our tactical models fixed income detracted from performance on the year as even lower real yields did nothing to help our already bearish asset class timing view. Relative value views were also a drag on returns as overweights in countries with relatively steep yield curves like the U.S. and U.K. underperformed countries with flatter yield curves like Japan and Germany where we were underweight. However, trend following signals were positive contributors to performance on the year, especially in the fourth quarter, as the price momentum turned strongly bullish over all possible timeframes. While the bearish timing views resulted in underweights early in the year, the effect of positive momentum has increased the attractiveness of the asset class enough to constitute a modest overweight position going into the new year.

Commodities were the largest drag on Fund performance this year, led by the energy sector which suffered from excess supply and weak demand. In the first half of the year, bad weather and geopolitical risks drove commodities higher, but record harvests and increased energy production in the U.S. sent prices lower in the second half. As oil prices were falling, OPEC announced that it would not be cutting production, triggering a significant sell-off in Brent and WTI crude-oil benchmarks. Metals were also down modestly this year on soft demand from Europe and China. On the other hand, inflation-linked bonds provided positive returns to the inflation-sensitive part of the Fund. Real yields fell throughout the year for many of the same reasons as nominal bond yields, stagnating global growth, easy monetary policy, and heightened geopolitical risk. However, Nominal bond yields fell faster as inflation expectations edged lower, sending break-even yields to multi-year lows.

Our tactical strategies added value in commodities by staying underweight throughout the second half of the year. Outperformance was driven primarily from negative price momentum signaling bearish views on multiple horizons. A stronger dollar indicated weak fundamentals contributing to the underweight position on the commodity basket. Moving forward the only overweight position is Aluminum where low inventory levels have created a bullish signal. Inflation-linked bond views detracted from overall Fund returns, as we remained underweight the entire year. The underweight is driven by weak valuation signals as real yields and forecasts for economic growth both moved lower.

This year was a good example of how risk parity is beneficial to a portfolio. Despite the Fund underperforming its 60/40 benchmark, the Fund’s performance was within the normal range of expected performance. The Fund earned positive returns from two out of three sources of risk premia. Most importantly it was able to earn these gains without concentrating risk in any one asset class adding diversified returns to traditional portfolios. Going forward we remain confident that the diversification benefits of a risk parity approach provide a sound allocation for the wide variety of potential market environments we may face in the coming years.

 

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR RISK PARITY II MV FUND   

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 12/31/2014

AQR RISK PARITY II MV FUND

                    
      1 Year      Since
Inception
     Date of
Inception
 

Fund - Class I: QRMIX

     6.04%         3.00%         11/5/2012   

Fund - Class N: QRMNX

     5.87%         2.71%         11/5/2012   

Fund - Class R6: QRMRX

     na         -3.44%         9/2/2014   

Merrill Lynch 3-Month Treasury Bill Index

     0.03%         0.14%         11/5/2012   

60% S&P 500 Index/40% Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index

     10.62%         13.33%         11/5/2012   

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment results and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest prospectus, the gross expense ratio for the Fund’s Class I/N/R6 shares are 1.23%, 1.64% and 1.19%, respectively. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.

 

AQR RISK PARITY II MV FUND VS. MERRILL LYNCH 3-MONTH TREASURY BILL INDEX/60% S&P 500 INDEX/40%
BARCLAYS CAPITAL AGGREGATE BOND INDEX

VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 11/5/2012

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The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years (or since inception if shorter). Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND   

 

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Jacques Friedman

Principal

 

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Ronen Israel

Principal

 

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Andrea Frazzini

Principal

 

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Michael Katz

Principal

Dear Shareholder:

The AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund (the “Fund”) attempts to provide attractive risk-adjusted returns by providing exposure to a broadly diversified portfolio of classic, relative-value alternative strategies capturing the performance of four major styles across a variety of asset groups including stocks, country equity indices, fixed income, currencies and commodities. We include strategies that are liquid and have historically low correlation with traditional markets, which we believe should be a key feature of alternative strategies that are meant to be a source of diversifying returns. We believe in providing a great deal of transparency, which means providing insight into our investment process and the economic themes we seek to capture, in addition to disclosing the actual positions we take.

The four major styles captured in the Fund are Value, Momentum, Carry and Defensive. Each of the four styles, implemented across asset groups, has an economic intuition or rationale, be it risk-based or behavioral-based. Value involves buying assets that are “cheap” relative to their fundamental value and selling “expensive” assets. Momentum entails buying assets that recently outperformed their peers and selling those that recently underperformed. Carry implies buying high-yielding assets and selling low-yielding assets. Defensive consists of buying low-risk, high-quality assets and selling high-risk, low-quality assets.

The Fund’s portfolio construction approach is to be diversified with a baseline risk weighting that is balanced across styles and asset groups, taking into consideration liquidity and breadth among other dimensions of risk. Small tactical tilts are implemented around the strategic risk allocation when strategies are conditionally attractive or unattractive. Because the Fund trades in these markets daily and all of the strategies are managed in one portfolio, it can stay disciplined about rebalancing to strategic weights, stay nimble by taking advantage of tactical opportunities and also provide efficient exposure by netting positions and transactions costs.

The Fund’s Class I shares returned +11.30% in 2014. The Fund’s benchmark, the Merrill Lynch 3 Month Treasury Bill Index, had a slight positive return of +0.03% over this period. The Fund targets 10% annual volatility.

Two of the Fund’s four styles had positive results for the period. The Defensive style was the top contributor, with gains from stocks, fixed income, and equity indices trading. The Momentum style also contributed with profits in fixed income, commodities, and currencies. The Value and Carry styles detracted from performance. Carry detracted in fixed income, commodities, and was flat in currencies. Value detracted in fixed income and equity indices, but added in stocks, currencies, and commodities.

Performance was mostly positive across asset groups with fixed income and equity indices experiencing losses. Stock trading produced the best results, contributing almost 100% to the positive performance for the period. Stock trading benefited from Defensive and Value themes, while Momentum was flat. The next-best contributor was commodities, followed by currencies trading. In commodities, both Value and Momentum offered positive contributions. The biggest asset group detractor was fixed income, driven by Value and Carry. Commodities and currencies, which had positive contributions for the year, roughly offset the negative performance from equity indices and fixed income.

 
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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND   

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 12/31/2014

AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND

                    
      1 Year      Since
Inception
     Date of
Inception
 

Fund - Class I: QSPIX

     11.30%         13.40%         10/30/2013   

Fund - Class N: QSPNX

     11.08%         13.17%         10/30/2013   

Fund - Class R6: QSPRX

     na         7.67%         9/2/2014   

Merrill Lynch 3-Month Treasury Bill Index

     0.03%         0.05%         10/30/2013   

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment results and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest prospectus, the gross expense ratio for the Fund’s Class I/N/R6 shares are 2.15%, 2.74% and 2.15%, respectively. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.

 

AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND VS. MERRILL LYNCH 3-MONTH TREASURY BILL INDEX

VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 10/30/2013

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The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years (or since inception if shorter). Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE LV FUND   

 

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Jacques Friedman

Principal

 

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Ronen Israel

Principal

 

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Andrea Frazzini

Principal

 

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Michael Katz

Principal

Dear Shareholder:

Launched in mid-September, the AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund (the “Fund”) attempts to provide attractive risk-adjusted returns by providing exposure to a broadly diversified portfolio of classic, relative-value alternative strategies capturing the performance of four major styles across a variety of asset groups including stocks, country equity indices, fixed income, currencies and commodities. We include strategies that are liquid and have historically low correlation with traditional markets, which we believe should be a key feature of alternative strategies that are meant to be a source of diversifying returns. We believe in providing a great deal of transparency, which means providing insight into our investment process and the economic themes we seek to capture, in addition to disclosing the actual positions we take.

The four major styles captured in the Fund are Value, Momentum, Carry and Defensive. Each of the four styles, implemented across asset groups, has an economic intuition or rationale, be it risk-based or behavioral-based. Value involves buying assets that are “cheap” relative to their fundamental value and selling “expensive” assets. Momentum entails buying assets that recently outperformed their peers and selling those that recently underperformed. Carry implies buying high-yielding assets and selling low-yielding assets. Defensive consists of buying low-risk, high-quality assets and selling high-risk, low-quality assets.

The Fund’s portfolio construction approach is to be diversified with a baseline risk weighting that is balanced across styles and asset groups, taking into consideration liquidity and breadth among other dimensions of risk. Small tactical tilts are implemented around the strategic risk allocation when strategies are conditionally attractive or unattractive. Because the Fund trades in these markets daily and all of the strategies are managed in one portfolio, it can stay disciplined about rebalancing to strategic weights, stay nimble by taking advantage of tactical opportunities and also provide efficient exposure by netting positions and transactions costs.

The Fund’s Class I shares returned +3.07% since the Fund’s inception on September 17, 2014. The Fund’s benchmark, the Merrill Lynch 3 Month Treasury Bill Index, had a flat return of 0.00% over the same period. The Fund targets 5% annual volatility.

Three of the Fund’s four styles had positive results for the period. The Momentum style led contributions with gains from fixed income, currencies, stocks and commodities trading. The Defensive style also contributed with profits in stocks. The Value style was flat, as gains in commodities, currencies and equity indices offset losses in fixed income and stocks. Carry detracted mildly in all asset groups where it was implemented: commodities, currencies and fixed income.

Performance was mostly positive across asset groups with fixed income and equity indices experiencing losses. Stock trading produced the best results, contributing about two-thirds to the positive performance for the period. Stock trading benefited from Momentum and Defensive themes, while Value themes detracted. The next-best contributor was commodities, followed by currencies trading. In both commodities and currencies, Value and Momentum themes offered positive contributions. The largest asset group detractor was fixed income, driven mostly by Value.

 
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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE LV FUND   

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 12/31/2014

AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE LV FUND

 
      Since
Inception
     Date of
Inception
 

Fund - Class I: QSLIX

     3.07%         9/17/2014   

Fund - Class N: QSLNX

     2.94%         9/17/2014   

Fund - Class R6: QSLRX

     2.98%         9/17/2014   

Merrill Lynch 3-Month Treasury Bill Index

     0.00%        9/17/2014   

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment results and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest prospectus, the gross expense ratio for the Fund’s Class I/N/R6 shares are 1.82%, 2.07% and 1.72%, respectively. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.

 

AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE LV FUND VS. MERRILL LYNCH 3-MONTH TREASURY BILL INDEX

VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 9/17/2014

LOGO

The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years (or since inception if shorter). Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

  

RISK FACTORS:

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund: As the Fund employs arbitrage and alternative strategies, the Fund has the risk that the anticipated opportunites do not play out as planned, resulting in potentially reduced returns or losses to the Fund as it unwinds its trades. This Fund enters into a short sale by selling a security it has borrowed. If the market price of a security increases after the Fund borrows the security, the Fund will suffer a potentially unlimited loss when it replaces the borrowed security at the higher price. The Fund may also take a short position in a derivative instrument, which involves the risk of theoretically unlimited increase in the value of the underlying instrument. Short sales also involve transaction and other costs that will reduce potential Fund gains and increase potential Fund losses. The use of derivatives, including forward and futures contracts and swap agreements, exposes the Fund to additional risks including increased volatility, lack of liquidity, and possible losses greater than the Fund’s initial investment as well as increased transaction costs. Derivative contracts involve exposure to counterparty credit risks, which refers to the possibility that the counterparty to a derivative instrument will not be able to make principal and interest payments when due. When investing in or gaining exposure to bonds, yield and share price will vary with changes in interest rates and market conditions. The Fund may lose money if short-term or long-term interest rates rise sharply or otherwise change in a manner not anticipated by the Fund’s Advisor or Sub-Advisor. There is also a chance that some of a Fund’s holdings may have their credit rating downgraded or may default. The Fund may invest in securities rated below investment grade which are high risk investments that may cause income and principal losses for the Fund. The Fund may invest in illiquid instruments which may be difficult to sell in a timely manner at the price that it believes the investments are worth. Emerging market and foreign investing involves special risks such as currency fluctuations, political uncertainty, differences in generally accepted accounting principles, increased volatility and lower trading volume. This Fund is not suitable for all investors.

AQR Global Macro Fund: The use of derivatives, including forward and futures contracts, options and swap agreements and exposure to the commodities markets, exposes the Fund to additional risks including increased volatility, lack of liquidity, and possible losses greater than the Fund’s initial investment as well as increased transaction costs. Derivative contracts involve exposure to counterparty credit risk, which refers to the possibility that the counterparty to a derivative instrument will not be able to make principal and interest payments when due. The Fund may take a short position in a derivative instrument, which involves the risk of a theoretically unlimited increase in the value of the underlying instrument. When investing in or gaining exposure to bonds, yield and share price will vary with changes in interest rates and market conditions. The Fund may lose money if short-term or long-term interest rates rise sharply or otherwise change in a manner not anticipated by the Fund’s Advisor. There is also a chance that some of the Fund’s holdings may have their credit rating downgraded or may default. The Fund may have exposure to the securities of small and mid-cap companies, the prices of which are generally more volatile than those of larger capitalization companies. Emerging market and foreign investing involves special risks such as currency fluctuations, political uncertainty, differences in generally accepted accounting principles, increased volatility and lower trading volume. This Fund is not suitable for all investors.

AQR Long-Short Equity Fund and AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund: The use of derivatives, including futures and forward contracts, options and swap agreements, exposes the Funds to additional risks including increased volatility, lack of liquidity, and possible losses greater than a Fund’s initial investment as well as increased transaction costs. Derivative contracts involve exposure to counterparty credit risks, which refers to the possibility that the counterparty to a derivative instrument will not be able to make principal and interest payments when due. A Fund enters into a short sale by selling a security it has borrowed. If the market price of a security increases after the Fund borrows the security, the Fund will suffer a potentially unlimited loss when it replaces the borrowed security at the higher price. A Fund may also take a short position in a derivative instrument, which involved the risk of theoretically unlimited increase in the value of the underlying instrument. Short sales also involve transaction and other costs that will reduce potential Fund gains and increase potential Fund losses. The Funds may have exposure to the securities of small or mid-cap companies, the prices of which are generally more volatile than those of larger capitalization companies. Foreign investing involves special risks such as currency fluctuations, political uncertainty, differences in generally accepted accounting principles, increased volatility and lower trading volume. These Funds are not suitable for all investors.

AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund and AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund: The use of derivatives, including forward and futures contracts, swap agreements and exposure to the commodities markets, exposes the Funds to additional risks including increased volatility, lack of liquidity, and possible losses greater than a Fund’s initial investment as well as increased transaction costs. Derivative contracts involve exposure to counterparty credit risk, which refers to the possibility that the counterparty to a derivative instrument will not be able to make principal and interest payments when due. A Fund may take a short position in a derivative instrument, which involves the risk of a theoretically unlimited increase in the value of the underlying instrument. When investing in or gaining exposure to bonds, yield and share price will vary with changes in interest rates and market conditions. A Fund may lose money if short-term or long-term interest rates rise sharply or otherwise change in a manner not anticipated by the Fund’s Advisor. There is also a chance that some of the Fund’s holdings may have their credit rating downgraded or may default. Emerging market and foreign investing involves special risks such as currency fluctuations,

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

  

political uncertainty, differences in generally accepted accounting principles, increased volatility and lower trading volume. These Funds are not suitable for all Investors.

AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund: The use of derivatives, including forward and futures contracts, swap agreements and exposure to the commodities markets, exposes the Fund to additional risks including increased volatility, lack of liquidity, and possible losses greater than the Fund’s initial investment as well as increased transaction costs. Derivative contracts involve exposure to counterparty credit risk, which refers to the possibility that the counterparty to a derivative instrument will not be able to make principal and interest payments when due. The Fund may take a short position in a derivative instrument, which involves the risk of a theoretically unlimited increase in the value of the underlying instrument. When investing in or gaining exposure to bonds, yield and share price will vary with changes in interest rates and market conditions. The Fund may lose money if short-term or long-term interest rates rise sharply or otherwise change in a manner not anticipated by the Fund’s Advisor. There is also a chance that some of the Fund’s holdings may have their credit rating downgraded or may default. Foreign investing involves special risks such as currency fluctuations, political uncertainty, differences in generally accepted accounting principles, increased volatility and lower trading volume. This Fund is not suitable for all investors.

AQR Risk Parity Fund, AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund and AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund: The use of derivatives, including forward and futures contracts, swap agreements and exposure to the commodities markets, exposes the Funds to additional risks including increased volatility, lack of liquidity, and possible losses greater than a Fund’s initial investment as well as increased transaction costs. Derivative contracts involve exposure to counterparty credit risk, which refers to the possibility that the counterparty to a derivative instrument will not be able to make principal and interest payments when due. A Fund may take a short position in a derivative instrument, which involves the risk of a theoretically unlimited increase in the value of the underlying instrument. When investing in or gaining exposure to bonds, yield and share price will vary with changes in interest rates and market conditions. A Fund may lose money if short-term or long-term interest rates rise sharply or otherwise change in a manner not anticipated by the Fund’s Advisor. There is also a chance that some of a Fund’s holdings may have their credit rating downgraded or may default. A Fund may have exposure to the securities of small and mid-cap companies, the prices of which are generally more volatile than those of larger capitalization companies. Emerging market and foreign investing involves special risks such as currency fluctuations, political uncertainty, differences in generally accepted accounting principles, increased volatility and lower trading volume. These Funds are not suitable for all Investors.

AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund: The use of derivatives, including forward and futures contracts, swap agreements and exposure to the commodities markets, exposes the Fund to additional risks including increased volatility, lack of liquidity, and possible losses greater than the Fund’s initial investment as well as increased transaction costs. Derivative contracts involve exposure to counterparty credit risk, which refers to the possibility that the counterparty to a derivative instrument will not be able to make principal and interest payments when due. The Fund employs arbitrage and alternative strategies, which carry the risk that the anticipated opportunities do not play out as planned, resulting in potentially reduced returns or losses to the Fund as it unwinds its trades. This Fund enters into a short sale by selling a security it has borrowed. If the market price of a security increases after the Fund borrows the security, the Fund will suffer a potentially unlimited loss when it replaces the borrowed security at the higher price. The Fund may also take a short position in a derivative instrument, which involves the risk of theoretically unlimited increase in the value of the underlying instrument. Short sales also involve transaction and other costs that will reduce potential Fund gains and increase potential Fund losses. The Funds may have exposure to the securities of mid-cap companies, the prices of which are generally more volatile than those of larger capitalization companies. When investing in or gaining exposure to bonds, yield and share price will vary with changes in interest rates and market conditions. The Fund may lose money if short-term or long-term interest rates rise sharply or otherwise change in a manner not anticipated by the Fund’s Advisor or Sub-Advisor. There is also a chance that some of the Fund’s holdings may have their credit rating downgraded or may default. Emerging market and foreign investing involves special risks such as currency fluctuations, political uncertainty, differences in generally accepted accounting principles, increased volatility and lower trading volume. This Fund is not suitable for all investors.

AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund and AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund: The use of derivatives, including futures and forward contracts, options and swap agreements and exposure to the commodities markets, exposes the Funds to additional risks including increased volatility, lack of liquidity, and possible losses greater than a Fund’s initial investment as well as increased transaction costs. Derivative contracts involve exposure to counterparty credit risks, which refers to the possibility that the counterparty to a derivative instrument will not be able to make principal and interest payments when due. A Fund enters into a short sale by selling a security it has borrowed. If the market price of a security increases after the Fund borrows the security, the Fund will suffer a potentially unlimited loss when it replaces the borrowed security at the higher price. A Fund may also take a short position in a derivative instrument, which involves the risk of theoretically unlimited increase in the value of the underlying instrument. Short sales also involve transaction and other costs that will reduce potential Fund gains and increase potential Fund losses. The Funds may have exposure to the securities of mid-cap companies, the prices of which are generally more volatile than those of larger capitalization companies. When investing in or gaining exposure to bonds,

 

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yield and share price will vary with changes in interest rates and market conditions. The Funds may lose money if short-term or long-term interest rates rise sharply or otherwise change in a manner not anticipated by the Fund’s Advisor. There is also a chance that some of a Fund’s holdings may have their credit rating downgraded or may default. Emerging market and foreign investing involves special risks such as currency fluctuations, political uncertainty, differences in generally accepted accounting principles, increased volatility and lower trading volume. These Funds are not suitable for all investors.

An investment in any of the AQR Funds listed above (the ”Funds”) involves risk, including loss of principal. Diversification does not eliminate this risk. The value of the Funds’ portfolio holdings may fluctuate in response to events specific to the companies in which the Fund invests, as well as economic, political or social events in the United States or abroad.

The Funds (other than the AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund, the AQR Long-Short Equity Fund and the AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund) are each a non-diversified fund. Because these Funds may invest in securities of a smaller number of issuers, the Fund may be more exposed to the risks associated with and developments affecting an individual issuer than a fund that invests more widely, which may therefore have a greater impact on the Fund’s performance. The Funds (other than the AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund, the AQR Long-Short Equity Fund and the AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund) also invest in a wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary and are indirectly exposed to the risks associated with the subsidiary’s investments. The Funds from time to time employ various hedging techniques, it is not possible to hedge fully or perfectly against any risk, and hedging entails its own costs.

An investor considering the Funds should be able to tolerate potentially wide price fluctuations. The Funds are subject to high portfolio turnover risk as a result of frequent trading, and thus will incur a higher level of brokerage fees and commissions and cause a higher level of tax liability to shareholders in the funds. The AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund and the AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund may attempt to increase their income or total return through the use of securities lending, and they may be subject to the possibility of additional loss as a result of this investment technique.

Please refer to each Fund’s prospectus for complete information regarding the principal risks associated with the Funds.

Cliff Asness, David Kabiller, Brian Hurst, Yao Hua Ooi and Marco Hanig are registered representatives of ALPS Distributors, Inc.

DEFINITIONS:

Accommodative Monetary Policy: An accommodative monetary policy is one where the central bank increases the money supply, typically by lowering interest rates and/or purchasing financial assets, in an attempt to stimulate the economy.

Alpha is a measure of performance on a risk-adjusted basis. Alpha takes the volatility (price risk) of a mutual fund and compares its risk-adjusted performance to a benchmark index. The excess return of the fund relative to the return of the benchmark index is a fund’s alpha.

Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based bond index comprised of government, corporate, mortgage and asset-backed issues, rated investment grade or higher, and having at least one year to maturity. Indexes are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.

Bearish: A belief that a particular security, sector or the overall market will fall.

Beta is a measure of volatility of a security or portfolio in comparison to an index or the market as a whole. A beta of 1.0 means the security or portfolio will generally move in tandem with the index or market it is being compared to. A beta greater than 1.0 means the security or portfolio will be more volatile and a beta less than 1.0 means the security or portfolio will be less volatile than the index or market it is being compared to.

Bullish: A belief that a particular security, sector or the overall market will rise.

Bund: Is the German equivalent of a U.S. Treasury Bond.

Carry: The return obtained from holding an asset (if positive), or the cost of holding it (if negative).

Contagion: The likelihood that significant economic changes in one country will spread to other countries.

Correlation is computed into what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. Perfect positive correlation (+1) implies that as one security moves, either up or down, the other security will move in lockstep, in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation (-1) means that if one security moves in either direction the security that is

 

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perfectly negatively correlated will move in the opposite direction. If the correlation is 0, the movements of the securities are said to have no correlation; they are completely random.

Credit: This strategy purchases attractively priced securities on a hedged basis, typically around event induced capital flows.

Credit Default Swap contracts is designed to transfer the credit exposure of fixed income products between parties.

Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index is an asset-weighted benchmark that seeks to measure hedge fund performance and provide the most accurate representation of the hedge fund universe. Indexes are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.

Bloomberg Commodity Index is a broad-based index used to represent the most frequently-traded global commodity futures. It was formally known as the Dow Jones – UBS Commodity Index. Indexes are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.

Futures and Forwards contracts: A financial contract obligating the buyer to purchase an asset (or the seller to sell an asset) at a pre-determined future date and price.

Gilt: Is the U.K. equivalent of a U.S. Treasury Bond.

HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index is a global, equal-weighted index of over 2,000 single-manager funds.

Macroeconomics is focused on the movement and trends of the whole economy as a whole, including changes such as unemployment, national income, rate of growth, GDP, inflation and price levels.

Merrill Lynch 3-Month Treasury Bill Index is designed to measure the performance of high-quality short-term cash-equivalent investments. Indexes are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.

Momentum: An investment style wherein an asset is deemed to have positive momentum if it has performed well in the past relative to other assets in the same universe.

MSCI World Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the performance of equities in developed markets, including the United States and Canada. Indexes are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.

NASDAQ Index is a capitalization weighted index designed to measure performance of the more than 3,000 common stocks representing all major industries. Indexes are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.

Newedge Trend Index is a subset of the Newedge CTA Index, and follows traders of trend following methodologies. The Newedge CTA Index is equal weighted, calculates the daily rate of return for a pool of CTAs selected from the larger managers that are open to new investment. Indexes are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.

Profitability: An investment style wherein an asset as certain identifiable characteristics including, profit margin, asset efficiency, leverage and earnings variability.

S&P 500 Index is a capitalization weighted index designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries. Indexes are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.

Sharpe Ratio: is a ratio which measures risk-adjusted performance.

Tail Risk: The risk of larger or more frequent losses than would be expected if returns to an asset or portfolio followed a normal distribution.

Tracking Error: A measure of how closely a portfolio follows the index to which it is benchmarked. It measures the standard deviation of the difference between the portfolio and index returns.

Valuation: A process of determining the current worth of an asset or company.

Volatility is a statistical measurement of up and down asset price fluctuations over time. If an asset has rapid dramatic price swings, its “volatility” will likely be relatively high. If prices are consistent and rarely change, “volatility” of that asset will likely be relatively low. “Volatility” can be measured as the standard deviation of an asset with a specific time horizon. It is often used to quantify the risk of such asset over a time period, typically expressed in annualized terms.

 

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AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND   
LONG INVESTMENTS - 127.2%   SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
COMMON STOCKS - 39.4%            
Communications - 0.0% (a)    
FriendFinder Networks, Inc. (3)(b)     6,483      $ 423,031  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary - 2.4%            
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.     37,000        1,739,370  
Carriage Services, Inc.     8,110        169,905  
China Century Dragon Media, Inc. (3)(b)     150,272         
China Networks International Holdings Ltd.     2,287,278        25,160  
DEMC Ltd., Class A (3)(b)     8,666        86,664  
DEMC Ltd., Class B (3)(b)     10,488         
Family Dollar Stores, Inc.     212,149        16,804,322  
General Motors Co. *     16,411        572,908  
GLENTEL, Inc. (Canada)     148,993        3,230,447  
Group 1 Automotive, Inc.     10,548        945,312  
Havas SA (France) (2)     46,036        375,914  
Manchester United PLC, Class A (United Kingdom)     15,688        249,439  
Meritage Homes Corp.     4,682        168,505  
PetSmart, Inc.     21,388        1,738,737  
Restaurant Brands International, Inc. (Canada) *     96,697        3,786,980  
Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.     3,064,923        10,727,231  
Time Warner Cable, Inc. *     2,500        380,150  
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Class B     357,050        13,171,575  
   

 

 

 
      54,172,619  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples - 0.7%            
Chiquita Brands International, Inc. (2)     326,707        4,724,183  
Herbalife Ltd.     10,157        382,919  
Neptune Technologies & Bioressources, Inc. (Canada) (3)(b)     6,407        7   
Contra Neuro Biopharma/ Neptune Technologies & Bioressources, Inc. (Canada) (3)(b)     3,203        6  
Vector Group Ltd.     510,810        10,885,361  
   

 

 

 
      15,992,476  
   

 

 

 
Energy - 2.7%            
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network, Inc. (Greece)     4,568        64,043  
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.     77,136        128,817  
Apco Oil and Gas International, Inc.     168,559        2,364,883  
Baker Hughes, Inc.     332,398        18,637,556  
Cal Dive International, Inc.     178,948        12,526  
Centrus Energy Corp., Class A     266,760        1,147,068  
Chesapeake Energy Corp.     4,289        83,936  
Dresser-Rand Group, Inc.     220,257        18,017,022  
Gulf United Energy, Inc. (c)     1,959,798        1,176  
Mission NewEnergy Ltd. (Australia)     20,132        241  
PDC Energy, Inc.     2,403        99,172  
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADR (Netherlands)     151,766        10,160,734  
SAExploration Holdings, Inc. (Canada) (c)     2,757        10,973  
Talisman Energy, Inc. (Canada) (2)     854,495        6,690,696  
Whiting Petroleum Corp.     103,115        3,402,795  
   

 

 

 
      60,821,638  
   

 

 

 
Financials - 16.1%            
1347 Capital Corp. (2)     420,504        3,977,968  
American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust, Inc. REIT     13,437        159,900  
American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. REIT     31,926        288,930  
AR Capital Acquisition Corp. (2)     1,395,000        12,973,500  
    SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Financials - 16.1% (continued)    
Banco Santander SA (Spain) (2)     35      $ 294  
Bank of Cyprus PCL (Cyprus) (3)(b)     118,716,695        29,443,147  
Boulevard Acquisition Corp. (2)     1,007,912        9,726,351  
Cambridge Capital Acquisition Corp. (2)     1,478,400        14,340,480  
Capitol Acquisition Corp. II     1,439,912        14,183,133  
Carfinco Financial Group, Inc. (Canada)     9,706        93,651  
CB Pharma Acquisition Corp.     325,500        3,264,765  
Chart Acquisition Corp. (2)     1,268,625        12,178,800  
China VantagePoint Acquisition Co. (3)(b)     1,990         
Collabrium Japan Acquisition Corp. (United Kingdom) (3)(b)     595,000        6,074,950  
Corio NV REIT (Netherlands) (2)     30,312        1,484,436  
DT Asia Investments Ltd. (Hong Kong) (2)     209,241        2,029,638  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.     665,138        1,370,184  
Federal National Mortgage Association     769,933        1,582,212  
GAGFAH SA (Luxembourg) (2)     337,877        7,545,594  
Garnero Group Acquisition Co. (Brazil)     1,900,200        18,165,912  
Global Defense & National Security Systems, Inc. (2)     835,800        8,566,950  
Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. (2)     756,000        7,371,000  
Heritage Financial Group, Inc.     1,478        38,280  
HF2 Financial Management, Inc. (2)     1,309,327        13,577,721  
Highclere Holdings Ltd. (3)(b)     5,758         
Hudson Valley Holding Corp.     8,469        230,018  
Hydra Industries Acquisition Corp.     1,720,000        17,217,200  
Intervest Bancshares Corp.     144,513        1,452,356  
Kilroy Realty Corp. REIT (c)     90,550        6,254,289  
L&L Acquisition Corp. (3)(b)     306,000         
Levy Acquisition Corp. (2)     1,890,000        18,370,800  
LNB Bancorp, Inc.     87,582        1,579,104  
Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc.     16,820        142,297  
MicroFinancial, Inc.     61,372        626,301  
NorthStar Asset Management Group, Inc.     1,074        24,240  
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. REIT     856,025        15,048,920  
Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd.     87,108        413,763  
Patriot National Bank (3)(b)     2,000,000        1,671,680  
Pinecrest Resources Ltd. (Canada) (3)(b)     79,820        2,748  
Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd.     47,941        3,519,828  
Rescap Liquidating Trust     273,622        4,295,865  
Resource Capital Corp. REIT     37,500        189,000  
ROI Acquisition Corp. II     882,000        8,670,060  
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. REIT     463,966        24,469,567  
Santa Monica Media Corp. (3)(b)     15,377         
Silver Eagle Acquisition Corp. (3)(b)     1,971,250        19,318,250  
Stewart Information Services Corp.     475,543        17,614,113  
Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc.     385,096        5,171,839  
Terrapin 3 Acquisition Corp., Class A (2)     1,428,000        13,808,760  
WL Ross Holding Corp.     2,898,000        29,733,480  
   

 

 

 
      358,262,274  
   

 

 

 
Health Care - 6.4%            
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.     411        16,798  
Allergan, Inc.     64,928        13,803,044  
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     562,172        19,330,284  
AVANIR Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     576,745        9,775,828  
Bluebird Bio, Inc.     17,587        1,613,080  
China Medical Technologies, Inc. ADR (China) (3)(b)(c)     4,931        49  
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     173,640        17,476,866  
Exact Sciences Corp.     8,896        244,106  
Gentiva Health Services, Inc.     227,284        4,329,760  
Illumina, Inc.     25        4,614  
 

 

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AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND   
    SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Health Care - 6.4% (continued)    
Medtronic, Inc.     103,724      $ 7,488,873  
Molina Healthcare, Inc.     18,552        993,089  
PlasmaTech Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.     4,392        15,372  
Prosensa Holding NV (Netherlands) (2)     197,426        3,701,737  
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (c)     110,846        45,474,572  
Rotech Healthcare, Inc. (3)(b)     16,828        218,863  
RXi Pharmaceuticals Corp.     3,161        5,058  
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. ADR (Israel) (c)     157,785        9,074,215  
Tornier NV (Netherlands)     311,457        7,942,153  
   

 

 

 
      141,508,361  
   

 

 

 
Industrials - 0.9%            
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.     3,848        88,427  
Continental Building Products, Inc.     76,418        1,354,891  
JetBlue Airways Corp.     818,414        12,980,046  
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.     67,232        337,505  
Layne Christensen Co.     10,008        95,476  
MasTec, Inc.     126,736        2,865,501  
Sanitec OYJ (Finland) (2)     233,850        2,873,968  
Vicwest, Inc. (Canada)     19,399        209,385  
   

 

 

 
      20,805,199   
   

 

 

 
Information Technology - 7.5%            
Actuate Corp. (2)     318,958        2,105,123  
Citrix Systems, Inc. (c)     48,212        3,075,926  
Digital River, Inc.     322,530        7,976,167  
Finisar Corp.     37,470        727,293  
ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc.     78,535        294,506  
ON Semiconductor Corp. (c)     298,500        3,023,805  
Orckit Communications Ltd. (Israel) (2)     15,174        168  
Photronics, Inc.     432,751        3,596,161  
Red Hat, Inc. (c)     113,239        7,829,344  
Riverbed Technology, Inc.     59,700        1,218,477  
root9B Technologies, Inc.     91,767        142,239  
Sapient Corp.     654,060        16,273,013  
SinoHub, Inc. (China) (3)(b)     190,038        1,900  
SouthPeak Interactive Corp. (3)(b)     1,500,000        2,250  
Telestone Technologies Corp. (China) (2)     115,818        1,158  
TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc.     220,051        6,062,405  
Viasystems Group, Inc.     18,588        302,613  
Web.com Group, Inc.     52,500        996,975  
Yahoo!, Inc.     2,222,528        112,259,889  
   

 

 

 
      165,889,412  
   

 

 

 
Materials - 1.6%            
China GengSheng Minerals, Inc. (China)     17,371        174  
Edgewater Exploration Ltd. (Canada) (2)     399,100        8,588  
Energy Fuels, Inc. (Canada)     14,400        88,497  
Jaguar Mining, Inc. (3)(b)     142,136        35,632  
Jaguar Mining, Inc. (Canada) (c)     25,812        7,332  
Lafarge SA (France) (2)     19,501        1,368,972  
Lion One Metals Ltd. (Canada) (2)     740,315        133,815  
Mines Management, Inc.     16,120        7,578  
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc. 1145 Shares (3)(b)     207,463        5,134,709   
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc. 4(a)(2) Shares (3)(b)     288,707        6,624,591   
RTI International Metals, Inc.     16,610        419,569  
Sapphire Industry Corp. (3)(b)     25,025         
Sigma-Aldrich Corp.     147,667        20,270,249  
    SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Materials - 1.6% (continued)            
Southern Arc Minerals, Inc. (Canada) (c)     248,481      $ 10,694  
Vale SA ADR (Brazil)     167,097        1,213,124  
   

 

 

 
      35,323,524  
   

 

 

 
Telecommunication Services - 1.1%            
Cleveland Unlimited (3)(b)     1        1,397,772  
Jazztel PLC (United Kingdom) (2)     1,431,448        21,633,440  
Level 3 Communications, Inc.     16,356        807,659  
XO holdings, Inc. O Shares (3)(b)     1,366,340         
   

 

 

 
      23,838,871  
   

 

 

 
Utilities - 0.0% (a)            
Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.     1,575        52,731  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $863,742,221)

      877,090,136  
   

 

 

 
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS - 10.4%               SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Consumer Discretionary - 1.1%        
Sealy Corp., $25.00 par, 8.000%, 07/15/16 (3)(b)(d)         299,636      $ 24,871,058  
       

 

 

 
Consumer Staples - 2.9%        
Bunge Ltd., Perpetual Preferred Stock, $100.00 par, 4.875%, 12/31/49 (c)(e)         96,625        10,870,312  
Post Holdings, Inc., Perpetual Preferred Stock 144A, $100.00 par, 2.500%, 02/15/19 (2)(c)(e)(f)         62,897        5,271,555  
Tyson Foods, Inc., $50.00 par, 4.750%, 07/15/17 (c)         200,075        10,071,776  
Universal Corp., Perpetual Preferred Stock, $1,000.00 par, 6.750%, 03/15/18 (c)(e)         37,625        39,280,500  
       

 

 

 
          65,494,143  
       

 

 

 
Energy - 0.8%        
Chesapeake Energy Corp., Perpetual Preferred Stock 144A, $1,000.00 par, 5.750%, 05/17/15 (2)(e)(f)         1,475        1,527,547  
Energy XXI Ltd., Perpetual Preferred Stock, $250.00 par, 5.625%, 12/31/49 (2)(c)(e)         9,535        540,814  
Sanchez Energy Corp., Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A, $50.00 par,
4.875%, 10/05/17 (2)(c)(e)
        411,250        11,617,812  
Sanchez Energy Corp., Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B, $50.00 par, 6.500%, 04/06/18 (2)(c)(e)         140,250        4,758,683  
       

 

 

 
          18,444,856  
       

 

 

 
Financials - 0.8%        
Health Care REIT, Inc., Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series I, $50.00 par, 6.500%, 04/20/18 (c)(e)         205,600        13,538,760  
iStar Financial, Inc., Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series J, $50.00 par, 4.500%, 03/15/18 (2)(c)(e)         50,625        2,992,950  
       

 

 

 
          16,531,710  
       

 

 

 
Health Care - 0.6%        
Amsurg Corp., Series A-1, $100.00 par, 5.250%, 07/01/17 (c)         81,475        9,206,675  
Omnicare Capital Trust II, Series B, $50.00 par, 4.000%, 06/15/33 (2)(c)         54,925        4,900,343  
       

 

 

 
          14,107,018  
       

 

 

 
Industrials - 0.0% (a)        
Timberjack Corp., $188,000.00 par, 8.000%, 12/31/16 (3)(b)         188,000        942  
       

 

 

 
Materials - 0.1%        
Alcoa, Inc., Series 1, $50.00 par, 5.375%, 10/01/17 (c)         41,600        2,098,720  
       

 

 

 
Telecommunication Services - 0.7%        
T-Mobile US, Inc., $50.00 par, 5.500%, 12/15/17 (c)         291,600        15,451,884  
       

 

 

 
Utilities - 3.4%        
Dominion Resources, Inc., $50.00 par, 6.375%, 07/01/17 (c)         57,575        2,994,476  
Dominion Resources, Inc., Series A, $49.00 par, 6.125%, 04/01/16 (c)         233,650        14,021,336  
Dominion Resources, Inc., Series B, $49.00 par, 6.000%, 07/01/16 (c)         242,350        14,570,082  
NextEra Energy, Inc., $50.00 par, 5.889%, 09/01/15 (c)         97,050        6,496,527  
NextEra Energy, Inc., $50.00 par, 5.799%, 09/01/16 (c)         241,275        13,919,155  
NextEra Energy, Inc., $50.00 par, 5.599%, 06/01/15 (c)         338,150        23,180,182  
       

 

 

 
          75,181,758  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS
(cost $264,958,457)

          232,182,089  
       

 

 

 
CORPORATE BONDS - 13.9%   INTEREST
RATE
    MATURITY
DATE
    PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000’S)
       
Communications - 0.3%        
Interactive Network, Inc./FriendFinder Networks, Inc. (3)(b)(g)     14.000%        12/20/18      $ 849       721,694  
WCP Wireless Site Fund 144A (2)(f)     6.829%        11/15/15        3,325       3,413,578  
WCP Wireless Site Fund 144A (2)(f)     9.247%        11/15/15        3,000       3,093,507  
       

 

 

 
          7,228,779  
       

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary - 0.5%        
Baker & Taylor Acquisitions Corp. 144A (3)(b)(f)     15.000%        04/01/17        2,803       2,610,294  
Brookstone Co., Inc. (3)(b)     13.000%        10/15/14        516        

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
  AQR Funds       Annual Report       December 2014   
                

 

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Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND   
    INTEREST
RATE
    MATURITY
DATE
    PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000’S)
   

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Consumer Discretionary - 0.5% (continued)        
Brookstone Holdings Corp. (3)(b)(d)     10.000%        07/07/21      $ 54     $ 50,283  
Empire Today LLC/Empire Today Finance Corp. 144A (3)(b)(f)     11.375%        02/01/17        3,250       2,405,000  
Exide Technologies (2)(g)     8.625%        02/01/18        33,550       1,635,563  
IDQ Holdings, Inc. 144A (2)(f)     11.500%        04/01/17        4,325       4,584,500  
Roust Trading Ltd., Series AI (Virgin Islands, British) (3)(b)(d)     11.000%        05/31/16        862       776,134  
       

 

 

 
          12,061,774  
       

 

 

 
Consumer Staples - 0.4%        
Beam Suntory, Inc. (2)     3.250%        05/15/22        2,650       2,652,936  
Beam Suntory, Inc. (2)     3.250%        06/15/23        1,350       1,327,064  
US Foods, Inc. (2)     8.500%        06/30/19        4,572       4,846,320  
       

 

 

 
          8,826,320  
       

 

 

 
Energy - 4.1%        
Black Elk Energy Offshore Operations LLC/Black Elk Finance Corp. (3)(b)(c)     13.750%        12/01/15        5,800       4,031,000  
Centrus Energy Corp. (2)(c)     8.000%        09/30/19        7,500       3,900,000  
Endeavour International Corp. (3)(b)(g)     12.000%        06/01/18        7,600       190,000  
Endeavour International Corp., Series WI (2)(g)     12.000%        03/01/18        16,850       6,318,750  
EOAL Cyprus Holdings Ltd. (Cyprus) (3)(b)(g)     15.000%        07/15/15        4,100       41  
Forest Oil Corp. (2)     7.250%        06/15/19        17,830       6,418,800  
Forest Oil Corp., Series WI (2)(c)     7.500%        09/15/20        10,750       3,805,500  
Gold Point Energy Corp. (3)(b)(g)     4.500%        05/01/15        1,140        
Green Field Energy Services, Inc. (3)(b)(g)     13.000%        11/15/16        48        3,600   
Green Field Energy Services, Inc. 144A (3)(b)(f)(g)     13.000%        11/15/16        2,025       151,875  
Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp., Series WI (Canada) (2)     5.500%        02/01/22        2,525       2,531,313  
Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp., Series WI (Canada) (2)     5.500%        01/15/21        780       781,950  
Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp., Series WI (Canada) (2)     8.125%        12/01/19        36,525       37,164,187  
Norshore Atlantic BV 144A (Netherlands) (3)(b)(f)     12.000%        12/21/18        4,150       3,195,500  
Oro Negro Drilling Pte Ltd. 144A (Singapore) (3)(b)(f)     7.500%        01/24/19        3,700       3,108,000  
Paragon Offshore PLC 144A (United Kingdom) (2)(f)     6.750%        07/15/22        800       488,000  
Paragon Offshore PLC 144A (United Kingdom) (2)(c)(f)     7.250%        08/15/24        800       480,000  
Prospector Finance II Sarl (Luxembourg) (3)(b)     7.750%        06/19/19        14,275       14,310,687  
Songa Offshore (Cyprus) (3)(b)     7.500%        12/11/18        25,500       3,010,868  
Songa Offshore (Cyprus) (2)     8.400%        05/17/18        15,000       1,710,721  
       

 

 

 
          91,600,792  
       

 

 

 
Financials - 1.9%        
Aston Escrow Corp. 144A (2)(c)(f)     9.500%        08/15/21        8,325       7,700,625  
CFG Holdings Ltd./CFG Finance LLC 144A (Cayman Islands) (2)(c)(f)     11.500%        11/15/19        3,837       3,913,740  
Highclere Holdings Ltd. (Cayman Islands) (3)(b)     0.000%        02/26/15        1,627       534,566  
Jasper Explorer PLC 144A (Cyprus) (3)(b)(f)     13.500%        05/27/16        6,000       600,000  
Jefferies Finance LLC / JFIN Co.-Issuer Corp. 144A (2)(f)     7.500%        04/15/21        6,525       6,068,250  
Kistefos AS (Norway) (3)(b)(h)     10.980%        07/03/15        72,500       9,606,031  
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. MTN (3)(b)(g)     5.625%        01/24/16        33,650       4,921,312  
Synovus Financial Corp. (2)     5.125%        06/15/17        400       406,000  
Washington Mutual Bank, Bank Note, (2)(g)     0.000%        05/01/09        27,750       7,631,250  
       

 

 

 
          41,381,774  
       

 

 

 
Health Care - 0.9%        
Education Management LLC / Education Management
Finance Corp. 144A (2)(f)(i)
    16.000%        07/01/18        9,991       999,054  
Gentiva Health Services, Inc. (2)     11.500%        09/01/18        17,000       18,088,000  
       

 

 

 
          19,087,054  
       

 

 

 
Industrials - 0.4%        
Edgen Murray Corp. 144A (3)(b)(c)(f)     8.750%        11/01/20        4,495       4,899,550  
Tempel Steel Co. 144A (2)(f)     12.000%        08/15/16        3,950       3,713,000  
       

 

 

 
          8,612,550  
       

 

 

 
Information Technology - 0.9%        
Goodman Networks, Inc., Series WI (3)(b)     12.125%        07/01/18        19,143       19,765,148  
SouthPeak Interactive Corp. (3)(b)(g)     29.000%        12/31/15        1,091       27,650  
       

 

 

 
          19,792,798  
       

 

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
  AQR Funds       Annual Report       December 2014   
                

 

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Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND   
    INTEREST
RATE
    MATURITY
DATE
    PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000’S)
   

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Materials - 3.7%        
ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg) (2)(c)     4.250%        08/05/15      $ 2,575     $ 2,613,625  
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc. (2)(c)     3.880%        10/24/21        13,550       11,483,625  
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc. (3)(b)(g)     8.875%        10/15/20        13,550        
Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc. (2)(c)     4.625%        10/15/20        52,900       54,619,250  
Verso Paper Holdings LLC / Verso Paper, Inc. 144A (2)(c)(f)     8.750%        02/01/19        23,100       12,820,500  
       

 

 

 
          81,537,000  
       

 

 

 
Telecommunication Services - 0.7%        
NII Capital Corp. (3)(b)(c)(g)     7.625%        04/01/21        13,250       2,451,250  
NII International Telecom SCA 144A (Luxembourg) (2)(c)(f)(g)     7.875%        08/15/19        4,295       3,070,925  
Virgin Media Finance PLC (United Kingdom) (2)(c)     4.875%        02/15/22        11,400       10,516,500  
       

 

 

 
          16,038,675  
       

 

 

 
Utilities - 0.1%        
Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co. LLC/EFIH Finance, Inc. (3)(b)(c)(g)     10.000%        12/01/20        25,200       2,331,000  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(cost $393,531,288)

          308,498,516  
       

 

 

 
CONVERTIBLE BONDS - 28.2%        
Consumer Discretionary - 2.3%        
Carriage Services, Inc. 144A (2)(c)(f)     2.750%        03/15/21        6,100        6,618,500   
Cenveo Corp. (2)(c)     7.000%        05/15/17        1,800       1,755,000  
Exide Technologies (2)(c)(g)(h)     0.000%        09/18/13        650       32,500  
JAKKS Pacific, Inc. 144A (2)(c)(f)     4.250%        08/01/18        5,775       5,551,219  
JAKKS Pacific, Inc. 144A (2)(c)(f)     4.875%        06/01/20        6,250       5,421,875  
M/I Homes, Inc. (2)(c)     3.000%        03/01/18        1,800       1,836,000  
M/I Homes, Inc. (2)(c)     3.250%        09/15/17        2,300       2,734,125  
Meritage Homes Corp. (2)(c)     1.875%        09/15/32        2,475       2,437,875  
MGM Resorts International (2)(c)*     4.250%        04/15/15        6,675       7,876,500  
Palm Harbor Homes, Inc. (3)(b)(g)     3.250%        05/15/24        70       3,178  
Tesla Motors, Inc. (2)(c)     1.500%        06/01/18        9,125        16,949,687  
       

 

 

 
          51,216,459  
       

 

 

 
Consumer Staples - 1.0%        
Herbalife Ltd. 144A (Cayman Islands) (2)(c)(f)     2.000%        08/15/19        10,975        8,066,625   
IGI Laboratories, Inc. 144A (2)(c)(f)     3.750%        12/15/19        3,100       3,119,375  
Rite Aid Corp. (2)(c)     8.500%        05/15/15        300       876,938  
Vector Group Ltd. (2)(c)(h)     2.500%        01/15/19        6,675        9,391,778  
       

 

 

 
          21,454,716  
       

 

 

 
Energy - 1.2%        
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network, Inc. (Greece) (2)(c)     4.000%        11/01/18        1,000        1,158,750   
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (2)(c)     4.875%        12/15/20        800       295,000  
Amyris, Inc. 144A (2)(c)(f)     6.500%        05/15/19        6,075       3,800,672  
Cal Dive International, Inc. (2)(c)     5.000%        07/15/17        2,275       267,312  
Emerald Oil, Inc. 144A (2)(c)(f)     2.000%        04/01/19        3,100       1,708,875  
Endeavour International Corp. (3)(b)(g)     5.500%        07/15/16        8,229       288,015  
Goodrich Petroleum Corp. (2)(c)     5.000%        10/01/32        3,000       1,573,125  
James River Coal Co. (2)(c)(g)     10.000%        06/01/18        310       31  
Polarcus Ltd. MTN 144A (Norway) (2)(f)     2.875%        04/27/16        400       280,000  
Renewable Energy Group, Inc. (2)(c)     2.750%        06/15/19        3,650       3,444,688  
Scorpio Tankers, Inc. 144A (2)(c)(f)     2.375%        07/01/19        6,625       6,314,453  
Vantage Drilling Co. (Cayman Islands) (2)(c)     7.875%        09/01/42        4,625       4,202,969  
Vantage Drilling Co. 144A (Cayman Islands) (2)(c)(f)     5.500%        07/15/43        1,775       1,584,188  
ZaZa Energy Corp. 144A (2)(c)(f)     9.000%        08/01/17        3,550        1,595,281  
       

 

 

 
          26,513,359  
       

 

 

 
Financials - 8.1%        
American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. (2)(c)     3.000%        08/01/18        10,700        9,877,437   
American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. (2)(c)     3.750%        12/15/20        2,125       1,952,344  
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (2)(c)     5.000%        05/15/15        3,150       3,165,750  
Ares Capital Corp. (2)(c)     5.750%        02/01/16        4,425       4,560,516  
Ares Capital Corp. 144A (2)(c)(f)     5.125%        06/01/16        3,025       3,096,844  

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
  AQR Funds       Annual Report       December 2014   
                

 

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Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND   
    INTEREST
RATE
    MATURITY
DATE
    PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000’S)
   

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Financials - 8.1% (continued)        
AV Homes, Inc. (2)(c)     7.500%        02/15/16      $ 8,830     $ 8,725,144  
AV Homes, Inc. (2)(c)     7.500%        02/15/16        6,643       6,584,874  
Cowen Group, Inc. 144A (2)(c)(f)     3.000%        03/15/19        4,550       4,894,094  
E*TRADE Financial Corp., Series A (2)(c)     0.000%        08/31/19        1,775       4,196,766  
Element Financial Corp. 144A (Canada) (2)(c)(f)     5.125%        06/30/19        13,700       12,735,410  
Encore Capital Group, Inc. (2)(c)     3.000%        07/01/20        1,300       1,470,625  
Ezcorp, Inc. 144A (2)(c)(f)     2.125%        06/15/19        2,475       2,307,937  
Gain Capital Holdings, Inc. (2)(c)     4.125%        12/01/18        3,325       3,470,469  
Health Care REIT, Inc. (2)(c)     3.000%        12/01/29        2,400       3,598,500  
iStar Financial, Inc. (2)(c)     3.000%        11/15/16        2,250       2,844,844  
KCAP Financial, Inc. (2)(c)     8.750%        03/15/16        4,000       4,417,500  
Lexington Realty Trust 144A (2)(c)(f)     6.000%        01/15/30        7,550       12,183,812  
MBF Healthcare Acquisition Corp. (2)(g)     3.375%        08/01/18        1,609       482,700  
Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc. (2)(c)     5.000%        03/15/20        2,575       2,909,750  
MGIC Investment Corp. (2)(c)     2.000%        04/01/20        6,600       9,656,625  
MGIC Investment Corp. (2)(c)     5.000%        05/01/17        20,525       22,949,516  
NorthStar Realty Finance LP 144A (2)(c)(f)     5.375%        06/15/33        300       589,312  
PHH Corp. (2)(c)     6.000%        06/15/17        8,125       16,021,484  
Prospect Capital Corp. 144A (2)(c)(f)     4.750%        04/15/20        3,925       3,674,781  
Radian Group, Inc. (2)(c)     2.250%        03/01/19        11,400       18,332,625  
Resource Capital Corp. (2)(c)     6.000%        12/01/18        1,350       1,312,875  
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (2)(c)     3.750%        10/15/17        4,625       4,694,375  
Starwood Waypoint Residential Trust 144A (2)(c)(f)     4.500%        10/15/17        6,150       6,396,000  
ZAIS Financial Corp. 144A (2)(c)(f)     8.000%        11/15/16        3,400        3,521,125  
       

 

 

 
          180,624,034  
       

 

 

 
Health Care - 1.9%        
Accuray, Inc., Series A (2)(c)     3.500%        02/01/18        3,025        4,650,937   
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (2)(c)     1.750%        06/15/21        875       1,006,797  
Affymetrix, Inc. (2)(c)     4.000%        07/01/19        4,725       8,434,125  
Albany Molecular Research, Inc. (2)(c)     2.250%        11/15/18        1,525       1,836,672  
BioMed Realty LP 144A (2)(c)(f)     3.750%        01/15/30        2,250       2,837,813  
China Medical Technologies, Inc. 144A (China) (2)(c)(f)(g)     6.250%        12/15/16        2,625       10,403  
China Medical Technologies, Inc., Series CMT (China) (2)(c)(g)     4.000%        08/15/13        250       991  
Healthways, Inc. (2)(c)     1.500%        07/01/18        2,000       2,346,250  
PDL BioPharma, Inc. (2)(c)     2.875%        02/15/15        1,400       2,093,000  
Sequenom, Inc. (2)(c)     5.000%        10/01/17        7,325       7,526,438  
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 144A (2)(c)(f)     2.750%        12/15/18        5,600       5,285,000  
Volcano Corp. (2)     1.750%        12/01/17        6,300        6,240,937  
       

 

 

 
          42,269,363  
       

 

 

 
Industrials - 2.4%        
CBIZ, Inc. 144A (2)(c)(f)     4.875%        10/01/15        1,400        1,690,500   
China Linen Textile Industry Ltd. (Cayman Islands) (3)(b)(g)     7.500%        12/31/15        1,850        
General Cable Corp. (2)(c)(i)     4.500%        11/15/29        1,470       1,061,156  
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (2)(c)     5.000%        03/15/16        300       995,250  
Lufthansa Malta Blues LP, Series JBLU 144A (Malta) (2)(f)     0.750%        04/05/17        2,800       8,807,131  
Meritor, Inc. (2)(c)(i)     4.625%        03/01/26        2,000       2,011,250  
Meritor, Inc. (2)(c)     7.875%        03/01/26        6,915       11,388,141  
Terex Corp. (2)(c)     4.000%        06/01/15        4,550       7,934,063  
Titan International, Inc. 144A (2)(c)(f)     5.625%        01/15/17        7,575       9,217,828  
UTi Worldwide, Inc. 144A (Virgin Islands, British) (2)(c)(f)     4.500%        03/01/19        10,225        11,292,234  
       

 

 

 
          54,397,553  
       

 

 

 
Information Technology - 9.6%        
Ciena Corp. (2)(c)     4.000%        12/15/20        4,700        5,825,062   
Ciena Corp. 144A (2)(c)(f)     4.000%        03/15/15        6,800       7,050,750  
Convergys Corp. (2)(c)     5.750%        09/15/29        7,825       14,852,828  
GT Advanced Technologies, Inc. (2)(c)(g)     3.000%        10/01/17        2,650       1,315,063  
Microchip Technology, Inc. (2)(c)     2.125%        12/15/37        5,250       9,364,688  
Micron Technology, Inc., Series C (2)(c)     2.375%        05/01/32        5,600       20,405,000  
Micron Technology, Inc., Series F (2)(c)     2.125%        02/15/33        1,375       4,412,891  
ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc. 144A (2)(c)(f)     5.250%        03/01/19        7,600       6,797,250  

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND   
    INTEREST
RATE
    MATURITY
DATE
    PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000’S)
   

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Information Technology - 9.6% (continued)        
Nuance Communications, Inc. (2)(c)     2.750%        11/01/31      $ 600     $ 598,125  
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 144A (2)(c)(f)     0.000%        07/01/19        1,525       1,926,266  
Powerwave Technologies, Inc. (3)(b)(g)     3.875%        10/01/27        4,104       410  
Powerwave Technologies, Inc. 144A (2)(c)(f)(g)     2.750%        07/15/41        3,900       39,000  
Quantum Corp. (2)(c)     4.500%        11/15/17        1,650       2,057,344  
Rambus, Inc. (2)(c)     1.125%        08/15/18        5,600       6,331,500  
SouthPeak Interactive Corp. (3)(b)(g)     10.000%        12/31/14        2,500       63,345  
SunEdison, Inc. 144A (2)(c)(f)     0.250%        01/15/20        1,675       1,622,656  
SunEdison, Inc. 144A (2)(c)(f)     2.000%        10/01/18        32,075       47,070,063  
SunEdison, Inc. 144A (2)(c)(f)     2.750%        01/01/21        6,675       9,999,984  
SunPower Corp. (2)(c)     4.500%        03/15/15        625       729,297  
VeriSign, Inc. (2)(c)     4.086%        08/15/37        27,135       46,485,647  
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. 144A (2)(c)(f)     2.250%        11/15/40        3,475       3,850,734  
WebMD Health Corp. (2)(c)     1.500%        12/01/20        17,025       16,993,078  
WebMD Health Corp. (2)(c)     2.250%        03/31/16        5,075        5,090,859  
       

 

 

 
          212,881,840  
       

 

 

 
Materials - 0.4%        
A.M. Castle & Co. (2)(c)     7.000%        12/15/17        925        941,187   
Cemex SAB de CV (Mexico) (2)(c)     3.750%        03/15/18        1,625       1,959,141  
Cereplast, Inc. (3)(b)(g)     7.000%        06/01/16        3,516        
Molycorp, Inc. (2)     6.000%        09/01/17        3,675       1,102,500  
ShengdaTech, Inc. 144A (3)(b)(f)(g)     6.000%        06/01/18        300       3  
ShengdaTech, Inc. 144A (3)(b)(f)(g)     6.500%        12/15/15        1,200       12  
Stillwater Mining Co. (2)(c)     1.750%        10/15/32        4,825        5,958,875  
       

 

 

 
          9,961,718  
       

 

 

 
Telecommunication Services - 0.4%        
Nortel Networks Corp. (Canada) (2)(c)(g)     1.750%        04/15/12        8,325        8,158,500  
       

 

 

 
Utilities - 0.9%        
NRG Yield, Inc. 144A (2)(c)(f)     3.500%        02/01/19        17,600        19,404,000  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS
(cost $648,399,590)

          626,881,542  
       

 

 

 

 

CLOSED END FUNDS - 5.5%   SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.     8,502      $ 81,704  
Advent Claymore Convertible Securities and Income Fund (c)     4,651        76,044  
Advent Claymore Convertible Securities and Income Fund II     124,487        784,268  
Advent Claymore Enhanced Growth & Income Fund (c)     43,654        388,521  
Alliance California Municipal Income Fund, Inc. (c)     18,081        245,178  
Alpine Global Dynamic Dividend Fund     30,158        296,755  
Alpine Global Premier Properties Fund     159,356        1,148,957  
Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc.     16,350        271,900  
Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc.     34,539        546,407  
Avenue Income Credit Strategies Fund     22,934        346,533  
BlackRock Build America Bond Trust     16,017        354,937  
BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust     1,453        21,766  
BlackRock Core Bond Trust     347,952        4,592,966  
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc.     243,405        2,774,817  
BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust     557,656        7,204,916  
BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust     170,285        1,382,714  
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.     30,812        412,573  
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust     9,470        121,689  
BlackRock Global Opportunities Equity Trust     165,445        2,172,293  
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust     38,560        606,163  
CLOSED END FUNDS - 5.5% (continued)   SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust     15,481      $ 174,935  
BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc.     39,921        574,862  
BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Quality Trust     26,021        373,141  
BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust     28,111        404,236  
BlackRock Municipal Target Term Trust     162,739        3,269,427  
BlackRock MuniEnhanced Fund, Inc. (2)     3,964        45,190  
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc.     81,980        1,186,251  
BlackRock MuniHoldings Investment Quality Fund     46,843        668,918  
BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc.     42,937        622,586  
BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, Inc.     9,946        139,145  
BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II, Inc.     24,950        336,326  
BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund, Inc.     30,779        409,976  
BlackRock MuniYield California Quality Fund, Inc.     42,019        638,689  
BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund     20,867        287,130  
BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund II, Inc.     36,650        471,319  
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND   
CLOSED END FUNDS - 5.5% (continued)   SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc.     47,232      $ 655,108  
BlackRock MuniYield New Jersey Fund, Inc.     19,001        284,065  
BlackRock MuniYield New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc.     17,290        250,013  
BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc.     13,209        171,849  
BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund     23,877        342,396  
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc.     11,643        153,571  
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc.     23,280        327,550  
BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust     434,380        4,217,830  
Blackstone / GSO Senior Floating Rate Term Fund     848        14,196  
Blackstone/GSO Long-Short Credit Income Fund     27,631        429,109  
Blackstone/GSO Strategic Credit Fund     108,876        1,794,276  
CBRE Clarion Global Real Estate Income Fund     155,595        1,398,799  
Central Securities Corp.     54,382        1,192,053  
Cohen & Steers Closed-End Opportunity Fund, Inc.     34,794        457,541  
Cohen & Steers Limited Duration Preferred and Income Fund, Inc.     18,995        430,427  
Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund, Inc.     181,588        2,213,558  
Cohen & Steers REIT and Preferred Income Fund, Inc.     53,881        1,023,200  
Cohen & Steers Select Preferred and Income Fund, Inc.     6,346        163,092  
Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund, Inc.     24,455        322,806  
Cushing Renaissance Fund/The     500        10,660  
Delaware Investments Minnesota Municipal Income Fund II, Inc.     9,990        133,267  
Deutsche High Income Opportunities Fund, Inc.     28,804        404,120  
Deutsche High Income Trust     25,526        223,097  
DTF Tax-Free Income, Inc.     6,319        97,123  
Duff & Phelps Utility and Corporate Bond Trust, Inc.     3,263        32,010  
Eaton Vance California Municipal Bond Fund     41,609        489,738  
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust     25,203        350,070  
Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund     156,106        2,204,217  
Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund     77,970        1,000,355  
Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund II     8,240        104,566  
Eaton Vance National Municipal Opportunities Trust     43,975        923,475  
Eaton Vance New York Municipal Bond Fund     38,215        480,363  
Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust     3,831        52,446  
Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust     53,922        336,473  
Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund     55,326        782,863  
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Bond and Options Strategies Fund     5,444        69,084  
Ellsworth Fund Ltd.     23,372        203,570  
First Trust Aberdeen Emerging Opportunity Fund     863        14,196  
First Trust Aberdeen Global Opportunity Income Fund     42,683        513,903  
First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund     107,139        1,714,224  
First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II     14,312        186,199  
Fort Dearborn Income Securities, Inc.     13,973        197,858  
CLOSED END FUNDS - 5.5% (continued)   SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust     70,961      $ 865,015  
Gabelli Healthcare & WellnessRx Trust/The     12,076        125,832  
Guggenheim Build America Bonds Managed Duration Trust     8,004        177,529  
Invesco Advantage Municipal Income Trust II     63,139        732,412  
Invesco Bond Fund     52,116        958,934  
Invesco California Value Municipal Income Trust     27,787        357,341  
Invesco Dynamic Credit Opportunities Fund     59,378        703,629  
Invesco High Income Trust II     7,724        115,937  
Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust     13,644        95,235  
Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust     104,024        1,337,749  
Invesco Municipal Trust     84,571        1,070,669  
Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust     89,505        1,117,917  
Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals     79,565        1,057,419  
Invesco Trust for Investment Grade New York Municipals     13,438        183,697  
John Hancock Income Securities Trust     8,578        122,580  
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund     89,426        1,229,607  
John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund     17,405        387,609  
Liberty All Star Equity Fund     171,390        1,024,912  
LMP Corporate Loan Fund, Inc.     4,390        48,334  
LMP Real Estate Income Fund, Inc.     35,078        440,229  
Macquarie Global Infrastructure Total Return Fund, Inc.     649        16,043  
Madison Covered Call & Equity Strategy Fund     14,157        115,238  
MFS Investment Grade Municipal Trust     26,206        245,812  
MFS Municipal Income Trust     53,075        352,418  
Montgomery Street Income Securities, Inc.     4,609        75,680  
Morgan Stanley Income Securities, Inc.     39,843        714,385  
Neuberger Berman High Yield Strategies Fund, Inc.     26,697        328,373  
Neuberger Berman Real Estate Securities Income Fund, Inc.     25,247        133,557  
New America High Income Fund, Inc./The     16,282        145,561  
Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund     103,212        1,426,390  
Nuveen Arizona Premium Income Municipal Fund     2,647        37,905  
Nuveen Build America Bond Fund     50,044        1,059,932  
Nuveen Build America Bond Opportunity Fund     15,740        345,493  
Nuveen California AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund     71,245        1,050,151  
Nuveen California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 2     24,796        355,575  
Nuveen California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 3     41,357        559,560  
Nuveen Connecticut Premium Income Municipal Fund     36,574        458,638  
Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund     261,306        2,291,654  
Nuveen Diversified Dividend & Income Fund     32,895        387,174  
Nuveen Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund     56,024        802,824  
Nuveen Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 2     70,851        999,708  
Nuveen Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 3     65,010        895,838  
Nuveen Dividend Advantage Municipal Income Fund     41,648        587,653  
Nuveen Georgia Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 2     20,940        263,216  
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND   
CLOSED END FUNDS - 5.5% (continued)   SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Nuveen Global Equity Income Fund     53,295      $ 693,368  
Nuveen Intermediate Duration Municipal Term Fund     62,656        783,200  
Nuveen Investment Quality Municipal Fund, Inc.     11,289        171,931  
Nuveen Maryland Premium Income Municipal Fund     66,457        840,681  
Nuveen Massachusetts Premium Income Municipal Fund     5,454        72,211  
Nuveen Municipal Advantage Fund, Inc.     58,592        800,367  
Nuveen Municipal Market Opportunity Fund, Inc.     83,489        1,137,955  
Nuveen Municipal Opportunity Fund, Inc.     74,041        1,086,181  
Nuveen New Jersey Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund     76,866        1,036,154  
Nuveen New York AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund     94,914        1,224,391  
Nuveen New York Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund     24,278        328,481  
Nuveen New York Performance Plus Municipal Fund, Inc.     22,163        320,034  
Nuveen North Carolina Premium Income Municipal Fund     43,250        563,115  
Nuveen Ohio Quality Income Municipal Fund     3,419        52,413  
Nuveen Pennsylvania Investment Quality Municipal Fund     62,677        860,555  
Nuveen Performance Plus Municipal Fund, Inc.     72,347        1,067,118  
Nuveen Preferred & Income Term Fund     23,500        527,575  
Nuveen Preferred Income Opportunities Fund     167,237        1,598,786  
Nuveen Premier Municipal Income Fund, Inc.     38,893        543,335  
Nuveen Premium Income Municipal Fund 2, Inc.     134,496        1,904,463  
Nuveen Premium Income Municipal Fund 4, Inc.     35,084        465,214  
Nuveen Premium Income Municipal Fund, Inc.     108,215        1,499,860  
Nuveen Quality Income Municipal Fund, Inc.     63,561        887,947  
Nuveen Quality Municipal Fund, Inc.     89,909        1,185,001  
Nuveen Quality Preferred Income Fund     123,651        996,627  
Nuveen Quality Preferred Income Fund 2     250,883        2,232,859  
Nuveen Quality Preferred Income Fund 3     68,756        572,737  
CLOSED END FUNDS - 5.5% (continued)   SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Nuveen Select Quality Municipal Fund, Inc.     77,039      $ 1,075,464  
Nuveen Short Duration Credit Opportunities Fund     15,214        253,313  
Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Dividend Growth Fund     4,287        69,235  
Nuveen Virginia Premium Income Municipal Fund     27,430        359,333  
Petroleum & Resources Corp.     24,956        594,951  
Pioneer Floating Rate Trust     27,521        313,189  
Prudential Global Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc.     39,027        621,310  
Putnam High Income Securities Fund     47,652        386,458  
Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust     95,874        695,087  
Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust     101,832        1,220,966  
RMR Real Estate Income Fund     10,058        209,408  
Source Capital, Inc.     6,641        479,009  
Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Total Income Fund     3,290        50,173  
Templeton Global Income Fund     111,048        798,435  
Transamerica Income Shares, Inc.     22,723        459,459  
Wells Fargo Advantage Income Opportunities Fund     45,815        407,295  
Wells Fargo Advantage Multi-Sector Income Fund     96,237        1,311,710  
Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund, Inc.     87,586        1,557,279  
Western Asset Global High Income Fund, Inc.     21,465        238,262  
Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund, Inc.     20,029        196,284  
Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund, Inc.     129,500        695,415  
Western Asset Income Fund     19,051        256,236  
Western Asset Managed High Income Fund, Inc.     114,518        585,187  
Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund, Inc.     24,410        187,957  
Western Asset Municipal Partners Fund, Inc.     11,064        164,079  
Western Asset Worldwide Income Fund, Inc.     49,292        562,422  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL CLOSED END FUNDS
(cost $117,473,151)

      122,800,387  
   

 

 

 
 

 

LOAN PARTICIPATIONS - 1.2%   INTEREST
RATE
    MATURITY
DATE
    PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000’S)
   

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Consumer Discretionary - 0.3%        
Dex Media West, Inc. (2)(h)     8.000%        12/30/16        $  1,372      $ 1,191,886  
Exide Technologies (2)     9.000%        03/31/15        4,154        3,510,227  
RH Donnelley, Inc. (2)(h)     9.750%        12/31/16        3,412        2,432,742  
       

 

 

 
          7,134,855  
       

 

 

 
Financials - 0.7%        
J.G. Wentworth LLC (2)(h)     7.000%        02/08/18        1,876        1,850,376  
Toys R Us Property Co. II LLC (2)     9.750%        04/24/20        13,975        12,826,395  
       

 

 

 
          14,676,771  
       

 

 

 
Utilities - 0.2%        
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC/TCEH Finance, Inc. (2)(h)     4.250%        06/06/16        5,050        5,046,869  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL LOAN PARTICIPATIONS
(cost $28,610,942)

          26,858,495  
       

 

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND   

 

PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.3%   SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Financials - 0.3%            
Ally Financial, Inc., Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series G 144A (2)(c)(e)(f)     2,175      $ 2,174,116  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series V (e)     184,409        527,410  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series W (e)     91,025        261,242  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series X (2)(e)     80,343        234,602  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Perpetual Preferred Stock, 8.375%, Series Z (e)(h)     248,730        982,483  
Federal National Mortgage Association, Perpetual Preferred Stock, 8.250%, Series S (e)(h)     248,730        962,585  
First Bank, Inc., Perpetual Preferred Stock (3)(b)(e)     2,458        853,511  
   

 

 

 
      5,995,949  
   

 

 

 
Utilities - 0.0% (a)            
Genie Energy Ltd., Perpetual Preferred Stock,7.500%, Series 12-A (e)(h)     218,975        1,386,112  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(cost $12,716,574)

      7,382,061  
   

 

 

 
RIGHTS - 0.2%    
Financials - 0.1%            
1347 Capital Corp. (2)     420,504        134,561  
DT Asia Investments Ltd. (Hong Kong) (3)(b)     209,241        50,218  
Garnero Group Acquisition Co. (Brazil)     2,430,200        729,060  
   

 

 

 
      913,839  
   

 

 

 
    SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Health Care - 0.1%            
Ambit Biosciences Corp. (3)(b)     146,272      $ 93,238  
American Medical Alert Corp. (3)(b)     283,523        2,835  
American Surgical Holdings, Inc. (3)(b)     15,747         
Chelsea Therapeutics International Ltd. (3)(b)     4,668,137        343,341  
Community Health Systems, Inc. (c)     2,402,200        60,055  
Durata Therapeutics, Inc. (3)(b)     261,441        319,614  
Forest Laboratories, Inc. (3)(b)     335,833         
Furiex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (3)(b)     251,398        2,476,776  
   

 

 

 
      3,295,859  
   

 

 

 
Information Technology - 0.0% (a)            
Gerber Scientific, Inc. (3)(b)     879,944         
   

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS
(cost $—)

      4,209,698  
   

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 8.1%    
 
 
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000’S)
  
  
  
 
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.037%, 4/9/2015 (c)     $  32,300        32,297,610  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.066%, 5/21/2015 (c)     146,933        146,900,381  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $179,192,156)

      179,197,991  
   

 

 

 
 

 

    INTEREST
RATE
    MATURITY
DATE
    PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000’S)
   

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS - 0.1%                        

U.S. Treasury Note
(cost $2,878,718)

    0.250%        08/15/15        $    2,875      $ 2,876,124  
       

 

 

 

 

WARRANTS - 0.7%   SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Consumer Discretionary - 0.2%            
EveryWare Global, Inc. (2)     756,000      $ 26,460  
General Motors Co.     356,485        402,828  
Hemisphere Media Group, Inc. (2)     743,407        884,654  
IVS Group SA (Luxembourg) (2)     590,301        142,859  
Jason Industries, Inc.     1,933,070        2,319,684  
   

 

 

 
      3,776,485  
   

 

 

 
Energy - 0.0% (a)            
Glori Energy, Inc.     287,100        94,743  
Green Field Energy Services, Inc. (3)(b)     2,025         
Harvest Natural Resources, Inc. (3)(b)     51,454        16  
   

 

 

 
      94,759  
   

 

 

 
Financials - 0.4%            
1347 Capital Corp. (3)(b)     420,504        84,101  
AR Capital Acquisition Corp. (3)(b)     697,500        139,500  
Associated Banc-Corp     20,065        58,189  
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. (2)     97,674        616,323  
    SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Financials - 0.4% (continued)            
Boulevard Acquisition Corp. (3)(b)(c)     504,000      $ 267,624  
Cambridge Capital Acquisition Corp.     1,478,400        517,440  
Capitol Acquisition Corp. II (2)     720,000        244,800  
Chart Acquisition Corp. (2)     1,268,625        507,450  
CIS Acquisition Ltd. (Russian Federation)      850,000        289,000  
Collabrium Japan Acquisition Corp. (United Kingdom)     595,000        35,700  
Comerica, Inc. (2)     9,708        36,987  
DT Asia Investments Ltd. (Hong Kong) (2)     209,241        26,155  
Garnero Group Acquisition Co. (Brazil)      2,430,200        291,624  
Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. (3)(b)     756,000        264,600  
KBS Fashion Group Ltd. (China) (3)(b)     763,024        114,454  
Levy Acquisition Corp. (2)     945,000        349,650  
Neostem (3)(b)     243,000        2,097  
ROI Acquisition Corp. II     882,000        264,600  
Silver Eagle Acquisition Corp.     1,971,250        985,625  
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND   
    SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Financials - 0.4% (continued)            
Terrapin 3 Acquisition Corp.     1,428,000      $ 357,000  
Valley National Bancorp     49,509        13,367  
WL Ross Holding Corp.     2,898,000        3,419,640  
   

 

 

 
      8,885,926  
   

 

 

 
Health Care - 0.0% (a)            
CorMedix, Inc. (c)     75,400        6,288  
Mast Therapeutics, Inc. (3)(b)     103,750        4,339  
Pluristem Therapeutics, Inc. (Israel) (3)(b)     63,750        23,588  
ReGeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (3)(b)     240,000        6,000  
Venaxis, Inc. (3)(b)     24,000        10,080  
   

 

 

 
      50,295  
   

 

 

 
Industrials - 0.0% (a)            
Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd.     282,502        483,078  
Jack Cooper Holdings Corp. (3)(b)     448        69,440  
Jack Cooper Holdings Corp.
144A (3)(b)(f)
    1,775        275,125   
Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd. (China)      395,000        49,375  
   

 

 

 
      877,018  
   

 

 

 
Information Technology - 0.1%            
exceet Group SE (Germany) (3)(b)     72,000        6,012  
Global Eagle Entertainment, Inc.     372,773        1,934,692  
Net Element International, Inc. (Bulgaria) (2)     319,668        15,984  
RMG Networks Holding Corp. (2)     631,210        25,248  
Transwitch Corp. (3)(b)     640,000        6  
   

 

 

 
      1,981,942  
   

 

 

 
Materials - 0.0% (a)            
Tecnoglass, Inc.     371,009        949,783  
   

 

 

 
Utilities - 0.0% (a)            
Electrawinds SE (Germany) (3)(b)     621,000        3,757  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL WARRANTS
(cost $8,203,702)

      16,619,965  
   

 

 

 
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 19.2%    
BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio - Series I, Institutional Shares, 0.070% (2)(j)     9,273,269        9,273,269  
Dreyfus Treasury Cash Management, Class I, 0.010% (2)(j)     37,093,073        37,093,073  
J.P. Morgan Prime Money Market Fund - Capital Shares, 0.060% (2)(j)     121,296,169        121,296,169  
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares, 0.000% (2) (j)(k)     212,957,944        212,957,944  
UBS Money Series - UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund, Class I, 0.010% (2)(j)     46,366,342        46,366,342  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
(cost $426,986,797)

      426,986,797  
   

 

 

 
    CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
   

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
PURCHASED OPTIONS - 0.0% (a)            
Put - Restaurant Brands International, Inc., Expires 01/17/2015, Strike $40.00    

(cost $642,234)

    979      $ 174,458  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES, AT VALUE
(cost $2,947,335,830)

      2,831,758,259  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES SOLD SHORT - (40.7)%     SHARES     
COMMON STOCKS - (38.7)%            
Consumer Discretionary - (2.8)%            
Carriage Services, Inc.     (205,453     (4,304,240
Dollar Tree, Inc.     (22,668     (1,595,374
Group 1 Automotive, Inc.     (10,548     (945,312
JAKKS Pacific, Inc.     (928,227     (6,311,944
M/I Homes, Inc.     (95,925     (2,202,438
Meritage Homes Corp.     (18,303     (658,725
MGM Resorts International     (256,520     (5,484,398
Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.     (3,064,923     (10,727,230
Tesla Motors, Inc.     (69,615     (15,483,072
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Class A     (357,026     (13,711,583
   

 

 

 
      (61,424,316
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples - (2.2)%            
Bunge Ltd.     (35,776     (3,252,396
Post Holdings, Inc.     (108,080     (4,527,471
Rite Aid Corp.     (115,908     (871,628
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A     (182,615     (7,321,036
Universal Corp.     (406,871     (17,894,187
Vector Group Ltd.     (694,655     (14,803,098
   

 

 

 
      (48,669,816
   

 

 

 
Energy - (2.0)%            
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network, Inc. (Greece)     (54,810     (768,436
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.     (137,534     (229,682
Cal Dive International, Inc.     (178,948     (12,526
Chesapeake Energy Corp.     (36,403     (712,407
Emerald Oil, Inc.     (79,313     (95,176
Energy XXI Ltd.     (88,806     (289,507
Halliburton Co.     (372,256     (14,640,828
PDC Energy, Inc.     (2,403     (99,172
Polarcus Ltd. (Norway) (2)     (155,079     (12,862
Renewable Energy Group, Inc.     (192,638     (1,870,515
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADR (Netherlands)     (151,862     (10,563,521
Sanchez Energy Corp.     (1,078,358     (10,017,946
Scorpio Tankers, Inc. (Monaco)     (333,973     (2,902,225
Vantage Drilling Co.     (14,861     (7,264
Whiting Petroleum Corp.     (103,116     (3,402,828
ZaZa Energy Corp.     (16,465     (41,492
   

 

 

 
      (45,666,387
   

 

 

 
Financials - (8.2)%            
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.     (165,883     (4,842,125
American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. REIT     (185,694     (1,680,531
Ares Capital Corp.     (30,496     (475,890
Associated Banc-Corp     (11,154     (207,799
AV Homes, Inc.     (47,386     (690,414
Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.     (7,224     (273,934
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND   
    SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Financials - (8.2)% (continued)            
BB&T Corp.     (97,429   $ (3,789,014
BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. REIT     (133,910     (2,884,421
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.     (96,922     (1,305,539
CareTrust REIT, Inc. REIT     (62,239     (767,407
Cowen Group, Inc., Class A     (610,366     (2,929,757
Deutsche Annington Immobilien SE (Germany) (2)     (120,646     (4,096,132
E*TRADE Financial Corp.     (168,230     (4,080,419
Element Financial Corp. (Canada)     (391,429     (4,763,992
Encore Capital Group, Inc.     (23,031     (1,022,576
Ezcorp, Inc., Class A     (104,762     (1,230,954
Gain Capital Holdings, Inc.     (156,552     (1,412,099
Health Care REIT, Inc. REIT     (156,645     (11,853,327
iStar Financial, Inc. REIT     (317,533     (4,334,325
KCAP Financial, Inc.     (133,941     (913,478
Kilroy Realty Corp. REIT     (90,494     (6,250,421
Klepierre REIT (France) (2)     (34,557     (1,483,815
Lexington Realty Trust REIT     (1,050,550     (11,535,039
Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc.     (16,820     (142,297
MGIC Investment Corp.     (1,391,257     (12,966,515
NorthStar Asset Management Group, Inc.     (1,074     (24,240
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. REIT     (890,604     (15,656,818
Northwest Bancshares, Inc.     (59,807     (749,382
PHH Corp.     (609,971     (14,614,905
Prospect Capital Corp.     (9,498     (78,453
Radian Group, Inc.     (946,415     (15,824,059
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.     (13,080     (1,271,638
Renasant Corp.     (1,369     (39,605
Resource Capital Corp. REIT     (58,784     (296,272
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. REIT     (463,966     (24,469,567
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. REIT     (71,427     (1,659,963
Starwood Waypoint Residential Trust REIT     (98,282     (2,591,696
Sterling Bancorp     (16,221     (233,258
Stewart Information Services Corp.     (475,543     (17,614,113
Valley National Bancorp     (2,074     (20,139
Ventas, Inc. REIT     (2,295     (164,552
ZAIS Financial Corp. REIT     (72,015     (1,242,259
   

 

 

 
      (182,483,139
   

 

 

 
Health Care - (5.3)%            
Accuray, Inc.     (499,625     (3,772,169
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.     (15,214     (621,796
Actavis PLC     (23,913     (6,155,445
Affymetrix, Inc.     (739,129     (7,295,203
Albany Molecular Research, Inc.     (73,182     (1,191,403
Amsurg Corp.     (132,169     (7,233,609
China Medical Technologies, Inc. ADR (China) (3)(b)     (45,264     (453
Covidien PLC (Ireland)     (108,498     (11,097,176
Endo International PLC (Ireland)     (175,794     (12,678,263
Healthways, Inc.     (78,093     (1,552,489
Illumina, Inc.     (25     (4,615
Kindred Healthcare, Inc.     (58,413     (1,061,948
Molina Healthcare, Inc.     (18,552     (993,089
Omnicare, Inc.     (65,927     (4,808,056
PDL BioPharma, Inc.     (215,944     (1,664,928
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (110,764     (45,440,931
Sequenom, Inc.     (777,082     (2,875,203
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (335,198     (2,322,922
Wright Medical Group, Inc.     (302,123     (8,118,045
   

 

 

 
      (118,887,743
   

 

 

 
    SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Industrials - (2.4)%            
Bollore SA (France) (2)     (82,900   $ (377,534
CBIZ, Inc.     (161,506     (1,382,492
Cenveo, Inc.     (180,413     (378,867
General Cable Corp.     (34,558     (514,914
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.     (38,062     (991,515
JetBlue Airways Corp.     (1,359,450     (21,560,877
Layne Christensen Co.     (10,008     (95,476
MasTec, Inc.     (126,763     (2,866,112
Meritor, Inc.     (524,609     (7,947,826
Terex Corp.     (278,230     (7,757,053
Titan International, Inc.     (443,827     (4,717,881
UTi Worldwide, Inc.     (486,603     (5,873,298
   

 

 

 
      (54,463,845
   

 

 

 
Information Technology - (11.7)%            
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR (China)     (800,110     (83,163,433
Alliance Data Systems Corp.     (390     (111,560
Ciena Corp.     (302,036     (5,862,519
Convergys Corp.     (600,156     (12,225,178
Finisar Corp.     (37,470     (727,293
Global Eagle Entertainment, Inc.     (278,622     (3,792,045
Microchip Technology, Inc.     (197,380     (8,903,812
Micron Technology, Inc.     (699,240     (24,480,392
ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc.     (816,059     (3,060,221
Nuance Communications, Inc.     (2,972     (42,410
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.     (10,717     (1,313,583
Photronics, Inc.     (432,751     (3,596,161
Quantum Corp.     (831,512     (1,463,461
Rambus, Inc.     (324,705     (3,600,978
RF Micro Devices, Inc.     (368,404     (6,111,822
SunEdison, Inc.     (2,316,014     (45,185,433
SunPower Corp.     (21,360     (551,729
TTM Technologies, Inc.     (13,123     (98,816
VeriSign, Inc.     (726,378     (41,403,546
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.     (230,251     (3,258,052
Web.com Group, Inc.     (52,500     (996,975
WebMD Health Corp.     (233,907     (9,251,022
   

 

 

 
      (259,200,441
   

 

 

 
Materials - (0.5)%            
A.M. Castle & Co.     (57,565     (459,369
Alcoa, Inc.     (99,112     (1,564,978
Cemex SAB de CV ADR (Mexico)     (129,722     (1,321,867
Holcim Ltd. (Switzerland) (2)     (19,501     (1,394,013
RTI International Metals, Inc.     (16,610     (419,569
Stillwater Mining Co.     (310,867     (4,582,180
Vale SA ADR (Brazil)     (167,042     (1,366,403
   

 

 

 
      (11,108,379
   

 

 

 
Telecommunication Services - (0.3)%        
BCE, Inc. (Canada)     (33,991     (1,558,823
Level 3 Communications, Inc.     (16,356     (807,659
T-Mobile US, Inc.     (140,515     (3,785,474
   

 

 

 
      (6,151,956
   

 

 

 
Utilities - (3.3)%            
Dominion Resources, Inc.     (328,924     (25,294,256
NextEra Energy, Inc.     (360,100     (38,275,029
NRG Yield, Inc., Class A     (206,057     (9,713,527
   

 

 

 
      (73,282,812
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
SOLD SHORT
(proceeds $858,171,890)

      (861,338,834
   

 

 

 
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND   

 

CONVERTIBLE BONDS - (1.9)%    INTEREST
RATE
     MATURITY
DATE
     PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000’S)
    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Health Care - (0.5)%            
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co. LLC, Series C (2)      0.250%         02/01/26         $   (7,600    $ (10,383,500
           

 

 

 
Information Technology - (1.4)%            
Citrix Systems, Inc. 144A (2)(f)      0.500%         04/15/19         (9,975      (10,504,922
ON Semiconductor Corp., Series B (2)      2.625%         12/15/26         (4,975      (5,914,031
Red Hat, Inc. 144A (2)(f)      0.250%         10/01/19         (12,225      (14,425,500
           

 

 

 
              (30,844,453
           

 

 

 

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS SOLD SHORT
(proceeds $39,277,820)

              (41,227,953
           

 

 

 
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS - (0.1)%                            

U.S. Treasury Note (2)
(proceeds $2,876,263)

     0.250%         08/15/15         (2,875      (2,876,124
           

 

 

 

TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT, AT VALUE
(proceeds $900,325,973)

              (905,442,911
           

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS, NET OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT - 86.5%
(cost $2,047,009,857)

              1,926,315,348   
           

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 13.5% (l)

  

           298,992,542  
           

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

            $ 2,225,307,890   
           

 

 

 

 

Non income-producing security.
(a) Represents less than 0.05% of net assets.
(b) Security fair valued as of December 31, 2014 using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The total value of positions fair valued was $180,774,514 or 8.1% of total net assets.
(c) All or a portion of this security has been segregated as collateral for securities sold short and can be sold or replaced subject to the broker’s right to re-hypothecate. At December 31, 2014, the value of these securities was $1,036,439,352. Additional cash collateral pledged was $204,331,250.
(d) Represents a Pay-in-Kind Stock.
(e) Security is perpetual and, thus, does not have a predetermined maturity date. The date shown, if applicable, reflects the next call date. The rate shown represents the variable dividend rate in effect as of December 31, 2014.
(f) Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted as to resale to institutional investors. The Fund Advisor has deemed this security to be liquid based upon procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
(g) Defaulted security.
(h) Indicates a variable rate security. The interest rate shown represents the discount rate at December 31, 2014.
(i) Represents a step bond. The rate shown reflects the yield at December 31, 2014.
(j) Represents annualized seven-day yield as of December 31, 2014.
(k) A portion of the security is pledged as collateral to the brokers for swap contracts.
(l) Includes appreciation/(depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange, futures, swap contracts and call options written.
* All or a portion of this security has been segregated for covered call options written.

All bonds are denominated in US dollars, unless noted otherwise.

All securities are United States companies, unless noted otherwise in parentheses.

All securities are Level 1 with respect to ASC 820, unless otherwise noted in parentheses.

(2) Level 2 security (See Note 5).
(3) Level 3 security (See Note 5).

The following abbreviations are used in portfolio descriptions:

144A - Restricted Security

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

CAD - Canadian Dollar

MTN - Medium Term Note

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Credit default swap contracts buy protection as of December 31, 2014:

 

COUNTERPARTY   REFERENCE
ENTITY
  FIXED
ANNUAL
RATE
RECEIVED
BY FUND
    CURRENCY   CREDIT
SPREAD
    NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
    UPFRONT
PREMIUM
(RECEIVED)
PAID
    TERMINATION
DATE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Exchange Cleared              
CitiBank   Markit CDX North America High Yield Index Series 23     5.000%     USD     3.557%       237,150,000        $(11,699,067 )     12/20/2019        $(3,430,500 )
CitiBank   Markit CDX North America Investment Grade Index Series 23     1.000%     USD     0.661%       7,925,000        (117,083 )     12/20/2019        (12,464 )
           

 

 

     

 

 

 
              $(11,816,150 )       $(3,442,964 )
           

 

 

     

 

 

 

Credit default swap contracts sell protection as of December 31, 2014:

 

COUNTERPARTY   REFERENCE
ENTITY
  FIXED
ANNUAL
RATE
RECEIVED
BY FUND
    CURRENCY   CREDIT
SPREAD
    NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
    UPFRONT
PREMIUM
(RECEIVED)
PAID
    TERMINATION
DATE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Exchange Cleared              
CitiBank   Markit CDX North America High Yield Index Series 23     5.000%     USD     3.557%       25,525,000        $1,697,255       12/20/2019        $(4,516 )
           

 

 

     

 

 

 

Cash held as collateral at CitiBank for exchange cleared credit default swap contracts and total return basket swap contracts was $21,397,164 at December 31, 2014.

Open written options contracts outstanding at December 31, 2014:

Call options written

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
   ISSUER   COUNTERPARTY   EXPIRATION DATE     PROCEEDS     VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
4,000    General Motors Co.
(Exercise price $42)
  J.P. Morgan     1/15/2016        $(2,203,697     $(420,000     $1,783,697   
712    MGM Resorts International
(Exercise price $19)(2)
  J.P. Morgan     3/20/2015        (89,697     (205,768     (116,071
979    Restaurant Brands International, Inc.
(Exercise price $40)
  J.P. Morgan     1/17/2015        (22,640     (53,307     (30,667
25    Time Warner Cable, Inc.
(Exercise price $130)
  J.P. Morgan     1/17/2015        (24,098     (62,750     (38,652
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
           $(2,340,132     $(741,825     $1,598,307   
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(2) Level 2 security (See Note 5).

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND   

Open futures contracts outstanding at December 31, 2014:

Exchange Traded

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION DATE     VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Short Contracts:        
3,783   Barclays Capital   S&P 500 E-Mini Futures     3/2015        $(376,033,612     $(388,211,460     $(12,177,848
291   Barclays Capital   U.S. Treasury 10-Year
Note Futures
    3/2015        (36,662,167     (36,897,891     (235,724
1,000   J.P. Morgan   U.S. Treasury 2-Year
Note Futures
    3/2015        (218,872,852     (218,593,751     279,101   
574   J.P. Morgan   U.S. Treasury 5-Year
Note Futures
    3/2015        (68,296,342     (68,265,640     30,702   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $(699,864,973     $(711,968,742     $(12,103,769
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash held as collateral at Barclays Capital and J.P. Morgan for futures contracts was $34,697,901 and $531,073, respectively at December 31, 2014.

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2014:

Over the Counter

 

PURCHASE
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
PURCHASED
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Canadian Dollar, Expiring 01/07/15   Credit Suisse International   CAD     20,161,216        $17,512,011        $17,352,812        $(159,199
Canadian Dollar, Expiring 01/07/15   The Royal Bank of Scotland   CAD     15,199,609        13,838,080        13,082,344        (755,736
Euro, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   EUR     1,638,587        2,030,655        1,984,086        (46,569
Euro, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   EUR     5,772,418        7,153,180        6,989,544        (163,636
Euro, Expiring 06/17/15   Credit Suisse International   EUR     5,869,279        7,435,569        7,113,560        (322,009
Euro, Expiring 01/07/15   The Royal Bank of Scotland   EUR     5,117,601        6,749,156        6,192,699        (556,457
Euro, Expiring 06/09/15   The Royal Bank of Scotland   EUR     742,500        924,782        899,832        (24,950
Euro, Expiring 11/09/15   The Royal Bank of Scotland   EUR     311,240        388,508        378,181        (10,327
British Pound, Expiring 04/07/15   The Royal Bank of Scotland   GBP     5,559,115        9,343,506        8,657,850        (685,656
Norwegian Krone, Expiring 03/27/15   The Royal Bank of Scotland   NOK     360,000        58,021        48,190        (9,831
Norwegian Krone, Expiring 06/29/15   The Royal Bank of Scotland   NOK     12,368,000        1,987,498        1,652,647        (334,851
Norwegian Krone, Expiring 04/27/16   The Royal Bank of Scotland   NOK     19,387,600        3,091,382        2,590,895        (500,487
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $70,512,348        $66,942,640        $(3,569,708
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND   
SALES
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
SOLD
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Canadian Dollar, Expiring 01/07/15   Credit Suisse International   CAD     (23,690,702     $(21,290,717     $(20,390,649     $900,068   
Canadian Dollar, Expiring 02/06/15   Credit Suisse International   CAD     (246,367     (213,420     (211,907     1,513   
Canadian Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   CAD     (2,085,835     (1,814,346     (1,792,504     21,842   
Canadian Dollar, Expiring 01/07/15   The Royal Bank of Scotland   CAD     (15,199,609     (13,886,329     (13,082,344     803,985   
Euro, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   EUR     (18,050,422     (22,258,403     (21,856,390     402,013   
Euro, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   EUR     (21,006,846     (25,916,520     (25,436,181     480,339   
Euro, Expiring 06/17/15   Credit Suisse International   EUR     (23,798,060     (30,698,857     (28,843,225     1,855,632   
Euro, Expiring 01/07/15   The Royal Bank of Scotland   EUR     (5,117,601     (6,971,351     (6,192,697     778,654   
Euro, Expiring 04/07/15   The Royal Bank of Scotland   EUR     (21,000     (27,804     (25,433     2,371   
Euro, Expiring 06/09/15   The Royal Bank of Scotland   EUR     (742,500     (956,986     (899,832     57,154   
Euro, Expiring 11/09/15   The Royal Bank of Scotland   EUR     (311,240     (401,618     (378,181     23,437   
Euro, Expiring 04/05/16   The Royal Bank of Scotland   EUR     (21,000     (27,886     (25,647     2,239   
Euro, Expiring 04/05/17   The Royal Bank of Scotland   EUR     (21,000     (28,010     (26,083     1,927   
British Pound, Expiring 04/07/15   The Royal Bank of Scotland   GBP     (5,559,115     (9,346,357     (8,657,850     688,507   
Norwegian Krone, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   NOK     (8,589,375     (1,208,892     (1,150,105     58,787   
Norwegian Krone, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   NOK     (8,589,375     (1,208,893     (1,150,105     58,788   
Norwegian Krone, Expiring 03/19/15   The Royal Bank of Scotland   NOK     (2,082,751     (334,977     (278,869     56,108   
Norwegian Krone, Expiring 03/27/15   The Royal Bank of Scotland   NOK     (360,000     (57,174     (48,190     8,984   
Norwegian Krone, Expiring 06/11/15   The Royal Bank of Scotland   NOK     (26,889,722     (4,251,474     (3,594,216     657,258   
Norwegian Krone, Expiring 06/18/15   The Royal Bank of Scotland   NOK     (75,604,625     (12,130,511     (10,104,453     2,026,058   
Norwegian Krone, Expiring 06/29/15   The Royal Bank of Scotland   NOK     (12,368,000     (1,956,652     (1,652,647     304,005   
Norwegian Krone, Expiring 04/27/16   The Royal Bank of Scotland   NOK     (19,387,600     (3,266,931     (2,590,895     676,036   
Swedish Krona, Expiring 01/07/15   Credit Suisse International   SEK     (22,683,450     (3,079,898     (2,909,812     170,086   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          (161,334,006     (151,298,215     10,035,791   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $(90,821,658     $(84,355,575     $6,466,083   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash held as collateral at CitiBank for forward foreign currency exchange contracts was $790,000 at December 31, 2014. Additional cash held as collateral for Credit Suisse International and The Royal Bank of Scotland for forward foreign currency exchange contracts was $2,600,000 and $3,290,000, respectively, at December 31, 2014.

 

CAD - Canadian Dollar
EUR - Euro
GBP - British Pound
NOK - Norwegian Krone
SEK - Swedish Krona
USD - United States Dollar

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND   

Total Return Basket Swaps* Outstanding at December 31, 2014

Over the Counter

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
  

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Bank of America    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of short positions and pays or receives the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in USD based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.   

66 to 67 months maturity

08/12/2019

     $425,787   
        

 

 

 

 

* See the accompanying “Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap” for further details.
** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Short Positions                  
Cayman Islands      
Herbalife Ltd.     (82,666   $ (3,542,238   $ 425,730   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        57   
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 425,787   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.

Money Market Fund is pledged as collateral to Bank of America in the amount of $920,640 at December 31, 2014.

 

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
  

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Deutsche Bank    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in USD based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    12 months maturity ranging from 4/10/2015 - 11/12/2015      $7,640,188   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions                  
Ireland      
Allegion PLC     299,924      $ 16,021,940      $ 611,845   
     

 

 

 
United States                  
Ashford Hospitality Prime, Inc.     286,902        4,997,833        (74,594
Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc.     1,694,615        18,996,634        (1,237,069
Ashford, Inc.     9,936               933,984   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)        
Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc.     376,334      $ 13,017,266      $ 1,166,762   
California Resources Corp.     1,132,671        6,795,756        (554,739
CareTrust REIT, Inc.     508,064        5,268,386        996,044   
CDK Global, Inc.     29,826        1,076,719        138,989   
Civeo Corp.     799,066        8,773,745        (5,489,583
Dover Corp.     80,380        6,508,369        (743,515
Enova International, Inc.     108,417        2,485,516        (72,154
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)        
Ensign Group, Inc./The     221,867      $ 8,932,365      $ 916,311   
Halyard Health, Inc.     104,851        3,830,084        937,492   
Keysight Technologies, Inc.     42,971        1,283,793        167,338   
KLX, Inc.     177,075        7,381,543        (77,200
Knowles Corp.     581,098        10,982,752        2,702,106   
Lands’ End, Inc.     236,906        10,374,114        2,409,334   
Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc.     187,447        4,911,111        131,213   
Liberty Ventures     94,540        3,259,739        306,310   
Navient Corp.     833,746        16,758,295        1,258,956   
New Media Investment Group, Inc.     79,807        1,510,747        375,093   
New Senior Investment Group, Inc.     160,876               2,646,410   
Newcastle Investment Corp.     160,876        3,785,412        (3,063,079
NorthStar Asset Management Group, Inc.     394,125        7,701,203        1,194,199   
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.     433,102        7,878,125        (264,192
NOW, Inc.     288,227        7,934,889        (518,809
Oil States International, Inc.     156,821        8,979,570        (1,311,023
ONE Gas, Inc.     358,865        14,002,912        789,503   
Outfront Media, Inc.     300,012        9,051,362        (999,040
Paragon Offshore PLC     2,592,168        12,079,503        (4,899,197
Seventy Seven Energy, Inc.     557,532        5,820,634        (2,804,386
Simon Property Group, Inc.     49,376        8,891,630        100,233   
SLM Corp.     753,193        7,471,675        203,362   
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.     418,971        9,577,677        159,209   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)        
Starwood Waypoint Residential Trust     53,081      $ 1,368,959      $ 30,787   
Synchrony Financial     307,498        8,480,795        667,271   
Theravance Biopharma, Inc.     217,588        3,794,735        (548,322
Theravance, Inc.     444,680        6,403,392        (111,170
Time Warner, Inc.     98,203        7,596,984        791,516   
Time, Inc.     387,417        8,368,207        1,166,125   
Tribune Publishing Co.     127,359        2,004,631        911,890   
Washington Prime Group, Inc.     514,557        9,200,279        (339,608
     

 

 

 
        (2,007,243
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        (1,395,398
     

 

 

 
Short Positions                  
United States      
Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund     (92,948     (8,015,633     657,869   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        (737,529
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        8,377,717   
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 7,640,188   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.

Money Market Fund is pledged as collateral to Deutsche Bank in the amount of $114,965,521 at December 31, 2014.

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND   

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
  

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Deutsche Bank    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of short positions and pays or receives the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in JPY based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.   

12 months maturity

10/22/2015

     $(1,564,471
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Short Positions  
Japan     
Yahoo Japan Corp.     (4,429,340   $ (14,831,957   $ (1,042,466
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (522,005
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ (1,564,471
     

 

 

 
(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/ (payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.

Collateral for this position pledged to Deutsche Bank is included in the collateral noted in the previous Deutsche Bank total return basket swap.

 

 

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
  

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Deutsche Bank    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the Federal Funds floating rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in USD based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    12-13 months maturity ranging from
8/31/2015 - 12/22/2015
     $4,928,913   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions  
Canada     
Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc.     12,979      $ 312,218      $ 57   
QLT, Inc.     609,978        3,370,831        (924,819
Talisman Energy, Inc.     1,000,753        7,733,413        102,483   
     

 

 

 
    (822,279
     

 

 

 
Ireland        
Covidien PLC     505,487        44,149,235        7,551,976   
     

 

 

 
Spain        
Banco Santander SA     14,810        143,506        (20,136
     

 

 

 

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United Kingdom        
Amec Foster Wheeler PLC     6,486      $ 119,686      $ (35,757
     

 

 

 
United States        
Allergan, Inc.     99,884        21,003,077        231,263   
Alliance Data Systems Corp.     389        109,023        2,250   
American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust, Inc.     3,146,539         34,242,779           3,201,035   
Apco Oil and Gas International, Inc.     327,299        4,677,103        (85,098
Ark Restaurants Corp.     43,559        963,961        17,424   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND   

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)        
Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     387,495      $ 6,564,382      $ 3,658   
Baker Hughes, Inc.     9,374        588,888        (63,288
CareFusion Corp.     236,167        13,462,787        551,363   
Central Garden and Pet Co     452,302        4,025,488        293,996   
Central Garden and Pet Co.     11,067        96,394        775   
Cleco Corp.     154,507        8,249,963        176,848   
Covance, Inc.     51,236        5,164,985        155,361   
Covisint Corp.     123,379               326,954   
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     57,222        5,763,426        (4,032
Digital River, Inc.     130,220        2,978,745        241,595   
DIRECTV     426,408        36,317,805        651,768   
Dresser-Rand Group, Inc.     92,720        7,541,697        42,799   
Durata Therapeutics, Inc.     89,246        66,935        42,170   
ESB Financial Corp.     9,394        179,629        (1,706
Evoq Properties, Inc.     44,422        40,231        1,970   
Family Dollar Stores, Inc.     37,100        2,869,559        69,132   
Franklin Financial Corp./VA     19,175        382,541        23,585   
Gentiva Health Services, Inc.     106,755        1,923,542        110,141   
GFI Group, Inc.     940,553        4,510,319        615,694   
Glimcher Realty Trust     3,315,860         44,463,349           1,096,567   
Heritage Financial Group, Inc.     38,111        975,044        12,031   
Hudson City BanCorp., Inc.     3,881,415        38,686,475        593,444   
Integrys Energy Group, Inc.     128,496        8,534,545        1,468,869   
International Rectifier Corp.     478,756        18,837,796        264,569   
Intervest Bancshares Corp.     442,303        4,228,417        216,729   
Journal Communications, Inc.     688,126        6,333,715        1,531,565   
LNB Bancorp, Inc.     27,412        483,094        11,144   
Lorillard, Inc.     530,298        31,671,763        1,705,193   
Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc.     9,621        81,469        (75
MicroFinancial, Inc.     20,513        209,492        (157
Nicholas Financial, Inc.     429,216        5,536,886        858,432   
Orbital Sciences Corp.     136,886        3,809,537        (128,673
Paramount Gold & Silver, Inc.     19,792        20,189        (1
Penford Corp.     1,674        31,315        (28
Peoples Federal Bancshares, Inc.     378,656        7,629,918        904,988   
Pepco Holdings, Inc.     1,558,064        42,265,682        (307,018
PetSmart, Inc.     135,053        10,935,280        43,854   
Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd.     58,997        4,353,893        (22,333
Protective Life Corp.     140,977        9,782,224        36,824   
Riverbed Technology, Inc.     653,132        13,282,977        47,447   

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)  
Rockwood Holdings, Inc.     348,880      $ 27,675,989      $ (184,245
Safeway, Inc.     504,842        17,487,727        242,324   
Sigma-Aldrich Corp.     51,750        7,008,770        94,953   
Simplicity Bancorp, Inc.     178,022        2,914,220        138,857   
Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc.     267,013        3,520,856        65,129   
SWS Group, Inc.     12,979        89,708        (23
Symmetry Surgical, Inc.     37,506        324,052        (31,880
Time Warner Cable, Inc.     394,065        58,061,537        1,859,987   
TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc.     2,057,495        38,935,231        17,748,756   
TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.     313,284        31,827,828        393,432   
Viasystems Group, Inc.     369,480        5,649,349        365,785   
Volcano Corp.     900,016        16,065,254        27,032   
Whiting Petroleum Corp.     723        54,085        (30,226
     

 

 

 
        35,628,909   
     

 

 

 
Total of Long Equity
Positions
              42,302,713  
     

 

 

 
Short Positions  
United States     
Actavis PLC     (35,908     (9,411,479     168,401   
Albemarle Corp.     (168,622     (10,445,395     306,154   
Applied Materials, Inc.     (1,461,899     (32,498,015     (3,932,508
AT&T, Inc.     (542,882     (18,265,828     30,422   
Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.     (19,992     (666,990     (91,106
BB&T Corp.     (67,432     (2,558,842     (63,588
Becton Dickinson and Co.     (18,377     (2,340,598     (216,746
Coeur Mining, Inc.     (4,039     (20,842     203   
Comcast Corp.     (1,142,119     (62,314,013     (3,940,311
Dollar Tree, Inc.     (4,372     (255,944     (51,757
EW Scripps Co./The     (355,376     (6,365,359     (1,577,295
Halliburton Co.     (9,374     (449,556     80,877   
Hilltop Holdings, Inc.     (3,221     (64,278     19   
HomeStreet, Inc.     (105,462     (1,751,505     (84,589
Independent Bank Corp./Rockland MA     (125,252     (4,663,869     (698,169
Kindred Healthcare, Inc.     (27,314     (562,130     65,561   
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings     (13,762     (1,389,402     (95,518
M&T Bank Corp.     (326,425     (40,494,982     (510,526
Medtronic, Inc.     (486,585     (30,907,879     (4,223,558
Northwest Bancshares, Inc.     (27,134     (332,874     (7,115
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.     (15,006     (1,473,168     14,285   
Renasant Corp.     (38,045     (1,089,426     (11,215
Reynolds American, Inc.     (153,308     (8,898,079     (955,026
RF Micro Devices, Inc.     (3,491,578     (39,798,330     (18,126,949
Southside Bancshares, Inc.     (3,435     (115,966     16,660   
Towne Bank     (26,649     (390,216     (12,717
TTM Technologies, Inc.     (260,852     (1,679,887     (284,329
Ventas, Inc.     (522,514     (34,297,836     (3,166,418
Washington Prime Group, Inc.     (659,295     (11,224,713     (128,347
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND   

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)  
WesBanco, Inc.     (5,027   $ (176,199   $ 1,259   
Wisconsin Energy Corp.     (147,707     (6,578,808     (1,211,259
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        (38,705,205
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        3,597,508   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        1,331,405   
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 4,928,913   
     

 

 

 
(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.

Collateral for this position pledged to Deutsche Bank is included in the collateral noted in the previous Deutsche Bank total return basket swap.

 

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
  

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Deutsche Bank    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the LIBOR plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in GBP based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    12 months maturity 08/20/2015      $4,214,120   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions  
United Kingdom     
Advanced Computer Software Group PLC     2,448,140      $ 5,268,807      $ 15,065   
CSR PLC     76,174        1,004,711        5,871   
Friends Life Group Ltd.     549,618        3,245,877        (124,470
Spirit Pub Co. PLC     1,196,000        2,015,927        (72,624
     

 

 

 
Total of Long Equity
Positions
              (176,158)  
     

 

 

 
Short Positions  
United Kingdom     
Aviva PLC     (406,718     (3,195,937     140,110   

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Short Positions (continued)  
Greene King PLC     (158,111   $ (1,940,937   $ 113,068   
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        253,178   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        77,020   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        4,137,100   
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 4,214,120   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.

Collateral for this position pledged to Deutsche Bank is included in the collateral noted in the previous Deutsche Bank total return basket swap.

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
  AQR Funds       Annual Report       December 2014   
                

 

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Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND   

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
  

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Deutsche Bank    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long positions and pays or receives the AUD/USD Overnight Forward FX Swap Rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in AUD based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    12 months maturity 08/20/2015      $(403,933
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions  
Australia     
Goodman Fielder Ltd.     11,527,175      $ 6,385,280      $ (375,665
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (28,268
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ (403,933
     

 

 

 
(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.

Collateral for this position pledged to Deutsche Bank is included in the collateral noted in the previous Deutsche Bank total return basket swap.

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND   

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
  

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Deutsche Bank    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the LIBOR plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in CAD based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    12 months maturity 08/31/2015      $20,270   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions  
Canada     
Carfinco Financial Group, Inc.     304,026      $ 2,963,964      $ (30,471
GLENTEL, Inc.     35,716        773,928        461   
Vicwest, Inc.     1,381        14,871        35   
     

 

 

 
Total of Long Equity
Positions
              (29,975)  
     

 

 

 

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Short Positions  
Canada     
BCE, Inc.     (9,113   $ (418,732     811   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        (29,164
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        49,434   
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 20,270   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.

Collateral for this position pledged to Deutsche Bank is included in the collateral noted in the previous Deutsche Bank total return basket swap.

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND   

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
  

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Deutsche Bank    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the LIBOR plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in EUR based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    12 months maturity 08/27/2015      $(382,270
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions  
France     
Lafarge SA     213,952      $ 15,527,386      $ (507,935
     

 

 

 
Netherlands     
Corio NV     7,692        375,471        1,220   
Ziggo NV     9,337        435,568        49,638   
     

 

 

 
        50,858   
     

 

 

 
Total of Long Equity
Positions
              (457,077)  
     

 

 

 
Short Positions  
France     
Klepierre     (8,769     (378,044     1,519   
     

 

 

 

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Spain     
Banco Santander SA     (16,457   $ (153,600   $ 15,475   
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        16,994   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        (440,083
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        57,813   
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ (382,270
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.

Collateral for this position pledged to Deutsche Bank is included in the collateral noted in the previous Deutsche Bank total return basket swap.

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND   

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
  

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Deutsche Bank    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long positions and pays or receives the LIBOR plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in JPY based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    12 months maturity 08/27/2015      $7,717,323   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions  
Japan     
Tokyo Electron Ltd.     448,644      $ 26,276,675      $ 7,744,096   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (26,773
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 7,717,323   
     

 

 

 
(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.

Collateral for this position pledged to Deutsche Bank is included in the collateral noted in the previous Deutsche Bank total return basket swap.

 

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
  

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Deutsche Bank    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of short positions and pays or receives the LIBOR plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in CHF based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    12 months maturity 08/27/2015      $762,407   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Short Positions  
Switzerland     
Holcim Ltd.     (213,952   $ (16,142,537   $ 848,358   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (85,951
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 762,407   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.

Collateral for this position pledged to Deutsche Bank is included in the collateral noted in the previous Deutsche Bank total return basket swap.

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND   

Total Return Basket Swaps* Outstanding at December 31, 2014

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION   

TERMINATION

DATE**

   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
JPMorgan    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives a specified LIBOR plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in USD based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.   

13 months maturity ranging from

04/20/2015 - 11/16/2015

     $256,413   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swaps

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions  
United States     
Penson Technologies LLC     8,943,219      $ 9      $ 681,733   
     

 

 

 
Short Positions  
United States     
Penson Worldwide, Inc.     (217,523              
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        681,733   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (425,320
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 256,413   
     

 

 

 
(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.

Money Market Fund is pledged as collateral to J.P. Morgan in the amount of $10,004 at December 31, 2014. Additional cash held as collateral at J.P. Morgan in the amount of $225,000 at December 31, 2014.

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
  AQR Funds       Annual Report       December 2014   
                

 

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Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND   

Total Return Basket Swaps* Outstanding at December 31, 2014

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
  

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
CitiBank    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of Long positions and pays or receives the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in USD based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    6 months maturity 03/13/2015      $30,664   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions  
United States     
Cemex SAB de CV     17,150,000      $ 17,159,998      $ 13,514   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        17,150   
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 30,664   
     

 

 

 
(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.

Cash collateral pledged to CitiBank is included in collateral for credit default swaps contracts.

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  
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Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND   
LONG INVESTMENTS - 91.5%   SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
COMMON STOCKS - 34.4%    
Belgium - 1.0%   
Belgacom SA     1,079      $ 39,150  
Delhaize Group SA     189        13,764  
Umicore SA     119        4,788  
   

 

 

 
      57,702  
   

 

 

 
China - 0.3%    
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.     19,000        17,218  
   

 

 

 
Denmark - 2.0%    
AP Moeller - Maersk A/S, Class B (a)     1        1,989  
DSV A/S (a)     516        15,712  
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B (a)     395        16,708  
Pandora A/S (a)     697        56,497  
TDC A/S (a)     3,625        27,647  
   

 

 

 
      118,553  
   

 

 

 
Finland - 1.7%    
Fortum OYJ     2,266        49,198  
Metso OYJ     162        4,850  
Orion OYJ, Class B     1,557        48,424  
   

 

 

 
      102,472  
   

 

 

 
Germany - 5.1%    
Allianz SE (a)     47        7,784  
Bayer AG (a)     196        26,717  
Continental AG (a)     70        14,765  
E.ON SE (a)     1,853        31,671  
Hannover Rueck SE (a)     490        44,204  
Hugo Boss AG (a)     308        37,678  
Merck KGaA (a)     305        28,703  
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen (a)     163        32,459  
OSRAM Licht AG (a)     370        14,526  
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG (a)     225        9,401  
STADA Arzneimittel AG (a)     379        11,500  
TUI AG     279        4,626  
United Internet AG (a)     743        33,468  
   

 

 

 
      297,502  
   

 

 

 
Hong Kong - 0.2%    
Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.     2,000        13,180  
   

 

 

 
Italy - 2.8%    
Atlantia SpA     377        8,762  
Autogrill SpA     3,446        25,988  
Enel SpA     5,124        22,840  
Eni SpA     1,918        33,597  
Mediobanca SpA     1,985        16,129  
Pirelli & C. SpA     1,787        24,102  
Snam SpA     6,924        34,269  
   

 

 

 
      165,687  
   

 

 

 
Netherlands - 4.4%    
Boskalis Westminster NV     750        41,029  
Delta Lloyd NV     1,382        30,391  
Fugro NV CVA     1,249        25,943  
Heineken NV     427        30,320  
Koninklijke Ahold NV     3,725        66,204  
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, A Shares (a)     1,332        44,394  
Wolters Kluwer NV     716        21,849  
   

 

 

 
      260,130  
   

 

 

 
    SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Norway - 1.9%    
Norsk Hydro ASA     10,890      $ 61,344  
Orkla ASA (a)     3,540        24,098  
Statoil ASA (a)     1,650        29,051  
   

 

 

 
      114,493  
   

 

 

 
Singapore - 1.4%    
ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.     18,000        35,225  
Noble Group Ltd.     33,000        28,153  
Singapore Airlines Ltd.     2,000        17,447  
   

 

 

 
      80,825  
   

 

 

 
Spain - 3.4%    
Acerinox SA     1,582        23,867  
ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA     354        12,339  
Banco Santander SA     4,111        34,504  
Enagas SA     718        22,647  
Gas Natural SDG SA     848        21,302  
Iberdrola SA     10,487        70,690  
Red Electrica Corp. SA     108        9,520  
Tecnicas Reunidas SA     117        5,114  
   

 

 

 
      199,983  
   

 

 

 
Sweden - 3.9%    
Boliden AB (a)     2,386        38,140  
Electrolux AB, Series B (a)     1,722        50,316  
Husqvarna AB, B Shares     3,980        29,255  
Securitas AB, B Shares (a)     3,698        44,737  
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, B Shares (a)     2,052        24,846  
TeliaSonera AB (a)     6,231        40,061  
   

 

 

 
      227,355  
   

 

 

 
Switzerland - 4.9%    
Actelion Ltd. (a)     682        78,511  
Adecco SA (a)     102        7,011  
Aryzta AG (a)     77        5,917  
Galenica AG (a)     8        6,379  
Geberit AG (a)     60        20,298  
Lonza Group AG (a)     110        12,385  
Nestle SA (a)     70        5,103  
Novartis AG (a)     285        26,432  
Roche Holding AG (a)     155        41,996  
Sonova Holding AG (a)     59        8,668  
Swiss Life Holding AG (a)     67        15,836  
Swiss Re AG (a)     365        30,577  
Zurich Insurance Group AG (a)     100        31,250  
   

 

 

 
      290,363  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom - 1.4%    
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV     1,285        14,931  
Reed Elsevier NV     2,490        59,463  
Unilever NV CVA     134        5,242  
   

 

 

 
      79,636  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $2,034,347)

      2,025,099  
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.5%    
Germany - 0.5%    

Porsche Automobil Holding SE
(cost $30,214)

    379        30,651  
   

 

 

 
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND   
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 56.6%   SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - IM Shares, 0.000% (b)    

(cost $3,334,581)

    3,334,581      $ 3,334,581  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES, AT VALUE
(cost $5,399,142)

      5,390,331  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES SOLD SHORT - (31.6)%    
COMMON STOCKS - (31.5)%    
Belgium - (0.1)%    
KBC Groep NV     (135     (7,534
   

 

 

 
Denmark - (0.7)%    
Carlsberg A/S, Class B     (203     (15,590
GN Store Nord A/S     (659     (14,398
Vestas Wind Systems A/S     (264     (9,588
   

 

 

 
      (39,576
   

 

 

 
Finland - (1.6)%            
Kone OYJ, Class B     (938     (42,705
Nokia OYJ     (1,612     (12,749
Nokian Renkaat OYJ     (1,478     (36,054
   

 

 

 
      (91,508
   

 

 

 
Germany - (5.1)%            
adidas AG     (865     (60,070
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG     (501     (54,067
Brenntag AG     (437     (24,433
Commerzbank AG     (1,548     (20,304
Daimler AG     (182     (15,116
Deutsche Bank AG     (1,267     (37,939
GEA Group AG     (99     (4,353
Metro AG     (1,231     (37,629
Rheinmetall AG     (412     (17,938
RWE AG     (83     (2,562
ThyssenKrupp AG     (1,040     (26,493
   

 

 

 
      (300,904
   

 

 

 
Hong Kong - (0.8)%            
Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong) (1)     (800     (48,840
   

 

 

 
Italy - (2.8)%    
A2A SpA     (4,302     (4,359
Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA     (6,820     (3,885
Banco Popolare SC     (317     (3,814
Buzzi Unicem SpA     (521     (6,595
Mediaset SpA     (3,822     (15,726
Mediolanum SpA     (1,418     (9,037
Saipem SpA     (1,173     (12,296
Salvatore Ferragamo SpA     (1,338     (32,929
Telecom Italia SpA     (43,591     (46,489
World Duty Free SpA     (3,233     (31,040
   

 

 

 
      (166,170
   

 

 

 
Luxembourg - (0.2)%            
ArcelorMittal     (793     (8,688
   

 

 

 
Netherlands - (3.5)%    
ASML Holding NV     (683     (73,796
Koninklijke KPN NV     (4,284     (13,526
Koninklijke Philips NV     (992     (28,754
    SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Netherlands - (3.5)% (continued)            
Koninklijke Vopak NV     (302   $ (15,668
Randstad Holding NV     (420     (20,209
SBM Offshore NV     (1,987     (23,369
TNT Express NV     (4,672     (31,146
   

 

 

 
      (206,468
   

 

 

 
Norway - (0.8)%            
Marine Harvest ASA     (293     (4,023
Schibsted ASA     (591     (37,481
Telenor ASA     (395     (7,990
   

 

 

 
      (49,494
   

 

 

 
Singapore - (2.3)%            
CapitaLand Ltd.     (16,000     (39,782
City Developments Ltd.     (3,000     (23,145
Genting Singapore PLC     (20,000     (16,216
Global Logistic Properties Ltd.     (14,000     (26,102
Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.     (12,000     (4,153
Keppel Corp. Ltd.     (4,000     (26,661
   

 

 

 
      (136,059
   

 

 

 
Spain - (3.9)%            
Amadeus IT Holding SA, A Shares     (1,863     (74,196
Banco de Sabadell SA     (3,355     (8,877
Banco Popular Espanol SA     (1,902     (9,481
Bankia SA     (10,578     (15,697
Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA     (1,866     (12,644
Grifols SA     (732     (29,210
Inditex SA     (2,227     (63,526
Indra Sistemas SA     (1,105     (10,736
Obrascon Huarte Lain SA     (259     (5,779
   

 

 

 
      (230,146
   

 

 

 
Sweden - (2.7)%            
Alfa Laval AB     (1,135     (21,463
Assa Abloy AB, Class B     (361     (19,067
Atlas Copco AB, A Shares     (642     (17,864
Elekta AB, B Shares     (2,069     (21,130
Hexagon AB, B Shares     (1,652     (50,963
Sandvik AB     (2,941     (28,595
   

 

 

 
      (159,082
   

 

 

 
Switzerland - (5.9)%            
Cie Financiere Richemont SA     (627     (55,589
Credit Suisse Group AG     (2,749     (69,058
Dufry AG     (252     (37,665
Holcim Ltd.     (287     (20,516
Julius Baer Group Ltd.     (805     (36,755
Schindler Holding AG     (191     (27,574
Swatch Group AG/The     (153     .(67,971
Syngenta AG     (93     (29,914
   

 

 

 
      (345,042
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom - (1.1)%            
CNH Industrial NV     (8,083     (65,433
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS SOLD SHORT
(proceeds $1,875,051)

      (1,854,944
   

 

 

 
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND   
PREFERRED STOCKS - (0.1)%   SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Germany - (0.1)%    
Volkswagen AG    

(proceeds $6,388)

    (32   $ (7,112
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT, AT VALUE
(proceeds $1,881,439)

      (1,862,056
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS, NET OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT - 59.9% (cost $3,517,703)

      3,528,275  
   

 

 

 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
LIABILITIES - 40.1% (c)
        2,360,356  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

    $ 5,888,631  
   

 

 

 

 

SECTOR   VALUE     % OF NET
ASSETS
 
Consumer Discretionary   $ (151,041     (2.6 )% 
Consumer Staples     76,609        1.3  
Energy     86,766        1.5  
Financials     (55,097     (0.9 )
Health Care     241,686        4.1  
Industrials     (171,104     (2.9 )
Information Technology     (164,128     (2.8 )
Materials     35,934        0.6   
Telecommunication Services     38,853        0.7  
Utilities     255,216        4.3  
Money Market Funds     3,334,581        56.6   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    3,528,275        59.9   
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities (c)     2,360,356       40.1   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 5,888,631        100.0
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
Non income-producing security.
(a) All or a portion of this security has been segregated as collateral for securities sold short and can be sold or replaced subject to the broker’s right to re-hypothecate. At December 31, 2014, the value of these securities was $997,438. In addition, $1,057,352 of cash collateral was pledged.
(b) Represents annualized seven-day yield as of December 31, 2014.
(c) Includes appreciation/(depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange and futures contracts.

All securities are Level 2 with respect to ASC 820, unless otherwise noted in parentheses.

(1) Level 1 security (See Note 5).

The following abbreviations are used in portfolio descriptions:

CVA - Dutch Certification

 

 

Open futures contracts outstanding at December 31, 2014:

Exchange Traded

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION DATE   VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts:       
1   Barclays Capital   FTSE 100 Index Futures   3/2015   $ 102,197      $ 101,660      $ (537
1   J.P. Morgan   MSCI Singapore Index Futures   1/2015     56,999        57,615        616   
1   J.P. Morgan   S&P/Toronto Stock Exchange 60 Index Futures   3/2015     137,157        146,601        9,444   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          296,353        305,876       9,523   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
           
Short Contracts:       
5   Barclays Capital   Euro Stoxx 50 Index   3/2015   $ (183,559   $ (189,554   $ (5,995
3   J.P. Morgan   S&P 500 E-Mini Futures   3/2015     (297,199     (307,861     (10,662
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          (480,758     (497,415     (16,657
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ (184,405   $ (191,539   $ (7,134
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash held as collateral at Barclays Capital and J.P. Morgan for futures contracts was $25,630 and $28,687, respectively at December 31, 2014.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2014:

Over the Counter

 

PURCHASE
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
PURCHASED
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Swiss Franc, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   CHF     56,000        $57,283        $56,402        $(881
Danish Krone, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   DKK     35,000        5,803        5,691        (112
Euro, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   EUR     67,000        82,623        81,127        (1,496
Hong Kong Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   HKD     254,000        32,759        32,753        (6
Norwegian Krone, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   NOK     127,000        17,710        17,005        (705
Swedish Krona, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   SEK     66,000        8,768        8,469        (299
Singapore Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   SGD     53,000        40,322        39,961        (361
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $245,268        $241,408        $(3,860
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

SALES
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
SOLD
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Danish Krone, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   DKK     (480,000     $(79,738     $(78,045     $1,693   
Euro, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   EUR     (162,000     (199,437     (196,158     3,279   
Norwegian Krone, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   NOK     (618,000     (86,979     (82,749     4,230   
Swedish Krona, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   SEK     (475,000     (62,803     (60,948     1,855   
Singapore Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   SGD     (4,000     (3,030     (3,016     14   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          (431,987     (420,916     11,071   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $(186,719     $(179,508     $7,211   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CHF - Swiss Franc

DKK - Danish Krone

EUR - Euro

HKD - Hong Kong Dollar

NOK - Norwegian Krone

SEK - Swedish Krona

SGD - Singapore Dollar

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND   

Total Return Basket Swaps* Outstanding at December 31, 2014

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
  

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Morgan Stanley    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), which is denominated in USD based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    10-12 months maturity 10/14/2015      $223,413   
        

 

 

 

 

* See the accompanying “Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap” for further details.
** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions                  
Canada      
Domtar Corp.     700      $ 25,599      $        2,555   
     

 

 

 
Singapore      
Flextronics International Ltd.     3,100        32,320        2,338   
     

 

 

 
Switzerland      
TE Connectivity Ltd.     200        13,004        (354
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom      
Delphi Automotive PLC     100        7,455        (183
Pentair PLC     100        6,399        243   
     

 

 

 
        60   
     

 

 

 
United States                  
3M Co.     100        13,813        2,619   
AbbVie, Inc.     600        39,190        74   
Abercrombie & Fitch Co.     400        11,763        (307
Activision Blizzard, Inc.     1,700        34,804        (549
Aetna, Inc.     600        48,290        5,008   
Aflac, Inc.     600        34,190        2,464   
Akamai Technologies, Inc.     200        11,582        1,010   
Alaska Air Group, Inc.     500        20,925        8,956   
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     200        34,642        2,364   
Alliant Techsystems, Inc.     100        12,611        (986
Amdocs Ltd.     600        27,340        653   
American Airlines Group, Inc.     200        10,123        603   
American Electric Power Co., Inc.     300        16,027        2,189   
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     500        59,303        6,823   
Amgen, Inc.     400        54,961        8,755   
ANN, Inc.     100        3,705        (57
ANSYS, Inc.     200        15,259        1,141   
Anthem, Inc.     200        23,673        1,461   
AO Smith Corp.     200        9,324        1,958   
AOL, Inc.     200        9,386        (152
Apollo Education Group, Inc.     1,600        40,966        13,610   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Apple, Inc.     100      $ 11,293      $ (255
Applied Materials, Inc.     300        6,213               1,263   
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.     600        30,318        882   
ARRIS Group, Inc.     1,100        32,729        480   
Arrow Electronics, Inc.     1,000        56,973        917   
Assurant, Inc.     200        12,561        1,125   
Assured Guaranty Ltd.     400        8,893        1,503   
Atmel Corp.     3,600        28,518        1,704   
Avnet, Inc.     300        13,198        (292
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.     100        7,551        66   
Best Buy Co., Inc.     800        30,401        783   
Big Lots, Inc.     2,100        89,082        (5,040
Biogen Idec, Inc.     300        95,726        6,109   
Boston Scientific Corp.     400        4,823        477   
Brinker International, Inc.     600        31,718        3,496   
Broadcom Corp.     900        34,554        4,443   
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.     7,300        78,224        8,208   
CA, Inc.     1,200        32,276        4,264   
CBOE Holdings, Inc.     300        16,356        2,670   
Celanese Corp.     200        10,801        1,191   
Celgene Corp.     100        9,243        1,943   
Chico’s FAS, Inc.     500        7,432        674   
Cigna Corp.     300        26,987        3,886   
Cintas Corp.     200        13,935        1,753   
Citrix Systems, Inc.     200        13,447        (687
Civeo Corp.     1,200        13,046        (8,114
Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.     5,500        40,661        (1,391
Coach, Inc.     1,000        34,137        3,423   
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.     100        4,260        162   
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.     500        22,095        4,236   
CommVault Systems, Inc.     100        4,747        422   
Computer Sciences Corp.     600        35,182        2,648   
Con-way, Inc.     100        4,851        67   
Corning, Inc.     1,600        30,134        6,554   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
CR Bard, Inc.     100      $ 16,882      $ (220
CSX Corp.     200        6,237               1,009   
Cummins, Inc.     300        39,080        4,171   
CVS Health Corp.     100        8,124        1,507   
Deckers Outdoor Corp.     100        8,673        431   
Delta Air Lines, Inc.     2,200        86,903        21,315   
Dillards, Inc.     300        30,354        7,200   
Dollar General Corp.     400        27,803        477   
Dollar Tree, Inc.     600        40,792        1,436   
Dover Corp.     100        7,685        (513
Dow Chemical Co./The     200        9,873        (751
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.     500        32,243        3,598   
eBay, Inc.     400        21,595        853   
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.     400        42,457        8,495   
Electronic Arts, Inc.     700        24,226        8,684   
EMC Corp.     200        5,688        260   
Emerson Electric Co.     300        18,350        169   
Exelis, Inc.     1,500        25,361        934   
Facebook, Inc.     100        7,650        152   
Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.     1,300        20,656        1,288   
Flowserve Corp.     100        6,620        (637
Foot Locker, Inc.     800        43,702        1,242   
Fossil Group, Inc.     200        19,108        3,040   
Franklin Resources, Inc.     300        15,874        737   
Gannett Co., Inc.     500        15,017        948   
Gap, Inc./The     900        37,324        575   
General Dynamics Corp.     300        40,293        993   
General Electric Co.     400        9,984        124   
General Motors Co.     300        9,471        1,002   
Genworth Financial, Inc.     1,000        8,491        9   
Gilead Sciences, Inc.     1,300        126,540        (4,002
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc./The     200        36,750        2,016   
Guess?, Inc.     200        4,278        (62
Halliburton Co.     400        15,789        (57
Harman International Industries, Inc.     100        10,795        (124
Harris Corp.     100        6,414        768   
HCA Holdings, Inc.     900        66,015        36   
Health Net, Inc.     1,300        60,212        9,377   
Hewlett-Packard Co.     1,600        56,585        7,623   
Home Depot, Inc./The     200        20,755        239   
Humana, Inc.     400        50,259        7,193   
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.     200        22,946        (454
IAC/InterActiveCorp.     200        12,373        (215
IDEX Corp.     100        6,953        831   
IHS, Inc.     100        11,666        (278
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     100        8,153        1,317   
Informatica Corp.     500        17,042        2,026   
Ingram Micro, Inc.     800        21,720        392   
Integrated Device Technology, Inc.     1,300        25,879        (399
Intel Corp.     900        31,319        1,342   
International Business Machines Corp.     100        18,685        (2,641
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc./The     800        14,071        2,545   
Intuit, Inc.     200        16,430        2,008   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Invesco Ltd.     500      $ 19,204      $ 556   
ITT Corp.     700        29,622        (1,300
Jabil Circuit, Inc.     900        17,507               2,140   
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     200        11,909        607   
Juniper Networks, Inc.     1,100        23,632        920   
KBR, Inc.     1,000        19,022        (2,072
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.     300        32,890        4,973   
Lear Corp.     300        26,716        2,708   
Lennox International, Inc.     100        7,570        1,937   
Lexmark International, Inc.     800        32,872        144   
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.     200        14,503        (121
Lincoln National Corp.     200        10,155        1,379   
Lockheed Martin Corp.     200        34,637        3,877   
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.     300        18,920        1,720   
LyondellBasell Industries NV     800        73,833        (10,321
ManpowerGroup, Inc.     300        20,034        417   
Marathon Petroleum Corp.     400        32,344        3,760   
Marvell Technology Group Ltd.     2,800        37,290        3,310   
McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.     100        8,209        689   
Merck & Co., Inc.     600        35,521        (1,447
Micron Technology, Inc.     800        25,662        2,346   
Microsoft Corp.     800        36,789        371   
Monster Beverage Corp.     300        28,199        4,306   
NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc./The     700        29,086        4,486   
Navient Corp.     1,800        30,930        7,968   
NetApp, Inc.     1,200        47,702        2,038   
Newfield Exploration Co.     300        8,382        (246
NIKE, Inc.     300        26,433        2,412   
Norfolk Southern Corp.     100        10,851        110   
Northrop Grumman Corp.     300        37,244        6,973   
NVIDIA Corp.     1,200        22,377        1,683   
Oil States International, Inc.     200        11,901        (2,121
ON Semiconductor Corp.     2,900        25,009        4,368   
Oracle Corp.     1,300        50,167        8,294   
Parker Hannifin Corp.     200        21,890        3,900   
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.     600        11,201        (1,247
Pfizer, Inc.     1,400        40,786        2,824   
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.     700        24,472        (1,519
Pitney Bowes, Inc.     1,100        26,154        653   
PTC, Inc.     400        14,796        (136
PulteGroup, Inc.     1,300        23,728        4,170   
Rackspace Hosting, Inc.     900        30,823        11,306   
Ralph Lauren Corp.     100        16,482        2,034   
Raytheon Co.     400        38,132        5,136   
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.     500        39,633        4,177   
RF Micro Devices, Inc.     900        9,736        5,195   
Rite Aid Corp.     3,100        16,786        6,526   
Rock-Tenn Co.     500        23,401        7,089   
Ross Stores, Inc.     100        7,571        1,855   
SEI Investments Co.     600        21,432        2,592   
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.     800        41,718        16,450   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
SM Energy Co.     400      $ 15,504      $ (72
Snap-on, Inc.     100        11,781        1,893   
Southwest Airlines Co.     200        6,554               1,910   
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.     700        25,666        4,462   
Spirit Airlines, Inc.     100        8,486        (928
SPX Corp.     300        27,131        (1,355
State Street Corp.     400        28,557        2,843   
Steel Dynamics, Inc.     400        8,368        (472
Superior Energy Services, Inc.     900        19,511        (1,376
SUPERVALU, Inc.     4,000        35,726        3,074   
Symantec Corp.     1,600        38,036        3,012   
Teradyne, Inc.     1,000        18,350        1,440   
Thoratec Corp.     700        18,561        4,161   
Time Warner, Inc.     200        14,619        2,465   
Timken Co./The     900        36,437        1,975   
TJX Cos., Inc./The     300        17,972        2,602   
Towers Watson & Co.     100        10,266        1,051   
Trinity Industries, Inc.     200        5,616        (14
Tyco International PLC     100        4,281        105   
Tyson Foods, Inc.     100        4,104        (95
UGI Corp.     400        13,665        1,527   
Union Pacific Corp.     100        10,671        1,242   
United States Steel Corp.     600        17,408        (1,364
United Therapeutics Corp.     700        89,211        1,432   
Unum Group     1,400        46,884        1,948   
Urban Outfitters, Inc.     300        10,385        154   
Valero Energy Corp.     900        41,369        3,181   
VCA, Inc.     200        7,855        1,899   
VeriSign, Inc.     100        5,512        188   
WABCO Holdings, Inc.     200        17,272        3,684   
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.     700        33,962        912   
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.     200        12,068        3,172   
Western Digital Corp.     500        46,778        8,572   
Whirlpool Corp.     100        14,029        5,345   
Whiting Petroleum Corp.     200        6,947        (347
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.     200        15,137        (1
Xerox Corp.     1,600        21,259        917   
Yahoo!, Inc.     300        12,249        2,904   
Zebra Technologies Corp.     200        14,509        973   
Zimmer Holdings, Inc.     300        30,509        3,517   
     

 

 

 
        399,621   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

  

      404,220   
     

 

 

 
Short Positions      
Hong Kong      
Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.     (700     (53,120     550   
     

 

 

 
Ireland      
Alkermes PLC     (1,200     (49,629     (20,643
Endo International PLC     (900     (62,335     (2,573
     

 

 

 
        (23,216
     

 

 

 
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Netherlands                  
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV     (1,800   $ (84,002   $ 8,438   
Core Laboratories NV     (800     (106,537          10,265   
Sensata Technologies Holding NV     (1,100     (48,445     (9,206
     

 

 

 
        9,497   
     

 

 

 
Panama                  
Copa Holdings SA     (100     (10,815     451   
     

 

 

 
Switzerland      
Weatherford International PLC     (200     (3,739     1,449   
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom      
Aon PLC     (100     (9,722     239   
Ensco PLC     (800     (24,878     918   
Liberty Global PLC     (700     (32,458     (2,686
Willis Group Holdings PLC     (900     (36,807     (3,522
     

 

 

 
        (5,051
     

 

 

 
United States                  
Actavis PLC     (200     (52,191     709   
AECOM Technology Corp.     (200     (6,282     208   
Air Lease Corp.     (200     (6,882     20   
Alcoa, Inc.     (800     (12,650     18   
Allegheny Technologies, Inc.     (800     (26,589     (1,227
Alliance Data Systems Corp.     (200     (49,081     (8,129
Amazon.com, Inc.     (100     (30,537     (498
AMC Networks, Inc.     (100     (5,508     (869
Amphenol Corp.     (200     (9,789     (973
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.     (200     (10,447     223   
Avis Budget Group, Inc.     (100     (4,929     (1,704
Avon Products, Inc.     (400     (4,485     729   
B/E Aerospace, Inc.     (100     (5,939     137   
Bill Barrett Corp.     (1,300     (23,150     8,343   
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.     (500     (42,706     (2,494
BorgWarner, Inc.     (400     (21,044     (936
Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.     (1,800     (61,424     (4,582
Brown-Forman Corp.     (300     (26,437     85   
Cabela’s, Inc.     (400     (22,904     1,820   
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.     (800     (24,776     1,088   
Campbell Soup Co.     (400     (16,871     (729
CarMax, Inc.     (1,000     (46,414     (20,166
Carnival Corp.     (100     (3,741     (792
Catamaran Corp.     (1,300     (54,618     (12,657
CenturyLink, Inc.     (200     (8,036     120   
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.     (100     (6,496     (993
Cheniere Energy, Inc.     (300     (21,393     273   
Ciena Corp.     (3,000     (47,349     (10,881
Citigroup, Inc.     (300     (15,459     (774
Clean Harbors, Inc.     (600     (30,148     1,318   
CME Group, Inc.     (100     (9,367     502   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Cobalt International Energy, Inc.     (1,100   $ (9,554   $ (225
Colfax Corp.     (700     (37,038              939   
Community Health Systems, Inc.     (200     (10,801     17   
CONSOL Energy, Inc.     (600     (20,544     258   
CoStar Group, Inc.     (200     (34,673     (2,053
Covanta Holding Corp.     (1,600     (37,547     2,331   
Cree, Inc.     (100     (3,201     (21
Crown Holdings, Inc.     (700     (31,107     (4,523
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.     (500     (37,366     2,046   
Dean Foods Co.     (700     (12,731     (835
Denbury Resources, Inc.     (500     (6,792     2,727   
DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.     (700     (16,034     403   
Dril-Quip, Inc.     (100     (7,658     (15
Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.     (600     (26,503     913   
E*TRADE Financial Corp.     (200     (4,875     24   
Eagle Materials, Inc.     (200     (17,778     2,572   
EQT Corp.     (100     (8,723     1,153   
Equinix, Inc.     (204     (40,428     (5,825
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc./The     (100     (7,421     (199
Fastenal Co.     (1,100     (49,475     (2,841
FEI Co.     (100     (9,215     180   
First Horizon National Corp.     (2,000     (24,549     (2,611
First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.     (4,400     (36,727     (365
First Republic Bank     (700     (35,241     (1,243
FirstEnergy Corp.     (300     (10,261     (1,436
FleetCor Technologies, Inc.     (300     (40,735     (3,878
Flowers Foods, Inc.     (500     (9,168     (427
FMC Technologies, Inc.     (200     (11,403     2,035   
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.     (300     (11,904     (1,677
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.     (600     (18,945     4,929   
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc.     (400     (35,620     (348
Gentex Corp.     (400     (11,116     (3,336
Hain Celestial Group, Inc./The     (600     (33,313     (1,661
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.     (300     (6,795     285   
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.     (1,100     (26,144     (1,290
Hexcel Corp.     (100     (4,302     153   
Hologic, Inc.     (1,000     (24,347     (2,393
HomeAway, Inc.     (400     (12,770     858   
Incyte Corp. Ltd.     (700     (37,502     (13,675
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.     (200     (9,442     504   
Jarden Corp.     (550     (24,963     (1,371
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC     (500     (79,767     (2,098
JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.     (200     (14,591     (2,259
Kansas City Southern     (400     (46,621     (2,191
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
KAR Auction Services, Inc.     (700   $ (19,336   $ (4,919
Kate Spade & Co.     (900     (27,247     (1,562
KB Home     (1,300     (19,561     (1,954
Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.     (100     (13,621             382   
Kinder Morgan, Inc.     (1,100     (45,422     (1,119
Lamar Advertising Co.     (800     (40,283     (2,629
Laredo Petroleum, Inc.     (1,800     (36,430     17,800   
Las Vegas Sands Corp.     (200     (12,189     557   
Lennar Corp.     (1,000     (40,198     (4,612
Level 3 Communications, Inc.     (900     (39,378     (5,064
LinkedIn Corp.     (300     (62,360     (6,553
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.     (1,300     (41,312     (314
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.     (200     (5,187     (35
Loews Corp.     (500     (21,566     556   
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.     (2,900     (37,412     (10,612
Mallinckrodt PLC     (200     (19,008     (798
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.     (200     (23,233     1,169   
MGM Resorts International     (1,900     (41,024     402   
Motorola Solutions, Inc.     (600     (38,759     (1,488
MRC Global, Inc.     (1,200     (26,990     8,810   
Mylan, Inc.     (100     (5,006     (631
National Fuel Gas Co.     (400     (28,047     235   
Navistar International Corp.     (1,200     (37,722     (2,454
NCR Corp.     (400     (12,451     795   
NetSuite, Inc.     (200     (17,774     (4,060
News Corp.     (300     (4,723     16   
Nielsen NV     (600     (25,019     (1,818
Noble Energy, Inc.     (500     (29,521     5,806   
Northern Trust Corp.     (400     (27,422     462   
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.     (200     (7,814     (1,538
NRG Energy, Inc.     (1,400     (44,326     6,596   
Nuance Communications, Inc.     (900     (13,061     218   
Nucor Corp.     (400     (20,047     427   
Oasis Petroleum, Inc.     (200     (7,431     4,123   
Oceaneering International, Inc.     (300     (17,886     243   
Office Depot, Inc.     (1,500     (7,396     (5,466
Omnicare, Inc.     (400     (28,524     (648
ONEOK, Inc.     (200     (12,309     2,351   
Owens Corning     (400     (12,335     (1,989
Owens-Illinois, Inc.     (400     (10,289     (507
PacWest Bancorp     (700     (32,163     341   
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.     (300     (29,631     (7,140
Pandora Media, Inc.     (1,100     (25,723     6,110   
Peabody Energy Corp.     (1,700     (18,617     5,459   
Perrigo Co PLC     (100     (15,408     (1,308
Pharmacyclics, Inc.     (300     (33,096     (3,582
Post Holdings, Inc.     (1,700     (65,149     (6,064
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.     (100     (5,921     (785
Range Resources Corp.     (1,000     (62,295     8,845   
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (100     (35,383     (5,642
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Rockwell Collins, Inc.     (100   $ (7,616   $ (832
Rosetta Resources, Inc.     (200     (8,123           3,661   
Rowan Cos. PLC     (500     (10,208     (1,452
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.     (100     (6,263     (1,980
salesforce.com, Inc.     (900     (51,144     (2,235
Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.     (400     (49,465     3,489   
SanDisk Corp.     (200     (18,573     (1,023
SBA Communications Corp.     (500     (55,600     220   
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc.     (300     (22,813     232   
Sealed Air Corp.     (1,400     (45,568     (13,834
ServiceNow, Inc.     (600     (34,483     (6,226
Signet Jewelers Ltd.     (100     (11,204     (1,953
Sirona Dental Systems, Inc.     (100     (7,803     (934
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.     (1,100     (38,138     (9,327
Sotheby’s     (1,500     (56,675     (8,095
Southwestern Energy Co.     (200     (5,906     448   
Splunk, Inc.     (500     (30,292     817   
Sprint Corp.     (12,100     (61,554     11,339   
Staples, Inc.     (300     (3,477     (1,959
Stericycle, Inc.     (600     (72,359     (6,288
Stratasys Ltd.     (600     (68,457     18,591   
SunEdison, Inc.     (1,800     (31,586     (3,532
Synovus Financial Corp.     (1,200     (29,276     (3,232
Target Corp.     (400     (24,688     (5,676
Teekay Corp.     (500     (26,092     647   
Tenet Healthcare Corp.     (600     (34,208     3,806   
Terex Corp.     (200     (5,895     319   
Tesla Motors, Inc.     (200     (48,194     3,712   
Tidewater, Inc.     (800     (29,247     3,319   
Tiffany & Co.     (300     (28,247     (3,811
Toll Brothers, Inc.     (1,600     (50,321     (4,511
TransDigm Group, Inc.     (200     (36,596     (2,674
Trimble Navigation Ltd.     (600     (16,610     686   
Triumph Group, Inc.     (600     (36,825     (3,506
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.     (600     (20,275     (2,767
Under Armour, Inc.     (300     (19,685     (685
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
United Natural Foods, Inc.     (100   $ (7,784   $ 52   
United Rentals, Inc.     (400     (39,417     (1,387
USG Corp.     (2,600     (72,695     (79
Vantiv, Inc.     (500     (15,948     (1,012
VeriFone Systems, Inc.     (100     (3,284     (436
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (100     (10,278     (1,602
VMware, Inc.     (200     (18,259     1,755   
Waste Management, Inc.     (400     (18,829     (1,699
WellCare Health Plans, Inc.     (200     (15,270     (1,142
Wendy’s Co./The     (1,700     (13,559     (1,792
WESCO International, Inc.     (200     (15,275     33   
Western Union Co./The     (400     (6,487     (677
Whole Foods Market, Inc.     (100     (4,610     (432
Williams Cos., Inc./The     (300     (15,197     1,715   
Workday, Inc.     (100     (8,578     417   
WR Grace & Co.     (100     (9,741     202   
Wynn Resorts Ltd.     (200     (35,912     6,160   
Yelp, Inc.     (1,000     (56,444     1,714   
Zions Bancorporation     (800     (22,519     (289
Zoetis, Inc.     (100     (3,979     (324
Zynga, Inc.     (7,000     (16,712     (1,908
     

 

 

 
        (138,845
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        (155,165
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        249,055   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (25,642
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 223,413   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.

Cash held as collateral at Morgan Stanley for total return basket swaps was $870,000 at December 31, 2014.

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND   
COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
  

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Morgan Stanley    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the CAD/USD Overnight Forward FX Swap Rate which is denominated in CAD based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    22-25 months maturity 10/14/2016      $18,861   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions                  
Canada      
Aimia, Inc.     600      $ 7,516      $ 30   
Alimentation Couche Tard, Inc.     900        28,265        9,453   
Bank of Montreal     100        7,043        31   
Blackberry Ltd.     2,100        19,772        3,256   
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce     100        8,660        (66
Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd.     100        10,529        36   
CI Financial Corp.     100        2,834        (54
Dollarama, Inc.     400        17,102        3,349   
Encana Corp.     500        10,088        (3,129
Enerplus Corp.     400        6,422        (2,569
Finning International, Inc.     2,900        71,604        (8,627
Keyera Corp.     100        8,068        (1,090
Linamar Corp.     1,000        59,893        1,176   
Magna International, Inc.     1,000        89,233        19,125   
Methanex Corp.     100        6,268        (1,674
National Bank of Canada     200        8,577        (66
Pembina Pipeline Corp.     100        3,907        (263
Royal Bank of Canada     100        6,864        43   
West Fraser Timber Co., Ltd.     100        5,249        473   
     

 

 

 
        19,434   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        19,434   
     

 

 

 
Short Positions      
Canada      
BCE, Inc.     (200     (8,253     (920
Bombardier, Inc.     (9,300     (29,171     (4,049
Cameco Corp.     (1,200     (19,096     (580
CGI Group, Inc.     (100     (3,261     (551
Eldorado Gold Corp.     (2,000     (13,143     955   
First Quantum Minerals Ltd.     (4,400     (70,709     8,182   
Franco-Nevada Corp.     (200     (9,250     (599
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Canada (continued)                  
Goldcorp, Inc.     (300   $ (6,643   $ 1,088   
Manulife Financial Corp.     (1,100     (20,130     (870
MEG Energy Corp.     (1,100     (18,784     274   
Open Text Corp.     (100     (5,298     (522
Potash Corp of Saskatchewan, Inc.     (800     (25,531     (2,750
Rogers Communications, Inc.     (100     (3,657     (231
ShawCor Ltd.     (200     (7,286     (13
Silver Wheaton Corp.     (1,700     (31,515     (3,062
SNC-Lavalin Group, Inc.     (800     (29,516     (995
Teck Resources Ltd.     (1,700     (27,309     4,067   
Yamana Gold, Inc.     (300     (1,675     463   
     

 

 

 
        (113
     

 

 

 
United States                  
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.     (100     (12,031     (2,285
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        (2,398
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        17,036   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        1,825   
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 18,861   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
  AQR Funds       Annual Report       December 2014   
                

 

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Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND   
COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
  

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Morgan Stanley    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) which is denominated in GBP based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    22-25 months maturity 10/12/2016      $52,377   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions                  
South Africa      
Mondi PLC     647      $ 9,747      $ 764   
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom                  
Ashtead Group PLC     312        4,628        913   
Associated British Foods PLC     231        9,193        2,101   
AstraZeneca PLC     335        22,284        1,377   
Barratt Developments PLC     8,442        50,903        10,539   
Berkeley Group Holdings PLC     452        15,493        1,889   
BP PLC     2,573        17,715        (1,383
BT Group PLC     9,025        52,125        4,008   
Bunzl PLC     839        20,494        2,444   
Centrica PLC     3,538        16,819        (1,494
Compass Group PLC     2,287        34,710        4,382   
easyJet PLC     185        3,869        919   
GKN PLC     9,302        42,487        7,025   
GlaxoSmithKline PLC     1,263        27,485        (383
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC     658        27,463        1,502   
Kingfisher PLC     3,730        18,074        1,643   
National Grid PLC     1,964        28,134        (266
Next PLC     58        5,963        188   
Persimmon PLC     2,091        43,441        7,630   
Petrofac Ltd.     474        5,357        (193
Rexam PLC     2,133        16,019        (1,003
Shire PLC     277        18,137        1,502   
Sky PLC     1,026        14,168        151   
Standard Chartered PLC     383        5,678        50   
Tate & Lyle PLC     2,990        27,568        449   
Taylor Wimpey PLC     4,332        7,597        1,645   
Travis Perkins PLC     748        18,585        2,945   
Vodafone Group PLC     6,828        21,778        1,634   
     

 

 

 
        50,214   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        50,978   
     

 

 

 
Short Positions      
Switzerland      
Coca-Cola HBC AG     (406     (8,412     682   
Glencore PLC     (10,179     (52,496     5,512   
     

 

 

 
        6,194   
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom                  
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC     (4,023     (26,118     (765
Admiral Group PLC     (1,038     (20,744     (551
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United Kingdom (continued)              
Aggreko PLC     (289   $ (6,730   $ (9
Antofagasta PLC     (1,418     (15,013     (1,509
ARM Holdings PLC     (2,749     (39,888     (2,343
ASOS PLC     (714     (23,794     (4,593
Burberry Group PLC     (177     (4,024     (467
Capita PLC     (741     (13,216     791   
Diageo PLC     (1,481     (40,015     (2,411
Drax Group PLC     (1,182     (11,332     2,868   
Experian PLC     (914     (13,358     (2,050
G4S PLC     (3,743     (14,560     (1,586
Hargreaves Lansdown PLC     (1,705     (25,115     (1,563
Informa PLC     (553     (4,013     (26
Inmarsat PLC     (3,614     (45,425     614   
Intertek Group PLC     (519     (20,296     1,512   
Marks & Spencer Group PLC     (2,985     (18,809     (3,295
Meggitt PLC     (2,595     (17,600     (3,275
Pearson PLC     (547     (10,140     38   
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC     (2,522     (14,466     (878
RSA Insurance Group PLC     (3,641     (26,243     1,661   
Serco Group PLC     (14,082     (51,234     16,100   
Spectris PLC     (431     (14,195     120   
Standard Life PLC     (2,890     (17,860     (41
Telecity Group PLC     (2,330     (25,656     (3,446
Tesco PLC     (6,137     (17,959     65   
William Hill PLC     (1,665     (9,262     (95
WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC     (5,863     (14,928     (1,802
     

 

 

 
        (6,936
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        (742
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        50,236   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        2,141   
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 52,377   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
  AQR Funds       Annual Report       December 2014   
                

 

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Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND   
COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
  

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Morgan Stanley    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the JPY/USD 1 Week Forward FX Swap Rate which is denominated in JPY based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    22-25 months maturity 10/14/2016      $10,594   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions                  
Japan      
Aozora Bank Ltd.     2,000      $ 6,279      $ (88
Asahi Kasei Corp.     3,000        22,474        4,893   
Astellas Pharma, Inc.     300        4,064        112   
Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.     1,600        36,384        (2,509
Bank of Yokohama Ltd./The     4,000        19,032        2,693   
Calbee, Inc.     900        26,141        4,861   
Central Japan Railway Co.     300        35,298        9,665   
Chiba Bank Ltd.     2,000        12,045        1,061   
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     900        24,749        (2,652
Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd.     7,100        40,258        14,373   
Daicel Corp.     2,000        19,638        3,723   
Dentsu, Inc.     200        6,472        1,936   
Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.     7,000        27,619        289   
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.     1,600        48,104        8,514   
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.     800        23,943        467   
Fujitsu Ltd.     8,000        45,474        (2,821
Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc.     4,000        16,283        4,339   
Gree, Inc.     2,200        13,828        (584
Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.     100        11,090        512   
Hitachi High-Technologies Corp.     2,100        52,608        7,718   
Hoya Corp.     1,300        38,138        5,834   
Ibiden Co., Ltd     1,000        14,359        407   
Isuzu Motors Ltd.     700        8,684        (158
ITOCHU Corp.     2,700        28,623        200   
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.     1,400        42,572        (1,063
JGC Corp.     2,000        46,626        (5,453
JTEKT Corp.     700        9,934        1,847   
Kao Corp.     300        10,520        1,310   
Konica Minolta, Inc.     2,000        19,561        2,231   
Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd.     400        17,032        (1,155
Marubeni Corp.     600        3,555        35   
Mazda Motor Corp.     700        17,030        (219
MEIJI Holdings Co., Ltd.     100        7,221        1,877   
Mitsubishi Electric Corp.     5,000        56,104        3,286   
Mitsubishi Motors Corp.     4,800        47,484        (3,633
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.     500        6,861        468   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Japan (continued)                  
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.     1,500      $ 20,206      $ (117
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.     100        9,778        1,134   
NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.     700        16,836        4,434   
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp.     8,000        17,688        2,157   
Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd.     300        16,809        (691
NOK Corp.     500        13,048        (321
Omron Corp.     900        35,999        4,263   
Otsuka Corp.     300        10,059        (547
Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.     1,100        35,217        (2,239
Panasonic Corp.     3,500        36,483        4,742   
Resona Holdings, Inc.     4,100        20,637        74   
Rohm Co., Ltd.     1,100        58,974        7,304   
Secom Co., Ltd.     300        15,667        1,569   
Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.     1,000        10,202        1,829   
Seven Bank Ltd.     1,800        6,383        1,172   
Shimizu Corp.     1,000        6,856        (64
Shionogi & Co., Ltd.     500        10,274        2,643   
Showa Shell Sekiyu KK     800        6,827        1,053   
Sony Corp.     800        17,088        (761
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.     1,000        4,782        597   
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.     1,000        12,212        2,703   
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.     500        6,288        1,145   
Suruga Bank Ltd.     300        5,091        422   
Suzuki Motor Corp.     1,900        51,449        5,489   
Sysmex Corp.     300        10,254        3,060   
Taiheiyo Cement Corp.     3,000        9,930        (518
Taisei Corp.     10,000        48,703        8,017   
Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.     3,400        32,625        6,939   
Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.     9,000        44,074        4,487   
TOTO Ltd.     2,000        19,362        3,904   
West Japan Railway Co.     900        36,476        6,075   
Yamaha Corp.     300        3,441        980   
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.     1,800        30,160        5,851   
     

 

 

 
        139,101   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        139,101   
     

 

 

 
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
  AQR Funds       Annual Report       December 2014   
                

 

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Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Short Positions      
Japan      
Advantest Corp.     (3,700   $ (43,204   $ (2,655
Aeon Co., Ltd.     (5,900     (53,696     (5,596
AEON Financial Service Co., Ltd.     (2,600     (50,155     (1,198
Chiyoda Corp.     (1,000     (8,581     296   
Credit Saison Co., Ltd.     (400     (7,396     (42
Daikin Industries Ltd.     (700     (41,230     (3,656
Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.     (2,000     (16,257     597   
Denso Corp.     (700     (28,060     (4,565
Disco Corp.     (100     (5,893     (2,105
Don Quijote Holdings Co., Ltd.     (300     (17,448     (3,175
Eisai Co., Ltd.     (300     (10,903     (699
Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.     (200     (60,216     (12,563
GS Yuasa Corp.     (9,000     (43,757     5,492   
Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.     (700     (11,704     (3,096
Hitachi Ltd.     (1,000     (6,543     (837
Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Inc.     (2,700     (17,451     (4,162
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.     (800     (23,593     123   
IHI Corp.     (4,000     (18,025     (2,233
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.     (3,500     (39,024     (4,286
J Front Retailing Co., Ltd.     (700     (8,581     473   
Japan Display, Inc.     (1,600     (5,089     206   
Japan Steel Works Ltd./The     (10,000     (33,777     (1,605
JFE Holdings, Inc.     (300     (6,853     162   
Kakaku.com, Inc.     (1,000     (15,237     930   
Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc./The     (3,900     (33,392     (3,709
Kintetsu Corp.     (12,000     (35,171     (4,284
Komatsu Ltd.     (700     (13,853     (1,623
Konami Corp.     (1,500     (26,778     (722
Kubota Corp.     (1,000     (12,880     (1,634
Kyocera Corp.     (200     (8,807     (345
Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd.     (1,000     (10,937     1,521   
Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.     (2,100     (19,625     (1,407
LIXIL Group Corp.     (900     (16,653     (2,288
Marui Group Co., Ltd.     (7,900     (57,005     (14,250
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.     (1,000     (5,665     646   
Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.     (9,000     (25,190     (1,474
Nidec Corp.     (300     (18,339     (1,037
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Japan (continued)                  
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.     (2,700   $ (22,554   $ (995
Nomura Holdings, Inc.     (1,300     (8,138     781   
Obayashi Corp.     (4,000     (24,604     (1,181
Olympus Corp.     (1,000     (30,822     (4,208
Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     (100     (7,559     (1,294
Rakuten, Inc.     (4,100     (44,023     (12,990
Ricoh Co., Ltd.     (1,000     (9,472     (637
Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc.     (1,500     (20,224     1,033   
Seiko Epson Corp.     (100     (4,452     267   
Shimano, Inc.     (100     (10,531     (2,421
Softbank Corp.     (600     (36,628     914   
Sumco Corp.     (2,400     (35,076     717   
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.     (3,000     (9,096     (2,714
Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd.     (400     (4,496     622   
Terumo Corp.     (300     (6,384     (424
Toray Industries, Inc.     (1,000     (7,878     (112
Toyota Industries Corp.     (200     (8,361     (1,890
Toyota Motor Corp.     (400     (20,720     (4,208
Unicharm Corp.     (200     (4,336     (458
Yahoo Japan Corp.     (15,500     (56,052     501   
Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd.     (200     (8,976     (1,582
Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd.     (1,700     (35,591     1,928   
Yaskawa Electric Corp.     (5,800     (66,967     (7,118
Yokogawa Electric Corp.     (2,300     (24,840     (399
Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd./The     (1,000     (7,652     (1,453
     

 

 

 
        (112,121
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        (112,121
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        26,980   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (16,386
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 10,594   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND   

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
  

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Morgan Stanley   

The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of

long and short positions and pays or receives the Euro Interbank Offered Rate, which is denominated in EUR based

on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.

   22-25 months maturity 10/12/2016      $4,778   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions                  
France      
Accor SA     377      $ 15,207      $ 1,740   
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin     98        8,402        444   
Eutelsat Communications SA     266        8,013        589   
GDF Suez     485        11,209        101   
Iliad SA     78        14,809        3,917   
Orange SA     2,710        36,064        10,024   
Peugeot SA     1,166        14,244        43   
Sanofi     468        44,758        (2,091
SCOR SE     145        4,241        152   
SES SA     374        12,325        1,094   
Sodexo SA     145        12,815        1,378   
Total SA     525        29,986        (3,089
Vivendi SA     574        14,394        (107
     

 

 

 
        14,195   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        14,195   
     

 

 

 
Short Positions      
France      
Carrefour SA     (297     (8,441     (597
Edenred     (570     (13,740     (2,024
Eiffage SA     (350     (17,416     (329
Essilor International SA     (536     (54,147     (5,628
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
France (continued)      
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA     (163   $ (24,791   $ (1,029
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA, Rights     (163     (21     (2,852
Renault SA     (58     (4,211     (14
Vallourec SA     (426     (17,563     6,017   
Veolia Environnement SA     (392     (6,351     (592
     

 

 

 
        (7,048
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        (7,048
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        7,147   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (2,369
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 4,778   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND   
COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
  

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Morgan Stanley    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the HKD/USD 1Week Forward FX Swap Rate which is denominated in HKD based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    22-25 months maturity 10/14/2016      $7,103   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions                  
Hong Kong      
Bank of East Asia Ltd.     2,400      $ 9,622      $ 16   
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.     1,500        4,746        252   
Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd.     4,000        67,530        (543
CLP Holdings Ltd.     2,000        17,241        77   
Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.     2,000        25,255        (2,392
Hysan Development Co., Ltd.     11,000        50,394        (1,576
Li & Fung Ltd.     24,000        22,995        (610
MGM China Holdings Ltd.     6,400        18,641        (2,481
MTR Corp. Ltd.     11,000        44,480        524   
Power Assets Holdings Ltd.     3,000        27,608        1,396   
Sands China Ltd.     400        2,168        (220
Sino Land Co., Ltd.     26,000        41,441        297   
SJM Holdings Ltd.     13,000        23,096        (2,544
Swire Pacific Ltd.     500        6,456        34   
Swire Properties Ltd.     3,600        10,878        (285
     

 

 

 
        (8,055
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        (8,055
     

 

 

 
Short Positions      
Hong Kong      
AIA Group Ltd.     (2,000     (10,594     (437
ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.     (3,600     (34,488     211   
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.     (4,000     (8,286     (435
First Pacific Co., Ltd.     (12,000     (12,808     958   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Hong Kong (continued)                  
Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.     (2,000   $ (10,924   $ (190
Hang Lung Properties Ltd.     (11,000     (32,321     1,634   
Hang Seng Bank Ltd.     (800     (13,074     (223
Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Ltd.     (35,000     (76,921     (2,821
Melco International Development Ltd.     (24,000     (56,172     3,633   
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.     (1,000     (14,275     (876
Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd.     (4,500     (14,612     175   
Wynn Macau Ltd.     (12,800     (40,632     4,922   
Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd.     (72,000     (45,225     9,062   
     

 

 

 
        15,613   
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        15,613   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        7,558   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (455
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 7,103   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND   
COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
  

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Morgan Stanley    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the AUD/USD Overnight Forward FX Swap Rate which is denominated in AUD based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    22-25 months maturity 10/13/2016      $12,681   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Australia                  
Amcor Ltd.     1,103      $ 10,103      $ 2,032   
Aurizon Holdings Ltd.     5,156        18,965        330   
Boral Ltd.     2,633        10,482        817   
Caltex Australia Ltd.     486        11,510        1,975   
Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd.     2,078        14,744        945   
Incitec Pivot Ltd.     3,305        7,590        959   
Lend Lease Group     371        4,402        540   
Macquarie Group Ltd.     782        36,279        598   
Qantas Airways Ltd.     6,875        13,359        (6
Rio Tinto Ltd.     284        13,700        (386
Sonic Healthcare Ltd.     427        6,000        424   
Telstra Corp. Ltd.     9,074        42,690        1,363   
     

 

 

 
        9,591   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        9,591   
     

 

 

 
Short Positions      
Australia      
Cochlear Ltd.     (222     (12,322     (1,684
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.     (4,057     (9,280     372   
Iluka Resources Ltd.     (6,276     (36,840     6,699   
QBE Insurance Group Ltd.     (3,335     (30,740     457   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Australia (continued)                  
REA Group Ltd.     (121   $ (4,533   $ 97   
Santos Ltd.     (750     (5,106     96   
Seek Ltd.     (2,023     (25,532     (2,676
     

 

 

 
        3,361   
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        3,361   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        12,952   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (271
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 12,681   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR GLOBAL MACRO FUND   
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 90.4%   SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - IM Shares, 0.000% ^(a)     33,004,956      $ 33,004,956  
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares, 0.000% ^(a)(b)     100,000        100,000  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
(Cost $33,104,956)

      33,104,956  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES, AT VALUE - 90.4%
(Cost $33,104,956)

      33,104,956  
   

 

 

 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
LIABILITIES - 9.6% (c)
        3,513,613  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

    $ 36,618,569  
   

 

 

 
(a) Represents annualized seven-day yield as of December 31, 2014.
(b) A portion of the security is pledged as collateral to the brokers for swap contracts.
(c) Includes appreciation/(depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange, futures and swap contracts.

^ All or a portion represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

All securities are Level 2 with respect to ASC 820 (See Note 5).

 

 

Interest rate swap contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2014:

 

COUNTERPARTY   PAYMENTS
MADE BY
THE FUND
  PAYMENTS
RECEIVED
BY THE
FUND
     CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
    UPFRONT
PREMIUM
(RECEIVED)
PAID
    TERMINATION
DATE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Exchange Cleared             
Credit Suisse International   2.500%          (1)     AUD     4,900,000        $(4,284)       03/09/2017        $(7,319)   
Credit Suisse International   3 Month Australian Bank-Bill Reference Rate     3.000    AUD     2,340,000        1,431       03/09/2017        22,617   
Credit Suisse International   3 Month Australian Bank-Bill Reference Rate     3.000    AUD     9,900,000        26,605       03/09/2017        75,133   
Credit Suisse International   3.000%       (1)     AUD     2,850,000        (9,331)       03/09/2017        (19,956)   
Credit Suisse International   3.000%       (1)     AUD     2,390,000        (8,572)       03/09/2017        (15,989)   
Credit Suisse International   3.000%       (1)     AUD     6,340,000        (43,086)       03/09/2017        (22,068)   
Credit Suisse International   3.000%       (1)     AUD     2,630,000        (11,110)       03/09/2017        (15,918)   
Credit Suisse International   3.000%       (1)     AUD     3,840,000        (14,735)       03/09/2017        (24,726)   
Credit Suisse International   4.000%       (2)     AUD     570,000        729       03/13/2025        (34,686)   
Credit Suisse International   4.000%       (2)     AUD     2,350,000        (33,218)       03/13/2025        (106,781)   
Credit Suisse International   6 Month Australian Bank-Bill Reference Rate     3.500    AUD     1,460,000        (5,186)       03/13/2025        40,134   
Credit Suisse International   6 Month Australian Bank-Bill Reference Rate     3.500    AUD     1,120,000        20,994       03/13/2025        5,815   
Credit Suisse International   6 Month Australian Bank-Bill Reference Rate     4.000    AUD     900,000        18,473       03/13/2025        35,144   
Credit Suisse International   6 Month Australian Bank-Bill Reference Rate     4.000    AUD     560,000        11,153       03/13/2025        22,208   
Credit Suisse International   6 Month Australian Bank-Bill Reference Rate     4.000    AUD     690,000        15,656       03/13/2025        25,450   
Credit Suisse International   6 Month Australian Bank-Bill Reference Rate     4.000    AUD     660,000        9,029       03/13/2025        30,290   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR GLOBAL MACRO FUND   
COUNTERPARTY   PAYMENTS
MADE BY
THE FUND
  PAYMENTS
RECEIVED
BY THE
FUND
     CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
    UPFRONT
PREMIUM
(RECEIVED)
PAID
    TERMINATION
DATE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Exchange Cleared (continued)             
Credit Suisse International   1.500%       (3)     CAD     2,510,000        $ (3,293)       03/13/2017        $ 2,479   
Credit Suisse International   1.500%       (3)     CAD     36,110,000        51,618       03/13/2017        (63,329)   
Credit Suisse International   2.500%       (3)     CAD     550,000        4,230       03/17/2025        (12,227)   
Credit Suisse International   2.500%       (3)     CAD     540,000        2,919       03/17/2025        (10,771)   
Credit Suisse International   2.500%       (3)     CAD     610,000        1,747       03/17/2025        (10,616)   
Credit Suisse International   2.500%       (3)     CAD     520,000        3,948       03/17/2025        (11,509)   
Credit Suisse International   2.500%       (3)     CAD     520,000        3,287       03/17/2025        (10,848)   
Credit Suisse International   2.500%       (3)     CAD     510,000        5,581       03/17/2025        (12,997)   
Credit Suisse International   2.500%       (3)     CAD     600,000        6,731       03/17/2025        (15,455)   
Credit Suisse International   2.500%       (3)     CAD     570,000        (4,446)       03/17/2025        (3,842)   
Credit Suisse International   3 Month London Interbank Offered Rate     1.500    CAD     640,000        (1,944)       03/13/2017        2,152   
Credit Suisse International   3 Month London Interbank Offered Rate     1.500    CAD     2,490,000        (98)       03/13/2017        905   
Credit Suisse International   3 Month London Interbank Offered Rate     1.500    CAD     2,300,000        (2,526)       03/13/2017        3,272   
Credit Suisse International   3 Month London Interbank Offered Rate     1.500    CAD     2,290,000        (875)       03/13/2017        1,617   
Credit Suisse International   3 Month London Interbank Offered Rate     1.500    CAD     2,330,000        574       03/13/2017        182   
Credit Suisse International   3 Month London Interbank Offered Rate     1.500    CAD     2,290,000        (2,835)       03/13/2017        3,577   
Credit Suisse International   3 Month London Interbank Offered Rate     1.500    CAD     2,320,000        (334)       03/13/2017        1,086   
Credit Suisse International   3 Month London Interbank Offered Rate     1.500    CAD     2,340,000        (255)       03/13/2017        1,014   
Credit Suisse International   3 Month London Interbank Offered Rate     1.500    CAD     2,310,000        (503)       03/13/2017        1,252   
Credit Suisse International   3 Month London Interbank Offered Rate     2.500    CAD     8,140,000        (62,289)       03/17/2025        180,646   
Credit Suisse International   3 Month London Interbank Offered Rate     2.500    CAD     520,000        7,189       03/17/2025        372   
Credit Suisse International   0.500%       (4)     EUR     1,690,000        (9,947)       03/15/2017        (2,587)   
Credit Suisse International   0.500%       (4)     EUR     9,110,000        (50,703)       03/15/2017        (16,866)   
Credit Suisse International   0.500%       (4)     EUR     10,270,000        (43,754)       03/15/2017        (32,419)   
Credit Suisse International   1.000%       (4)     EUR     350,000        (4,041)       03/19/2025        (2,444)   
Credit Suisse International   1.000%       (4)     EUR     570,000        (678)       03/19/2025        (9,884)   
Credit Suisse International   1.500%       (4)     EUR     340,000        (11,791)       03/19/2025        (14,985)   
Credit Suisse International   1.500%       (4)     EUR     340,000        (11,811)       03/19/2025        (14,965)   
Credit Suisse International   1.500%       (4)     EUR     350,000        (16,203)       03/19/2025        (11,360)   
Credit Suisse International   1.500%       (4)     EUR     370,000        (15,946)       03/19/2025        (13,193)   
Credit Suisse International   1.500%       (4)     EUR     340,000        (16,370)       03/19/2025        (10,406)   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR GLOBAL MACRO FUND   
COUNTERPARTY   PAYMENTS
MADE BY
THE FUND
  PAYMENTS
RECEIVED
BY THE
FUND
     CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
    UPFRONT
PREMIUM
(RECEIVED)
PAID
    TERMINATION
DATE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Exchange Cleared (continued)             
Credit Suisse International   1.500%       (4)     EUR     340,000        $ (15,499 )     03/19/2025        $ (11,277
Credit Suisse International   1.500%       (4)     EUR     330,000        (6,211 )     03/19/2025        (19,777
Credit Suisse International   1.500%       (4)     EUR     350,000        (8,337 )     03/19/2025        (19,226
Credit Suisse International   6 Month Euro Interbank Offered Rate     0.500    EUR     1,620,000        10,350       03/15/2017        1,665   
Credit Suisse International   6 Month Euro Interbank Offered Rate     0.500    EUR     1,600,000        8,110       03/15/2017        3,757   
Credit Suisse International   6 Month Euro Interbank Offered Rate     0.500    EUR     1,600,000        8,764       03/15/2017        3,103   
Credit Suisse International   6 Month Euro Interbank Offered Rate     0.500    EUR     1,570,000        8,055       03/15/2017        3,589   
Credit Suisse International   6 Month Euro Interbank Offered Rate     0.500    EUR     1,680,000        10,063       03/15/2017        2,398   
Credit Suisse International   6 Month Euro Interbank Offered Rate     0.500    EUR     1,630,000        8,664       03/15/2017        3,426   
Credit Suisse International   6 Month Euro Interbank Offered Rate     0.500    EUR     1,610,000        9,431       03/15/2017        2,511   
Credit Suisse International   6 Month Euro Interbank Offered Rate     0.500    EUR     1,620,000        10,287       03/15/2017        1,728   
Credit Suisse International   6 Month Euro Interbank Offered Rate     0.500    EUR     1,620,000        9,576       03/15/2017        2,440   
Credit Suisse International   6 Month Euro Interbank Offered Rate     0.500    EUR     2,690,000        17,104       03/15/2017        2,848   
Credit Suisse International   6 Month Euro Interbank Offered Rate     1.500    EUR     340,000        10,078       03/19/2025        16,698   
Credit Suisse International   6 Month Euro Interbank Offered Rate     1.500    EUR     2,190,000        73,183       03/19/2025        99,285   
Credit Suisse International   6 Month Euro Interbank Offered Rate     1.500    EUR     1,900,000        46,107       03/19/2025        103,524   
Credit Suisse International   1.500%       (5)     GBP     1,280,000        (7,295 )     03/15/2017        (11,649
Credit Suisse International   1.500%       (5)     GBP     1,590,000        (18,683 )     03/15/2017        (4,849
Credit Suisse International   1.500%       (5)     GBP     1,260,000        (7,395 )     03/15/2017        (11,253
Credit Suisse International   1.500%       (5)     GBP     1,420,000        (9,006 )     03/15/2017        (12,010
Credit Suisse International   1.500%       (5)     GBP     1,300,000        (15,690 )     03/15/2017        (3,550
Credit Suisse International   1.500%       (5)     GBP     1,300,000        (11,919 )     03/15/2017        (7,321
Credit Suisse International   1.500%       (5)     GBP     1,290,000        (18,673 )     03/15/2017        (419
Credit Suisse International   1.500%       (5)     GBP     1,430,000        (7,278 )     03/15/2017        (13,886
Credit Suisse International   2.000%       (5)     GBP     1,260,000        (14,286 )     03/15/2017        (23,751
Credit Suisse International   3.000%       (5)     GBP     280,000        (12,813 )     03/19/2025        (32,922
Credit Suisse International   3.000%       (5)     GBP     90,000        (4,800 )     03/19/2025        (9,901
Credit Suisse International   3.000%       (5)     GBP     8,160,000        (488,112 )     03/19/2025        (844,737
Credit Suisse International   6 Month London Interbank Offered Rate     2.000    GBP     370,000        3,976       03/19/2025        2,409   
Credit Suisse International   6 Month London Interbank Offered Rate     2.000    GBP     36,100,000        389,635       03/15/2017        700,134   
Credit Suisse International   6 Month London Interbank Offered Rate     2.000    GBP     1,580,000        19,837       03/15/2017        27,859   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR GLOBAL MACRO FUND   
COUNTERPARTY   PAYMENTS
MADE BY
THE FUND
  PAYMENTS
RECEIVED
BY THE
FUND
     CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
    UPFRONT
PREMIUM
(RECEIVED)
PAID
    TERMINATION
DATE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Exchange Cleared (continued)             
Credit Suisse International   6 Month London Interbank Offered Rate     2.500    GBP     350,000        $ 6,068       03/19/2025        $ 25,537   
Credit Suisse International   6 Month London Interbank Offered Rate     2.500    GBP     280,000        17,422       03/19/2025        7,862   
Credit Suisse International   6 Month London Interbank Offered Rate     2.500    GBP     410,000        22,223       03/19/2025        14,800   
Credit Suisse International   6 Month London Interbank Offered Rate     2.500    GBP     280,000        3,611       03/19/2025        21,673   
Credit Suisse International   6 Month London Interbank Offered Rate     2.500    GBP     330,000        11,097       03/19/2025        18,701   
Credit Suisse International   6 Month London Interbank Offered Rate     2.500    GBP     460,000        7,174       03/19/2025        34,363   
Credit Suisse International   6 Month London Interbank Offered Rate     2.500    GBP     280,000        3,858       03/19/2025        21,426   
Credit Suisse International   6 Month London Interbank Offered Rate     3.000    GBP     480,000        18,313       03/19/2025        60,090   
Credit Suisse International   0.250%       (5)     JPY     978,640,000        (10,532 )     03/15/2017        (5,949
Credit Suisse International   0.250%       (5)     JPY     358,050,000        (4,777 )     03/15/2017        (1,253
Credit Suisse International   0.250%       (5)     JPY     1,827,290,000        (21,338 )     03/15/2017        (9,434
Credit Suisse International   0.250%       (5)     JPY     666,400,000        (9,213 )     03/15/2017        (2,009
Credit Suisse International   0.250%       (5)     JPY     484,740,000        (7,904 )     03/15/2017        (259
Credit Suisse International   0.250%       (5)     JPY     241,810,000        (2,947 )     03/15/2017        (1,125
Credit Suisse International   0.250%       (5)     JPY     350,950,000        (3,891 )     03/15/2017        (2,019
Credit Suisse International   0.250%       (5)     JPY     1,535,700,000        (23,648 )     03/15/2017        (2,214
Credit Suisse International   0.250%       (5)     JPY     978,640,000        (10,563 )     03/15/2017        (5,917
Credit Suisse International   0.750%       (5)     JPY     58,720,000        (10,148 )     03/19/2025        (26
Credit Suisse International   0.750%       (5)     JPY     47,600,000        (3,301 )     03/19/2025        (4,946
Credit Suisse International   6 Month London Interbank Offered Rate     0.250    JPY     215,120,000        3,404       03/15/2017        219   
Credit Suisse International   6 Month London Interbank Offered Rate     0.250    JPY     236,290,000        4,498       03/15/2017        (518
Credit Suisse International   6 Month London Interbank Offered Rate     0.750    JPY     48,510,000        1,151       03/19/2025        7,253   
Credit Suisse International   6 Month London Interbank Offered Rate     0.750    JPY     137,820,000        7,259       03/19/2025        16,619   
Credit Suisse International   6 Month London Interbank Offered Rate     0.750    JPY     202,260,000        10,780       03/19/2025        24,262   
Credit Suisse International   6 Month London Interbank Offered Rate     0.750    JPY     202,260,000        10,798       03/19/2025        24,244   
Credit Suisse International   6 Month London Interbank Offered Rate     0.750    JPY     76,150,000        4,390       03/19/2025        8,804   
Credit Suisse International   6 Month London Interbank Offered Rate     0.750    JPY     309,740,000        32,346       03/19/2025        21,319   
Credit Suisse International   6 Month London Interbank Offered Rate     0.750    JPY     70,870,000        2,274       03/19/2025        10,005   
Credit Suisse International   6 Month London Interbank Offered Rate     0.750    JPY     375,470,000        12,059       03/19/2025        52,994   
Credit Suisse International   6 Month London Interbank Offered Rate     0.750    JPY     97,020,000        8,612       03/19/2025        8,198   
Credit Suisse International   1.500%       (6)     NOK     108,050,000        116,109       03/15/2017        (211,180

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR GLOBAL MACRO FUND   
COUNTERPARTY   PAYMENTS
MADE BY
THE FUND
  PAYMENTS
RECEIVED
BY THE
FUND
     CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
    UPFRONT
PREMIUM
(RECEIVED)
PAID
    TERMINATION
DATE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Exchange Cleared (continued)             
Credit Suisse International   1.500%       (6)     NOK     14,970,000        $ 7,851       03/15/2017        $ (21,023
Credit Suisse International   1.500%       (6)     NOK     17,340,000        (1,680 )     03/15/2017        (13,577
Credit Suisse International   1.500%       (6)     NOK     15,030,000        1,202       03/15/2017        (14,426
Credit Suisse International   1.500%       (6)     NOK     14,840,000        13,058       03/15/2017        (26,116
Credit Suisse International   1.500%       (6)     NOK     14,260,000        3,075       03/15/2017        (15,622
Credit Suisse International   1.500%       (6)     NOK     45,930,000        (46,862 )     03/15/2017        6,449   
Credit Suisse International   1.500%       (6)     NOK     13,370,000        11,498       03/15/2017        (23,262
Credit Suisse International   6 Month Norwegian Interbank Offered Rate     2.000    NOK     9,130,000        11,831       03/19/2025        (4,427
Credit Suisse International   6 Month Norwegian Interbank Offered Rate     2.500    NOK     3,020,000        (1,426 )     03/19/2025        22,716   
Credit Suisse International   6 Month Norwegian Interbank Offered Rate     2.500    NOK     2,980,000        (9,747 )     03/19/2025        30,755   
Credit Suisse International   6 Month Norwegian Interbank Offered Rate     2.500    NOK     3,170,000        11,028       03/19/2025        11,320   
Credit Suisse International   6 Month Norwegian Interbank Offered Rate     2.500    NOK     3,120,000        5,123       03/19/2025        16,872   
Credit Suisse International   6 Month Norwegian Interbank Offered Rate     2.500    NOK     24,370,000        (56,604 )     03/19/2025        228,407   
Credit Suisse International   6 Month Norwegian Interbank Offered Rate     2.500    NOK     3,060,000        4,533       03/19/2025        17,039   
Credit Suisse International   6 Month Norwegian Interbank Offered Rate     2.500    NOK     2,990,000        (5,109 )     03/19/2025        26,188   
Credit Suisse International   3 Month Australian Bank-Bill Reference Rate     4.500    NZD     5,000              03/15/2017        50   
Credit Suisse International   3 Month Australian Bank-Bill Reference Rate     4.500    NZD     1,700,000        15,874       03/12/2025        24,746   
Credit Suisse International   3 Month Australian Bank-Bill Reference Rate     4.500    NZD     1,810,000        38,127       03/12/2025        5,121   
Credit Suisse International   3 Month Australian Bank-Bill Reference Rate     4.500    NZD     650,000        7,978       03/12/2025        7,553   
Credit Suisse International   3 Month Australian Bank-Bill Reference Rate     4.500    NZD     5,000        18       03/15/2017        31   
Credit Suisse International   4.000%       (1)     NZD     7,800,000        (21,812 )     03/15/2017        2,151   
Credit Suisse International   4.000%       (1)     NZD     2,730,000        (5,229 )     03/15/2017        (1,652
Credit Suisse International   4.000%       (2)     NZD     7,150,000        (7,773 )     03/15/2017        (10,250
Credit Suisse International   0.500%       (7)     SEK     14,980,000        (4,291 )     03/15/2017        (3,776
Credit Suisse International   0.500%       (7)     SEK     31,750,000        (9,408 )     03/15/2017        (7,691
Credit Suisse International   0.500%       (7)     SEK     14,990,000        (5,751 )     03/15/2017        (2,321
Credit Suisse International   0.500%       (7)     SEK     14,680,000        (1,047 )     03/15/2017        (6,858
Credit Suisse International   1.000%       (7)     SEK     14,530,000        (12,932 )     03/15/2017        (13,457

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR GLOBAL MACRO FUND   
COUNTERPARTY   PAYMENTS
MADE BY
THE FUND
  PAYMENTS
RECEIVED
BY THE
FUND
     CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
    UPFRONT
PREMIUM
(RECEIVED)
PAID
    TERMINATION
DATE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Exchange Cleared (continued)             
Credit Suisse International   1.500%       (7)     SEK     3,310,000        $ (4,370 )     03/19/2025        $ (3,720
Credit Suisse International   1.500%       (7)     SEK     3,260,000        (1,821 )     03/19/2025        (6,147
Credit Suisse International   2.000%       (7)     SEK     37,990,000        (105,287 )     03/19/2025        (221,679
Credit Suisse International   2.000%       (7)     SEK     3,230,000        (19,627 )     03/19/2025        (8,172
Credit Suisse International   3 Month Stockholm Interbank Offered Rate     0.500    SEK     16,780,000        6,402       03/15/2017        2,634   
Credit Suisse International   3 Month Stockholm Interbank Offered Rate     0.500    SEK     15,210,000        5,763       03/15/2017        2,428   
Credit Suisse International   3 Month Stockholm Interbank Offered Rate     0.500    SEK     14,910,000        5,170       03/15/2017        2,859   
Credit Suisse International   3 Month Stockholm Interbank Offered Rate     1.000    SEK     172,630,000        147,761       03/15/2017        165,764   
Credit Suisse International   3 Month Stockholm Interbank Offered Rate     2.000    SEK     3,620,000        15,108       03/19/2025        16,048   
Credit Suisse International   3 Month Stockholm Interbank Offered Rate     2.000    SEK     6,730,000        36,801       03/19/2025        21,122   
Credit Suisse International   3 Month Stockholm Interbank Offered Rate     2.000    SEK     3,730,000        9,261       03/19/2025        22,842   
Credit Suisse International   3 Month Stockholm Interbank Offered Rate     2.000    SEK     3,250,000        18,280       03/19/2025        9,691   
Credit Suisse International   3 Month Stockholm Interbank Offered Rate     2.000    SEK     3,250,000        19,981       03/19/2025        7,990   
Credit Suisse International   1.000%       (3)     USD     10,000              03/20/2017        11   
Credit Suisse International   3 Month London Interbank Offered Rate     1.250    USD     6,700,000        29,428       03/20/2017        (3,593
Credit Suisse International   3 Month London Interbank Offered Rate     1.250    USD     3,250,000        (835 )     03/20/2017        13,367   
Credit Suisse International   3 Month London Interbank Offered Rate     1.250    USD     4,190,000        19,618       03/20/2017        (3,461
Credit Suisse International   3 Month London Interbank Offered Rate     1.250    USD     11,060,000        43,823       03/20/2017        (1,174
Credit Suisse International   3 Month London Interbank Offered Rate     1.250    USD     3,120,000        (2,245 )     03/20/2017        14,276   
Credit Suisse International   3 Month London Interbank Offered Rate     1.250    USD     2,240,000        13,573       03/20/2017        (4,935
Credit Suisse International   3 Month London Interbank Offered Rate     1.250    USD     2,790,000        5,837       03/20/2017        4,921   
Credit Suisse International   3 Month London Interbank Offered Rate     1.250    USD     2,050,000        (222 )     03/20/2017        8,127   
Credit Suisse International   3 Month London Interbank Offered Rate     1.250    USD     2,020,000        12,460       03/20/2017        (4,671
Credit Suisse International   3 Month London Interbank Offered Rate     1.250    USD     2,180,000        10,021       03/20/2017        (1,615
Credit Suisse International   3 Month London Interbank Offered Rate     1.250    USD     3,570,000        29,375       03/20/2017        (15,609
Credit Suisse International   3 Month London Interbank Offered Rate     1.250    USD     2,110,000        (80 )     03/20/2017        8,217   
Credit Suisse International   3 Month London Interbank Offered Rate     1.250    USD     460,000        (1,266 )     03/20/2017        3,040   
Credit Suisse International   3 Month London Interbank Offered Rate     1.250    USD     2,510,000        12,959       03/20/2017        (3,280
Credit Suisse International   3 Month London Interbank Offered Rate     3.000    USD     10,000        284       03/18/2025        312   
Credit Suisse International   3.000%       (3)     USD     480,000        (17,638 )     03/18/2025        (10,976
Credit Suisse International   3.000%       (3)     USD     690,000        (8,529 )     03/18/2025        (32,603

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR GLOBAL MACRO FUND   
COUNTERPARTY   PAYMENTS
MADE BY
THE FUND
  PAYMENTS
RECEIVED
BY THE
FUND
     CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
    UPFRONT
PREMIUM
(RECEIVED)
PAID
    TERMINATION
DATE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Exchange Cleared (continued)             
Credit Suisse International   3.000%       (3)     USD     470,000        $ (1,899 )     03/18/2025        $ (26,118
Credit Suisse International   3.000%       (3)     USD     750,000        (7,103 )     03/18/2025        (37,606
Credit Suisse International   3.000%       (3)     USD     1,540,000        (51,307 )     03/18/2025        (40,495
Credit Suisse International   3.000%       (3)     USD     760,000        (45,550 )     03/18/2025        245   
Credit Suisse International   3.000%       (3)     USD     2,440,000        (131,008 )     03/18/2025        (14,444
Credit Suisse International   3.000%       (3)     USD     470,000        (3,096 )     03/18/2025        (24,921
Credit Suisse International   3.000%       (3)     USD     460,000        (20,199 )     03/18/2025        (7,222
Credit Suisse International   3.000%       (3)     USD     110,000        165       03/18/2025        (6,722
Credit Suisse International   3.000%       (3)     USD     920,000        (33,769 )     03/18/2025        (21,074
Credit Suisse International   3.000%       (3)     USD     460,000        (19,737 )     03/18/2025        (7,683
Credit Suisse International   3.000%       (3)     USD     620,000        2,074       03/18/2025        (39,033
Credit Suisse International   3.000%       (3)     USD     460,000        (17,548 )     03/18/2025        (9,873
          

 

 

     

 

 

 
             $(113,330 )       $(8,427
          

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

Forward effective date swap. (See Note 4).
(1) 3 Month Australian Bank-Bill Reference Rate
(2) 6 Month Australian Bank-Bill Reference Rate
(3) 3 Month London Interbank Offered Rate
(4) 6 Month Euro Interbank Offered Rate
(5) 6 Month London Interbank Offered Rate
(6) 6 Month Norwegian Interbank Offered Rate
(7) 3 Month Stockholm Interbank Offered Rate

Cash held as collateral at Credit Suisse International for interest rate swap contracts was $843,421 at December 31, 2014.

Total return swap contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2014:

Over the Counter

 

COUNTERPARTY   UNDERLYING REFERENCE INSTRUMENT   TERMINATION
DATE
     CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
VALUE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Bank of America   10-Year Canadian Bond March Futures     3/2015       CAD     (407,524     $(7,030
Bank of America   Bovespa Index February Futures     2/2015       BRL     (256,943     1,739   
CitiBank   Corn March Futures^     2/2015       USD     (311,124     (6,476
Bank of America   Long Gilt March Futures     3/2015       GBP     465,540        19,734   
Bank of America   MSCI Taiwan Stock Index January Futures     1/2015       USD     135,275        1,965   
Barclays Capital   Natural Gas December Futures^     1/2015       USD     153,500        (25,939
Barclays Capital   Natural Gas December Futures^     1/2015       USD     (171,320     43,758   
CitiBank   Natural Gas December Futures^     1/2015       USD     185,000        (25,549
CitiBank   Natural Gas December Futures^     1/2015       USD     (214,100     54,649   
Barclays Capital   Natural Gas January Futures^     2/2015       USD     (74,400     16,620   
CitiBank   Natural Gas January Futures^     2/2015       USD     (186,200     41,750   
Bank of America   SGX S&P CNX Nifty Index January Futures     1/2015       USD     149,756        706   
CitiBank   Soybean March Futures^     2/2015       USD     (51,891     716   
CitiBank   Soybean Meal March Futures^     2/2015       USD     (35,676     916   
Bank of America   Swiss Market Index March Futures     3/2015       CHF     89,597        (533

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR GLOBAL MACRO FUND   
COUNTERPARTY   UNDERLYING REFERENCE INSTRUMENT   TERMINATION
DATE
     CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
VALUE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Bank of America   Taiwan Stock Exchange January Futures     1/2015       TWD     3,601,459        $ 3,492   
Bank of America   Tel Aviv 25 Index January Futures     1/2015       ILS     444,993        (1,396
Bank of America   U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note March Futures     3/2015       USD     6,808,499        38,532   
CitiBank   Wheat March Futures^     2/2015       USD     (134,860     (12,577
Bank of America   WIG20 Index March Futures     3/2015       PLN     (46,628     57   
          

 

 

 
             $145,134   
          

 

 

 

Money Market Fund is pledged as collateral at CitiBank for total return swap contracts in the amount of $100,000 at December 31, 2014. Cash held as collateral for Bank of America for total return swap contracts was $10,000 at December 31, 2014.

 

^ Represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

Open futures contracts outstanding at December 31, 2014:

Exchange Traded

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION DATE     VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
   

VALUE AT

DECEMBER 31,

2014

    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts:        
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     1/2015        $48,364        $45,685        $(2,679
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     1/2015        50,085        45,844        (4,241
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     1/2015        99,887        91,777        (8,110
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     2/2015        50,998        45,966        (5,032
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     2/2015        51,503        46,046        (5,457
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        49,003        46,150        (2,853
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        48,553        46,202        (2,351
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        94,856        92,420        (2,436
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        95,506        92,510        (2,996
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     1/2015        166,602        159,186        (7,416
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     1/2015        166,107        159,142        (6,965
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     2/2015        167,159        158,257        (8,902
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        162,422        157,750        (4,672
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        160,578        157,700        (2,878
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        160,128        157,594        (2,534
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     1/2015        99,902        90,449        (9,453
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     3/2015        53,253        54,425        1,172   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     3/2015        54,603        54,404        (199
11   Barclays Capital   Amsterdam Index Futures     1/2015        1,066,966        1,131,397        64,431   
19   Barclays Capital   BIST 30 Futures     2/2015        85,774        87,043        1,269   
15   Barclays Capital   CAC40 Index Futures     1/2015        724,658        776,308        51,650   
7   Barclays Capital   Euro Stoxx 50 Index     3/2015        267,534        265,376        (2,158
6   Barclays Capital   FTSE 100 Index Futures     3/2015        606,391        609,958        3,567   
1   Barclays Capital   FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index Futures     3/2015        36,520        38,260        1,740   
10   Barclays Capital   IBEX 35 Index Futures     1/2015        1,189,307        1,239,612        50,305   
1   Barclays Capital   KOSPI Index 200 Futures     3/2015        112,043        110,995        (1,048
3   Barclays Capital   MSCI Singapore Index Futures     1/2015        171,758        172,846        1,088   
3   Barclays Capital   MSCI Taiwan Stock Index Futures     1/2015        101,543        102,929        1,386   
35   Barclays Capital   OMXS30 Index Futures     1/2015        645,642        658,533        12,891   
59   Barclays Capital   S&P 500 E-Mini Futures     3/2015        5,876,821        6,054,580        177,759   
5   Barclays Capital   SET50 Index Futures     3/2015        30,781        30,064        (717
9   Barclays Capital   SGX S&P CNX Nifty Index Futures     1/2015        150,231        150,462        231   
22   Barclays Capital   TOPIX Index Futures     3/2015        2,634,134        2,585,156        (48,978
190   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures     6/2015        57,431,685        57,445,767        14,082   
131   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures     9/2015        39,599,505        39,609,322        9,817   
53   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures     3/2015        10,248,120        10,263,771        15,651   
119   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures     6/2015        23,001,192        23,035,798        34,606   
131   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures     9/2015        25,288,728        25,338,319        49,591   
114   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures     12/2015        22,015,682        22,027,929        12,247   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR GLOBAL MACRO FUND   
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION DATE     VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
   

VALUE AT

DECEMBER 31,

2014

    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts: (continued)         
35   J.P. Morgan   Euro - Bund Futures     3/2015        $ 6,482,793        $ 6,601,367        $ 118,574   
31   J.P. Morgan   Long Gilt Futures     3/2015        5,671,555        5,775,283        103,728   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          205,218,872        205,812,582       593,710   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Short Contracts:         
5   Goldman Sachs   Brent Crude Futures^     1/2015        (335,153     (286,650     48,503   
20   Goldman Sachs   Corn Futures^     3/2015        (389,855     (397,000     (7,145
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     1/2015        (48,248     (45,685     2,563   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     1/2015        (50,248     (45,844     4,404   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     1/2015        (99,846     (91,778     8,068   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     2/2015        (51,123     (45,966     5,157   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     2/2015        (51,166     (46,045     5,121   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        (49,069     (46,149     2,920   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        (48,543     (46,201     2,342   
7   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        (337,955     (323,531     14,424   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        (94,876     (92,420     2,456   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        (95,282     (92,510     2,772   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     1/2015        (166,241     (159,185     7,056   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     1/2015        (166,573     (159,143     7,430   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     2/2015        (167,123     (158,258     8,865   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        (322,607     (315,400     7,207   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        (162,103     (157,750     4,353   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        (159,894     (157,593     2,301   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     3/2015        (50,724     (46,450     4,274   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     1/2015        (99,061     (90,450     8,611   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     3/2015        (97,521     (90,834     6,687   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     3/2015        (107,857     (108,825     (968
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     3/2015        (53,257     (54,425     (1,168
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     3/2015        (54,548     (54,404     144   
24   Goldman Sachs   Natural Gas Futures^     1/2015        (810,427     (693,360     117,067   
1   Goldman Sachs   Silver Futures^     3/2015        (80,972     (77,995     2,977   
10   Goldman Sachs   Soybean Futures^     3/2015        (523,152     (511,750     11,402   
11   Goldman Sachs   Soybean Meal Futures^     3/2015        (393,958     (382,360     11,598   
34   Goldman Sachs   Soybean Oil Futures^     3/2015        (655,266     (655,656     (390
19   Goldman Sachs   Wheat Futures^     3/2015        (506,362     (560,262     (53,900
7   Goldman Sachs   WTI Crude Futures^     1/2015        (422,254     (372,890     49,364   
3   Barclays Capital   DAX Index Futures     3/2015        (878,430     (893,335     (14,905
2   Barclays Capital   FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Index Futures     1/2015        (50,064     (50,079     (15
13   Barclays Capital   FTSE/MIB Index Futures     3/2015        (1,455,821     (1,499,839     (44,018
4   Barclays Capital   Hang Seng Index Futures     1/2015        (609,237     (609,931     (694
4   Barclays Capital   H-SHARES Index Futures     1/2015        (308,718     (309,208     (490
1   J.P. Morgan   Mexican Stock Exchange Price and Quotation Index Futures     3/2015        (27,487     (29,274     (1,787
1   Barclays Capital   S&P/Toronto Stock Exchange 60 Index Futures     3/2015        (144,845     (146,600     (1,755
17   Barclays Capital   SPI 200 Index Futures     3/2015        (1,780,677     (1,867,740     (87,063
269   J.P. Morgan   10-Year Japanese Government Bond     3/2015        (32,995,911     (33,201,669     (205,758
127   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures     6/2015        (31,609,768     (31,611,888     (2,120
75   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures     9/2015        (18,630,880     (18,628,125     2,755   
81   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures     12/2015        (20,076,970     (20,064,712     12,258   
99   J.P. Morgan   Australia 10-Year Bond Futures     3/2015        (10,234,694     (10,357,141     (122,447
11   J.P. Morgan   Canadian 10-Year Bond Futures     3/2015        (1,294,981     (1,311,517     (16,536
62   J.P. Morgan   Canadian 3-Month Bank Acceptance Futures     3/2015        (13,166,456     (13,165,928     528   
248   J.P. Morgan   Canadian 3-Month Bank Acceptance Futures     6/2015        (52,650,003     (52,655,707     (5,704
212   J.P. Morgan   Canadian 3-Month Bank Acceptance Futures     9/2015        (44,999,221     (44,993,888     5,333   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR GLOBAL MACRO FUND   
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION DATE     VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
   

VALUE AT

DECEMBER 31,

2014

    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Short Contracts: (continued)         
59   J.P. Morgan   Canadian 3-Month Bank Acceptance Futures     12/2015        $ (12,519,658     $ (12,515,536     $ 4,122   
5   J.P. Morgan   Euro CHF 3-Month LIFFE Futures     6/2015        (1,260,354     (1,260,561     (207
5   J.P. Morgan   Euro CHF 3-Month LIFFE Futures     9/2015        (1,260,477     (1,260,938     (461
4   J.P. Morgan   Euro CHF 3-Month LIFFE Futures     12/2015        (1,008,463     (1,008,751     (288
14   J.P. Morgan   U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note Futures     3/2015        (1,769,145     (1,775,156     (6,011
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          (255,383,524     (255,584,292     (200,768
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $(50,164,652     $(49,771,710     $392,942   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash held as collateral at Barclays Capital, Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan for futures contracts was $868,576, $219,382 and $1,132,233, respectively at December 31, 2014.

 

^ Represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2014:

Over the Counter

 

PURCHASE
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
PURCHASED
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Australian Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   AUD     513,000        $415,675        $416,629        $954   
Brazilian Real,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  Credit Suisse International   BRL     663,000        254,786        244,523        (10,263
Canadian Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   CAD     2,259,000        1,966,926        1,941,315        (25,611
Swiss Franc,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   CHF     1,266,000        1,304,284        1,275,101        (29,183
Chinese Renminbi,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  Credit Suisse International   CNY     7,250,000        1,171,156        1,158,974        (12,182
Columbian Peso,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  Credit Suisse International   COP     840,000,000        356,888        352,121        (4,767
Czech Republic Koruna,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   CZK     3,210,000        144,695        140,355        (4,340
Euro,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   EUR     2,807,000        3,484,338        3,398,863        (85,475
British Pound,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   GBP     917,000        1,437,165        1,428,410        (8,755
Hungarian Forint,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   HUF     106,009,000        428,050        404,429        (23,621
Indonesian Rupiah,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  Credit Suisse International   IDR     5,800,000,000        464,595        462,225        (2,370
Israeli Shekel,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   ILS     390,000        99,234        100,013        779   
Indian Rupee,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  Credit Suisse International   INR     25,103,000        399,212        391,744        (7,468
Japanese Yen,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   JPY     276,563,000        2,320,730        2,310,413        (10,317
Korean Won,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  Credit Suisse International   KRW     814,673,000        740,884        738,709        (2,175
Mexican Peso,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   MXN     17,149,000        1,168,046        1,157,119        (10,927

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR GLOBAL MACRO FUND   
PURCHASE
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
PURCHASED
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Malaysian Ringgit,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  Credit Suisse International   MYR     400,000        $ 114,990        $ 113,721        $ (1,269
New Zealand Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   NZD     4,325,000        3,318,682        3,350,068        31,386   
Philippine Peso,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  Credit Suisse International   PHP     4,500,000        100,000        100,256        256   
Poland Zloty,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   PLN     53,000        15,693        14,921        (772
Russian Ruble,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  Credit Suisse International   RUB     30,569,000        475,918        482,718        6,800   
Swedish Krona,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   SEK     8,871,000        1,179,452        1,138,258        (41,194
Singapore Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   SGD     1,189,000        907,147        896,471        (10,676
Turkish Lira,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   TRY     874,000        382,434        368,435        (13,999
Taiwanese Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  Credit Suisse International   TWD     400,000        12,884        12,663        (221
South African Rand,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   ZAR     911,000        80,041        77,825        (2,216
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $22,743,905        $22,476,279        $(267,626
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
           
SALES
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
SOLD
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Australian Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   AUD     (3,618,000     $(2,987,048     $(2,938,332     $48,716   
Brazilian Real,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  Credit Suisse International   BRL     (2,062,000     (768,706     (760,496     8,210   
Canadian Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   CAD     (4,961,000     (4,316,645     (4,263,332     53,313   
Swiss Franc,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   CHF     (907,000     (936,213     (913,519     22,694   
Chilean Peso,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  Credit Suisse International   CLP     (105,000,000     (170,597     (171,815     (1,218
Columbian Peso,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  Credit Suisse International   COP     (1,212,000,000     (536,003     (508,060     27,943   
Czech Republic Koruna,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   CZK     (200,000     (8,918     (8,745     173   
Euro,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   EUR     (1,883,000     (2,328,540     (2,280,034     48,506   
British Pound,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   GBP     (4,405,000     (6,881,129     (6,861,659     19,470   
Hungarian Forint,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   HUF     (42,792,000     (167,659     (163,253     4,406   
Indonesian Rupiah,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  Credit Suisse International   IDR     (5,180,000,000     (394,564     (412,814     (18,250
Israeli Shekel,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   ILS     (660,000     (166,378     (169,253     (2,875
Indian Rupee,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  Credit Suisse International   INR     (6,107,000     (95,140     (95,303     (163
Japanese Yen,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   JPY     (64,206,000     (550,240     (536,378     13,862   
Korean Won,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  Credit Suisse International   KRW     (451,892,000     (407,672     (409,756     (2,084
Mexican Peso,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   MXN     (15,016,000     (1,036,028     (1,013,196     22,832   
Malaysian Ringgit,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  Credit Suisse International   MYR     (1,660,000     (480,286     (471,942     8,344   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR GLOBAL MACRO FUND   
SALES
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
SOLD
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Norwegian Krone,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   NOK     (25,826,000     $ (3,627,814     $ (3,458,065     $ 169,749   
New Zealand Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   NZD     (47,000     (36,525     (36,405     120   
Philippine Peso,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  Credit Suisse International   PHP     (2,900,000     (64,711     (64,609     102   
Poland Zloty,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   PLN     (814,000     (239,647     (229,170     10,477   
Russian Ruble,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  Credit Suisse International   RUB     (30,569,000     (538,978     (482,718     56,260   
Singapore Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   SGD     (2,012,000     (1,530,452     (1,516,991     13,461   
Turkish Lira,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   TRY     (982,000     (412,267     (413,964     (1,697
South African Rand,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   ZAR     (2,505,000     (217,344     (214,001     3,343   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          (28,899,504     (28,393,810     505,694   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $(6,155,599)        $(5,917,531)        $238,068   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Cash held as collateral for Credit Suisse International for forward currency exchange contracts was $280,000 at December 31, 2014.

 

* Non-deliverable forward. (See Note 4).

 

AUD - Australian Dollar

BRL - Brazilian Real

CAD - Canadian Dollar

CHF - Swiss Franc

CLP - Chilean Peso

CNY - Chinese Renminbi

COP - Columbian Peso

CZK - Czech Republic Koruna

EUR - Euro

GBP - British Pound

HUF - Hungarian Forint

IDR - Indonesian Rupiah

ILS - Israeli Shekel

INR - Indian Rupee

JPY - Japanese Yen

KRW - Korean Won

MXN - Mexican Peso

MYR - Malaysian Ringgit

NOK - Norwegian Krone

NZD - New Zealand Dollar

PHP - Philippine Peso

PLN - Poland Zloty

RUB - Russian Ruble

SEK - Swedish Krona

SGD - Singapore Dollar

TRY - Turkish Lira

TWD - Taiwanese Dollar

USD - United States Dollar

ZAR - South African Rand

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  
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Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND   
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 91.0%   SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - IM Shares, 0.000% (a)     38,297,057      $ 38,297,057  
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares, 0.000% (a)(b)    

(cost $49,827,080)

    11,530,023        11,530,023  
   

 

 

 
      49,827,080  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES, AT VALUE - 91.0%
(cost $49,827,080)

      49,827,080  
   

 

 

 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
LIABILITIES - 9.0% (c)
        4,955,067  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

    $ 54,782,147  
   

 

 

 
(a) Represents annualized seven-day yield as of December 31, 2014.
(b) A portion of the security is pledged as collateral to the brokers for forward foreign currency exchange and swap contracts.
(c) Includes appreciation/(depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange, futures and swap contracts.

All securities are Level 2 with respect to ASC 820 (See Note 5).

 

 

Total return swap contract outstanding as of December 31, 2014:

Over the Counter

 

COUNTERPARTY   UNDERLYING REFERENCE INSTRUMENT   TERMINATION
DATE
  CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
VALUE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Goldman Sachs   Swiss Market Index March Futures   3/2015   CHF     1,053,556        $15,442   
         

 

 

 

Money Market Fund is pledged as collateral to Goldman Sachs for total return swap contracts and total return basket swap contracts in the amount of $8,200,000 at December 31, 2014.

Open futures contracts outstanding at December 31, 2014:

Exchange Traded

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION DATE     VALUE AT
TRADE
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts:     
3   Barclays Capital   Amsterdam Index Futures     1/2015        $286,756        $308,563        $21,807   
23   Barclays Capital   CAC40 Index Futures     1/2015        1,113,973        1,190,338        76,365   
4   Barclays Capital   DAX Index Futures     3/2015        1,145,167        1,191,112        45,945   
26   Barclays Capital   FTSE 100 Index Futures     3/2015        2,501,896        2,643,152        141,256   
2   Barclays Capital   FTSE/MIB Index Futures     3/2015        226,723        230,745        4,022   
3   Barclays Capital   Hang Seng Index Futures     1/2015        458,477        457,448        (1,029
4   Barclays Capital   IBEX 35 Index Futures     1/2015        477,483        495,844        18,361   
1   Barclays Capital   MSCI Singapore Index Futures     1/2015        57,429        57,615        186   
26   Barclays Capital   OMXS30 Index Futures     1/2015        479,441        489,195        9,754   
158   Barclays Capital   S&P 500 E-Mini Futures     3/2015        15,691,503        16,213,960        522,457   
17   Barclays Capital   S&P/Toronto Stock Exchange 60 Index Futures     3/2015        2,351,214        2,492,202        140,988   
6   Barclays Capital   SPI 200 Index Futures     3/2015        627,857        659,203        31,346   
19   Barclays Capital   TOPIX Index Futures     3/2015        2,264,605        2,232,635        (31,970
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          27,682,524        28,662,012       979,488   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Short Contracts:     
37   Barclays Capital   Euro Stoxx 50 Index     3/2015        (1,353,455     (1,402,702     (49,247
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $26,329,069        $27,259,310        $930,241   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash held as collateral at Barclays Capital for futures contracts was $341,069 at December 31, 2014.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2014:

Over the Counter

 

PURCHASE
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
PURCHASED
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Australian Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   AUD     446,500        $371,524        $362,622        $(8,902
Australian Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   AUD     446,500        371,516        362,623        (8,893
Canadian Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   CAD     598,000        524,447        513,903        (10,544
Canadian Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   CAD     597,999        524,447        513,902        (10,545
Swiss Franc,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   CHF     445,000        457,447        448,199        (9,248
Swiss Franc,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   CHF     445,000        457,442        448,199        (9,243
Danish Krone,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   DKK     444,500        74,215        72,272        (1,943
Danish Krone,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   DKK     444,500        74,216        72,272        (1,944
Euro,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   EUR     1,175,001        1,451,092        1,422,752        (28,340
Euro,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   EUR     1,175,000        1,451,090        1,422,751        (28,339
British Pound,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   GBP     655,501        1,024,433        1,021,073        (3,360
British Pound,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   GBP     655,500        1,024,439        1,021,071        (3,368
Hong Kong Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   HKD     1,222,500        157,668        157,642        (26
Hong Kong Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   HKD     1,222,500        157,667        157,642        (25
Israeli Shekel,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   ILS     101,000        25,464        25,901        437   
Israeli Shekel,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   ILS     119,000        30,106        30,517        411   
Japanese Yen,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   JPY     122,858,501        1,029,211        1,026,362        (2,849
Japanese Yen,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   JPY     122,858,500        1,029,204        1,026,362        (2,842
Norwegian Krone,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   NOK     264,500        37,401        35,415        (1,986
Norwegian Krone,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   NOK     264,500        37,400        35,416        (1,984
New Zealand Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   NZD     8,500        6,525        6,584        59   
New Zealand Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   NZD     8,499        6,523        6,584        61   
Swedish Krona,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   SEK     1,128,001        150,106        144,737        (5,369
Swedish Krona,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   SEK     1,128,000        150,106        144,736        (5,370
Singapore Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   SGD     96,500        73,499        72,759        (740
Singapore Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   SGD     96,500        73,501        72,758        (743
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $10,770,689        $10,625,054        $(145,635
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Money Market Fund is pledged as collateral to Credit Suisse International for forward foreign currency exchange contracts in the amount of $30,001 at December 31, 2014. Cash held as collateral at CitiBank for forward foreign currency exchange contracts was $150,000 at December 31, 2014.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND   

AUD - Australian Dollar

CAD - Canadian Dollar

CHF - Swiss Franc

DKK - Danish Krone

EUR - Euro

GBP - British Pound

HKD - Hong Kong Dollar

ILS - Israeli Shekel

JPY - Japanese Yen

NOK - Norwegian Krone

NZD - New Zealand Dollar

SEK - Swedish Krona

SGD - Singapore Dollar

 

 

Total Return Basket Swaps* Outstanding at December 31, 2014

Over the Counter

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
  

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Deutsche Bank    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the CAD/USD Overnight Forward FX Swap Rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in CAD based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    26 months maturity
11/09/2015
     $254,435   
        

 

 

 

 

* See the accompanying “Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap” for further details.
** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions                  
Canada      
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.     1,600      $ 51,744      $ (11,916
Aimia, Inc.     8,300        104,673        (298
Alimentation Couche Tard, Inc.     5,900        167,161        80,102   
Bank of Montreal     700        49,237        278   
Blackberry Ltd.     20,700        221,617        5,374   
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce     1,300        113,264        (1,548
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.     3,700        117,616        (3,213
Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd.     1,758        162,461        23,266   
Cenovus Energy, Inc.     1,900        40,542        (1,341
CI Financial Corp.     700        20,814        (1,359
Dollarama, Inc.     4,200        164,159        50,577   
Encana Corp.     6,700        119,100        (25,849
Enerplus Corp.     1,200        27,307        (15,750
Finning International, Inc.     24,746        620,825        (83,434
Gibson Energy, Inc.     3,600        88,935        (4,684
Gildan Activewear, Inc.     616        30,489        4,345   
Intact Financial Corp.     600        40,968        2,336   
Keyera Corp.     1,200        89,902        (6,166
Linamar Corp.     9,700        506,283        86,087   
Magna International, Inc.     8,463        818,579        98,504   
Methanex Corp.     600        35,658        (8,096
Metro, Inc.     535        34,854        8,110   
National Bank of Canada     1,600        66,581        1,506   
Open Text Corp.     968        42,913        13,419   
Pembina Pipeline Corp.     1,500        53,317        1,348   
Precision Drilling Corp.     3,200        38,854        (19,408

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Canada (continued)                  
Royal Bank of Canada     1,500      $ 103,527      $ 71   
Saputo, Inc.     800        21,976        2,070   
Shaw Communications, Inc.     900        22,155        2,131   
ShawCor Ltd.     2,100        89,669        (13,029
Suncor Energy, Inc.     1,400        43,278        1,187   
Toronto-Dominion Bank/The     1,000        47,402        378   
Vermilion Energy, Inc.     400        25,935        (6,310
West Fraser Timber Co., Ltd.     2,300        117,304        14,286   
     

 

 

 
        192,974   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

  

      192,974   
     

 

 

 
Short Positions      
Canada                  
Agrium, Inc.     (500     (47,345     5   
Barrick Gold Corp.     (16,000     (193,457     21,035   
BCE, Inc.     (1,700     (66,740     (11,229
Bombardier, Inc.     (82,000     (281,039     (11,868
CAE, Inc.     (8,300     (108,307     574   
Cameco Corp.     (5,800     (106,541     11,439   
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.     (900     (173,882     552   
Canadian Utilities Ltd.     (9,800     (333,135     (11,949
CGI Group, Inc.     (6,400     (220,976     (23,004
Eldorado Gold Corp.     (19,900     (129,782     8,512   
Enbridge, Inc.     (657     (26,050     (7,733
First Quantum Minerals Ltd.     (34,423     (547,581     58,406   
Fortis, Inc.     (4,500     (138,185     (12,719
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND   

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Canada (continued)                  
Franco-Nevada Corp.     (2,100   $ (107,344   $ 3,934   
Goldcorp, Inc.     (5,900     (133,397     24,163   
Loblaw Cos., Ltd.     (700     (32,317     (5,142
Lundin Mining Corp.     (17,300     (77,727     (7,448
Manulife Financial Corp.     (5,114     (92,648     (4,983
MEG Energy Corp.     (12,700     (246,146     32,438   
Penn West Petroleum Ltd.     (18,902     (88,888     49,355   
Potash Corp of Saskatchewan, Inc.     (10,162     (328,725     (30,505
Power Financial Corp.     (1,300     (37,644     (2,839
Rogers Communications, Inc.     (2,900     (105,760     (7,008
Silver Wheaton Corp.     (13,300     (275,527     5,017   
SNC-Lavalin Group, Inc.     (8,898     (326,259     (13,103
Sun Life Financial, Inc.     (339     (10,671     (1,561
Teck Resources Ltd.     (15,600     (256,662     43,398   
     

 

 

 
        107,737   
     

 

 

 

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States      
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.     (1,100   $ (130,977   $ (26,506
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        81,231   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        274,205   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (19,770
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 254,435   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.

Money Market Fund is pledged as collateral to Deutsche Bank in the amount of $3,300,022 at December 31, 2014.

 

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
  

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Deutsche Bank    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in GBP based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    25 months maturity 08/20/2015      $320,730   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions                  
South Africa      
Mondi PLC     3,298      $ 54,779      $ (1,202
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom                  
Amec Foster Wheeler PLC     2,624        47,364        (12,707
Anglo American PLC     6,295        125,494        (9,009
Ashtead Group PLC     1,759        22,974        8,265   
Associated British Foods PLC     2,336        106,326        7,886   
AstraZeneca PLC     2,615        179,802        4,897   
BAE Systems PLC     3,394        22,588        2,233   
Barratt Developments PLC     47,982        296,911        52,308   
Berkeley Group Holdings PLC     5,898        226,305        501   

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United Kingdom (continued)              
BT Group PLC     35,158      $ 207,515      $ 11,160   
Bunzl PLC     5,715        147,404        8,837   
Centrica PLC     25,306        112,766        (3,155
Compass Group PLC     7,719        121,178        10,762   
Direct Line Insurance Group PLC     17,536        78,130        1,195   
Drax Group PLC     2,595        32,889        (14,306
DS Smith PLC     6,767        34,905        (1,160
easyJet PLC     2,709        64,843        5,264   
GKN PLC     44,548        247,659        (10,542
Hays PLC     18,527        36,200        5,483   
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC     3,343        146,135        1,022   
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA     13,432        78,279        22,838   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United Kingdom (continued)  
ITV PLC     11,822      $ 33,264      $ 6,171   
John Wood Group PLC     4,224        42,417        (3,341
Kingfisher PLC     20,923        96,441        14,161   
National Grid PLC     16,962        244,272        (3,586
Next PLC     1,634        167,778        5,523   
Persimmon PLC     10,556        228,425        29,394   
Petrofac Ltd.     5,143        57,906        (1,878
Rexam PLC     16,104        117,050        (3,678
Royal Mail PLC     3,105        21,830        (1,134
Shire PLC     4,491        289,650        28,762   
Sky PLC     3,614        48,050        2,388   
Smith & Nephew PLC     4,802        77,505        9,088   
SSE PLC     2,579        63,927        1,237   
Standard Chartered PLC     3,160        46,747        514   
Tate & Lyle PLC     4,277        40,256        (179
Taylor Wimpey PLC     50,665        93,196        14,894   
Travis Perkins PLC     2,031        55,836        2,624   
Vodafone Group PLC     38,927        133,962        (480
Weir Group PLC/The     4,664        132,943        801   
Whitbread PLC     717        45,948        7,116   
     

 

 

 
        200,169   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

  

      198,967   
     

 

 

 
Short Positions      
Switzerland      
Coca-Cola HBC AG     (818     (17,041     1,466   
Glencore PLC     (103,916     (528,832     49,174   
     

 

 

 
        50,640   
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom      
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC     (37,928     (249,661     (3,818
Aggreko PLC     (1,621     (44,122     6,320   
Antofagasta PLC     (22,663     (254,380     (9,689
ARM Holdings PLC     (24,463     (349,555     (26,255
ASOS PLC     (7,089     (268,403     (13,440
Burberry Group PLC     (3,645     (84,164     (8,314
Croda International PLC     (718     (26,268     (3,367
Diageo PLC     (2,204     (60,074     (3,064
Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. Ltd.     (15     (52     (1
Experian PLC     (6,992     (113,051     (4,813
G4S PLC     (11,199     (42,559     (5,749
Hargreaves Lansdown PLC     (14,613     (233,326     4,679   
Informa PLC     (1,929     (14,561     473   

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United Kingdom (continued)  
Inmarsat PLC     (36,981   $ (458,800   $ 256   
Intertek Group PLC     (1,985     (81,751     9,909   
Man Group PLC     (26,453     (40,508     (25,317
Marks & Spencer Group PLC     (30,259     (217,188     (6,886
Meggitt PLC     (6,060     (42,823     (5,925
Old Mutual PLC     (5,059     (14,181     (729
Pearson PLC     (629     (9,878     (1,739
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC     (11,303     (58,011     (10,759
RSA Insurance Group PLC     (18,601     (132,756     7,172   
Serco Group PLC     (118,179     (438,761     143,902   
Spectris PLC     (3,964     (110,727     (18,730
Standard Life PLC     (1,641     (9,413     (752
Tesco PLC     (71,860     (236,395     26,873   
William Hill PLC     (2,495     (14,532     512   
WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC     (57,513     (167,071     2,971   
     

 

 

 
        53,720   
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        104,360   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        303,327   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        17,403   
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 320,730   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.

Collateral for this position pledged to Deutsche Bank is included in the collateral noted in the previous Deutsche Bank total return basket swap.

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND   

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
  

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Deutsche Bank    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the JPY/USD 1Week Forward FX Swap Rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in JPY based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    25 months maturity 08/20/2015      $159,723   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions                  
Japan      
Aozora Bank Ltd.     27,000      $ 80,811      $ 2,764   
Asahi Kasei Corp.     16,000        123,394        22,565   
Astellas Pharma, Inc.     12,100        167,895        562   
Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.     11,400        243,074        (1,721
Bank of Yokohama Ltd./The     9,000        47,472        1,410   
Bridgestone Corp.     1,400        44,570        3,982   
Brother Industries Ltd.     1,500        22,466        4,725   
Calbee, Inc.     3,900        106,814        27,529   
Casio Computer Co., Ltd.     1,900        16,731        12,334   
Central Japan Railway Co.     1,100        113,388        51,476   
Chiyoda Corp.     3,000        27,289        (2,434
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.     3,900        46,571        (742
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     4,600        122,615        (9,674
Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd.     7,900        52,877        7,909   
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.     7,000        55,930        7,116   
Daicel Corp.     21,000        239,723        5,567   
Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.     2,700        46,340        (11,076
Dentsu, Inc.     800        27,272        6,361   
Electric Power Development Co., Ltd.     1,000        27,132        6,659   
Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.     39,000        147,344        8,144   
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.     15,600        440,747        111,294   
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.     7,600        219,500        12,403   
Fujitsu Ltd.     68,000        373,126        (10,573
Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc.     8,000        35,199        6,045   
Gree, Inc.     12,500        83,190        (7,942
Hino Motors Ltd.     3,000        37,380        2,109   
Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.     100        12,467        (865
Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.     1,800        26,969        4,831   
Hitachi High-Technologies Corp.     9,500        254,596        18,307   
Hitachi Metals Ltd.     5,000        86,293        (1,339

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Japan (continued)                  
Hoya Corp.     9,700      $ 289,505      $ 38,596   
Inpex Corp.     1,900        24,180        (3,027
Isuzu Motors Ltd.     11,300        144,303        (6,665
ITOCHU Corp.     8,400        84,022        5,649   
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.     18,700        511,064        43,373   
JGC Corp.     7,000        185,322        (41,214
JTEKT Corp.     3,700        47,997        14,274   
JX Holdings, Inc.     4,700        19,207        (917
Kajima Corp.     25,000        98,486        4,322   
Keyence Corp.     200        80,808        8,311   
Kobe Steel Ltd.     50,000        60,985        25,140   
Konica Minolta, Inc.     5,100        39,511        16,059   
Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd.     6,000        229,310        8,833   
Marubeni Corp.     8,000        48,542        (675
Mazda Motor Corp.     9,000        197,732        18,408   
MEIJI Holdings Co., Ltd.     900        79,576        2,305   
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.     9,800        50,401        (2,866
Mitsubishi Electric Corp.     24,000        255,533        29,541   
Mitsubishi Materials Corp.     11,000        27,558        8,934   
Mitsubishi Motors Corp.     41,600        399,182        (19,147
Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co., Ltd.     4,300        20,060        162   
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.     12,900        174,591        (1,820
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.     1,000        88,599        20,522   
Nagoya Railroad Co., Ltd.     13,000        48,256        145   
Nippon Express Co., Ltd.     17,000        81,520        4,633   
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp.     25,000        56,082        5,933   
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.     3,800        181,989        12,125   
Nippon Yusen KK     5,000        12,184        1,939   
Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd.     700        34,676        (1,311
Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd.     2,500        141,148        (6,827
NOK Corp.     9,000        212,621        16,461   
NTT Data Corp.     1,000        32,225        5,030   
Omron Corp.     2,900        97,947        31,786   
Oriental Land Co., Ltd.     700        125,478        35,952   
Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.     23,000        86,135        (231
Otsuka Corp.     2,600        92,262        (9,829
Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.     7,700        242,538        (11,696
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Japan (continued)  
Panasonic Corp.     33,000      $ 336,855      $ 51,834   
Resona Holdings, Inc.     29,200        141,125        6,379   
Rohm Co., Ltd.     6,400        340,194        45,427   
Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     1,300        71,692        (1,707
Secom Co., Ltd.     1,200        56,729        12,217   
Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.     20,000        232,088        8,531   
Seven Bank Ltd.     3,900        14,258        2,112   
Shimadzu Corp.     6,000        63,449        (2,417
Shimizu Corp.     32,000        219,004        (1,658
Showa Shell Sekiyu KK     6,000        53,319        5,779   
Sojitz Corp.     34,600        48,920        (601
Sony Corp.     9,300        198,552        (8,746
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.     900        10,207        1,034   
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.     15,000        78,423        2,262   
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.     2,000        23,199        6,631   
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.     600        25,846        (4,155
Suruga Bank Ltd.     1,900        30,584        4,333   
Suzuki Motor Corp.     8,800        223,176        40,537   
Sysmex Corp.     500        18,358        3,833   
T&D Holdings, Inc.     3,100        31,900        5,262   
Taiheiyo Cement Corp.     5,000        15,839        (152
Taisei Corp.     22,000        101,380        23,404   
TDK Corp.     2,800        131,505        33,402   
THK Co., Ltd.     600        11,378        3,041   
Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.     19,300        207,818        16,766   
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.     1,400        34,407        11,062   
Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc.     14,600        48,118        11,264   
Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.     43,000        213,871        18,143   
Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.     3,000        20,041        (549
TOTO Ltd.     24,000        295,676        (16,491
Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.     1,000        27,294        4,905   
USS Co., Ltd.     6,700        95,683        7,260   
West Japan Railway Co.     4,000        183,920        5,193   
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.     11,300        217,720        8,353   
     

 

 

 
        832,422   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

  

      832,422   
     

 

 

 
Short Positions      
Japan      
Acom Co., Ltd.     (114,500     (306,683     (42,868
Advantest Corp.     (33,900     (366,439     (53,730
Aeon Co., Ltd.     (54,200     (533,126     (11,556
AEON Financial Service Co., Ltd.     (19,100     (383,777     6,535   
Amada Co., Ltd.     (2,000     (12,308     (4,830
Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.     (500     (10,903     (4,565
Asics Corp.     (1,800     (28,037     (15,296
Canon, Inc.     (400     (10,419     (2,293
Credit Saison Co., Ltd.     (2,800     (50,583     (1,487
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.     (1,600     (23,468     1,096   
Daikin Industries Ltd.     (5,600     (362,895     3,801   

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Japan (continued)  
Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.     (18,000   $ (146,028   $ 5,086   
Denso Corp.     (3,200     (127,629     (21,516
Disco Corp.     (200     (9,790     (6,206
Don Quijote Holdings Co., Ltd.     (1,400     (73,882     (22,363
Eisai Co., Ltd.     (1,200     (39,225     (7,183
Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.     (900     (301,964     (25,541
GS Yuasa Corp.     (32,000     (152,359     16,303   
Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.     (1,800     (31,111     (6,947
Hitachi Ltd.     (10,000     (62,360     (11,447
Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Inc.     (22,800     (128,919     (53,594
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.     (1,500     (47,547     3,541   
IHI Corp.     (28,000     (135,530     (6,275
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.     (38,000     (464,767     (5,453
J Front Retailing Co., Ltd.     (10,700     (126,646     2,719   
Japan Display, Inc.     (38,500     (121,309     3,807   
Japan Steel Works Ltd./The     (77,000     (273,327     891   
JFE Holdings, Inc.     (1,200     (27,387     626   
Kakaku.com, Inc.     (8,100     (117,238     1,354   
Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc./The     (23,800     (203,461     (22,951
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.     (5,000     (19,775     (2,963
Kintetsu Corp.     (8,000     (23,869     (2,434
Komatsu Ltd.     (2,100     (38,004     (8,423
Konami Corp.     (3,700     (74,195     6,361   
Kubota Corp.     (13,000     (190,582     1,890   
Kyocera Corp.     (1,200     (52,196     (2,716
Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd.     (1,000     (11,304     1,888   
Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.     (11,800     (114,706     (3,473
LIXIL Group Corp.     (2,500     (45,568     (7,046
Marui Group Co., Ltd.     (47,500     (394,747     (33,689
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.     (2,000     (9,020     (1,018
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.     (19,000     (38,288     (15,527
Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.     (72,000     (203,863     (9,454
Nidec Corp.     (3,000     (178,916     (14,841
Nikon Corp.     (2,400     (39,785     7,896   
Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.     (52,000     (222,098     (11,880
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.     (11,300     (90,866     (7,690
Nomura Holdings, Inc.     (20,100     (114,072     325   
Obayashi Corp.     (49,000     (288,406     (27,457
Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd.     (3,000     (25,814     (760
Olympus Corp.     (3,500     (89,398     (33,208
Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     (200     (14,403     (3,304
Rakuten, Inc.     (47,600     (523,435     (138,473
Ricoh Co., Ltd.     (10,100     (99,588     (2,514
Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc.     (13,200     (182,608     13,725   
Showa Denko KK     (13,000     (15,531     (470
Softbank Corp.     (1,500     (98,427     9,142   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Japan (continued)  
Sumco Corp.     (9,900   $ (146,885   $ 5,156   
Sumitomo Corp.     (2,100     (19,543     (2,026
Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd.     (5,900     (87,930     30,796   
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     (1,000     (37,633     (3,765
Teijin Ltd.     (11,000     (21,226     (8,011
Terumo Corp.     (2,100     (41,924     (5,738
Toray Industries, Inc.     (6,000     (47,168     (772
Toshiba Corp.     (27,000     (110,746     (3,122
Toyota Industries Corp.     (200     (7,255     (2,995
Toyota Motor Corp.     (2,500     (132,952     (22,842
Unicharm Corp.     (900     (13,008     (8,564
Yahoo Japan Corp.     (121,000     (427,957     (5,698
Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd.     (200     (6,513     (4,044
Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd.     (14,800     (300,834     7,769   
Yaskawa Electric Corp.     (49,300     (582,609     (47,106

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Japan (continued)  
Yokogawa Electric Corp.     (15,600   $ (183,346   $ 12,166   
Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd./The     (3,000     (23,719     (3,595
     

 

 

 
        (628,846
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        (628,846
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        203,576   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (43,853
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 159,723   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.

Collateral for this position pledged to Deutsche Bank is included in the collateral noted in the previous Deutsche Bank total return basket swap.

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
  AQR Funds       Annual Report       December 2014   
                

 

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Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND   

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
  

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Deutsche Bank    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the Association of Singapore Banks Rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in SGD based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    25 months maturity
08/20/2015
     $16,037   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions                  
Singapore      
ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.     145,000      $ 279,192      $ 4,561   
Noble Group Ltd.     181,000        151,478        2,940   
Singapore Airlines Ltd.     8,000        62,676        7,112   
     

 

 

 
        14,613   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

  

      14,613   
     

 

 

 
Short Positions      
Singapore      
CapitaLand Ltd.     (88,000     (207,345     (11,454
Global Logistic Properties Ltd.     (65,000     (125,183     3,996   

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Singapore (continued)        
Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.     (71,000   $ (27,630   $ 3,057   
Keppel Corp. Ltd.     (3,000     (24,012     4,016   
     

 

 

 
        (385
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        (385
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        14,228   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        1,809   
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 16,037   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.

Collateral for this position pledged to Deutsche Bank is included in the collateral noted in the previous Deutsche Bank total return basket swap.

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
  AQR Funds       Annual Report       December 2014   
                

 

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Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND   

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
  

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Deutsche Bank    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the HKD/USD 1 Week Forward FX Swap Rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in HKD based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    22-26 months maturity ranging from 05/22/2015 - 08/22/2015      $62,785   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions                  
Hong Kong      
Bank of East Asia Ltd.     31,200      $ 124,489      $ 811   
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.     7,000        22,765        560   
Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd.     36,000        614,913        (12,027
CLP Holdings Ltd.     19,000        164,447        82   
Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.     11,000        141,284        (15,536
Hysan Development Co., Ltd.     100,000        451,929        (8,129
Kerry Properties Ltd.     20,500        70,519        3,434   
Li & Fung Ltd.     224,000        221,477        (12,550
MGM China Holdings Ltd.     32,400        115,060        (33,253
MTR Corp. Ltd.     83,500        328,923        12,697   
Power Assets Holdings Ltd.     26,500        244,637        11,565   
Sands China Ltd.     10,800        71,814        (19,238
Sino Land Co., Ltd.     216,000        351,845        (5,100
SJM Holdings Ltd.     140,000        280,722        (59,396
Swire Pacific Ltd.     5,000        57,020        7,883   
Swire Properties Ltd.     17,400        55,722        (4,524
     

 

 

 
        (132,721
     

 

 

 
United States      
Samsonite International SA     4,800        15,065        (840
     

 

 

 
Total of Long Equity Positions          (133,561
     

 

 

 
Short Positions      
Hong Kong                  
AIA Group Ltd.     (6,200     (31,290     (2,906
ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.     (26,800     (266,883     11,709   
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.     (105,000     (214,549     (14,385

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Hong Kong (continued)                  
Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.     (25,000   $ (148,501   $ 9,583   
Hang Lung Properties Ltd.     (73,000     (213,207     9,559   
Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Ltd.     (325,200     (732,474     (8,443
Melco International Development Ltd.     (258,000     (623,487     58,694   
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.     (5,031     (67,729     (8,493
Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd.     (31,000     (95,695     (3,756
Wharf Holdings Ltd.     (22,000     (157,158     (782
Wynn Macau Ltd.     (108,000     (359,567     58,263   
Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd.     (546,000     (362,787     88,548   
     

 

 

 
        197,591   
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        197,591   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        64,030   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (1,245
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 62,785   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.

Collateral for this position pledged to Deutsche Bank is included in the collateral noted in the previous Deutsche Bank total return basket swap.

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
  AQR Funds       Annual Report       December 2014   
                

 

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Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND   

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
  

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Deutsche Bank    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the AUD/USD Overnight Forward FX Swap Rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in AUD based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    25 months maturity 08/20/2015      $123,265   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions                  
Australia      
Amcor Ltd.     21,382      $ 191,135      $ 44,117   
BlueScope Steel Ltd.     4,351        17,775        1,919   
Boral Ltd.     8,761        36,270        1,326   
Caltex Australia Ltd.     2,917        41,727        39,212   
Challenger Ltd.     29,188        162,940        (8,754
Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd.     5,000        38,349        (599
CSL Ltd.     468        27,216        5,659   
Macquarie Group Ltd.     7,781        370,280        (3,352
Qantas Airways Ltd.     90,622        160,798        15,218   
Rio Tinto Ltd.     873        43,035        (2,108
Sonic Healthcare Ltd.     1,015        14,490        780   
Telstra Corp. Ltd.     86,031        397,302        20,364   
WorleyParsons Ltd.     1,652        21,459        (7,927
     

 

 

 
        105,855   
     

 

 

 
Ireland      
James Hardie Industries PLC     2,088        20,382        1,908   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

  

      107,763   
     

 

 

 
Short Positions                  
Australia                  
AMP Ltd.     (7,147     (29,570     (2,261
Cochlear Ltd.     (1,610     (73,889     (27,681
Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd.     (1,062     (34,484     6,372   
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.     (24,617     (64,361     10,311   
Iluka Resources Ltd.     (48,435     (288,641     56,030   

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Australia (continued)  
Orica Ltd.     (2,982   $ (45,714   $ 20   
QBE Insurance Group Ltd.     (17,330     (163,554     6,190   
REA Group Ltd.     (1,082     (40,018     347   
Santos Ltd.     (8,716     (59,361     1,140   
Seek Ltd.     (8,307     (83,742     (32,091
Westpac Banking Corp.     (2,617     (74,409     4,023   
     

 

 

 
        22,400   
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        22,400   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        130,163   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (6,898
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 123,265   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.

Collateral for this position pledged to Deutsche Bank is included in the collateral noted in the previous Deutsche Bank total return basket swap.

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
  AQR Funds       Annual Report       December 2014   
                

 

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Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND   

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
  

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Deutsche Bank    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the LIBOR, plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in USD based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    12 months maturity 05/22/2015      $(2,219
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Short Positions                  
Hong Kong      
Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.     (3,600   $ (216,557   $ (2,195
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (24
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ (2,219
     

 

 

 
(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.

Collateral for this position pledged to Deutsche Bank is included in the collateral noted in the previous Deutsche Bank total return basket swap.

 

 

Total Return Basket Swaps* Outstanding at December 31, 2014

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
  

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Goldman Sachs    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the LIBOR, plus or minus a specified, which is denominated in USD based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    2-13 months maturity 02/20/2015      $2,324,811   
        

 

 

 

 

* See the accompanying “Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap” for further details.
** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions                  
Canada      
Domtar Corp.     6,400      $ 273,898      $ (16,490
     

 

 

 
Ireland      
Seagate Technology PLC     1,000        50,756        15,744   
     

 

 

 
Singapore      
Flextronics International Ltd.     43,200        457,176        25,800   
     

 

 

 
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Switzerland      
TE Connectivity Ltd.     3,900      $    235,579      $ 11,096   
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom      
Delphi Automotive PLC     2,300        157,247        10,009   
     

 

 

 
United States                  
Abbott Laboratories     600        21,864        5,148   
AbbVie, Inc.     6,500        422,683        2,677   
Abercrombie & Fitch Co.     4,000        122,841        (8,281
Activision Blizzard, Inc.     17,700        342,144        14,511   
Acuity Brands, Inc.     500        69,996        39   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
  AQR Funds       Annual Report       December 2014   
                

 

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AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Adobe Systems, Inc.     1,000      $ 74,648      $ (1,948
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.     200        23,335        8,521   
AES Corp.     3,500        47,627        568   
Aetna, Inc.     6,700        535,474        59,687   
Aflac, Inc.     2,800        166,709        4,343   
AGCO Corp.     500        27,705        (5,105
Agilent Technologies, Inc.     1,000        39,030        1,910   
Akamai Technologies, Inc.     4,900        290,257             18,247   
Alaska Air Group, Inc.     3,000        130,115        49,165   
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     2,100        355,718        32,845   
Alliant Techsystems, Inc.     400        52,776        (6,276
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     300        27,876        1,224   
Amdocs Ltd.     1,700        77,703        1,610   
American Airlines Group, Inc.     3,200        125,894        45,722   
American International Group, Inc.     900        46,029        4,380   
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     4,900        596,325        51,700   
Amgen, Inc.     2,900        445,399        16,542   
ANN, Inc.     2,200        84,378        (4,122
ANSYS, Inc.     800        61,537        4,063   
Anthem, Inc.     1,600        160,361             40,711   
AO Smith Corp.     1,400        65,327        13,647   
American Electric Power Co., Inc.     3,200        182,652        11,652   
American Express Co.     700        62,093        3,035   
Apollo Education Group, Inc.     10,300        307,294        44,039   
Apple, Inc.     900        101,536        (2,194
Applied Materials, Inc.     1,600        35,953        3,919   
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.     7,100        348,575        20,625   
ARRIS Group, Inc.     15,400        451,695        13,231   
Arrow Electronics, Inc.     9,900           569,753        3,358   
Ashland, Inc.     300        28,587        7,341   
Assurant, Inc.     800        53,271        1,473   
Assured Guaranty Ltd.     1,900        39,797        9,584   
Atmel Corp.     27,600        219,442        12,260   
Atwood Oceanics, Inc.     600        28,667        (11,645
Autodesk, Inc.     700        34,192        7,850   
Avery Dennison Corp.     900        44,693        1,999   
Avnet, Inc.     5,500        238,648        (2,038
Avon Products, Inc.     8,300        80,346        (2,409
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.     300        13,668        1,659   
Babcock & Wilcox Co./The     1,900        55,984        1,586   
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.     1,500        102,054        12,201   
Best Buy Co., Inc.     6,900        234,594        34,368   
Big Lots, Inc.     19,000        803,508        (43,128
Biogen Idec, Inc.     2,000        641,921        36,979   
Boston Scientific Corp.     16,700        217,647        3,628   
Brinker International, Inc.     2,500        139,470        7,255   
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     300        16,154        1,555   
Broadcom Corp.     6,100        238,798        25,515   
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.     3,800        166,526        8,958   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.     63,300      $ 660,421      $ 89,051   
CA, Inc.     9,200        277,878        2,262   
Capital One Financial Corp.     800        65,229        811   
Cardinal Health, Inc.     900        60,188        12,469   
Carter’s, Inc.     1,200        93,123        11,649   
CBOE Holdings, Inc.     1,300        64,726        17,720   
CBS Corp.     600        36,803        (3,599
Celanese Corp.     1,300        76,147        1,801   
Celgene Corp.     1,600        152,104        26,872   
Centene Corp.     1,100        109,127        5,108   
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.     300        71,602        10,160   
Chico’s FAS, Inc.     7,800        122,307        4,131   
Cigna Corp.     4,100        399,570        22,361   
Cimarex Energy Co.     300        29,716        2,084   
Cintas Corp.     1,900        129,638        19,398   
Cisco Systems, Inc.     9,400        247,019        14,442   
Citrix Systems, Inc.     3,200        206,445        (2,285
Civeo Corp.     9,500           116,865        (77,820
Cleco Corp.     400        21,377        439   
Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.     50,800        377,685        (14,973
Coach, Inc.     7,200        248,742        21,690   
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.     4,000        175,011        1,869   
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.     3,300        170,902        2,876   
CommVault Systems, Inc.     1,500        62,314        15,221   
Compass Minerals International, Inc.     700        60,226        555   
Computer Sciences Corp.     1,900        113,372        6,423   
Con-way, Inc.     2,600        127,143        725   
Corning, Inc.     14,100        295,703        27,610   
CR Bard, Inc.     2,300        391,290        (8,064
CSX Corp.     3,300        120,943        (1,384
Cummins, Inc.     1,800        252,944        6,562   
CVS Health Corp.     1,500        137,569        6,896   
Danaher Corp.     1,200        96,818        6,034   
Deckers Outdoor Corp.     1,300        105,393        12,959   
Delta Air Lines, Inc.     21,400        870,715           181,951   
Dillards, Inc.     1,500        141,826        45,944   
Discover Financial Services     1,100        59,989        12,050   
DISH Network Corp.     800        49,498        8,814   
Dollar General Corp.     4,500        296,490        21,660   
Dollar Tree, Inc.     6,900        454,786        30,836   
Domino’s Pizza, Inc.     200        14,658        4,176   
Dover Corp.     800        67,047        (9,671
Dow Chemical Co./The     2,300        113,832        (8,929
DR Horton, Inc.     900        18,726        4,035   
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.     3,100        220,166        2,042   
DST Systems, Inc.     1,800        170,037        (567
DSW, Inc.     1,100        40,579        451   
DTE Energy Co.     400        26,459        8,089   
Dun & Bradstreet Corp./The     500        57,094        3,386   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
  AQR Funds       Annual Report       December 2014   
                

 

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Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
eBay, Inc.     8,400      $ 448,513      $ 22,895   
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.     4,300        504,878        42,856   
Electronic Arts, Inc.     5,400        213,739        40,142   
EMC Corp.     3,500        98,910        5,180   
Emerson Electric Co.     600        39,632        (2,594
EOG Resources, Inc.     300        35,367        (7,746
Equifax, Inc.     500        37,666        2,769   
Exelis, Inc.     10,600        188,039        (2,221
Expedia, Inc.     800        59,555        8,733   
F5 Networks, Inc.     400        48,505        3,681   
Facebook, Inc.     800        51,799        10,617   
Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.     17,500        249,620        45,780   
FedEx Corp.     1,100        195,629        (4,603
Fifth Third BanCorp.     1,000        21,550        (1,175
First Solar, Inc.     400        22,074        (4,236
Flowserve Corp.     400        30,848        (6,916
Fluor Corp.     500        40,609        (10,294
FNF Group     700        21,190        2,925   
Foot Locker, Inc.     5,900        294,301        37,161   
Ford Motor Co.     10,800        165,044        2,356   
Fortinet, Inc.     1,900        48,753        9,501   
Fossil Group, Inc.     2,600        285,454        2,470   
Franklin Resources, Inc.     1,300        73,368        (1,387
GameStop Corp.     700        25,908        (2,248
Gannett Co., Inc.     9,600        293,407        13,121   
Gap, Inc./The     6,900        263,497        27,062   
General Dynamics Corp.     4,200        599,951        (21,947
General Motors Co.     4,900        154,447        16,612   
Genworth Financial, Inc.     17,800        151,045        255   
Gilead Sciences, Inc.     12,000        1,194,114        (62,994
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co./The     2,500        66,556        4,869   
Google, Inc.     300        170,169        (10,971
Guess?, Inc.     600        15,936        (3,288
Halliburton Co.     6,600        276,784        (17,206
Harman International Industries, Inc.     1,700        174,858        6,549   
Harris Corp.     200        14,108        256   
HCA Holdings, Inc.     8,000        543,418        43,702   
Health Net, Inc.     11,900        534,349           102,658   
Hess Corp.     800        61,454        (2,398
Hewlett-Packard Co.     16,100        558,949        87,144   
Home Depot, Inc./The     2,600        262,070        10,852   
Hubbell, Inc.     1,000        109,068        (2,238
Humana, Inc.     2,900        349,133        67,394   
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.     3,100        328,042        20,584   
IAC/InterActiveCorp.     2,200        153,685        (19,947
IDEX Corp.     400        29,303        1,833   
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.     600        87,107        1,855   
IHS, Inc.     2,200        263,168        (12,632
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     100        8,266        1,204   
Informatica Corp.     4,700        161,767        17,467   
Ingersoll-Rand PLC     800        47,286        3,426   
Ingram Micro, Inc.     7,400        206,429        (1,893
Integrated Device Technology, Inc.     13,700        217,406        51,114   
Intel Corp.     9,800        335,678        19,964   
International Business Machines Corp.     800        130,516        (2,164
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
International Paper Co.     4,500      $ 245,920      $ (4,810
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc./The     3,000        56,904        5,406   
Intuit, Inc.     200        14,759        3,679   
Invesco Ltd.     5,100        188,864        12,688   
ITT Corp.     3,300        141,524        (8,006
Jabil Circuit, Inc.     10,500        221,340        7,875   
JetBlue Airways Corp.     5,300        80,951        3,107   
Johnson & Johnson     1,200        120,681        4,803   
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     1,700        99,630        6,756   
Juniper Networks, Inc.     11,700        243,286        17,858   
KBR, Inc.     10,100        209,597        (38,402
KeyCorp.     1,000        13,540        360   
Kimberly-Clark Corp.     100        9,611        1,943   
KLA-Tencor Corp.     600        37,644        4,548   
Knowles Corp.     1,400        27,461        5,509   
Kroger Co./The     2,600        114,270        52,676   
L Brands, Inc.     600        50,954        976   
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.     2,300        279,948        10,335   
Lam Research Corp.     700        45,155        10,383   
Lear Corp.     2,900           260,501             23,931   
Lennox International, Inc.     900        77,658        7,905   
Lexmark International, Inc.     4,600        192,344        (2,502
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.     2,100        143,858        7,153   
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.     700        47,233        1,130   
Lincoln National Corp.     2,100        111,641        9,466   
Lockheed Martin Corp.     1,100        197,694        14,133   
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.     3,700        230,194        24,366   
LyondellBasell Industries NV     8,000        699,567        (64,447
Macy’s, Inc.     600        34,235        5,215   
ManpowerGroup, Inc.     3,900        286,628        (20,765
Marathon Oil Corp.     900        29,912        (4,451
Marathon Petroleum Corp.     2,500        218,276        7,374   
Marvell Technology Group Ltd.     20,700        293,554        6,596   
Masco Corp.     4,900        108,135        15,345   
MasterCard, Inc.     500        39,140        3,940   
McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.     1,300        104,306        11,368   
Medivation, Inc.     400        44,018        (4,174
Medtronic, Inc.     1,100        64,139        15,281   
Merck & Co., Inc.     6,700        394,474        (13,981
MetLife, Inc.     200        9,904        914   
Micron Technology, Inc.     7,100        230,129        18,441   
Microsoft Corp.     8,900        386,405        27,000   
Molson Coors Brewing Co.     2,200        164,681        (737
Monster Beverage Corp.     2,500        199,495        71,380   
Moody’s Corp.     500        48,174        (269
Morgan Stanley     2,800        95,255        13,385   
Mosaic Co./The     400        19,332        (1,072
Myriad Genetics, Inc.     2,100        55,658        15,868   
NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc./The     4,700        192,792        32,620   
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.     300        22,725        (3,066
Navient Corp.     17,900        328,754        58,065   
 

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
NCR Corp.     4,900      $ 137,363      $ 5,423   
NetApp, Inc.     9,900        401,553        8,802   
NeuStar, Inc.     1,300        32,695        3,445   
Newfield Exploration Co.     2,500        80,505        (12,705
News Corp.     800        13,008        (456
NIKE, Inc.     3,300        302,219        15,076   
Norfolk Southern Corp.     500        55,286        (481
Northrop Grumman Corp.     3,000        399,255        42,915   
NVIDIA Corp.     13,700        268,975        5,710   
Oil States International, Inc.     1,700        71,755        11,375   
Old Republic International Corp.     1,000        16,790        (2,160
ON Semiconductor Corp.     21,900        179,350        42,497   
Oracle Corp.     9,300        366,005        52,216   
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.     200        37,628        896   
Oshkosh Corp.     1,500        78,395        (5,420
Parker Hannifin Corp.     1,200        144,152        10,588   
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.     10,300        214,144        (43,267
PepsiCo, Inc.     300        28,949        (581
Pfizer, Inc.     9,500           287,683        8,242   
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.     9,100        279,499        18,890   
Pitney Bowes, Inc.     16,000        400,866        (10,946
Priceline Group, Inc./The     100        123,391        (9,370
Procter & Gamble Co./The     500        44,975        570   
PTC, Inc.     6,400        236,602        (2,042
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.     6,200        247,977        8,765   
PulteGroup, Inc.     7,100        134,953        17,413   
Quintiles Transnational Holdings, Inc.     1,100        62,854        1,903   
Rackspace Hosting, Inc.     6,100        208,601        76,940   
Ralph Lauren Corp.     500        80,138        12,442   
Raytheon Co.     2,000        191,815        24,525   
Red Hat, Inc.     200        11,427        2,401   
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.     2,600        210,469        17,343   
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.     300        22,824        (4,443
RF Micro Devices, Inc.     5,900        54,168        43,713   
Rite Aid Corp.     28,600        148,631        66,441   
Robert Half International, Inc.     200        8,387        3,289   
Rock-Tenn Co.     4,600        235,904        44,604   
Rockwell Automation, Inc.     800        91,553        (2,593
Ross Stores, Inc.     1,100        84,003        19,683   
Ryder System, Inc.     500        37,150        9,275   
SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.     3,400        60,055        805   
SEI Investments Co.     3,400        124,079        12,057   
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.     5,800        269,720           151,998   
SM Energy Co.     3,800        147,993        (1,389
Snap-on, Inc.     100        9,989        3,685   
SolarWinds, Inc.     900        46,316        (1,469
Sonoco Products Co.     1,000        43,430        270   
Southwest Airlines Co.     3,600        76,365        75,987   
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.     7,300        285,301        28,891   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Spirit Airlines, Inc.     1,600      $ 134,866      $ (13,938
SPX Corp.     400        39,888        (5,520
State Street Corp.     5,500        402,232        29,518   
Stryker Corp.     100        7,820        1,613   
Superior Energy Services, Inc.     11,800        275,137        (37,367
SUPERVALU, Inc.     37,400        329,740        33,040   
Symantec Corp.     13,900        345,795        10,810   
Teradyne, Inc.     2,200        41,989        1,549   
Tesoro Corp.     500        36,320        855   
Texas Instruments, Inc.     700        35,950        1,476   
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     500        59,334        3,311   
Thoratec Corp.     6,800        189,919        30,809   
Time Warner, Inc.     2,700        219,671        10,963   
Timken Co./The     10,300        443,310        (3,706
TJX Cos., Inc./The     3,700        221,710        32,036   
Towers Watson & Co.     800        94,944        (4,408
Travelers Cos., Inc./The     100        8,647        1,938   
Trinity Industries, Inc.     3,800        136,306        (29,868
TripAdvisor, Inc.     1,800        124,068        10,320   
Tupperware Brands Corp.     1,800        116,231        (2,831
Tyco International PLC     300        13,284        (126
Tyson Foods, Inc.     5,700           229,726        (1,213
Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.     400        51,992        (856
Union Pacific Corp.     1,200        132,267        10,689   
United States Steel Corp.     6,200        199,673        (33,885
United Therapeutics Corp.     6,100        744,370        45,519   
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     400        32,635        7,801   
Universal Health Services, Inc.     100        10,940        186   
Unum Group     6,500        216,916        9,803   
Urban Outfitters, Inc.     6,600        204,276        27,582   
Valero Energy Corp.     8,900        438,914        1,636   
VCA, Inc.     1,700        54,784        28,125   
VF Corp.     1,000        58,717        16,183   
Viacom, Inc.     1,800        140,551        (5,101
Voya Financial, Inc.     4,000        162,677        6,843   
WABCO Holdings, Inc.     900        91,058        3,244   
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.     7,200        374,348        (15,644
Waters Corp.     500        57,590        (1,230
Western Digital Corp.     4,000        370,134        72,666   
Westlake Chemical Corp.     1,300        83,545        (4,128
Whirlpool Corp.     1,300        204,983        46,879   
Whiting Petroleum Corp.     2,200        93,062        (20,462
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.     2,900        213,751        5,721   
Xerox Corp.     17,000        212,650        22,970   
Xilinx, Inc.     900        38,969        (8
Yahoo!, Inc.     2,400        84,904        36,320   
Yum! Brands, Inc.     600        43,610        100   
Zebra Technologies Corp.     3,500        245,528        25,407   
     

 

 

 
        3,124,863   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        3,171,022   
     

 

 

 
 

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Short Positions                  
Hong Kong      
Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.     (6,600   $ (510,749   $ 15,089   
     

 

 

 
Ireland                  
Alkermes PLC     (8,400     (405,117     (86,787
Endo International PLC     (8,800     (583,856     (50,800
     

 

 

 
        (137,587
     

 

 

 
Netherlands                  
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV     (17,100     (879,781        161,923   
Core Laboratories NV     (5,600     (751,021     77,117   
Sensata Technologies Holding NV     (11,400     (535,191     (62,283
     

 

 

 
        176,757   
     

 

 

 
Panama                  
Copa Holdings SA     (1,500     (183,073     27,612   
     

 

 

 
Switzerland                  
Weatherford International PLC     (3,600     (50,162     8,942   
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom        
Aon PLC     (1,100     (101,126     (3,187
Ensco PLC     (10,000     (349,195     49,695   
Liberty Global PLC     (7,600     (333,103     (48,455
Noble Corp. PLC     (8,100     (139,631     5,414   
Willis Group Holdings PLC     (7,000     (293,970     (19,700
     

 

 

 
        (16,233
     

 

 

 
United States        
Actavis PLC     (1,500     (380,412     (5,703
ADT Corp./The     (8,400     (277,148     (27,184
AECOM Technology Corp.     (6,100     (196,306     11,049   
Air Lease Corp.     (2,800     (100,000     3,932   
Airgas, Inc.     (400     (45,650     (422
Alcoa, Inc.     (3,800     (61,711     1,709   
Allegheny Technologies, Inc.     (8,100     (273,920     (7,717
Alliance Data Systems Corp.     (2,300     (634,855     (23,060
Altera Corp.     (1,000     (32,164     (4,776
Amazon.com, Inc.     (1,000     (314,432     4,082   
AMC Networks, Inc.     (400     (26,102     594   
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.     (4,000     (46,478     (9,042
AmerisourceBergen Corp.     (400     (31,169     (4,895
AMETEK, Inc.     (2,400     (128,062     1,750   
Amphenol Corp.     (3,100     (146,764     (20,047
Apache Corp.     (1,100     (75,962     7,025   
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.     (1,200     (67,578     6,234   
Arthur J Gallagher & Co.     (500     (23,125     (415
AT&T, Inc.     (4,300     (146,379     1,942   
AutoNation, Inc.     (700     (33,167     (9,120
Avis Budget Group, Inc.     (2,200     (131,151     (14,775
B/E Aerospace, Inc.     (3,000     (162,326     (11,734
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)        
Ball Corp.     (300   $ (19,811   $ (640
Bill Barrett Corp.     (11,700     (206,669     73,406   
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.     (4,100     (328,548     (42,092
Boeing Co./The     (600     (75,078     (2,910
BorgWarner, Inc.     (3,400     (192,064            5,234   
Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.     (18,300     (598,480     (72,581
Brown-Forman Corp.     (900     (74,615     (4,441
Cabela’s, Inc.     (8,300     (459,567     22,074   
Cablevision Systems Corp.     (1,200     (19,634     (5,134
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.     (8,000     (254,229     17,349   
Calpine Corp.     (2,100     (40,019     (6,454
Campbell Soup Co.     (1,700     (71,377     (3,423
CarMax, Inc.     (6,600     (337,361     (102,067
Carnival Corp.     (2,000     (80,698     (9,962
Catamaran Corp.     (7,100     (333,218     (34,207
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.     (500     (12,000     285   
CenturyLink, Inc.     (3,100     (90,936     (31,762
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.     (1,000     (54,817     (20,073
Charles Schwab Corp./The     (700     (18,739     (2,394
Charter Communications, Inc.     (300     (41,084     (8,902
Cheniere Energy, Inc.     (3,300     (232,608     288   
Chesapeake Energy Corp.     (3,500     (73,141     4,646   
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.     (300     (19,659     (3,984
Ciena Corp.     (11,600     (226,096     940   
Citigroup, Inc.     (2,000     (102,032     (6,188
Clean Harbors, Inc.     (4,900     (262,777     27,332   
Clorox Co./The     (700     (61,446     (11,501
CME Group, Inc.     (2,300     (208,554     4,659   
Cobalt International Energy, Inc.     (9,500     (92,325     7,870   
Colfax Corp.     (7,300     (377,291     830   
Community Health Systems, Inc.     (3,100     (144,202     (22,950
ConAgra Foods, Inc.     (1,100     (34,461     (5,447
Concho Resources, Inc.     (700     (73,831     4,006   
CONSOL Energy, Inc.     (5,100     (184,997     12,566   
Constellation Brands, Inc.     (400     (35,593     (3,675
CoStar Group, Inc.     (2,500     (394,847     (64,228
Covanta Holding Corp.     (23,700     (556,513     34,876   
Cree, Inc.     (5,200     (207,959     40,415   
Crown Holdings, Inc.     (4,100     (194,919     (13,771
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (4,300     (303,002     (129,793
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.     (3,300     (241,104     7,992   
Darden Restaurants, Inc.     (700     (34,097     (6,944
Dean Foods Co.     (6,200     (88,909     (31,247
Denbury Resources, Inc.     (2,300     (28,068     9,369   
Discovery Communications, Inc.     (600     (23,328     2,658   
DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.     (11,300     (267,735     15,406   
Dril-Quip, Inc.     (700     (53,760     49   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)        
Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.     (1,800   $ (81,537   $ 4,767   
E*TRADE Financial Corp.     (2,900     (70,592     253   
Eagle Materials, Inc.     (1,500     (131,267     17,222   
Ecolab, Inc.     (1,900     (212,120          13,532   
EI du Pont de Nemours & Co.     (500     (35,253     (1,717
Energen Corp.     (500     (31,206     (674
EQT Corp.     (700     (61,769     8,779   
Equinix, Inc.     (1,130     (207,973     (48,232
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc./The     (200     (15,144     (96
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.     (800     (32,579     (3,109
Express Scripts Holding Co.     (400     (30,056     (3,812
Fastenal Co.     (14,500     (651,829     (37,791
FEI Co.     (1,400     (126,356     (134
First Horizon National Corp.     (14,000     (174,513     (15,607
First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.     (34,000     (277,037     (9,583
First Republic Bank     (7,400     (376,292     (9,396
FirstEnergy Corp.     (600     (20,216     (3,178
FleetCor Technologies, Inc.     (1,400     (198,291     (9,903
Flowers Foods, Inc.     (2,900     (61,075     5,424   
FMC Technologies, Inc.     (2,200     (112,939     9,891   
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.     (2,200     (97,843     (1,751
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.     (2,400     (73,393     17,329   
Freescale Semiconductor Ltd.     (4,300     (82,020     (26,469
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc.     (2,900     (278,330     17,562   
Gentex Corp.     (4,300     (143,859     (11,499
Groupon, Inc.     (23,600     (151,105     (43,831
Hain Celestial Group, Inc./The     (6,000     (320,475     (29,265
Hanesbrands, Inc.     (800     (90,589     1,293   
Harley-Davidson, Inc.     (300     (19,834     61   
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.     (6,000     (140,152     9,952   
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.     (300     (26,036     5,810   
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.     (13,100     (316,964     (9,750
Hexcel Corp.     (3,500     (147,308     2,093   
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.     (1,400     (35,716     (810
Hologic, Inc.     (7,000     (170,467     (16,713
HomeAway, Inc.     (6,100     (188,673     7,015   
Hospira, Inc.     (600     (26,396     (10,354
Illumina, Inc.     (200     (28,981     (7,935
Incyte Corp. Ltd.     (6,900     (447,763     (56,696
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.     (500     (112,544     2,900   
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.     (100     (41,086     (11,808
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.     (800     (41,353     5,601   
Janus Capital Group, Inc.     (4,600     (71,224     (2,974
Jarden Corp.     (8,100     (365,606     (22,222
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)        
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC     (3,900   $ (645,281   $ 6,734   
JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.     (3,400     (263,502     (22,948
JDS Uniphase Corp.     (2,900     (38,011     (1,777
Johnson Controls, Inc.     (1,000     (49,571     1,231   
Joy Global, Inc.     (700     (37,113     4,549   
Kansas City Southern     (3,400     (395,484     (19,418
Kate Spade & Co.     (6,000     (159,140     (32,920
KB Home     (7,800     (129,891     801   
Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.     (1,200     (153,736     (5,138
Kinder Morgan, Inc.     (10,700     (443,634     (9,083
Kirby Corp.     (400     (39,944     7,648   
KLX, Inc.     (1,000     (51,823     10,573   
Kohl’s Corp.     (400     (21,524     (2,892
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings     (200     (18,860     (2,720
Lamar Advertising Co.     (6,800     (358,607     (6,145
Laredo Petroleum, Inc.     (9,700     (202,567        102,172   
Las Vegas Sands Corp.     (1,300     (78,212     2,604   
Lennar Corp.     (6,300     (262,385     (19,918
Level 3 Communications, Inc.     (8,500     (368,595     (51,135
Life Time Fitness, Inc.     (1,600     (87,078     (3,514
LinkedIn Corp.     (2,500     (529,437     (44,838
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.     (11,800     (364,860     (12,976
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.     (3,400     (86,785     (1,989
Loews Corp.     (9,100     (389,138     6,756   
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.     (24,000     (366,120     (31,320
M&T Bank Corp.     (2,700     (329,869     (9,305
Madison Square Garden Co./The     (300     (14,900     (7,678
Mallinckrodt PLC     (2,400     (220,120     (17,552
Manitowoc Co., Inc./The     (6,300     (121,347     (17,883
Marriott International, Inc.     (700     (34,745     (19,876
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.     (3,000     (356,770     25,810   
McCormick & Co., Inc.     (1,000     (69,194     (5,106
McKesson Corp.     (800     (169,797     3,733   
MDU Resources Group, Inc.     (800     (22,258     3,458   
MeadWestvaco Corp.     (600     (21,870     (4,764
MEDNAX, Inc.     (500     (26,885     (6,170
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.     (400     (102,112     (18,872
MGM Resorts International     (19,300     (421,106     8,472   
Mohawk Industries, Inc.     (300     (39,662     (6,946
Motorola Solutions, Inc.     (7,700     (494,323     (22,193
MRC Global, Inc.     (11,700     (232,546     55,291   
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.     (800     (67,509     2,509   
Mylan, Inc.     (200     (9,622     (1,652
National Fuel Gas Co.     (3,100     (215,268     (275
Navistar International Corp.     (12,700     (442,688     17,492   
Netflix, Inc.     (500     (187,559     16,754   
NetSuite, Inc.     (3,700     (371,192     (32,737
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)        
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.     (1,900   $ (72,267   $ (104
Nielsen NV     (5,000     (220,401     (3,249
Noble Energy, Inc.     (3,800     (216,807     36,573   
Nordstrom, Inc.     (500     (36,784     (2,911
Northern Trust Corp.     (3,000     (201,732     (468
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.     (5,200     (189,907     (53,245
NRG Energy, Inc.     (12,500     (367,507     30,632   
Nuance Communications, Inc.     (4,600     (70,631     4,989   
Nucor Corp.     (4,900     (262,948     22,603   
Oasis Petroleum, Inc.     (900     (38,772     23,886   
Oceaneering International, Inc.     (1,400     (96,380     14,046   
Office Depot, Inc.     (17,700     (77,672     (74,106
Omnicare, Inc.     (4,800     (334,908     (15,156
ONEOK, Inc.     (1,500     (88,664     13,979   
Owens Corning     (2,500     (91,889     2,364   
Owens-Illinois, Inc.     (700     (23,795     4,902   
PacWest Bancorp     (6,300     (277,653     (8,745
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.     (2,000     (176,397     (68,743
Pandora Media, Inc.     (11,500     (250,776     45,731   
Patterson Cos., Inc.     (1,000     (46,140     (1,960
Peabody Energy Corp.     (38,700     (417,500     117,962   
PerkinElmer, Inc.     (1,300     (56,020     (829
Perrigo Co PLC     (600     (92,880     (7,416
PG&E Corp.     (500     (22,300     (4,320
Pharmacyclics, Inc.     (3,100     (395,680     16,674   
Polaris Industries, Inc.     (500     (74,624     (996
Post Holdings, Inc.     (16,100     (570,256     (104,173
Praxair, Inc.     (1,800     (227,204     (6,004
PVH Corp.     (400     (47,908     (3,360
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.     (500     (27,850     (5,680
Range Resources Corp.     (9,100     (601,808        115,413   
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (800     (285,797     (42,403
Rockwell Collins, Inc.     (700     (53,066     (6,070
Roper Industries, Inc.     (600     (82,568     (11,242
Rosetta Resources, Inc.     (3,600     (119,159     38,843   
Rowan Cos. PLC     (3,700     (78,315     (7,969
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.     (700     (37,006     (20,695
salesforce.com, Inc.     (8,200     (486,229     (113
Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.     (3,800     (441,787     5,015   
SanDisk Corp.     (2,700     (254,123     (10,423
SBA Communications Corp.     (4,000     (429,390     (13,650
Schlumberger Ltd.     (2,000     (192,677     21,857   
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc.     (3,700     (272,755     (5,744
Seadrill Ltd.     (22,600     (398,574     128,730   
Sealed Air Corp.     (12,100     (421,516     (91,887
Seattle Genetics, Inc.     (2,500     (82,715     2,390   
ServiceNow, Inc.     (5,000     (318,412     (20,838
Sherwin-Williams Co./The     (100     (22,696     (3,608
Signet Jewelers Ltd.     (1,400     (169,684     (14,514
Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.     (42,900     (143,830     (6,320
Sirona Dental Systems, Inc.     (1,100     (87,394     (8,713
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)        
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.     (4,300   $ (169,577   $ (15,968
Sotheby’s     (9,300     (365,103     (36,471
Southern Co./The     (900     (40,006     (4,193
Southwestern Energy Co.     (3,800     (119,178     15,476   
Splunk, Inc.     (4,900     (304,350     15,495   
Sprint Corp.     (92,900     (506,312        120,777   
Staples, Inc.     (3,600     (41,905     (23,327
Starbucks Corp.     (400     (30,939     (1,881
Stericycle, Inc.     (6,000     (743,440     (43,040
Stratasys Ltd.     (6,900     (734,684     161,225   
SunEdison, Inc.     (15,500     (278,910     (23,495
Synovus Financial Corp.     (11,900     (304,160     (18,211
Tableau Software, Inc.     (300     (23,806     (1,622
Target Corp.     (2,200     (135,078     (31,924
TECO Energy, Inc.     (1,200     (20,549     (4,039
Teekay Corp.     (4,600     (246,452     12,358   
Tempur Sealy International, Inc.     (1,800     (98,724     (114
Tenet Healthcare Corp.     (6,000     (272,200     (31,820
Terex Corp.     (1,200     (40,048     6,592   
Tesla Motors, Inc.     (3,400     (802,625     46,431   
Textron, Inc.     (1,900     (69,532     (10,477
Tidewater, Inc.     (6,500     (229,278     18,613   
Tiffany & Co.     (3,100     (304,192     (27,074
Toll Brothers, Inc.     (10,300     (349,872     (3,109
Total System Services, Inc.     (500     (14,937     (2,043
Tractor Supply Co.     (200     (14,151     (1,613
TransDigm Group, Inc.     (600     (103,652     (14,158
Trimble Navigation Ltd.     (6,000     (178,170     18,930   
Triumph Group, Inc.     (1,000     (73,892     6,672   
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.     (1,700     (59,215     (6,073
Umpqua Holdings Corp.     (2,700     (46,488     561   
Under Armour, Inc.     (4,400     (262,500     (36,260
United Continental Holdings, Inc.     (3,900     (192,282     (68,589
United Natural Foods, Inc.     (2,300     (167,786     (10,062
United Rentals, Inc.     (2,800     (282,882     (2,746
US Bancorp.     (2,100     (96,604     2,209   
USG Corp.     (25,300     (692,410     (15,737
Vantiv, Inc.     (7,000     (230,394     (7,046
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.     (700     (57,189     (3,368
VeriFone Systems, Inc.     (3,200     (106,224     (12,816
VeriSign, Inc.     (400     (19,202     (3,598
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (900     (101,406     (5,514
Visa, Inc.     (1,100     (249,180     (39,240
VMware, Inc.     (700     (65,764     8,000   
Vulcan Materials Co.     (1,600     (102,420     (2,748
Waste Management, Inc.     (300     (12,226     (3,170
WellCare Health Plans, Inc.     (2,500     (183,411     (21,739
Wendy’s Co./The     (1,342     (12,051     (67
WESCO International, Inc.     (800     (68,734     7,766   
Western Union Co./The     (3,800     (60,357     (7,701
Whole Foods Market, Inc.     (4,800     (215,818     (26,198
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)        
Williams Cos., Inc./The     (4,000   $ (181,349   $ 1,589   
Workday, Inc.     (1,000     (94,033     12,423   
WPX Energy, Inc.     (1,000     (21,327     9,696   
WR Grace & Co.     (300     (28,706     89   
Wynn Resorts Ltd.     (1,400     (254,953     46,689   
Yelp, Inc.     (8,800     (515,853     34,229   
Zions Bancorporation     (7,000     (202,049     2,479   
Zoetis, Inc.     (4,100     (156,815     (19,608
Zynga, Inc.     (71,300     (183,784     (5,874
     

 

 

 
        (907,570
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        (832,990
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        2,338,032   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (13,221
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 2,324,811   
     

 

 

 
(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.

Money Market Fund pledged to Goldman Sachs is included in collateral for total return swap contracts.

 

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
  

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Goldman Sachs   

The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of

long and short positions and pays or receives the Euro Interbank Offered Rate, plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in EUR based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.

   2-13 months maturity ranging from 01/21/2015 - 02/20/2015      $1,556   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE ENTITY   SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions                  
Belgium      
Belgacom SA     11,039      $ 350,998      $ 49,536   
Delhaize Group SA     1,493        99,442        9,286   
UCB SA     648        51,072        (1,800
     

 

 

 
           57,022   
     

 

 

 
Finland        
Fortum OYJ     5,734        115,965        8,529   
Metso OYJ     2,973        91,385        (2,374
Neste Oil OYJ     2,108        36,638        14,708   
Orion OYJ     13,536        443,481        (22,505
     

 

 

 
        (1,642
     

 

 

 
France        
AtoS     243        19,493        (185
AXA SA     3,772        82,416        4,502   
REFERENCE ENTITY   SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
France (continued)        
Casino Guichard Perrachon SA     261      $ 28,858      $ (4,855
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin     513        50,029        (3,723
Electricite de France SA     1,606        54,854        (10,643
Eutelsat Communications SA     3,483        104,128        8,511   
GDF Suez     7,062        169,624        (4,945
Iliad SA     718        158,683        13,692   
Lagardere SCA     8,713         217,582        9,321   
Orange SA     15,304        214,093        46,178   
Peugeot SA     6,006        76,474        (2,886
Safran SA     956        59,062        (81
Sanofi     5,949        547,907        (5,534
SCOR SE     2,532        73,697        3,024   
SES SA     532        16,370        2,718   
Sodexo SA     850        82,333        869   
Suez Environnement Co.     1,473        26,111        (446
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND   
REFERENCE ENTITY   SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
France (continued)        
Technip SA     1,642      $ 99,924      $ (2,114
Thales SA     1,433        84,572        (7,036
Total SA     9,916        553,323        (45,306
Vivendi SA     10,871        271,891        (1,306
     

 

 

 
        (245
     

 

 

 
Germany        
Bayer AG     1,674        232,216        (4,036
Deutsche Post AG     1,335        41,911        1,425   
E.ON SE     8,045        130,929        6,574   
Hannover Rueck SE     2,371        193,564        20,327   
HUGO BOSS AG     2,155        267,711        (4,086
Merck KGaA     3,170        273,099        25,224   
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs AG     1,194        222,025        15,745   
OSRAM Licht AG     2,319        73,667        17,377   
Porsche Automobil Holding SE     1,090        90,296        (2,145
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG     3,495        141,315        4,718   
RWE AG     2,614        86,393        (5,713
Stada Arzneimittel AG     457        20,822        (6,956
Symrise AG     1,136        64,409        4,029   
TUI AG     19,588         291,968        32,807   
United Internet AG     7,430        303,599        31,084   
     

 

 

 
         136,374   
     

 

 

 
Italy        
Autogrill SpA     14,499        113,779        (4,435
Enel Green Power SpA     7,074        16,701        (1,880
Enel SpA     123,261        573,198        (23,760
Eni SpA     23,211        462,823        (56,247
Finmeccanica SpA     11,424        102,526        3,658   
Mediobanca SpA     12,005        98,029        (482
Pirelli & C. SpA     7,774        106,155        (1,304
Snam SpA     38,192        195,067        (6,046
Tenaris SA     2,600        40,531        (1,243
Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA     9,867        42,892        1,926   
UnipolSai SpA     53,127        131,428        11,609   
     

 

 

 
        (78,204
     

 

 

 
Netherlands        
Delta Lloyd NV     12,585        275,706        1,042   
Fugro NV     11,278        262,007        (27,755
Heineken NV     1,220        83,737        2,893   
Koninklijke Ahold NV     13,019        219,673        11,712   
Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster NV     4,500        235,046        11,127   
Royal Dutch Shell PLC     7,009        249,239        (15,635
Wolters Kluwer NV     3,568        89,263        19,615   
     

 

 

 
        2,999   
     

 

 

 
Spain        
Acerinox SA     15,123        218,449        9,708   
ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA     1,687        53,097        5,704   
Banco Santander SA     27,186        227,298        878   
Enagas SA     2,258        62,966        8,254   
Endesa SA     9,821        191,661        4,948   
REFERENCE ENTITY   SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Spain (continued)        
Gas Natural SDG SA     2,594      $ 57,114      $ 8,049   
Iberdrola SA     42,923        287,837        1,496   
Repsol SA     1,782        37,775        (4,415
Tecnicas Reunidas SA     2,815         132,066        (9,023
     

 

 

 
        25,599   
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom        
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV     4,258        37,782        11,695   
Reed Elsevier NV     21,381        485,080        25,511   
     

 

 

 
        37,206   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

         179,109   
     

 

 

 
Short Positions                  
Finland      
Kone OYJ     (1,039     (39,585     (7,718
Nokia OYJ     (9,013     (65,677     (5,605
Nokian Renkaat OYJ     (11,852     (352,985     63,872   
Stora Enso OYJ     (4,540     (35,913     (4,679
Wartsila OYJ     (540     (26,235     2,066   
     

 

 

 
        47,936   
     

 

 

 
France        
Airbus Group NV     (1,749     (95,735     9,268   
Alcatel-Lucent     (225,726     (712,929     (94,543
Bouygues SA     (1,120     (41,891     1,450   
Bureau Veritas SA     (18,195     (424,762     21,634   
Carrefour SA     (1,886     (52,085     (5,309
Edenred     (2,559     (67,174     (3,598
Eiffage SA     (3,617     (178,999     (4,381
Essilor International SA     (1,798     (173,090     (27,422
Faurecia     (1,988     (60,623     (13,169
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA     (1,545     (242,488     (2,243
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA     (1,545     196        (27,032
Renault SA     (1,980     (136,678     (7,538
Schneider Electric SE     (674     (55,829     6,743   
Valeo SA     (94     (11,424     (272
Vallourec SA     (3,820     (142,743     39,215   
Veolia Environnement SA     (5,580     (75,702     (23,136
Vinci SA     (615     (32,772     (808
Wendel SA     (324     (35,892     (410
     

 

 

 
        (131,551
     

 

 

 
Germany        
adidas AG     (3,627     (258,969     7,090   
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG     (2,465     (248,238     (17,781
Bilfinger SE     (2,343     (132,335     1,363   
Commerzbank AG     (11,846     (170,149     14,769   
Continental AG     (142     (26,572     (3,379
Daimler AG     (1,179     (89,390     (8,531
Deutsche Bank AG     (5,920     (230,249     52,978   
Deutsche Lufthansa AG     (2,758     (48,270     2,568   
GEA Group AG     (659     (27,169     (1,805
Infineon Technologies AG     (4,384     (46,191     (199
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND   
REFERENCE ENTITY   SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Germany (continued)        
LANXESS AG     (973   $ (59,862   $ 14,800   
Metro AG     (6,376     (193,751     (1,148
Rheinmetall AG     (3,187     (133,758     (5,001
Salzgitter AG     (2,012     (56,498     196   
SAP SE     (498     (35,485     710   
ThyssenKrupp AG     (5,227     (127,609     (5,543
Volkswagen AG     (506     (106,913     (5,548
Wacker Chemie AG     (816     (84,877     (4,635
Wirecard AG     (1,532     (52,060     (14,742
     

 

 

 
        26,162   
     

 

 

 
Italy        
A2A SpA     (16,250     (17,470     1,004   
Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA     (20,282     (25,334     13,780   
Banca Popolare dell’Emilia Romagna SC     (5,014     (40,847     7,975   
Banco Popolare SC     (2,168     (27,427     1,342   
Buzzi Unicem SpA     (5,657     (78,073     6,472   
Mediaset SpA     (20,697     (71,670     (13,489
Mediolanum SpA     (13,246     (85,182     769   
Moncler SpA     (17,302     (235,013     3,830   
Prysmian SpA     (2,322     (41,748     (568
Saipem SpA     (16,968     (225,920     48,050   
Salvatore Ferragamo SpA     (14,289     (354,435     2,771   
Telecom Italia SpA     (378,595     (402,474     (1,293
World Duty Free SpA     (40,135     (341,534     (43,803
     

 

 

 
        26,840   
     

 

 

 
Luxembourg        
ArcelorMittal     (5,241     (61,120     3,701   
     

 

 

 
Netherlands                  
ASML Holding NV     (2,252     (171,694     (71,629
Koninklijke KPN NV     (41,439     (132,997     2,159   
Koninklijke Philips NV     (1,905     (49,518     (5,701
Randstad Holding NV     (2,025     (85,908     (11,527
SBM Offshore NV     (17,488     (235,657     29,983   
TNT Express NV     (39,044     (239,008     (21,275
     

 

 

 
        (77,990
     

 

 

 
REFERENCE ENTITY   SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Spain        
Amadeus IT Holding SA     (6,485   $ (219,610   $ (38,671
Banco Popular Espanol SA     (21,997     (115,797     6,145   
Bankia SA     (53,653     (91,659        12,042   
Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA     (7,058     (48,437     611   
Ferrovial SA     (1,920     (35,843     (2,112
Grifols SA     (7,362     (303,550     9,780   
Inditex SA     (14,440     (378,558     (33,349
Indra Sistemas SA     (7,787     (77,285     1,631   
Mediaset Espana Comunicacion SA     (4,595     (45,915     (11,853
Red Electrica Corp. SA     (393     (24,919     (9,724
     

 

 

 
        (65,500
     

 

 

 
Switzerland        
STMicroelectronics NV     (1,778     (13,579     285   
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom                  
CNH Industrial NV     (53,347     (420,683     (11,165
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        (181,282
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        (2,173
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        3,729   
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 1,556   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.

Money Market Fund pledged to Goldman Sachs is included in collateral for total return swap contracts.

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND   

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
  

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Goldman Sachs    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the LIBOR, plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in CHF based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    2-13 months maturity ranging from 02/19/2015 - 02/20/2015      $132,906   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE ENTITY   SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions  
Switzerland                  
Actelion Ltd.     5,535      $ 560,565      $ 76,631   
Baloise Holding AG     181        21,465        1,668   
Galenica AG     41        35,492        (2,801
Geberit AG     314        104,937        1,290   
Lonza Group AG     1,198        123,648        11,237   
Novartis AG     1,186        95,336        14,658   
Roche Holding AG     671        178,133        3,669   
Sonova Holding AG     334        49,556        (488
Swiss Life Holding AG     546        120,105        8,943   
Swiss Re AG     2,453        197,929        7,563   
Zurich Insurance Group AG     371        111,442        4,496   
     

 

 

 
        126,866   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        126,866   
     

 

 

 
Short Positions      
Switzerland      
Cie Financiere Richemont SA     (1,314     (107,626     (8,871
Credit Suisse Group AG     (13,730     (359,518     14,603   
Dufry AG     (2,579     (372,903     (12,564
Holcim Ltd.     (2,634     (187,210     (1,080
Julius Baer Group Ltd.     (4,497     (193,860     (11,464
Sulzer AG     (250     (34,526     7,784   
REFERENCE ENTITY   SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Switzerland (continued)  
Swatch Group AG/The     (1,069   $ (502,036   $ 27,126   
Syngenta AG     (78     (27,514     2,425   
UBS Group AG     (8,007     (138,960     1,322   
     

 

 

 
        19,281   
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        19,281   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        146,147   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (13,241
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 132,906   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.

Money Market Fund pledged to Goldman Sachs is included in collateral for total return swap contracts.

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND   

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
  

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Goldman Sachs    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the Copenhagen Interbank Rate, plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in DKK based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    2-13 months maturity ranging from 02/19/2015 - 02/20/2015      $37,635   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE ENTITY   SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions                  
Denmark      
AP Moeller - Maersk A/S     32      $ 68,631      $ (4,984
Coloplast A/S     267        15,493        6,850   
Novo Nordisk A/S     1,619        67,624        860   
Pandora A/S     5,107        368,412        45,547   
TDC A/S     21,139        170,101        (8,876
     

 

 

 
        39,397   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        39,397   
     

 

 

 
Short Positions      
Denmark      
Carlsberg A/S     (172     (14,649     1,439   
REFERENCE ENTITY   SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Denmark (continued)        
GN Store Nord A/S     (2,136   $ (47,773   $ 1,106   
     

 

 

 
        2,545   
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        2,545   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        41,942   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (4,307
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 37,635   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.

Money Market Fund pledged to Goldman Sachs is included in collateral for total return swap contracts.

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND   

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
  

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Goldman Sachs    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the Norway Interbank Offered Rate, plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in NOK based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    3-13 months maturity ranging from 02/19/2015 - 02/20/2015      $(77,948
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions                  
Norway      
Norsk Hydro ASA     72,831      $ 360,042      $ 50,218   
Orkla ASA     8,315        59,202        (2,598
Statoil ASA     9,345        208,910        (44,374
Telenor ASA     3,939        72,597        7,083   
Yara International ASA     555        18,776        5,940   
     

 

 

 
        16,269   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        16,269   
     

 

 

 

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Short Positions                  
Norway      
Marine Harvest ASA     (1,478   $ (16,552   $ (3,742
Schibsted ASA     (4,799     (207,771     (96,578
     

 

 

 
        (100,320
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        (100,320
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        (84,051
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        6,103   
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ (77,948
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.

Money Market Fund pledged to Goldman Sachs is included in collateral for total return swap contracts.

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND   

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
  

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Goldman Sachs    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the Stockholm Interbank Offered Rate, plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in SEK based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    2-13 months maturity ranging from 02/19/2015 - 02/20/2015      $121,957   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions                  
Sweden      
Boliden AB     13,708      $ 209,840      $ 9,280   
Electrolux AB     14,766        395,167        36,284   
Husqvarna AB     32,305        225,074        12,383   
Meda AB     1,339        15,825        3,377   
Securitas AB     16,101        143,797        50,988   
Skanska AB     2,147        38,121        7,976   
Tele2 AB     6,754        78,877        2,966   
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson     9,610        101,667        14,692   
TeliaSonera AB     31,263        202,188        (1,187
     

 

 

 
        136,759   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        136,759   
     

 

 

 
Short Positions      
Sweden      
Alfa Laval AB     (4,401     (85,217     1,995   
Atlas Copco AB     (1,018     (26,746     (1,581
Getinge AB     (8,103     (183,200     (1,324
Hexagon AB     (9,648     (285,218     (12,419
Sandvik AB     (7,204     (75,458     5,413   

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Short Positions (continued)              
Volvo AB     (19,918   $ (216,071   $ 1,286   
     

 

 

 
        (6,630
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        (6,630
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        130,129   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (8,172
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 121,957   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.

Money Market Fund pledged to Goldman Sachs is included in collateral for total return swap contracts.

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND   
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 20.4%   SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio - Series I, Institutional Shares, 0.070% (a)^     65,081,296      $ 65,081,296  
Dreyfus Treasury Cash Management, Class I, 0.010% (a)^     260,325,183        260,325,183  
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - IM Shares, 0.000% (a)^     721,381,083        721,381,083  
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares, 0.000% (a)(b)^     45,821,688        45,821,688  
UBS Money Series - UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund, Class I, 0.010% (a)^     325,406,479        325,406,479  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
(cost $1,418,015,729)

      1,418,015,729  
   

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS - 72.4%
  PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000’s)
    VALUE
(Note 5)
 
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.050%, 01/08/2015 ^(c)   $ 489,685      $ 489,684,021  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.055%, 01/29/2015 ^(b)(c)     729,213        729,199,145  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.045%, 02/05/2015 (c)     355,967        355,958,457  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.037%, 04/09/2015 ^(c)     478,937        478,901,559  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.066%, 05/21/2015 (c)     227,352        227,301,528  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.067%, 05/28/2015 ^(c)     134,500        134,464,491  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.071%, 06/04/2015 ^(c)     934,500        934,222,453  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.101%, 06/11/2015 ^(c)     800,000        799,768,800  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.107%, 06/18/2015 ^(c)     678,847        678,579,534  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.126%, 06/25/2015 (c)     200,000        199,915,400  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $5,027,700,959)

      5,027,995,388  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES, AT VALUE - 92.8%
(cost $6,445,716,688)

      6,446,011,117  
   

 

 

 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
LIABILITIES - 7.2% (d)
        498,678,436  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

    $ 6,944,689,553  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) Represents annualized seven-day yield as of December 31, 2014.
(b) A portion of the security is pledged as collateral to the brokers for forward foreign currency exchange and swap contracts.
(c) The rate shown is the effective yield at the date of purchase.
(d) Includes appreciation/(depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange, futures and swap contracts.

^ All or a portion represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

All securities are Level 2 with respect to ASC 820 (See Note 5).

 

 

Total return swap contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2014:

Over the Counter

 

COUNTERPARTY   UNDERLYING REFERENCE INSTRUMENT   TERMINATION
DATE
  CURRENCY  

NOTIONAL

VALUE

    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
CitiBank   Soybean Oil March Futures^   2/2015   USD     (74,701,506     $(467,526
Barclays Capital   WTI Crude January Futures^   2/2015   USD     (14,141,820     1,836,116   
Barclays Capital   WTI Crude January Futures^   2/2015   USD     779,240        (33,454
CitiBank   WTI Crude January Futures^   2/2015   USD     (83,091,824     10,804,434   
CitiBank   Cotton No. 2 March Futures^   2/2015   USD     (34,401,517     1,132,477   
CitiBank   Corn March Futures^   2/2015   USD     (115,038,099     (2,393,727
CitiBank   Corn March Futures^   2/2015   USD     90,730,782        63,098   
CitiBank   LME Copper March Futures^   2/2015   USD     (73,377,500     4,152,750   
CitiBank   LME Aluminum March Futures^   3/2015   USD     (9,307,200     618,075   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND   
COUNTERPARTY   UNDERLYING REFERENCE INSTRUMENT   TERMINATION
DATE
  CURRENCY  

NOTIONAL

VALUE

    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
CitiBank   LME Aluminum March Futures^   3/2015   USD     9,459,925        $ (770,800
CitiBank   LME Nickel March Futures^   3/2015   USD     97,590        (6,756
CitiBank   LME Zinc March Futures^   3/2015   USD     (53,925     (488
CitiBank   LME Zinc March Futures^   3/2015   USD     55,275        (863
CitiBank   Platinum April Futures^   3/2015   USD     (101,611,768     (893,357
CitiBank   Cocoa March Futures^   2/2015   USD     24,112,796        (192,554
CitiBank   Cocoa March Futures^   2/2015   USD     (23,533,951     (386,165
CitiBank   Cocoa March Futures^   2/2015   GBP     42,528,761        1,815,499   
CitiBank   Cocoa March Futures^   2/2015   GBP     (22,995,286     (1,167,052
CitiBank   Soybean Meal March Futures^   2/2015   USD     16,659,644        (322,444
CitiBank   Soybean March Futures^   2/2015   USD     (22,313,238     307,888   
CitiBank   Soybean March Futures^   2/2015   USD     41,380,319        (747,127
CitiBank   Wheat March Futures^   2/2015   USD     (167,110,315     (15,883,975
CitiBank   Wheat March Futures^   2/2015   USD     178,421,084        (1,672,468
Merrill Lynch   Gold 100 OZ February Futures^   1/2015   USD     234,488,280        (2,785,152
Merrill Lynch   Gold 100 OZ February Futures^   1/2015   USD     (312,477,110     (573,302
Barclays Capital   Silver March Futures^   2/2015   USD     (4,799,210     275,380   
Merrill Lynch   Silver March Futures^   2/2015   USD     39,791,000        (1,737,215
Merrill Lynch   Silver March Futures^   2/2015   USD     (122,785,980     1,255,067   
Barclays Capital   Silver March Futures^   2/2015   USD     4,754,550        (230,740
Deutsche Bank   Heating Oil ULSD January Futures^   1/2015   USD     (10,668,143     964,732   
Deutsche Bank   Live Cattle February Futures^   2/2015   USD     (48,326,001     2,204,401   
Deutsche Bank   Live Cattle February Futures^   2/2015   USD     44,968,260        (4,985,380
Deutsche Bank   Gasoline RBOB January Futures^   1/2015   USD     (68,056,279     8,453,894   
Bank of America   Euro - SCHATZ March Futures   3/2015   EUR     1,116,731,982        1,298,746   
Bank of America   Taiwan Stock Exchange January Futures   1/2015   TWD     271,907,912        263,680   
Bank of America   U.S. Treasury 5-Year Note March Futures   3/2015   USD     5,587,056        2,640   
Bank of America   H-SHARES Index January Futures   1/2015   HKD     309,136,945        487,263   
Bank of America   SGX S&P CNX Nifty Index January Futures   1/2015   USD     58,430,338        266,560   
Bank of America   10-Year Japanese Government Bond March Futures   3/2015   JPY     5,437,116,700        262,523   
Bank of America   Euro - Bobl March Futures   3/2015   EUR     715,608,474        5,787,022   
Bank of America   Swiss Market Index March Futures   3/2015   CHF     233,467,916        4,791,224   
Bank of America   U.S. Treasury 2-Year Note March Futures   3/2015   USD     2,332,510,173        (4,486,736
Bank of America   MSCI Taiwan Stock Index January Futures   1/2015   USD     63,921,023        890,567   
CitiBank   Hard Red Winter Wheat March Futures^   2/2015   USD     (19,926,440     (1,342,801
CitiBank   Hard Red Winter Wheat March Futures^   2/2015   USD     22,217,262        (947,281
         

 

 

 
            $5,906,673   
         

 

 

 

Money Market Fund is pledged as collateral to Bank of America, Barclays Capital, Deutsche Bank and Merrill Lynch for total return swap contracts in the amount of $720, $180,001, $66 and $40,521,282, respectively at December 31, 2014. Cash held as collateral for Bank of America and Deutsche Bank for total return swap contracts was $7,990,000 and $15,400,000, respectively at December 31, 2014.

 

^ Represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

Open futures contracts outstanding at December 31, 2014:

Exchange Traded

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION DATE     VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts:        
34   Goldman Sachs   Cocoa Futures^     3/2015        $1,026,881        $1,049,250        $22,369   
69   Goldman Sachs   Coffee ‘C’ Futures^     3/2015        4,968,499        4,310,775        (657,724
93   Goldman Sachs   Hard Red Winter Wheat Futures^     3/2015        3,163,637        2,913,225        (250,412
44   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     1/2015        2,136,295        2,014,100        (122,195
86   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     1/2015        4,154,123        3,937,639        (216,484

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
  AQR Funds       Annual Report       December 2014   
                

 

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AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND   
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION DATE     VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts: (continued)        
68   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     1/2015        $ 3,405,751        $ 3,117,375        $ (288,376
62   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     1/2015        3,106,017        2,842,312        (263,705
85   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     2/2015        4,341,055        3,903,498        (437,557
89   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     2/2015        4,534,532        4,088,015        (446,517
20   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     2/2015        1,022,045        919,875        (102,170
69   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     2/2015        3,519,197        3,175,950        (343,247
85   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        4,251,817        3,916,821        (334,996
8   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        394,023        368,712        (25,311
71   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        3,507,602        3,272,922        (234,680
39   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        1,924,761        1,799,489        (125,272
15   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        735,043        692,374        (42,669
28   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        1,359,480        1,292,669        (66,811
95   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        4,554,722        4,389,143        (165,579
69   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        3,427,147        3,189,094        (238,053
51   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        2,418,821        2,356,710        (62,111
12   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        575,734        554,712        (21,022
79   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     1/2015        13,161,570        12,575,674        (585,896
28   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     1/2015        4,696,360        4,455,997        (240,363
40   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     1/2015        6,786,426        6,333,000        (453,426
96   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        15,108,274        15,149,400        41,126   
12   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        1,915,534        1,893,150        (22,384
70   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        11,249,199        11,043,707        (205,492
45   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        7,237,254        7,101,000        (136,254
27   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        4,355,852        4,260,147        (95,705
73   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        11,598,084        11,515,750        (82,334
44   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        6,942,226        6,939,900        (2,326
35   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        5,575,600        5,516,875        (58,725
68   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     1/2015        3,930,547        3,684,121        (246,426
61   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     1/2015        3,526,682        3,305,057        (221,625
16   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     1/2015        929,997        867,000        (62,997
101   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     1/2015        5,899,584        5,473,266        (426,318
61   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     1/2015        3,306,332        3,306,200        (132
56   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     1/2015        3,123,941        3,034,934        (89,007
117   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     2/2015        6,535,451        6,339,206        (196,245
60   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     2/2015        3,387,889        3,252,870        (135,019
24   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     2/2015        1,379,837        1,303,644        (76,193
17   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     3/2015        925,274        924,775        (499
72   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     3/2015        3,893,256        3,918,222        24,966   
58   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     3/2015        3,233,197        3,155,925        (77,272
41   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     3/2015        2,183,367        2,231,425        48,058   
43   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     3/2015        2,328,573        2,338,394        9,821   
729   Goldman Sachs   Soybean Futures^     3/2015        38,135,167        37,306,575        (828,592
1,135   Goldman Sachs   Soybean Meal Futures^     3/2015        40,587,238        39,452,600        (1,134,638
7,652   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures     9/2016        1,467,424,474        1,472,762,203        5,337,729   
925   Barclays Capital   Amsterdam Index Futures     1/2015        95,284,857        95,140,181        (144,676
395   Barclays Capital   DAX Index Futures     3/2015        115,189,860        117,622,379        2,432,519   
3,614   Barclays Capital   DJIA Mini E-CBOT Futures     3/2015        312,552,763        320,778,640        8,225,877   
1,494   Barclays Capital   E-Mini Russell 2000 Futures     3/2015        177,584,585        179,384,580        1,799,995   
635   Barclays Capital   Euro Stoxx 50 Index     3/2015        24,259,664        24,073,400        (186,264
178   Barclays Capital   Hang Seng Index Futures     1/2015        27,395,578        27,141,922        (253,656
968   Barclays Capital   H-SHARES Index Futures     1/2015        74,543,480        74,828,341        284,861   
109   Barclays Capital   IBEX 35 Index Futures     1/2015        13,285,791        13,511,766        225,975   
698   Barclays Capital   MSCI Singapore Index Futures     1/2015        39,962,259        40,215,422        253,163   
3,126   Barclays Capital   NASDAQ 100 E-Mini Futures     3/2015        260,609,312        264,631,530        4,022,218   
2,733   Barclays Capital   S&P 500 E-Mini Futures     3/2015        274,687,037        280,460,460        5,773,423   
1,799   Barclays Capital   S&P MID 400 E-Mini Futures     3/2015        256,382,958        260,603,140        4,220,182   
407   Barclays Capital   S&P/Toronto Stock Exchange 60 Index Futures     3/2015        58,509,442        59,666,242        1,156,800   
3,994   Barclays Capital   SGX S&P CNX Nifty Index Futures     1/2015        66,642,450        66,771,692        129,242   
1,976   Barclays Capital   TOPIX Index Futures     3/2015        229,585,638        232,194,023        2,608,385   
1,008   J.P. Morgan   10-Year Japanese Government Bond     3/2015        1,236,089,526        1,243,716,146        7,626,620   
1,425   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures     12/2015        430,672,771        430,843,258        170,487   
2,921   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures     3/2016        882,290,106        883,064,727        774,621   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
  AQR Funds       Annual Report       December 2014   
                

 

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AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND   
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION DATE     VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts: (continued)        
4,317   J.P. Morgan    3-Month Euro Euribor Futures     6/2016        $ 1,303,422,906        $ 1,304,901,823        $ 1,478,917   
5,649   J.P. Morgan    3-Month Euro Euribor Futures     9/2016        1,705,939,396        1,707,098,757        1,159,361   
5,571   J.P. Morgan    3-Month Euro Euribor Futures     12/2016        1,682,135,960        1,683,106,234        970,274   
755   J.P. Morgan    90-Day EURODollar Futures     12/2015        187,188,518        187,022,938        (165,580
555   J.P. Morgan    90-Day EURODollar Futures     3/2016        137,220,246        137,112,750        (107,496
753   J.P. Morgan    90-Day EURODollar Futures     6/2016        185,722,553        185,558,025        (164,528
1,271   J.P. Morgan    90-Day EURODollar Futures     9/2016        312,796,905        312,459,463        (337,442
1,996   J.P. Morgan    90-Day EURODollar Futures     12/2016        490,481,792        489,668,700        (813,092
7,322   J.P. Morgan    90-Day Sterling Futures     6/2015        1,413,164,679        1,417,379,131        4,214,452   
7,627   J.P. Morgan    90-Day Sterling Futures     9/2015        1,470,429,342        1,475,231,719        4,802,377   
7,900   J.P. Morgan    90-Day Sterling Futures     12/2015        1,521,269,889        1,526,496,884        5,226,995   
8,090   J.P. Morgan    90-Day Sterling Futures     3/2016        1,556,195,873        1,561,160,968        4,965,095   
8,193   J.P. Morgan    90-Day Sterling Futures     6/2016        1,573,778,680        1,578,962,404        5,183,724   
7,432   J.P. Morgan    90-Day Sterling Futures     12/2016        1,426,748,191        1,428,681,945        1,933,754   
3,517   J.P. Morgan    Australia 10-Year Bond Futures     3/2015        363,306,692        367,940,029        4,633,337   
17,502   J.P. Morgan    Australia 3-Year Bond Futures     3/2015        1,584,642,820        1,590,064,544        5,421,724   
4,348   J.P. Morgan    Canadian 10-Year Bond Futures     3/2015        511,072,047        518,406,748        7,334,701   
2,623   J.P. Morgan    Euro - Bobl Futures     3/2015        411,945,077        413,503,655        1,558,578   
1,756   J.P. Morgan    Euro - Bund Futures     3/2015        325,327,718        331,200,024        5,872,306   
539   J.P. Morgan    Euro-Buxl 30-Year Bond Futures     3/2015        96,751,862        101,080,582        4,328,720   
1,416   J.P. Morgan    Long Gilt Futures     3/2015        258,171,024        263,800,031        5,629,007   
2,564   J.P. Morgan    U.S. Long Bond Futures     3/2015        361,799,196        370,658,250        8,859,054   
5,439   J.P. Morgan    U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note Futures     3/2015        688,105,872        689,648,203        1,542,331   
8,202   J.P. Morgan    U.S. Treasury 5-Year Note Futures     3/2015        977,199,178        975,461,297        (1,737,881
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
           26,858,228,860        26,964,798,630       106,569,770   
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Short Contracts:           
1,736   Goldman Sachs    Brent Crude Futures^     1/2015        (120,821,163     (99,524,880     21,296,283   
128   Goldman Sachs    Cocoa Futures^     3/2015        (3,618,659     (3,724,800     (106,141
1,581   Goldman Sachs    Cotton No. 2 Futures^     3/2015        (47,513,911     (47,643,435     (129,524
2,601   Goldman Sachs    Gas Oil Futures^     2/2015        (146,209,733     (135,577,125     10,632,608   
842   Goldman Sachs    Gasoline RBOB Futures^     1/2015        (57,877,318     (52,059,344     5,817,974   
685   Goldman Sachs    Gold 100 OZ Futures^     2/2015        (82,016,698     (81,110,850     905,848   
1,758   Goldman Sachs    Heating Oil ULSD Futures^     1/2015        (147,746,403     (135,385,690     12,360,713   
1,150   Goldman Sachs    Live Cattle Futures^     2/2015        (38,729,738     (37,352,000     1,377,738   
44   J.P. Morgan    LME Aluminum Futures^     1/2015        (2,136,268     (2,014,100     122,168   
86   J.P. Morgan    LME Aluminum Futures^     1/2015        (4,125,022     (3,937,639     187,383   
68   J.P. Morgan    LME Aluminum Futures^     1/2015        (3,416,853     (3,117,375     299,478   
62   J.P. Morgan    LME Aluminum Futures^     1/2015        (3,109,166     (2,842,312     266,854   
85   J.P. Morgan    LME Aluminum Futures^     2/2015        (4,356,079     (3,903,497     452,582   
89   J.P. Morgan    LME Aluminum Futures^     2/2015        (4,510,439     (4,088,015     422,424   
20   J.P. Morgan    LME Aluminum Futures^     2/2015        (1,021,844     (919,875     101,969   
69   J.P. Morgan    LME Aluminum Futures^     2/2015        (3,518,855     (3,175,949     342,906   
85   J.P. Morgan    LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        (4,261,604     (3,916,821     344,783   
8   J.P. Morgan    LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        (394,456     (368,712     25,744   
71   J.P. Morgan    LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        (3,507,183     (3,272,923     234,260   
39   J.P. Morgan    LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        (1,921,155     (1,799,489     121,666   
15   J.P. Morgan    LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        (734,346     (692,374     41,972   
28   J.P. Morgan    LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        (1,361,641     (1,292,669     68,972   
395   J.P. Morgan    LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        (19,275,410     (18,256,406     1,019,004   
95   J.P. Morgan    LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        (4,566,513     (4,389,142     177,371   
51   J.P. Morgan    LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        (2,419,349     (2,356,710     62,639   
12   J.P. Morgan    LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        (573,602     (554,712     18,890   
79   J.P. Morgan    LME Copper Futures^     1/2015        (13,133,070     (12,575,674     557,396   
28   J.P. Morgan    LME Copper Futures^     1/2015        (4,697,633     (4,455,997     241,636   
40   J.P. Morgan    LME Copper Futures^     1/2015        (6,768,408     (6,333,000     435,408   
96   J.P. Morgan    LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        (15,075,081     (15,149,400     (74,319
12   J.P. Morgan    LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        (1,914,863     (1,893,150     21,713   
70   J.P. Morgan    LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        (11,242,127     (11,043,707     198,420   
45   J.P. Morgan    LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        (7,235,708     (7,101,000     134,708   
27   J.P. Morgan    LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        (4,361,897     (4,260,148     101,749   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
  AQR Funds       Annual Report       December 2014   
                

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND   
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION DATE     VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Short Contracts: (continued)        
985   J.P. Morgan    LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        $(156,982,609     $(155,334,500     $1,648,109   
73   J.P. Morgan    LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        (11,594,272     (11,515,750     78,522   
44   J.P. Morgan    LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        (6,958,669     (6,939,900     18,769   
35   J.P. Morgan    LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        (5,557,779     (5,516,875     40,904   
1,518   Goldman Sachs    LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        (110,809,831     (107,227,725     3,582,106   
68   J.P. Morgan    LME Zinc Futures^     1/2015        (3,930,701     (3,684,121     246,580   
61   J.P. Morgan    LME Zinc Futures^     1/2015        (3,531,387     (3,305,056     226,331   
16   J.P. Morgan    LME Zinc Futures^     1/2015        (926,465     (867,000     59,465   
101   J.P. Morgan    LME Zinc Futures^     1/2015        (5,890,607     (5,473,266     417,341   
61   J.P. Morgan    LME Zinc Futures^     1/2015        (3,339,359     (3,306,201     33,158   
56   J.P. Morgan    LME Zinc Futures^     1/2015        (3,125,555     (3,034,934     90,621   
117   J.P. Morgan    LME Zinc Futures^     2/2015        (6,552,801     (6,339,206     213,595   
60   J.P. Morgan    LME Zinc Futures^     2/2015        (3,374,858     (3,252,870     121,988   
24   J.P. Morgan    LME Zinc Futures^     2/2015        (1,380,531     (1,303,644     76,887   
17   J.P. Morgan    LME Zinc Futures^     3/2015        (926,589     (924,774     1,815   
72   J.P. Morgan    LME Zinc Futures^     3/2015        (3,899,708     (3,918,222     (18,514
206   J.P. Morgan    LME Zinc Futures^     3/2015        (11,073,545     (11,208,975     (135,430
41   J.P. Morgan    LME Zinc Futures^     3/2015        (2,183,552     (2,231,425     (47,873
43   J.P. Morgan    LME Zinc Futures^     3/2015        (2,305,219     (2,338,394     (33,175
2,157   Goldman Sachs    Natural Gas Swap Futures^     1/2015        (79,883,511     (62,315,731     17,567,780   
125   Goldman Sachs    Platinum Futures^     4/2015        (7,535,410     (7,559,375     (23,965
235   Goldman Sachs    Silver Futures^     3/2015        (18,708,032     (18,328,826     379,206   
286   Goldman Sachs    Soybean Oil Futures^     3/2015        (5,514,459     (5,515,224     (765
14,999   Goldman Sachs    Sugar #11 (World Markets) Futures^     2/2015        (273,023,232     (243,919,738     29,103,494   
515   Barclays Capital    CAC40 Index Futures     1/2015        (25,419,955     (26,653,227     (1,233,272
348   Barclays Capital    FTSE 100 Index Futures     3/2015        (33,795,022     (35,377,570     (1,582,548
938   J.P. Morgan    FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index Futures     3/2015        (34,365,109     (35,887,709     (1,522,600
118   Barclays Capital    FTSE/MIB Index Futures     3/2015        (13,212,252     (13,613,922     (401,670
1,463   Barclays Capital    KOSPI Index 200 Futures     3/2015        (164,264,391     (162,385,480     1,878,911   
1,045   Barclays Capital    SPI 200 Index Futures     3/2015        (109,447,899     (114,811,040     (5,363,141
1,922   J.P. Morgan    3-Month Euro Euribor Futures     6/2015        (580,953,810     (581,109,292     (155,482
48   J.P. Morgan    3-Month Euro Euribor Futures     9/2015        (14,508,921     (14,513,340     (4,419
2,697   J.P. Morgan    90-Day EURODollar Futures     6/2015        (671,188,548     (671,317,012     (128,464
123   J.P. Morgan    90-Day EURODollar Futures     9/2015        (30,534,541     (30,550,125     (15,584
132   J.P. Morgan    Canadian 3-Month Bank Acceptance Futures     3/2015        (28,033,736     (28,030,686     3,050   
1,544   J.P. Morgan    Canadian 3-Month Bank Acceptance Futures     6/2015        (327,907,892     (327,824,239     83,653   
862   J.P. Morgan    Euro CHF 3-Month LIFFE Futures     6/2015        (217,027,295     (217,320,761     (293,466
239   J.P. Morgan    Euro CHF 3-Month LIFFE Futures     9/2015        (60,171,711     (60,272,857     (101,146
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
           (3,814,011,958     (3,711,117,912     102,894,046   
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
           $23,044,216,902        $23,253,680,718        $209,463,816   
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash held as collateral at Barclays Capital and J.P. Morgan for futures contracts was $106,447,003 and $93,946,623, respectively at December 31, 2014. Cash held as collateral for Goldman Sachs for futures contracts was $67,445,508 at December 31, 2014. U.S. Treasury Bill is pledged as collateral to Goldman Sachs for futures contracts in the amount of $55,082,098 at December 31, 2014.

 

^ Represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2014:

Over the Counter

 

PURCHASE
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
PURCHASED
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Canadian Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   CAD     169,011,000        $148,109,454        $145,242,892        $(2,866,562
Canadian Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   CAD     169,010,999        148,109,255        145,242,891        (2,866,364

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
  AQR Funds       Annual Report       December 2014   
                

 

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AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND   
PURCHASE
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
PURCHASED
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Swiss Franc,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   CHF     122,000        $ 123,185        $ 122,877        $ (308
Czech Republic Koruna,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   CZK     575,000,000        25,886,384        25,141,504        (744,880
Czech Republic Koruna,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   CZK     575,000,000        25,877,104        25,141,504        (735,600
Euro,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   EUR     496,706,000        617,402,455        601,437,444        (15,965,011
Euro,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   EUR     499,860,000        621,276,551        605,256,471        (16,020,080
British Pound,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   GBP     89,761,000        140,634,941        139,820,529        (814,412
British Pound,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   GBP     89,761,000        140,632,579        139,820,529        (812,050
Hong Kong Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   HKD     12,040,000        1,552,387        1,552,567        180   
Hungarian Forint,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   HUF     10,813,000,001        43,557,881        41,251,984        (2,305,897
Hungarian Forint,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   HUF     10,813,000,001        43,557,030        41,251,984        (2,305,046
Indonesian Rupiah,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  CitiBank   IDR     10,950,000,000        873,813        872,650        (1,163
Indonesian Rupiah,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  Credit Suisse International   IDR     10,950,000,000        873,813        872,650        (1,163
Israeli Shekel,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   ILS     12,500,000        3,156,051        3,205,547        49,496   
Israeli Shekel,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   ILS     12,500,000        3,156,893        3,205,547        48,654   
Indian Rupee,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  CitiBank   INR     5,571,200,000        88,068,030        86,941,007        (1,127,023
Indian Rupee,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  Credit Suisse International   INR     5,641,200,000        89,155,430        88,033,388        (1,122,042
Japanese Yen,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   JPY     69,085,969,500        585,601,205        577,145,917        (8,455,288
Japanese Yen,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   JPY     69,143,577,500        586,060,308        577,627,176        (8,433,132
Korean Won,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  CitiBank   KRW     133,700,000,000        120,956,134        121,233,545        277,411   
Korean Won,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  Credit Suisse International   KRW     133,700,000,000        120,956,780        121,233,545        276,765   
Mexican Peso,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   MXN     565,000,000        38,220,967        38,123,032        (97,935
Mexican Peso,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   MXN     565,000,000        38,229,943        38,123,032        (106,911
Malaysian Ringgit,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  CitiBank   MYR     29,000,000        8,323,682        8,244,810        (78,872
Malaysian Ringgit,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  Credit Suisse International   MYR     29,000,000        8,323,841        8,244,810        (79,031
Norwegian Krone,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   NOK     319,138,000        45,937,176        42,732,129        (3,205,047
Norwegian Krone,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   NOK     319,138,000        45,936,194        42,732,129        (3,204,065
New Zealand Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   NZD     747,436,001        574,403,543        578,950,375        4,546,832   
New Zealand Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   NZD     747,436,001        574,407,126        578,950,376        4,543,250   
Philippine Peso, Expiring 03/18/15*   CitiBank   PHP     2,700,000,000        60,209,443        60,153,740        (55,703
Philippine Peso,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  Credit Suisse International   PHP     2,700,000,000        60,209,426        60,153,740        (55,686
Poland Zloty,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   PLN     194,000,000        57,390,720        54,617,880        (2,772,840

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
  AQR Funds       Annual Report       December 2014   
                

 

127


Consolidated Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND   
PURCHASE
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
PURCHASED
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Poland Zloty,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   PLN     194,000,000        $ 57,388,838        $ 54,617,880        $ (2,770,958
Russian Ruble,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  CitiBank   RUB     215,900,000        2,976,933        3,409,296        432,363   
Russian Ruble,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  Credit Suisse International   RUB     215,900,000        3,006,435        3,409,296        402,861   
Swedish Krona,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   SEK     313,275,500        42,083,466        40,197,080        (1,886,386
Swedish Krona,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   SEK     313,275,500        42,082,805        40,197,080        (1,885,725
Singapore Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   SGD     60,000,000        45,699,726        45,238,294        (461,432
Singapore Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   SGD     60,000,000        45,696,067        45,238,294        (457,773
Turkish Lira,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   TRY     216,455,000        94,633,805        91,246,730        (3,387,075
Turkish Lira,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   TRY     216,455,000        94,640,549        91,246,729        (3,393,820
Taiwanese Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  CitiBank   TWD     1,120,000,000        36,022,275        35,456,728        (565,547
Taiwanese Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  Credit Suisse International   TWD     1,120,000,000        36,022,277        35,456,728        (565,549
South African Rand,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   ZAR     1,062,700,000        93,186,604        90,785,442        (2,401,162
South African Rand,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   ZAR     1,062,700,000        93,186,323        90,785,443        (2,400,880
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $5,753,795,827        $5,669,965,221        $(83,830,606
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
           
SALES
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY  

CURRENCY

AMOUNT

SOLD

    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Australian Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   AUD     (688,243,000     $(569,000,610     $(558,951,684     $10,048,926   
Australian Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   AUD     (688,243,000     (569,029,012     (558,951,683     10,077,329   
Brazilian Real,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  CitiBank   BRL     (70,530,000     (26,308,732     (26,012,496     296,236   
Brazilian Real,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  Credit Suisse International   BRL     (70,530,000     (26,308,404     (26,012,496     295,908   
Canadian Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   CAD     (334,139,000     (288,874,627     (287,148,852     1,725,775   
Canadian Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   CAD     (334,139,000     (288,879,549     (287,148,852     1,730,697   
Swiss Franc,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   CHF     (1,650,000     (1,694,101     (1,661,861     32,240   
Swiss Franc,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   CHF     (10,689,000     (11,019,867     (10,765,837     254,030   
Chilean Peso,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  CitiBank   CLP     (13,474,000,000     (21,891,573     (22,048,072     (156,499
Chilean Peso,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  Credit Suisse International   CLP     (13,474,000,000     (21,891,593     (22,048,072     (156,479
Columbian Peso,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  CitiBank   COP     (29,000,000,000     (12,664,244     (12,156,539     507,705   
Columbian Peso,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  Credit Suisse International   COP     (29,000,000,000     (12,664,232     (12,156,539     507,693   
Czech Republic Koruna,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   CZK     (599,916,000     (27,042,221     (26,230,940     811,281   
Czech Republic Koruna,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   CZK     (599,916,000     (27,041,962     (26,230,940     811,022   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
  AQR Funds       Annual Report       December 2014   
                

 

128


Consolidated Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND   
SALES
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY  

CURRENCY

AMOUNT

SOLD

    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Euro,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   EUR     (464,200,015     $ (572,483,207     $ (562,077,508     $ 10,405,699   
Euro,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   EUR     (464,248,013     (572,544,231     (562,135,627     10,408,604   
British Pound,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   GBP     (102,331,503     (159,891,329     (159,401,575     489,754   
British Pound,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   GBP     (102,331,503     (159,892,575     (159,401,576     490,999   
Hungarian Forint,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   HUF     (14,400,000,000     (56,213,937     (54,936,519     1,277,418   
Hungarian Forint,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   HUF     (14,400,000,000     (56,225,645     (54,936,519     1,289,126   
Indonesian Rupiah,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  CitiBank   IDR     (10,000,000,000     (779,590     (796,940     (17,350
Indonesian Rupiah,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  Credit Suisse International   IDR     (10,000,000,000     (779,589     (796,940     (17,351
Israeli Shekel,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   ILS     (238,195,000     (60,153,299     (61,083,630     (930,331
Israeli Shekel,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   ILS     (238,194,999     (60,152,229     (61,083,630     (931,401
Indian Rupee,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  CitiBank   INR     (65,000,000     (1,016,336     (1,014,353     1,983   
Indian Rupee,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  Credit Suisse International   INR     (65,000,000     (1,016,331     (1,014,353     1,978   
Japanese Yen,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   JPY     (229,415,944,501     (1,920,909,879     (1,916,546,536     4,363,343   
Japanese Yen,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   JPY     (229,415,944,499     (1,920,929,870     (1,916,546,536     4,383,334   
Korean Won,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  CitiBank   KRW     (6,500,000,000     (5,848,321     (5,893,927     (45,606
Korean Won,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  Credit Suisse International   KRW     (6,500,000,000     (5,848,489     (5,893,927     (45,438
Mexican Peso,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   MXN     (2,505,500,000     (175,922,915     (169,057,092     6,865,823   
Mexican Peso,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   MXN     (2,505,500,000     (175,948,113     (169,057,092     6,891,021   
Malaysian Ringgit,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  CitiBank   MYR     (169,655,000     (48,750,935     (48,233,558     517,377   
Malaysian Ringgit,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  Credit Suisse International   MYR     (169,655,000     (48,750,945     (48,233,558     517,387   
Norwegian Krone,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   NOK     (2,616,914,502     (365,381,654     (350,401,170     14,980,484   
Norwegian Krone,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   NOK     (2,616,914,502     (365,383,811     (350,401,169     14,982,642   
New Zealand Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   NZD     (119,898,500     (91,966,551     (92,871,205     (904,654
New Zealand Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   NZD     (119,898,500     (91,991,398     (92,871,205     (879,807
Philippine Peso,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  CitiBank   PHP     (2,902,750,000     (64,771,266     (64,670,838     100,428   
Philippine Peso,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  Credit Suisse International   PHP     (2,902,750,000     (64,771,241     (64,670,838     100,403   
Poland Zloty,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   PLN     (394,745,000     (114,553,760     (111,134,721     3,419,039   
Poland Zloty,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   PLN     (394,745,000     (114,543,366     (111,134,720     3,408,646   
Russian Ruble,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  CitiBank   RUB     (215,900,000     (3,828,214     (3,409,295     418,919   
Russian Ruble,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  Credit Suisse International   RUB     (215,900,000     (3,828,201     (3,409,296     418,905   
Swedish Krona,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   SEK     (5,117,352,500     (676,619,114     (656,618,940     20,000,174   
Swedish Krona,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   SEK     (5,117,352,499     (676,625,443     (656,618,941     20,006,502   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND   
SALES
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY  

CURRENCY

AMOUNT

SOLD

    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Singapore Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   SGD     (47,455,000     $ (36,088,437     $ (35,779,723     $ 308,714   
Singapore Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   SGD     (47,455,000     (36,087,451     (35,779,721     307,730   
Turkish Lira,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   TRY     (175,000,000     (73,189,596     (73,771,351     (581,755
Turkish Lira,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   TRY     (175,000,000     (73,204,798     (73,771,351     (566,553
Taiwanese Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  CitiBank   TWD     (2,746,850,001     (88,181,155     (86,959,209     1,221,946   
Taiwanese Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  Credit Suisse International   TWD     (2,746,850,000     (88,184,664     (86,959,209     1,225,455   
South African Rand,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   ZAR     (825,000,000     (70,335,260     (70,478,962     (143,702
South African Rand,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   ZAR     (825,000,000     (70,351,370     (70,478,962     (127,592
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          (11,078,255,242     (10,927,857,085     150,398,157   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $(5,324,459,415     $(5,257,891,864     $66,567,551   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Money Market Fund is pledged as collateral to Credit Suisse International and The Royal Bank of Scotland for forward foreign currency exchange contracts in the amount of $30 and $9,588, respectively at December 31, 2014. Cash held as collateral for Credit Suisse International for forward foreign currency exchange contracts was $25,790,000 at December 31, 2014. Cash held as collateral at CitiBank for forward foreign currency exchange contracts was $104,990,000 at December 31, 2014.

 

* Non-deliverable forward. (See Note 4).

 

AUD - Australian Dollar

BRL - Brazilian Real

CAD - Canadian Dollar

CHF - Swiss Franc

CLP - Chilean Peso

COP - Columbian Peso

CZK - Czech Republic Koruna

EUR - Euro

GBP - British Pound

HKD - Hong Kong Dollar

HUF - Hungarian Forint

IDR - Indonesian Rupiah

ILS - Israeli Shekel

INR - Indian Rupee

JPY - Japanese Yen

KRW - Korean Won

MXN - Mexican Peso

MYR - Malaysian Ringgit

NOK - Norwegian Krone

NZD - New Zealand Dollar

PHP - Philippine Peso

PLN - Poland Zloty

RUB - Russian Ruble

SEK - Swedish Krona

SGD - Singapore Dollar

TRY - Turkish Lira

TWD - Taiwanese Dollar

USD - United States Dollar

ZAR - South African Rand

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  
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AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY HV FUND   
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 33.8%   SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - IM Shares, 0.000% (a)^     65,309,409      $ 65,309,409  
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares, 0.000% (a)(b)^     2,620,038        2,620,038  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
(cost $67,929,447)

      67,929,447  
   

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 55.1%   PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000’s)
   

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.055%, 01/29/2015 (c)   $ 38,554      $ 38,553,268  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.045%, 02/05/2015 (c)     2,838        2,837,932  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.066%, 05/21/2015 (c)     51,432        51,420,582  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.066%, 05/21/2015 ^(c)     18,099        18,094,982  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $110,903,400)

      110,906,764  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES, AT VALUE - 88.9%
(cost $178,832,847)

      178,836,211  
   

 

 

 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 11.1% (d)       22,228,389  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

    $ 201,064,600  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) Represents annualized seven-day yield as of December 31, 2014.
(b) A portion of the security is pledged as collateral to the brokers for swap contracts.
(c) The rate shown is the effective yield at the date of purchase.
(d) Includes appreciation/ (depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange, futures and swap contracts.

^ All or a portion represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

 

All securities are Level 2 with respect to ASC 820. ( Note 5).
 

 

Total return swap contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2014:

Over the Counter

 

COUNTERPARTY   UNDERLYING REFERENCE INSTRUMENT   TERMINATION
DATE
  CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
VALUE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Bank of America   10-Year Japanese Government Bond March Futures   3/2015   JPY     14,690,910        $785   
CitiBank   Cocoa March Futures^   2/2015   GBP     1,716,302        73,514   
CitiBank   Cocoa March Futures^   2/2015   GBP     (968,034     (50,301
CitiBank   Cocoa March Futures^   2/2015   USD     1,202,776        (9,674
CitiBank   Cocoa March Futures^   2/2015   USD     (1,208,200     (13,997
CitiBank   Corn March Futures^   2/2015   USD     3,709,841        2,108   
CitiBank   Corn March Futures^   2/2015   USD     (4,725,132     (98,386
CitiBank   Cotton No. 2 March Futures^   2/2015   USD     (1,879,005     40,770   
Bank of America   Euro - Bobl March Futures   3/2015   EUR     20,066,243        156,211   
Bank of America   Euro - SCHATZ March Futures   3/2015   EUR     47,057,898        54,455   
Barclays Capital   Gasoline RBOB January Futures^   2/2015   USD     (2,159,237     242,563   
Deutsche Bank   Gasoline RBOB January Futures^   1/2015   USD     (2,894,510     359,554   
Barclays Capital   Gasoline RBOB December Futures^   1/2015   USD     2,140,488        (247,758
Barclays Capital   Gasoline RBOB December Futures^   1/2015   USD     (2,701,129     808,372   
CitiBank   Gold 100 OZ February Futures^   1/2015   USD     11,254,262        (242,132
CitiBank   Gold 100 OZ February Futures^   1/2015   USD     (15,676,830     165,120   
CitiBank   Hard Red Winter Wheat March Futures^   2/2015   USD     1,298,794        (45,779
CitiBank   Hard Red Winter Wheat March Futures^   2/2015   USD     (1,172,469     (80,505
Barclays Capital   Heating Oil ULSD January Futures^   2/2015   USD     (1,693,440     153,216   
Deutsche Bank   Heating Oil ULSD January Futures^   1/2015   USD     (3,132,709     283,294   
Barclays Capital   Heating Oil ULSD December Futures^   1/2015   USD     1,721,160        (151,361
Barclays Capital   Heating Oil ULSD December Futures^   1/2015   USD     (2,035,152     465,337   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY HV FUND   
COUNTERPARTY   UNDERLYING REFERENCE INSTRUMENT   TERMINATION
DATE
  CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
VALUE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Bank of America   H-SHARES Index January Futures   1/2015   HKD     14,211,210        $ 22,658   
Deutsche Bank   Live Cattle February Futures^   2/2015   USD     1,934,384        (212,944
Deutsche Bank   Live Cattle February Futures^   2/2015   USD     (2,111,890     98,130   
CitiBank   LME Aluminum March Futures^   3/2015   USD     553,506        (45,100
CitiBank   LME Aluminum March Futures^   3/2015   USD     (546,600     38,194   
CitiBank   LME Copper March Futures^   2/2015   USD     (3,743,750     211,875   
CitiBank   LME Nickel March Futures^   3/2015   USD     195,180        (13,512
Bank of America   MSCI Taiwan Stock Index January Futures   1/2015   USD     2,707,095        37,705   
CitiBank   Platinum April Futures^   3/2015   USD     (4,316,236     (37,964
Bank of America   SGX S&P CNX Nifty Index January Futures   1/2015   USD     3,195,271        14,585   
Barclays Capital   Silver March Futures^   2/2015   USD     (165,490     9,495   
Barclays Capital   Silver March Futures^   2/2015   USD     163,950        (7,957
CitiBank   Silver March Futures^   2/2015   USD     1,678,875        (118,975
CitiBank   Silver March Futures^   2/2015   USD     (5,106,937     193,253   
CitiBank   Soybean March Futures^   2/2015   USD     1,875,574        (33,263
CitiBank   Soybean March Futures^   2/2015   USD     (934,042     12,888   
CitiBank   Soybean Meal March Futures^   2/2015   USD     1,383,546        (27,906
CitiBank   Soybean Oil March Futures^   2/2015   USD     (3,066,250     (19,190
CitiBank   Sugar #11 (World Markets) February Futures^   2/2015   USD     (1,639,820     257,516   
Bank of America   Swiss Market Index March Futures   3/2015   CHF     9,955,787        201,805   
Bank of America   Taiwan Stock Exchange January Futures   1/2015   TWD     10,804,242        10,479   
Bank of America   U.S. Treasury 2-Year Note March Futures   3/2015   USD     97,684,975        (192,163
Bank of America   U.S. Treasury 5-Year Note March Futures   3/2015   USD     27,728,392        (17,775
CitiBank   Wheat March Futures^   2/2015   USD     7,659,574        (51,782
CitiBank   Wheat March Futures^   2/2015   USD     (7,159,500     (683,953
Barclays Capital   WTI Crude January Futures^   2/2015   USD     570,540        (37,833
CitiBank   WTI Crude January Futures^   2/2015   USD     (4,469,936     581,157   
CitiBank   WTI Crude January Futures^   2/2015   USD     390,262        (17,370
Barclays Capital   WTI Crude January Futures^   2/2015   USD     (612,200     79,486   
         

 

 

 
            $2,116,945   
         

 

 

 

Money Market Fund is pledged as collateral to CitiBank and Goldman Sachs for total return swap contracts in the amount of $2,490,014 and $10,000, respectively at December 31, 2014. Additional cash held as collateral for Bank of America, Barclays Capital and Deutsche Bank for total return swap contracts in the amount of $270,000, $700,000 and $300,000, respectively at December 31, 2014.

 

^ Represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

Open futures contracts outstanding at December 31, 2014:

Exchange Traded

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION DATE     VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts:       
4   Goldman Sachs   Cocoa Futures^     3/2015        $120,966        $123,441        $2,475   
2   Goldman Sachs   Hard Red Winter Wheat future^     3/2015        68,850        62,650        (6,200
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     1/2015        48,552        45,775        (2,777
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     1/2015        192,840        183,146        (9,694
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     1/2015        100,169        91,687        (8,482
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     1/2015        150,291        137,531        (12,760
6   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     2/2015        305,699        275,597        (30,102
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     2/2015        103,255        91,875        (11,380
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     2/2015        201,409        183,844        (17,565
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        148,209        138,293        (9,916
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        98,706        92,282        (6,424
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        49,003        46,158        (2,845
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        48,553        46,167        (2,386
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        191,661        184,806        (6,855

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY HV FUND   
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION DATE     VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts: (continued)       
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        $ 94,856        $ 92,420        $ (2,436
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     1/2015        499,806        477,557        (22,249
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     1/2015        335,454        318,285        (17,169
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     1/2015        169,647        158,377        (11,270
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     1/2015        339,321        316,650        (22,671
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     2/2015        166,971        157,938        (9,033
7   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        1,103,570        1,104,644        1,074   
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        642,811        631,069        (11,742
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        321,656        315,600        (6,056
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        161,328        157,783        (3,545
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        317,756        315,500        (2,256
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        473,334        473,175        (159
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        159,303        157,625        (1,678
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     1/2015        115,604        108,356        (7,248
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     1/2015        115,629        108,363        (7,266
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     1/2015        58,125        54,188        (3,937
6   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     1/2015        350,470        325,144        (25,326
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     1/2015        108,404        108,400        (4
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     1/2015        111,569        108,390        (3,179
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     1/2015        56,233        54,180        (2,053
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     1/2015        112,017        108,351        (3,666
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     1/2015        281,885        270,854        (11,031
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     2/2015        112,048        108,346        (3,702
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     2/2015        167,576        162,544        (5,032
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     2/2015        56,502        54,281        (2,221
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     3/2015        107,856        108,840        984   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     3/2015        56,172        54,413        (1,759
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     3/2015        106,506        108,850        2,344   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     3/2015        54,153        54,381        228   
28   Goldman Sachs   Soybean Futures^     3/2015        1,465,456        1,432,900        (32,556
29   Goldman Sachs   Soybean Meal Futures^     3/2015        1,036,444        1,008,040        (28,404
322   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures     9/2016        61,752,351        61,974,573        222,222   
40   Barclays Capital   Amsterdam Index Futures     1/2015        4,120,837        4,114,170        (6,667
17   Barclays Capital   DAX Index Futures     3/2015        4,961,154        5,062,229        101,075   
154   Barclays Capital   DJIA Mini E-CBOT Futures     3/2015        13,318,444        13,669,040        350,596   
64   Barclays Capital   E-Mini Russell 2000 Futures     3/2015        7,606,807        7,684,480        77,673   
27   Barclays Capital   Euro Stoxx 50 Index     3/2015        1,031,513        1,023,593        (7,920
8   Barclays Capital   Hang Seng Index Futures     1/2015        1,231,262        1,219,862        (11,400
39   Barclays Capital   H-SHARES Index Futures     1/2015        3,002,070        3,014,778        12,708   
5   Barclays Capital   IBEX 35 Index Futures     1/2015        613,825        619,805        5,980   
29   Barclays Capital   MSCI Singapore Index Futures     1/2015        1,660,326        1,670,842        10,516   
134   Barclays Capital   NASDAQ 100 E-Mini Futures     3/2015        11,173,899        11,343,770        169,871   
117   Barclays Capital   S&P 500 E-Mini Futures     3/2015        11,755,173        12,006,541        251,368   
77   Barclays Capital   S&P MID 400 E-Mini Futures     3/2015        10,979,359        11,154,220        174,861   
18   Barclays Capital   S&P/Toronto Stock Exchange 60 Index Futures     3/2015        2,590,813        2,638,802        47,989   
107   Barclays Capital   SGX S&P CNX Nifty Index Futures     1/2015        1,785,393        1,788,826        3,433   
83   Barclays Capital   TOPIX Index Futures     3/2015        9,647,034        9,753,089        106,055   
450   J.P. Morgan   10-Year Japanese Government Bond     3/2015        55,185,943        55,541,826        355,883   
59   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures     12/2015        17,831,472        17,838,422        6,950   
123   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures     3/2016        37,159,886        37,184,855        24,969   
182   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures     6/2016        54,960,289        55,013,234        52,945   
237   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures     9/2016        71,571,520        71,620,181        48,661   
234   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures     12/2016        70,655,327        70,695,900        40,573   
31   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures     12/2015        7,685,735        7,679,088        (6,647
23   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures     3/2016        5,686,554        5,682,150        (4,404
31   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures     6/2016        7,645,791        7,639,175        (6,616
53   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures     9/2016        13,043,452        13,029,387        (14,065
83   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures     12/2016        20,396,289        20,361,975        (34,314
307   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures     6/2015        59,259,104        59,428,489        169,385   
320   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures     9/2015        61,695,509        61,895,129        199,620   
332   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures     12/2015        63,933,695        64,151,515        217,820   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY HV FUND   
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION DATE     VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts: (continued)       
339   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures     3/2016        $ 65,209,040        $ 65,418,241        $ 209,201   
344   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures     6/2016        66,079,655        66,295,993        216,338   
312   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures     12/2016        59,896,290        59,976,961        80,671   
148   J.P. Morgan   Australia 10-Year Bond Futures     3/2015        15,288,232        15,483,401        195,169   
736   J.P. Morgan   Australia 3-Year Bond Futures     3/2015        66,638,362        66,865,930        227,568   
181   J.P. Morgan   Canadian 10-Year Bond Futures     3/2015        21,275,582        21,580,410        304,828   
186   J.P. Morgan   Euro-Bobl Futures     3/2015        29,176,279        29,322,028        145,749   
73   J.P. Morgan   Euro-Bund Futures     3/2015        13,525,148        13,768,566        243,418   
23   J.P. Morgan   Euro-Buxl 30-Year Bond Futures     3/2015        4,127,283        4,313,271        185,988   
59   J.P. Morgan   Long Gilt Futures     3/2015        10,755,499        10,991,668        236,169   
107   J.P. Morgan   U.S. Long Bond Futures     3/2015        15,093,039        15,468,188        375,149   
229   J.P. Morgan   U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note Futures     3/2015        28,969,601        29,036,484        66,883   
110   J.P. Morgan   U.S. Treasury 5-Year Note Futures     3/2015        13,126,985        13,082,266        (44,719
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          1,114,188,446        1,118,822,049       4,633,603   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Short Contracts:       
72   Goldman Sachs   Brent Crude Futures^     1/2015        (5,010,980     (4,127,760     883,220   
2   Goldman Sachs   Cocoa Futures^     3/2015        (57,646     (58,200     (554
51   Goldman Sachs   Cotton No. 2 Futures^     3/2015        (1,536,725     (1,536,885     (160
108   Goldman Sachs   Gas Oil Futures^     2/2015        (6,070,969     (5,629,500     441,469   
3   Goldman Sachs   Gasoline RBOB Futures^     1/2015        (203,948     (185,485     18,463   
19   Goldman Sachs   Gold 100 OZ Futures^     2/2015        (2,274,991     (2,249,790     25,201   
21   Goldman Sachs   Heating Oil ULSD Futures^     1/2015        (1,754,926     (1,617,235     137,691   
47   Goldman Sachs   Live Cattle Futures^     2/2015        (1,582,649     (1,526,560     56,089   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     1/2015        (48,552     (45,775     2,777   
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     1/2015        (191,921     (183,146     8,775   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     1/2015        (100,496     (91,688     8,808   
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     1/2015        (150,443     (137,531     12,912   
6   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     2/2015        (304,075     (275,597     28,478   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     2/2015        (103,140     (91,875     11,265   
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     2/2015        (202,567     (183,844     18,723   
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        (148,191     (138,293     9,898   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        (98,521     (92,282     6,239   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        (48,956     (46,158     2,798   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        (48,630     (46,167     2,463   
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        (192,183     (184,805     7,378   
13   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        (631,325     (600,844     30,481   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        (94,876     (92,420     2,456   
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     1/2015        (498,724     (477,557     21,167   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     1/2015        (335,545     (318,285     17,260   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     1/2015        (170,073     (158,377     11,696   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     1/2015        (338,420     (316,650     21,770   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     2/2015        (166,497     (157,937     8,560   
7   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        (1,102,430     (1,104,644     (2,214
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        (642,407     (631,069     11,338   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        (321,587     (315,600     5,987   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        (161,552     (157,784     3,768   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        (317,651     (315,500     2,151   
41   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        (6,534,033     (6,465,700     68,333   
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        (474,455     (473,175     1,280   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        (158,794     (157,625     1,169   
54   Goldman Sachs   LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        (3,909,742     (3,814,425     95,317   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     1/2015        (115,609     (108,357     7,252   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     1/2015        (115,783     (108,362     7,421   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     1/2015        (57,904     (54,187     3,717   
6   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     1/2015        (349,937     (325,144     24,793   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     1/2015        (109,487     (108,400     1,087   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     1/2015        (111,627     (108,391     3,236   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     1/2015        (56,148     (54,181     1,967   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     1/2015        (113,186     (108,351     4,835   
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     1/2015        (281,666     (270,854     10,812   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     2/2015        (111,133     (108,346     2,787   
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     2/2015        (168,021     (162,544     5,477   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
  AQR Funds       Annual Report       December 2014   
                

 

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AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY HV FUND   
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION DATE     VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Short Contracts: (continued)       
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     2/2015        $ (56,323     $ (54,282     $ 2,041   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     3/2015        (108,062     (108,840     (778
6   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     3/2015        (321,323     (326,474     (5,151
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     3/2015        (106,515     (108,850     (2,335
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     3/2015        (53,610     (54,382     (772
89   Goldman Sachs   Natural Gas Futures^     1/2015        (3,296,167     (2,571,210     724,957   
4   Goldman Sachs   Platinum Futures^     4/2015        (241,399     (241,900     (501
10   Goldman Sachs   Silver Futures^     3/2015        (796,067     (779,950     16,117   
12   Goldman Sachs   Soybean Oil Futures^     3/2015        (231,385     (231,408     (23
539   Goldman Sachs   Sugar #11 (World Markets) Futures^     2/2015        (9,738,967     (8,765,434     973,533   
22   Barclays Capital   CAC40 Index Futures     1/2015        (1,088,414     (1,138,584     (50,170
15   Barclays Capital   FTSE 100 Index Futures     3/2015        (1,462,284     (1,524,895     (62,611
38   J.P. Morgan   FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index Futures     3/2015        (1,391,935     (1,453,873     (61,938
5   Barclays Capital   FTSE/MIB Index Futures     3/2015        (559,666     (576,861     (17,195
62   Barclays Capital   KOSPI Index 200 Futures     3/2015        (6,960,471     (6,881,681     78,790   
44   Barclays Capital   SPI 200 Index Futures     3/2015        (4,610,209     (4,834,149     (223,940
80   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures     6/2015        (24,181,231     (24,187,692     (6,461
2   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures     9/2015        (604,538     (604,722     (184
113   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures     6/2015        (28,121,785     (28,127,112     (5,327
5   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures     9/2015        (1,241,241     (1,241,875     (634
6   J.P. Morgan   Canadian 3-Month Bank Acceptance Futures     3/2015        (1,274,229     (1,274,122     107   
65   J.P. Morgan   Canadian 3-Month Bank Acceptance Futures     6/2015        (13,804,444     (13,800,891     3,553   
36   J.P. Morgan   Euro CHF 3-Month LIFFE Futures     6/2015        (9,064,329     (9,076,041     (11,712
9   J.P. Morgan   Euro CHF 3-Month LIFFE Futures     9/2015        (2,265,874     (2,269,689     (3,815
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          (149,159,589     (145,758,202     3,401,387   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $965,028,857        $973,063,847        $8,034,990   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash held as collateral at Barclays Capital and J.P. Morgan for futures contracts was $3,918,820 and $1,560,871, respectively at December 31, 2014. Cash held as collateral for Goldman Sachs for futures contracts was $608,392 at December 31, 2014.

 

^ Represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2014:

Over the Counter

 

PURCHASE
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
PURCHASED
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Canadian Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   CAD     7,096,500        $6,218,694        $6,098,516        $(120,178
Canadian Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   CAD     7,096,500        6,218,686        6,098,516        (120,170
Swiss Franc,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   CHF     1,000        1,008        1,007        (1
Czech Republic Koruna,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   CZK     23,650,000        1,064,745        1,034,083        (30,662
Czech Republic Koruna, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   CZK     23,750,000        1,068,825        1,038,455        (30,370
Euro,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   EUR     20,618,500        25,627,513        24,965,952        (661,561
Euro,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   EUR     20,658,500        25,676,258        25,014,385        (661,873
British Pound,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   GBP     3,786,000        5,931,733        5,897,444        (34,289
British Pound,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   GBP     3,786,000        5,931,635        5,897,444        (34,191

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY HV FUND   
PURCHASE
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
PURCHASED
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Hong Kong Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   HKD     530,000        $ 68,336        $ 68,344        $ 8   
Hungarian Forint, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   HUF     453,500,000        1,826,469        1,730,119        (96,350
Hungarian Forint, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   HUF     453,500,000        1,826,439        1,730,119        (96,320
Indonesian Rupiah, Expiring 03/18/15*   CitiBank   IDR     545,000,000        43,491        43,434        (57
Indonesian Rupiah, Expiring 03/18/15*   Credit Suisse International   IDR     545,000,000        43,491        43,434        (57
Israeli Shekel, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   ILS     350,000        88,471        89,756        1,285   
Israeli Shekel, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   ILS     350,000        88,489        89,756        1,267   
Indian Rupee, Expiring 03/18/15*   CitiBank   INR     231,500,000        3,655,835        3,612,658        (43,177
Indian Rupee, Expiring 03/18/15*   Credit Suisse International   INR     234,500,000        3,702,437        3,659,473        (42,964
Japanese Yen, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   JPY     2,807,053,500        23,796,048        23,450,195        (345,853
Japanese Yen, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   JPY     2,807,199,500        23,796,091        23,451,415        (344,676
Korean Won, Expiring 03/18/15*   CitiBank   KRW     5,612,000,001        5,077,043        5,088,726        11,683   
Korean Won, Expiring 03/18/15*   Credit Suisse International   KRW     5,612,000,000        5,077,065        5,088,726        11,661   
Mexican Peso, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   MXN     23,250,000        1,571,970        1,568,779        (3,191
Mexican Peso, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   MXN     23,250,000        1,572,350        1,568,779        (3,571
Malaysian Ringgit, Expiring 03/18/15*   CitiBank   MYR     1,150,000        330,128        326,949        (3,179
Malaysian Ringgit, Expiring 03/18/15*   Credit Suisse International   MYR     1,150,000        330,135        326,949        (3,186
Norwegian Krone, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   NOK     13,830,500        2,003,676        1,851,884        (151,792
Norwegian Krone, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   NOK     13,830,500        2,003,595        1,851,884        (151,711
New Zealand Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   NZD     31,299,500        24,053,807        24,244,027        190,220   
New Zealand Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   NZD     31,299,500        24,053,979        24,244,026        190,047   
Philippine Peso, Expiring 03/18/15*   CitiBank   PHP     110,500,000        2,464,196        2,461,846        (2,350
Philippine Peso, Expiring 03/18/15*   Credit Suisse International   PHP     110,500,000        2,464,195        2,461,846        (2,349
Poland Zloty,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   PLN     8,100,000        2,395,813        2,280,438        (115,375
Poland Zloty,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   PLN     8,100,000        2,395,743        2,280,438        (115,305
Russian Ruble, Expiring 03/18/15*   CitiBank   RUB     8,700,000        126,158        137,382        11,224   
Russian Ruble, Expiring 03/18/15*   Credit Suisse International   RUB     8,700,000        127,235        137,382        10,147   
Swedish Krona, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   SEK     14,635,000        1,965,847        1,877,850        (87,997
Swedish Krona, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   SEK     14,635,000        1,965,817        1,877,850        (87,967
Singapore Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   SGD     2,520,000        1,919,518        1,900,008        (19,510
Singapore Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   SGD     2,520,000        1,919,369        1,900,008        (19,361
Turkish Lira,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   TRY     9,029,000        3,947,340        3,806,181        (141,159

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY HV FUND   
PURCHASE
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
PURCHASED
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Turkish Lira,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   TRY     9,029,000        $ 3,947,631        $ 3,806,178        $ (141,453
Taiwanese Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15*   CitiBank   TWD     46,500,000        1,495,892        1,472,087        (23,805
Taiwanese Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15*   Credit Suisse International   TWD     46,500,000        1,495,892        1,472,087        (23,805
South African Rand,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   ZAR     44,165,000        3,871,995        3,772,974        (99,021
South African Rand, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   ZAR     44,165,000        3,871,980        3,772,974        (99,006
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $239,123,063        $235,592,763        $(3,530,300
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
           
SALES
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
SOLD
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Australian Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   AUD     (28,966,500     $(23,941,111     $(23,524,937     $416,174   
Australian Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   AUD     (28,966,500     (23,942,299     (23,524,938     417,361   
Brazilian Real,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  CitiBank   BRL     (2,980,000     (1,111,878     (1,099,066     12,812   
Brazilian Real,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  Credit Suisse International   BRL     (2,980,000     (1,111,855     (1,099,066     12,789   
Canadian Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   CAD     (14,045,500     (12,143,003     (12,070,274     72,729   
Canadian Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   CAD     (14,045,500     (12,143,211     (12,070,274     72,937   
Swiss Franc,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   CHF     (8,000     (8,213     (8,057     156   
Swiss Franc,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   CHF     (387,000     (399,240     (389,782     9,458   
Chilean Peso,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  CitiBank   CLP     (549,500,000     (892,787     (899,169     (6,382
Chilean Peso,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  Credit Suisse International   CLP     (549,500,000     (892,789     (899,169     (6,380
Columbian Peso, Expiring 03/18/15*   CitiBank   COP     (1,186,500,000     (518,142     (497,370     20,772   
Columbian Peso, Expiring 03/18/15*   Credit Suisse International   COP     (1,186,500,000     (518,142     (497,370     20,772   
Czech Republic Koruna,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   CZK     (24,700,000     (1,113,394     (1,079,992     33,402   
Czech Republic Koruna,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   CZK     (24,700,000     (1,113,383     (1,079,992     33,391   
Euro,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   EUR     (19,283,502     (23,779,167     (23,349,468     429,699   
Euro,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   EUR     (19,284,501     (23,780,468     (23,350,677     429,791   
British Pound,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   GBP     (4,335,501     (6,773,839     (6,753,401     20,438   
British Pound,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   GBP     (4,335,501     (6,773,889     (6,753,401     20,488   
Hungarian Forint, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   HUF     (606,500,000     (2,367,841     (2,313,820     54,021   
Hungarian Forint, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   HUF     (606,500,000     (2,368,329     (2,313,820     54,509   
Indonesian Rupiah, Expiring 03/18/15*   CitiBank   IDR     (450,000,000     (35,139     (35,862     (723
Indonesian Rupiah, Expiring 03/18/15*   Credit Suisse International   IDR     (450,000,000     (35,139     (35,862     (723

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY HV FUND   
SALES
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
SOLD
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Israeli Shekel, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   ILS     (9,875,000     $ (2,494,163     $ (2,532,382     $ (38,219
Israeli Shekel, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   ILS     (9,875,000     (2,494,139     (2,532,382     (38,243
Japanese Yen, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   JPY     (9,553,259,498     (79,982,192     (79,808,169     174,023   
Japanese Yen, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   JPY     (9,553,259,498     (79,983,061     (79,808,169     174,892   
Korean Won,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  CitiBank   KRW     (260,000,000     (233,774     (235,757     (1,983
Korean Won,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  Credit Suisse International   KRW     (260,000,000     (233,781     (235,757     (1,976
Mexican Peso, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   MXN     (104,925,000     (7,364,244     (7,079,751     284,493   
Mexican Peso, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   MXN     (104,925,000     (7,365,339     (7,079,751     285,588   
Malaysian Ringgit, Expiring 03/18/15*   CitiBank   MYR     (7,060,000     (2,028,608     (2,007,184     21,424   
Malaysian Ringgit, Expiring 03/18/15*   Credit Suisse International   MYR     (7,060,000     (2,028,610     (2,007,185     21,425   
Norwegian Krone, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   NOK     (110,685,500     (15,449,153     (14,820,633     628,520   
Norwegian Krone, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   NOK     (110,685,500     (15,449,245     (14,820,634     628,611   
New Zealand Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   NZD     (4,898,500     (3,759,001     (3,794,289     (35,288
New Zealand Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   NZD     (4,898,500     (3,760,001     (3,794,289     (34,288
Philippine Peso, Expiring 03/18/15*   CitiBank   PHP     (119,200,000     (2,659,800     (2,655,677     4,123   
Philippine Peso, Expiring 03/18/15*   Credit Suisse International   PHP     (119,200,000     (2,659,799     (2,655,677     4,122   
Poland Zloty, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   PLN     (16,565,000     (4,806,788     (4,663,636     143,152   
Poland Zloty, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   PLN     (16,564,999     (4,806,350     (4,663,636     142,714   
Russian Ruble, Expiring 03/18/15*   CitiBank   RUB     (8,700,000     (154,264     (137,382     16,882   
Russian Ruble, Expiring 03/18/15*   Credit Suisse International   RUB     (8,700,000     (154,263     (137,382     16,881   
Swedish Krona, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   SEK     (216,868,500     (28,670,117     (27,826,882     843,235   
Swedish Krona, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   SEK     (216,868,500     (28,670,396     (27,826,883     843,513   
Singapore Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   SGD     (1,990,500     (1,513,750     (1,500,781     12,969   
Singapore Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   SGD     (1,990,500     (1,513,710     (1,500,781     12,929   
Turkish Lira,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   TRY     (7,290,000     (3,048,855     (3,073,104     (24,249
Turkish Lira,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   TRY     (7,290,000     (3,049,510     (3,073,104     (23,594
Taiwanese Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15*   CitiBank   TWD     (114,950,000     (3,690,174     (3,639,064     51,110   
Taiwanese Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15*   Credit Suisse International   TWD     (114,950,000     (3,690,321     (3,639,064     51,257   
South African Rand, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   ZAR     (34,200,000     (2,915,517     (2,921,673     (6,156
South African Rand, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   ZAR     (34,200,000     (2,916,190     (2,921,672     (5,482
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          (463,308,373     (457,038,497     6,269,876   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $(224,185,310     $(221,445,734     $2,739,576   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY HV FUND   

Money Market Fund is pledged as collateral to The Royal Bank of Scotland for forward foreign currency exchange contracts in the amount of $11, at December 31, 2014. Additional cash held as collateral for Credit Suisse International for forward foreign currency exchange contracts in the amount of $1,060,000 at December 31, 2014. Additional cash held as collateral at CitiBank for forward foreign currency exchange contracts in the amount of $2,720,000 at December 31, 2014.

 

* Non-deliverable forward. (See Note 4).

 

AUD - Australian Dollar

BRL - Brazilian Real

CAD - Canadian Dollar

CHF - Swiss Franc

CLP - Chilean Peso

COP - Columbian Peso

CZK - Czech Republic Koruna

EUR - Euro

GBP - British Pound

HKD - Hong Kong Dollar

HUF - Hungarian Forint

IDR - Indonesian Rupiah

ILS - Israeli Shekel

INR - Indian Rupee

JPY - Japanese Yen

KRW - Korean Won

MXN - Mexican Peso

MYR - Malaysian Ringgit

NOK - Norwegian Krone

NZD - New Zealand Dollar

PHP - Philippine Peso

PLN - Poland Zloty

RUB - Russian Ruble

SEK - Swedish Krona

SGD - Singapore Dollar

TRY - Turkish Lira

TWD - Taiwanese Dollar

USD - United States Dollar

ZAR - South African Rand

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  
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AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   
LONG INVESTMENTS - 86.3%   SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
COMMON STOCKS - 13.7%            
Brazil - 1.1%    
AMBEV SA ADR (1)     221,500      $ 1,377,730  
Banco Bradesco SA ADR (1)     174,860        2,337,878  
Banco do Brasil SA (1)     100,100        895,108  
BB Seguridade Participacoes SA (1)     35,600        430,704  
BR Malls Participacoes SA (1)     30,100        186,044  
BR Properties SA (1)     11,500        44,344  
BRF SA ADR (1)(a)     27,600        644,460  
Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao ADR (1)(a)     18,300        673,989  
Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais ADR (1)(a)     131,577        653,938  
Estacio Participacoes SA (1)     102,000        914,017  
Fibria Celulose SA ADR (1)(a)     26,100        316,593  
Gerdau SA ADR (1)(a)     146,700        520,785  
Itau Unibanco Holding SA ADR (1)     166,034        2,160,102  
JBS SA (1)     154,293        650,095  
Kroton Educacional SA (1)     280,000        1,632,684  
Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA (1)     5,700        101,726  
Petroleo Brasileiro SA ADR (1)(a)     170,000        1,288,600  
Porto Seguro SA (1)     83,400        953,788  
Qualicorp SA (1)     53,100        555,331  
Tim Participacoes SA ADR (1)(a)     33,800        750,698  
Vale SA ADR (1)(a)     22,900        166,254  
   

 

 

 
      17,254,868  
   

 

 

 
Chile - 0.0% (b)            
Banco de Chile (1)     812,591        94,153  
Banco de Credito e Inversiones (1)     1,368        67,496  
Enersis SA ADR (1)(a)     27,300        437,619  
   

 

 

 
      599,268  
   

 

 

 
China - 2.0%            

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd.,

H Shares (a)

    3,003,000        1,510,406  
Bank of China Ltd., H Shares (a)     6,136,000        3,443,949  
Bank of Communications Co., Ltd., H Shares (a)     596,000        554,143  
Beijing Capital International Airport Co., Ltd., H Shares     160,000        127,545  
China BlueChemical Ltd., H Shares (a)     542,000        191,694  
China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., H Shares (a)     1,033,000        823,549  

China Construction Bank Corp.,

H Shares (a)

    4,752,000        3,881,351  
China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd., H Shares (a)     151,500        378,167  
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. ADR (1)(a)     21,920        1,775,739  
China Telecom Corp. Ltd., H Shares (a)     2,258,000        1,309,611  
CNOOC Ltd. ADR (1)(a)     10,000        1,354,400  
Country Garden Holdings Co., Ltd. (a)     329,000        131,277  
CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. (a)     608,000        534,411  
Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Ltd., H Shares (a)     1,318,000        1,843,649  
Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd.     295,000        118,879  
GOME Electrical Appliances Holding Ltd. (a)     8,420,000        1,230,712  
Guangzhou R&F Properties Co., Ltd., H Shares     69,600        84,739  
Huaneng Power International, Inc., H Shares (a)     514,000        694,539  
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., H Shares (a)     4,824,000        3,522,448  
Longfor Properties Co., Ltd.     73,000        93,597  
PetroChina Co., Ltd. ADR (1)(a)     10,200        1,131,792  
Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group Ltd. (a)     1,578,000        1,049,620  
    SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
China - 2.0% (continued)            
Sino-Ocean Land Holdings Ltd.     136,500      $ 76,963  
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co., Ltd., H Shares (a)     3,121,000        909,416  
SOHO China Ltd.     39,000        27,507  
Tencent Holdings Ltd. (a)     211,000        3,052,944  
Zhejiang Expressway Co., Ltd.,
H Shares (a)
    428,000        495,651  
   

 

 

 
      30,348,698  
   

 

 

 
France - 0.1%            
Lafarge SA (a)     13,675        959,986  
   

 

 

 
Hong Kong - 0.8%    
China Gas Holdings Ltd. (a)     524,000        820,625  
China Mobile Ltd. ADR (1)     112,500        6,617,250  
China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd. (a)     296,000        875,636  
China Resources Land Ltd. (a)     146,000        383,691  
China Resources Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (a)     352,000        897,855  
Guangdong Investment Ltd . (a)     268,000        348,643  
Shimao Property Holdings Ltd. (a)     102,500        226,997  
Shougang Fushan Resources Group Ltd. (a)     388,000        84,297  
Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd. (a)     2,368,000        2,133,819  
Yuexiu Property Co., Ltd.     354,000        67,740  
   

 

 

 
      12,456,553  
   

 

 

 
India - 0.5%            
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. ADR (1)(a)     21,500        1,084,675  
Infosys Ltd. ADR (1)     70,200        2,208,492  
Tata Motors Ltd. ADR (1)     84,300        3,564,204  
Wipro Ltd. ADR (1)(a)     105,557        1,194,905  
   

 

 

 
      8,052,276  
   

 

 

 
Indonesia - 0.4%            
Adaro Energy Tbk PT     6,765,300        564,461  
Astra Agro Lestari Tbk PT     106,000        207,122  
Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT     2,134,400        1,045,845  
Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT     1,111,300        1,044,600  
Bumi Serpong Damai Tbk PT     513,800        74,574  
Indo Tambangraya Megah Tbk PT     38,700        47,733  
Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk PT     63,400        127,925  
Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk PT     1,202,600        655,639  
Lippo Karawaci Tbk PT     1,115,100        91,554  
Perusahaan Gas Negara Persero Tbk PT     1,974,500        955,506  
Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk PT ADR (1)     28,500        1,289,055  
   

 

 

 
      6,104,014  
   

 

 

 
Japan - 0.2%            
Tokyo Electron Ltd. (a)     43,091        3,267,600  
   

 

 

 
Korea, Republic of - 1.4%    
Amorepacific Corp.     402        811,583  
AMOREPACIFIC Group     415        375,343  
Coway Co., Ltd.     6,809        519,197  
DGB Financial Group, Inc.     6,960        71,543  
Dongbu Insurance Co., Ltd.     21,268        1,062,077  
Hana Financial Group, Inc.     1,981        57,374  
Hanwha Corp.     9,693        274,052  
Hanwha Life Insurance Co., Ltd.     34,763        262,648  
Hyosung Corp.     11,899        738,451  
Hyundai Department Store Co., Ltd.     3,150        350,358  
Hyundai Development Co.-Engineering & Construction     15,243        534,478  
Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.     6,387        1,366,478  
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   
    SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Korea, Republic of - 1.4% (continued)            
Industrial Bank of Korea     38,092      $ 487,295  
Korea Electric Power Corp.     48,797        1,880,296  
Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.     2,380        869,929  
Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd.     37,714        1,617,706  
KT Corp. ADR (1)     6,400        90,368  
LG Display Co., Ltd. ADR (1)     82,100        1,243,815  
Mirae Asset Securities Co., Ltd.     10,922        424,726  
NAVER Corp.     1,559        998,438  
Samsung Card Co., Ltd.     15,756        633,444  
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd.     1,706        437,783  
Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd.     9,780        393,108  
SK Holdings Co., Ltd.     7,811        1,159,370  
SK Hynix, Inc.     74,126        3,167,806  
SK Networks Co., Ltd.     50,556        407,518  
SK Telecom Co., Ltd. ADR (1)     61,400        1,658,414  
   

 

 

 
      21,893,598  
   

 

 

 
Malaysia - 0.3%            
Alliance Financial Group Bhd     124,000        166,637  
Genting Malaysia Bhd     87,500        101,607  
Hong Leong Bank Bhd     3,900        15,583  
IOI Corp. Bhd     334,200        458,658  
Malayan Banking Bhd     146,800        384,443  
MISC Bhd     251,200        518,276  
Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd     181,400        282,121  
RHB Capital Bhd     25,700        55,870  
Tenaga Nasional Bhd     755,900        2,977,078  
UEM Sunrise Bhd     109,900        44,045  
   

 

 

 
      5,004,318  
   

 

 

 
Mexico - 0.8%            
Alfa SAB de CV, Class A (1)(a)     417,500        932,133  
America Movil SAB de CV, Class L ADR (1)(a)     224,200        4,972,756  
Arca Continental SAB de CV (1)(a)     164,400        1,040,081  
Cemex SAB de CV ADR (1)     47,112        480,071  
Compartamos SAB de CV (1)(a)     633,100        1,272,315  
Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV REIT (1)(a)     139,100        409,934  
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV ADR (1)(a)     7,700        677,831  
Gruma SAB de CV, Class B (1)(a)     62,600        667,507  
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV ADR (1)(a)     2,200        139,040  
Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV, Series A (1)(a)     159,944        441,225  
Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV, Class O (1)     75,500        194,868  
Grupo Lala SAB de CV (1)     42,200        81,318  
Grupo Televisa SAB ADR (1)(a)     24,200        824,252  
Industrias Penoles SAB de CV (1)     2,670        52,212  
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, Class A (1)(a)     147,700        321,253  
Mexichem SAB de CV (1)(a)     75,700        229,916  
OHL Mexico SAB de CV (1)     63,200        117,158  
   

 

 

 
      12,853,870  
   

 

 

 
Peru - 0.1%            
Cia de Minas Buenaventura SAA ADR (1)(a)     9,100        86,996  
Credicorp Ltd. (1)(a)     3,200        512,576  
   

 

 

 
      599,572  
   

 

 

 
    SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Poland - 0.4%            
Bank Pekao SA     2,081      $ 104,583  
Bank Zachodni WBK SA     6,599        695,867  
Jastrzebska Spolka Weglowa SA     6,858        32,264  
KGHM Polska Miedz SA     20,465        623,874  
Orange Polska SA     256,316        598,903  
PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA     494,516        2,614,619  
Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA     373,963        466,351  
Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA     1,891        258,069  
Tauron Polska Energia SA     263,663        372,812  
   

 

 

 
      5,767,342  
   

 

 

 
South Africa - 0.8%            
African Rainbow Minerals Ltd.     14,945        153,042  
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. ADR (1)(a)     65,100        566,370  
FirstRand Ltd.     182,979        795,448  
Growthpoint Properties Ltd. REIT     98,764        234,663  
Investec Ltd.     107,728        902,838  
Liberty Holdings Ltd.     39,539        418,984  
MMI Holdings Ltd.     236,680        613,954  
MTN Group Ltd.     113,877        2,166,229  
Naspers Ltd., N Shares     11,903        1,539,715  
Netcare Ltd.     68,618        224,251  
Northam Platinum Ltd.     29,409        92,703  
Redefine Properties Ltd. REIT     197,093        182,299  
Remgro Ltd.     19,213        420,317  
RMB Holdings Ltd.     162,799        899,052  
Sanlam Ltd.     152,387        916,956  
Sasol Ltd. ADR (1)(a)     30,200        1,146,694  
Vodacom Group Ltd.     4,962        54,906  
Woolworths Holdings Ltd.     179,260        1,188,805  
   

 

 

 
      12,517,226  
   

 

 

 
Taiwan - 1.5%            
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.     164,000        194,771  
AU Optronics Corp.     2,127,000        1,079,596  
Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.     177,087        493,120  
China Motor Corp.     211,000        186,371  
CTBC Financial Holding Co., Ltd.     1,280,690        828,540  
Delta Electronics, Inc.     59,000        348,645  
Far EasTone Telecommunications Co., Ltd.     33,000        76,024  
Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd.     1,797,297        2,860,810  
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.     936,052        2,584,921  
Inotera Memories, Inc.     2,836,000        4,449,678  
Inventec Corp.     920,000        615,296  
Kinsus Interconnect Technology Corp.     423,000        1,397,643  
Largan Precision Co., Ltd.     42,000        3,143,963  
Lite-On Technology Corp.     103,535        118,276  
MediaTek, Inc.     120,176        1,747,050  
President Chain Store Corp.     140,000        1,081,335  
Realtek Semiconductor Corp.     225,833        749,951  
Ruentex Development Co., Ltd.     48,000        75,868  
Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co., Ltd.     113,804        58,503  
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ADR (1)(a)     44,700        1,000,386  
Uni-President Enterprises Corp.     402,642        636,743  
Walsin Lihwa Corp.     249,000        78,098  
   

 

 

 
      23,805,588  
   

 

 

 
Thailand - 0.2%            
Airports of Thailand PCL NVDR     175,000        1,490,964  
Bangkok Bank PCL NVDR     22,000        129,219  
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   
    SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Thailand - 0.2% (continued)            
BEC World PCL NVDR     209,700      $ 324,541  
Bumrungrad Hospital PCL NVDR     18,600        79,363  
Kasikornbank PCL NVDR     27,600        190,888  
Krung Thai Bank PCL NVDR     1,197,000        821,210  
PTT Exploration & Production PCL NVDR     191,200        647,477  
   

 

 

 
      3,683,662  
   

 

 

 
Turkey - 0.4%            
BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS     49,236        1,052,906  
Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS REIT     116,228        137,471  
Enka Insaat ve Sanayi AS     201,860        455,510  
Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS     281,143        534,900  
Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS     82,071        548,733  
TAV Havalimanlari Holding AS     162,076        1,323,132  
Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS     176,886        1,047,800  
Turkiye Is Bankasi, Class C     78,680        226,238  
Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS     124,992        194,132  
    SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Turkey - 0.4% (continued)            
Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi Tao, Class D     312,023      $ 648,977  
   

 

 

 
      6,169,799  
   

 

 

 
United States - 2.7%            
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (1)     113,785        11,452,460  
Herbalife Ltd. (1)(a)     2,771        104,467  
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (1)     60,884        24,977,661  
Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. (1)     1,507,206        5,275,221  
Southern Copper Corp. (1)(a)     8,101        228,448  
   

 

 

 
      42,038,257  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (cost $205,282,290)

      213,376,495  
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.1%    
Brazil - 0.1%            
Cia Energetica de Sao Paulo, Series B (1)    

(cost $781,503)

    86,600        873,428  
   

 

 

 
 

 

CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS - 4.1%               SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
United States - 4.1%        
Alcoa, Inc., Series 1, $50.00 par, 5.375% 10/01/17 (1)         16,075      $ 810,984  
Bunge Ltd., Perpetual Preferred Stock, $100.00 par, 4.875% 12/31/49 (1) (c)         30,900        3,476,250  
Chesapeake Energy Corp., Perpetual Preferred Stock 144A, $1,000.00 par, 5.750% 05/17/15 (a)(c)(d)         400        414,250  
Dominion Resources, Inc., $50.00 par, 6.375% 07/01/17 (1)         19,150        995,991  
Dominion Resources, Inc., Series A, $49.00 par, 6.125% 04/01/16 (1)         101,200        6,073,012  
Dominion Resources, Inc., Series B, $49.00 par, 6.000% 07/01/16 (1)         179,350        10,782,522  
NextEra Energy, Inc., $50.00 par, 5.599% 06/01/15 (1)         139,250        9,545,588  
NextEra Energy, Inc., $50.00 par, 5.799% 09/01/16 (1)         95,325        5,499,299  
NextEra Energy, Inc., $50.00 par, 5.889% 09/01/15 (1)         169,900        11,373,106  
Omnicare Capital Trust II, Series B, $50.00 par, 4.000% 06/15/33         4,950        441,633  
Post Holdings, Inc., Perpetual Preferred Stock 144A, $100.00 par, 2.500% 02/15/19 (a)(c)(d)         22,177        1,858,710  
T-Mobile US, Inc., $50.00 par, 5.500% 12/15/17 (1)         160,075        8,482,374  
Tyson Foods, Inc., $50.00 par, 4.750% 07/15/17 (1)         93,500        4,706,790  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS
(cost $58,956,910)

          64,460,509  
       

 

 

 
CORPORATE BONDS - 0.1%   INTEREST
RATE
    MATURITY
DATE
    PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000’s)
       
United States - 0.1%        

Forest Oil Corp. (a)
(cost $3,964,123)

    7.250%        06/15/19      $ 3,950        1,422,000  
       

 

 

 
CONVERTIBLE BONDS - 26.5%                        
Canada - 0.1%        
Element Financial Corp. 144A (a)(d)     5.125%        06/30/19        1,550        1,440,868  
       

 

 

 
Cayman Islands - 0.1%        
Herbalife Ltd. 144A (d)     2.000%        08/15/19        3,000        2,205,000  
       

 

 

 
Malta - 0.1%        
Lufthansa Malta Blues LP, Series JBLU 144A (a)(d)     0.750%        04/05/17        475        1,494,067  
       

 

 

 
Mexico - 0.0% (b)        
Cemex SAB de CV     3.750%        03/15/18        350        421,969  
       

 

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   
    INTEREST
RATE
    MATURITY
DATE
    PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000’s)
   

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Monaco - 0.1%        
Scorpio Tankers, Inc. 144A (a)(d)     2.375%        07/01/19      $ 1,050      $ 1,000,781  
       

 

 

 
Netherlands - 0.6%        
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (1)     7.875%        12/15/16        5,848        6,286,062  
NXP Semiconductors NV 144A (a)(d)     1.000%        12/01/19        2,550        2,612,156  
       

 

 

 
          8,898,218  
       

 

 

 
United States - 25.5%        
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (a)     1.750%        06/15/21        275        316,422  
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (a)     4.875%        12/15/20        200        73,750  
American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. (a)     3.000%        08/01/18        3,525        3,254,015  
American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. (a)     3.750%        12/15/20        525        482,344  
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (a)     5.000%        05/15/15        2,650        2,663,250  
Ares Capital Corp. 144A (a)(d)     5.750%        02/01/16        417        429,771  
Ciena Corp. (a)     4.000%        12/15/20        1,166        1,445,111  
DDR Corp.     1.750%        11/15/40        1,670        2,067,669  
Electronic Arts, Inc.     0.750%        07/15/16        450        677,813  
Equinix, Inc.     4.750%        06/15/16        4,450        12,510,063  
General Cable Corp. (a)(e)     4.500%        11/15/29        1,370        988,969  
Health Care REIT, Inc.     3.000%        12/01/29        4,550        6,822,156  
Intel Corp.     3.250%        08/01/39        10,800        18,778,500  
Lennar Corp. 144A (d)     3.250%        11/15/21        3,325        6,450,500  
Lennar Corp. 144A (d)     2.750%        12/15/20        2,650        5,353,000  
LinkedIn Corp. 144A (a)(d)     0.500%        11/01/19        10,250        10,813,750  
Meritor, Inc.     7.875%        03/01/26        600        988,125  
MGIC Investment Corp. (a)     5.000%        05/01/17        3,250        3,633,906  
MGIC Investment Corp. (a)     2.000%        04/01/20        10,000        14,631,250  
MGM Resorts International (a)*     4.250%        04/15/15        6,950        8,201,000  
Microchip Technology, Inc.     2.125%        12/15/37        24,375        43,478,906  
Micron Technology, Inc., Series C     2.375%        05/01/32        8,875        32,338,281  
Micron Technology, Inc., Series F     2.125%        02/15/33        1,300        4,172,187  
NorthStar Realty Finance LP 144A (a)(d)     5.375%        06/15/33        100        196,438  
Novellus Systems, Inc.     2.625%        05/15/41        11,700        26,822,250  
NRG Yield, Inc. 144A (d)     3.500%        02/01/19        2,925        3,224,813  
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 144A (a)(d)     0.000%        07/01/19        500        631,563  
PHH Corp. (a)     6.000%        06/15/17        14,402        28,398,944  
Prospect Capital Corp. 144A (a)(d)     4.750%        04/15/20        1,100        1,029,875  
Radian Group, Inc.     3.000%        11/15/17        6,425        9,818,203  
Radian Group, Inc.     2.250%        03/01/19        6,525        10,493,016  
SanDisk Corp.     1.500%        08/15/17        11,190        21,484,800  
SL Green Operating Partnership LP 144A (a)(d)     3.000%        10/15/17        5,325        7,834,406  
Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. (a)     2.875%        05/15/19        225        219,094  
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (a)     4.550%        03/01/18        4,275        4,542,187  
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.     4.000%        01/15/19        4,350        4,798,594  
Stillwater Mining Co. (a)     1.750%        10/15/32        2,100        2,593,500  
SunEdison, Inc. 144A (d)     2.000%        10/01/18        8,150        11,960,125  
SunEdison, Inc. 144A (d)     0.250%        01/15/20        950        920,312  
SunEdison, Inc. 144A (d)     2.750%        01/01/21        5,575        8,352,047  
SunPower Corp.     4.500%        03/15/15        1,300        1,516,937  
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (a)     1.750%        12/01/16        2,450        3,705,625  
Tesla Motors, Inc.     1.500%        06/01/18        8,500        15,788,750  
UTi Worldwide, Inc. 144A (a)(d)     4.500%        03/01/19        3,275        3,616,828  
VeriSign, Inc.     4.086%        08/15/37        19,969        34,209,393  
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. 144A (a)(d)     2.250%        11/15/40        1,175        1,302,047  
WebMD Health Corp. (a)     1.500%        12/01/20        1,775        1,771,672  
WellPoint, Inc. (a)     2.750%        10/15/42        7,975        13,726,969  
       

 

 

 
          399,529,126  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS
(cost $339,901,066)

          414,990,029  
       

 

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   
RIGHTS - 0.0% (b)   SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 

Dufry AG (3) (i)
(cost $—)

    (4,816   $  —  
   

 

 

 
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 38.3%     
BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio - Series I, Institutional Shares, 0.070% (f)^     1,000,097        1,000,097  
Dreyfus Treasury Cash Management, Class I, 0.010% (f)^     4,000,388        4,000,388  
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - IM Shares, 0.000% (f)^     172,202,636        172,202,636  
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares, 0.000% (f)(g)^     416,830,116        416,830,116  
UBS Money Series - UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund, Class I, 0.010% (f)^     5,000,819        5,000,819  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
(cost $599,034,056)

      599,034,056  
   

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS - 3.4%
 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT

(000’s)

       
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.055%, 1/29/2015 (h)^   $ 25,758        25,757,510  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.067%, 5/28/2015 (h)^     11,300        11,297,017  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.045%, 2/5/2015 (h)^     16,427        16,426,606  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $53,480,094)

      53,481,133  
   

 

 

 
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS - 0.1%   

U.S. Treasury Note 0.250%, 08/15/15
(cost $1,727,231)

    1,725        1,725,675  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES, AT VALUE
(cost $1,263,127,273)

      1,349,363,325  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES SOLD SHORT- (27.2)%   SHARES        
COMMON STOCKS - (27.1)%            
Canada - 0.0% (b)    
Element Financial Corp. (1)     (44,286     (538,995
   

 

 

 
Mexico - 0.0% (b)   
Cemex SAB de CV ADR (1)     (27,940     (284,709
   

 

 

 
Monaco - 0.0% (b)   
Scorpio Tankers, Inc. (1)     (52,932     (459,979
   

 

 

 
Netherlands - (0.1)%   
NXP Semiconductor NV (1)     (15,001     (1,146,076
   

 

 

 
Spain - 0.0% (b)   
Banco Santander SA     (1,654     (13,882
   

 

 

 
Switzerland - (0.1)%   
Holcim Ltd.     (13,675     (977,546
   

 

 

 
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
United States - (26.9)%   
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (1)     (4,652   $ (190,127
Alcoa, Inc. (1)     (38,299     (604,741
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (1)     (15,100     (25,217
American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. REIT (1)     (47,479     (429,685
Anthem, Inc. (1)     (89,529     (11,251,109
Applied Materials, Inc. (1)     (140,047     (3,489,971
Ares Capital Corp. (1)     (1,526     (23,813
Bunge Ltd. (1)     (11,441     (1,040,101
Chesapeake Energy Corp. (1)     (8,709     (170,435
Ciena Corp. (1)     (36,035     (699,440
DDR Corp. REIT (1)     (103,466     (1,899,636
Dominion Resources, Inc. (1)     (187,814     (14,442,897
Electronic Arts, Inc. (1)     (12,761     (599,958
Equinix, Inc. (1)     (54,618     (12,383,539
General Cable Corp. (1)     (32,207     (479,884
Health Care REIT, Inc. REIT (1)     (90,469     (6,845,789
Intel Corp. (1)     (412,899     (14,984,105
JetBlue Airways Corp. (1)     (91,783     (1,455,678
Lam Research Corp. (1)     (321,559     (25,512,491
Lennar Corp., Class A (1)     (250,338     (11,217,646
LinkedIn Corp., Class A (1)     (22,272     (5,116,101
Meritor, Inc. (1)     (42,500     (643,875
MGIC Investment Corp. (1)     (1,289,351     (12,016,751
MGM Resorts International (1)     (260,182     (5,562,691
Microchip Technology, Inc. (1)     (916,406     (41,339,075
Micron Technology, Inc. (1)     (1,029,357     (36,037,789
NextEra Energy, Inc. (1)     (223,302     (23,734,770
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. REIT (1)     (11,526     (202,627
NRG Yield, Inc., Class A (1)     (34,245     (1,614,309
Omnicare, Inc. (1)     (5,942     (433,350
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (1)     (3,514     (430,711
PHH Corp. (1)     (1,081,206     (25,905,696
Post Holdings, Inc. (1)     (38,108     (1,596,344
Prospect Capital Corp. (1)     (2,662     (21,988
Radian Group, Inc. (1)     (1,009,011     (16,870,664
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (1)     (60,839     (24,959,200
SanDisk Corp. (1)     (204,812     (20,067,480
Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. (1)     (1,507,206     (5,275,221
SL Green Realty Corp. REIT (1)     (60,718     (7,226,657
Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. REIT (1)     (8,161     (97,034
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. REIT (1)     (228,559     (5,311,711
Stillwater Mining Co. (1)     (135,300     (1,994,322
SunEdison, Inc. (1)     (838,790     (16,364,793
SunPower Corp. (1)     (44,430     (1,147,627
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (1)     (114,203     (3,201,110
Tesla Motors, Inc. (1)     (64,847     (14,422,621
T-Mobile US, Inc. (1)     (90,107     (2,427,483
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A (1)     (85,340     (3,421,281
UTi Worldwide, Inc. (1)     (155,856     (1,881,182
VeriSign, Inc. (1)     (534,551     (30,469,407
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (1)     (77,855     (1,101,648
WebMD Health Corp. (1)     (23,245     (919,340
   

 

 

 
      (419,561,120
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS SOLD SHORT
(proceeds $353,556,595)

   

    (422,982,307
   

 

 

 
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   
U.S. TREASURY
OBLIGATIONS - (0.1)%
  PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000’s)
    VALUE
(Note 5)
 
U.S. Treasury Note, 0.250%, 8/15/15    

(proceeds $1,725,757)

  $ (1,725   $ (1,725,675
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT, AT VALUE
(proceeds $355,282,352)

      (424,707,982
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS, NET OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT - 59.1%
(cost $907,844,921)

      924,655,343  
   

 

 

 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 40.9% (j)       638,851,792  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

    $ 1,563,507,135  
   

 

 

 

 

SECTOR   VALUE     % OF NET
ASSETS
 
Consumer Discretionary     $26,462,946       1.6
Consumer Staples     18,148,309       1.2  
Energy     10,678,397       0.7  
Financials     71,434,835       4.5  
Health Care     19,742,828       1.3  
Industrials     12,218,078       0.8  
Information Technology     57,550,176       3.6  
Materials     9,036,165       0.6  
Telecommunication Services     25,639,106       1.6  
Utilities     21,229,314       1.4  
Money Market Funds     599,034,056       38.3   
Other Investments     53,481,133        3.5   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    924,655,343       59.1   
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities (j)     638,851,792       40.9   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 1,563,507,135       100.0 %
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Non income-producing security.
(a) All or a portion of this security has been segregated as collateral for securities sold short and can be sold or replaced subject to the broker’s right to re-hypothecate. At December 31, 2014, the value of these securities was $151,743,153. In addition, $377,279,845 of cash collateral was pledged.
(b) Represents less than 0.05% of net assets.
(c) Security is perpetual and, thus, does not have a predetermined maturity date. The date shown, if applicable, reflects the next call date. The rate shown represents the variable dividend rate in effect as of December 31, 2014.
(d) Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted as to resale to institutional investors. The Fund Advisor has deemed this security to be liquid based upon procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
(e) Represents a step bond. The rate shown reflects the yield at December 31, 2014.
(f) Represents annualized seven-day yield as of December 31, 2014.
(g) A portion of the security is pledged as collateral to the brokers for forward foreign currency exchange and swap contracts.
(h) The rate shown is the effective yield at the date of purchase.
(i) Security fair valued as of December 31, 2014 using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The total value of positions fair valued was $0, or 0.0% of total net assets.
(j) Includes appreciation/(depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange, futures and swap contracts.

 

^ All or a portion represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

 

* All or a portion of this security has been segregated for covered call options written.

All securities are Level 2 with respect to ASC 820, unless otherwise noted in parentheses.

(1) Level 1 security (See Note 5).
(3) Level 3 security (See Note 5).

The following abbreviations are used in portfolio descriptions:

144A - Restricted Security

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

NVDR - Non-Voting Depository Receipt

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

Credit default swap contracts sell protection as of December 31, 2014:

 

COUNTERPARTY   REFERENCE
ENTITY
  FIXED
ANNUAL
RATE
RECEIVED
BY FUND
    CURRENCY   CREDIT
SPREAD
    NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
    UPFRONT
PREMIUM
(RECEIVED)
PAID
    TERMINATION
DATE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Exchange Cleared              
CitiBank   Markit CDX North America High Yield Index Series 23     5.000%     USD     3.557%       55,875,000        $2,991,922       12/20/2019        $555,782  
           

 

 

     

 

 

 

Cash held as collateral at CitiBank for exchange cleared credit default swap contracts was $351,657.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   

Open written options contracts outstanding at December 31, 2014:

Call options written

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  ISSUER   COUNTERPARTY   EXPIRATION DATE     PROCEEDS     VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
829   MGM Resorts International (Exercise price $19)   J.P. Morgan     3/20/2015        $(104,437     $(239,581     $(135,144
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return swap contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2014:

Over the Counter

 

COUNTERPARTY   UNDERLYING REFERENCE INSTRUMENT   TERMINATION
DATE
  CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
VALUE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Bank of America   10-Year Canadian Bond March Futures   3/2015   CAD     83,857,967        $1,407,155   
Bank of America   10-Year Japanese Government Bond March Futures   3/2015   JPY     (34,964,794,200     (1,764,660
Bank of America   30-Year Euro Buxl Bond March Futures   3/2015   EUR     7,254,577        419,965   
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Bovespa Index February Futures   2/2015   BRL     (493,697     (4,016
CitiBank   Brent Crude January Futures^   2/2015   USD     10,948,403        (1,374,157
CitiBank   Brent Crude January Futures^   2/2015   USD     (18,139,842     3,291,046   
CitiBank   Cocoa March Futures^   2/2015   USD     29,601        1,259   
CitiBank   Corn March Futures^   2/2015   USD     9,404,497        123,463   
CitiBank   Corn March Futures^   2/2015   USD     (10,986,415     (228,761
CitiBank   Cotton No. 2 March Futures^   2/2015   USD     (1,964,560     66,055   
Bank of America   Euro - Bobl March Futures   3/2015   EUR     49,985,200        371,988   
Bank of America   Euro - Bund March Futures   3/2015   EUR     103,896,652        2,199,224   
Bank of America   Euro - SCHATZ March Futures   3/2015   EUR     56,158,061        65,801   
Deutsche Bank   Gas Oil February Futures^   2/2015   USD     448,400        (31,400
Deutsche Bank   Gas Oil February Futures^   2/2015   USD     (3,525,506     293,756   
Merrill Lynch   Gas Oil February Futures^   2/2015   USD     565,000        (43,744
Merrill Lynch   Gas Oil February Futures^   2/2015   USD     (7,693,650     448,209   
Deutsche Bank   Gas Oil January Futures^   1/2015   USD     7,191,031        (890,356
Deutsche Bank   Gas Oil January Futures^   1/2015   USD     (8,559,693     2,259,018   
Merrill Lynch   Gas Oil January Futures^   1/2015   USD     7,506,000        (385,713
Merrill Lynch   Gas Oil January Futures^   1/2015   USD     (9,667,450     2,547,097   
Deutsche Bank   Gasoline RBOB January Futures^   1/2015   USD     1,724,570        (117,037
Deutsche Bank   Gasoline RBOB January Futures^   1/2015   USD     (10,166,083     1,262,822   
Deutsche Bank   Heating Oil ULSD January Futures^   1/2015   USD     3,144,204        (217,778
Deutsche Bank   Heating Oil ULSD January Futures^   1/2015   USD     (13,716,184     1,240,369   
Bank of America   H-SHARES Index January Futures   1/2015   HKD     57,442,996        90,802   
Goldman Sachs   H-SHARES Index January Futures   1/2015   HKD     14,736,475        32,201   
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   H-SHARES Index January Futures   1/2015   HKD     93,452,166        162,698   
Deutsche Bank   Live Cattle February Futures^   2/2015   USD     2,776,512        (308,032
Deutsche Bank   Live Cattle February Futures^   2/2015   USD     (2,958,032     132,272   
CitiBank   LME Copper March Futures^   3/2015   USD     7,956,250        (71,250
Bank of America   Long Gilt March Futures   3/2015   GBP     48,686,176        1,627,360   
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   MSCI Taiwan Stock Index January Futures   1/2015   USD     9,852,363        166,157   
CitiBank   Natural Gas Swap December Futures^   1/2015   USD     19,176,880        (3,486,913
CitiBank   Natural Gas Swap December Futures^   1/2015   USD     (19,791,120     4,101,137   
CitiBank   Natural Gas Swap January Futures^   2/2015   USD     (20,912,070     4,618,110   
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   SGX S&P CNX Nifty Index January Futures   1/2015   USD     (1,631,774     (6,590
CitiBank   Soybean March Futures^   2/2015   USD     1,193,045        (16,020

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   
COUNTERPARTY   UNDERLYING REFERENCE INSTRUMENT   TERMINATION
DATE
  CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
VALUE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
CitiBank   Soybean Meal March Futures^   2/2015   USD     993,727        $ (20,447
CitiBank   Soybean Oil March Futures^   2/2015   USD     (4,676,031     (29,265
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Swiss Market Index March Futures   3/2015   CHF     (83,202,392     (2,724,001
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Taiwan Stock Exchange January Futures   1/2015   TWD     73,841,488        71,206   
Bank of America   Tel Aviv 25 Index January Futures   1/2015   ILS     21,216,693        (67,899
Bank of America   U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note March Futures   3/2015   USD     52,681,606        319,488   
Bank of America   U.S. Treasury 2-Year Note March Futures   3/2015   USD     76,247,372        (176,747
Bank of America   U.S. Treasury 5-Year Note March Futures   3/2015   USD     43,484,498        (75,162
Bank of America   U.S. Treasury Long Bond March Futures   3/2015   USD     16,318,892        450,358   
CitiBank   Wheat March Futures^   2/2015   USD     11,833,114        (67,579
CitiBank   Wheat March Futures^   2/2015   USD     (11,121,229     (1,056,767
Goldman Sachs   WIG20 Index March Futures   3/2015   PLN     (1,519,174     10,117   
CitiBank   WTI Crude January Futures^   2/2015   USD     7,030,632        (904,475
CitiBank   WTI Crude January Futures^   2/2015   USD     (8,327,552     1,082,704   
         

 

 

 
            $14,793,068   
         

 

 

 

Money Market Fund is pledged as collateral to Bank of America and Deutsche Bank for total return swap contracts and total return basket swap contracts in the amount of $199 and $29,293,570, respectively, at December 31, 2014. Money Market Fund is pledged as collateral to Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC for total return swap contracts in the amount of $120,000, $48 and $16,808,900, respectively at December 31, 2014. Cash held as collateral for Bank of America, CitiBank and Deutsche Bank for total return swap contracts was $5,450,000, $1,180,000 and $5,850,000, respectively, at December 31, 2014. Cash held as collateral at J.P. Morgan for total return swap contracts and total return basket swap contracts was $107,300,000 at December 31, 2014.

 

^ Represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

Open futures contracts outstanding at December 31, 2014:

Exchange Traded

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION DATE   VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts:              
43   Goldman Sachs   Cocoa Futures^   3/2015     $1,277,499        $1,326,992        $49,493   
5   Goldman Sachs   Coffee ‘C’ Futures^   3/2015     360,036        312,375        (47,661
5   Goldman Sachs   Hard Red Winter Wheat Futures^   3/2015     170,317        156,625        (13,692
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^   1/2015     239,729        228,200        (11,529
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^   1/2015     243,354        228,350        (15,004
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^   1/2015     96,529        91,490        (5,039
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^   1/2015     97,104        91,520        (5,584
6   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^   1/2015     290,094        274,719        (15,375
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^   1/2015     200,338        183,375        (16,963
13   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^   1/2015     650,162        595,968        (54,194
6   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^   1/2015     305,934        275,377        (30,557
11   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^   2/2015     561,784        505,159        (56,625
6   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^   2/2015     305,699        275,597        (30,102
8   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^   2/2015     412,045        367,500        (44,545
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^   2/2015     51,102        45,993        (5,109
14   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^   3/2015     698,990        645,124        (53,866
9   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^   3/2015     443,276        414,801        (28,475
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^   3/2015     247,014        230,487        (16,527
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^   3/2015     147,684        138,423        (9,261
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^   3/2015     97,106        92,334        (4,772
6   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^   3/2015     287,917        277,209        (10,708
16   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^   3/2015     794,908        739,500        (55,408

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION DATE   VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts:              
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^   3/2015   $ 142,284      $ 138,630      $ (3,654
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^   3/2015     47,978        46,226        (1,752
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^   1/2015     499,806        477,557        (22,249
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^   1/2015     336,672        318,050        (18,622
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^   1/2015     663,209        635,700        (27,509
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^   1/2015     169,647        158,377        (11,270
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^   1/2015     678,643        633,300        (45,343
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^   2/2015     331,178        316,575        (14,603
35   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^   2/2015     5,855,852        5,539,013        (316,839
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^   2/2015     833,386        791,250        (42,136
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^   2/2015     333,854        316,349        (17,505
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^   2/2015     332,504        316,137        (16,367
20   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^   3/2015     3,149,482        3,156,125        6,643   
8   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^   3/2015     1,277,023        1,262,100        (14,923
8   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^   3/2015     1,285,623        1,262,138        (23,485
12   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^   3/2015     1,929,934        1,893,600        (36,334
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^   3/2015     322,656        315,567        (7,089
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^   3/2015     635,511        631,000        (4,511
78   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^   3/2015     12,485,197        12,300,600        (184,597
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^   3/2015     315,556        315,450        (106
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^   3/2015     318,606        315,250        (3,356
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^   1/2015     100,778        90,460        (10,318
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^   1/2015     93,752        90,502        (3,250
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^   1/2015     92,042        90,538        (1,504
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^   1/2015     88,772        90,559        1,787   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^   1/2015     94,778        90,570        (4,208
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^   2/2015     91,262        90,611        (651
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^   1/2015     114,329        108,353        (5,976
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^   1/2015     111,404        108,384        (3,020
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^   1/2015     279,886        270,993        (8,893
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^   1/2015     216,809        216,800        (9
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^   1/2015     167,354        162,586        (4,768
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^   2/2015     56,465        54,215        (2,250
7   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^   3/2015     388,545        380,417        (8,128
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^   3/2015     55,553        54,351        (1,202
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^   3/2015     55,753        54,356        (1,397
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^   3/2015     54,428        54,399        (29
9   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^   3/2015     502,363        489,712        (12,651
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^   3/2015     270,589        272,098        1,509   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^   3/2015     106,506        108,850        2,344   
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^   3/2015     162,459        163,144        685   
39   Goldman Sachs   Silver Futures^   3/2015     3,248,414        3,041,804        (206,610
72   Goldman Sachs   Soybean Meal Futures^   3/2015     2,575,849        2,502,720        (73,129
401   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures   9/2016     76,898,863        77,179,514        280,651   
140   Barclays Capital   Amsterdam Index Futures   1/2015     14,006,480        14,399,595        393,115   
68   Barclays Capital   DAX Index Futures   3/2015     19,601,618        20,248,916        647,298   
187   Barclays Capital   DJIA Mini E-CBOT Futures   3/2015     16,175,006        16,598,120        423,114   
192   Barclays Capital   FTSE 100 Index Futures   3/2015     19,419,019        19,518,660        99,641   
9   Barclays Capital   Hang Seng Index Futures   1/2015     1,385,170        1,372,345        (12,825
153   Barclays Capital   H-SHARES Index Futures   1/2015     11,782,448        11,827,207        44,759   
120   Barclays Capital   IBEX 35 Index Futures   1/2015     14,239,526        14,875,338        635,812   
107   Barclays Capital   MSCI Singapore Index Futures   1/2015     6,126,022        6,164,829        38,807   
228   Barclays Capital   MSCI Taiwan Stock Index Futures   1/2015     7,722,296        7,822,680        100,384   
162   Barclays Capital   NASDAQ 100 E-Mini Futures   3/2015     13,505,487        13,714,110        208,623   
93   Barclays Capital   S&P MID 400 E-Mini Futures   3/2015     13,257,200        13,471,980        214,780   
21   Barclays Capital   S&P/Toronto Stock Exchange 60 Index Futures   3/2015     3,022,438        3,078,602        56,164   
519   Barclays Capital   SET50 Index Futures   3/2015     3,184,727        3,120,625        (64,102
83   Barclays Capital   SGX S&P CNX Nifty Index Futures   1/2015     1,384,849        1,387,594        2,745   
423   Barclays Capital   TOPIX Index Futures   3/2015     49,840,953        49,705,502        (135,451
107   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures   3/2015     32,341,647        32,344,561        2,914   
1,290   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures   6/2015     389,888,179        390,026,528        138,349   
1,068   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures   9/2015     322,752,532        322,921,805        169,273   
436   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures   12/2015     131,776,136        131,822,919        46,783   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION DATE   VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts:              
154   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures   3/2016   $ 46,513,232      $ 46,556,648      $ 43,416   
227   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures   6/2016     68,539,313        68,615,408        76,095   
298   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures   9/2016     89,992,608        90,054,068        61,460   
294   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures   12/2016     88,771,885        88,823,054        51,169   
1,121   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures   6/2015     278,970,818        279,030,912        60,094   
1,088   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures   9/2015     270,251,737        270,232,000        (19,737
878   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures   12/2015     217,729,846        217,491,574        (238,272
30   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures   3/2016     7,418,280        7,411,500        (6,780
41   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures   6/2016     10,113,626        10,103,425        (10,201
68   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures   9/2016     16,738,544        16,716,950        (21,594
106   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures   12/2016     26,049,557        26,004,450        (45,107
460   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures   3/2016     88,485,651        88,768,115        282,464   
425   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures   6/2016     81,632,618        81,906,387        273,769   
392   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures   12/2016     75,252,659        75,355,668        103,009   
874   J.P. Morgan   Australia 3-Year Bond Futures   3/2015     79,130,962        79,403,292        272,330   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          2,642,753,244        2,645,297,415       2,544,171   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Short Contracts:              
8   Goldman Sachs   Cocoa Futures^   3/2015     (226,152     (232,800     (6,648
85   Goldman Sachs   Corn Futures^   3/2015     (1,744,183     (1,687,250     56,933   
107   Goldman Sachs   Cotton No. 2 Futures^   3/2015     (3,220,253     (3,224,445     (4,192
15   Goldman Sachs   Gold 100 OZ Futures^   2/2015     (1,796,079     (1,776,150     19,929   
72   Goldman Sachs   Live Cattle Futures^   2/2015     (2,425,251     (2,338,560     86,691   
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^   1/2015     (239,069     (228,200     10,869   
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^   1/2015     (244,027     (228,350     15,677   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^   1/2015     (96,833     (91,490     5,343   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^   1/2015     (97,144     (91,520     5,624   
6   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^   1/2015     (287,749     (274,719     13,030   
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^   1/2015     (200,991     (183,375     17,616   
13   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^   1/2015     (650,272     (595,969     54,303   
6   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^   1/2015     (305,988     (275,378     30,610   
11   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^   2/2015     (563,728     (505,159     58,569   
6   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^   2/2015     (304,075     (275,597     28,478   
8   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^   2/2015     (411,058     (367,500     43,558   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^   2/2015     (51,092     (45,994     5,098   
14   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^   3/2015     (700,265     (645,123     55,142   
9   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^   3/2015     (443,763     (414,801     28,962   
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^   3/2015     (246,985     (230,488     16,497   
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^   3/2015     (147,468     (138,423     9,045   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^   3/2015     (97,260     (92,333     4,927   
6   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^   3/2015     (288,607     (277,209     11,398   
36   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^   3/2015     (1,765,899     (1,663,875     102,024   
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^   3/2015     (142,315     (138,630     3,685   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^   3/2015     (47,800     (46,226     1,574   
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^   1/2015     (498,724     (477,557     21,167   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^   1/2015     (337,746     (318,050     19,696   
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^   1/2015     (658,347     (635,700     22,647   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^   1/2015     (170,073     (158,377     11,696   
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^   1/2015     (676,841     (633,300     43,541   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^   2/2015     (330,695     (316,575     14,120   
35   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^   2/2015     (5,849,302     (5,539,013     310,289   
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^   2/2015     (837,198     (791,250     45,948   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^   2/2015     (334,359     (316,350     18,009   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^   2/2015     (332,980     (316,138     16,842   
20   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^   3/2015     (3,160,463     (3,156,125     4,338   
8   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^   3/2015     (1,277,680     (1,262,100     15,580   
8   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^   3/2015     (1,285,527     (1,262,138     23,389   
12   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^   3/2015     (1,933,123     (1,893,600     39,523   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^   3/2015     (323,103     (315,566     7,537   
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^   3/2015     (635,303     (631,000     4,303   
54   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^   3/2015     (8,618,530     (8,515,800     102,730   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^   3/2015     (316,303     (315,450     853   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^   3/2015     (317,587     (315,250     2,337   
155   Goldman Sachs   LME Copper Futures^   3/2015     (11,506,818     (10,948,813     558,005   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION DATE   VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Short Contracts:              
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^   1/2015     $(100,556     $(90,460     $10,096   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^   1/2015     (93,488     (90,502     2,986   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^   1/2015     (91,696     (90,538     1,158   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^   1/2015     (89,108     (90,559     (1,451
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^   1/2015     (94,619     (90,570     4,049   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^   2/2015     (90,517     (90,611     (94
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^   1/2015     (113,677     (108,353     5,324   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^   1/2015     (110,977     (108,384     2,593   
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^   1/2015     (279,759     (270,992     8,767   
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^   1/2015     (218,974     (216,800     2,174   
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^   1/2015     (167,440     (162,585     4,855   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^   2/2015     (56,248     (54,215     2,033   
7   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^   3/2015     (386,301     (380,416     5,885   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^   3/2015     (55,234     (54,350     884   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^   3/2015     (56,006     (54,356     1,650   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^   3/2015     (54,505     (54,398     107   
18   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^   3/2015     (976,999     (979,425     (2,426
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^   3/2015     (271,017     (272,099     (1,082
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^   3/2015     (106,515     (108,850     (2,335
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^   3/2015     (160,829     (163,144     (2,315
114   Goldman Sachs   Platinum Futures^   4/2015     (6,844,273     (6,894,150     (49,877
80   Goldman Sachs   Soybean Futures^   3/2015     (4,175,391     (4,094,000     81,391   
17   Goldman Sachs   Soybean Oil Futures^   3/2015     (327,801     (327,828     (27
934   Goldman Sachs   Sugar #11 (World Markets) Futures^   2/2015     (17,028,154     (15,189,082     1,839,072   
501   Barclays Capital   CAC40 Index Futures   1/2015     (24,334,712     (25,928,673     (1,593,961
37   Barclays Capital   E-Mini Russell 2000 Futures   3/2015     (4,405,153     (4,442,590     (37,437
49   Barclays Capital   Euro Stoxx 50 Index   3/2015     (1,881,223     (1,857,633     23,590   
191   Barclays Capital   FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Index Futures   1/2015     (4,790,719     (4,782,511     8,208   
443   J.P. Morgan   FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index Futures   3/2015     (16,229,576     (16,949,099     (719,523
85   Barclays Capital   FTSE/MIB Index Futures   3/2015     (9,517,768     (9,806,638     (288,870
198   Barclays Capital   KOSPI Index 200 Futures   3/2015     (22,433,256     (21,976,982     456,274   
113   J.P. Morgan   Mexican Stock Exchange Price and Quotation Index Futures   3/2015     (3,105,968     (3,307,876     (201,908
1,939   Barclays Capital   MSCI Emerging Markets E-Mini Futures   3/2015     (88,569,126     (92,849,015     (4,279,889
1,520   Barclays Capital   S&P 500 E-Mini Futures   3/2015     (153,991,987     (155,982,400     (1,990,413
417   Barclays Capital   SPI 200 Index Futures   3/2015     (43,657,307     (45,814,549     (2,157,242
761   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures   6/2015     (147,051,763     (147,312,963     (261,200
299   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures   9/2015     (57,769,614     (57,833,261     (63,647
297   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures   12/2015     (57,323,083     (57,388,554     (65,471
1,472   J.P. Morgan   Australia 10-Year Bond Futures   3/2015     (152,107,761     (153,997,078     (1,889,317
144   J.P. Morgan   Canadian 3-Month Bank Acceptance Futures   3/2015     (30,580,222     (30,578,929     1,293   
1,570   J.P. Morgan   Canadian 3-Month Bank Acceptance Futures   6/2015     (333,277,018     (333,344,595     (67,577
1,486   J.P. Morgan   Canadian 3-Month Bank Acceptance Futures   9/2015     (315,338,817     (315,381,693     (42,876
525   J.P. Morgan   Canadian 3-Month Bank Acceptance Futures   12/2015     (111,408,136     (111,367,060     41,076   
44   J.P. Morgan   Euro CHF 3-Month LIFFE Futures   6/2015     (11,077,784     (11,092,940     (15,156
13   J.P. Morgan   Euro CHF 3-Month LIFFE Futures   9/2015     (3,272,926     (3,278,440     (5,514
4   J.P. Morgan   U.S. Treasury 2-Year Note Futures   3/2015     (875,494     (874,375     1,119   
7   J.P. Morgan   U.S. Treasury 5-Year Note Futures   3/2015     (832,800     (832,507     293   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          (1,681,927,305     (1,691,204,744     (9,277,439
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $960,825,939        $954,092,671        $(6,733,268
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash held as collateral at Barclays Capital, Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan for futures contracts was $38,037,411, $256,901 and $10,357,241, respectively at December 31, 2014.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2014:

Over the Counter

 

PURCHASE
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
PURCHASED
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Australian Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   AUD     72,983,500        $60,520,840        $59,273,032        $(1,247,808
Australian Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   AUD     72,983,500        60,520,610        59,273,033        (1,247,577
Brazilian Real, Expiring 03/18/15*   CitiBank   BRL     29,791,000        11,237,993        10,987,357        (250,636
Brazilian Real, Expiring 03/18/15*   Credit Suisse International   BRL     29,791,000        11,238,047        10,987,357        (250,690
Canadian Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   CAD     16,787,000        14,701,698        14,426,234        (275,464
Canadian Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   CAD     16,787,000        14,701,698        14,426,235        (275,463
Swiss Franc, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   CHF     12,081,000        12,490,768        12,167,843        (322,925
Swiss Franc, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   CHF     12,081,000        12,490,824        12,167,843        (322,981
Chilean Peso, Expiring 03/18/15*   CitiBank   CLP     2,000,000,000        3,243,208        3,272,684        29,476   
Chilean Peso, Expiring 03/18/15*   Credit Suisse International   CLP     2,000,000,000        3,243,217        3,272,684        29,467   
Czech Republic Koruna, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   CZK     108,000,000        4,873,021        4,722,230        (150,791
Czech Republic Koruna, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   CZK     109,000,000        4,914,806        4,765,954        (148,852
Euro, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   EUR     41,971,227        52,240,346        50,820,943        (1,419,403
Euro, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   EUR     41,937,666        52,197,770        50,780,306        (1,417,464
Euro, Expiring 06/09/15   The Royal Bank of Scotland   EUR     110,000        137,005        133,309        (3,696
Euro, Expiring 11/09/15   The Royal Bank of Scotland   EUR     46,110        57,557        56,027        (1,530
British Pound,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   GBP     14,363,000        22,494,550        22,373,216        (121,334
British Pound,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   GBP     14,363,000        22,494,302        22,373,217        (121,085
Hong Kong Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   HKD     11,105,000        1,431,428        1,431,998        570   
Hong Kong Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   HKD     11,105,000        1,431,232        1,431,998        766   
Hungarian Forint, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   HUF     2,125,250,000        8,544,890        8,107,904        (436,986
Hungarian Forint, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   HUF     2,125,250,000        8,544,443        8,107,905        (436,538
Israeli Shekel,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   ILS     6,500,000        1,652,955        1,666,885        13,930   
Israeli Shekel,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   ILS     6,500,000        1,652,476        1,666,885        14,409   
Indian Rupee, Expiring 03/18/15*   CitiBank   INR     1,465,421,500        23,296,221        22,868,541        (427,680
Indian Rupee, Expiring 03/18/15*   Credit Suisse International   INR     1,465,421,500        23,296,247        22,868,541        (427,706
Japanese Yen,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   JPY     5,439,108,500        46,151,521        45,438,449        (713,072
Japanese Yen,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   JPY     5,439,108,500        46,149,801        45,438,448        (711,353
Korean Won, Expiring 03/18/15*   CitiBank   KRW     26,100,000,000        23,652,024        23,666,385        14,361   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
  AQR Funds       Annual Report       December 2014   
                

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   
PURCHASE
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
PURCHASED
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Korean Won, Expiring 03/18/15*   Credit Suisse International   KRW     26,100,000,000        $ 23,651,164        $ 23,666,385        $ 15,221   
Mexican Peso,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   MXN     86,500,000        5,898,684        5,836,535        (62,149
Mexican Peso,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   MXN     86,500,000        5,899,395        5,836,535        (62,860
Malaysian Ringgit, Expiring 03/18/15*   CitiBank   MYR     38,746,500        11,138,725        11,015,776        (122,949
Malaysian Ringgit, Expiring 03/18/15*   Credit Suisse International   MYR     38,746,500        11,138,727        11,015,777        (122,950
Norwegian Krone, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   NOK     5,718,000        811,323        765,632        (45,691
Norwegian Krone, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   NOK     5,718,000        811,341        765,632        (45,709
New Zealand Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   NZD     129,329,500        99,241,861        100,176,285        934,424   
New Zealand Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   NZD     129,329,498        99,241,341        100,176,285        934,944   
Philippine Peso, Expiring 03/18/15*   CitiBank   PHP     150,000,000        3,344,463        3,341,875        (2,588
Philippine Peso, Expiring 03/18/15*   Credit Suisse International   PHP     150,000,000        3,344,462        3,341,875        (2,587
Poland Zloty, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   PLN     55,541,499        16,420,814        15,636,903        (783,911
Poland Zloty, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   PLN     55,541,500        16,420,926        15,636,902        (784,024
Russian Ruble, Expiring 03/18/15*   CitiBank   RUB     315,400,000        5,577,861        4,980,511        (597,350
Russian Ruble, Expiring 03/18/15*   Credit Suisse International   RUB     315,400,000        5,579,795        4,980,511        (599,284
Swedish Krona, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   SEK     82,773,000        10,969,287        10,620,788        (348,499
Swedish Krona, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   SEK     82,773,000        10,969,233        10,620,788        (348,445
Singapore Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   SGD     45,500,000        34,702,694        34,305,706        (396,988
Singapore Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   SGD     45,500,000        34,694,803        34,305,706        (389,097
Turkish Lira, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   TRY     101,663,000        44,475,368        42,856,097        (1,619,271
Turkish Lira, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   TRY     101,663,000        44,477,079        42,856,098        (1,620,981
Taiwanese Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15*   CitiBank   TWD     237,522,499        7,648,769        7,519,438        (129,331
Taiwanese Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15*   Credit Suisse International   TWD     237,522,498        7,648,771        7,519,438        (129,333
South African Rand, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   ZAR     122,488,500        10,680,365        10,464,075        (216,290
South African Rand, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   ZAR     122,488,498        10,680,870        10,464,075        (216,795
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $1,075,069,619        $1,057,679,071        $(17,390,548
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
  AQR Funds       Annual Report       December 2014   
                

 

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AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   

 

SALES
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
SOLD
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Australian Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   AUD     (46,650,500     $(38,748,269     $(37,886,873     $861,396   
Australian Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   AUD     (46,650,500     (38,752,548     (37,886,874     865,674   
Brazilian Real, Expiring 03/18/15*   CitiBank   BRL     (18,100,000     (6,551,481     (6,675,546     (124,065
Brazilian Real, Expiring 03/18/15*   Credit Suisse International   BRL     (18,100,000     (6,551,611     (6,675,545     (123,934
Canadian Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   CAD     (35,965,999     (31,063,357     (30,908,079     155,278   
Canadian Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   CAD     (35,965,999     (31,063,621     (30,908,079     155,542   
Swiss Franc, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   CHF     (13,677,500     (14,025,129     (13,775,821     249,308   
Swiss Franc, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   CHF     (21,437,500     (22,070,723     (21,591,601     479,122   
Chilean Peso, Expiring 03/18/15*   CitiBank   CLP     (8,167,183,000     (13,269,444     (13,364,304     (94,860
Chilean Peso, Expiring 03/18/15*   Credit Suisse International   CLP     (8,167,183,000     (13,269,455     (13,364,304     (94,849
Columbian Peso, Expiring 03/18/15*   CitiBank   COP     (1,457,000,000     (636,269     (610,761     25,508   
Columbian Peso, Expiring 03/18/15*   Credit Suisse International   COP     (1,457,000,000     (636,268     (610,761     25,507   
Czech Republic Koruna, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   CZK     (115,973,000     (5,227,678     (5,070,845     156,833   
Czech Republic Koruna, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   CZK     (115,973,000     (5,227,628     (5,070,845     156,783   
Euro, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   EUR     (24,029,729     (29,615,567     (29,096,447     519,120   
Euro, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   EUR     (24,036,730     (29,624,340     (29,104,922     519,418   
Euro, Expiring 04/07/15   The Royal Bank of Scotland   EUR     (3,562     (4,716     (4,314     402   
Euro, Expiring 06/09/15   The Royal Bank of Scotland   EUR     (110,000     (141,776     (133,309     8,467   
Euro,
Expiring 11/09/15
  The Royal Bank of Scotland   EUR     (46,110     (59,499     (56,027     3,472   
Euro,
Expiring 04/05/16
  The Royal Bank of Scotland   EUR     (3,562     (4,730     (4,350     380   
Euro,
Expiring 04/05/17
  The Royal Bank of Scotland   EUR     (3,562     (4,751     (4,424     327   
British Pound,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   GBP     (40,470,502     (63,219,185     (63,040,819     178,366   
British Pound,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   GBP     (40,470,502     (63,219,563     (63,040,819     178,744   
Hong Kong Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   HKD     (91,609,500     (11,815,245     (11,813,112     2,133   
Hong Kong Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   HKD     (91,609,500     (11,815,197     (11,813,112     2,085   
Hungarian Forint, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   HUF     (730,000,000     (2,849,773     (2,784,978     64,795   
Hungarian Forint, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   HUF     (730,000,000     (2,850,356     (2,784,978     65,378   
Indonesian Rupiah, Expiring 03/18/15*   CitiBank   IDR     (18,413,775,500     (1,469,424     (1,467,467     1,957   
Indonesian Rupiah, Expiring 03/18/15*   Credit Suisse International   IDR     (18,413,775,500     (1,469,425     (1,467,467     1,958   
Israeli Shekel,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   ILS     (115,712,501     (29,175,996     (29,673,753     (497,757
Israeli Shekel,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   ILS     (115,712,500     (29,175,761     (29,673,753     (497,992

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   
SALES
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
SOLD
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Indian Rupee, Expiring 03/18/15*   CitiBank   INR     (520,000,000     $ (8,069,406     $ (8,114,826     $ (45,420
Indian Rupee, Expiring 03/18/15*   Credit Suisse International   INR     (520,000,000     (8,069,199     (8,114,827     (45,628
Japanese Yen,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   JPY     (14,360,152,999     (120,305,603     (119,965,078     340,525   
Japanese Yen,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   JPY     (14,764,093,999     (123,730,917     (123,339,611     391,306   
Korean Won, Expiring 03/18/15*   CitiBank   KRW     (23,797,634,501     (21,505,056     (21,578,695     (73,639
Korean Won, Expiring 03/18/15*   Credit Suisse International   KRW     (23,797,634,500     (21,505,311     (21,578,695     (73,384
Mexican Peso,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   MXN     (1,085,976,501     (75,580,914     (73,275,606     2,305,308   
Mexican Peso,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   MXN     (1,085,976,501     (75,591,404     (73,275,606     2,315,798   
Malaysian Ringgit, Expiring 03/18/15*   CitiBank   MYR     (44,000,000     (12,615,052     (12,509,366     105,686   
Malaysian Ringgit, Expiring 03/18/15*   Credit Suisse International   MYR     (44,000,000     (12,615,101     (12,509,367     105,734   
Norwegian Krone, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   NOK     (572,075,000     (79,497,103     (76,600,039     2,897,064   
Norwegian Krone, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   NOK     (572,074,998     (79,499,412     (76,600,037     2,899,375   
New Zealand Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   NZD     (6,730,500     (5,163,740     (5,213,323     (49,583
New Zealand Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   NZD     (6,730,500     (5,165,162     (5,213,323     (48,161
Peru Nuevo Sol, Expiring 03/18/15*   CitiBank   PEN     (377,500     (125,498     (124,598     900   
Peru Nuevo Sol, Expiring 03/18/15*   Credit Suisse International   PEN     (377,500     (125,499     (124,597     902   
Philippine Peso, Expiring 03/18/15*   CitiBank   PHP     (162,400,000     (3,623,754     (3,618,136     5,618   
Philippine Peso, Expiring 03/18/15*   Credit Suisse International   PHP     (162,400,000     (3,623,752     (3,618,135     5,617   
Poland Zloty, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   PLN     (30,365,000     (8,738,892     (8,548,825     190,067   
Poland Zloty, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   PLN     (30,364,999     (8,738,326     (8,548,824     189,502   
Russian Ruble, Expiring 03/18/15*   CitiBank   RUB     (315,400,000     (5,602,605     (4,980,510     622,095   
Russian Ruble, Expiring 03/18/15*   Credit Suisse International   RUB     (315,400,000     (5,603,355     (4,980,510     622,845   
Swedish Krona, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   SEK     (640,098,500     (84,883,351     (82,132,469     2,750,882   
Swedish Krona, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   SEK     (640,098,498     (84,883,728     (82,132,470     2,751,258   
Singapore Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   SGD     (78,384,000     (59,633,484     (59,099,306     534,178   
Singapore Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   SGD     (78,384,000     (59,633,384     (59,099,306     534,078   
Thailand Baht, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   THB     (40,480,500     (1,220,021     (1,226,099     (6,078
Thailand Baht, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   THB     (40,480,500     (1,220,020     (1,226,099     (6,079
Turkish Lira, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   TRY     (8,400,000     (3,537,725     (3,541,026     (3,301
Turkish Lira, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   TRY     (8,400,000     (3,538,530     (3,541,024     (2,494
Taiwanese Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15*   CitiBank   TWD     (82,500,000     (2,625,899     (2,611,768     14,131   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   
SALES
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
SOLD
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Taiwanese Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15*   Credit Suisse International   TWD     (82,500,000     $ (2,626,075     $ (2,611,768     $ 14,307   
South African Rand,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   ZAR     (32,500,000     (2,763,596     (2,776,444     (12,848
South African Rand, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   ZAR     (32,500,000     (2,764,158     (2,776,443     (12,285
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          (1,498,033,817     (1,475,571,045     22,462,772   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $(422,964,198     $(417,891,974     $5,072,224   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Money Market Fund is pledged as collateral to Credit Suisse International for forward foreign currency exchange contracts in the amount of $60 at December 31, 2014. Cash held as collateral for Credit Suisse International for forward foreign currency exchange contracts was $2,300,000 at December 31, 2014. Cash held as collateral at CitiBank for forward foreign currency exchange contracts was $5,590,000 at December 31, 2014.

 

* Non-deliverable forward. (See Note 4).

 

AUD - Australian Dollar

BRL - Brazilian Real

CAD - Canadian Dollar

CHF - Swiss Franc

CLP - Chilean Peso

COP - Columbian Peso

CZK - Czech Republic Koruna

EUR - Euro

GBP - British Pound

HKD - Hong Kong Dollar

HUF - Hungarian Forint

IDR - Indonesian Rupiah

ILS - Israeli Shekel

INR - Indian Rupee

JPY - Japanese Yen

KRW - Korean Won

MXN - Mexican Peso

MYR - Malaysian Ringgit

NOK - Norwegian Krone

NZD - New Zealand Dollar

PEN - Peru Nuevo Sol

PHP - Philippine Peso

PLN - Poland Zloty

RUB - Russian Ruble

SEK - Swedish Krona

SGD - Singapore Dollar

THB - Thailand Baht

TRY - Turkish Lira

TWD - Taiwanese Dollar

USD - United States Dollar

ZAR - South African Rand

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Total Return Basket Swaps* Outstanding at December 31, 2014

Over the Counter

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Bank of America    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in USD based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.   

66-67 months maturity

08/12/2019

     $16,290   
        

 

 

 

 

* See the accompanying “Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swaps” for further details.
** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swaps

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swaps as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Short Positions              
Cayman Islands      
Herbalife Ltd.     (22,591   $ (968,024   $ 116,343   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (100,053
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 16,290   
     

 

 

 
(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets. Gains (or losses) will be realized on the swap, and reflected on the Statement of Operations, when cash is settled with the counterparty.

Money Market Fund pledged as collateral to Bank of America is included in the collateral for total return swap contracts.

 

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Deutsche Bank    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in GBP based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.   

37 months maturity

12/21/2015

     $8,436,045   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swaps

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions                  
Ireland      
DCC PLC     51,111      $ 2,690,783      $ 123,033   
Henderson Group PLC     8,045        25,206        1,394   
     

 

 

 
        124,427   
     

 

 

 
South Africa                  
Investec PLC     484,269        3,440,290        617,048   
Mondi PLC     84,618        1,347,277        27,383   
     

 

 

 
        644,431   
     

 

 

 
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Switzerland                  
Wolseley PLC     19,539      $ 998,770      $ 118,309   
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom                  
Amlin PLC     57,690        391,091        36,842   
Anglo American PLC     88,848        2,057,046        (412,963
Associated British Foods PLC     68,517        3,110,156        239,798   
AstraZeneca PLC     87,175        5,996,159        161,074   
Aviva PLC     1,296,450        9,464,354        276,367   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United Kingdom (continued)              
Babcock International Group PLC     236,287      $ 4,084,144      $ (213,041
BAE Systems PLC     356,765        2,299,021        310,071   
Barclays PLC     1,136,142        3,973,757        297,376   
Barratt Developments PLC     1,114,841        6,224,369        1,889,579   
Berkeley Group Holdings PLC     74,566        2,801,943        65,649   
Booker Group PLC     30,585        58,183        19,511   
BP PLC     1,325,295        9,443,478        (1,031,072
BT Group PLC     963,751        5,775,947        218,370   
Catlin Group Ltd.     53,097        429,631        123,473   
Cobham PLC     268,259        1,252,204        94,472   
Compass Group PLC     51,077        796,198        76,855   
Direct Line Insurance Group PLC     348,307        1,388,407        187,192   
Drax Group PLC     81,878        768,496        (182,176
DS Smith PLC     473,672        2,151,367        210,730   
Evraz PLC     83,566        172,126        27,612   
G4S PLC     114,848        472,271        23,140   
GKN PLC     1,377,805        6,424,636        909,058   
GlaxoSmithKline PLC     105,177        2,200,475        55,586   
Hays PLC     645,572        1,263,836        188,616   
HSBC Holdings PLC     573,247        5,462,199        (45,155
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC     30,168        1,215,308        112,672   
Inchcape PLC     406,513        3,429,077        1,138,123   
Indivior PLC     22,332               52,001   
Inmarsat PLC     114,128        1,321,879        93,247   
Intermediate Capital Group PLC     155,108        984,846        123,304   
ITV PLC     1,188,995        3,552,488        413,661   
J Sainsbury PLC     137,307        534,892        (10,523
Kazakhmys PLC     125,206        546,867        (47,267
Kingfisher PLC     861,102        4,913,343        (361,438
Legal & General Group PLC     1,156,602        3,781,004        684,807   
Lloyds Banking Group PLC     68,945        82,324        (1,226
Lonmin PLC     105,435        303,725        (13,056
National Grid PLC     311,147        4,160,152        255,304   
Next PLC     42,408        3,627,347        870,552   
Persimmon PLC     35,128        830,247        27,715   
Premier Oil PLC     85,821        388,939        (166,967
Provident Financial PLC     36,107        1,206,864        171,403   
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC     22,332        1,722,812        85,944   
Rentokil Initial PLC     595,113        1,092,332        28,280   
Rexam PLC     191,569        1,496,682        (148,037
Rightmove PLC     21,065        729,516        5,087   
Rotork PLC     28        975        34   
Royal Mail PLC     75,774        517,173        (12,161
SABMiller PLC     20,852        1,139,645        (52,606
Serco Group PLC     133,370        666,776        (334,015
Severn Trent PLC     3,595        108,353        3,787   
Smith & Nephew PLC     99,850        1,627,802        172,746   
Spectris PLC     9,271        293,939        8,835   
Standard Chartered PLC     391,995        6,600,632        (737,995
Tate & Lyle PLC     447,791        4,893,160        (697,203
Taylor Wimpey PLC     523,441        1,036,050        80,666   
Tesco PLC     1,200,432        3,443,934        56,165   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United Kingdom (continued)              
Travis Perkins PLC     114,303      $ 3,086,439      $ 203,660   
UBM PLC     8,592        69,457        (5,247
United Utilities Group PLC     15,545        205,919        14,897   
Vedanta Resources PLC     15,599        190,924        (52,556
Vodafone Group PLC     102,520        339,592        11,935   
WPP PLC     157,475        3,096,936        177,230   
     

 

 

 
        5,678,722   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        6,565,889   
     

 

 

 
Short Positions      
Switzerland      
Coca-Cola HBC AG     (16,560     (323,567     8,274   
Glencore PLC     (509,901     (2,720,320     366,704   
     

 

 

 
        374,978   
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom                  
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC     (669,759     (4,535,335     59,273   
Admiral Group PLC     (318,180     (6,536,012     8,521   
Aggreko PLC     (155,956     (4,080,856     443,966   
Amec Foster Wheeler PLC     (169,817     (2,909,977     667,129   
Antofagasta PLC     (75,940     (961,436     76,585   
ARM Holdings PLC     (168,171     (2,329,178     (254,328
Ashtead Group PLC     (165,234     (2,739,496     (195,044
ASOS PLC     (62,073     (2,217,349     (250,537
BG Group PLC     (62,306     (793,161     (40,599
British American Tobacco PLC     (26,186     (1,333,079     (85,964
Bunzl PLC     (82,370     (1,866,132     (385,881
Burberry Group PLC     (418,122     (9,725,370     (882,809
Capita PLC     (63,503     (1,115,087     50,289   
Centrica PLC     (372,624     (1,684,973     70,977   
Croda International PLC     (118,569     (4,467,454     (426,411
Diageo PLC     (163,957     (4,814,074     117,187   
easyJet PLC     (47,532     (1,006,255     (223,829
Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. Ltd.     (2,433     (8,414     (282
Experian PLC     (83,453     (1,324,317     (82,446
Hargreaves Lansdown PLC     (253,999     (3,925,459     (48,835
Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC     (9,953     (289,318     (16,055
ICAP PLC     (286,514     (1,652,424     (353,799
IMI PLC     (115,404     (2,510,856     253,098   
Informa PLC     (2,937     (20,710     (740
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA     (85,851     (564,264     (82,028
Intertek Group PLC     (121,411     (5,602,775     1,208,667   
John Wood Group PLC     (180,995     (1,967,812     293,426   
Johnson Matthey PLC     (72,600     (3,202,319     (617,504
Ladbrokes PLC     (50,171     (95,389     9,556   
Man Group PLC     (1,831,559     (2,830,263     (1,727,325
Marks & Spencer Group PLC     (887,799     (6,077,603     (496,552
Meggitt PLC     (198,878     (1,490,890     (108,933
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United Kingdom (continued)              
Melrose Industries PLC     (41,573   $ (161,534   $ (10,556
Old Mutual PLC     (517,610     (1,542,556     17,074   
Pearson PLC     (347,271     (6,568,060     154,615   
Pennon Group PLC     (37,403     (347,235     (187,129
Petrofac Ltd.     (496,549     (8,730,041     3,320,661   
Prudential PLC     (102,237     (2,105,427     (258,239
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC, PRF C     (3,302,100     (144     (5,291
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC     (20,486     (268,394     (6,812
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC     (406,899     (2,166,012     (309,638
RSA Insurance Group PLC     (420,425     (2,995,468     156,983   
Sage Group PLC/The     (17,079     (98,616     (24,739
Shire PLC     (61,386     (4,212,974     (139,296
Sky PLC     (168,213     (2,317,828     (29,807
Smiths Group PLC     (12,713     (205,859     (10,315
Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC     (8,695     (374,583     (12,491
Sports Direct International PLC     (454,223     (4,870,183     (126,592
SSE PLC     (9,593     (212,770     (29,617
St. James’s Place PLC     (11,080     (117,598     (22,109
Standard Life PLC     (40,951     (259,876     6,214   
TalkTalk Telecom Group PLC     (30,341     (140,368     (2,434
Telecity Group PLC     (158,538     (1,859,213     (120,892
Weir Group PLC/The     (154,131     (5,289,016     869,193   
Whitbread PLC     (12,088     (823,714     (70,882
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United Kingdom (continued)              
William Hill PLC     (160,836   $ (867,782   $ (35,970
WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC     (1,214,124     (3,296,634     (167,581
     

 

 

 
        (66,877
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        308,101   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        6,873,990   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        1,562,055   
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 8,436,045   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets. Gains (or losses) will be realized on the swap, and reflected on the Statement of Operations, when cash is settled with the counterparty.

Money Market Fund pledged as collateral to Deutsche Bank is included in the collateral for total return swap contracts.

 

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Deutsche Bank    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the Euro Interbank Offered Rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in EUR based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.   

12-37 months maturity

ranging from 12/21/2015 - 12/28/2015

     $5,991,887   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swaps

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions                  
France      
Aeroports de Paris     9,838      $ 1,095,794      $ 93,864   
Airbus Group NV     52,694        2,881,899        (276,814
Arkema SA     8,994        772,136        (177,302
AtoS     46,791        3,061,372        656,429   
AXA SA     628        13,418        1,053   
Bureau Veritas SA     6,452        143,294        (343
Cap Gemini SA     21,037        932,738        571,769   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
France (continued)              
CGG SA     11,739      $ 71,117      $ (1,935
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin     68,338        5,862,210        306,436   
CNP Assurances     33,223        625,197        (36,214
Credit Agricole SA     75,115        957,515        12,109   
Danone SA     4,562        301,320        (3,065
Dassault Systemes     1,968        124,627        (4,617
Eiffage SA     5,752        282,979        8,645   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
France (continued)              
Etablissements Maurel et Prom     27,838      $ 372,200      $ (112,030
GDF Suez     145,449        3,563,558        (171,827
Groupe Eurotunnel SA     78,564        902,859        111,416   
Iliad SA     23,975        5,346,049        409,780   
Imerys SA     11,922        850,037        27,075   
Ingenico     5,444        525,548        47,914   
Lagardere SCA     181,582        5,394,246        (665,491
Natixis SA     104,798        637,746        53,776   
Orange SA     616,860        8,533,415        1,957,347   
Renault SA     11,641        999,700        (151,813
Rexel SA     182,676        3,750,237        (477,392
Safran SA     2,773        164,809        6,271   
Sanofi     82,932        7,335,882        225,067   
SCOR SE     19,538        557,848        34,160   
SES SA     99,303        3,301,212        261,777   
Societe BIC SA     16,568        1,669,289        528,004   
Societe Generale SA     6,890        301,695        (13,347
Sodexo SA     930        85,826        5,207   
Suez Environnement Co.     247,031        3,124,823        1,179,252   
Thales SA     23,296        1,196,494        63,987   
Total SA     131,819        7,332,590        (579,236
Valeo SA     76,541        4,080,372        5,443,642   
Vivendi SA     116,901        2,765,845        143,883   
Wendel SA     3,491        429,557        (38,412
     

 

 

 
        9,439,025   
     

 

 

 
Portugal                  
Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA     16,813        169,461        (989
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

      9,438,036   
     

 

 

 
Short Positions      
France      
Accor SA     (30,824     (1,033,099     (352,470
Air France-KLM     (58,707     (740,267     177,708   
Air Liquide SA     (10,556     (1,178,542     (127,654
Alcatel-Lucent     (1,388,586     (1,977,551     (2,989,728
BNP Paribas SA     (18,592     (1,070,984     (26,578
Bollore SA     (23,135     (102,786     (2,573
Bouygues SA     (5,734     (210,921     3,876   
Carrefour SA     (66,841     (2,242,070     208,004   
Casino Guichard Perrachon SA     (2,059     (179,492     (9,863
Christian Dior SA Rights     (777     (30     (4,180
Christian Dior SA     (777     (125,068     (7,906
Christian Dior SA, EUR 2 Rights     (777     (78     (10,719
Cie de Saint-Gobain     (86,957     (3,650,047     (33,525
Edenred     (37,926     (990,527     (58,355
Electricite de France SA     (89,478     (2,472,266     9,080   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
France (continued)                  
Essilor International SA     (60,100   $ (5,855,052   $ (847,258
Eutelsat Communications SA     (79,961     (2,258,018     (327,892
Faurecia     (21,604     (589,311     (212,594
JCDecaux SA     (15,383     (493,241     (36,407
Kering     (19,627     (3,690,666     (81,065
Legrand SA     (13,205     (649,019     (43,691
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA Rights     (45,658     (5,792     (798,866
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA     (46,022     (7,485,636     195,673   
Neopost SA     (12,846     (707,706     (21,243
Pernod Ricard SA     (24,018     (2,370,421     (298,884
Peugeot SA     (365,543     (4,664,469     185,693   
Publicis Groupe SA     (9,964     (693,448     (21,124
Remy Cointreau SA     (36,677     (2,734,830     287,761   
Schneider Electric SE     (42,262     (3,331,829     253,920   
Societe Television Francaise 1     (224     (3,399     (44
Technip SA     (41,544     (3,323,098     848,425   
Vallourec SA     (184,081     (8,159,766     3,170,867   
Veolia Environnement SA     (406,927     (4,216,997     (2,990,837
Vinci SA     (12,609     (748,855     60,372   
Zodiac Aerospace     (35,435     (1,056,178     (136,840
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        (4,038,917
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        5,399,119   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        592,768   
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 5,991,887   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets. Gains (or losses) will be realized on the swap, and reflected on the Statement of Operations, when cash is settled with the counterparty.

Collateral for this position pledged to Deutsche Bank is included in the collateral noted in the previous Deutsche Bank total return basket swap.

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
  AQR Funds       Annual Report       December 2014   
                

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   
COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Deutsche Bank    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in USD based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.   

37 months maturity

12/21/2015

     $(5,587,503
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swaps

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions                  
India      
Reliance Industries Ltd.     29,640      $ 882,666      $ (55,459
State Bank of India     17,908        738,706        142,919   
     

 

 

 
        87,460   
     

 

 

 
Korea, Republic of                  
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.     13,128        8,701,289        (821,239
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        (733,779
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (4,853,724
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ (5,587,503
     

 

 

 
(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets. Gains (or losses) will be realized on the swap, and reflected on the Statement of Operations, when cash is settled with the counterparty.

Collateral for this position pledged to Deutsche Bank is included in the collateral noted in the previous Deutsche Bank total return basket swap.

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
  AQR Funds       Annual Report       December 2014   
                

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Deutsche Bank    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in USD based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.   

12-13 months maturity

ranging from 11/20/2015 - 12/22/2015

     $(38,303
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swaps

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions                  
United Kingdom      
Amec Foster Wheeler PLC     2,140      $ 30,217      $ (2,525
     

 

 

 
United States                  
Allergan, Inc.     26,991        5,649,856        88,161   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        85,636   
     

 

 

 
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Short Positions      
United States      
Actavis PLC     (9,941   $ (2,463,568   $ (95,345
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        (9,709
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (28,594
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ (38,303
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets. Gains (or losses) will be realized on the swap, and reflected on the Statement of Operations, when cash is settled with the counterparty.

Collateral for this position pledged to Deutsche Bank is included in the collateral noted in the previous Deutsche Bank total return basket swap.

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
  AQR Funds       Annual Report       December 2014   
                

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Deutsche Bank    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the LIBOR plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in GBP based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.   

37 months maturity

12/21/2015

     $1,646,278   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swaps

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions                  
United Kingdom      
Advanced Computer Software Group PLC     1,948,618      $ 4,194,601      $ 11,143   
CSR PLC     234,321        3,109,956        (1,275
Friends Life Group Ltd.     558,690        3,299,421        (126,493
Spirit Pub Co. PLC     2,017,826        3,298,023        (19,387
Synergy Health PLC     121,005        3,466,864        457,139   
     

 

 

 
        321,127   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        321,127   
     

 

 

 
Short Positions      
United Kingdom      
Aviva PLC     (413,431     (3,248,650     142,386   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United Kingdom (continued)  
Greene King PLC     (266,756   $ (3,182,774   $ 98,715   
     

 

 

 
        241,101   
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        241,101   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        562,228   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        1,084,050   
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 1,646,278   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets. Gains (or losses) will be realized on the swap, and reflected on the Statement of Operations, when cash is settled with the counterparty.

Collateral for this position pledged to Deutsche Bank is included in the collateral noted in the previous Deutsche Bank total return basket swap.

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
  AQR Funds       Annual Report       December 2014   
                

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION DATE**    VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Deutsche Bank    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the AUD/USD Overnight Forward FX Swap Rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in AUD based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.   

24 months maturity

10/16/2015

     $(301,363
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swaps

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions                  
Australia      
Goodman Fielder Ltd.     6,366,829      $ 3,539,276      $ (219,973
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (81,390
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ (301,363
     

 

 

 
(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets. Gains (or losses) will be realized on the swap, and reflected on the Statement of Operations, when cash is settled with the counterparty.

Collateral for this position pledged to Deutsche Bank is included in the collateral noted in the previous Deutsche Bank total return basket swap.

 

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Morgan Stanley Capital Services Inc.    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the Federal Funds Effective Rate, which is denominated in USD based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    7-25 months maturity ranging from 07/23/2015 - 07/24/2015      $17,420,143   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swaps

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions              
Canada      
Domtar Corp.     29,400      $ 1,231,902      $ (49,434
Restaurant Brands International, Inc.     9,504        336,000        35,036   
     

 

 

 
        (14,398
     

 

 

 
Ireland                  
Allegion PLC     1,500        80,925        2,265   
     

 

 

 
Singapore      
Avago Technologies Ltd.     8,800        808,051               77,141   
Flextronics International Ltd.     1,021,300        11,438,560        (20,426
     

 

 

 
        56,715   
     

 

 

 
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Sweden                  
Autoliv, Inc.     30,600      $ 3,046,230      $ 201,042   
     

 

 

 
Switzerland      
Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings AG     49,862        1,869,326        21,441   
TE Connectivity Ltd.     98,133        6,249,109        (42,197
Transocean Ltd.     12,400        237,491        (10,199
Weatherford International PLC     205,100        2,825,570        (477,175
     

 

 

 
        (508,130
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom                  
Aon PLC     33,600        3,101,616        84,672   
Delphi Automotive PLC     104,300        7,545,160        39,536   
Pentair PLC     1,100        73,993        (931
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
  AQR Funds       Annual Report       December 2014   
                

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United Kingdom (continued)              
Willis Group Holdings PLC     13,400      $ 579,014      $ 21,440   
     

 

 

 
        144,717   
     

 

 

 
United States                  
3D Systems Corp.     10,300        324,568        13,993   
Abbott Laboratories     74,707        3,311,014        52,295   
AbbVie, Inc.     69,665        4,669,889        (111,011
Activision Blizzard, Inc.     32,989        702,666        (37,937
Acxiom Corp.     60,168        1,169,064        50,541   
Adobe Systems, Inc.     7,769        558,553        6,254   
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.     9,438        1,373,984        129,301   
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.     88,818        236,447        697   
AECOM Technology Corp.     50,363        1,697,233        (167,709
AES Corp.     49,086        679,044        (3,130
Aetna, Inc.          79,500        6,909,269        152,716   
Agilent Technologies, Inc.     28,845        1,216,573        (35,659
Akamai Technologies, Inc.     13,800        885,270        (16,422
Alaska Air Group, Inc.     46,595        2,578,229        206,288   
Alcoa, Inc.     82,200        1,219,988        77,950   
Alere, Inc.     11,015        406,273        12,297   
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     37,100        7,202,965        (338,352
Alliant Energy Corp.     9,700        600,042        44,232   
Alliant Techsystems, Inc.     10,100        1,135,324        38,801   
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.     12,100        404,616        5,574   
Allstate Corp./The     42,000        2,851,863        98,637   
Amdocs Ltd.     64,000        3,091,840        (105,920
AMERCO     2,900        799,259        25,095   
Ameren Corp.     30,300          1,287,144             110,595   
American Capital Ltd.     81,160        1,211,719        (25,971
American Electric Power Co., Inc.     63,000        3,578,400        246,960   
American Express Co.     47,600        4,333,504        95,200   
American Financial Group, Inc.     52,400        3,181,728          
American International Group, Inc.     4,300        230,124        10,719   
American Water Works Co., Inc.     35,000        1,828,050        37,450   
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     20,600        2,722,702        1,648   
AmerisourceBergen Corp.     6,013        542,492        (360
Amgen, Inc.     17,313        2,815,215        (57,427
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.     48,976        4,332,988        (292,468
ANN, Inc.     66,421        2,523,998        (100,960
Anthem, Inc.     50,900        6,420,211        (23,608
AO Smith Corp.     51,305        2,809,975        84,140   
Apache Corp.     27,700        2,073,229        (337,270
Apollo Education Group, Inc.     53,700        1,659,330        172,377   
Applied Materials, Inc.     826        19,196        1,388   
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UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)                  
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.     195,300      $ 10,341,135      $ (185,535
ARRIS Group, Inc.     70,180        2,055,748        62,986   
Arrow Electronics, Inc.     42,866        2,496,516        (15,003
Arthur J. & Gallager Corp.     34,100        1,635,777        (30,349
Ashland, Inc.     200        22,550        1,402   
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.     6,200        272,355        (981
Associated Banc-Corp.     6,700        127,970        (3,149
Assurant, Inc.     99,300        6,787,155        7,944   
AT&T, Inc.     28,746        996,741        (31,163
Atmel Corp.     336,300        2,611,928        211,311   
Atmos Energy Corp.     8,847        474,288        18,844   
Autodesk, Inc.     60,300        3,695,184        (73,566
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     9,513        806,560        (13,461
AutoZone, Inc.     1,600        914,208        76,368   
Avery Dennison Corp.     11,600        570,140        31,668   
Avnet, Inc.     54,800        2,405,720        (48,224
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.     24,902        1,247,092        25,151   
Ball Corp.     36,500        2,371,502        116,703   
Bank of America Corp.     119,000        2,044,420        84,490   
Bank of New York Mellon Corp./The     7,000        280,280        3,710   
Barnes & Noble, Inc.     15,363        367,944        (11,215
BB&T Corp.     6,400        243,648        5,248   
Becton Dickinson and Co.     2,500        327,775        20,125   
Best Buy Co., Inc.     80,793        3,144,312        4,999   
Big Lots, Inc.     79,927        3,715,943        (517,264
Biogen Idec, Inc.     34,949        10,720,256          1,143,182   
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.     35,600        922,273        22,195   
Boston Scientific Corp.     63,671        836,637        7,004   
Brinker International, Inc.     1,700        93,619        6,154   
Broadcom Corp.     112,700        4,781,827        101,464   
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.     46,300        2,112,206        25,928   
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.     1,244,936        14,553,302        186,740   
Brown & Brown, Inc.     21,500        694,020        13,545   
Bruker Corp.     6,100        117,181        2,501   
Bunge Ltd.     22,700        2,039,822        23,835   
CA, Inc.     136,657        4,235,551        (74,346
Cabot Corp.     24,761        1,160,796        (74,778
Calpine Corp.     7,358        154,803        8,029   
Cameron International Corp.     49,057        2,449,108        1,289   
Capital One Financial Corp.     85,700        7,018,730        55,805   
Cardinal Health, Inc.     74,841        6,059,876        (17,962
Career Education Corp.     78,903        456,848        92,317   
Carlisle Cos., Inc.     21,167        1,925,139        (15,029
Carnival Corp.     16,499        692,793        55,107   
Caterpillar, Inc.     21,700        1,964,044        22,157   
CBOE Holdings, Inc.     16,900        1,003,522        68,276   
CBS Corp.     5,600        310,034        (130
CDW Corp.     14,900        503,077        20,956   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)                  
Celanese Corp.     7,400      $ 450,126      $ (6,422
Celgene Corp.     4,763        528,598        4,191   
Centene Corp.     17,200        1,731,349        54,871   
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.     32,338        787,430        (29,751
CenturyLink, Inc.     18,082        728,343        (12,657
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.     18,100        4,939,977        (7,003
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.     44,000        2,885,960        (85,800
Chevron Corp.     15,468        1,818,882        (83,682
Chico’s FAS, Inc.     198,187        3,136,425        76,186   
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.     900        593,586        22,473   
Cigna Corp.     76,568        7,840,563        39,050   
Cimarex Energy Co.     18,947        2,307,555        (299,173
Cinemark Holdings, Inc.     35,941        1,292,303        (13,522
Cintas Corp.     37,200        2,710,392             207,576   
Cisco Systems, Inc.     84,406        2,266,158        81,594   
Citrix Systems, Inc.     14,200        861,122        44,838   
Civeo Corp.     15,400        134,059        (70,765
Cleco Corp.     16,649        891,720        16,316   
Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.     40,129        251,755        34,766   
Cobalt International Energy, Inc.     105,845        1,114,777        (173,815
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.     49,381        2,163,044        20,584   
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.     60,050        3,201,159        (38,926
Colgate-Palmolive Co.     6,800        462,060        8,432   
Comcast Corp.     3,311        189,180        2,891   
Commercial Metals Co.     156,400        2,649,416        (101,660
Computer Sciences Corp.     142,500        9,041,625        (57,000
ConocoPhillips     95,931        7,034,620        (409,625
Consolidated Edison, Inc.     24,600        1,522,494        101,352   
Convergys Corp.     40,934        863,707        (29,882
Con-way, Inc.     37,990        1,838,815        29,534   
Cooper Cos., Inc./The     2,400        406,368        (17,352
Copart, Inc.     14,300        494,065        27,742   
CoreLogic, Inc.     53,200        1,781,668        (101,080
Corning, Inc.     146,900        3,084,414        284,003   
Costco Wholesale Corp.     6,550        912,309        16,153   
Covisint Corp.     1,194        3,069        96   
CR Bard, Inc.     9,500        1,592,689        (9,799
Crane Co.     37,453        2,316,468        (117,977
Crown Holdings, Inc.     63,932        3,120,521        133,618   
CSX Corp.     23,900        897,894        (31,997
Cummins, Inc.     9,696        1,434,911        (37,039
CVS Health Corp.     82,373        7,485,235        448,109   
Cytec Industries, Inc.     50,568        2,486,258        (151,533
Danaher Corp.     563        47,016        1,239   
DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.     21,575        1,607,122        26,969   
Delta Air Lines, Inc.     98,876        4,314,197        549,513   
Deluxe Corp.     9,400        555,388        29,762   
Devon Energy Corp.     32,900          2,073,309        (59,500
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.     4,500        175,006        (9,811
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UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)                  
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.     5,700      $ 282,414      $ 591   
Dillard’s, Inc.     52,495        6,291,838        279,487   
Discover Financial Services     58,359        3,793,256        28,675   
DISH Network Corp.     117,000        8,831,917        (303,787
Dolby Laboratories, Inc.     3,900        171,639        (3,471
Dollar General Corp.     88,697          5,926,585        344,293   
Dollar Tree, Inc.     63,809        4,287,965        202,913   
Domino’s Pizza, Inc.     58,600        5,471,482        46,880   
Dover Corp.     24,300        1,991,741        (248,945
Dow Chemical Co./The     68,000        3,494,577        (393,097
DR Horton, Inc.     79,300        1,923,292        82,205   
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.     45,800        3,329,202        (46,258
DST Systems, Inc.     29,600        2,949,563        (162,723
DSW, Inc.     5,298        190,529        7,087   
DTE Energy Co.     35,120        2,828,214        205,101   
East West Bancorp, Inc.     10,093        374,148        16,553   
Eastman Chemical Co.     10,600        891,130        (87,014
Eaton Corp. PLC     2,100        145,689        (2,973
eBay, Inc.     178,821        9,819,930        215,504   
EchoStar Corp.     6,400        330,310        5,690   
Edison International     48,000        2,981,280        161,760   
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.     24,143        3,091,714        (16,379
Electronic Arts, Inc.     114,800        5,043,846        353,476   
Eli Lilly & Co.     3,400        227,562        7,004   
EMC Corp.     126,000        3,758,284        (11,044
Emerson Electric Co.     8,400        546,406        (27,874
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.     3,000        177,000        2,520   
Energen Corp.     18,771        1,285,814        (88,975
Energizer Holdings, Inc.     14,700        1,872,045        17,787   
Entergy Corp.     48,400        3,945,886        288,146   
EOG Resources, Inc.     58,767        5,850,843        (440,165
Equifax, Inc.     11,800        939,398        14,868   
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc./The     5,700        418,969        15,371   
Esterline Technologies Corp.     3,100        367,319        (27,311
Everest Re Group Ltd.     22,906        4,017,254        (116,362
Exelis, Inc.     38,000        671,190        (5,050
Expedia, Inc.     53,154        4,558,050        (20,824
Facebook, Inc.     120,950        8,953,315             483,204   
Fair Isaac Corp.     7,623        548,932        2,211   
Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.     44,186        716,322        29,538   
FedEx Corp.     23,700        4,160,061        (44,319
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.     53,100        3,191,841        110,979   
Fifth Third Bancorp     46,730        950,956        1,168   
First Solar, Inc.     50,165        2,495,699        (258,591
Fiserv, Inc.     42,300        2,987,649        14,382   
FleetCor Technologies, Inc.     39,300        6,132,765        (288,462
FLIR Systems, Inc.     6,800        215,084        4,624   
Fluor Corp.     44,200        2,781,799        (101,953
FNF Group     15,100        475,117        45,078   
Foot Locker, Inc.     154,587        8,723,344        (38,647
Fortinet, Inc.     80,000        2,189,600        263,200   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)                  
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.     171,000      $ 3,864,383      $ 130,177   
Frontier Communications Corp.     225,500        1,571,735        (67,650
Fulton Financial Corp.     44,100        538,902        6,174   
Gannett Co., Inc.     12,900        414,674        (2,777
Gap, Inc./The     119,071        4,787,845        226,235   
Gartner, Inc.     23,100        1,960,959        (15,708
General Dynamics Corp.     37,600        5,327,613        (153,101
General Electric Co.     174,610        4,678,028        (265,633
Genpact Ltd.     20,600        367,710        22,248   
Genuine Parts Co.     15,603        1,593,846        68,965   
Genworth Financial, Inc.     192,017        1,739,963        (107,818
Gilead Sciences, Inc.     54,667        5,499,500        (346,589
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc./The     17,415          3,285,246        90,304   
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co./The     51,735        1,373,047        105,022   
Google, Inc.     6,078        3,246,888        (21,536
Graham Holdings Co.     3,932        3,435,891        (39,783
Groupon, Inc.     487,680        3,673,211             355,026   
Guess?, Inc.     85,007        1,886,930        (94,983
H&R Block, Inc.     118,926        3,941,877        63,551   
Halliburton Co.     145,000        6,849,929        (1,147,079
Hanesbrands, Inc.     35,826        4,010,045        (11,147
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc./The     27,743        1,980,295        (1,665
Harman International Industries, Inc.     44,700        4,977,345        (207,408
Harris Corp.     7,600        539,980        5,852   
Harsco Corp.     61,686        1,241,122        (75,874
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc./The     13,500        561,465        1,350   
HCA Holdings, Inc.     145,900        10,224,215        483,386   
HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.     22,000        1,168,168        9,272   
HD Supply Holdings, Inc.     44,800        1,296,375        24,777   
Health Net, Inc.     163,500        8,426,421        325,734   
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.     61,700        1,575,728        (236,838
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.     31,700        2,377,712        (240,498
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.     71,600        1,730,734        54,970   
Hess Corp.     77,391        6,203,626        (490,622
Hewlett-Packard Co.     288,362        10,816,303        755,664   
Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.     40,800        1,882,920        (21,624
Home Depot, Inc./The     41,048        4,037,051        271,757   
Honeywell International, Inc.     8,100        795,987        13,365   
Hormel Foods Corp.     6,000        324,780        (12,180
Howard Hughes Corp./The     10,500        1,557,465        (188,055
Hubbell, Inc.     5,206        569,484        (13,327
Humana, Inc.     70,400        9,844,736        266,816   
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.     1,300        13,234        442   
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.     34,800        3,803,475        110,133   
Hyatt Hotels Corp.     4,700        276,971        6,016   
IAC/InterActiveCorp.     130,829        8,617,706        (664,611
IDEX Corp.     5,200        403,988        780   
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     739        71,011        (1,027
Illumina, Inc.     19,920        3,750,181        (73,347
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UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)                  
Ingersoll-Rand PLC     94,300      $ 6,013,511      $ (35,834
Ingram Micro, Inc.     181,634        4,929,547        90,817   
Ingredion, Inc.     17,822        1,471,384        40,634   
Integrated Device Technology, Inc.     187,900        3,530,973             151,867   
Intel Corp.     119,378        4,327,453        4,775   
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.     300        67,553        (1,766
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.     1,945        194,092        3,054   
International Paper Co.     16,300        870,136        3,218   
International Rectifier Corp.     300        11,955        15   
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc./The     132,918          2,688,931        71,776   
Intersil Corp.     81,500        1,071,720        107,585   
Intuit, Inc.     25,400        2,353,818        (12,192
Itron, Inc.     2,900        117,450        5,191   
ITT Corp.     124,600        5,464,532        (423,216
Jabil Circuit, Inc.     344,775        7,194,103        332,335   
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.     5,700        351,234        2,964   
Jarden Corp.     16,350        727,902        54,936   
JDS Uniphase Corp.     64,372        865,160        18,024   
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     7,722        455,521        1,931   
Johnson & Johnson     36,070        3,855,162        (83,322
Johnson Controls, Inc.     82,968        4,184,912        (174,239
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     75,205        4,584,497        121,832   
Juniper Networks, Inc.     215,500        4,723,778        86,182   
KAR Auction Services, Inc.     6,817        235,255        954   
Kate Spade & Co.     11,400        335,539        29,375   
KBR, Inc.     241,144        4,441,208        (353,817
KeyCorp.     190,658        2,579,603        70,543   
Kimberly-Clark Corp.     23,882        2,699,144        60,183   
KLA-Tencor Corp.     5,531        463,000        (74,060
Knowles Corp.     8,800        183,714        23,526   
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.     29,900        3,661,210        112,469   
Lam Research Corp.     4,300        343,957        (2,795
Lear Corp.     63,000        6,019,937        159,103   
Leidos Holdings, Inc.     11,050        467,930        12,966   
Lennox International, Inc.     15,600        1,471,860        11,232   
Leucadia National Corp.     55,518        1,318,071        (73,357
Level 3 Communications, Inc.     13,697        685,535        (9,177
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.     1,183        80,811        4,259   
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.     11,300        808,342        (27,625
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.     83,717        2,195,207        (9,357
Lockheed Martin Corp.     26,300        4,965,966        98,625   
Loews Corp.     50,700        2,168,128        (37,714
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.     125,336        7,976,383        646,734   
LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.     38,440        1,637,544        74,958   
LyondellBasell Industries NV     132,385        11,961,526        (1,451,480
M&T Bank Corp.     6,500        819,325        (2,795
Macy’s, Inc.     79,503        5,116,813        110,509   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)                  
Madison Square Garden Co./The     8,700      $ 623,918      $ 30,844   
Mallinckrodt PLC     1,000        91,276        7,754   
Manpowergroup, Inc.     91,143        6,247,413        (34,195
Marathon Oil Corp.     209,654          6,492,568        (561,457
Marathon Petroleum Corp.     47,300        4,546,476        (277,178
Marriott International, Inc.     629        47,984        1,097   
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.     8,100        458,217        5,427   
Marvell Technology Group Ltd.     356,236        4,951,680             213,742   
Masco Corp.     72,200        1,755,182        64,258   
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.     25,250        733,386        71,331   
McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.     29,200        2,699,248        (101,032
McKesson Corp.     39,706        8,327,142        (84,971
MDU Resources Group, Inc.     894        20,748        261   
Medivation, Inc.     32,400        3,621,672        (394,308
Medtronic, Inc.     33,300        2,428,569        (24,309
Merck & Co., Inc.     161,320        9,434,304        (272,942
MetLife, Inc.     37,968        2,027,422        26,267   
MGM Resorts International     12,800        264,707        8,957   
Micron Technology, Inc.     58,104        1,951,833        82,388   
Microsoft Corp.     68,400        3,255,156        (77,976
MKS Instruments, Inc.     4,272        151,571        4,785   
Mohawk Industries, Inc.     8,000        1,231,120        11,760   
Mondelez International, Inc.     130,416        5,048,026        (310,665
Monster Beverage Corp.     44,600        4,829,654        2,756   
MRC Global, Inc.     40,600        621,124        (6,034
MSCI, Inc.     2,600        127,192        (3,848
Murphy Oil Corp.     21,759        1,146,861        (47,596
Murphy USA, Inc.     49,150        3,071,572        312,897   
Myriad Genetics, Inc.     35,486        1,174,587        34,067   
National Fuel Gas Co.     1,100        76,800        (317
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.     25,900        1,904,945        (207,718
Navient Corp.     274,256        5,747,613        179,059   
NetApp, Inc.     150,584        6,419,396        (177,689
New York Times Co./The     18,000        234,464        3,496   
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.     84,764        3,050,322        178,339   
Newfield Exploration Co.     214,715        6,468,808        (645,737
News Corp.     92,900        1,437,125        20,476   
NextEra Energy, Inc.     3,500        361,270        10,745   
Nielsen NV     6,500        281,599        9,146   
NIKE, Inc.     31,900        3,124,605        (57,420
NiSource, Inc.     7,400        306,138        7,770   
Norfolk Southern Corp.     25,400        2,955,290        (171,196
Northrop Grumman Corp.     71,649        10,082,447        477,899   
NVIDIA Corp.     84,800        1,745,184        (44,944
NVR, Inc.     200        247,748        7,318   
Occidental Petroleum Corp.     3,180        269,337        (12,998
OGE Energy Corp.     33,200        1,215,120        (37,184
Oil States International, Inc.     59,700        3,090,962        (171,632
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ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)                  
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.     31,200      $ 2,478,216      $ (55,848
Old Republic International Corp.     9,798        142,595        749   
Omnicom Group, Inc.     24,225        1,843,765        32,946   
ON Semiconductor Corp.     251,894        2,221,705        329,981   
ONEOK, Inc.     9,900        574,596        (81,675
Oracle Corp.     117,899        4,884,556        417,362   
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.     16,600        2,995,636        201,856   
Oshkosh Corp.     19,900        950,104        18,031   
Owens-Illinois, Inc.     185,800          4,841,623             173,119   
Packaging Corp. of America     5,415        399,952        22,689   
Pandora Media, Inc.     27,509        519,494        (29,009
Parker-Hannifin Corp.     16,725        2,218,237        (61,548
PartnerRe Ltd.     1,600        182,716        (108
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.     262,300        5,513,188        (1,161,631
PepsiCo, Inc.     8,450        833,846        (34,814
PerkinElmer, Inc.     12,200        554,978        (21,472
PetSmart, Inc.     27,083        2,119,245        82,468   
Pfizer, Inc.     289,985        8,802,244        230,789   
Phillips 66     97,700        7,759,334        (754,244
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.     93,711        2,970,066        102,718   
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.     700        43,414        4,403   
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc./The     54,082        4,760,377        173,524   
PNM Resources, Inc.     34,000        973,080        34,340   
Polaris Industries, Inc.     2,300        357,935        (10,083
Polycom, Inc.     278,164        3,660,638        94,576   
PPG Industries, Inc.     29,142        6,282,141        454,032   
ProAssurance Corp.     10,100        463,590        (7,575
Prudential Financial, Inc.     23,567        2,030,545        101,326   
PTC, Inc.     7,524        289,373        (13,618
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.     75,800        3,085,818        53,060   
PulteGroup, Inc.     335,707        7,221,963        (17,690
PVH Corp.     22,183        2,732,619        110,576   
Quanta Services, Inc.     23,154        745,209        (87,867
Raytheon Co.     58,100        6,192,879        91,798   
Regal-Beloit Corp.     5,300        388,808        9,752   
Regions Financial Corp.     126,057        1,283,260        47,902   
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.     33,284        2,875,499        40,845   
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.     69,400        4,476,504        (224,366
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.     5,100        503,676        (7,854
Restaurant Brands International LP     96               4,209   
Reynolds American, Inc.     1,500        97,275        (870
Rite Aid Corp.     1,302,234        7,331,577        2,461,222   
Robert Half International, Inc.     1,100        62,799        1,419   
Rock-Tenn Co.     37,572        2,101,778        189,363   
Rockwell Automation, Inc.     4,700        534,666        (12,026
Ross Stores, Inc.     34,379        3,061,106        179,458   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)                  
Rovi Corp.     44,635      $ 986,778      $ 21,527   
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.     84,800        6,255,914             734,150   
RPM International, Inc.     21,600        1,030,752        64,584   
Ryder System, Inc.     44,800        4,170,432        (10,752
SandRidge Energy, Inc.        314,100        775,760        (204,098
Sears Holdings Corp.     16,500        610,314        (66,144
SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.     56,200        950,841        55,139   
SEI Investments Co.     74,900          2,971,622        27,374   
Sempra Energy     11,900        1,310,904        14,280   
Sherwin-Williams Co./The     1,285        311,009        26,998   
Signet Jewelers Ltd.     17,232        2,119,364        147,851   
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.     75,600        4,992,315        504,561   
SM Energy Co.     73,500        3,369,734        (534,104
Snap-on, Inc.     13,400        1,829,100        3,216   
SolarCity Corp.     26,700        1,499,175        (71,259
Southwest Airlines Co.     165,500        6,384,271        619,689   
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.     2,700        249,164        9,172   
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.     39,600        1,669,906        34,478   
Spirit Airlines, Inc.     16,900        1,187,282        90,020   
SPX Corp.     9,400        851,644        (43,996
St. Jude Medical, Inc.     4,800        326,832        (14,688
Starbucks Corp.     39,895        3,212,345        61,039   
Steel Dynamics, Inc.     167,617        3,846,810        (538,051
Stryker Corp.     3,300        301,620        9,669   
SunTrust Banks, Inc.     71,296        2,844,710        142,592   
Superior Energy Services, Inc.     244,900        5,736,234        (801,499
Symantec Corp.     158,641        4,092,938        (23,003
Synopsys, Inc.     44,246        1,895,499        27,875   
Tech Data Corp.     57,470        3,599,346        34,482   
Teleflex, Inc.     10,500        1,242,360        (36,750
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.     52,300        1,318,483        2,092   
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     20,900        2,662,869        (44,308
Time Warner, Inc.     85,600        6,970,455        341,497   
Time, Inc.     9,200        219,420        6,992   
Timken Co./The     108,800        4,695,191        (51,607
TJX Cos., Inc./The     41,900        2,666,549        206,953   
Torchmark Corp.     9,555        517,212        382   
Toro Co./The     8,647        573,988        (22,223
Total System Services, Inc.     34,899        1,150,271        34,899   
Towers Watson & Co.     30,300        3,461,248        (32,197
Travelers Cos., Inc./The     45,000        4,670,550        92,700   
Trinity Industries, Inc.     53,300        1,942,785        (449,852
Tupperware Brands Corp.     2,360        149,370        (690
Tyco International PLC     73,634        3,130,918        98,670   
Tyson Foods, Inc.     163,512        6,744,870        (189,674
UGI Corp.     19,000        708,261        13,359   
Union Pacific Corp.     48,324        5,740,534        16,304   
Unit Corp.     39,900        1,779,903        (419,313
United Continental Holdings, Inc.     46,100        2,636,859        446,770   
United Parcel Service, Inc.     8,200        879,532        32,062   
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  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)                  
United States Steel Corp.     219,262      $ 7,339,423      $ (1,476,357
United Technologies Corp.     6,100        687,989        13,511   
United Therapeutics Corp.     29,300        3,810,959        (16,902
Universal Health Services, Inc.     31,482        3,266,572        236,115   
Unum Group     130,836        4,435,773        127,787   
Valero Energy Corp.     217,700        10,892,480        (116,330
Validus Holdings Ltd.     11,001        452,471        4,730   
Valmont Industries, Inc.     5,943        785,171        (30,410
Valspar Corp./The     11,895        1,009,767        18,913   
Vectren Corp.     6,428        281,804        15,363   
Verisk Analytics, Inc.     12,698        788,546        24,761   
Verizon Communications, Inc.     3,400        166,863        (7,811
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     97,173        11,021,267        522,885   
VF Corp.     6,100        446,603        10,287   
Viacom, Inc.     71,900        5,359,300        51,175   
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.     45,947        641,420        8,730   
Visteon Corp.     25,900        2,576,273        191,401   
Voya Financial, Inc.     19,300        788,395        29,539   
Vulcan Materials Co.     11,300        775,293        (32,544
WABCO Holdings, Inc.     42,200        4,376,562        45,154   
Wabtec Corp.     5,137        468,700        (22,346
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.     46,800        2,295,301        36,275   
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.     100,281        6,792,032        849,380   
Walt Disney Co./The     26,047        2,359,337        94,030   
Waste Management, Inc.     7,700        374,759        20,405   
Weight Watchers International, Inc.     23,200        644,960        (68,672
Wells Fargo & Co.     120,295        6,507,960        86,612   
Western Digital Corp.     105,566        10,847,962        838,194   
Westlake Chemical Corp.     11,600        710,183        (1,539
WEX, Inc.     800        81,202        (2,066
Whirlpool Corp.     20,923        3,864,194        189,429   
Whiting Petroleum Corp.     81,973        2,546,219             158,890   
Whole Foods Market, Inc.     3,200        157,431        3,913   
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.     14,177        1,029,004        43,911   
Windstream Holdings, Inc.     3,600        35,748        (6,084
Worthington Industries, Inc.     55,200        2,113,551        (452,583
WPX Energy, Inc.     319,500        4,633,700        (917,915
WR Grace & Co.     9,677        932,425        (9,336
Wyndham Worldwide Corp.     23,953        1,947,618        106,591   
Wynn Resorts Ltd.     2,200        356,855        (29,583
Xerox Corp.     259,618        3,537,137        61,168   
Xilinx, Inc.     8,100        361,077        (10,428
Yahoo!, Inc.     81,437        4,080,539        32,844   
Yum! Brands, Inc.     500        34,988        1,437   
Zebra Technologies Corp.     6,700        492,031        26,616   
Zimmer Holdings, Inc.     11,300        1,243,904        37,742   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)                  
Zoetis, Inc.     10,500      $      431,901      $ 19,914   
Zynga, Inc.     222,623        584,769        7,408   
     

 

 

 
        3,108,422   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        2,990,633   
     

 

 

 
Short Positions       
Canada       
Lululemon Athletica, Inc.     (74,300     (3,609,019     (536,178
     

 

 

 
Ireland                  
Alkermes PLC     (3,200     (175,611     (11,781
Endo International PLC     (100,561     (7,098,051     (154,408
Seagate Technology PLC     (42,100     (2,779,863     (19,787
     

 

 

 
        (185,976
     

 

 

 
Netherlands                  
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV     (67,200     (3,009,177     188,121   
Core Laboratories NV     (50,500     (6,620,508     543,338   
QIAGEN NV     (1,101     (26,501     672   
Sensata Technologies Holding NV     (120,300     (6,008,120     (296,803
     

 

 

 
        435,328   
     

 

 

 
Norway                  
Golar LNG Ltd.     (130,300     (5,510,722     758,681   
Seadrill Ltd.     (260,900     (4,868,537     1,753,391   
     

 

 

 
        2,512,072   
     

 

 

 
Panama                  
Copa Holdings SA     (34,300     (3,552,202     (2,650
     

 

 

 
Switzerland      
Garmin Ltd.     (14,300     (852,709     97,240   
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom      
Ensco PLC     (198,000     (7,559,586       1,629,486   
Liberty Global PLC     (160,415     (7,557,151     (496,484
Noble Corp. PLC     (111,500     (2,364,915     517,360   
     

 

 

 
        1,650,362   
     

 

 

 
United States                  
Aaron’s, Inc.     (1,700     (47,659     (4,310
Abercrombie & Fitch Co.     (95,103     (2,804,587     80,838   
Accenture PLC     (3,500     (297,255     (15,330
ACI Worldwide, Inc.     (75,300     (1,473,291     (45,510
Actavis PLC     (5,900     (1,520,101     1,382   
Acuity Brands, Inc.     (1,800     (256,518     4,392   
ADT Corp./The     (237,200     (8,598,220     4,464   
ADTRAN, Inc.     (263,000     (5,384,942     (348,458
Advent Software, Inc.     (3,711     (117,268     3,563   
Aflac, Inc.     (30,581     (1,839,110     (29,084
AGCO Corp.     (3,700     (162,309     (4,931
Air Lease Corp.     (5,100     (194,361     19,380   
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.     (1,800     (260,550     936   
Airgas, Inc.     (3,596     (421,056     6,868   
Albemarle Corp.     (25,000     (1,546,250     43,000   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Align Technology, Inc.     (34,753   $ (1,962,461   $ 19,421   
Alleghany Corp.     (100     (45,631     (719
Allegheny Technologies, Inc.     (121,330     (4,150,017     (68,628
Alliance Data Systems Corp.     (27,431     (7,316,131     (530,507
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.     (95,200     (1,162,204     (53,500
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (8,900     (856,029     (7,271
Altera Corp.     (161,900     (5,914,207     (66,379
Amazon.com, Inc.     (4,305     (1,276,853     (59,204
AMC Networks, Inc.     (68,800     (4,258,079     (129,297
American Airlines Group, Inc.     (38,770     (1,746,744     (332,491
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.     (242,600     (3,346,650     (20,638
AMETEK, Inc.     (35,800     (1,850,144     (34,010
Amphenol Corp.     (60,798     (3,188,855     (82,685
Analog Devices, Inc.     (20,900     (1,091,831     (68,537
ANSYS, Inc.     (9,200     (745,135     (9,265
AOL, Inc.     (67,416     (3,142,260     29,663   
Arch Capital Group Ltd.     (26,819     (1,542,824     (42,178
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.     (1,400     (68,085     (3,483
Ascena Retail Group, Inc.     (22,000     (265,476     (10,844
Assured Guaranty Ltd.     (142,900     (3,612,512     (101,459
athenahealth, Inc.     (22,800     (2,878,118     (443,842
Atwood Oceanics, Inc.     (82,400     (2,978,674     640,986   
AutoNation, Inc.     (4,200     (246,162     (7,560
Avis Budget Group, Inc.     (58,200     (3,509,994     (350,412
Avon Products, Inc.     (237,582     (2,321,176     90,281   
B/E Aerospace, Inc.     (63,800     (3,532,244     (169,432
Babcock & Wilcox Co./The     (33,800     (1,032,590     8,450   
BancorpSouth, Inc.     (36,500     (813,434     (8,181
Bank of Hawaii Corp.     (12,800     (753,472     (5,696
BankUnited, Inc.     (6,400     (179,593     (5,815
Baxter International, Inc.     (43,700     (3,165,628     (37,145
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.     (24,587     (1,811,816     (60,976
Belden, Inc.     (5,600     (429,673     (11,663
Bemis Co., Inc.     (14,165     (562,350     (78,049
Bill Barrett Corp.     (68,234     (912,276          135,091   
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.     (91,400     (8,037,716     (224,844
Bio-Techne Corp.     (7,800     (705,879     (14,841
Black Hills Corp.     (17,283     (937,084     20,394   
BorgWarner, Inc.     (1,100     (63,293     2,848   
Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.     (116,600     (4,092,407     (183,315
Brunswick Corp.     (37,400     (1,818,643     (98,481
Cabela’s, Inc.     (100,300     (5,384,798     97,985   
Cablevision Systems Corp.     (83,200     (1,636,544     (80,704
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.     (115,800     (3,984,583     555,745   
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.     (252,400     (4,690,731     (97,297
Campbell Soup Co.     (45,400     (2,024,386     26,786   
CARBO Ceramics, Inc.     (7,200     (365,904     77,544   
CarMax, Inc.     (187,601     (10,570,458     (1,920,017
 

 

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ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Carpenter Technology Corp.     (44,500   $ (2,263,183   $ 71,558   
Carter’s, Inc.     (1,746     (144,534     (7,909
Cash America International, Inc.     (9,213     (225,903     17,505   
Catamaran Corp.     (13,202     (653,499     (29,705
Cathay General Bancorp     (6,000     (152,218     (1,322
Cerner Corp.     (9,600     (616,032     (4,704
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.     (75,200     (5,461,024     (170,704
Charles Schwab Corp./The     (289,399     (8,224,720     (512,236
Charter Communications, Inc.     (4,484     (736,632     (10,493
Cheesecake Factory, Inc./The     (10,489     (498,123     (29,579
Cheniere Energy, Inc.     (133,055     (9,555,581     188,509   
Chesapeake Energy Corp.     (152,900     (3,407,159     414,906   
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.     (6,700     (499,217     (28,810
Ciena Corp.     (713,300     (11,955,061     (1,890,092
Cincinnati Financial Corp.     (26,770     (1,373,569     (13,920
CIT Group, Inc.     (24,400     (1,206,580     39,528   
Citigroup, Inc.     (12,400     (642,268     (28,696
City National Corp.     (14,352     (1,123,115     (36,670
CLARCOR, Inc.     (11,300     (747,723     (5,309
Clean Harbors, Inc.     (33,818     (1,663,521     38,566   
Clorox Co./The     (23,200     (2,304,688     (112,984
Coach, Inc.     (417,670     (15,598,785     (88,901
Coca-Cola Co./The     (13,963     (618,142     28,624   
Colfax Corp.     (59,758     (2,928,086     (153,634
Comerica, Inc.     (27,652     (1,345,546     50,327   
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.     (15,997     (694,039     (1,670
Community Health Systems, Inc.     (78,600     (3,772,014     (466,098
CommVault Systems, Inc.     (26,957     (1,303,369     (90,038
Compass Minerals International, Inc.     (12,100     (1,090,089     39,446   
ConAgra Foods, Inc.     (30,673     (1,087,358     (25,459
Concho Resources, Inc.     (24,832     (2,794,415     317,423   
CONSOL Energy, Inc.     (253,854     (10,199,383       1,616,579   
CoStar Group, Inc.     (11,900     (2,027,165     (158,032
Coty, Inc.     (28,800     (565,902     (29,106
Covanta Holding Corp.     (69,800     (1,711,496     175,198   
Cree, Inc.     (195,367     (6,915,024     620,300   
CST Brands, Inc.     (6,300     (273,294     (1,449
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (32,600     (2,440,110     (841,080
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.     (10,000     (783,836     77,436   
CVR Energy, Inc.     (21,800     (1,058,390     214,512   
Cypress Semiconductor Corp     (300,800     (3,158,400     (1,137,024
Darden Restaurants, Inc.     (80,000     (4,508,800     (181,600
Dean Foods Co.     (278,531     (4,782,673     (615,258
Deckers Outdoor Corp.     (1,392     (132,866     6,139   
Denbury Resources, Inc.     (300,899     (2,684,466     238,157   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
DENTSPLY International, Inc.     (26,416   $  (1,439,144   $ 31,963   
DeVry, Inc.     (17,767     (868,984     25,584   
Diebold, Inc.     (66,269     (2,370,979     75,421   
Discovery Communications, Inc.     (185,579     (6,387,038     (6,159
Dominion Resources, Inc.     (53     (3,872     (204
Donaldson Co., Inc.     (1,500     (55,502     (2,443
DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.     (175,503     (4,062,213          143,231   
Dril-Quip, Inc.     (6,400     (467,631     (23,441
Dun & Bradstreet Corp./The     (13,700     (1,738,804     81,652   
Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.     (30,000     (1,440,000     160,500   
E*TRADE Financial Corp.     (95,100     (2,203,467     (103,184
Eagle Materials, Inc.     (9,000     (832,590     148,320   
Ecolab, Inc.     (21,450     (2,456,025     214,071   
EI du Pont de Nemours & Co.     (900     (62,522     (4,024
Enova International, Inc.     (9,981     (229,164     6,987   
EQT Corp.     (21,240     (1,929,226     321,358   
Equinix, Inc.     (43,600     (9,788,200     (97,228
Exelon Corp.     (23,218     (818,435     (42,489
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.     (7,300     (324,558     (1,095
Express Scripts Holding Co.     (3,900     (310,673     (19,540
F5 Networks, Inc.     (37,600     (4,895,896     (9,588
FactSet Research Systems, Inc.     (13,700     (1,884,846     (43,429
Fastenal Co.     (175,600     (7,942,388     (409,148
Federated Investors, Inc.     (48,300     (1,526,203     (64,316
FEI Co.     (12,500     (1,071,081     (58,294
First American Financial Corp.     (33,200     (1,050,780     (74,700
First Horizon National Corp.     (429,000     (5,559,840     (265,980
First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.     (166,300     (1,365,106     (36,803
First Republic Bank     (35,700     (1,829,397     (31,287
FirstEnergy Corp.     (30,000     (1,089,600     (80,100
FirstMerit Corp.     (79,100     (1,454,208     (39,991
Flowers Foods, Inc.     (113,250     (2,203,491     30,224   
Flowserve Corp.     (12,200     (723,164     (6,762
FMC Corp.     (74,000     (4,157,223     (62,997
FMC Technologies, Inc.     (57,573     (3,119,172     422,453   
Ford Motor Co.     (124,000     (1,943,080     21,080   
Forest City Enterprises, Inc.     (356,920     (7,659,503     57,107   
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.     (55,400     (2,535,658     27,700   
Fossil Group, Inc.     (9,600     (1,020,269     (42,835
Franklin Resources, Inc.     (10,607     (593,380     6,070   
Freescale Semiconductor Ltd.     (158,011     (3,405,940     (580,678
FTI Consulting, Inc.     (93,606     (3,718,065     102,065   
GameStop Corp.     (2,851     (107,654     11,290   
GATX Corp.     (45,503     (2,906,503     288,260   
 

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
General Mills, Inc.     (11,300   $ (581,950   $ (20,679
General Motors Co.     (10,400     (334,776     (28,288
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc.     (17,400     (1,716,532     151,924   
Gentex Corp.     (116,881      (4,156,288     (66,622
Global Payments, Inc.     (30,666     (2,618,263          142,597   
GNC Holdings, Inc.     (27,637     (1,235,098     (62,736
Graco, Inc.     (12,200     (975,878     (2,318
GrafTech International Ltd.     (16,090     (74,497     (6,919
Great Plains Energy, Inc.     (19,800     (517,572     (44,946
Greenhill & Co., Inc.     (22,370     (990,320     14,988   
Hain Celestial Group, Inc./The     (41,200     (2,230,329     (171,219
Hancock Holding Co.     (39,600     (1,342,214     126,494   
Harley-Davidson, Inc.     (604     (41,851     2,042   
Hasbro, Inc.     (400     (22,664     668   
Herman Miller, Inc.     (400     (12,596     824   
Hershey Co./The     (6,300     (608,013     (46,746
Hexcel Corp.     (71,400     (3,129,462     167,076   
HMS Holdings Corp.     (188,612     (3,824,201     (163,057
HollyFrontier Corp.     (64,877     (2,879,642     448,052   
Hologic, Inc.     (182,100     (4,851,144     (18,210
HomeAway, Inc.     (194,200     (5,897,890     114,614   
Hospira, Inc.     (53,483     (3,225,025     (50,809
HSN, Inc.     (3,700     (267,769     (13,431
Huntsman Corp.     (88,810     (2,122,159     99,067   
IDACORP, Inc.     (3,400     (207,842     (17,204
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.     (5,374     (791,823     (4,980
IHS, Inc.     (3,970     (511,495     59,391   
Incyte Corp.     (84,438     (6,363,974     190,711   
Informatica Corp.     (6,349     (232,644     (9,475
InterDigital, Inc.     (92,400     (4,655,164     (232,796
International Business Machines Corp.     (14,265     (2,220,147     (68,530
Intrepid Potash, Inc.     (96,965     (1,443,809     97,935   
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.     (10,274     (5,356,144     (78,185
Invesco Ltd.     (33,700     (1,307,344     (24,480
IPG Photonics Corp.     (58,869     (4,257,406     (153,059
ITC Holdings Corp.     (23,200     (908,280     (29,696
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.     (35,799     (1,635,886     36,029   
Janus Capital Group, Inc.     (299,100     (4,594,176     (230,307
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC     (49,500     (8,353,251     248,616   
JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.     (50,417     (4,126,348     (121,285
JC Penney Co., Inc.     (137,497     (1,071,102     180,121   
JetBlue Airways Corp.     (303,700     (4,081,728     (734,954
JM Smucker Co./The     (2,300     (228,543     (3,711
Joy Global, Inc.     (25,419     (1,304,005     121,513   
Kansas City Southern     (23,500     (2,895,214     27,509   
KB Home     (137,763     (2,457,692     177,714   
Kellogg Co.     (8,270     (538,542     (2,646
Kennametal, Inc.     (70,900     (2,690,399     152,888   
Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.     (10,213     (1,413,377     61,227   
Kinder Morgan, Inc.     (135,308     (5,363,780     (361,102
Kirby Corp.     (33,200     (3,447,488     766,920   
KLX, Inc.     (12,500     (527,880     12,255   
Kohl’s Corp.     (29,300     (1,726,356     (62,116
REFERENCE
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  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Kosmos Energy Ltd.     (44,300   $ (429,710   $ 58,033   
Kraft Foods Group, Inc.     (19,100     (1,126,327     (70,479
L Brands, Inc.     (26,784     (2,141,916     (176,239
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings     (42,480     (4,320,948     (262,644
Lamar Advertising Co.     (52,328     (2,786,989     (19,885
Landstar System, Inc.     (200     (15,776     1,270   
Laredo Petroleum, Inc.     (454,900     (6,427,672       1,719,457   
Las Vegas Sands Corp.     (4,500     (231,466     (30,254
Leap Wireless International, Inc.     (110,787     (279,183     13,189   
Legg Mason, Inc.     (35,100     (1,986,309     113,022   
Leggett & Platt, Inc.     (51,614     (2,151,272     (48,001
Lennar Corp.     (79,609     (3,782,224     214,944   
Lexmark International, Inc.     (16,162     (688,178     21,172   
Life Time Fitness, Inc.     (87,403     (4,860,481     (88,277
Lincoln National Corp.     (7,700     (447,986     3,927   
Linear Technology Corp.     (41,700     (1,856,882     (44,638
LinkedIn Corp.     (65,300     (14,441,253     (558,810
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.     (79,100     (2,578,482     45,700   
LKQ Corp.     (66,700     (1,921,240     45,636   
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.     (209,200     (3,247,393     (216,959
Manitowoc Co., Inc./The     (27,201     (546,621     (54,521
Markel Corp.     (1,550     (1,077,808     19,406   
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.     (33,148     (4,278,797     621,910   
Masimo Corp.     (14,854     (390,957     (297
MasterCard, Inc.     (16,800     (1,399,282     (48,206
Mattel, Inc.     (74,922     (2,319,868     1,407   
McCormick & Co., Inc.     (18,800     (1,364,880     (31,960
McDonald’s Corp.     (11,170     (1,085,389     38,760   
MDC Holdings, Inc.     (70,200     (1,852,377     (5,817
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.     (9,679     (978,257     5,130   
MEDNAX, Inc.     (104,700     (6,775,219     (146,498
Mentor Graphics Corp.     (32,217     (702,666     (3,531
Meredith Corp.     (15,300     (806,922     (24,174
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.     (10,100     (2,995,332     (59,514
Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.     (123,000     (9,303,007     65,707   
Microchip Technology, Inc.     (40,400     (1,780,024     (42,420
Middleby Corp./The     (6,200     (579,991     (34,429
Minerals Technologies, Inc.     (4,300     (307,474     8,839   
Monsanto Co.     (21,400     (2,579,342     22,684   
Monster Worldwide, Inc.     (233,954     (1,057,472     (23,395
Mosaic Co./The     (65,352     (2,970,902     (12,417
Motorola Solutions, Inc.     (20,500     (1,344,224     (30,916
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.     (46,613     (3,691,897     (95,409
Mylan, Inc.     (46,350     (2,593,746     (19,004
National Instruments Corp.     (10,200     (331,194     14,076   
Navistar International Corp.     (251,482     (9,059,916     640,298   
NCR Corp.     (142,647     (4,197,077     40,343   
Netflix, Inc.     (6,162     (2,044,360     (60,641
NetSuite, Inc.     (81,833     (8,503,392     (430,317
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
NeuStar, Inc.     (53,000   $ (1,452,730   $ (20,670
New York Community Bancorp, Inc.     (62,600     (997,903     (3,698
NewMarket Corp.     (1,000     (396,310     (7,220
Noble Energy, Inc.     (30,900     (1,568,425     102,838   
Nordson Corp.     (13,400     (1,067,444     22,780   
Nordstrom, Inc.     (16,101      (1,227,862     (50,396
Northern Trust Corp.     (3,100     (209,994     1,054   
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.     (2,300     (97,060     (10,488
NOW, Inc.     (1,300     (37,557     4,108   
NRG Energy, Inc.     (181,563     (5,467,550     574,428   
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.     (56,053     (2,299,139     (150,377
Nuance Communications, Inc.     (464,700     (7,114,557     483,288   
Nucor Corp.     (26,542     (1,430,879     128,994   
Oasis Petroleum, Inc.     (300,100     (6,786,048       1,822,394   
Oceaneering International, Inc.     (6,200     (367,147     2,525   
Ocwen Financial Corp.     (109,618     (2,582,600     927,368   
Office Depot, Inc.     (162,200     (1,090,795     (300,070
Olin Corp.     (28,000     (693,826     56,266   
Omnicare, Inc.     (11,400     (793,196     (38,206
ONE Gas, Inc.     (5,100     (198,849     (11,373
Owens & Minor, Inc.     (22,308     (759,141     (24,093
Owens Corning     (143,600     (5,284,480     142,164   
PACCAR, Inc.     (3,456     (232,727     (2,316
PacWest Bancorp     (18,100     (823,062     236   
Pall Corp.     (4,363     (413,132     (28,447
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.     (20,300     (2,334,661     (153,510
Panera Bread Co.     (19,100     (3,206,351     (132,329
Patterson Cos., Inc.     (24,100     (1,148,606     (10,604
PBF Energy, Inc.     (186,100     (5,259,168     301,464   
Peabody Energy Corp.     (314,800     (3,097,575     661,023   
Penn National Gaming, Inc.     (40,869     (580,340     19,208   
Penske Automotive Group, Inc.     (9,400     (450,636     (10,622
People’s United Financial, Inc.     (34,700     (511,848     (14,897
Perrigo Co. PLC     (33,198     (5,208,434     (340,943
Pharmacyclics, Inc.     (67,184     (9,339,229     1,125,313   
Philip Morris International, Inc.     (27,097     (2,343,890     136,840   
Pitney Bowes, Inc.     (106,600     (2,625,558     27,716   
Plantronics, Inc.     (22,300     (1,157,475     (24,871
Platform Specialty Products Corp.     (12,867     (329,267     30,495   
PolyOne Corp.     (8,600     (327,574     1,548   
Popular, Inc.     (18,800     (612,128     (28,012
Post Holdings, Inc.     (151,900     (5,733,168     (629,923
PPL Corp.     (4,357     (153,149     (5,141
Praxair, Inc.     (3,600     (466,128     (288
Precision Castparts Corp.     (6,436     (1,522,659     (27,645
Priceline Group, Inc./The     (31     (33,014     (2,332
Principal Financial Group, Inc.     (62,700     (3,377,678     121,040   
Procter & Gamble Co./The     (3,300     (290,763     (9,834
Progressive Corp./The     (171,489     (4,686,794     58,306   
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ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.     (18,600   $ (1,078,060   $ 48,364   
QEP Resources, Inc.     (74,600     (1,474,782     (33,630
QUALCOMM, Inc.     (10,472     (748,430     (29,954
Quality Systems, Inc.     (13,332     (194,114     (13,732
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.     (117,640     (7,607,779     (281,160
Questar Corp.     (8,100     (194,724     (10,044
Quintiles Transnational Holdings, Inc.     (5,900     (339,781     (7,552
Rackspace Hosting, Inc.     (77,073     (3,511,446     (96,341
Ralph Lauren Corp.     (11,400     (2,067,048     (43,776
Range Resources Corp.     (162,357     (11,069,070       2,391,089   
Red Hat, Inc.     (38,700     (2,376,331     (299,387
Regal Entertainment Group     (23,700     (540,123     33,891   
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (38,241     (15,651,346     (37,024
Rent-A-Center, Inc.     (115,937     (3,881,993     (328,839
Republic Services, Inc.     (11,650     (455,865     (13,048
RF Micro Devices, Inc.     (59,974     (909,866     (85,103
Riverbed Technology, Inc.     (54,000     (1,099,980     (2,160
Rockwell Collins, Inc.     (52,100     (4,436,836     35,428   
Roper Industries, Inc.     (6,580     (1,043,588     14,805   
Rosetta Resources, Inc.     (255,400     (8,265,158     2,567,184   
Rowan Cos. PLC     (102,700     (2,475,749     80,785   
RPC, Inc.     (23,200     (313,058     10,530   
RR Donnelley & Sons Co.     (37,170     (621,482     (3,159
salesforce.com, Inc.     (116,313     (6,710,271     (188,253
Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.     (43,600     (4,682,814     (328,570
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.     (86,022     (2,683,026     38,710   
SanDisk Corp.     (21,070     (2,168,314     103,875   
SBA Communications Corp.     (46,537     (5,471,820     317,382   
SCANA Corp.     (26,672     (1,497,366     (113,623
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co./The     (6,800     (409,904     (13,872
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc.     (30,952     (2,410,222     80,465   
Sealed Air Corp.     (98,048     (3,902,605     (257,572
Seattle Genetics, Inc.     (56,024     (1,948,685     148,634   
Semtech Corp.     (17,900     (454,984     (38,519
Service Corp. International     (11,000     (242,656     (7,044
ServiceNow, Inc.     (41,500     (2,654,755     (161,020
Signature Bank     (1,400     (172,830     (3,514
Silgan Holdings, Inc.     (100     (4,994     (366
Silicon Laboratories, Inc.     (15,103     (686,431     (32,774
Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.     (727,481     (2,597,107     50,924   
Sirona Dental Systems, Inc.     (17,100     (1,463,247     (30,780
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.     (49,755     (1,989,807     (157,122
SolarWinds, Inc.     (68,700     (3,529,119     105,798   
Solera Holdings, Inc.     (19,557     (949,476     (51,452
Sotheby’s     (181,700     (7,663,958     (181,848
Southwestern Energy Co.     (92,386     (3,023,246     502,032   
Splunk, Inc.     (19,269     (1,290,252     154,345   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Sprint Corp.     (159,160   $ (709,231   $ 48,717   
StanCorp Financial Group, Inc.     (2,300     (153,272     (7,406
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.     (9,900     (943,074     (8,118
Staples, Inc.     (375,055     (5,340,783     (1,455,213
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.     (600     (46,992     (1,650
State Street Corp.     (9,045     (698,364     (11,668
Stericycle, Inc.     (19,000     (2,421,170     (69,350
STERIS Corp.     (7,830     (497,740     (10,036
Stifel Financial Corp.     (781     (36,840     (3,007
Stratasys Ltd.     (93,100     (9,732,674       1,995,133   
SunEdison, Inc.     (446,980     (10,231,372     1,510,792   
SunPower Corp.     (11,600     (339,184     39,556   
SUPERVALU, Inc.     (19,200     (180,480     (5,760
SVB Financial Group     (15,243     (1,666,282     (102,973
Synovus Financial Corp.     (213,712     (5,599,254     (190,204
Sysco Corp.     (18,000     (711,900     (2,520
T Rowe Price Group, Inc.     (4,200     (349,776     (10,836
Tableau Software, Inc.     (23,900     (1,987,764     (38,000
Targa Resources Corp.     (1,700     (165,450     (14,835
Target Corp.     (46,199     (3,306,462     (200,504
Taylor Morrison Home Corp.     (18,575     (360,919     10,037   
TCF Financial Corp.     (66,495     (1,055,276     (1,330
TECO Energy, Inc.     (65,100     (1,270,101     (63,798
Teekay Corp.     (10,800     (595,728     46,116   
Tempur Sealy International, Inc.     (57,811     (3,269,790     95,388   
Tenet Healthcare Corp.     (204,324     (9,917,887     (435,210
Teradata Corp.     (36,410     (1,643,911     53,523   
Teradyne, Inc.     (148,991     (2,942,572     (5,960
Terex Corp.     (17,500     (536,716     48,816   
Tesla Motors, Inc.     (18,588     (4,322,052     187,895   
Tesoro Corp.     (51,762     (4,005,105     156,600   
Textron, Inc.     (48,752     (2,156,301     103,354   
Thomson Reuters Corp.     (800     (30,704     (1,568
Thor Industries, Inc.     (12,475     (712,413     15,435   
Thoratec Corp.     (35,800     (1,115,494     (46,574
Tidewater, Inc.     (111,500     (4,037,209     423,494   
Tiffany & Co.     (43,160     (4,532,232     (79,846
T-Mobile US, Inc.     (140,000     (3,476,270     (295,330
Toll Brothers, Inc.     (27,400     (963,384     24,386   
Tractor Supply Co.     (9,200     (703,705     (21,439
TransDigm Group, Inc.     (16,207     (3,157,772     (24,473
Trimble Navigation Ltd.     (147,293     (4,110,946     201,790   
TripAdvisor, Inc.     (59,195     (4,256,568     (162,931
Triumph Group, Inc.     (97,900     (6,626,851     46,013   
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.     (46,200     (1,655,244     (119,067
Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.     (2,400     (304,248     (2,568
Ultra Petroleum Corp.     (53,700     (1,225,971     519,279   
Umpqua Holdings Corp.     (44,600     (756,744     (1,902
Under Armour, Inc.     (95,291     (6,670,370     200,111   
United Natural Foods, Inc.     (46,047     (3,437,265     (123,320
United Rentals, Inc.     (44,400     (5,138,856     609,612   
Universal Corp.     (5,100     (205,324     (18,974
Urban Outfitters, Inc.     (89,054     (2,951,828     (176,639
USG Corp.     (169,180     (4,928,899     193,551   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Valley National Bancorp     (191,590   $ (1,887,336   $ 26,997   
Vantiv, Inc.     (76,600     (2,547,716     (50,556
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.     (30,200     (2,680,250     67,648   
VCA, Inc.     (43,700     (2,041,227     (90,022
VeriSign, Inc.     (70,290     (4,234,270     227,740   
Visa, Inc.     (2,000     (512,398     (12,002
VMware, Inc.     (43,500     (3,682,249     92,629   
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     (14,600     (1,246,840     (7,008
Washington Federal, Inc.     (3,500     (76,733     (792
Waste Connections, Inc.     (2,309     (112,725     11,152   
Waters Corp.     (30,206     (3,518,093     113,273   
Watsco, Inc.     (17,200     (1,764,376     (76,024
Webster Financial Corp.     (34,500     (1,101,240     (21,045
WellCare Health Plans, Inc.     (32,002     (2,371,968     (254,116
Wendy’s Co./The     (63,308     (549,400     (22,272
Werner Enterprises, Inc.     (400     (11,772     (688
WESCO International, Inc.     (40,600     (3,430,294     336,168   
Westar Energy, Inc.     (38,081     (1,475,258     (95,203
Western Union Co./The     (539,100     (9,827,793     172,512   
WGL Holdings, Inc.     (5,800     (278,168     (38,628
WhiteWave Foods Co./The     (1,300     (45,864     377   
Williams Cos., Inc./The     (42,103     (2,305,981     413,872   
Woodward, Inc.     (41,232     (2,186,533     156,682   
Workday, Inc.     (35,467     (3,103,599     209,137   
World Fuel Services Corp.     (24,210     (1,114,144     (22,031
WR Berkley Corp.     (1,301     (67,847     1,158   
WW Grainger, Inc.     (2,600     (652,210     (10,504
Xylem, Inc.     (23,657     (908,429     7,807   
Yelp, Inc.     (176,744     (10,136,207     463,008   
Zillow, Inc.     (8,700     (984,797     63,554   
Zions Bancorp.     (208,700     (6,121,171     171,134   
     

 

 

 
        8,396,448   
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        12,366,646   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        15,357,279   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        2,062,864   
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 17,420,143   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.

Money Market Fund is pledged as collateral to Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc. in the amount of $193,781,884 for total return basket swaps at December 31, 2014.

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the Effective Overnight Index Average, which is denominated in EUR based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    16-25 months maturity ranging 04/05/2016      $741,172   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swaps

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions                  
France      
Havas SA     18,108      $ 139,159      $ 8,705   
Lafarge SA     187,000        12,356,525        770,893   
     

 

 

 
        779,598   
     

 

 

 
Luxembourg                  
GAGFA SA     224,042        4,807,445        195,943   
     

 

 

 
Netherlands                  
Corio NV     92,131        4,243,485        268,343   
Ziggo NV     4,928        229,889        26,198   
     

 

 

 
        294,541   
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom                  
Jazztel PLC     947,275        14,597,716        (281,571
     

 

 

 
Total of Long Equity Positions         988,511   
     

 

 

 
Short Positions                  
France      
Bollore SA     (32,600     (147,015     (1,448
Klepierre     (105,031     (4,305,167     (204,673
     

 

 

 
        (206,121
     

 

 

 

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Germany                  
Deutsche Annington Immobilien SE     (79,990   $ (2,491,399   $ (224,394
     

 

 

 
Spain                  
Banco Santander SA     (62,763     (521,010     (5,767
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        (436,282
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        552,229   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        188,943   
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 741,172   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.

Collateral for this position pledged to Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc. is included in the collateral noted in the previous Morgan Stanley total return basket swap.

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the LIBOR, which is denominated in USD based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    7-25 months maturity ranging from
07/23/2015 - 12/08/2016
     $19,344,615   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swaps

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions                  
Canada      
Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc.     6,239      $ 150,187      $ (76
Talisman Energy, Inc.     1,067,007        8,196,539        158,125   
     

 

 

 
        158,049   
     

 

 

 
Ireland                  
Covidien PLC     185,134        16,662,060        2,273,445   
     

 

 

 
Spain                  
Banco Santander SA     63,501        538,943        (9,980
     

 

 

 
United States                  
Allergan, Inc.     72,788        15,332,393        141,608   
American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust, Inc.     1,370,107        15,441,106        863,167   
AmREIT, Inc.     89,153        2,354,047        12,073   
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     314,627         10,070,691        747,758   
Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     489,840        8,291,147        11,641   
Aviv REIT, Inc.     60,140        2,044,038        29,589   
Baker Hughes, Inc.     240,638        15,507,081        (2,014,508
CareFusion Corp.     334,703        19,357,566        503,710   
Chiquita Brands International, Inc.     241,720        3,478,351        16,920   
Cleco Corp.     115,068        6,156,138        119,671   
Covance, Inc.     194,797        19,701,824        525,897   
Covisint Corp.     13,704        43,305        (6,989
Digital River, Inc.     202,979        4,928,332        91,338   
DIRECTV     192,068        16,151,758        500,538   
Dresser-Rand Group, Inc.     240,153        19,565,711        78,804   
Family Dollar Stores, Inc.     171,189        13,306,521              253,360   
Furiex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     44,784        447,840        (6,628
Gentiva Health Services, Inc.     221,567        4,318,198        (97,347
GFI Group, Inc.     410,352        2,224,108        12,311   
Glimcher Realty Trust     1,035,618        14,229,391          
Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.     199,629        6,504,030        179,548   
Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.     3,106,595        28,953,465        2,485,276   
Hudson Valley Holding Corp.     99,587        2,515,364        189,419   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Integrys Energy Group, Inc.     173,851      $ 12,316,567      $ 1,217,734   
International Rectifier Corp.     390,297         15,494,791        78,059   
Journal Communications, Inc.     69,014        652,872        135,958   
Lorillard, Inc.     348,928        21,629,583        331,946   
Pantry, Inc./The     74,166        2,700,251        48,341   
Pepco Holdings, Inc.     653,741        17,834,054        (228,809
PetSmart, Inc.     93,672        7,587,934        27,131   
Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd.     71,337        5,261,045        (23,482
Protective Life Corp.     316,481        22,025,936        16,965   
Riverbed Technology, Inc.     369,257        7,508,418        28,118   
Rockwood Holdings, Inc.     300,192        23,567,052        88,078   
Sapient Corp.     504,877        12,466,893        94,447   
Sigma-Aldrich Corp.     172,141        23,355,796        273,999   
Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc.     498,451        6,552,723        141,474   
Time Warner Cable, Inc.     201,265        28,698,376        1,905,980   
TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc.     584,079        10,773,401        5,317,975   
TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.     189,614        19,247,119        254,681   
Volcano Corp.     453,845        8,099,560        15,189   
Whiting Petroleum Corp.     1,592        91,970        (39,434
     

 

 

 
        14,321,506   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

         16,743,020   
     

 

 

 
Short Positions      
Ireland                  
Endo International PLC     (99,233     (6,675,289     (481,395
     

 

 

 
United States                  
Actavis PLC     (26,030     (6,836,960     136,578   
Albemarle Corp.     (149,930     (9,054,582     39,291   
Applied Materials, Inc.     (1,189,980     (25,281,125     (4,373,177
AT&T, Inc.     (243,686     (8,247,783     62,370   
BB&T Corp.     (126,255     (4,749,791     (160,266
Becton Dickinson and Co.     (26,064     (3,399,484     (227,582
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Comcast Corp.     (570,300   $ (31,212,519   $ (1,870,584
Dollar Tree, Inc.     (20,175     (1,253,010     (166,907
EW Scripps Co./The     (35,615     (661,014     (134,981
Halliburton Co.     (261,740     (12,645,857        2,351,622   
Kindred Healthcare, Inc.     (56,637     (1,160,193     130,533   
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings     (50,663     (5,149,385     (317,152
M&T Bank Corp.     (261,037     (30,927,664     (1,863,804
Medtronic, Inc.     (179,280     (11,923,913     (1,020,103
NextEra Energy, Inc.     (48,299     (5,010,532     (123,169
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.     (54,126     (2,080,111     (34,592
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.     (18,961     (1,862,128     18,740   
Reynolds American, Inc.     (105,698     (6,732,122     (61,088
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
RF Micro Devices, Inc.     (992,351   $ (10,980,940   $ (5,482,163
STERIS Corp.     (52,129     (3,145,985     (234,581
Sterling Bancorp     (193,034     (2,595,242     (180,587
Ventas, Inc.     (227,712     (15,410,516     (916,435
Washington Prime Group, Inc.     (205,984     (3,637,677     90,633   
Wisconsin Energy Corp.     (197,946     (9,642,208     (797,464
     

 

 

 
        (15,134,868
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        (15,616,263
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        1,126,757   
     

 

 

 
 

 

Written Options

Call Options Written

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
   ISSUER    EXPIRATION DATE    PROCEEDS      VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
(2,900)    Time Warner Cable, Inc.
(Exercise price $130)
   January 17, 2015      (0      $(72,790      $(72,790
(52,200)   

BKW AG

(Exercise price $40)

   January 17, 2015      (10,208      (28,710      (18,502 )
              

 

 

 
           (91,292 )
              

 

 

 

Put Options Written

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
   ISSUER    EXPIRATION DATE    PROCEEDS      VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
(52,200)   

BKW AG

(Exercise price $40)

   January 17, 2015      (350,407      $93,960         $(256,447
              

 

 

 
Total of Written Options         (347,739
              

 

 

 
Total of Long and Short Equity Positions and Written Options         779,018   
              

 

 

 
Net Cash and Other Receivables/ Payables (b)         18,565,597  
              

 

 

 
Swaps, at Value         $19,344,615  
              

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.

Collateral for this position pledged to Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc. is included in the collateral noted in the previous Morgan Stanley total return basket swap.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the Stockholm Interbank Offered Rate, which is denominated in SEK based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.   

25 months maturity

10/18/2016

     $57,361   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swaps

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions              
Finland      
Sanitec OYJ     384,846      $ 4,674,618      $ 55,060   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        2,301   
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 57,361   
     

 

 

 
(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.

Collateral for this position pledged to Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc. is included in the collateral noted in the previous Morgan Stanley total return basket swap.

 

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the CAD/USD Overnight Forward FX Swap Rate, which is denominated in CAD based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.   

24-25 months maturity

12/01/2016

     $365,546   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swaps

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions              
Canada      
Carfinco Financial Group, Inc.     28,132      $ 270,679      $ 761   
Restaurant Brands International, Inc.     51,111        1,646,386        355,293   
     

 

 

 
        356,054   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        356,054   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        9,492   
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 365,546   
     

 

 

 
(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.

Collateral for this position pledged to Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc. is included in the collateral noted in the previous Morgan Stanley total return basket swap.

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the Bank of Japan Estimate Unsecured Overnight Call Rate, which is denominated in JPY based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.   

25 months maturity

10/14/2015

     $7,967,932   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swaps

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions                  
Japan      
Tokyo Electron Ltd.     371,108      $ 20,085,408      $ 8,055,792   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (87,860
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 7,967,932   
     

 

 

 
(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.

Collateral for this position pledged to Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc. is included in the collateral noted in the previous Morgan Stanley total return basket swap.

 

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the LIBOR, which is denominated in CHF based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.   

2-3 months maturity

01/14/2015

     $(712,915
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swaps

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE ENTITY   SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Short Positions              
Switzerland      
Holcim Ltd.     (187,000   $ (12,592,456   $ (775,082
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        62,167   
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ (712,915
     

 

 

 
(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.

Collateral for this position pledged to Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc. is included in the collateral noted in the previous Morgan Stanley total return basket swap.

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   
COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
J.P. Morgan    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the Euro Interbank Offered Rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in EUR based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.   

12-14 months

maturity ranging from 12/21/2015 - 01/29/2016

     $5,845,981   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swaps

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions                  
Belgium      
Ageas     238      $ 8,478      $ (15
Belgacom SA     60,725           2,250,827        (47,511
bpost SA     49,402        1,216,803        24,201   
Colruyt SA     6,789        318,643        (3,026
Delhaize Group SA     34,360        2,405,173        97,106   
Telenet Group Holding NV     7,511        400,101        21,399   
Umicore SA     23,906        955,257        6,727   
     

 

 

 
        98,881   
     

 

 

 
Finland                  
Fortum OYJ     36,915        836,901        (35,419
Kesko OYJ     51,791        1,945,325        (61,761
Metso OYJ     40,216        1,183,214        20,840   
Neste Oil OYJ     87,994        2,063,162        80,159   
Orion OYJ     32,262        1,073,538        (70,174
Sampo OYJ     47,314        2,167,529        47,447   
Stora Enso OYJ     217,746        1,765,635            181,224   
UPM-Kymmene OYJ     189,566        2,933,386        173,254   
Wartsila OYJ     31,636        1,428,309        (12,338
     

 

 

 
        323,232   
     

 

 

 
Germany                  
Aurubis AG     57,705        3,031,751        193,968   
Brenntag AG     50,940        2,656,337        191,723   
Continental AG     20,253        3,861,289        410,530   
Deutsche Lufthansa AG     263,897        4,209,063        163,964   
Deutsche Post AG     323,895        9,613,251        900,997   
Deutsche Telekom AG     164,347        2,577,224        52,384   
E.ON SE     222,609        3,529,802        274,962   
Freenet AG     10,508        296,114        2,652   
GEA Group AG     33,893        1,496,184        (6,038
Hannover Rueck SE     7,016        589,820        43,103   
HeidelbergCement AG     82,847        5,740,289        107,046   
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA     2,335        238,879        12,642   
HOCHTIEF AG     16,524        1,197,363        (31,622
HUGO BOSS AG     13,731        1,722,372        (42,637
Infineon Technologies AG     20,529        206,928        10,307   
LANXESS AG     19,792        917,931        (1,318
Leoni AG     2,152        119,198        7,918   
Linde AG     1,136        203,157        6,097   
Merck KGaA     86,002        8,109,517        (16,007
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Germany (continued)                  
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs AG     21,317      $ 4,080,032      $ 164,983   
OSRAM Licht AG     11,124        449,764        (13,037
Porsche Automobil Holding SE     57,343        4,465,351        172,126   
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG     129,655        5,253,700        163,718   
Rhoen Klinikum AG     66,918        1,870,335        5,156   
Salzgitter AG     6,128        176,333        (4,853
Symrise AG     27,775        1,638,550        34,758   
Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG     134,902        672,381        42,579   
TUI AG     124,693        1,980,665        86,779   
United Internet AG     44,820           1,887,629        131,283   
     

 

 

 
         3,064,163   
     

 

 

 
Italy                  
Atlantia SpA     75,569        1,713,289        43,083   
Autogrill SpA     8,354        56,384        6,618   
Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA     493,702        283,149        (1,901
Banca Popolare dell’Emilia Romagna SC     173,509        1,095,601        41,920   
Buzzi Unicem SpA     29,399        385,642        (13,535
Enel SpA     1,123,119        4,910,715        95,607   
Eni SpA     542,423        10,021,343        (519,994
Finmeccanica SpA     72,469        657,562        16,025   
GTECH SpA     8,303        179,886        5,510   
Hera SpA     92,789        218,839        (343
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA     24,958        68,031        4,370   
Mediobanca SpA     354,335        2,887,889        (8,731
Mediolanum SpA     134,189        846,209        8,936   
Moncler SpA     31,232        433,550        (16,238
Pirelli & C. SpA     297,138        3,919,705        87,914   
Prysmian SpA     155,131        2,697,474        129,596   
Snam SpA     427,485        2,113,353        2,365   
Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA     359,649        1,663,439        (29,853
UniCredit SpA     566,972        3,687,738        (55,935
Unione di Banche Italiane SCpA     568,533        3,892,538        173,759   
     

 

 

 
        (30,827
     

 

 

 
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Netherlands                  
Aegon NV     156,292      $ 1,148,830      $ 25,857   
Akzo Nobel NV     13,307        859,930        60,782   
Delta Lloyd NV     138,684        3,195,064        (145,354
Koninklijke Ahold NV     303,347        5,088,452        302,894   
Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster NV     38,145        2,025,737        60,988   
Koninklijke DSM NV     19,799        1,236,129        (28,529
Koninklijke KPN NV     626,766        1,967,761        11,158   
Koninklijke Philips NV     240,750        6,626,343        352,037   
Nutreco NV     46,557        2,600,014        (101,086
Wolters Kluwer NV     94,061        2,556,613        313,678   
     

 

 

 
        852,425   
     

 

 

 
Spain                  
Acerinox SA     105,086        1,511,704        73,704   
ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA     134,298        4,427,312        253,654   
Banco Santander SA     990,992           8,026,808        290,706   
Bankinter SA     103,201        824,468        4,619   
Bolsas y Mercados Espanoles SA     11,101        419,400        10,546   
CaixaBank SA     2,996        15,238        460   
Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA     133,497        900,878        3,708   
Ebro Foods SA     35,679        634,415        (44,648
Enagas SA     214,583        6,834,342        (66,170
Endesa SA     270,079        4,792,072        614,720   
Ferrovial SA     102,670        1,949,391        80,207   
Gas Natural SDG SA     101,601        2,755,489        (203,213
Iberdrola SA     536,344        3,608,059        7,299   
Red Electrica Corp. SA     29,340        2,501,792        84,571   
Repsol SA     202,124        4,362,736        (578,806
Tecnicas Reunidas SA     7,385        316,294        6,501   
Telefonica SA     29,192        428,244        (9,119
     

 

 

 
        528,739   
     

 

 

 
Switzerland                  
STMicroelectronics NV     203,357        1,450,692        69,728   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

         4,906,341   
     

 

 

 
Short Positions      
Belgium      
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV     (1,530     (166,978     (5,210
KBC Groep NV     (25,644     (1,369,122     (62,071
Mobistar SA     (5,112     (113,328     (7,876
Solvay SA     (484     (62,026     (3,467
UCB SA     (10,469     (787,301     (8,735
     

 

 

 
        (87,359
     

 

 

 
Finland                  
Cargotec OYJ     (113,792     (3,620,442     127,660   
Elisa OYJ     (30,603     (843,103     7,793   
Kone OYJ     (113,625     (4,865,424     (307,665
Konecranes OYJ     (13,357     (377,217     (4,728
Nokia OYJ     (75,299     (567,360     (28,166
Nokian Renkaat OYJ     (186,182     (5,088,834     547,194   
YIT OYJ     (28,837     (190,536     41,302   
     

 

 

 
        383,390   
     

 

 

 
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Germany                  
adidas AG     (54,091   $ (4,254,185   $ 497,807   
AIXTRON SE     (262,368     (3,000,697     51,400   
Allianz SE     (17,334     (2,799,314     (71,651
Axel Springer SE     (213     (12,268     (579
BASF SE     (57,723     (4,947,575     105,716   
Bayer AG     (2,575     (345,844     (5,150
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG     (21,295     (2,184,786     (113,334
Beiersdorf AG     (2,591     (208,027     (2,347
Bilfinger SE     (16,154     (895,530     (7,462
Commerzbank AG     (391,309     (5,460,049     327,407   
Daimler AG     (20,899     (1,585,163     (150,583
Deutsche Bank AG     (108,305     (3,163,477     (79,647
Deutsche Boerse AG     (6,730     (448,402     (29,845
Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide     (25,561     (1,512,058     37,142   
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA     (36,862     (2,601,440     (149,824
FUCHS PETROLUB SE     (26,525     (1,033,265     (23,199
K+S AG     (219,571     (6,361,231           302,133   
MAN SE     (25,206     (2,783,437     (23,725
METRO AG     (115,897     (3,433,589     (109,117
MTU Aero Engines AG     (1,184     (100,759     (2,138
Rheinmetall AG     (12,096     (495,944     (30,705
RWE AG     (48,237     (1,535,544     46,725   
SAP SE     (165,250     (10,925,055     (614,085
Siemens AG     (8,831     (972,234     (18,638
Sky Deutschland AG     (109,712     (858,586     (27,680
Software AG     (20,044     (525,021     37,933   
STADA Arzneimittel AG     (26,642     (904,567     96,176   
Suedzucker AG     (90,809     (1,437,405     131,769   
ThyssenKrupp AG     (283,852     (6,967,457     (263,342
Volkswagen AG     (1,978     (416,081     (23,540
Wacker Chemie AG     (27,357     (3,185,654     184,716   
Wirecard AG     (49,025     (1,964,197     (173,494
     

 

 

 
        (101,161
     

 

 

 
Italy                  
A2A SpA     (1,663,531     (1,633,654     (51,981
Assicurazioni Generali SpA     (308,983     (6,214,239     (130,063
Banco Popolare SC     (230,334     (2,745,599     (25,721
Davide Campari-Milano SpA     (68,014     (447,089     22,551   
Enel Green Power SpA     (299,929     (644,295     15,895   
Luxottica Group SpA     (1,053     (51,626     (6,098
Mediaset SpA     (1,885,989     (6,995,283     (764,724
Saipem SpA     (206,777     (2,697,286     529,714   
Salvatore Ferragamo SpA     (165,651     (4,108,403     31,592   
Telecom Italia SpA     (5,194,072     (5,648,142     108,731   
Tod’s SpA     (4,906     (420,306     (4,564
UnipolSai SpA     (170,424     (458,475     (368
World Duty Free SpA     (142,258     (1,225,822     (140,000
     

 

 

 
        (415,036
     

 

 

 
Luxembourg                  
Altice SA     (15,287     (861,714     (347,406
ArcelorMittal     (1,078,306     (12,338,954     525,145   
Tenaris SA     (262,386     (4,565,794     600,919   
     

 

 

 
        778,658   
     

 

 

 
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Netherlands                  
ASML Holding NV     (77,307   $ (7,858,926   $ (493,900
Fugro NV     (79,690     (2,092,237     437,018   
Gemalto NV     (26,476     (2,036,121     (124,650
Heineken NV     (12,683     (944,397     43,806   
Koninklijke Vopak NV     (85,501     (4,297,504     (138,456
OCI NV     (25,190     (853,352     (22,501
QIAGEN NV     (49,027     (1,118,399     (23,590
Randstad Holding NV     (3,071     (138,613     (9,152
SBM Offshore NV     (422,406     (5,572,228     604,362   
TNT Express NV     (92,048     (582,039     (31,590
     

 

 

 
           241,347   
     

 

 

 
Spain                  
Abertis Infraestructuras SA     (17,985     (355,831     (808
Acciona SA     (12,364     (827,572     (6,743
Amadeus IT Holding SA     (3,904     (146,589     (8,897
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA     (189,502     (1,847,353     57,429   
Banco de Sabadell SA     (1,493,956     (3,835,312     (117,638
Banco Popular Espanol SA     (1,046,663     (5,324,533     107,095   
Bankia SA     (1,292,913     (2,062,553     143,963   
Grifols SA     (175,748     (7,246,546     233,578   
Inditex SA     (155,494     (4,226,740     (208,788
Indra Sistemas SA     (69,684     (657,070     (19,940
Mapfre SA     (871,375     (2,971,564     26,330   
Mediaset Espana Comunicacion SA     (300,993     (3,490,588     (293,515
Obrascon Huarte Lain SA     (151,815     (3,647,183     259,562   
Zardoya Otis SA     (57,123     (623,059     (10,413
     

 

 

 
        161,215   
     

 

 

 
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United Kingdom                  
CNH Industrial NV     (421,539   $ (3,297,984   $ (114,408
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV     (136,738     (1,618,414     29,556   
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA     (111,792     (727,490     (105,278
     

 

 

 
        (190,130
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        770,924   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        5,677,265   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        168,716   
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 5,845,981   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets. Gains (or losses) will be realized on the swap, and reflected on the Statement of Operations, when cash is settled with the counterparty.

Cash held as collateral at J.P. Morgan is included in the collateral for total return swap contracts.

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   
COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
J.P. Morgan    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the LIBOR, plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in CHF based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.   

12-14 months

maturity ranging from 12/28/2015 - 01/19/2016

     $1,253,929   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swaps

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions                  
Switzerland      
Actelion Ltd.     69,845      $ 7,659,811      $ 380,821   
Adecco SA     18,076        1,190,622        51,909   
Aryzta AG     35,751        2,895,611        (148,164
Baloise Holding AG     12,660        1,603,413        14,682   
Bucher Industries AG     2,663        649,597        14,507   
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprungli AG     118        575,802        7,645   
Flughafen Zuerich AG     514        324,356        19,387   
Galenica AG     897        734,167        (18,959
GAM Holding AG     39,584        663,924        47,717   
Geberit AG     1,373        449,281        15,209   
Givaudan SA     1,999        3,305,298        280,623   
Helvetia Holding AG     1,333        627,082        6,292   
Lonza Group AG     51,083        5,493,698        257,822   
Nestle SA     122,691        8,820,360        123,939   
Novartis AG     62,212        5,713,552        56,205   
OC Oerlikon Corp. AG     392,721        4,706,458        195,928   
Partners Group Holding AG     1,010        270,248        23,599   
Roche Holding AG     18,149        5,264,602        (347,272
Schindler Holding AG     3,672        503,806        26,300   
Sika AG     1,074        3,864,290        (696,053
Straumann Holding AG     2,441        600,971        12,306   
Sulzer AG     4,088        444,488        (7,189
Swiss Life Holding AG     34,240        7,534,297        558,386   
Swiss Re AG     55,452        4,519,246        126,063   
Swisscom AG     3,586        2,073,763        (192,054
Zurich Insurance Group AG     160        47,319        2,682   
     

 

 

 
        812,331   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        812,331   
     

 

 

 
Short Positions      
Switzerland                  
Barry Callebaut AG     (246     (257,243     5,037   
Cie Financiere Richemont SA     (45,468     (3,888,391     (142,740
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Switzerland (continued)                  
Clariant AG     (85,085   $ (1,479,201   $ 53,444   
Credit Suisse Group AG     (465,262     (11,720,949     32,986   
DKSH Holding AG     (4,375     (317,088     (15,977
Dufry AG     (116     (16,985     (352
EMS-Chemie Holding AG     (588     (226,390     (11,646
Holcim Ltd.     (46,699     (3,201,637     (136,602
Julius Baer Group Ltd.     (203,633     (8,825,142     (472,336
Kuehne + Nagel International AG     (24,259     (3,111,145     (184,086
Panalpina Welttransport Holding AG     (154     (19,899     (744
SGS SA     (458     (953,527     18,305   
Sonova Holding AG     (17,034     (2,511,382     8,908   
Swatch Group AG/The     (24,165     (11,289,114     553,656   
Syngenta AG     (18,325     (5,888,135     (6,242
Transocean Ltd.     (144,531     (3,609,911     957,783   
UBS Group AG     (334,404     (5,555,065     (193,239
     

 

 

 
        466,155   
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        466,155   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        1,278,486   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (24,557
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 1,253,929   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets. Gains (or losses) will be realized on the swap, and reflected on the Statement of Operations, when cash is settled with the counterparty.
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   
COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
J.P. Morgan    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the Copenhagen Interbank Rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in DKK based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.   

12-13 months

maturity

12/28/2015

     $(88,721
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swaps

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions                  
Denmark                  
AP Moeller - Maersk A/S     2,634      $ 5,259,265      $ (20,365
Carlsberg A/S     10,647        870,801        (53,113
Coloplast A/S     23,881        1,982,689        15,780   
Danske Bank A/S     68,909        1,806,887        56,127   
DSV A/S     80,288        2,387,557        57,133   
GN Store Nord A/S     59,165        1,223,249        69,378   
Jyske Bank A/S     16,731        821,751        23,941   
Novo Nordisk A/S     79,155        3,357,448        (9,208
Pandora A/S     21,393        1,717,244        16,812   
TDC A/S     445,845        3,464,150        (63,732
Tryg A/S     7,646        846,733        7,607   
     

 

 

 
        100,360   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        100,360   
     

 

 

 
Short Positions      
Denmark      
Chr Hansen Holding A/S     (14,378     (602,713     (34,281
FLSmidth & Co. A/S     (89,764     (3,651,175     (284,191
H Lundbeck A/S     (5,509     (110,074     724   
Novozymes A/S     (76,665     (3,441,786     214,683   
Vestas Wind Systems A/S     (106,084     (3,921,755     69,131   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Denmark (continued)                  
William Demant Holding A/S     (15,151   $ (1,051,892   $ (96,878
     

 

 

 
        (130,812
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        (130,812
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        (30,452
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (58,269
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ (88,721
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets. Gains (or losses) will be realized on the swap, and reflected on the Statement of Operations, when cash is settled with the counterparty.
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
J.P. Morgan    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the Bank of Japan Estimate Unsecured Overnight Call Rate, plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in JPY based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.   

12-14 months

maturity ranging from 12/25/2015 - 01/26/2016

     $(965,622
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swaps

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)    

NET

UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)

 
Long Positions                  
Japan      
Air Water, Inc.     9,000      $ 143,779      $ (1,224
Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd.     25,700        871,032        52,328   
Ajinomoto Co., Inc.     108,000        2,060,338        (49,713
Alfresa Holdings Corp.     108,500           1,239,365        70,877   
Amada Co., Ltd.     23,500        200,724        643   
ANA Holdings, Inc.     344,000        788,305        62,280   
Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.     20,600        627,237        10,053   
Asahi Kasei Corp.     815,000        6,866,609        568,172   
Astellas Pharma, Inc.     384,600        5,664,303        (309,862
Azbil Corp.     8,800        202,468        269   
Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.     313,700        6,603,476        37,957   
Bank of Kyoto Ltd./The     14,000        117,324        (289
Bank of Yokohama Ltd./The     427,000        2,404,182        (85,022
Benesse Holdings, Inc.     29,000        888,650        (28,134
Bridgestone Corp.     49,200        1,609,456        96,813   
Brother Industries Ltd.     100,000        1,787,723        25,013   
Calbee, Inc.     58,800        2,101,844        (76,372
Canon, Inc.     11,100        343,901        8,858   
Central Japan Railway Co.     31,400        4,591,861        114,256   
Chiba Bank Ltd./The     397,000        2,658,489        (56,986
Chiyoda Corp.     117,000        1,061,077        (91,733
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.     58,900        688,289        3,846   
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     112,400        3,076,855        (317,168
Chugoku Bank Ltd./The     30,700        425,968        (7,498
Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd.     211,800        1,583,917        45,757   
Coca-Cola West Co., Ltd.     17,500        239,068        2,239   
COMSYS Holdings Corp.     9,700        145,018        (12,324
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.     518,000        4,554,978           110,414   
Daicel Corp.     172,000        1,958,920        50,124   
Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.     50,200        942,664        5,677   
Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.     9,000        73,177        (2,706
Denso Corp.     24,800        1,146,045        9,829   
Dentsu, Inc.     100,700        3,767,626        465,945   
DIC Corp.     46,000        101,459        8,817   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)    

NET

UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)

 
Japan (continued)                  
Don Quijote Holdings Co., Ltd.     27,200      $ 1,712,130      $ 157,777   
East Japan Railway Co.     17,200        1,283,000        13,379   
FamilyMart Co., Ltd.     20,400        757,647        10,695   
Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.     803,000        3,455,792        (254,324
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.     150,100        5,327,027        (15,591
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.     138,400        4,662,828        (439,751
Fujitsu Ltd.     1,698,000           9,616,764        (563,595
Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc.     972,000        5,223,550        (212,435
Gree, Inc.     74,000        467,289        (21,822
GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc.     56,100        211,496        (8,386
Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc.     95,100        911,811        (1,711
Hikari Tsushin, Inc.     13,800        906,823        (67,469
Hino Motors Ltd.     126,300        1,653,912        8,615   
Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.     8,400        1,047,657        (73,063
Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc.     500        15,416        351   
Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.     85,000        1,553,605        (51,926
Hitachi High-Technologies Corp.     76,200        2,204,323        (15,350
Hoya Corp.     201,400        7,174,410        (362,087
Ibiden Co., Ltd.     26,000        383,382        538   
Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.     25,900        449,284        (21,589
Inpex Corp.     29,100        343,914        (19,945
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.     8,200        100,045        1,423   
Isuzu Motors Ltd.     46,400        517,565             47,601   
ITOCHU Corp.     241,700        2,664,027        (83,856
Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.     400        15,915        (1,801
J. Front Retailing Co., Ltd.     252,500        3,243,834        (319,382
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.     126,000        3,491,273        244,508   
Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd.     22,600        702,629        7,400   
Japan Tobacco, Inc.     99,300        3,234,810        (502,006
JGC Corp.     343,000        7,499,075        (437,802
JSR Corp.     17,400        292,739        5,920   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)    

NET

UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)

 
Japan (continued)                  
JTEKT Corp.     369,000      $ 5,795,716      $ 414,479   
Kajima Corp.     484,000        1,897,920        92,450   
Kamigumi Co., Ltd.     29,000        266,256        (7,929
Kaneka Corp.     63,000        325,342        12,226   
Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc./The     92,800        944,300        (61,484
Kao Corp.     75,800           2,853,201           135,830   
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.     506,000        2,105,506        195,551   
KDDI Corp.     74,600        4,789,830        (103,156
Keio Corp.     36,000        263,020        (4,051
Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd.     115,000        1,299,852        98,487   
Kinden Corp.     67,000        643,644        33,102   
Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd.     59,100        742,448        (8,125
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     2,100        121,074        1,119   
Kobe Steel Ltd.     651,000        1,018,529        102,818   
Konami Corp.     19,600        361,837        (2,503
Konica Minolta, Inc.     683,300        7,660,013        (214,758
Kurita Water Industries Ltd.     57,800        1,191,705        13,548   
Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd.     109,000        1,185,944        (159,592
Lawson, Inc.     5,400        330,860        (4,548
Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd.     25,800        1,027,702        (3,683
Marubeni Corp.     309,000        1,868,095        (19,231
Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.     10,100        215,728        (766
Medipal Holdings Corp.     131,800        1,444,423        94,960   
MEIJI Holdings Co., Ltd.     25,300        2,265,554        36,220   
Miraca Holdings, Inc.     34,400        1,335,142        144,708   
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.     326,100        1,596,573        (14,827
Mitsubishi Corp.     47,500        900,148        (30,892
Mitsubishi Electric Corp.     755,000        8,843,506        124,429   
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.     355,000        2,004,437        (45,338
Mitsubishi Materials Corp.     153,000        466,070        41,496   
Mitsubishi Motors Corp.     223,200        2,216,801        (177,765
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.     100,800        1,535,159        (57,571
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.     847,200        4,749,581        (94,870
Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co., Ltd.     192,800        899,290        7,415   
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.     140,500        1,902,844        (21,109
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.     106,100        180,412        (2,556
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.     27,400        2,951,323        38,592   
Nagoya Railroad Co., Ltd.     122,000        490,978        (36,744
NET One Systems Co., Ltd.     31,800        181,980        5,399   
Nexon Co., Ltd.     37,800        339,629        12,739   
NH Foods Ltd.     72,000        1,531,238        44,000   
NHK Spring Co., Ltd.     228,100        1,865,421        119,359   
Nippon Express Co., Ltd.     324,000        1,495,355        146,606   
Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd.     12,000        151,284        (2,045
Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.     27,000        326,184        27,516   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)    

NET

UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)

 
Japan (continued)                  
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp.     337,000      $ 869,222      $ (33,249
Nippon Yusen KK     516,000        1,352,106           105,341   
Nishi-Nippon City Bank Ltd./The     298,000        848,577        8,872   
Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc.     43,095        429,992        (12,790
Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd.     3,000        152,869        (9,880
NOK Corp.     9,300        222,208        14,510   
Nomura Holdings, Inc.     17,800        105,490        (4,760
NSK Ltd.     223,000           2,688,658        (55,753
NTT Data Corp.     12,700        474,984        (1,848
NTT DOCOMO, Inc.     143,600        2,216,840        (125,585
Oji Holdings Corp.     43,000        155,943        (2,093
Omron Corp.     121,700        5,537,552        (93,242
Oracle Corp. Japan     2,800        101,860        12,229   
Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.     852,000        3,212,906        (30,727
Otsuka Corp.     57,600        1,903,720        (77,507
Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.     62,700        2,068,374        (188,657
Panasonic Corp.     916,000        11,190,288        (401,239
Park24 Co., Ltd.     20,200        292,238        5,134   
Resona Holdings, Inc.     1,556,400        8,315,472        (453,314
Rohm Co., Ltd.     147,300        9,298,350        (423,044
Sankyo Co., Ltd.     51,200        1,653,450        102,906   
Sanrio Co., Ltd.     6,300        160,010        (4,352
Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     23,200        1,307,527        (58,560
Secom Co., Ltd.     97,900        5,536,481        88,325   
Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc.     86,500        1,167,842        (61,146
Seiko Epson Corp.     45,600        2,090,777        (182,680
Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.     431,000        5,121,410        63,939   
Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.     171,900        6,415,184        (231,710
Seven Bank Ltd.     42,200        180,485        (3,351
Shimamura Co., Ltd.     23,000        1,922,702        62,128   
Shimizu Corp.     44,000        298,611        240   
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.     52,900        3,454,017        (10,239
Shionogi & Co., Ltd.     93,800        2,298,711        124,692   
Shiseido Co., Ltd.     38,200        556,860        (21,128
Shizuoka Bank Ltd./The     46,000        438,384        (17,746
Showa Denko KK     62,000        81,409        (5,095
Showa Shell Sekiyu KK     81,400        678,794        122,968   
Sojitz Corp.     451,700        607,893        22,905   
Sony Corp.     165,500        3,269,253        108,478   
Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.     1,900        39,391        1,637   
Sumitomo Corp.     127,100        1,329,498        (24,093
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.     166,800        2,095,061        (11,850
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.     1,127,000        6,160,171        (98,055
Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd.     26,000        73,912        345   
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.     22,300        317,279        14,216   
Suzuken Co., Ltd.     20,300        516,510        44,245   
Suzuki Motor Corp.     156,800        4,836,113        (137,232
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)    

NET

UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)

 
Japan (continued)                  
T&D Holdings, Inc.     33,300      $ 393,576      $ 5,619   
Taisei Corp.     886,000        4,547,440           477,963   
Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd.     3,300        206,766        (5,135
Takashimaya Co., Ltd.     452,000        3,813,973        (204,894
TDK Corp.     19,900        1,163,608        8,412   
Teijin Ltd.     145,000        382,044        3,352   
THK Co., Ltd.     152,900        3,559,896        114,581   
Tobu Railway Co., Ltd.     61,000        283,834        (22,989
Toho Co., Ltd.     21,600        475,037        15,057   
Toho Gas Co., Ltd.     7,000        35,125        (878
Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.     124,600           1,498,551        (48,645
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.     2,800        89,528        1,410   
Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc.     1,057,700        3,887,503        414,495   
Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.     704,000        3,763,202        35,346   
Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co., Ltd.     69,400        362,269        64,582   
Tokyu Corp.     34,000        207,567        3,113   
Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.     400,000        2,576,173        22,806   
TOTO Ltd.     24,000        274,433        4,752   
Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd.     209,300        2,501,532        98,295   
Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.     23,000        778,288        (37,714
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.     4,800        89,584        6,964   
Toyota Boshoku Corp.     16,300        190,598        25,798   
Toyota Tsusho Corp.     2,900        67,285        81   
Trend Micro, Inc.     4,800        145,732        (13,112
USS Co., Ltd.     136,500        2,018,957        78,324   
West Japan Railway Co.     66,200        3,162,539        (32,718
Yamaha Corp.     137,300        1,954,286        69,502   
Yamato Kogyo Co., Ltd.     2,600        73,723        (1,005
Yamazaki Baking Co., Ltd.     25,000        317,564        (9,100
     

 

 

 
        (2,198,595
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        (2,198,595
     

 

 

 
Short Positions      
Japan      
ABC-Mart, Inc.     (53,549     (2,583,032     (8,109
Acom Co., Ltd.     (1,023,430     (3,098,172     (26,207
Advantest Corp.     (443,796     (5,170,712     (329,853
Aeon Co., Ltd.     (166,900     (1,581,073     (96,188
AEON Financial Service Co., Ltd.     (316,700     (6,577,991     322,875   
Aozora Bank Ltd.     (124,000     (401,785     17,961   
Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.     (415,000     (1,979,012     (41,107
Asics Corp.     (186,500     (4,708,308     218,447   
Casio Computer Co., Ltd.     (7,800     (123,381     4,061   
Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc./The     (116,100     (1,532,460     14,513   
Credit Saison Co., Ltd.     (159,713     (3,051,700     81,613   
Daido Steel Co., Ltd.     (158,000     (573,683     (23,075
Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.     (15,900     (202,610     (5,058
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)    

NET

UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)

 
Japan (continued)                  
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co., Ltd./The     (51,100   $ (726,486   $ (49,204
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.     (117,800     (1,688,780     41,611   
Daikin Industries Ltd.     (141,500     (8,521,409     (552,148
Dena Co., Ltd.     (115,100     (1,466,696     91,779   
Disco Corp.     (35,100     (2,651,713     (155,675
Eisai Co., Ltd.     (9,700     (349,996     (25,134
Electric Power Development Co., Ltd.     (23,700     (802,169     1,323   
FANUC Corp.     (18,400     (3,100,373     66,574   
Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.     (33,200     (11,915,063     (166,256
Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.     (101,000     (161,895     (5,656
GS Yuasa Corp.     (977,853     (4,530,922     373,341   
Hamamatsu Photonics KK     (13,600     (689,950     42,549   
Hitachi Capital Corp.     (45,700     (997,940     (7,891
Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.     (179,895     (3,690,587     (112,965
Hitachi Ltd.     (884,000     (6,556,513     31,916   
Hitachi Metals Ltd.     (193,000     (3,172,714     (106,526
Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Inc.     (343,295     (2,747,499     (562
Hokuriku Electric Power Co.     (8,024     (104,583     2,113   
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.     (73,000     (2,227,010     85,391   
IHI Corp.     (25,000     (121,785     (4,826
Japan Display, Inc.     (895,600     (2,980,183     246,818   
Japan Steel Works Ltd./The     (295,000     (1,032,919     (10,829
JFE Holdings, Inc.     (39,200     (800,819     (73,376
Joyo Bank Ltd./The     (11,000     (53,336     (1,135
JX Holdings, Inc.     (26,400     (98,311     (4,428
Kakaku.com, Inc.     (191,400     (2,740,781     2,477   
Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.     (206,000     (3,117,055     (74,292
Keikyu Corp.     (167,000     (1,287,308     51,710   
Keyence Corp.     (1,100     (510,696     20,542   
Kikkoman Corp.     (51,000     (1,245,886     (4,075
Kintetsu Corp.     (415,000     (1,407,275     42,794   
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.     (26,700     (774,702     (42,098
Komatsu Ltd.     (298,400     (6,741,963     144,956   
Kubota Corp.     (640,000     (9,692,996        403,538   
Kuraray Co., Ltd.     (117,300     (1,367,217     34,528   
Kyocera Corp.     (46,700     (2,197,584     60,609   
Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.     (477,600     (4,992,311     209,050   
LIXIL Group Corp.     (349,300     (7,164,627     (186,654
M3, Inc.     (240,200     (3,975,518     (43,510
Makita Corp.     (85,500     (4,442,195     589,395   
Marui Group Co., Ltd.     (58,600     (519,553     (9,002
Mazda Motor Corp.     (280,200     (6,931,100     201,935   
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.     (318,000     (1,851,403     255,395   
Mitsubishi Logistics Corp.     (100,000     (1,548,673     94,287   
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.     (1,494,025     (4,108,998     (122,646
Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.     (561,000     (1,639,500     (22,599
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.     (29,000     (628,851     (58,397
Nabtesco Corp.     (149,503     (3,532,110     (81,176
Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp.     (9,000     (52,130     (3,153
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)    

NET

UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)

 
Japan (continued)                  
NGK Insulators Ltd.     (194,000   $ (4,399,700   $ 423,030   
NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.     (13,800     (398,728     (20,591
Nidec Corp.     (167,600     (10,559,249     (265,307
Nikon Corp.     (241,995     (3,429,632     214,267   
Nintendo Co., Ltd.     (4,400     (460,609     1,436   
Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.     (118,000     (518,225     (12,726
Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd.     (51,000     (1,199,295     (278,583
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.     (576,000     (5,182,940     159,201   
Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd.     (49,700     (2,894,603     224,296   
Nitto Denko Corp.     (58,900     (3,075,978     (215,090
Nomura Research Institute Ltd.     (7,300     (219,120     (4,152
NTN Corp.     (54,402     (241,553     1,303   
Obayashi Corp.     (115,000     (729,229     (12,083
Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd.     (38,000     (345,904     9,296   
Olympus Corp.     (52,700     (1,851,846     5,747   
Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     (52,545     (4,618,644     (33,454
Oriental Land Co., Ltd.     (8,000     (1,671,878     (173,034
Rakuten, Inc.     (823,668     (11,029,871     (423,748
Ricoh Co., Ltd.     (196,500     (2,051,118     64,688   
Rinnai Corp.     (13,700     (1,031,340     110,806   
Sharp Corp.     (1,754,000     (4,221,717     341,349   
Shikoku Electric Power Co., Inc.     (324,173     (4,083,446        151,329   
Shimadzu Corp.     (17,000     (166,611     (6,313
Shimano, Inc.     (12,000     (1,550,526     (3,705
Shinsei Bank Ltd.     (1,178,000     (2,185,062     134,849   
SMC Corp.     (14,200     (3,779,759     56,177   
SoftBank Corp.     (112,400     (7,169,443     479,025   
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings, Inc.     (4,700     (113,254     (4,940
Sony Financial Holdings, Inc.     (40,800     (588,076     (12,709
Sumco Corp.     (391,200     (4,954,673     (645,770
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.     (7,000     (24,789     (2,768
Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd.     (63,200     (663,207     51,186   
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.     (32,900     (1,232,901     43,476   
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.     (843,000     (3,317,228     88,294   
Suruga Bank Ltd.     (44,200     (834,186     21,923   
Sysmex Corp.     (72,500     (2,978,097     (239,634
Taiheiyo Cement Corp.     (56,923     (173,415     (5,174
Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp.     (204,516     (2,216,488     (34,947
Takara Bio, Inc.     (29,100     (376,281     34,827   
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     (17,500     (726,687     2,226   
Terumo Corp.     (229,900     (5,216,203     (1,668
Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd.     (85,000     (232,082     (16,182
TonenGeneral Sekiyu KK     (18,000     (151,068     (2,574
Toshiba Corp.     (1,751,398     (7,379,352     (6,821
Toyota Industries Corp.     (33,500     (1,625,244     (91,690
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)    

NET

UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)

 
Japan (continued)                  
Toyota Motor Corp.     (17,300   $ (1,028,640   $ (49,451
Tsumura & Co.     (133,800     (3,014,068     55,331   
Ube Industries Ltd.     (123,000     (178,327     (4,553
Unicharm Corp.     (75,800       (1,734,633     (82,201
Yahoo Japan Corp.     (2,569,500     (9,417,413     208,518   
Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd.     (22,968     (1,265,125     52,761   
Yamada Denki Co., Ltd.     (2,446,070     (8,155,741     (51,121
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.     (94,519     (1,981,491     90,512   
Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd.     (45,500     (1,002,714     101,736   
Yaskawa Electric Corp.     (679,700     (8,248,916     (432,980
Yokogawa Electric Corp.     (72,900     (903,080     103,144   
     

 

 

 
        1,397,055   
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        1,397,055   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        (801,540
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (164,082
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ (965,622
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets. Gains (or losses) will be realized on the swap, and reflected on the Statement of Operations, when cash is settled with the counterparty.
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
J.P. Morgan    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the Norway Interbank Offered Rate, plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in NOK based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    12-14 months maturity ranging from
12/28/2015 - 01/19/2016
     $916,236   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swaps

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions      
Norway      
Aker Solutions ASA     26,014      $ 130,887      $ 13,810   
DNB ASA     342,778        5,555,545        (499,356
Fred Olsen Energy ASA     7,654        58,030        12,008   
Gjensidige Forsikring ASA     38,950        653,483        (17,920
Norsk Hydro ASA     255,480        1,386,789        52,339   
Orkla ASA     159,680        1,137,174        (50,157
Statoil ASA     155,652        3,157,647        (417,108
Telenor ASA     197,181        4,109,388        (120,690
Yara International ASA     81,699        3,479,386        158,866   
     

 

 

 
        (868,208
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        (868,208
     

 

 

 
Short Positions      
Norway      
Marine Harvest ASA     (132,068     (1,783,925     (29,424
Petroleum Geo-Services ASA     (37,037     (206,676     (1,822
Schibsted ASA     (41,724     (2,568,011     (78,098
Seadrill Ltd.     (392,106     (6,638,683     2,101,951   
Storebrand ASA     (22,769     (104,930     15,987   
TGS Nopec Geophysical Co. ASA     (140,568     (3,406,662     370,852   
     

 

 

 
        2,379,446   
     

 

 

 
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United Kingdom      
Subsea 7 SA     (93,580   $ (974,480   $ 16,885   
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        2,396,331   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        1,528,123   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (611,887
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 916,236   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets. Gains (or losses) will be realized on the swap, and reflected on the Statement of Operations, when cash is settled with the counterparty.
 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
J.P. Morgan    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the Stockholm Interbank Offered Rate, plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in SEK based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.   

12-13 months

maturity

ranging from

12/21/2015 - 12/28/2015

     $1,409,793   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swaps

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions                  
Sweden      
Boliden AB     221,149      $ 3,456,783      $ 78,241   
Electrolux AB     210,696        5,670,137        486,238   
Hennes & Mauritz AB     38,731        1,536,646        72,434   
Holmen AB     2,473        77,527        6,505   
Meda AB     237,922        3,155,435        256,463   
Nordea Bank AB     279,146        3,284,476        (53,142
Securitas AB     205,473        2,363,579        122,172   
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB     326,419        3,916,741        228,311   
Skanska AB     149,225        2,997,714        206,207   
Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA     103,530        2,250,702        (18,730
Swedbank AB     97,007        2,362,513        44,321   
Swedish Match AB     49,614        1,524,696        29,935   
Tele2 AB     71,449        857,532        8,265   
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson     869,190        10,218,108        306,136   
TeliaSonera AB     191,532        1,257,174        (25,744
Trelleborg AB     73,135        1,142,147        89,062   
     

 

 

 
        1,836,674   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        1,836,674   
     

 

 

 
Short Positions      
Sweden      
Alfa Laval AB     (75,311     (1,436,906     12,789   
Assa Abloy AB     (20,967     (1,049,927     (57,477
Atlas Copco AB     (200,568     (5,475,459     (105,478
Elekta AB     (545,108     (5,390,559     (176,391
Getinge AB     (51,081     (1,122,632     (40,603

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Sweden (continued)                  
Hexagon AB     (95,024   $ (2,983,014   $ 51,567   
Husqvarna AB     (8,271     (56,674     (4,122
Modern Times Group MTG AB     (45,538     (1,345,944     (98,184
Sandvik AB     (707,451     (7,074,702     196,098   
SKF AB     (46,591     (903,340     (78,123
SSAB AB     (333,025     (2,172,300     246,518   
Svenska Handelsbanken AB     (30,519     (1,368,979     (58,940
Volvo AB     (753,200     (7,934,800     (187,328
     

 

 

 
        (299,674
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        (299,674
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        1,537,000   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (127,207
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 1,409,793   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets. Gains (or losses) will be realized on the swap, and reflected on the Statement of Operations, when cash is settled with the counterparty.
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  
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AQR RISK-BALANCED COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND   
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 106.9%   SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio - Series I, Institutional Shares, 0.070% ^(a)     2,244,715      $ 2,244,715  
Dreyfus Treasury Cash Management, Class I, 0.010% ^(a)     8,978,861        8,978,861  
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - IM Shares, 0.000% ^(a)     40,112,698        40,112,698  
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares, 0.000% ^(a)(b)     8,731,525        8,731,525  
UBS Money Series - UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund, Class I, 0.010% ^(a)     11,223,577        11,223,577  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
(cost $71,291,376)

      71,291,376  
   

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.5%   PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000’s)
    VALUE
(Note 5)
 
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.071%, 6/4/2015 ^(c)
(cost $351,893)
  $ 352      $ 351,895  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES, AT VALUE - 107.4%
(cost $71,643,269)

      71,643,271  
   

 

 

 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER
ASSETS - (7.4%) (d)
        (4,954,511)  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

    $ 66,688,760  
   

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Represents annualized seven-day yield as of December 31, 2014.
(b) A portion of the security is pledged as collateral to the brokers for swap contracts.
(c) The rate shown is the effective yield at the date of purchase.
(d) Includes appreciation/(depreciation) on futures and swap contracts.

^ All or a portion represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

All securities are Level 2 with respect to ASC 820 (See Note 5).

 

 

Total return swap contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2014:

Over the Counter

 

COUNTERPARTY   UNDERLYING REFERENCE INSTRUMENT   TERMINATION
DATE
   CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
VALUE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
CitiBank   Brent Crude February Futures^   3/2015    USD     1,933,106        $(303,147
CitiBank   Brent Crude February Futures^   3/2015    USD     (593,232     69,324   
CitiBank   Brent Crude January Futures^   2/2015    USD     3,145,473        (966,837
CitiBank   Brent Crude January Futures^   2/2015    USD     (2,779,734     601,134   
CitiBank   Cocoa March Futures^   2/2015    USD     908,651        (6,550
CitiBank   Cocoa March Futures^   2/2015    USD     (768,090     (17,606
CitiBank   Coffee ‘C’ March Futures^   2/2015    USD     3,950,732        (514,473
CitiBank   Coffee ‘C’ March Futures^   2/2015    USD     (2,023,614     211,784   
CitiBank   Corn March Futures^   2/2015    USD     8,379,408        592,600   
CitiBank   Corn March Futures^   2/2015    USD     (5,482,126     (214,754
CitiBank   Cotton No. 2 March Futures^   2/2015    USD     1,926,300        (57,917
CitiBank   Cotton No. 2 March Futures^   2/2015    USD     (873,450     (465
CitiBank   Gas Oil February Futures^   2/2015    USD     1,406,270        (230,259
CitiBank   Gas Oil February Futures^   2/2015    USD     (1,478,175     302,145   
CitiBank   Gas Oil January Futures^   1/2015    USD     1,017,700        (281,020
CitiBank   Gas Oil January Futures^   1/2015    USD     (1,024,100     287,420   
CitiBank   Gas Oil March Futures^   3/2015    USD     514,074        (29,311
CitiBank   Gas Oil March Futures^   3/2015    USD     (56,600     2,738   
Deutsche Bank   Gasoline RBOB February Futures^   2/2015    USD     1,430,591        (167,147
Deutsche Bank   Gasoline RBOB February Futures^   2/2015    USD     (143,682     17,338   
Deutsche Bank   Gasoline RBOB January Futures^   1/2015    USD     2,189,722        (644,018
Deutsche Bank   Gasoline RBOB January Futures^   1/2015    USD     (1,870,646     324,941   
Barclays Capital   Gold 100 OZ February Futures^   1/2015    USD     2,750,570        (27,134
Barclays Capital   Gold 100 OZ February Futures^   1/2015    USD     (2,758,460     35,022   
CitiBank   Gold 100 OZ February Futures^   1/2015    USD     6,946,698        37,004   
CitiBank   Gold 100 OZ February Futures^   1/2015    USD     (1,339,514     (78,918
Deutsche Bank   Heating Oil ULSD February Futures^   2/2015    USD     414,431        (32,819
Deutsche Bank   Heating Oil ULSD February Futures^   2/2015    USD     (340,326     35,036   
Deutsche Bank   Heating Oil ULSD January Futures^   1/2015    USD     1,593,119        (283,928

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR RISK-BALANCED COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND   
COUNTERPARTY   UNDERLYING REFERENCE INSTRUMENT   TERMINATION
DATE
   CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
VALUE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Deutsche Bank   Heating Oil ULSD January Futures^   1/2015    USD     (1,676,881     $ 367,691   
Deutsche Bank   Live Cattle February Futures^   2/2015    USD     6,862,352        (189,512
Deutsche Bank   Live Cattle February Futures^   2/2015    USD     (3,679,490     81,390   
Deutsche Bank   Live Cattle February Futures^   2/2015    USD     1,925,358        (171,438
Deutsche Bank   Live Cattle February Futures^   2/2015    USD     (1,804,704     180,704   
CitiBank   LME Aluminum June Futures^   6/2015    USD     5,895,325        (391,363
CitiBank   LME Aluminum June Futures^   6/2015    USD     (2,046,500     134,106   
CitiBank   LME Aluminum March Futures^   3/2015    USD     9,525,800        (1,113,988
CitiBank   LME Aluminum March Futures^   3/2015    USD     (9,110,875     699,063   
CitiBank   LME Copper June Futures^   6/2015    USD     (3,977,400     53,338   
CitiBank   LME Copper June Futures^   6/2015    USD     8,260,500        (98,450
CitiBank   LME Copper March Futures^   3/2015    USD     (17,400,200     526,300   
CitiBank   LME Copper March Futures^   3/2015    USD     18,440,225        (1,566,325
CitiBank   LME Lead June Futures^   6/2015    USD     (405,400     31,700   
CitiBank   LME Lead June Futures^   6/2015    USD     754,825        (54,138
CitiBank   LME Lead March Futures^   3/2015    USD     1,739,075        (252,675
CitiBank   LME Lead March Futures^   3/2015    USD     (1,647,625     161,225   
CitiBank   LME Nickel June Futures^   6/2015    USD     1,555,320        (96,216
CitiBank   LME Nickel June Futures^   6/2015    USD     (297,750     24,168   
CitiBank   LME Nickel March Futures^   3/2015    USD     (3,164,100     257,412   
CitiBank   LME Nickel March Futures^   3/2015    USD     3,459,066        (552,378
CitiBank   LME Zinc June Futures^   6/2015    USD     3,196,750        (25,238
CitiBank   LME Zinc June Futures^   6/2015    USD     (1,551,400     20,325   
CitiBank   LME Zinc March Futures^   3/2015    USD     (4,618,350     102,113   
CitiBank   LME Zinc March Futures^   3/2015    USD     4,929,419        (413,181
CitiBank   Natural Gas Swap December Futures^   1/2015    USD     1,867,990        (401,040
CitiBank   Natural Gas Swap December Futures^   1/2015    USD     (2,007,440     540,486   
CitiBank   Natural Gas Swap February Futures^   3/2015    USD     36,480        (7,517
CitiBank   Natural Gas Swap February Futures^   3/2015    USD     (291,200     59,498   
CitiBank   Natural Gas Swap January Futures^   2/2015    USD     2,063,860        (677,030
CitiBank   Natural Gas Swap January Futures^   2/2015    USD     (1,924,746     537,939   
Barclays Capital   Silver March Futures^   2/2015    USD     2,068,625        (118,698
Barclays Capital   Silver March Futures^   2/2015    USD     (2,031,875     81,964   
CitiBank   Silver March Futures^   2/2015    USD     7,755,513        (267,993
CitiBank   Silver March Futures^   2/2015    USD     (3,317,200     197,400   
CitiBank   Soybean March Futures^   2/2015    USD     6,080,394        367,537   
CitiBank   Soybean March Futures^   2/2015    USD     (6,505,709     57,640   
CitiBank   Soybean May Futures^   4/2015    USD     4,810,197        (121,317
CitiBank   Soybean May Futures^   4/2015    USD     (736,320     14,957   
CitiBank   Soybean Meal March Futures^   2/2015    USD     1,916,780        (39,727
CitiBank   Soybean Meal March Futures^   2/2015    USD     (356,680     9,077   
CitiBank   Soybean Oil March Futures^   2/2015    USD     2,167,118        11,970   
CitiBank   Soybean Oil March Futures^   2/2015    USD     (289,755     495   
CitiBank   Sugar #11 (World Markets) February Futures^   2/2015    USD     8,888,764        (1,228,806
CitiBank   Sugar #11 (World Markets) February Futures^   2/2015    USD     (6,323,654     534,080   
CitiBank   Wheat March Futures^   2/2015    USD     3,184,304        29,824   
CitiBank   Wheat March Futures^   2/2015    USD     (3,856,260     (389,814
CitiBank   WTI Crude February Futures^   3/2015    USD     2,642,320        (333,115
CitiBank   WTI Crude February Futures^   3/2015    USD     (247,360     32,550   
Barclays Capital   WTI Crude January Futures^   2/2015    USD     1,004,770        (312,203
Barclays Capital   WTI Crude January Futures^   2/2015    USD     (883,590     191,045   
CitiBank   WTI Crude January Futures^   2/2015    USD     3,309,910        (1,019,180
CitiBank   WTI Crude January Futures^   2/2015    USD     (2,804,290     513,619   
          

 

 

 
             $(5,361,543
          

 

 

 

Money Market Fund is pledged as collateral to Barclays Capital, CitiBank, Deutsche Bank for total return swap contracts in the amount of $181,417, $7,400,085 and $850,022, respectively at December 31, 2014.

 

^ Represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Open futures contracts outstanding at December 31, 2014:

Exchange Traded

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION DATE     VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts:        
9   Goldman Sachs   Gasoline RBOB Futures^     2/2015        $640,012        $568,550        $(71,462
47   Goldman Sachs   Live Cattle Futures^     2/2015        1,633,689        1,526,560        (107,129
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     1/2015        143,124        137,359        (5,765
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     1/2015        200,709        183,375        (17,334
15   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     1/2015        736,946        688,107        (48,839
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     1/2015        203,921        183,586        (20,335
31   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     2/2015        1,591,917        1,424,063        (167,854
20   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     2/2015        1,007,607        919,875        (87,732
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     2/2015        152,259        138,163        (14,096
18   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        904,426        829,444        (74,982
12   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        590,134        553,068        (37,066
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        97,868        92,281        (5,587
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        245,014        230,747        (14,267
119   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        6,000,811        5,500,031        (500,780
80   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     6/2015        3,951,603        3,731,500        (220,103
16   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        2,745,158        2,523,200        (221,958
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     3/2015        253,048        232,107        (20,941
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     3/2015        202,652        185,693        (16,959
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     3/2015        50,878        46,425        (4,453
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     3/2015        252,764        232,170        (20,594
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     3/2015        151,209        139,308        (11,901
9   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     6/2015        456,362        420,413        (35,949
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     3/2015        98,533        90,753        (7,780
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     3/2015        99,003        90,790        (8,213
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     3/2015        235,342        181,668        (53,674
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     6/2015        99,327        91,194        (8,133
6   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     1/2015        342,543        324,996        (17,547
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     2/2015        111,506        108,659        (2,847
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     3/2015        222,811        217,381        (5,430
10   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     3/2015        581,047        544,125        (36,922
15   Goldman Sachs   Soybean Futures^     5/2015        785,911        772,875        (13,036
4   Goldman Sachs   Soybean Oil Futures^     3/2015        77,401        77,136        (265
39   Goldman Sachs   WTI Crude Oil Futures^     2/2015        2,353,836        2,094,300        (259,536
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          27,219,371        25,079,902        (2,139,469)   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Short Contracts:          
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     1/2015        $(144,369     $(137,360     $7,009   
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     1/2015        (200,991     (183,375     17,616   
15   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     1/2015        (734,970     (688,106     46,864   
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     1/2015        (204,416     (183,585     20,831   
31   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     2/2015        (1,594,950     (1,424,062     170,888   
20   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     2/2015        (1,004,955     (919,875     85,080   
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     2/2015        (152,737     (138,163     14,574   
18   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        (900,354     (829,445     70,909   
12   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        (589,086     (553,068     36,018   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        (98,077     (92,282     5,795   
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        (245,595     (230,748     14,847   
119   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        (5,930,476     (5,500,031     430,445   
32   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     6/2015        (1,595,090     (1,492,600     102,490   
16   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        (2,705,267     (2,523,200     182,067   
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     3/2015        (252,986     (232,107     20,879   
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     3/2015        (201,589     (185,693     15,896   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     3/2015        (50,979     (46,425     4,554   
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     3/2015        (252,332     (232,170     20,162   
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     3/2015        (151,156     (139,307     11,849   
9   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     6/2015        (457,462     (420,413     37,049   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     3/2015        (98,937     (90,753     8,184   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR RISK-BALANCED COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND   
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION DATE     VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Short Contracts: (continued)          
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     3/2015        $ (99,118     $ (90,791     $ 8,327   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     3/2015        (217,052     (181,668     35,384   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     6/2015        (99,351     (91,194     8,157   
6   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     1/2015        (342,736     (324,996     17,740   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     2/2015        (112,102     (108,659     3,443   
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     3/2015        (219,910     (217,381     2,529   
10   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     3/2015        (561,837     (544,125     17,712   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          (19,218,880     (17,801,582     1,417,298   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $8,000,491        $7,278,320        $(722,171
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash held as collateral at Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan for futures contracts was $708,024 and $458,361, respectively at December 31, 2014.

 

^ Represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

USD - United States Dollar

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  
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AQR RISK PARITY FUND   
GOVERNMENT RELATED OBLIGATIONS - 14.7%    INTEREST
RATE
     MATURITY
DATE
     CURRENCY      PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000’s)
     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Sovereign Debt - 14.7%               
Deutsche Bundesrepublik Inflation Linked Bond (Germany)      0.100%         04/15/23         EUR         15,748       $ 19,904,568  
Deutsche Bundesrepublik Inflation Linked Bond (Germany)      0.750%         04/15/18         EUR         12,017         14,934,075  
Deutsche Bundesrepublik Inflation Linked Bond (Germany)      1.750%         04/15/20         EUR         7,125         9,614,270  
France Government Bond OAT (France)      0.250%         07/25/18         EUR         5,619         6,922,428  
France Government Bond OAT (France)      0.250%         07/25/24         EUR         405         511,243  
France Government Bond OAT (France)      1.100%         07/25/22         EUR         868         1,159,449  
France Government Bond OAT (France)      1.300%         07/25/19         EUR         12,574         16,394,056  
France Government Bond OAT (France)      2.100%         07/25/23         EUR         329         481,735  
United Kingdom Index Linked Treasury Gilt (United Kingdom)      0.125%         03/22/24         GBP         2,657         4,554,017  
United Kingdom Treasury Gilt (United Kingdom)      1.875%         11/22/22         GBP         8,771         16,997,333  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL GOVERNMENT RELATED OBLIGATIONS
(cost $95,976,097)

                 91,473,174  
              

 

 

 
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS - 18.8%                                   
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities - 18.8%               
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities      0.125%         04/15/18         USD         37,500         38,373,308  
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities      0.125%         04/15/19         USD         36,800         36,878,296  
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities      0.125%         01/15/23         USD         9,300         9,250,213  
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities      0.125%         07/15/24         USD         6,000         5,777,993  
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities      0.375%         07/15/23         USD         9,600         9,683,544  
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities      0.625%         01/15/24         USD         8,400         8,584,401  
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities      2.125%         01/15/19         USD         6,800         8,080,456  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS
(cost $118,706,191)

                 116,628,211  
              

 

 

 
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 46.5%                         SHARES         
BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio - Series I, Institutional Shares, 0.070% (a)^               15,123,489         15,123,489  
Dreyfus Treasury Cash Management, Class I, 0.010% (a)^               60,493,955         60,493,955  
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - IM Shares, 0.000% (a)^               95,657,547         95,657,547  
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares, 0.000% (a)(b)^               41,412,776         41,412,776  
UBS Money Series - UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund, Class I, 0.010% (a)^               75,618,289         75,618,289  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
(cost $288,306,056)

                 288,306,056  
              

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 18.6%                         PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000’s)
        
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.037%, 04/09/2015 (c)             $ 28,080         28,080,922  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.045%, 02/05/2015 (c)^               66,833         66,834,396  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.055%, 01/29/2015 (c)^               13,019         13,018,952  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.067%, 05/28/2015 (c)^               4,190         4,189,894  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.071%, 06/04/2015 (c)^               3,306         3,306,018  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $115,427,721)

                 115,430,182  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES, AT VALUE - 98.6%
(cost $618,416,065)

   

              611,837,623  
              

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 1.4% (d)

                 8,417,183  
              

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

               $ 620,254,806  
              

 

 

 

 

(a) Represents annualized seven-day yield as of December 31, 2014.
(b) A portion of the security is pledged as collateral to the brokers for forward foreign currency exchange and swap contracts.
(c) The rate shown is the effective yield at the date of purchase.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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(d) Includes appreciation/(depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange, futures and swap contracts.
^ All or a portion represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

All securities are Level 2 with respect to ASC 820 (See Note 5).

The following abbreviations are used in portfolio descriptions:

EUR - Euro

GBP - British Pound

USD - United States Dollar

Credit default swap contracts sell protection as of December 31, 2014:

 

COUNTERPARTY   REFERENCE
ENTITY
  FIXED
ANNUAL
RATE
RECEIVED
BY FUND
  CURRENCY   CREDIT
SPREAD
    NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
    UPFRONT
PREMIUM
(RECEIVED)
PAID
    TERMINATION
DATE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Exchange Cleared          
CitiBank   iTraxx Europe Crossover Series 22.V1   5.000%   EUR     3.459%       $63,475,000        $4,633,899       12/20/2019        $618,744  
CitiBank   iTraxx Europe Series 22.V1   1.000%   EUR     0.629%       140,000,000        2,747,341       12/20/2019        360,843  
CitiBank   Markit CDX Emerging Market Index Series 22   1.000%   USD     3.394%       19,500,000        (1,432,838 )     12/20/2019        (597,222 )
CitiBank   Markit CDX North America High Yield Index Series 23   5.000%   USD     3.557%       86,050,000        4,744,569       12/20/2019        719,053  
CitiBank   Markit CDX North America Investment Grade Index Series 23   1.000%   USD     0.661%       172,625,000        2,561,885       12/20/2019        259,940  
           

 

 

     

 

 

 
              $13,254,856         $1,361,358  
           

 

 

     

 

 

 

Cash held as collateral at CitiBank for credit default swap contracts and over the counter interest rate swap contracts was $1,920,828 at December 31, 2014.

Interest rate swap contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2014:

 

COUNTERPARTY   PAYMENTS
MADE BY
THE FUND
  PAYMENTS
RECEIVED
BY THE
FUND
    CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
   

UPFRONT
PREMIUM

(RECEIVED)
PAID

    TERMINATION
DATE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Exchange Cleared  
CitiBank   1.000%       (1)    CZK     $10,000,000        $(7,087 )     03/18/2020        $(2,762
CitiBank   1.000%       (1)    CZK     30,000,000        (19,555 )     03/18/2020        (9,991
CitiBank   1.000%       (1)    CZK     10,000,000        (9,154 )     03/18/2020        (695
CitiBank   1.000%       (1)    CZK     10,000,000        (10,083 )     03/18/2020        234   
CitiBank   1.000%       (1)    CZK     10,000,000        (9,478 )     03/18/2020        (370
CitiBank   6 Month Prague Interbank Offered Rate     1.000   CZK     10,000,000        9,370       03/18/2020        479   
CitiBank   6 Month Prague Interbank Offered Rate     1.000   CZK     20,000,000        18,431       03/18/2020        1,267   
CitiBank   6 Month Prague Interbank Offered Rate     1.000   CZK     330,000,000        199,886       03/18/2020        125,126   
CitiBank   6 Month Prague Interbank Offered Rate     1.000   CZK     10,000,000        8,051       03/18/2020        1,798   
CitiBank   2.000%          (2)    HKD     6,000,000        (6,552 )     03/18/2020        2,834   
CitiBank   2.000%          (2)    HKD     4,000,000        (6,947 )     03/18/2020        4,467   
CitiBank   2.000%          (2)    HKD     5,000,000        (7,829 )     03/18/2020        4,730   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR RISK PARITY FUND   
COUNTERPARTY   PAYMENTS
MADE BY
THE FUND
  PAYMENTS
RECEIVED
BY THE
FUND
    CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
   

UPFRONT
PREMIUM

(RECEIVED)
PAID

    TERMINATION
DATE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Exchange Cleared (continued)  
CitiBank   2.000%          (2)    HKD     $6,000,000        $(10,665 )     03/18/2020        $6,946   
CitiBank   2.000%          (2)    HKD     1,000,000        1,011       03/18/2020        (1,631
CitiBank   2.000%          (2)    HKD     5,000,000        (8,968 )     03/18/2020        5,869   
CitiBank   2.000%          (2)    HKD     22,000,000        12,923       03/18/2020        (26,558
CitiBank   3 Month Hong Kong Interbank Offered Rate     2.000   HKD     9,000,000        13,419       03/18/2020        (7,841
CitiBank   3 Month Hong Kong Interbank Offered Rate     2.000   HKD     6,000,000        6,549       03/18/2020        (2,831
CitiBank   3 Month Hong Kong Interbank Offered Rate     2.000   HKD     3,000,000        3,064       03/18/2020        (1,205
CitiBank   3 Month Hong Kong Interbank Offered Rate     2.000   HKD     128,000,000        (40,547 )     03/18/2020        119,879   
CitiBank   3 Month Hong Kong Interbank Offered Rate     2.000   HKD     128,000,000        (40,188 )     03/18/2020        119,520   
CitiBank   2.500%          (3)    HUF     100,000,000        (1,683 )     03/18/2020        2,813   
CitiBank   2.500%          (3)    HUF     100,000,000        (226 )     03/18/2020        1,357   
CitiBank   2.500%          (3)    HUF     100,000,000        2,449       03/18/2020        (1,319
CitiBank   3.000%          (3)    HUF     100,000,000        (2,268 )     03/18/2020        (5,603
CitiBank   3.000%          (3)    HUF     300,000,000        3,348       03/18/2020        (26,963
CitiBank   6 Month Budapest Interbank Offered Rate     3.000   HUF     100,000,000        7,913       03/18/2020        (41
CitiBank   6 Month Budapest Interbank Offered Rate     3.000   HUF     100,000,000        4,666       03/18/2020        3,206   
CitiBank   6 Month Budapest Interbank Offered Rate     3.500   HUF     4,100,000,000        234,867       03/18/2020        456,967   
CitiBank   2.000%          (5)    PLN     2,000,000        3,083       03/18/2020        (4,208
CitiBank   2.000%          (5)    PLN     1,000,000        1,520       03/18/2020        (2,082
CitiBank   2.000%          (5)    PLN     2,000,000        2,953       03/18/2020        (4,078
CitiBank   2.000%          (5)    PLN     2,000,000        2,238       03/18/2020        (3,363
CitiBank   2.000%          (5)    PLN     3,000,000        5,773       03/18/2020        (7,460
CitiBank   2.500%          (5)    PLN     8,000,000        (18,582 )     03/18/2020        (39,650
CitiBank   6 Month Warsaw Interbank Offered Rate     2.000   PLN     3,000,000        2,098       03/18/2020        (411
CitiBank   6 Month Warsaw Interbank Offered Rate     2.000   PLN     3,000,000        (653 )     03/18/2020        2,340   
CitiBank   6 Month Warsaw Interbank Offered Rate     2.000   PLN     2,000,000        629       03/18/2020        495   
CitiBank   6 Month Warsaw Interbank Offered Rate     2.500   PLN     2,000,000        2,418       03/18/2020        12,141   
CitiBank   6 Month Warsaw Interbank Offered Rate     2.500   PLN     106,000,000        (34,822 )     03/18/2020        806,401   
CitiBank   6 Month Warsaw Interbank Offered Rate     2.500   PLN     2,000,000        13,366       03/18/2020        1,192   
CitiBank   2.000%          (6)    SGD     2,000,000        (13,499 )     03/18/2020        13,243   
CitiBank   2.000%          (6)    SGD     2,000,000        (12,097 )     03/18/2020        11,841   
CitiBank   2.000%          (6)    SGD     1,000,000        (3,573 )     03/18/2020        3,445   
CitiBank   2.000%          (6)    SGD     5,000,000        (25,293 )     03/18/2020        24,652   
CitiBank   2.000%          (6)    SGD     1,000,000        (7,568 )     03/18/2020        7,440   
CitiBank   2.000%          (6)    SGD     2,000,000        (16,028 )     03/18/2020        15,772   
CitiBank   6 Month Singapore Interbank Offered Rate     2.000   SGD     20,500,000        3,883       03/18/2020        (1,259
CitiBank   6 Month Singapore Interbank Offered Rate     2.000   SGD     20,500,000        3,768       03/18/2020        (1,144
CitiBank   6 Month Singapore Interbank Offered Rate     2.000   SGD     2,000,000        14,152       03/18/2020        (13,896
CitiBank   6 Month Singapore Interbank Offered Rate     2.000   SGD     1,000,000        4,615       03/18/2020        (4,487
CitiBank   6 Month Singapore Interbank Offered Rate     2.000   SGD     4,000,000        28,123       03/18/2020        (27,610
CitiBank   6 Month Singapore Interbank Offered Rate     2.000   SGD     20,500,000        3,679       03/18/2020        (1,054

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR RISK PARITY FUND   
COUNTERPARTY   PAYMENTS
MADE BY
THE FUND
  PAYMENTS
RECEIVED
BY THE
FUND
     CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
   

UPFRONT
PREMIUM

(RECEIVED)
PAID

    TERMINATION
DATE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Exchange Cleared (continued)  
CitiBank   6 Month Singapore Interbank Offered Rate     2.000    SGD     $20,500,000        $3,988       03/18/2020        $(1,363
CitiBank   6 Month Singapore Interbank Offered Rate     2.000    SGD     1,000,000        (3,306 )     03/18/2020        3,434   
CitiBank   3 Month Johannesburg Interbank Agreed Rate     7.500    ZAR     410,000,000        (110,382 )     03/18/2020        142,798   
CitiBank   3 Month Johannesburg Interbank Agreed Rate     7.500    ZAR     10,000,000        4,254       03/18/2020        (3,463
CitiBank   3 Month Johannesburg Interbank Agreed Rate     7.500    ZAR     10,000,000        (11,720 )     03/18/2020        12,511   
CitiBank   7.000%          (7)     ZAR     10,000,000        13,376       03/18/2020        3,554   
CitiBank   7.500%          (7)     ZAR     20,000,000        25,113       03/18/2020        (26,694
CitiBank   7.500%          (7)     ZAR     10,000,000        2,462       03/18/2020        (3,253
Over the Counter               
CitiBank   2.190%          (4)     KRW*     1,000,000,000               03/18/2020        1,226   
CitiBank   2.253%          (4)     KRW*     2,000,000,000               03/18/2020        (2,905
CitiBank   2.280%          (4)     KRW*     2,000,000,000               03/18/2020        (5,262
CitiBank   2.335%          (4)     KRW*     1,000,000,000               03/18/2020        (4,989
CitiBank   2.400%          (4)     KRW*     1,000,000,000               03/18/2020        (7,775
CitiBank   2.444%          (4)     KRW*     4,000,000,000               03/18/2020        (38,642
CitiBank   2.645%          (4)     KRW*     16,750,000,000               09/18/2019        (313,454
CitiBank   2.655%          (4)     KRW*     16,750,000,000               09/18/2019        (320,326
CitiBank   2.675%          (4)     KRW*     16,750,000,000               09/18/2019        (334,068
CitiBank   2.688%          (4)     KRW*     16,750,000,000               09/18/2019        (342,658
CitiBank   2.713%          (4)     KRW*     2,000,000,000               09/18/2019        (42,966
CitiBank   2.723%          (4)     KRW*     3,000,000,000               09/18/2019        (65,679
CitiBank   2.970%          (4)     KRW*     10,000,000,000               09/18/2019        (320,463
CitiBank   3 Month Korean Certificate of Deposit     2.223    KRW*     4,000,000,000               03/18/2020        667   
CitiBank   3 Month Korean Certificate of Deposit     2.225    KRW*     2,000,000,000               03/18/2020        548   
CitiBank   3 Month Korean Certificate of Deposit     2.450    KRW*     2,000,000,000               03/18/2020        19,835   
CitiBank   3 Month Korean Certificate of Deposit     2.648    KRW*     2,000,000,000               09/18/2019        37,633   
CitiBank   3 Month Korean Certificate of Deposit     2.710    KRW*     17,000,000,000               03/18/2020        358,047   
CitiBank   3 Month Korean Certificate of Deposit     2.715    KRW*     17,000,000,000               03/18/2020        361,691   
CitiBank   3 Month Korean Certificate of Deposit     2.735    KRW*     17,000,000,000               03/18/2020        376,264   
CitiBank   3 Month Korean Certificate of Deposit     2.746    KRW*     17,000,000,000               03/18/2020        384,279   
CitiBank   3 Month Korean Certificate of Deposit     3.098    KRW*     29,000,000,000               09/18/2019        1,082,917   
CitiBank   3 Month Korean Certificate of Deposit     3.146    KRW*     29,000,000,000               09/18/2019        1,140,086   
CitiBank   3 Month Korean Certificate of Deposit     3.153    KRW*     29,000,000,000               09/18/2019        1,147,828   
CitiBank   3.150%          (4)     KRW*     7,000,000,000               09/18/2019        (276,344
          

 

 

     

 

 

 
             $228,685         $4,520,956   
          

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

Forward effective date swap. (See Note 4).
* Non-deliverable swap. (See Note 4).
(1) 6 Month Prague Interbank Offered Rate
(2) 3 Month Hong Kong Interbank Offered Rate
(3) 6 Month Budapest Interbank Offered Rate
(4) 3 Month Korean Certificate of Deposit
(5) 6 Month Warsaw Interbank Offered Rate
(6) 6 Month Singapore Interbank Offered Rate
(7) 3 Month Johannesburg Interbank Agreed Rate

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Cash held as collateral at CitiBank for over the counter interest rate swap contracts is included in the collateral for credit default swap contracts.

Total return swap contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2014:

Over the Counter

 

COUNTERPARTY    UNDERLYING REFERENCE INSTRUMENT    TERMINATION
DATE
   CURRENCY    NOTIONAL
VALUE
     UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Bank of America    10-Year Canadian Bond March Futures    3/2015    CAD      25,151,557         $415,079   
Bank of America    10-Year Japanese Government Bond March Futures    3/2015    JPY      6,043,739,600         131,967   
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC    Bovespa Index February Futures    2/2015    BRL      12,354,577         95,898   
CitiBank    Brent Crude February Futures^    3/2015    USD      2,274,976         (412,256
Merrill Lynch    Brent Crude February Futures^    3/2015    USD      (1,423,880      85,048   
Merrill Lynch    Brent Crude February Futures^    3/2015    USD      8,589,790         (1,546,153
CitiBank    Brent Crude January Futures^    2/2015    USD      (2,254,080      419,478   
CitiBank    Brent Crude January Futures^    2/2015    USD      2,655,521         (820,880
Merrill Lynch    Brent Crude January Futures^    2/2015    USD      11,407,440         (3,839,701
Merrill Lynch    Brent Crude January Futures^    2/2015    USD      (9,461,410      1,893,777   
CitiBank    Cocoa March Futures^    2/2015    USD      1,407,592         (10,790
CitiBank    Cocoa March Futures^    2/2015    USD      (1,133,475      (30,519
CitiBank    Coffee ‘C’ March Futures^    2/2015    USD      4,582,086         (645,992
CitiBank    Coffee ‘C’ March Futures^    2/2015    USD      (1,107,405      107,777   
CitiBank    Corn March Futures^    2/2015    USD      8,821,020         726,595   
CitiBank    Corn March Futures^    2/2015    USD      (3,464,816      (68,462
CitiBank    Cotton No. 2 March Futures^    2/2015    USD      2,594,270         (93,045
CitiBank    Cotton No. 2 March Futures^    2/2015    USD      (963,530      (790
Bank of America    Euro - Bund March Futures    3/2015    EUR      116,531,172         2,379,873   
Merrill Lynch    Gas Oil February Futures^    2/2015    USD      3,592,000         (933,488
Merrill Lynch    Gas Oil February Futures^    2/2015    USD      (2,881,500      223,092   
Merrill Lynch    Gas Oil January Futures^    1/2015    USD      4,972,000         (1,744,772
Merrill Lynch    Gas Oil January Futures^    1/2015    USD      (4,438,850      1,211,647   
Merrill Lynch    Gas Oil March Futures^    3/2015    USD      3,118,600         (229,725
Merrill Lynch    Gasoline RBOB December Futures^    1/2015    USD      (3,494,400      3,494,361   
Merrill Lynch    Gasoline RBOB December Futures^    1/2015    USD      3,881,304         (3,881,260
Deutsche Bank    Gasoline RBOB February Futures^    2/2015    USD      6,445,824         (886,670
Deutsche Bank    Gasoline RBOB February Futures^    2/2015    USD      (1,261,222      60,950   
Merrill Lynch    Gasoline RBOB February Futures^    3/2015    USD      (140,591      14,246   
Merrill Lynch    Gasoline RBOB February Futures^    3/2015    USD      146,992         (20,643
Deutsche Bank    Gasoline RBOB January Futures^    1/2015    USD      7,672,134         (2,231,252
Deutsche Bank    Gasoline RBOB January Futures^    1/2015    USD      (6,368,947      928,066   
Merrill Lynch    Gasoline RBOB January Futures^    2/2015    USD      (3,297,454      824,248   
Merrill Lynch    Gasoline RBOB January Futures^    2/2015    USD      3,508,680         (1,035,455
Barclays Capital    Gold 100 OZ February Futures^    1/2015    USD      2,511,390         (24,774
Barclays Capital    Gold 100 OZ February Futures^    1/2015    USD      (2,511,480      24,864   
Merrill Lynch    Gold 100 OZ February Futures^    1/2015    USD      9,266,155         (148,585
Bank of America    Hang Seng Index January Futures    1/2015    HKD      21,063,066         28,495   
Merrill Lynch    Heating Oil ULSD December Futures^    1/2015    USD      (508,305      508,299   
Merrill Lynch    Heating Oil ULSD December Futures^    1/2015    USD      550,200         (550,200
Deutsche Bank    Heating Oil ULSD February Futures^    2/2015    USD      2,299,979         (239,274
Deutsche Bank    Heating Oil ULSD February Futures^    2/2015    USD      (237,972      9,005   
Deutsche Bank    Heating Oil ULSD January Futures^    1/2015    USD      2,954,627         (721,302
Deutsche Bank    Heating Oil ULSD January Futures^    1/2015    USD      (2,494,099      260,774   
Bank of America    H-SHARES Index January Futures    1/2015    HKD      7,696,767         12,398   
Goldman Sachs    H-SHARES Index January Futures    1/2015    HKD      14,733,925         32,529   
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC    H-SHARES Index January Futures    1/2015    HKD      49,091,961         85,468   
Deutsche Bank    Live Cattle February Futures^    2/2015    USD      2,775,755         (93,535
Merrill Lynch    Live Cattle February Futures^    2/2015    USD      (3,594,890      (68,621
Merrill Lynch    Live Cattle February Futures^    2/2015    USD      8,069,970         (284,955

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR RISK PARITY FUND   
COUNTERPARTY    UNDERLYING REFERENCE INSTRUMENT    TERMINATION
DATE
   CURRENCY    NOTIONAL
VALUE
     UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Deutsche Bank    Live Cattle February Futures^    2/2015    USD      1,258,202         $(88,922
Merrill Lynch    Live Cattle February Futures^    2/2015    USD      (1,070,450      96,039   
Merrill Lynch    Live Cattle February Futures^    2/2015    USD      3,147,654         (321,842
CitiBank    LME Aluminum June Futures^    6/2015    USD      12,001,150         (899,937
CitiBank    LME Aluminum June Futures^    6/2015    USD      (963,400      30,525   
CitiBank    LME Aluminum March Futures^    3/2015    USD      16,757,700         (1,967,700
CitiBank    LME Aluminum March Futures^    3/2015    USD      (16,088,225      1,298,225   
CitiBank    LME Copper June Futures^    6/2015    USD      11,925,000         (152,813
CitiBank    LME Copper June Futures^    6/2015    USD      (5,097,175      74,375   
CitiBank    LME Copper March Futures^    3/2015    USD      (22,709,075      788,775   
CitiBank    LME Copper March Futures^    3/2015    USD      24,044,950         (2,124,650
CitiBank    LME Lead June Futures^    6/2015    USD      (245,725      12,163   
CitiBank    LME Lead June Futures^    6/2015    USD      660,238         (52,975
CitiBank    LME Lead March Futures^    3/2015    USD      1,497,738         (243,588
CitiBank    LME Lead March Futures^    3/2015    USD      (1,381,700      127,550   
CitiBank    LME Nickel June Futures^    6/2015    USD      2,362,185         (173,529
CitiBank    LME Nickel March Futures^    3/2015    USD      3,811,524         (723,168
CitiBank    LME Nickel March Futures^    3/2015    USD      (3,359,310      270,954   
CitiBank    LME Zinc June Futures^    6/2015    USD      3,936,063         (53,694
CitiBank    LME Zinc June Futures^    6/2015    USD      (1,256,725      (944
CitiBank    LME Zinc March Futures^    3/2015    USD      (5,470,125      137,700   
CitiBank    LME Zinc March Futures^    3/2015    USD      5,816,113         (483,688
Bank of America    Long Gilt March Futures    3/2015    GBP      25,781,880         994,389   
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC    MSCI Taiwan Stock Index January Futures    1/2015    USD      8,131,574         137,136   
CitiBank    Natural Gas December Futures^    1/2015    USD      4,755,250         (1,087,873
CitiBank    Natural Gas December Futures^    1/2015    USD      (4,950,660      1,283,278   
CitiBank    Natural Gas February Futures^    3/2015    USD      1,780,660         (361,488
CitiBank    Natural Gas February Futures^    3/2015    USD      (402,340      83,749   
CitiBank    Natural Gas January Futures^    2/2015    USD      (3,848,670      901,744   
CitiBank    Natural Gas January Futures^    2/2015    USD      4,413,540         (1,466,523
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC    SGX S&P CNX Nifty Index January Futures    1/2015    USD      4,231,305         15,067   
Barclays Capital    Silver March Futures^    2/2015    USD      2,647,840         (151,934
Barclays Capital    Silver March Futures^    2/2015    USD      (671,550      47,569   
Merrill Lynch    Silver March Futures^    2/2015    USD      5,178,470         (186,790
CitiBank    Soybean March Futures^    2/2015    USD      8,192,009         507,577   
CitiBank    Soybean March Futures^    2/2015    USD      (8,954,750      254,918   
Merrill Lynch    Soybean March Futures^    3/2015    USD      (2,779,525      (35,092
Merrill Lynch    Soybean March Futures^    3/2015    USD      2,633,813         180,780   
CitiBank    Soybean May Futures^    4/2015    USD      9,481,392         (258,417
Merrill Lynch    Soybean May Futures^    5/2015    USD      (52,263      738   
Merrill Lynch    Soybean May Futures^    5/2015    USD      159,300         (4,723
CitiBank    Soybean Meal March Futures^    2/2015    USD      924,820         (21,060
Deutsche Bank    Soybean Meal March Futures^    2/2015    USD      (106,200      1,920   
Deutsche Bank    Soybean Meal March Futures^    2/2015    USD      1,508,010         (48,090
CitiBank    Soybean Oil March Futures^    2/2015    USD      2,989,593         18,705   
CitiBank    Soybean Oil March Futures^    2/2015    USD      (422,574      (1,673
CitiBank    Sugar #11 (World Markets) February Futures^    2/2015    USD      7,787,539         (1,217,166
CitiBank    Sugar #11 (World Markets) February Futures^    2/2015    USD      (5,412,697      533,817   
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC    Swiss Market Index March Futures    3/2015    CHF      7,131,905         176,007   
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC    Taiwan Stock Exchange January Futures    1/2015    TWD      5,403,731         5,188   
Bank of America    U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note March Futures    3/2015    USD      398,702,688         2,482,625   
CitiBank    Wheat March Futures^    2/2015    USD      1,533,278         176,940   
CitiBank    Wheat March Futures^    2/2015    USD      (53,434      (5,540

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR RISK PARITY FUND   
COUNTERPARTY    UNDERLYING REFERENCE INSTRUMENT    TERMINATION
DATE
   CURRENCY    NOTIONAL
VALUE
     UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
CitiBank    WTI Crude February Futures^    3/2015    USD      12,093,580         $(1,890,580
Merrill Lynch    WTI Crude February Futures^    3/2015    USD      (1,239,150      57,750   
Merrill Lynch    WTI Crude February Futures^    3/2015    USD      4,557,490         (744,661
CitiBank    WTI Crude January Futures^    2/2015    USD      12,079,639         (3,556,019
CitiBank    WTI Crude January Futures^    2/2015    USD      (10,224,000      1,700,599   
Merrill Lynch    WTI Crude January Futures^    2/2015    USD      (4,620,080      784,594   
Merrill Lynch    WTI Crude January Futures^    2/2015    USD      5,589,360         (1,753,814
              

 

 

 
                 $(13,486,662
              

 

 

 

Money Market Fund is pledged as collateral to Bank of America, Barclays Capital, CitiBank, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC for total return swap contracts in the amount of $2,081, $252,170, $13,470,107, $4,240,027, $70,000, $14,170,385 and $5,631,639, respectively at December 31, 2014. Additional cash held as collateral for Bank of America for total return swap contracts in the amount of $5,500,000 at December 31, 2014.

 

^ Represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

Open futures contracts outstanding at December 31, 2014:

Exchange Traded

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
   COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION DATE   VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts:     
11    Goldman Sachs    Live Cattle Futures^   2/2015     $384,198        $357,280        $(26,918
6    Goldman Sachs    Live Cattle Futures^   3/2015     648,679        651,975        3,296   
25    Barclays Capital    Amsterdam Index Futures   1/2015     2,551,615        2,571,356        19,741   
61    Barclays Capital    CAC40 Index Futures   1/2015     3,128,325        3,156,984        28,659   
16    Barclays Capital    DAX Index Futures   3/2015     4,718,996        4,764,451        45,455   
61    Barclays Capital    E-Mini Russell 2000 Futures   3/2015     6,951,920        7,324,270        372,350   
245    Barclays Capital    Euro Stoxx 50 Index   3/2015     9,025,649        9,288,163        262,514   
138    Barclays Capital    FTSE 100 Index Futures   3/2015     13,482,727        14,029,036        546,309   
70    J.P. Morgan    FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index Futures   3/2015     2,560,551        2,678,188        117,637   
22    Barclays Capital    Hang Seng Index Futures   1/2015     3,346,073        3,354,620        8,547   
62    Barclays Capital    H-SHARES Index Futures   1/2015     4,775,513        4,792,725        17,212   
10    Barclays Capital    IBEX 35 Index Futures   1/2015     1,184,844        1,239,612        54,768   
50    Barclays Capital    KOSPI Index 200 Futures   3/2015     5,706,322        5,549,743        (156,579
873    Barclays Capital    S&P 500 E-Mini Futures   3/2015     86,465,526        89,587,260        3,121,734   
58    Barclays Capital    S&P MID 400 E-Mini Futures   3/2015     8,066,746        8,401,880        335,134   
27    Barclays Capital    S&P/Toronto Stock Exchange 60 Index Futures   3/2015     3,728,786        3,958,202        229,416   
16    Barclays Capital    SGX S&P CNX Nifty Index Futures   1/2015     266,913        267,488        575   
20    Barclays Capital    SPI 200 Index Futures   3/2015     2,200,060        2,197,340        (2,720
141    Barclays Capital    TOPIX Index Futures   3/2015     16,919,403        16,568,501        (350,902
141    J.P. Morgan    Australia 10-Year Bond Futures   3/2015     14,566,353        14,751,078        184,725   
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $190,679,199        $195,490,152        $4,810,953   
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash held as collateral at Barclays Capital, Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan for futures contracts was $4,852,531, $54,445 and $181,925, respectively at December 31, 2014.

 

^ Represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2)

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2014:

Over the Counter

 

PURCHASE
CONTRACTS
   COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
PURCHASED
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Brazilian Real,
Expiring 03/18/15*
   CitiBank   BRL     22,423,500        $8,445,473        $8,270,115        $(175,358
Brazilian Real, Expiring 03/18/15*    Credit Suisse International   BRL     22,423,500        8,445,428        8,270,115        (175,313
Canadian Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15    CitiBank   CAD     375,000        328,557        322,264        (6,293
Canadian Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15    Credit Suisse International   CAD     599,000        526,407        514,763        (11,644
Swiss Franc, Expiring 03/18/15    Credit Suisse International   CHF     375,000        388,802        377,696        (11,106
Chinese Renminbi, Expiring 03/18/15*    CitiBank   CNY     54,579,500        8,732,513        8,719,342        (13,171
Chinese Renminbi, Expiring 03/18/15*    Credit Suisse International   CNY     54,579,500        8,733,253        8,719,342        (13,911
Euro, Expiring 03/18/15    CitiBank   EUR     16,726,000        20,817,906        20,252,711        (565,195
Euro, Expiring 03/18/15    Credit Suisse International   EUR     21,708,955        26,981,762        26,286,330        (695,432
British Pound, Expiring 03/18/15    Credit Suisse International   GBP     1,294,432        2,038,048        2,016,334        (21,714
Hong Kong Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15    Credit Suisse International   HKD     3,412,000        440,059        439,980        (79
Hungarian Forint, Expiring 03/18/15    CitiBank   HUF     1,884,688,500        7,594,167        7,190,155        (404,012
Hungarian Forint, Expiring 03/18/15    Credit Suisse International   HUF     1,884,688,500        7,594,193        7,190,155        (404,038
Israeli Shekel, Expiring 03/18/15    CitiBank   ILS     26,955,500        6,795,201        6,912,570        117,369   
Israeli Shekel, Expiring 03/18/15    Credit Suisse International   ILS     26,955,500        6,795,172        6,912,571        117,399   
Indian Rupee, Expiring 03/18/15*    CitiBank   INR     30,338,000        469,470        473,438        3,968   
Indian Rupee, Expiring 03/18/15*    Credit Suisse International   INR     33,079,000        512,047        516,213        4,166   
Japanese Yen, Expiring 03/18/15    Credit Suisse International   JPY     18,635,000        156,833        155,678        (1,155
Korean Won, Expiring 03/18/15*    CitiBank   KRW     10,111,736,500        9,140,695        9,168,897        28,202   
Korean Won, Expiring 03/18/15*    Credit Suisse International   KRW     10,111,736,499        9,140,803        9,168,897        28,094   
Mexican Peso, Expiring 03/18/15    CitiBank   MXN     129,899,500        9,165,283        8,764,890        (400,393
Mexican Peso, Expiring 03/18/15    Credit Suisse International   MXN     129,899,500        9,165,350        8,764,890        (400,460
Poland Zloty, Expiring 03/18/15    CitiBank   PLN     24,069,000        7,124,641        6,776,278        (348,363
Poland Zloty, Expiring 03/18/15    Credit Suisse International   PLN     24,069,000        7,124,843        6,776,277        (348,566
Singapore Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15    CitiBank   SGD     14,521,000        11,047,690        10,948,421        (99,269
Singapore Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15    Credit Suisse International   SGD     14,521,000        11,047,663        10,948,420        (99,243
Turkish Lira, Expiring 03/18/15    CitiBank   TRY     40,604,000        17,766,948        17,116,640        (650,308
Turkish Lira, Expiring 03/18/15    Credit Suisse International   TRY     40,604,000        17,766,999        17,116,640        (650,359
Taiwanese Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15*    CitiBank   TWD     214,838,500        6,919,612        6,801,313        (118,299

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR RISK PARITY FUND   
PURCHASE
CONTRACTS
   COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
PURCHASED
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Taiwanese Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15*    Credit Suisse International   TWD     214,838,500        $6,919,613        $6,801,313        $(118,300
South African Rand, Expiring 03/18/15    CitiBank   ZAR     111,379,501        9,756,477        9,515,044        (241,433
South African Rand, Expiring 03/18/15    Credit Suisse International   ZAR     111,379,501        9,756,493        9,515,044        (241,449
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
           $257,638,401        $251,722,736        $(5,915,665
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

SALES
CONTRACTS
   COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
SOLD
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Brazilian Real,
Expiring 03/18/15*
   CitiBank   BRL     (5,740,500     $(2,069,619     $(2,117,180     $(47,561
Brazilian Real,
Expiring 03/18/15*
   Credit Suisse International   BRL     (5,740,500     (2,069,645     (2,117,180     (47,535
Swiss Franc,
Expiring 03/18/15
   CitiBank   CHF     (157,500     (161,710     (158,633     3,077   
Swiss Franc,
Expiring 03/18/15
   Credit Suisse International   CHF     (157,500     (161,710     (158,633     3,077   
Chinese Renminbi,
Expiring 03/18/15*
   CitiBank   CNY     (6,956,000     (1,110,902     (1,111,255     (353
Chinese Renminbi,
Expiring 03/18/15*
   Credit Suisse International   CNY     (6,956,000     (1,110,982     (1,111,255     (273
Euro,
Expiring 03/18/15
   CitiBank   EUR     (74,871,953     (92,337,530     (90,658,853     1,678,677   
Euro,
Expiring 03/18/15
   Credit Suisse International   EUR     (78,932,641     (97,351,497     (95,575,745     1,775,752   
British Pound,
Expiring 03/18/15
   CitiBank   GBP     (7,700,344     (12,027,189     (11,994,810     32,379   
British Pound,
Expiring 03/18/15
   Credit Suisse International   GBP     (7,700,343     (12,027,261     (11,994,809     32,452   
Hong Kong Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
   CitiBank   HKD     (877,000     (113,110     (113,090     20   
Hong Kong Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
   Credit Suisse International   HKD     (1,202,000     (155,011     (154,999     12   
Hungarian Forint,
Expiring 03/18/15
   CitiBank   HUF     (647,374,500     (2,587,981     (2,469,758     118,223   
Hungarian Forint,
Expiring 03/18/15
   Credit Suisse International   HUF     (647,374,500     (2,588,395     (2,469,758     118,637   
Israeli Shekel,
Expiring 03/18/15
   CitiBank   ILS     (19,838,000     (5,052,548     (5,087,332     (34,784
Israeli Shekel,
Expiring 03/18/15
   Credit Suisse International   ILS     (19,838,000     (5,054,409     (5,087,332     (32,923
Korean Won,
Expiring 03/18/15*
   CitiBank   KRW     (2,737,817,000     (2,449,037     (2,482,537     (33,500
Korean Won,
Expiring 03/18/15*
   Credit Suisse International   KRW     (2,737,817,000     (2,449,053     (2,482,537     (33,484
Mexican Peso,
Expiring 03/18/15
   CitiBank   MXN     (68,788,500     (4,744,733     (4,641,463     103,270   
Mexican Peso,
Expiring 03/18/15
   Credit Suisse International   MXN     (68,788,500     (4,745,723     (4,641,463     104,260   
Poland Zloty,
Expiring 03/18/15
   CitiBank   PLN     (6,014,500     (1,766,400     (1,693,295     73,105   
Poland Zloty,
Expiring 03/18/15
   Credit Suisse International   PLN     (6,014,500     (1,766,510     (1,693,295     73,215   
Singapore Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
   CitiBank   SGD     (6,145,000     (4,680,810     (4,633,154     47,656   
Singapore Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
   Credit Suisse International   SGD     (6,145,000     (4,679,697     (4,633,154     46,543   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR RISK PARITY FUND   
SALES
CONTRACTS
   COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
SOLD
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Turkish Lira,
Expiring 03/18/15
   CitiBank   TRY     (13,616,500     $(5,695,775     $(5,740,043     $(44,268
Turkish Lira,
Expiring 03/18/15
   Credit Suisse International   TRY     (13,616,500     (5,697,119     (5,740,043     (42,924
Taiwanese Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15*
   CitiBank   TWD     (158,145,000     (5,089,843     (5,006,521     83,322   
Taiwanese Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15*
   Credit Suisse International   TWD     (158,145,000     (5,089,701     (5,006,522     83,179   
South African Rand,
Expiring 03/18/15
   CitiBank   ZAR     (55,266,500     (4,707,104     (4,721,364     (14,260
South African Rand,
Expiring 03/18/15
   Credit Suisse International   ZAR     (55,266,500     (4,708,492     (4,721,364     (12,872
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
           (294,249,496     (290,217,377     4,032,119   
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
           $(36,611,095     $(38,494,641     $(1,883,546
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Money Market Fund is pledged as collateral to CitiBank, Credit Suisse International and The Royal Bank of Scotland for forward foreign currency exchange contracts in the amount of $800,000, $1,150,010 and $16,352, respectively at December 31, 2014.

 

* Non-deliverable forward. (See Note 4).

 

BRL - Brazilian Real
CAD - Canadian Dollar
CHF - Swiss Franc
CNY - Chinese Renminbi
EUR - Euro
GBP - British Pound
HKD - Hong Kong Dollar
HUF - Hungarian Forint
ILS - Israeli Shekel
INR - Indian Rupee
JPY - Japanese Yen
KRW - Korean Won
MXN - Mexican Peso
PLN - Poland Zloty
SGD - Singapore Dollar
TRY - Turkish Lira
TWD - Taiwanese Dollar
USD - United States Dollar
ZAR - South African Rand
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  
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AQR RISK PARITY II HV FUND   
GOVERNMENT RELATED OBLIGATIONS - 18.4%    INTEREST
RATE
     MATURITY
DATE
     CURRENCY    PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000’s)
     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Sovereign Debt - 18.4%               
Deutsche Bundesrepublik Inflation Linked Bond (Germany)      0.100      04/15/23       EUR      1,761       $ 2,226,169  
Deutsche Bundesrepublik Inflation Linked Bond (Germany)      0.750      04/15/18       EUR      1,276         1,585,919  
Deutsche Bundesrepublik Inflation Linked Bond (Germany)      1.750      04/15/20       EUR      767         1,035,383  
France Government Bond OAT (France)      0.250      07/25/18       EUR      624         769,159  
France Government Bond OAT (France)      1.300      07/25/19       EUR      1,385         1,806,125  
United Kingdom Index Linked Treasury Gilt (United Kingdom)      0.125      03/22/24       GBP      213         364,321  
United Kingdom Treasury Gilt (United Kingdom)      1.875      11/22/22       GBP      752         1,456,914  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL GOVERNMENT RELATED OBLIGATIONS
(cost $9,871,292)

                 9,243,990  
              

 

 

 
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS - 23.4%                                 
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities - 23.4%               
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities      0.125      04/15/18       USD      4,100         4,195,482  
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities      0.125      04/15/19       USD      4,000         4,008,510  
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities      0.125      01/15/23       USD      800         795,717  
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities      0.125      07/15/24       USD      500         481,499  
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities      0.375      07/15/23       USD      700         706,092  
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities      0.625      01/15/24       USD      700         715,367  
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities      2.125      01/15/19       USD      700         831,812  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS
(cost $11,964,894)

                 11,734,479  
              

 

 

 
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 41.8%                       SHARES         
BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio - Series I, Institutional Shares, 0.070% (a)^               240,007         240,007  
Dreyfus Treasury Cash Management, Class I, 0.010% (a)^               960,029         960,029  
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - IM Shares, 0.000% (a)^               15,447,290         15,447,290  
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares, 0.000% (a)(b)^               3,150,023         3,150,023  
UBS Money Series - UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund, Class I, 0.010% (a)^               1,200,037         1,200,037  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
(cost $20,997,386)

                 20,997,386  
              

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 14.9%                       PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000’s)
        
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.037%, 04/09/2015 (c)             $ 1,630         1,629,880  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.045%, 02/05/2015 (c)               1,113         1,112,973  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.055%, 01/29/2015 (c)^               4,492         4,491,915  
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.064%, 05/28/2015 (c)^               250         249,934  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $7,484,526)

                 7,484,702  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES,
AT VALUE - 98.5%
(cost $50,318,098)

                 49,460,557  
              

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 1.5% (d)

                 746,508  
              

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

               $ 50,207,065  
              

 

 

 

All securities are United States companies, unless noted otherwise in parentheses.

 

(a) Represents annualized seven-day yield as of December 31, 2014.
(b) A portion of the security is pledged as collateral to the brokers for futures, forward foreign currency exchange and swap contracts
(c) The rate shown is the effective yield at the date of purchase.
(d) Includes appreciation/(depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange, futures, and swap contracts.

^ All or a portion represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

All securities are Level 2 with respect to ASC 820 (See Note 5).

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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The following abbreviations are used in portfolio descriptions:

EUR - Euro

GBP - British Pound

USD - United States Dollar

Total return swap contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2014:

Over the Counter

 

COUNTERPARTY   UNDERLYING REFERENCE INSTRUMENT   TERMINATION
DATE
   CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
VALUE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Bank of America   10-Year Canadian Bond March Futures   3/2015    CAD     271,754        $4,624   
Goldman Sachs   Bovespa Index February Futures   2/2015    BRL     1,931,198        32,279   
Deutsche Bank   Brent Crude February Futures^   2/2015    USD     1,222,810        (233,240
Deutsche Bank   Brent Crude February Futures^   2/2015    USD     (122,540     6,120   
Deutsche Bank   Brent Crude January Futures^   1/2015    USD     (1,299,670     267,730   
CitiBank   Brent Crude January Futures^   2/2015    USD     418,594        (131,931
CitiBank   Brent Crude January Futures^   2/2015    USD     (352,200     65,544   
Deutsche Bank   Brent Crude January Futures^   1/2015    USD     1,553,220        (521,280
CitiBank   Cocoa March Futures^   2/2015    USD     (28,580     (520
CitiBank   Cocoa March Futures^   2/2015    USD     29,144        (44
CitiBank   Coffee ‘C’ March Futures^   2/2015    USD     292,838        (42,937
CitiBank   Corn March Futures^   2/2015    USD     (164,363     (14,282
CitiBank   Corn March Futures^   2/2015    USD     813,994        79,231   
CitiBank   Cotton No. 2 March Futures^   2/2015    USD     (30,335     200   
CitiBank   Cotton No. 2 March Futures^   2/2015    USD     186,780        (5,969
Bank of America   Euro-Bund March Futures   3/2015    EUR     5,056,853        107,120   
Deutsche Bank   Gas Oil February Futures^   2/2015    USD     426,900        (114,150
CitiBank   Gas Oil January Futures^   1/2015    USD     78,800        (26,180
CitiBank   Gas Oil January Futures^   1/2015    USD     (69,300     16,680   
Deutsche Bank   Gas Oil February Futures^   2/2015    USD     (334,200     21,450   
CitiBank   Gas Oil March Futures^   3/2015    USD     171,500        (13,925
CitiBank   Gas Oil February Futures^   2/2015    USD     130,200        (23,289
CitiBank   Gas Oil February Futures^   2/2015    USD     (112,600     5,694   
Deutsche Bank   Gas Oil March Futures^   3/2015    USD     336,150        (21,000
Deutsche Bank   Gasoline RBOB February Futures^   2/2015    USD     878,976        (120,910
Deutsche Bank   Gasoline RBOB February Futures^   2/2015    USD     (138,281     11,936   
Deutsche Bank   Gasoline RBOB January Futures^   1/2015    USD     (1,124,563     197,140   
Deutsche Bank   Gasoline RBOB January Futures^   1/2015    USD     1,311,454        (384,031
Barclays Capital   Gold 100 OZ February Futures^   1/2015    USD     1,076,310        (10,620
Bank of America   Hang Seng Index January Futures   1/2015    HKD     1,169,970        1,609   
Goldman Sachs   Hang Seng Index January Futures   1/2015    HKD     2,343,542        2,754   
Deutsche Bank   Heating Oil ULSD February Futures^   2/2015    USD     340,738        (35,448
Deutsche Bank   Heating Oil ULSD January Futures^   1/2015    USD     408,035        (99,990
Deutsche Bank   Heating Oil ULSD January Futures^   1/2015    USD     (343,241     35,196   
Bank of America   H-SHARES Index January Futures   1/2015    HKD     1,775,818        2,907   
Goldman Sachs   H-SHARES Index January Futures   1/2015    HKD     7,661,029        16,994   
Deutsche Bank   Live Cattle February Futures^   2/2015    USD     (62,804     (2,616
Deutsche Bank   Live Cattle February Futures^   2/2015    USD     880,870        (30,410
Deutsche Bank   Live Cattle February Futures^   2/2015    USD     464,686        (42,446
Deutsche Bank   Live Cattle February Futures^   2/2015    USD     (109,212     11,772   
CitiBank   LME Aluminum June Futures^   6/2015    USD     201,700        (15,125
CitiBank   LME Aluminum March Futures^   3/2015    USD     210,500        (25,625
CitiBank   LME Aluminum March Futures^   3/2015    USD     (200,800     15,925   
CitiBank   LME Copper June Futures^   6/2015    USD     477,000        (6,113
CitiBank   LME Copper March Futures^   3/2015    USD     (478,125     5,025   
CitiBank   LME Copper March Futures^   3/2015    USD     520,688        (47,588
CitiBank   LME Nickel June Futures^   6/2015    USD     97,965        (6,771
CitiBank   LME Nickel March Futures^   3/2015    USD     112,422        (21,588
CitiBank   LME Nickel March Futures^   3/2015    USD     (97,620     6,786   
CitiBank   LME Zinc June Futures^   6/2015    USD     221,750        (3,025
CitiBank   LME Zinc March Futures^   3/2015    USD     238,925        (21,275
CitiBank   LME Zinc March Futures^   3/2015    USD     (221,000     3,350   
Bank of America   Long Gilt March Futures   3/2015    GBP     1,513,006        64,136   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR RISK PARITY II HV FUND   
COUNTERPARTY   UNDERLYING REFERENCE INSTRUMENT   TERMINATION
DATE
   CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
VALUE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Goldman Sachs   MSCI Taiwan Stock Index January Futures   1/2015    USD     811,035        $12,405   
CitiBank   Natural Gas Swap December Futures^   1/2015    USD     413,500        (94,598
CitiBank   Natural Gas Swap December Futures^   1/2015    USD     (436,400     117,497   
CitiBank   Natural Gas Swap February Futures^   3/2015    USD     (72,960     15,034   
CitiBank   Natural Gas Swap February Futures^   3/2015    USD     290,720        (59,018
Deutsche Bank   Natural Gas Swap January Futures^   1/2015    USD     (157,412     41,852   
Deutsche Bank   Natural Gas Swap January Futures^   1/2015    USD     170,820        (55,260
CitiBank   Natural Gas Swap January Futures^   2/2015    USD     (367,460     78,547   
CitiBank   Natural Gas Swap January Futures^   2/2015    USD     432,700        (143,777
Goldman Sachs   SGX S&P CNX Nifty Index January Futures   1/2015    USD     433,316        1,352   
Barclays Capital   Silver March Futures^   2/2015    USD     165,490        (9,500
CitiBank   Soybean March Futures^   2/2015    USD     95,786        6,562   
CitiBank   Soybean March Futures^   2/2015    USD     (105,350     2,999   
Deutsche Bank   Soybean March Futures^   2/2015    USD     477,700        34,050   
Deutsche Bank   Soybean March Futures^   2/2015    USD     (524,938     13,188   
CitiBank   Soybean May Futures^   4/2015    USD     106,029        (2,979
Deutsche Bank   Soybean May Futures^   4/2015    USD     528,375        (13,125
CitiBank   Soybean Meal March Futures^   2/2015    USD     248,990        (5,670
CitiBank   Soybean Oil March Futures^   2/2015    USD     325,789        2,039   
Goldman Sachs   Swiss Market Index March Futures   3/2015    CHF     1,146,334        11,695   
Goldman Sachs   Taiwan Stock Exchange January Futures   1/2015    TWD     12,618,120        11,805   
Bank of America   U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note March Futures   3/2015    USD     46,480,626        307,421   
CitiBank   Wheat March Futures^   2/2015    USD     78,970        9,493   
Deutsche Bank   WTI Crude February Futures^   2/2015    USD     (166,260     5,160   
Deutsche Bank   WTI Crude February Futures^   2/2015    USD     889,980        (138,180
CitiBank   WTI Crude February Futures^   3/2015    USD     1,398,844        (217,444
CitiBank   WTI Crude February Futures^   3/2015    USD     355,465        (64,415
Deutsche Bank   WTI Crude January Futures^   1/2015    USD     1,078,280        (332,500
Deutsche Bank   WTI Crude January Futures^   1/2015    USD     (887,320     141,540   
CitiBank   WTI Crude January Futures^   2/2015    USD     1,353,759        (394,852
CitiBank   WTI Crude January Futures^   2/2015    USD     (1,150,200     191,317   
          

 

 

 
             $(1,567,488
          

 

 

 

Money Market Fund is pledged as collateral to CitiBank, Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs for total return swap contracts in the amount of $1,100,007, $1,700,015 and $350,000, respectively at December 31, 2014. Additional cash held as collateral for Bank of America for total return swap contracts was $320,000 at December 31, 2014.

 

^ Represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

Open futures contracts outstanding at December 31, 2014:

Exchange Traded

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION DATE     VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts:        
2   Goldman Sachs   Cocoa Futures^     3/2015        $58,892        $58,200        $(692
3   Goldman Sachs   Coffee ‘C’ Futures^     3/2015        213,806        187,425        (26,381
13   Goldman Sachs   Corn Futures^     3/2015        251,663        258,050        6,387   
2   Goldman Sachs   Cotton No. 2 Futures^     3/2015        61,445        60,270        (1,175
2   Goldman Sachs   Gold 100 OZ Futures^     2/2015        244,330        236,820        (7,510
5   Goldman Sachs   Live Cattle Futures^     2/2015        175,126        162,400        (12,726
3   Goldman Sachs   Live Cattle Futures^     2/2015        202,385        196,260        (6,125
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     1/2015        96,254        91,573        (4,681
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     1/2015        50,097        45,844        (4,253
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     1/2015        50,434        45,896        (4,538
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     2/2015        256,761        229,688        (27,073
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     2/2015        51,596        45,970        (5,626
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     2/2015        100,698        91,988        (8,710

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR RISK PARITY II HV FUND   
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION DATE     VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts: (continued)        
34   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        $1,750,568        $1,571,438        $(179,130
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        47,503        46,210        (1,293
25   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     6/2015        1,244,028        1,166,094        (77,934
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     2/2015        165,837        158,288        (7,549
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     2/2015        166,252        158,068        (8,184
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        321,431        315,535        (5,896
13   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        2,202,404        2,050,100        (152,304
7   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     6/2015        1,118,533        1,098,738        (19,795
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     3/2015        157,107        139,350        (17,757
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     6/2015        102,162        93,425        (8,737
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     3/2015        101,332        90,758        (10,574
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     3/2015        354,984        272,502        (82,482
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     6/2015        299,217        273,582        (25,635
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     1/2015        57,103        54,166        (2,937
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     2/2015        55,427        54,181        (1,246
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     3/2015        54,128        54,393        265   
8   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     3/2015        466,493        435,300        (31,193
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     6/2015        278,271        273,407        (4,864
10   Goldman Sachs   Silver Futures^     3/2015        815,597        779,950        (35,647
11   Goldman Sachs   Soybean Futures^     5/2015        579,146        566,775        (12,371
1   Goldman Sachs   Soybean Meal Futures^     3/2015        35,955        34,760        (1,195
1   Goldman Sachs   Soybean Oil Futures^     3/2015        19,350        19,284        (66
20   Goldman Sachs   Sugar #11 (World Markets) Futures^     2/2015        369,517        325,248        (44,269
5   Goldman Sachs   Wheat Futures^     3/2015        135,094        147,437        12,343   
4   Barclays Capital   Amsterdam Index Futures     1/2015        412,484        411,417        (1,067
10   Barclays Capital   CAC40 Index Futures     1/2015        510,512        517,538        7,026   
3   Barclays Capital   DAX Index Futures     3/2015        888,450        893,334        4,884   
10   Barclays Capital   E-Mini Russell 2000 Futures     3/2015        1,139,923        1,200,700        60,777   
39   Barclays Capital   Euro Stoxx 50 Index     3/2015        1,436,882        1,478,523        41,641   
22   Barclays Capital   FTSE 100 Index Futures     3/2015        2,147,806        2,236,513        88,707   
13   J.P. Morgan   FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index Futures     3/2015        475,531        497,378        21,847   
3   Barclays Capital   Hang Seng Index Futures     1/2015        461,556        457,448        (4,108
12   Barclays Capital   H-SHARES Index Futures     1/2015        924,757        927,624        2,867   
2   Barclays Capital   IBEX 35 Index Futures     1/2015        236,969        247,923        10,954   
8   Barclays Capital   KOSPI Index 200 Futures     3/2015        912,292        887,959        (24,333
142   Barclays Capital   S&P 500 E-Mini Futures     3/2015        14,081,662        14,572,040        490,378   
9   Barclays Capital   S&P MID 400 E-Mini Futures     3/2015        1,251,873        1,303,740        51,867   
5   Barclays Capital   S&P/Toronto Stock Exchange 60 Index Futures     3/2015        686,553        733,001        46,448   
15   Barclays Capital   SGX S&P CNX Nifty Index Futures     1/2015        250,266        250,770        504   
1   Barclays Capital   SPI 200 Index Futures     3/2015        110,672        109,867        (805
21   Barclays Capital   TOPIX Index Futures     3/2015        2,518,206        2,467,649        (50,557
47   J.P. Morgan   10-Year Japanese Government Bond     3/2015        5,770,615        5,801,035        30,420   
20   J.P. Morgan   Australia 10-Year Bond Futures     3/2015        2,064,664        2,092,352        27,688   
25   J.P. Morgan   Canadian 10-Year Bond Futures     3/2015        2,927,607        2,980,720        53,113   
77   J.P. Morgan   Euro - Bund Futures     3/2015        14,279,598        14,523,008        243,410   
18   J.P. Morgan   Long Gilt Futures     3/2015        3,280,911        3,353,390        72,479   
53   J.P. Morgan   U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note Futures     3/2015        6,695,593        6,720,235        24,642   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          76,176,308        76,553,537       377,229   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR RISK PARITY II HV FUND   
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION DATE     VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Short Contracts:          
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     1/2015        $(96,004     $(91,573     $4,431   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     1/2015        (50,248     (45,844     4,404   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     1/2015        (50,498     (45,896     4,602   
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     2/2015        (256,417     (229,687     26,730   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     2/2015        (51,198     (45,971     5,227   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     2/2015        (100,496     (91,988     8,508   
34   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        (1,690,884     (1,571,438     119,446   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        (47,438     (46,210     1,228   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     6/2015        (96,038     (93,288     2,750   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     2/2015        (165,423     (158,288     7,135   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     2/2015        (166,399     (158,069     8,330   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        (321,204     (315,535     5,669   
13   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        (2,110,036     (2,050,100     59,936   
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     6/2015        (636,514     (627,850     8,664   
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     3/2015        (148,030     (139,350     8,680   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     6/2015        (47,097     (46,712     385   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     3/2015        (101,397     (90,758     10,639   
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     3/2015        (300,970     (272,502     28,468   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     1/2015        (57,123     (54,166     2,957   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     2/2015        (55,668     (54,181     1,487   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     3/2015        (54,461     (54,393     68   
8   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     3/2015        (446,058     (435,300     10,758   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     6/2015        (108,176     (109,363     (1,187
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          (7,157,777     (6,828,462     329,315   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $69,018,531        $69,725,075        $706,544   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash held as collateral at Barclays Capital, Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan for futures contracts was $596,426, $240,462 and $578,002, respectively at December 31, 2014.

 

^ Represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2014:

Over the Counter

 

PURCHASE
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
PURCHASED
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Brazilian Real,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  CitiBank   BRL     160,000        $60,261        $59,011        $(1,250
Brazilian Real,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  Credit Suisse International   BRL     160,000        60,261        59,011        (1,250
Canadian Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   CAD     4,000        3,505        3,437        (68
Canadian Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   CAD     6,000        5,278        5,156        (122
Swiss Franc,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   CHF     35,000        35,935        35,252        (683
Swiss Franc,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   CHF     46,000        47,261        46,331        (930
Euro,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   EUR     169,629        209,738        205,396        (4,342
British Pound,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   GBP     61,000        96,124        95,019        (1,105
Hong Kong Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   HKD     526,000        67,836        67,828        (8
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $586,199        $576,441        $(9,758
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR RISK PARITY II HV FUND   
SALES
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
SOLD
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Brazilian Real,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  CitiBank   BRL     (175,000     $(64,295     $(64,543     $(248
Brazilian Real,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  Credit Suisse International   BRL     (175,000     (64,421     (64,543     (122
Swiss Franc,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   CHF     (7,000     (7,120     (7,050     70   
Euro,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   EUR     (2,950,213     (3,637,978     (3,572,271     65,707   
Euro,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   EUR     (3,393,453     (4,185,436     (4,108,969     76,467   
British Pound,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   GBP     (521,059     (813,915     (811,653     2,262   
British Pound,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   GBP     (676,612     (1,057,330     (1,053,957     3,373   
Hong Kong Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   HKD     (276,000     (35,597     (35,590     7   
Hong Kong Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   HKD     (323,000     (41,657     (41,651     6   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          (9,907,749     (9,760,227     147,522   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $(9,321,550     $(9,183,786     $137,764   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash held as collateral at CitiBank for forward foreign currency exchange contracts was $170,000 at December 31, 2014.

 

* Non-deliverable forward. (See Note 4).

BRL - Brazilian Real

CAD - Canadian Dollar

CHF - Swiss Franc

EUR - Euro

GBP - British Pound

HKD - Hong Kong Dollar

TWD - Taiwanese Dollar

USD - United States Dollar

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  
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AQR RISK PARITY II MV FUND   
GOVERNMENT RELATED OBLIGATIONS - 11.5%    INTEREST
RATE
     MATURITY
DATE
     CURRENCY      PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000’S)
     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Sovereign Debt - 11.5%               
Deutsche Bundesrepublik Inflation Linked Bond (Germany)      0.100      04/15/23         EUR       $ 2,487       $ 3,142,827  
Deutsche Bundesrepublik Inflation Linked Bond (Germany)      0.750      04/15/18         EUR         1,914         2,378,879  
Deutsche Bundesrepublik Inflation Linked Bond (Germany)      1.750      04/15/20         EUR         1,096         1,479,118  
France Government Bond OAT (France)      0.250      07/25/18         EUR         832         1,025,545  
France Government Bond OAT (France)      1.300      07/25/19         EUR         2,025         2,639,721  
United Kingdom Index Linked Treasury Gilt (United Kingdom)      0.125      03/22/24         GBP         319         546,482  
United Kingdom Treasury Gilt (United Kingdom)      1.875      11/22/22         GBP         1,002         1,942,552  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL GOVERNMENT RELATED OBLIGATIONS
(cost $14,202,529)

                 13,155,124  
              

 

 

 
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS - 14.9%                                   
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities - 14.9%               
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities      0.125      04/15/18         USD         5,900         6,037,400  
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities      0.125      04/15/19         USD         5,800         5,812,340  
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities      0.125      01/15/23         USD         1,000         994,646  
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities      0.125      07/15/24         USD         700         674,099  
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities      0.375      07/15/23         USD         1,100         1,109,573  
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities      0.625      01/15/24         USD         1,000         1,021,953  
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities      2.125      01/15/19         USD         1,100         1,307,133  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS
(cost $17,272,678)

                 16,957,144  
              

 

 

 
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 56.2%                         SHARES         
BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio - Series I, Institutional Shares, 0.070% (a)^               657,626         657,626  
Dreyfus Treasury Cash Management, Class I, 0.010% (a)^               2,630,501         2,630,501  
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund -
IM Shares, 0.000% (a)^
              53,119,315         53,119,315  
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares, 0.000% (a)(b)^               4,600,031         4,600,031  
UBS Money Series - UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund, Class I, 0.010% (a)^               3,288,127         3,288,127  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
(cost $64,295,600)

                 64,295,600  
              

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 16.4%                         PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000’S)
        
U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.037%, 04/09/2015 (c)             $ 7,457         7,457,448  
U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.045%, 02/05/2015 (c)               2,944         2,943,929  
U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.045%, 02/05/2015 (c)^               900         899,979  
U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.055%, 01/29/2015 (c)               5,151         5,150,902  
U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.055%, 01/29/2015 (c)^               2,319         2,318,956  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $18,770,755)

                 18,771,214  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES,
AT VALUE - 99.0%
(cost $114,541,562)

                 113,179,082  
              

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 1.0% (d)

                 1,185,634  
              

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

               $ 114,364,716  
              

 

 

 

All securities are United States companies, unless noted otherwise in parentheses.

 

(a) Represents annualized seven-day yield as of December 31, 2014.
(b) A portion of the security is pledged as collateral to the brokers for forward foreign currency exchange and swap contracts.
(c) The rate shown is the effective yield at the date of purchase.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR RISK PARITY II MV FUND   
(d) Includes appreciation/(depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange, futures and swap contracts.

^ All or a portion represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

All securities are Level 2 with respect to ASC 820 (See Note 5).

The following abbreviations are used in portfolio descriptions:

EUR - Euro

GBP - British Pound

USD - United States Dollar

Total return swap contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2014:

Over the Counter

 

COUNTERPARTY   UNDERLYING REFERENCE INSTRUMENT   TERMINATION
DATE
  CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
VALUE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Bank of America   10-Year Canadian Bond March Futures   3/2015   CAD     407,631        $6,935   
Goldman Sachs   Bovespa Index February Futures   2/2015   BRL     2,651,547        45,818   
CitiBank   Brent Crude February Futures^   3/2015   USD     710,930        (128,830
CitiBank   Brent Crude January Futures^   2/2015   USD     828,916        (255,591
CitiBank   Brent Crude January Futures^   2/2015   USD     (704,400     131,087   
Deutsche Bank   Brent Crude February Futures^   2/2015   USD     1,654,390        (315,560
Deutsche Bank   Brent Crude February Futures^   2/2015   USD     (250,260     17,420   
Deutsche Bank   Brent Crude January Futures^   1/2015   USD     2,070,960        (695,040
Deutsche Bank   Brent Crude January Futures^   1/2015   USD     (1,727,470     351,550   
CitiBank   Cocoa March Futures^   2/2015   USD     29,280        (180
CitiBank   Cocoa March Futures^   2/2015   USD     (28,580     (520
CitiBank   Coffee ‘C’ March Futures^   2/2015   USD     292,838        (42,938
CitiBank   Corn March Futures^   2/2015   USD     1,158,789        111,575   
CitiBank   Corn March Futures^   2/2015   USD     (146,235     (12,561
CitiBank   Cotton No. 2 March Futures^   2/2015   USD     397,420        (5,664
CitiBank   Cotton No. 2 March Futures^   2/2015   USD     (60,670     400   
Bank of America   Euro - Bund March Futures   3/2015   EUR     5,517,912        115,193   
Deutsche Bank   Gas Oil March Futures^   3/2015   USD     504,225        (31,500
CitiBank   Gas Oil March Futures^   3/2015   USD     169,800        (12,225
CitiBank   Gas Oil January Futures^   1/2015   USD     78,800        (26,180
CitiBank   Gas Oil January Futures^   1/2015   USD     (69,300     16,680   
CitiBank   Gas Oil February Futures^   2/2015   USD     189,975        (29,610
CitiBank   Gas Oil February Futures^   2/2015   USD     (168,900     8,541   
Deutsche Bank   Gas Oil February Futures^   2/2015   USD     640,350        (171,225
Deutsche Bank   Gas Oil February Futures^   2/2015   USD     (501,300     32,175   
Deutsche Bank   Gasoline RBOB February Futures^   2/2015   USD     1,245,216        (171,289
Deutsche Bank   Gasoline RBOB January Futures^   1/2015   USD     1,919,818        (559,598
Deutsche Bank   Gasoline RBOB January Futures^   1/2015   USD     (1,644,577     284,357   
Deutsche Bank   Gasoline RBOB February Futures^   2/2015   USD     (269,501     16,813   
Barclays Capital   Gold 100 OZ February Futures^   1/2015   USD     1,435,080        (14,160
Goldman Sachs   Hang Seng Index January Futures   1/2015   HKD     2,343,542        2,754   
Bank of America   Hang Seng Index January Futures   1/2015   HKD     2,339,940        3,218   
Deutsche Bank   Heating Oil ULSD February Futures^   2/2015   USD     592,460        (58,204
Deutsche Bank   Heating Oil ULSD February Futures^   2/2015   USD     (78,309     1,987   
Deutsche Bank   Heating Oil ULSD January Futures^   1/2015   USD     610,239        (148,172
Deutsche Bank   Heating Oil ULSD January Futures^   1/2015   USD     (514,861     52,794   
Goldman Sachs   H-SHARES Index January Futures   1/2015   HKD     15,324,608        33,660   
Bank of America   H-SHARES Index January Futures   1/2015   HKD     2,962,806        4,445   
Deutsche Bank   Live Cattle February Futures^   2/2015   USD     1,422,570        (48,750
Deutsche Bank   Live Cattle February Futures^   2/2015   USD     (62,804     (2,616
Deutsche Bank   Live Cattle February Futures^   2/2015   USD     571,403        (51,723
Deutsche Bank   Live Cattle February Futures^   2/2015   USD     (36,296     3,816   
CitiBank   LME Aluminum March Futures^   3/2015   USD     157,875        (19,219
CitiBank   LME Copper March Futures^   3/2015   USD     694,250        (63,450
CitiBank   LME Zinc March Futures^   3/2015   USD     59,731        (5,319
CitiBank   LME Aluminum March Futures^   3/2015   USD     (150,600     11,944   
CitiBank   LME Copper March Futures^   3/2015   USD     (637,500     6,700   
CitiBank   LME Zinc March Futures^   3/2015   USD     (55,250     838   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR RISK PARITY II MV FUND   
COUNTERPARTY   UNDERLYING REFERENCE INSTRUMENT   TERMINATION
DATE
  CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
VALUE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
CitiBank   LME Aluminum June Futures^   6/2015   USD     151,275        $(11,344
CitiBank   LME Copper June Futures^   6/2015   USD     636,000        (8,150
CitiBank   LME Zinc June Futures^   6/2015   USD     55,438        (756
CitiBank   LME Lead March Futures^   3/2015   USD     56,187        (9,738
CitiBank   LME Lead March Futures^   3/2015   USD     (50,600     4,150   
CitiBank   LME Lead June Futures^   6/2015   USD     50,787        (4,075
Bank of America   Long Gilt March Futures   3/2015   GBP     932,132        37,811   
Goldman Sachs   MSCI Taiwan Stock Index January Futures   1/2015   USD     1,621,971        24,909   
Deutsche Bank   Natural Gas Swap January Futures^   1/2015   USD     256,230        (82,890
CitiBank   Natural Gas Swap December Futures^   1/2015   USD     578,900        (132,437
CitiBank   Natural Gas Swap February Futures^   3/2015   USD     399,740        (81,150
CitiBank   Natural Gas Swap February Futures^   3/2015   USD     (109,660     22,772   
Deutsche Bank   Natural Gas Swap January Futures^   1/2015   USD     (234,426     61,086   
CitiBank   Natural Gas Swap December Futures^   1/2015   USD     (610,960     164,496   
CitiBank   Natural Gas Swap January Futures^   2/2015   USD     605,780        (201,287
CitiBank   Natural Gas Swap January Futures^   2/2015   USD     (514,470     109,992   
Goldman Sachs   SGX S&P CNX Nifty Index January Futures   1/2015   USD     699,972        2,184   
Barclays Capital   Silver March Futures^   2/2015   USD     82,745        (4,750
Deutsche Bank   Soybean May Futures^   4/2015   USD     634,050        (15,750
CitiBank   Soybean March Futures^   2/2015   USD     143,678        9,844   
CitiBank   Soybean May Futures^   4/2015   USD     159,043        (4,468
CitiBank   Soybean March Futures^   2/2015   USD     (158,025     4,499   
Deutsche Bank   Soybean March Futures^   2/2015   USD     573,240        40,860   
Deutsche Bank   Soybean March Futures^   2/2015   USD     (629,925     15,825   
CitiBank   Soybean Meal March Futures^   2/2015   USD     284,560        (6,480
CitiBank   Soybean Oil March Futures^   2/2015   USD     421,609        2,639   
CitiBank   Sugar #11 (World Markets) February Futures^   2/2015   USD     173,628        (27,267
Goldman Sachs   Swiss Market Index March Futures   3/2015   CHF     1,585,315        18,129   
Goldman Sachs   Taiwan Stock Exchange January Futures   1/2015   TWD     5,406,840        5,089   
Bank of America   U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note March Futures   3/2015   USD     46,744,445        297,196   
CitiBank   Wheat March Futures^   2/2015   USD     157,940        18,986   
CitiBank   WTI Crude February Futures^   3/2015   USD     2,036,960        (318,560
CitiBank   WTI Crude January Futures^   2/2015   USD     2,022,843        (584,484
CitiBank   WTI Crude January Futures^   2/2015   USD     (1,725,300     286,976   
Deutsche Bank   WTI Crude February Futures^   2/2015   USD     1,207,830        (187,530
Deutsche Bank   WTI Crude February Futures^   2/2015   USD     (166,260     5,160   
Deutsche Bank   WTI Crude January Futures^   1/2015   USD     1,463,380        (451,250
Deutsche Bank   WTI Crude January Futures^   1/2015   USD     (1,204,220     192,090   
         

 

 

 
            $(2,417,097
         

 

 

 

Money Market Fund is pledged as collateral to CitiBank, Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs for total return swap contracts in the amount of $1,550,009, $2,520,021, and $530,000, respectively at December 31, 2014. Additional cash held as collateral for Bank of America for total return swap contracts in the amount of $320,000 at December 31, 2014.

 

^ Represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

Open futures contracts outstanding at December 31, 2014:

Exchange Traded

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION DATE     VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts:        
1   Goldman Sachs   Cocoa Futures^     3/2015        $28,742        $29,100        $358   
5   Goldman Sachs   Coffee ‘C’ Futures^     3/2015        357,040        312,375        (44,665
15   Goldman Sachs   Corn Futures^     3/2015        291,078        297,750        6,672   
5   Goldman Sachs   Gold 100 OZ Futures^     2/2015        603,813        592,050        (11,763
5   Goldman Sachs   Live Cattle Futures^     2/2015        175,978        162,400        (13,578
2   Goldman Sachs   Live Cattle Futures^     2/2015        133,685        130,840        (2,845
1   Goldman Sachs   Live Cattle Futures^     3/2015        108,517        108,663        146   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     1/2015        96,254        91,573        (4,681

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR RISK PARITY II MV FUND   
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION DATE     VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts: (continued)        
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     1/2015        $100,194        $91,687        $(8,507
6   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     2/2015        308,113        275,625        (32,488
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     2/2015        253,123        229,969        (23,154
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     2/2015        50,349        45,994        (4,355
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        49,378        46,098        (3,280
51   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        2,626,620        2,357,156        (269,464
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        47,503        46,210        (1,293
40   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     6/2015        1,989,652        1,865,750        (123,902
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     1/2015        167,998        158,325        (9,673
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     2/2015        167,023        158,250        (8,773
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     2/2015        167,002        158,175        (8,827
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        160,715        157,767        (2,948
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        321,406        315,600        (5,806
16   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        2,723,672        2,523,200        (200,472
10   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     6/2015        1,596,091        1,569,625        (26,466
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     1/2015        49,852        46,219        (3,633
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     1/2015        50,761        46,284        (4,477
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     3/2015        50,878        46,425        (4,453
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     3/2015        218,090        185,800        (32,290
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     6/2015        152,952        140,138        (12,814
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     3/2015        101,332        90,758        (10,574
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     3/2015        586,048        454,169        (131,879
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     6/2015        495,098        455,970        (39,128
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     1/2015        56,681        54,190        (2,491
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     3/2015        55,703        54,356        (1,347
14   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     3/2015        812,625        761,775        (50,850
12   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     6/2015        668,997        656,175        (12,822
16   Goldman Sachs   Silver Futures^     3/2015        1,303,743        1,247,920        (55,823
19   Goldman Sachs   Soybean Futures^     5/2015        1,001,894        978,975        (22,919
4   Goldman Sachs   Soybean Meal Futures^     3/2015        142,938        139,040        (3,898
4   Goldman Sachs   Soybean Oil Futures^     3/2015        77,231        77,136        (95
19   Goldman Sachs   Sugar #11 (World Markets) Futures^     2/2015        348,519        308,986        (39,533
5   Goldman Sachs   Wheat Futures^     3/2015        138,110        147,438        9,328   
5   Barclays Capital   Amsterdam Index Futures     1/2015        508,069        514,271        6,202   
15   Barclays Capital   CAC40 Index Futures     1/2015        762,832        776,307        13,475   
4   Barclays Capital   DAX Index Futures     3/2015        1,188,817        1,191,112        2,295   
14   Barclays Capital   E-Mini Russell 2000 Futures     3/2015        1,595,892        1,680,980        85,088   
55   Barclays Capital   Euro Stoxx 50 Index     3/2015        2,023,221        2,085,097        61,876   
32   Barclays Capital   FTSE 100 Index Futures     3/2015        3,120,779        3,253,110        132,331   
19   J.P. Morgan   FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index Futures     3/2015        695,007        726,937        31,930   
5   Barclays Capital   Hang Seng Index Futures     1/2015        769,372        762,414        (6,958
9   Barclays Capital   H-SHARES Index Futures     1/2015        694,059        695,718        1,659   
2   Barclays Capital   IBEX 35 Index Futures     1/2015        236,969        247,923        10,954   
12   Barclays Capital   KOSPI Index 200 Futures     3/2015        1,371,846        1,331,938        (39,908
202   Barclays Capital   S&P 500 E-Mini Futures     3/2015        20,020,784        20,729,240        708,456   
14   Barclays Capital   S&P MID 400 E-Mini Futures     3/2015        1,947,741        2,028,040        80,299   
7   Barclays Capital   S&P/Toronto Stock Exchange 60 Index Futures     3/2015        961,381        1,026,201        64,820   
17   Barclays Capital   SGX S&P CNX Nifty Index Futures     1/2015        283,675        284,206        531   
2   Barclays Capital   SPI 200 Index Futures     3/2015        215,313        219,734        4,421   
31   Barclays Capital   TOPIX Index Futures     3/2015        3,722,203        3,642,720        (79,483
19   J.P. Morgan   10-Year Japanese Government Bond     3/2015        2,329,811        2,345,100        15,289   
6   J.P. Morgan   10-Year Japanese Government Bond     3/2015        7,375,224        7,403,072        27,848   
29   J.P. Morgan   Australia 10-Year Bond Futures     3/2015        2,994,008        3,033,910        39,902   
36   J.P. Morgan   Canadian 10-Year Bond Futures     3/2015        4,217,172        4,292,236        75,064   
123   J.P. Morgan   Euro - Bund Futures     3/2015        22,799,827        23,199,091        399,264   
37   J.P. Morgan   Long Gilt Futures     3/2015        6,743,376        6,893,079        149,703   
241   J.P. Morgan   U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note Futures     3/2015        30,437,050        30,558,047        120,997   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          135,849,826        136,536,419       686,593   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR RISK PARITY II MV FUND   
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION DATE     VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Short Contracts:          
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     1/2015        $(96,004     $(91,573     $4,431   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     1/2015        (100,496     (91,688     8,808   
6   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     2/2015        (307,701     (275,625     32,076   
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     2/2015        (251,614     (229,969     21,645   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     2/2015        (50,248     (45,994     4,254   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        (49,397     (46,098     3,299   
51   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        (2,535,549     (2,357,156     178,393   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     3/2015        (47,438     (46,210     1,228   
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     6/2015        (145,685     (139,931     5,754   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     1/2015        (169,248     (158,325     10,923   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     2/2015        (166,660     (158,250     8,410   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     2/2015        (167,329     (158,175     9,154   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        (160,602     (157,767     2,835   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        (321,587     (315,600     5,987   
16   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        (2,598,861     (2,523,200     75,661   
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     6/2015        (638,501     (627,850     10,651   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     1/2015        (49,821     (46,219     3,602   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     1/2015        (50,748     (46,284     4,464   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     3/2015        (51,022     (46,425     4,597   
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     3/2015        (202,265     (185,800     16,465   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     6/2015        (51,122     (46,712     4,410   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     3/2015        (101,397     (90,758     10,639   
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     3/2015        (496,204     (454,170     42,034   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     1/2015        (56,248     (54,190     2,058   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     3/2015        (56,006     (54,356     1,650   
14   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     3/2015        (772,406     (761,775     10,631   
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     6/2015        (163,535     (164,044     (509
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          (9,857,694     (9,374,144     483,550   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $125,992,132        $127,162,275        $1,170,143   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash held as collateral at Barclays Capital, Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan for futures contracts was $792,818, $346,926 and $1,053,245, respectively at December 31, 2014.

 

^ Represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2014:

Over the Counter

 

PURCHASE
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
PURCHASED
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Brazilian Real,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  CitiBank   BRL     265,000        $97,095        $97,736        $641   
Brazilian Real,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  Credit Suisse International   BRL     265,000        97,095        97,736        641   
Canadian Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   CAD     4,000        3,505        3,437        (68
Canadian Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   CAD     7,000        6,165        6,015        (150
Swiss Franc,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   CHF     35,500        36,449        35,755        (694
Swiss Franc,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   CHF     45,500        46,746        45,827        (919
Euro,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   EUR     32,000        39,413        38,748        (665
British Pound,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   GBP     70,000        110,439        109,038        (1,401

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR RISK PARITY II MV FUND   
PURCHASE
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
PURCHASED
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Hong Kong Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   HKD     9,500        $ 1,225        $ 1,225        $ —   
Hong Kong Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   HKD     1,009,500        130,190        130,176        (14
Japanese Yen,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   JPY     35,000        295        292        (3
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $568,617        $565,985        $(2,632
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
           
SALES
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
SOLD
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Brazilian Real,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  CitiBank   BRL     (290,000     $(106,547     $(106,956     $(409
Brazilian Real,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  Credit Suisse International   BRL     (290,000     (106,756     (106,956     (200
Swiss Franc,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   CHF     (11,000     (11,189     (11,079     110   
Euro,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   EUR     (4,215,260     (5,197,937     (5,104,055     93,882   
Euro,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   EUR     (4,662,791     (5,751,573     (5,645,950     105,623   
British Pound,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   GBP     (731,214     (1,142,186     (1,139,011     3,175   
British Pound,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   GBP     (847,613     (1,324,486     (1,320,325     4,161   
Hong Kong Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   HKD     (915,000     (118,030     (117,990     40   
Hong Kong Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   HKD     (972,000     (125,381     (125,340     41   
Japanese Yen,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   JPY     (35,000     (294     (292     2   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          (13,884,379     (13,677,954     206,425   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $(13,315,762     $(13,111,969     $203,793   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash held as collateral for Credit Suisse International for forward foreign currency exchange contracts in the amount of $10,000 at December 31, 2014. Cash held as collateral at CitiBank for forward foreign currency exchange contracts in the amount of $150,000 at December 31, 2014.

 

* Non-deliverable forward. (See Note 4).

BRL - Brazilian Real

CAD - Canadian Dollar

CHF - Swiss Franc

EUR - Euro

GBP - British Pound

HKD - Hong Kong Dollar

JPY - Japanese Yen

TWD - Taiwanese Dollar

USD - United States Dollar

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  
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AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND   
LONG INVESTMENTS - 119.5%   SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
COMMON STOCKS - 39.1%    
Belgium - 0.8%  
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV (a)     2,441      $ 274,714  
Belgacom SA (a)     52,241        1,895,487  
bpost SA (a)     27,720        696,341  
Colruyt SA (a)     3,388        157,506  
Delhaize Group SA (a)     12,914        940,466  
Umicore SA (a)     3,384        136,173  
   

 

 

 
      4,100,687  
   

 

 

 
Denmark - 0.8%  
AP Moeller - Maersk A/S, Class B (a)     708        1,408,178  
Chr Hansen Holding A/S (a)     3,135        138,891  
Coloplast A/S, Class B (a)     1,478        123,686  
Danske Bank A/S (a)     15,138        409,269  
GN Store Nord A/ S (a)     6,850        149,658  
H Lundbeck A/S     1,328        26,360  
Jyske Bank A/S (a)     12,072        610,196  
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B (a)     6,118        258,790  
TDC A/S (a)     59,461        453,503  
Tryg A/S (a)     1,100        122,910  
William Demant Holding A/S (a)     1,581        119,874  
   

 

 

 
      3,821,315  
   

 

 

 
Finland - 0.9%  
Elisa OYJ (a)     10,943        298,689  
Fortum OYJ (a)     22,558        489,769  
Kesko OYJ, B Shares (a)     3,714        135,073  
Metso OYJ (a)     2,565        76,795  
Neste Oil OYJ (a)     43,039        1,048,326  
Orion OYJ, Class B (a)     33,884        1,053,809  
Sampo OYJ, A Shares (a)     8,740        409,158  
Stora Enso OYJ, R Shares (a)     22,643        202,450  
UPM-Kymmene OYJ (a)     36,207        593,367  
   

 

 

 
      4,307,436  
   

 

 

 
Germany - 3.2%  
Aurubis AG (a)     6,814        380,904  
Axel Springer SE (a)     4,774        287,943  
BASF SE (a)     2,655        222,704  
Bayer AG (a)     4,087        557,093  
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (a)     5,619        606,393  
Brenntag AG (a)     12,861        719,060  
Continental AG (a)     3,870        816,271  
Deutsche Post AG (a)     27,524        893,481  
Deutsche Telekom AG (a)     70,506        1,128,120  
Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide (a)     159        9,175  
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (a)     16,819        1,255,317  
GEA Group AG (a)     2,560        112,553  
Hannover Rueck SE (a)     14,434        1,302,111  
HeidelbergCement AG (a)     2,769        195,436  
HUGO BOSS AG (a)     1,451        177,503  
K+S AG (a)     22,175        611,923  
Linde AG (a)     1,597        294,171  
Merck KGaA (a)     20,015        1,883,579  
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen (a)     11,350        2,260,211  
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG (a)     6,285        262,608  
Rhoen Klinikum AG (a)     22,300        624,995  
STADA Arzneimittel AG (a)     3,387        102,771  
Symrise AG (a)     7,912        476,659  
Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG     9,809        51,986  
    SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Germany - 3.2% (continued)  
TUI AG     11,703      $ 194,039  
United Internet AG (a)     747        33,649  
   

 

 

 
      15,460,655  
   

 

 

 
Italy - 1.8%  
A2A SpA     193,716        196,290  
Atlantia SpA     26,828        623,535  
Autogrill SpA     57,877        436,479  
Davide Campari-Milano SpA     18,587        116,019  
Enel SpA     126,884        565,588  
Eni SpA (a)     104,201        1,825,236  
Finmeccanica SpA     47,102        437,805  
GTECH SpA     13,265        296,192  
Hera SpA     56,648        133,393  
Luxottica Group SpA     2,445        134,032  
Mediobanca SpA     123,204        1,001,097  
Pirelli & C. SpA     61,332        827,209  
Snam SpA     130,098        643,884  
Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA     187,180        850,203  
Tod’s SpA     319        27,626  
Unione di Banche Italiane SCpA     65,262        466,771  
   

 

 

 
      8,581,359  
   

 

 

 
Japan - 20.8%  
ABC-Mart, Inc. (a)     11,000        532,270  
Air Water, Inc. (a)     11,000        174,234  
Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (a)     16,700        600,005  
Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (a)     2,000        37,234  
Alfresa Holdings Corp. (a)     63,000        760,785  
ANA Holdings, Inc. (a)     136,000        336,278  
Aozora Bank Ltd. (a)     205,000        634,587  
Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. (a)     8,100        250,592  
Asahi Kasei Corp. (a)     292,000        2,663,750  
Astellas Pharma, Inc. (a)     68,800        957,841  
Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc. (a)     60,400        1,278,746  
Bank of Kyoto Ltd./The (a)     4,000        33,438  
Bank of Yokohama Ltd./The (a)     144,000        782,105  
Benesse Holdings, Inc. (a)     10,200        302,664  
Bridgestone Corp. (a)     15,400        534,102  
Brother Industries Ltd. (a)     129,800        2,352,930  
Calbee, Inc. (a)     3,900        134,343  
Canon, Inc. (a)     46,000        1,462,053  
Central Japan Railway Co. (a)     14,900        2,233,157  
Chiba Bank Ltd./The (a)     71,000        465,256  
Chiyoda Corp. (a)     66,000        546,810  
Chugoku Bank Ltd./The (a)     39,200        534,333  
Coca-Cola West Co., Ltd. (a)     20,400        281,313  
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (a)     94,000        846,616  
Daicel Corp. (a)     105,000        1,226,451  
Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. (a)     30,600        399,662  
Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. (a)     13,000        245,586  
Denso Corp. (a)     10,600        494,043  
Dentsu, Inc. (a)     1,400        58,858  
Disco Corp. (a)     5,800        463,899  
East Japan Railway Co. (a)     8,800        663,263  
Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. (a)     11,600        391,975  
FamilyMart Co., Ltd. (a)     8,300        312,610  
Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. (a)     138,000        550,190  
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (a)     26,000        920,036  
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. (a)     30,600        933,715  
Fujitsu Ltd. (a)     258,000        1,375,570  
Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc. (a)     183,000        943,451  
Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc. (a)     83,600        800,046  
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND   
    SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Japan - 20.8% (continued)  
Hikari Tsushin, Inc. (a)     13,800      $ 839,377  
Hino Motors Ltd. (a)     21,500        283,011  
Hirose Electric Co., Ltd. (a)     700        81,216  
Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd. (a)     40,700        719,039  
Hitachi High-Technologies Corp. (a)     23,600        677,950  
Hitachi Metals Ltd. (a)     53,000        900,517  
Hokuriku Electric Power Co. (a)     2,300        29,372  
Hoya Corp. (a)     64,300        2,174,937  
Ibiden Co., Ltd. (a)     16,300        240,688  
Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. (a)     17,600        290,634  
Inpex Corp. (a)     45,200        503,210  
ITOCHU Corp. (a)     75,900        810,240  
Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp. (a)     18,100        638,647  
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. (a)     100,500        2,979,730  
Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd. (a)     2,300        72,260  
JGC Corp. (a)     34,000        699,951  
Joyo Bank Ltd./The (a)     32,000        158,460  
JTEKT Corp. (a)     19,100        321,449  
JX Holdings, Inc. (a)     2,800        10,896  
Kamigumi Co., Ltd. (a)     28,000        249,419  
Kaneka Corp. (a)     54,000        289,344  
Kao Corp. (a)     16,200        638,840  
KDDI Corp. (a)     17,600        1,105,703  
Keyence Corp. (a)     1,500        668,392  
Kinden Corp. (a)     86,000        868,660  
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (a)     600        34,912  
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (a)     3,500        107,071  
Komatsu Ltd. (a)     42,200        932,955  
Konica Minolta, Inc. (a)     50,500        550,249  
Kurita Water Industries Ltd. (a)     26,300        548,411  
Lawson, Inc. (a)     4,600        277,969  
Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd. (a)     9,800        388,986  
Makita Corp. (a)     12,600        567,781  
Marubeni Corp. (a)     46,100        275,834  
Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd. (a)     13,600        289,453  
Medipal Holdings Corp. (a)     20,000        233,594  
MEIJI Holdings Co., Ltd. (a)     3,800        345,721  
Miraca Holdings, Inc. (a)     6,500        279,623  
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (a)     100,000        1,187,806  
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp. (a)     67,000        982,127  
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (a)     67,300        369,762  
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (a)     123,100        1,648,695  
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.     194,800        326,544  
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (a)     10,200        1,113,034  
Nagoya Railroad Co., Ltd. (a)     122,000        454,233  
NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd. (a)     4,100        124,580  
NH Foods Ltd. (a)     40,000        875,132  
NHK Spring Co., Ltd. (a)     30,800        268,002  
Nidec Corp. (a)     6,600        426,265  
Nippon Express Co., Ltd. (a)     27,000        136,830  
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. (a)     38,400        1,961,573  
Nippon Yusen KK (a)     13,000        36,719  
Nishi-Nippon City Bank Ltd./The (a)     258,000        742,355  
Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd. (a)     11,500        548,126  
Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd. (a)     11,100        596,387  
NOK Corp. (a)     41,100        1,046,139  
Nomura Research Institute Ltd. (a)     4,700        143,750  
NTT DOCOMO, Inc. (a)     66,200        964,074  
Omron Corp. (a)     20,100        899,183  
Oracle Corp. Japan (a)     1,200        48,895  
Oriental Land Co., Ltd. (a)     10,700        2,467,569  
Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. (a)     250,000        933,738  
Otsuka Corp. (a)     25,600        811,736  
Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd. (a)     127,400        3,819,607  
    SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Japan - 20.8% (continued)  
Park24 Co., Ltd. (a)     6,200      $ 91,272  
Resona Holdings, Inc. (a)     442,600        2,235,795  
Ricoh Co., Ltd. (a)     41,000        414,471  
Rinnai Corp. (a)     1,400        94,069  
Rohm Co., Ltd. (a)     25,400        1,530,433  
Sankyo Co., Ltd. (a)     9,800        336,178  
Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (a)     500        26,917  
Secom Co., Ltd. (a)     24,200        1,390,402  
Seiko Epson Corp. (a)     23,500        983,339  
Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd. (a)     102,000        1,227,159  
Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. (a)     36,200        1,302,163  
Seven Bank Ltd. (a)     221,600        930,163  
Shimadzu Corp. (a)     22,000        223,784  
Shimamura Co., Ltd. (a)     4,900        422,855  
Shimano, Inc. (a)     4,700        608,752  
Showa Shell Sekiyu KK (a)     34,300        337,871  
SMC Corp. (a)     1,100        288,447  
Stanley Electric Co., Ltd. (a)     12,900        278,556  
Sumitomo Corp. (a)     35,300        362,555  
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd. (a)     363,000        1,952,572  
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (a)     4,000        59,660  
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (a)     12,000        433,833  
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (a)     64,300        955,888  
Suruga Bank Ltd. (a)     9,100        167,231  
Suzuken Co., Ltd. (a)     5,700        157,453  
Suzuki Motor Corp. (a)     15,000        449,510  
Sysmex Corp. (a)     1,400        62,136  
Taisei Corp. (a)     116,000        657,954  
Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd. (a)     5,200        317,723  
Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (a)     12,000        95,816  
THK Co., Ltd. (a)     21,300        511,879  
Toho Co., Ltd. (a)     3,700        83,951  
Toho Gas Co., Ltd. (a)     83,000        406,067  
Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. (a)     106,900        1,243,940  
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. (a)     4,200        136,406  
Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (a)     152,700        621,079  
Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (a)     272,000        1,467,621  
TonenGeneral Sekiyu KK (a)     25,000        213,415  
Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. (a)     35,000        227,411  
TOTO Ltd. (a)     89,000        1,035,311  
Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd. (a)     21,100        679,397  
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. (a)     5,000        100,571  
Toyota Industries Corp. (a)     6,200        317,761  
Unicharm Corp. (a)     6,000        143,815  
USS Co., Ltd. (a)     71,500        1,098,576  
West Japan Railway Co. (a)     16,800        794,275  
Yamada Denki Co., Ltd. (a)     45,900        154,000  
Yamaha Corp. (a)     9,800        144,451  
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (a)     45,800        916,334  
Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (a)     8,700        172,275  
Yamazaki Baking Co., Ltd. (a)     40,000        493,570  
Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd./The (a)     5,000        45,527  
   

 

 

 
      101,934,748  
   

 

 

 
Luxembourg - 0.0% (b)  
Millicom International Cellular SA SDR     1,153        85,432  
   

 

 

 
Netherlands - 1.6%  
Boskalis Westminster NV (a)     34,903        1,909,371  
Delta Lloyd NV (a)     72,035        1,584,075  
Heineken NV (a)     5,469        388,341  
Koninklijke Ahold NV (a)     86,852        1,543,609  
Koninklijke DSM NV (a)     2,204        134,429  
Koninklijke Philips NV (a)     7,973        231,105  
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND   
    SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Netherlands - 1.6% (continued)  
QIAGEN NV (a)     1,569      $ 36,547  
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, A Shares (a)     30,332        1,010,940  
Wolters Kluwer NV (a)     38,081        1,162,050  
   

 

 

 
      8,000,467  
   

 

 

 
Norway - 1.5%  
DNB ASA (a)     115,332        1,701,219  
Gjensidige Forsikring ASA (a)     13,157        214,688  
Marine Harvest ASA (a)     44,676        613,420  
Orkla ASA (a)     43,247        294,403  
Statoil ASA (a)     97,819        1,722,283  
Telenor ASA (a)     47,330        957,420  
Yara International ASA (a)     44,920        2,000,396  
   

 

 

 
      7,503,829  
   

 

 

 
Spain - 2.6%  
Acciona SA (a)     2,683        181,047  
Acerinox SA     14,008        211,336  
ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA (a)     16,433        572,773  
Amadeus IT Holding SA, A Shares (a)     21,424        853,261  
Banco de Sabadell SA     77,174        204,200  
Banco Santander SA (a)     226,427        1,900,429  
Bankinter SA (a)     18,424        148,013  
Bolsas y Mercados Espanoles SA (a)     12,074        467,630  
Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA (a)     24,323        164,815  
Ebro Foods SA     17,233        284,858  
Enagas SA (a)     46,568        1,468,804  
Endesa SA (a)     106,864        2,139,342  
Ferrovial SA (a)     8,983        177,577  
Gas Natural SDG SA (a)     36,850        925,694  
Iberdrola SA (a)     177,953        1,199,536  
Prosegur Cia de Seguridad SA     6,977        39,750  
Red Electrica Corp. SA (a)     4,795        422,686  
Repsol SA (a)     25,898        484,832  
Tecnicas Reunidas SA (a)     15,630        683,180  
   

 

 

 
      12,529,763  
   

 

 

 
Sweden - 1.8%  
Assa Abloy AB, Class B (a)     2,346        123,908  
Hexagon AB, B Shares     2,206        68,054  
Holmen AB, B Shares     788        26,776  
Husqvarna AB, B Shares     56,965        418,719  
ICA Gruppen AB     36,426        1,418,368  
Meda AB, A Shares     32,313        463,382  
Nordea Bank AB (a)     77,933        902,136  
Securitas AB, B Shares (a)     50,793        614,478  
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A (a)     129,578        1,645,454  
Skanska AB, B Shares (a)     19,666        422,237  
SKF AB, B Shares (a)     5,631        118,620  
Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B (a)     16,609        358,068  
Swedbank AB, A Shares (a)     3,698        91,751  
Swedish Match AB (a)     5,274        165,258  
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, B Shares (a)     108,838        1,317,822  
TeliaSonera AB (a)     119,903        770,901  
   

 

 

 
      8,925,932  
   

 

 

 
Switzerland - 2.7%  
Actelion Ltd. (a)     2,368        272,607  
Aryzta AG (a)     6,971        535,718  
Baloise Holding AG (a)     339        43,328  
Barry Callebaut AG (a)     158        161,986  
    SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Switzerland - 2.7% (continued)  
Bucher Industries AG (a)     681      $ 169,829  
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprungli AG (a)     69        341,169  
DKSH Holding AG (a)     1,268        96,532  
Flughafen Zuerich AG (a)     107        71,558  
Galenica AG (a)     587        468,034  
Geberit AG (a)     236        79,840  
Givaudan SA (a)     443        794,679  
Helvetia Holding AG (a)     76        36,111  
Lonza Group AG (a)     8,699        979,435  
Nestle SA (a)     17,213        1,254,845  
Novartis AG (a)     24,734        2,293,917  
OC Oerlikon Corp. AG (a)     5,517        68,869  
Roche Holding AG (a)     3,281        888,962  
Sika AG (a)     99        292,044  
Sonova Holding AG (a)     572        84,033  
Straumann Holding AG (a)     500        125,620  
Swiss Life Holding AG (a)     5,761        1,361,622  
Swiss Re AG (a)     16,141        1,352,159  
Swisscom AG (a)     2,736        1,435,682  
   

 

 

 
      13,208,579  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom - 0.6%  
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (a)     90,724        1,054,188  
Reed Elsevier NV (a)     21,493        513,266  
Unilever NV CVA (a)     39,482        1,544,446  
   

 

 

 
      3,111,900  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $200,212,318)

      191,572,102  
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.8%    
Germany - 0.8%    
FUCHS PETROLUB SE (a)     232        9,240  
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (a)     9,681        1,042,817  
Porsche Automobil Holding SE     16,518        1,335,854  
Volkswagen AG (a)     6,172        1,371,760  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(cost $4,104,837)

      3,759,671  
   

 

 

 
RIGHTS - 0.0% (b)    
GTECH SpA    

(cost $—)

    13,265         
   

 

 

 
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 79.6%   
BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio - Series I, Institutional Shares, 0.070% (c)     5,229,369        5,229,369  
Dreyfus Treasury Cash Management, Class I, 0.010% (c)     20,917,478        20,917,478  
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - IM Shares, 0.000% (c)^     300,539,790        300,539,790  
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares, 0.000% (c)(d)^     36,480,083        36,480,083  
UBS Money Series - UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund, Class I, 0.010% (c)     26,146,847        26,146,847  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
(cost $389,313,567)

      389,313,567  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES, AT VALUE
(cost $593,630,722)

      584,645,340  
   

 

 

 
   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND   
SECURITIES SOLD SHORT- (33.0)%   SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
COMMON STOCKS - (33.0)%  
Belgium - (0.4)%   
KBC Groep NV     (7,004   $ (390,894
Telenet Group Holding NV     (9,685     (543,500
UCB SA     (14,833     (1,127,863
   

 

 

 
      (2,062,257
   

 

 

 
Denmark - (0.3)%  
Carlsberg A/S, Class B     (1,034     (79,411
FLSmidth & Co. A/S     (11,081     (485,805
Novozymes A/S, B Shares     (9,463     (398,331
Vestas Wind Systems A/S     (12,318     (447,350
   

 

 

 
      (1,410,897
   

 

 

 
Finland - (0.7)%  
Cargotec OYJ, B Shares     (5,764     (176,923
Kone OYJ, Class B     (9,078     (413,301
Nokia OYJ     (106,484     (842,162
Nokian Renkaat OYJ     (84,280     (2,055,888
Wartsila OYJ     (2,654     (118,788
   

 

 

 
      (3,607,062
   

 

 

 
Germany - (3.3)%  
adidas AG     (9,078     (630,427
AIXTRON SE     (54,730     (615,224
Allianz SE     (2,487     (411,912
Beiersdorf AG     (1,413     (114,727
Bilfinger SE     (20,533     (1,147,774
Commerzbank AG     (109,597     (1,437,540
Daimler AG     (1,839     (152,736
Deutsche Bank AG     (27,774     (831,675
Deutsche Boerse AG     (2,191     (155,697
Deutsche Lufthansa AG     (6,142     (101,779
E.ON SE     (19,035     (325,340
HOCHTIEF AG     (2,956     (208,541
Infineon Technologies AG     (24,400     (258,197
LANXESS AG     (30,292     (1,402,891
MAN SE     (987     (109,921
METRO AG     (41,827     (1,278,556
MTU Aero Engines AG     (1,352     (117,496
OSRAM Licht AG     (241     (9,462
Rheinmetall AG     (15,378     (669,544
RWE AG     (28,917     (892,514
Salzgitter AG     (32,362     (905,591
SAP SE     (17,935     (1,252,372
Siemens AG     (4,770     (535,212
Software AG     (7,849     (190,738
Suedzucker AG     (12,962     (186,365
ThyssenKrupp AG     (55,334     (1,409,569
Wacker Chemie AG     (5,318     (583,360
Wirecard AG     (7,415     (323,325
   

 

 

 
      (16,258,485
   

 

 

 
Italy - (1.8)%  
Assicurazioni Generali SpA     (12,345     (253,478
Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA     (330,363     (188,199
Banca Popolare dell’Emilia Romagna SC      (195,727     (1,283,181
Banco Popolare SC     (75,109     (903,692
Buzzi Unicem SpA     (9,945     (125,875
Enel Green Power SpA     (40,269     (84,370
Mediaset SpA     (312,787     (1,286,980
Mediolanum SpA     (166,964     (1,064,010
    SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Italy - (1.8)% (continued)  
Moncler SpA     (16,476   $ (220,147
Prysmian SpA     (3,505     (63,874
Saipem SpA     (795     (8,334
Salvatore Ferragamo SpA     (56,355     (1,386,944
Telecom Italia SpA     (408,507     (435,668
Tenaris SA     (17,751     (268,233
UniCredit SpA     (62,817     (402,381
UnipolSai SpA     (38,824     (104,528
World Duty Free SpA     (61,154     (587,141
   

 

 

 
      (8,667,035
   

 

 

 
Japan - (17.2)%  
Acom Co., Ltd.     (683,700     (2,087,234
Advantest Corp.     (220,700     (2,735,434
Aeon Co., Ltd.     (207,600     (2,086,275
Aeon Credit Service Co., Ltd.     (75,500     (1,491,194
Amada Co., Ltd.     (111,400     (954,563
Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.     (194,000     (944,426
Asics Corp.     (3,200     (77,041
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.     (15,700     (184,491
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     (2,400     (58,928
Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc./The     (38,400     (502,060
Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd.     (12,300     (94,641
Credit Saison Co., Ltd.     (108,600     (2,019,569
Daido Steel Co., Ltd.     (40,000     (151,078
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co., Ltd./The     (62,900     (954,813
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.     (12,200     (170,590
Daikin Industries Ltd.     (35,000     (2,244,343
Dena Co., Ltd.     (32,800     (391,810
Don Quijote Holdings Co., Ltd.     (3,000     (206,241
Eisai Co., Ltd.     (7,300     (282,314
FANUC Corp.     (3,100     (511,129
Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.     (5,500     (2,001,423
GS Yuasa Corp.     (343,000     (1,458,348
Hamamatsu Photonics KK     (700     (33,322
Hitachi Capital Corp.     (9,500     (209,090
Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.     (24,000     (507,436
Hitachi Ltd.     (67,000     (494,511
Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Inc.     (155,500     (1,244,771
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.     (3,100     (90,949
IHI Corp.     (106,000     (536,833
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.     (77,800     (962,713
J Front Retailing Co., Ltd.     (28,300     (327,770
Japan Display, Inc.     (119,500     (364,713
Japan Steel Works Ltd./The     (608,000     (2,151,182
Japan Tobacco, Inc.     (12,900     (355,044
JFE Holdings, Inc.     (20,100     (448,248
Kajima Corp.     (117,000     (481,143
Kakaku.com, Inc.     (139,500     (1,995,786
Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc./The     (165,400     (1,573,466
Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.     (6,000     (92,952
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.     (180,000     (818,558
Keikyu Corp.     (73,000     (540,112
Keio Corp.     (11,000     (79,129
Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd.     (3,000     (36,478
Kikkoman Corp.     (11,000     (269,599
Kintetsu Corp.     (154,000     (506,338
Kobe Steel Ltd.     (63,000     (108,517
Konami Corp.     (25,500     (467,501
Kubota Corp.     (63,000     (914,431
Kyocera Corp.     (1,300     (59,488
Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd.     (9,000     (84,749
Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.     (197,600     (1,979,004
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND   
    SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Japan - (17.2)% (continued)  
LIXIL Group Corp.     (4,200   $ (88,392
M3, Inc.     (23,000     (384,836
Marui Group Co., Ltd.     (23,200     (209,257
Mazda Motor Corp.     (22,300     (535,547
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.     (54,800     (265,807
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.     (54,000     (271,020
Mitsubishi Logistics Corp.     (58,000     (843,544
Mitsubishi Materials Corp.     (195,000     (646,898
Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co., Ltd.     (11,900     (55,964
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.     (469,000     (1,328,385
Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.     (361,000     (1,069,550
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.     (11,000     (260,680
Nexon Co., Ltd.     (5,600     (52,204
NGK Insulators Ltd.     (25,000     (512,458
Nintendo Co., Ltd.     (27,300     (2,848,963
Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.     (110,000     (494,975
Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd.     (13,000     (376,714
Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.     (24,000     (314,400
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp.     (593,000     (1,471,016
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.     (102,000     (889,621
Nitto Denko Corp.     (27,600     (1,542,164
NSK Ltd.     (30,000     (354,202
NTT Data Corp.     (900     (33,529
Obayashi Corp.     (143,000     (921,806
Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd.     (120,000     (1,062,975
Olympus Corp.     (26,800     (938,813
Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     (7,300     (646,309
Panasonic Corp.     (27,700     (326,263
Rakuten, Inc.     (205,200     (2,853,473
Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc.     (13,400     (171,442
Sharp Corp.     (578,000     (1,278,707
Shikoku Electric Power Co., Inc.     (65,900     (799,346
Shimizu Corp.     (13,000     (88,297
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.     (6,900     (449,188
Shinsei Bank Ltd.     (358,000     (623,070
Shionogi & Co., Ltd.     (8,600     (222,188
Shizuoka Bank Ltd./The     (1,000     (9,144
Showa Denko KK     (474,000     (583,499
SoftBank Corp.     (12,300     (732,137
Sojitz Corp.     (51,700     (72,199
Sony Corp.     (96,600     (1,971,534
Sony Financial Holdings, Inc.     (23,700     (348,985
Sumco Corp.     (93,600     (1,339,988
Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd.     (16,200     (156,879
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.     (7,700     (96,167
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.     (384,000     (1,470,831
T&D Holdings, Inc.     (8,400     (100,698
Taiheiyo Cement Corp.     (132,000     (414,134
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     (14,000     (579,569
TDK Corp.     (6,300     (371,041
Teijin Ltd.     (158,000     (419,949
Terumo Corp.     (23,600     (535,632
Tobu Railway Co., Ltd.     (95,000     (406,234
Tokyu Corp.     (12,000     (74,358
Toray Industries, Inc.     (84,000     (671,159
Toshiba Corp.     (329,000     (1,387,492
Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd.     (17,900     (222,346
Toyota Boshoku Corp.     (30,000     (398,275
Toyota Tsusho Corp.     (27,000     (627,208
Trend Micro, Inc.     (15,000     (414,499
Tsumura & Co.     (1,800     (39,804
Ube Industries Ltd.     (217,000     (322,643
Yahoo Japan Corp.     (563,700     (2,020,259
    SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Japan - (17.2)% (continued)  
Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd.     (4,000   $ (211,140
Yaskawa Electric Corp.     (190,600     (2,434,558
Yokogawa Electric Corp.     (88,200     (967,823
   

 

 

 
      (83,973,965
   

 

 

 
Luxembourg - (0.6)%  
Altice SA     (13,450     (1,063,823
ArcelorMittal     (155,166     (1,699,983
   

 

 

 
      (2,763,806
   

 

 

 
Netherlands - (1.8)%  
Aegon NV     (1,308     (9,831
Akzo Nobel NV     (5,560     (384,697
ASML Holding NV     (12,614     (1,362,911
Fugro NV CVA     (94,152     (1,955,606
Koninklijke KPN NV     (392,459     (1,239,130
OCI NV     (25,789     (896,679
Randstad Holding NV     (22,112     (1,063,949
SBM Offshore NV     (59,525     (700,066
TNT Express NV     (154,587     (1,030,540
   

 

 

 
      (8,643,409
   

 

 

 
Norway - (0.7)%  
Aker Solutions ASA 144A (e)     (59,332     (330,019
Fred Olsen Energy ASA     (42,267     (386,766
Norsk Hydro ASA     (30,544     (172,055
Petroleum Geo-Services ASA     (65,164     (366,838
Schibsted ASA     (25,424     (1,612,374
Seadrill Ltd.     (58,975     (682,351
   

 

 

 
      (3,550,403
   

 

 

 
Portugal - (0.0)% (b)  
Banco Espirito Santo SA (3)(f)     (216,618     (31,454
   

 

 

 
Spain - (2.0)%   
Abertis Infraestructuras SA     (462     (9,161
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA     (88,954     (840,118
Banco Popular Espanol SA     (106,224     (529,509
Bankia SA     (195,955     (290,783
CaixaBank SA     (139,885     (732,978
Grifols SA     (27,884     (1,112,670
Inditex SA     (54,144     (1,544,479
Indra Sistemas SA     (128,334     (1,246,821
Mapfre SA     (300,544     (1,015,834
Mediaset Espana Comunicacion SA     (29,728     (373,742
Obrascon Huarte Lain SA     (39,360     (878,284
Telefonica SA     (15,994     (229,634
Zardoya Otis SA     (96,752     (1,072,943
   

 

 

 
      (9,876,956
   

 

 

 
Sweden - (1.4)%  
Alfa Laval AB     (6,677     (126,261
Atlas Copco AB, A Shares     (16,455     (457,871
Boliden AB     (40,073     (640,559
Electrolux AB, Series B     (20,253     (591,777
Elekta AB, B Shares     (170,901     (1,745,337
Getinge AB, B Shares     (32,955     (750,464
Hennes & Mauritz AB, B Shares     (9,197     (382,090
Modern Times Group MTG, B Shares     (7,167     (227,284
Sandvik AB     (105,201     (1,022,878
Svenska Handelsbanken AB, A Shares     (6,536     (305,806
Tele2 AB, B Shares     (26,928     (326,305
Trelleborg AB, B Shares     (10,979     (184,829
   

 

 

 
      (6,761,461
   

 

 

 
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND   
    SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Switzerland - (2.3)%  
Adecco SA     (7,825   $ (537,885
Cie Financiere Richemont SA     (13,950     (1,236,788
Credit Suisse Group AG     (41,009     (1,030,197
Dufry AG     (4,210     (629,244
EMS-Chemie Holding AG     (881     (356,649
GAM Holding AG     (6,698     (120,417
Holcim Ltd.     (4,732     (338,263
Julius Baer Group Ltd.     (11,360     (518,675
Kuehne + Nagel International AG     (1,308     (177,673
Panalpina Welttransport Holding AG     (2,358     (316,086
Partners Group Holding AG     (59     (17,165
Schindler Holding AG     (471     (67,996
SGS SA     (98     (200,113
STMicroelectronics NV     (54,682     (408,836
Sulzer AG     (11,601     (1,240,973
Swatch Group AG/The     (1,289     (572,647
Syngenta AG     (1,903     (612,114
Transocean Ltd.     (66,687     (1,223,698
UBS Group AG     (75,676     (1,300,848
Zurich Insurance Group AG     (1,306     (408,128
   

 

 

 
      (11,314,395
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom - (0.2)%  
CNH Industrial NV     (53,269     (431,217
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA     (51,164     (381,134
Subsea 7 SA     (28,097     (287,514
   

 

 

 
      (1,099,865
   

 

 

 
United States - (0.3)%  
Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (1)     (13,591     (1,541,491
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS SOLD SHORT
(proceeds $169,892,486)

      (161,562,941
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT, AT VALUE
(proceeds $169,892,486)

      (161,562,941
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS, NET OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT - 86.5%
(cost $423,738,236)

      423,082,399  
   

 

 

 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
LIABILITIES - 13.5% (g)
    66,050,479  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

 

  $ 489,132,878  
   

 

 

 
Non income-producing security.
(a) All or a portion of this security has been segregated as collateral for securities sold short and can be sold or replaced subject to the broker’s right to re-hypothecate. At December 31, 2014, the value of these securities was $179,802,119.
(b) Represents less than 0.05% of net assets.
(c) Represents annualized seven-day yield as of December 31, 2014.
(d) A portion of the security is pledged as collateral to the brokers for swap contracts.
(e) Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted as to resale to institutional investors. The Fund Advisor has deemed this security to be liquid based upon procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
(f) Security fair valued as of December 31, 2014 using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The total value of positions fair valued was $(31,454) or (0.0)% of total net assets.
(g) Includes appreciation/(depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange, futures and swap contracts.
^ All or a portion represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

All securities are Level 2 with respect to ASC 820, unless otherwise noted in parentheses.

(1) Level 1 security (See Note 5).
(3) Level 3 security (See Note 5).

The following abbreviations are used in portfolio descriptions:

CVA - Dutch Certification

SDR - Special Drawing Rights

 

SECTOR   VALUE    

% OF NET

ASSETS

 
Consumer Discretionary   $ 1,127,211       0.2
Consumer Staples     13,510,518       2.7  
Energy     1,993,660       0.4  
Financials     3,163,643       0.6  
Health Care     8,987,836       1.8  
Industrials     255,605       0.1  
Information Technology     (4,053,970     (0.8
Materials     (6,086,032     (1.2
Telecommunication Services     8,145,697       1.7  
Utilities     6,724,664       1.4  
Money Market Funds     389,313,567       79.6   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    423,082,399       86.5   
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities (g)     66,050,479       13.5   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 489,132,878       100.0 %
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

 

Total return swap contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2014:

Over the Counter

 

COUNTERPARTY   UNDERLYING REFERENCE INSTRUMENT   TERMINATION
DATE
  CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
VALUE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Barclays Capital   10-Year Canadian Bond March Futures   3/2015   CAD     54,577,242        $969,440   
Barclays Capital   10-Year Japanese Government Bond March Futures   3/2015   JPY     (31,131,466,480     (1,685,941
Bank of America   30-Year Euro Buxl Bond March Futures   3/2015   EUR     (11,394,357     (666,952
Goldman Sachs   BIST 30 Futures February Futures   2/2015   TRY     2,122,944        11,454   
Bank of America   Bovespa Index February Futures   2/2015   BRL     (22,258,604     (372,148

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND   
COUNTERPARTY   UNDERLYING REFERENCE INSTRUMENT   TERMINATION
DATE
  CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
VALUE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
CitiBank   Corn March Futures^   2/2015   USD     7,015,080        $ 150,722   
CitiBank   Corn March Futures^   2/2015   USD     (15,412,642     28,882   
Bank of America   Euro - Bobl March Futures   3/2015   EUR     4,011,750        33,094   
Bank of America   Euro - Bund March Futures   3/2015   EUR     7,202,275        152,454   
Bank of America   Euro - SCHATZ March Futures   3/2015   EUR     (222,488,870     (440,879
CitiBank   Gold 100 OZ February Futures^   1/2015   USD     122,343        (3,933
Bank of America   Hang Seng Index January Futures   1/2015   HKD     292,545,690        395,368   
Bank of America   H-SHARES Index January Futures   1/2015   HKD     1,182,325        2,138   
CitiBank   LME Copper March Futures^   3/2015   USD     2,864,250        (25,650
Barclays Capital   Long Gilt March Futures   3/2015   GBP     38,217,429        1,361,460   
Bank of America   MSCI Taiwan Stock Index January Futures   1/2015   USD     3,654,498        50,982   
Bank of America   Swiss Market Index March Futures   3/2015   CHF     (611,827     (11,863
Bank of America   Taiwan Stock Exchange January Futures   1/2015   TWD     64,825,718        62,864   
Bank of America   Tel Aviv 25 Index January Futures   1/2015   ILS     6,676,905        (21,449
Bank of America   U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note March Futures   3/2015   USD     54,112,168        156,894   
Bank of America   U.S. Treasury 2-Year Note March Futures   3/2015   USD     (178,128,108     192,796   
Bank of America   U.S. Treasury 5-Year Note March Futures   3/2015   USD     2,615,886        567   
Bank of America   U.S. Treasury Long Bond March Futures   3/2015   USD     (7,874,619     (220,881
Goldman Sachs   WIG20 Index March Futures   3/2015   PLN     5,946,153        (43,047
         

 

 

 
            $76,372   
         

 

 

 

Money Market Fund is pledged as collateral to Goldman Sachs for total return swap contracts and total return basket swap contracts in the amount of $34,500,000 at December 31, 2014. Money Market Fund is pledged as collateral to Bank of America, Barclays Capital and Deutsche Bank for total return swap contracts in the amounts of $1,220,067, $430,000 and $10, respectively at December 31, 2014. Additional cash held as collateral at CitiBank for total return swap contracts in the amount of $420,000 at December 31, 2014.

 

^ Represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

Open futures contracts outstanding at December 31, 2014:

Exchange Traded

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION DATE     VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts:          
182   Goldman Sachs   Gold 100 OZ Futures^     2/2015        $21,947,807        $21,550,619        $(397,188
13   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     1/2015        2,188,366        2,067,325        (121,041
15   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     2/2015        2,465,178        2,368,407        (96,771
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        319,329        315,612        (3,717
7   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        1,117,395        1,104,338        (13,057
14   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        2,256,506        2,209,200        (47,306
156   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        24,977,620        24,601,200        (376,420
257   Goldman Sachs   Silver Futures^     3/2015        21,345,079        20,044,715        (1,300,364
156   Barclays Capital   Amsterdam Index Futures     1/2015        15,036,213        16,045,263        1,009,050   
793   J.P. Morgan   BIST 30 Futures     2/2015        3,584,898        3,632,878        47,980   
154   Barclays Capital   DAX Index Futures     3/2015        44,184,277        45,857,839        1,673,562   
288   Barclays Capital   Hang Seng Index Futures     1/2015        43,753,906        43,915,019        161,113   
40   Barclays Capital   H-SHARES Index Futures     1/2015        3,080,108        3,092,080        11,972   
86   Barclays Capital   KOSPI Index 200 Futures     3/2015        9,835,561        9,545,558        (290,003
117   Barclays Capital   MSCI Singapore Index Futures     1/2015        6,698,544        6,740,980        42,436   
212   Barclays Capital   MSCI Taiwan Stock Index Futures     1/2015        7,180,509        7,273,720        93,211   
65   Barclays Capital   S&P 500 E-Mini Futures     3/2015        6,624,769        6,670,300        45,531   
481   Barclays Capital   SET50 Index Futures     3/2015        2,951,565        2,892,140        (59,425
34   Barclays Capital   SGX S&P CNX Nifty Index Futures     1/2015        567,232        568,412        1,180   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND   
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION DATE     VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts: (continued)     
207   Barclays Capital   TOPIX Index Futures     3/2015        $ 24,597,384        $ 24,323,969        $ (273,415
1,307   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures     6/2015        394,804,376        395,166,412        362,036   
1,058   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures     9/2015        319,764,325        319,898,192        133,867   
273   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures     12/2015        82,518,222        82,540,497        22,275   
1,179   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures     6/2015        293,470,211        293,467,837        (2,374
1,217   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures     9/2015        302,164,730        302,272,375        107,645   
1,125   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures     12/2015        278,975,989        278,676,562        (299,427
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          1,916,410,099        1,916,841,449       431,350   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Short Contracts:          
236   Goldman Sachs   Brent Crude Futures^     1/2015        (16,239,399     (13,529,880     2,709,519   
571   Goldman Sachs   Corn Futures^     3/2015        (11,416,587     (11,334,350     82,237   
13   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     1/2015        (2,195,347     (2,067,325     128,022   
15   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     2/2015        (2,465,582     (2,368,406     97,176   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        (318,594     (315,612     2,982   
7   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        (1,118,108     (1,104,337     13,771   
14   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        (2,251,510     (2,209,200     42,310   
7   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     3/2015        (1,116,480     (1,103,900     12,580   
105   Goldman Sachs   Natural Gas Futures^     1/2015        (3,899,012     (3,033,450     865,562   
279   Goldman Sachs   Soybean Futures^     3/2015        (14,556,341     (14,277,825     278,516   
138   Barclays Capital   CAC40 Index Futures     1/2015        (6,681,307     (7,142,030     (460,723
745   Barclays Capital   Euro Stoxx 50 Index     3/2015        (27,065,894     (28,243,595     (1,177,701
351   Barclays Capital   FTSE 100 Index Futures     3/2015        (34,462,908     (35,682,549     (1,219,641
6   Barclays Capital   FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Index Futures     1/2015        (150,496     (150,236     260   
582   Barclays Capital   FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index Futures     3/2015        (21,356,975     (22,267,214     (910,239
253   Barclays Capital   FTSE/MIB Index Futures     3/2015        (28,326,676     (29,189,170     (862,494
61   Barclays Capital   IBEX 35 Index Futures     1/2015        (7,498,020     (7,561,630     (63,610
8   J.P. Morgan   Mexican Stock Exchange Price and Quotation Index Futures     3/2015        (221,834     (234,186     (12,352
747   Barclays Capital   OMXS30 Index Futures     1/2015        (13,537,123     (14,054,970     (517,847
42   Barclays Capital   S&P/Toronto Stock Exchange 60 Index Futures     3/2015        (6,001,048     (6,157,204     (156,156
163   Barclays Capital   SPI 200 Index Futures     3/2015        (17,077,427     (17,908,324     (830,897
1,565   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures     6/2015        (302,831,200     (302,949,787     (118,587
1,507   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures     9/2015        (290,940,112     (291,487,374     (547,262
1,002   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures     12/2015        (193,444,876     (193,613,909     (169,033
301   J.P. Morgan   Australia 10-Year Bond Futures     3/2015        (31,120,294     (31,489,892     (369,598
1,621   J.P. Morgan   Australia 3-Year Bond Futures     3/2015        (146,757,271     (147,268,576     (511,305
234   J.P. Morgan   Canadian 3-Month Bank Acceptance Futures     3/2015        (49,708,203     (49,690,760     17,443   
905   J.P. Morgan   Canadian 3-Month Bank Acceptance Futures     6/2015        (192,167,557     (192,150,865     16,692   
743   J.P. Morgan   Canadian 3-Month Bank Acceptance Futures     9/2015        (157,730,574     (157,690,846     39,728   
428   J.P. Morgan   Canadian 3-Month Bank Acceptance Futures     12/2015        (90,822,263     (90,790,669     31,594   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          (1,673,479,018     (1,677,068,071     (3,589,053
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $242,931,081        $239,773,378        $(3,157,703
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash held as collateral at Barclays Capital, Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan for futures contracts was $24,364,543, $2,574,702 and $8,780,931, respectively at December 31, 2014.

 

^ Represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2014:

Over the Counter

 

PURCHASE
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY  

CURRENCY

AMOUNT

PURCHASED

   

VALUE AT

SETTLEMENT

DATE

   

VALUE AT

DECEMBER 31,

2014

    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Australian Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   AUD     17,941,989        $14,770,197        $14,571,460        $(198,737
Brazilian Real, Expiring 03/18/15*   Credit Suisse International   BRL     23,010,000        8,545,522        8,486,426        (59,096
Canadian Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   CAD     66,890,943        58,602,861        57,484,034        (1,118,827
Swiss Franc, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   CHF     22,543,000        23,460,959        22,705,049        (755,910
Euro, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   EUR     41,493,009        51,251,102        50,241,892        (1,009,210
British Pound, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   GBP     19,831,095        31,010,002        30,890,856        (119,146
Hong Kong Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   HKD     20,669,000        2,665,556        2,665,283        (273
Hungarian Forint, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   HUF     1,011,000,000        4,064,290        3,857,002        (207,288
Israeli Shekel, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   ILS     18,200,000        4,621,721        4,667,275        45,554   
Indian Rupee, Expiring 03/18/15*   Credit Suisse International   INR     1,093,248,690        17,275,579        17,060,623        (214,956
Japanese Yen, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   JPY     1,746,287,000        14,627,855        14,588,526        (39,329
Korean Won, Expiring 03/18/15*   Credit Suisse International   KRW     16,510,000,000        14,859,165        14,970,575        111,410   
Mexican Peso, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   MXN     75,000,000        5,089,862        5,060,579        (29,283
Norwegian Krone, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   NOK     3,097,000        414,629        414,684        55   
New Zealand Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   NZD     45,182,857        34,672,285        34,997,822        325,537   
Poland Zloty, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   PLN     49,690,450        14,707,789        13,989,624        (718,165
Russian Ruble, Expiring 03/18/15*   Credit Suisse International   RUB     375,445,018        7,003,484        5,928,687        (1,074,797
Swedish Krona, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   SEK     32,096,000        4,220,348        4,118,310        (102,038
Singapore Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   SGD     21,400,000        16,344,920        16,134,991        (209,929
Turkish Lira, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   TRY     103,676,950        45,201,923        43,705,079        (1,496,844
Taiwanese Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15*   Credit Suisse International   TWD     103,736,316        3,332,151        3,284,063        (48,088
South African Rand, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   ZAR     138,722,992        12,088,518        11,850,972        (237,546
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $388,830,718      $381,673,812      $(7,156,906
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

SALES

CONTRACTS

  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY  

CURRENCY

AMOUNT

SOLD

   

VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT

DATE

   

VALUE AT

DECEMBER 31,

2014

   

UNREALIZED

APPRECIATION

(DEPRECIATION)

 
Australian Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   AUD     (5,870,000     $(4,978,632     $(4,767,279     $211,353   
Brazilian Real, Expiring 03/18/15*   Credit Suisse International   BRL     (43,859,430     (16,138,122     (16,176,000     (37,878
Canadian Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   CAD     (11,501,000     (9,857,562     (9,883,608     (26,046

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND   

SALES

CONTRACTS

  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY  

CURRENCY

AMOUNT

SOLD

   

VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT

DATE

   

VALUE AT

DECEMBER 31,

2014

   

UNREALIZED

APPRECIATION

(DEPRECIATION)

 
Swiss Franc, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   CHF     (92,726,222     $ (95,303,559     $ (93,392,779     $ 1,910,780   
Danish Krone, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   DKK     (14,592,423     (2,433,536     (2,372,611     60,925   
Euro, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   EUR     (15,777,000     (19,626,301     (19,103,612     522,689   
British Pound, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   GBP     (6,573,000     (10,286,730     (10,238,749     47,981   
Hong Kong Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   HKD     (27,369,000     (3,528,457     (3,529,254     (797
Hungarian Forint, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   HUF     (430,000,000     (1,694,714     (1,640,466     54,248   
Israeli Shekel, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   ILS     (71,459,091     (18,023,879     (18,325,240     (301,361
Japanese Yen, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   JPY     (4,095,215,132     (34,291,881     (34,211,530     80,351   
Korean Won, Expiring 03/18/15*   Credit Suisse International   KRW     (21,589,668,960     (19,463,901     (19,576,605     (112,704
Mexican Peso, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   MXN     (461,865,659     (32,400,480     (31,164,105     1,236,375   
Norwegian Krone, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   NOK     (377,776,398     (53,440,918     (50,583,728     2,857,190   
New Zealand Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   NZD     (9,274,000     (7,069,781     (7,183,472     (113,691
Poland Zloty, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   PLN     (25,100,000     (7,358,334     (7,066,541     291,793   
Russian Ruble, Expiring 03/18/15*   Credit Suisse International   RUB     (375,445,018     (6,811,319     (5,928,687     882,632   
Swedish Krona, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   SEK     (363,446,268     (48,337,516     (46,634,603     1,702,913   
Singapore Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   SGD     (45,444,499     (34,557,925     (34,263,860     294,065   
Turkish Lira, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   TRY     (27,600,000     (11,648,462     (11,634,795     13,667   
South African Rand, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   ZAR     (54,400,000     (4,692,515     (4,647,340     45,175   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          (441,944,524     (432,324,864     9,619,660   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $(53,113,806     $(50,651,052     $2,462,754   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash held as collateral for Credit Suisse International for forward foreign currency exchange contracts in the amount of $2,610,000 at December 31, 2014.

 

* Non-deliverable forward. (See Note 4).

 

AUD - Australian Dollar

BRL - Brazilian Real

CAD - Canadian Dollar

CHF - Swiss Franc

DKK - Danish Krone

EUR - Euro

GBP - British Pound

HKD - Hong Kong Dollar

HUF - Hungarian Forint

ILS - Israeli Shekel

INR - Indian Rupee

JPY - Japanese Yen

KRW - Korean Won

MXN - Mexican Peso

NOK - Norwegian Krone

NZD - New Zealand Dollar

PLN - Poland Zloty

RUB - Russian Ruble

SEK - Swedish Krona

SGD - Singapore Dollar

TRY - Turkish Lira

TWD - Taiwanese Dollar

USD - United States Dollar

ZAR - South African Rand

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND   

Total Return Basket Swaps* Outstanding at December 31, 2014

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
  

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Goldman Sachs    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in USD based on the local currencies of the positions within the swaps.    2-13 months maturity 02/20/2015      $17,217,988   
        

 

 

 

 

* See the accompanying “Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap” for further details.
** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions              
Canada      
Domtar Corp.     4,900      $ 194,880      $ 2,198   
Restaurant Brands International, Inc.     1,584        47,056        14,783   
     

 

 

 
  16,981   
     

 

 

 
Ireland            
Alkermes PLC   1,309      59,385      17,270   
Covidien PLC   2,006      136,036      69,138   
Mallinckrodt PLC   15,038      1,195,022      294,191   
     

 

 

 
  380,599   
     

 

 

 
Netherlands
QIAGEN NV   1,318      32,653      (1,733
     

 

 

 
Singapore
Avago Technologies Ltd.   13,439      1,045,318      306,511   
Flextronics International Ltd.   91,200      1,010,595      9,021   
     

 

 

 
  315,532   
     

 

 

 
Sweden
Autoliv, Inc.   4,502      408,126      69,626   
     

 

 

 
Switzerland
Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings AG   8,708      327,203      3,004   
Garmin Ltd.   14,371      805,117      (45,897
Noble Corp. PLC   7,037      164,990      (48,387
TE Connectivity Ltd.   18,482      1,024,677      144,309   
     

 

 

 
  53,029   
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom                  
Aon PLC     13,619        1,078,153        213,337   
Delphi Automotive PLC     32,815        2,102,966        283,341   
Willis Group Holdings PLC     626        26,178        1,873   
     

 

 

 
  498,551   
     

 

 

 
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States                  
3M Co.     8,624      $ 1,086,202      $ 330,893   
Abbott Laboratories     6,209        244,823        34,707   
AbbVie, Inc.     8,963        439,030        147,509   
Accenture PLC     1,887        148,617        19,911   
ACE Ltd.     12,993        1,205,532        287,104   
Actavis PLC     4,309        1,096,330        12,850   
Activision Blizzard, Inc.     55,672        951,373        170,418   
Acuity Brands, Inc.     3,279        452,988        6,301   
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.     6,015        806,601        151,468   
Advent Software, Inc.     2,156        67,091        (1,031
AECOM Technology Corp.     11,287        358,256        (15,470
Aetna, Inc.     25,368        1,987,623        265,816   
Aflac, Inc.     6,400        369,258        21,718   
AGCO Corp.     11,229        591,517        (83,966
Agilent Technologies, Inc.     3,144        127,238        1,478   
AGL Resources, Inc.     4,444        217,723        24,519   
Air Lease Corp.     4,282        136,168        10,748   
Akamai Technologies, Inc.     10,579        604,062        61,992   
Alaska Air Group, Inc.     27,652        1,053,412        599,071   
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     2,000        369,751        309   
Alliant Energy Corp.     5,989        309,681        88,108   
Alliant Techsystems, Inc.     5,982        788,268        (92,860
Allstate Corp./The     13,916        846,585        131,014   
Altria Group, Inc.     17,899        693,724        188,160   
Amdocs Ltd.     14,764        692,074        (3,259
AMERCO     2,400        669,160        13,064   
Ameren Corp.     9,702        404,197        43,356   
American Electric Power Co., Inc.     44,677        2,394,232        318,555   
American Express Co.     7,877        707,622        25,254   
American Financial Group, Inc.     7,478        406,252        47,812   
American Water Works Co., Inc.     6,900        362,406        5,364   
 

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     19,808      $ 2,084,462      $ 535,146   
AmerisourceBergen Corp.     5,001        352,721        98,170   
Amgen, Inc.     16,970        2,357,008        346,144   
Analog Devices, Inc.     1,527        82,210        2,569   
ANN, Inc.     10,600        429,190        (42,502
ANSYS, Inc.     340        25,865        2,015   
Anthem, Inc.     27,935        2,562,398        948,193   
AO Smith Corp.     1,797        82,845        18,524   
AOL, Inc.     3,264        156,138        (5,439
Apollo Education Group, Inc.     18,512        524,664        106,781   
Apple, Inc.     15,937        1,673,143        85,983   
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.     36,144        1,422,454        457,034   
ARRIS Group, Inc.     43,300        1,274,121        33,106   
Arrow Electronics, Inc.     12,277        682,604        28,111   
Arthur J Gallagher & Co.     600        27,335        913   
Ascena Retail Group, Inc.     9,762        176,236        (53,625
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.     5,000        218,580        270   
Associated Banc-Corp.     1,757        28,629        4,104   
Assurant, Inc.     12,527        811,694        45,529   
AT&T, Inc.     42,586        1,538,801        (108,337
Atmos Energy Corp.     8,492        435,587        37,757   
Atwood Oceanics, Inc.     2,875        131,205        (49,641
AutoNation, Inc.     8,982        527,686        14,917   
AutoZone, Inc.     3,828        2,074,087        295,866   
Avery Dennison Corp.     3,563        176,402        8,447   
Avnet, Inc.     16,919        674,578        53,277   
Axis Capital Holdings Co.     5,041        229,336        28,208   
Babcock & Wilcox Co./The     6,618        220,987        (20,462
Ball Corp.     16,750        1,049,934        91,914   
Bank of New York Mellon Corp./The     11,326        384,989        74,507   
BankUnited, Inc.     2,246        72,321        (7,255
Baxter International, Inc.     1,148        80,413        3,724   
BB&T Corp.     1,477        54,403        3,037   
Becton Dickinson and Co.     6,139        652,640        201,664   
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.     5,420        341,618        71,224   
Bemis Co., Inc.     619        23,813        4,172   
Big Lots, Inc.     5,319        235,246        (22,380
Biogen Idec, Inc.     4,505        1,443,793        85,429   
Bio-Techne Corp.     1,557        137,823        6,044   
Boeing Co./The     1,334        185,886        (12,492
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.     29,000        779,344        (9,974
Boston Scientific Corp.     13,116        177,197        (3,410
Brinker International, Inc.     3,200        169,630        18,178   
Broadcom Corp.     21,721        897,574        43,597   
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.     16,983        618,209        166,066   
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.     183,710        1,683,118        492,009   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Bunge Ltd.     3,989      $ 346,488      $ 16,152   
CA, Inc.     37,072        1,161,818        (32,976
Cablevision Systems Corp.     46,100        868,582        82,922   
Cabot Corp.     1,919        98,002        (13,834
California Resources Corp.     1,860        117,397        (107,148
Capital One Financial Corp.     29,451        2,458,347        (27,167
Cardinal Health, Inc.     18,425        1,317,550        169,900   
Carlisle Cos., Inc.     1,228        89,309        21,506   
Carter’s, Inc.     3,444        242,113        58,582   
Caterpillar, Inc.     6,909        691,393        (59,012
Celanese Corp.     749        41,270        3,640   
Celgene Corp.     7,239        543,822        265,933   
Centene Corp.     5,300        457,326        93,079   
CenturyLink, Inc.     10,000        408,580        (12,780
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.     710        184,292        9,211   
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.     8,738        536,587        19,500   
Cheesecake Factory, Inc./The     838        36,503        5,657   
Chesapeake Energy Corp.     11,598        284,059        (57,086
Chevron Corp.     16,293        1,834,559        (6,811
Chubb Corp./The     4,282        357,961        85,097   
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.     340        22,410        4,385   
Cigna Corp.     10,241        872,905        180,996   
Cimarex Energy Co.     3,026        385,822        (65,066
Cinemark Holdings, Inc.     7,168        231,757        23,281   
Cintas Corp.     13,216        831,405        205,258   
Cisco Systems, Inc.     72,184        1,651,909        355,889   
Cleco Corp.     519        28,329        (23
Clorox Co./The     1,647        148,181        23,453   
CMS Energy Corp.     10,162        298,743        54,386   
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.     7,407        327,921        (383
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.     1,617        80,264        4,887   
Comcast Corp.     3,563        190,933        15,757   
Comerica, Inc.     2,825        131,041        1,282   
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.     561        24,262        136   
Commercial Metals Co.     17,140        318,848        (39,637
Computer Sciences Corp.     20,535        1,219,487        75,245   
ConocoPhillips     39,542        3,065,310        (334,540
Consolidated Edison, Inc.     21,204        1,241,845        157,831   
Convergys Corp.     1,937        37,647        1,810   
Cooper Cos., Inc./The     3,258        491,674        36,415   
Corning, Inc.     52,843        900,418        311,272   
CR Bard, Inc.     6,280        955,727        90,647   
Crane Co.     4,851        296,094        (11,340
Crown Holdings, Inc.     7,820        344,678        53,360   
CST Brands, Inc.     5,001        156,970        61,124   
CSX Corp.     15,691        411,865        156,620   
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.     410        29,893        (931
 

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Cummins, Inc.     5,003      $ 695,415      $ 25,868   
CVR Energy, Inc.     2,300        105,319        (16,286
CVS Health Corp.     30,788        2,212,913        752,279   
Cytec Industries, Inc.     3,324        155,042        (1,573
Danaher Corp.     2,336        172,137        28,082   
Deckers Outdoor Corp.     13,167        1,189,445        9,279   
Delta Air Lines, Inc.     59,412        2,241,187        681,289   
Deluxe Corp.     9,254        524,472        51,589   
Devon Energy Corp.     16,352        1,007,392        (6,486
DeVry Education Group, Inc.     7,187        254,341        86,826   
Dillard’s, Inc.     4,671        402,524        182,192   
Discover Financial Services     36,747        2,280,826        125,735   
Dolby Laboratories, Inc.     3,400        142,117        4,491   
Dollar General Corp.     3,900        245,875        29,855   
Dollar Tree, Inc.     2,006        100,225        40,958   
Dominion Resources, Inc.     479        33,146        3,689   
Domino’s Pizza, Inc.     2,240        201,432        9,508   
Dover Corp.     8,954        673,262        (31,082
Dow Chemical Co./The     11,757        576,862        (40,626
DR Horton, Inc.     8,077        201,331        2,936   
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.     43,732        2,941,780        192,930   
DST Systems, Inc.     8,140        729,769        36,612   
DTE Energy Co.     14,479        1,069,501        181,050   
Dun & Bradstreet Corp./The     2,156        232,068        28,721   
Eastman Chemical Co.     2,485        198,502        (9,990
eBay, Inc.     13,829        753,469        22,614   
Edison International     18,793        970,939        259,627   
EI du Pont de Nemours & Co.     2,686        167,166        31,437   
Electronic Arts, Inc.     29,046        1,105,793        259,804   
Eli Lilly & Co.     24,531        1,494,295        198,099   
EMC Corp.     36,294        1,056,810        22,573   
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.     2,948        160,215        16,194   
Energen Corp.     928        63,596        (4,427
Energizer Holdings, Inc.     6,220        606,495        193,148   
Entergy Corp.     30,513        2,315,742        353,535   
EOG Resources, Inc.     6,152        649,500        (83,085
Equifax, Inc.     1,428        102,513        12,970   
Everest Re Group Ltd.     8,020        1,315,729        50,077   
Exelis, Inc.     10,162        190,581        (12,441
Exelon Corp.     32,400        1,163,155        38,237   
Expedia, Inc.     32,198        2,771,601        (23,180
Express Scripts PLC     1,340        98,173        15,285   
Exxon Mobil Corp.     9,536        904,103        (22,500
Fair Isaac Corp.     639        39,481        6,719   
FedEx Corp.     4,728        732,624        88,441   
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.     8,226        420,011        91,647   
Fifth Third BanCorp.     5,273        111,610        (4,172
Fiserv, Inc.     16,746        1,051,456        137,008   
FleetCor Technologies, Inc.     329        35,437        13,489   
FLIR Systems, Inc.     8,684        290,393        (9,813
Fluor Corp.     5,185        384,342        (69,976
Foot Locker, Inc.     62,618        3,152,913        364,966   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Franklin Resources, Inc.     6,171      $ 329,296      $ 12,393   
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.     11,296        409,082        (145,208
Frontier Communications Corp.     9,200        63,227        (1,863
Fulton Financial Corp.     2,207        26,291        987   
GameStop Corp.     23,137        780,788        1,242   
Gannett Co., Inc.     46,859        1,420,723        75,485   
Gap, Inc./The     13,218        497,340        59,270   
Gartner, Inc.     2,900        242,380        1,829   
GATX Corp.     4,799        283,057        (6,922
General Dynamics Corp.     14,098        1,972,771        (32,604
General Mills, Inc.     9,304        449,063        47,120   
Genuine Parts Co.     8,306        668,856        216,315   
Gilead Sciences, Inc.     32,242        3,027,986        11,145   
Global Payments, Inc.     2,540        184,489        20,565   
Google, Inc.     1,889        1,103,734        (101,317
Graham Holdings Co.     1,418        997,222        227,519   
Great Plains Energy, Inc.     9,054        222,028        35,196   
Guess?, Inc.     4,612        130,482        (33,261
H&R Block, Inc.     11,185        342,908        33,803   
Halliburton Co.     23,738        1,261,570        (327,955
Hanesbrands, Inc.     11,609        794,618        501,178   
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc./The     569        30,527        10,054   
Harris Corp.     10,074        681,000        42,515   
Hasbro, Inc.     5,031        243,001        33,654   
HCA Holdings, Inc.     26,246        1,809,446        116,748   
HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.     1,348        60,673        11,471   
Health Net, Inc.     26,043        1,210,903        183,179   
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.     9,378        217,883        (14,380
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.     15,573        1,625,414        (575,482
Henry Schein, Inc.     2,006        223,086        50,031   
Hershey Co./The     1,228        121,022        6,604   
Hess Corp.     22,717        1,694,870        (17,901
Hewlett-Packard Co.     53,705        1,707,773        447,408   
Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.     5,390        191,839        54,053   
HollyFrontier Corp.     2,866        132,955        (25,537
Home Depot, Inc./The     7,844        697,276        126,108   
Honeywell International, Inc.     12,337        1,107,513        125,200   
Hormel Foods Corp.     9,743        432,800        74,810   
Howard Hughes Corp./The     2,487        336,525        (12,170
Hubbell, Inc.     479        56,896        (5,724
Humana, Inc.     17,817        1,976,720        582,336   
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.     10,567        1,096,133        92,231   
IAC/InterActiveCorp.     19,764        1,311,209        (109,756
IDACORP, Inc.     1,797        97,898        21,046   
IDEX Corp.     370        28,375        426   
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     1,797        148,540        21,636   
Ingram Micro, Inc.     21,052        511,773        70,104   
Ingredion, Inc.     4,059        317,144        27,222   
Intel Corp.     77,208        2,248,216        553,663   
International Business Machines Corp.     4,432        774,414        (63,344
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.     410        37,772        3,785   
 

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Intersil Corp.     3,983      $ 57,832      $ (198
Intuit, Inc.     2,327        173,270        41,256   
ITC Holdings Corp.     709        24,645        4,020   
ITT Corp.     6,385        269,703        (11,366
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.     2,665        145,222        20,381   
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.     3,354        209,971        (60,081
JetBlue Airways Corp.     15,780        194,773        55,498   
JM Smucker Co./The     3,653        349,491        19,389   
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     470        25,457        2,386   
Johnson & Johnson     14,583        1,278,076        246,868   
Johnson Controls, Inc.     8,055        361,299        28,080   
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     25,266        1,458,881        122,265   
Juniper Networks, Inc.     9,900        217,668        3,300   
Kellogg Co.     1,570        95,512        7,229   
Kemper Corp.     2,000        68,154        4,066   
KeyCorp.     31,482        391,187        46,413   
Kimberly-Clark Corp.     11,909        1,128,488        247,477   
Kirby Corp.     300        33,858        (9,636
KLA-Tencor Corp.     3,713        275,942        (14,844
Kohl’s Corp.     9,907        581,505        23,219   
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.     3,024        331,375        50,284   
Lam Research Corp.     13,385        849,211        212,755   
Landstar System, Inc.     2,400        186,447        (12,375
Lear Corp.     16,610        1,300,916        328,193   
Leggett & Platt, Inc.     629        18,714        8,088   
Leidos Holdings, Inc.     8,744        399,099        (18,560
Lennar Corp.     5,793        266,354        (6,770
Lennox International, Inc.     310        27,318        2,154   
Lexmark International, Inc.     35,069        1,445,310        1,987   
Liberty Media Corp.     1,974        68,561        1,062   
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.     7,299        518,951        5,920   
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.     3,743        259,339        (735
Lincoln National Corp.     18,889        889,159        200,170   
Lockheed Martin Corp.     17,127        2,920,306        377,841   
Loews Corp.     5,310        232,457        (9,331
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.     7,751        405,094        128,175   
LyondellBasell Industries NV     20,541        1,755,725        (124,975
M&T Bank Corp.     4,522        503,125        64,929   
Macy’s, Inc.     2,598        154,749        16,070   
ManpowerGroup, Inc.     11,499        851,516        (67,629
Marathon Oil Corp.     26,138        877,930        (138,486
Marathon Petroleum Corp.     2,699        239,258        4,353   
Marriott International, Inc.     4,466        268,776        79,706   
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.     16,524        809,545        136,289   
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.     300        36,942        (3,846
Marvell Technology Group Ltd.     39,138        610,003        (42,502
MasterCard, Inc.     8,115        608,655        90,533   
Mattel, Inc.     13,445        489,594        (73,539
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.     4,612        154,530        (7,546
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
McDonald’s Corp.     2,286      $ 216,956      $ (2,758
McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.     2,819        235,742        15,093   
McKesson Corp.     7,425        1,299,905        241,377   
Medtronic, Inc.     24,256        1,341,308        409,975   
Mentor Graphics Corp.     10,511        210,247        20,154   
Merck & Co., Inc.     25,205        1,444,108        (12,716
Meredith Corp.     459        20,695        4,238   
Microchip Technology, Inc.     3,713        180,624        (13,131
Micron Technology, Inc.     71,365        2,100,808        397,681   
Microsoft Corp.     35,036        1,303,232        324,190   
Mondelez International, Inc.     4,500        152,911        10,552   
Monster Beverage Corp.     4,182        445,896        7,224   
Moody’s Corp.     5,100        495,377        (6,746
Murphy Oil Corp.     14,643        823,249        (83,485
Murphy USA, Inc.     19,781        1,054,451        307,669   
Mylan, Inc.     11,800        657,615        7,551   
Myriad Genetics, Inc.     36,147        1,189,086        42,081   
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.     19,819        1,426,110        (127,371
Navient Corp.     126,863        2,088,030        653,479   
NetApp, Inc.     6,588        293,100        (20,028
New York Community Bancorp., Inc.     16,662        261,617        4,975   
Newfield Exploration Co.     20,422        536,670        17,175   
NewMarket Corp.     210        69,635        15,106   
NextEra Energy, Inc.     5,969        547,851        86,594   
NiSource, Inc.     1,968        78,623        4,860   
Nordstrom, Inc.     4,888        332,501        55,558   
Norfolk Southern Corp.     15,742        1,546,922        178,559   
Northeast Utilities     1,647        70,418        17,730   
Northern Trust Corp.     400        26,844        116   
Northrop Grumman Corp.     22,650        2,741,784        596,599   
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.     18,900        819,787        63,977   
Nucor Corp.     2,875        147,717        (6,699
NVIDIA Corp.     11,865        206,012        31,881   
Occidental Petroleum Corp.     4,652        293,621        81,376   
OGE Energy Corp.     988        33,701        1,354   
Oil States International, Inc.     2,905        185,685        (43,631
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.     5,076        358,224        35,877   
Olin Corp.     12,277        308,446        (28,899
Omnicare, Inc.     5,959        373,896        60,693   
Omnicom Group, Inc.     1,800        121,725        17,721   
ONEOK, Inc.     4,253        281,074        (69,317
Oracle Corp.     28,304        1,086,296        186,535   
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.     6,936        1,159,460        176,553   
Owens & Minor, Inc.     4,342        147,212        5,236   
Owens-Illinois, Inc.     3,294        111,502        (22,597
PACCAR, Inc.     7,906        433,571        104,116   
Packaging Corp. of America     9,320        642,510        84,916   
Parker-Hannifin Corp.     3,054        336,796        57,018   
PartnerRe Ltd.     14,353        1,608,682        29,426   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Patterson Cos., Inc.     1,916      $ 76,760      $ 15,400   
Penske Automotive Group, Inc.     500        21,015        3,520   
People’s United Financial, Inc.     16,370        228,487        20,009   
PepsiCo, Inc.     8,834        700,070        135,273   
Perrigo Co PLC     780        119,762        10,623   
PetSmart, Inc.     2,848        190,688        40,840   
Pfizer, Inc.     43,542        1,331,189        25,144   
PG&E Corp.     21,029        1,013,637        105,947   
Phillips 66     22,321        1,712,297        (111,881
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.     63,800        2,139,734        (47,732
Pinnacle Foods, Inc.     9,000        308,601        9,099   
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.     8,744        458,076        139,227   
Plantronics, Inc.     1,198        51,277        12,241   
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc./The     21,521        1,700,746        262,615   
Polaris Industries, Inc.     809        110,744        11,609   
Polycom, Inc.     21,400        274,606        14,294   
PPG Industries, Inc.     2,279        441,390        85,401   
PPL Corp.     6,199        183,817        41,392   
priceline.com, Inc.     749        852,562        1,456   
Procter & Gamble Co./The     7,366        588,396        82,573   
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.     459        27,354        (1,944
PTC, Inc.     2,136        73,577        4,708   
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.     43,907        1,627,791        190,398   
Pulte Group, Inc.     35,946        664,064        107,337   
Quanta Services, Inc.     22,892        709,719        (59,815
Raytheon Co.     15,758        1,499,310        205,233   
Regal Entertainment Group     16,430        313,799        37,145   
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.     19,647        1,578,520        142,950   
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.     18,596        1,290,751        (151,374
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.     3,639        365,184        (11,400
Rent-A-Center, Inc.     4,312        130,520        26,091   
Republic Services, Inc.     4,779        184,418        7,937   
ResMed, Inc.     3,743        159,087        50,745   
Restaurant Brands International LP     16        475        226   
Reynolds American, Inc.     19,493        1,156,384        96,431   
RF Micro Devices, Inc.     33,000        437,028        110,442   
Rock-Tenn Co.     12,126        616,948        122,495   
Rockwell Automation, Inc.     1,527        182,064        (12,262
Ross Stores, Inc.     5,570        371,407        153,621   
Rovi Corp.     2,537        55,390        1,920   
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.     7,800        525,027        117,927   
RR Donnelley & Sons Co.     11,898        210,423        (10,477
Ryder System, Inc.     16,494        1,319,535        211,933   
SanDisk Corp.     3,054        208,366        90,865   
SCANA Corp.     5,275        272,763        45,847   
Schlumberger Ltd.     749        85,799        (21,827
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co./The     2,875      $ 166,357      $ 12,813   
Seagate Technology PLC     7,576        411,990        91,814   
SEI Investments Co.     3,268        116,206        14,645   
Sempra Energy     1,467        135,856        27,509   
Sherwin-Williams Co./The     2,991        740,409        46,344   
Signature Bank     250        29,874        1,616   
Signet Jewelers Ltd.     8,852        680,220        484,438   
Silgan Holdings, Inc.     539        24,733        4,157   
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.     24,008        1,153,934        591,687   
SM Energy Co.     5,943        419,095        (189,815
Snap-on, Inc.     6,937        868,840        79,725   
Sonoco Products Co.     5,300        213,695        17,915   
Southern Co./The     1,808        76,447        12,344   
Southwest Airlines Co.     58,098        1,191,282        1,267,425   
Spectra Energy Corp.     12,200        467,659        (24,799
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.     8,200        766,002        18,574   
StanCorp Financial Group, Inc.     2,306        144,820        16,277   
Steel Dynamics, Inc.     58,145        998,343        149,439   
STERIS Corp.     5,702        284,431        85,343   
Stryker Corp.     3,833        299,381        62,186   
Superior Energy Services, Inc.     13,100        254,592        9,373   
Symantec Corp.     21,211        450,577        93,592   
Synopsys, Inc.     5,779        223,937        27,276   
Sysco Corp.     3,783        138,189        11,958   
Targa Resources Corp.     4,400        516,392        (49,772
Tech Data Corp.     6,192        339,911        51,609   
Teleflex, Inc.     3,359        387,213        (1,533
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.     4,641        126,235        (9,050
Texas Instruments, Inc.     10,690        521,299        50,242   
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     2,845        329,707        26,743   
Thomson Reuters Corp.     2,700        102,537        6,381   
Time Warner, Inc.     11,065        668,249        276,923   
Timken Co./The     1,621        60,039        9,146   
TJX Cos., Inc./The     3,683        207,440        45,140   
Torchmark Corp.     2,809        145,552        6,611   
Toro Co./The     479        30,330        235   
Total System Services, Inc.     10,281        297,567        51,576   
Towers Watson & Co.     6,857        787,131        (11,124
Tractor Supply Co.     749        48,116        10,920   
Travelers Cos., Inc./The     22,070        1,775,006        561,103   
Trinity Industries, Inc.     4,255        197,607        (78,424
Tupperware Brands Corp.     3,563        313,383        (88,914
Tyco International PLC     4,400        191,628        1,356   
Tyson Foods, Inc.     47,440        1,768,031        133,838   
UGI Corp.     23,284        827,313        57,014   
Ultra Petroleum Corp.     10,424        281,675        (144,495
Union Pacific Corp.     24,429        2,373,977        536,250   
Unit Corp.     27,420        1,257,228        (322,206
United Parcel Service, Inc.     3,400        332,609        45,369   
United Rentals, Inc.     4,645        440,819        33,017   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
United States Steel Corp.     86,439      $ 2,629,646      $ (318,267
United Technologies Corp.     8,235        933,914        13,111   
United Therapeutics Corp.     15,331        1,509,533        475,678   
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     24,303        1,845,414        611,376   
Universal Health Services, Inc.     1,767        149,842        46,755   
Unum Group     22,981        730,626        70,951   
US Bancorp.     16,484        680,348        60,608   
Valero Energy Corp.     37,053        1,883,900        (49,777
Validus Holdings Ltd.     1,209        46,098        4,148   
Valmont Industries, Inc.     3,084        462,105        (70,437
Vectren Corp.     4,827        204,607        18,545   
VeriSign, Inc.     12,632        704,303        15,721   
Verizon Communications, Inc.     5,264        257,082        (10,832
VF Corp.     10,720        610,718        192,210   
Viacom, Inc.     11,409        909,988        (51,460
Visa, Inc.     899        193,026        42,692   
WABCO Holdings, Inc.     380        36,912        2,904   
Wabtec Corp.     838        62,775        10,039   
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.     11,589        669,325        213,757   
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     3,485        266,150        33,142   
Walt Disney Co./The     11,674        880,995        218,579   
Washington Federal, Inc.     2,096        44,423        2,004   
Waste Connections, Inc.     1,797        74,575        4,475   
Waste Management, Inc.     9,343        402,870        76,613   
Wells Fargo & Co.     45,443        2,172,530        318,655   
Werner Enterprises, Inc.     4,338        126,966        8,163   
WESCO International, Inc.     1,377        111,375        (6,434
Westar Energy, Inc.     14,120        483,823        98,486   
Western Digital Corp.     17,045        1,441,900        444,981   
Westlake Chemical Corp.     5,586        336,955        4,294   
WGL Holdings, Inc.     479        18,374        7,789   
Whirlpool Corp.     6,259        799,102        413,517   
Whiting Petroleum Corp.     9,669        689,169        (370,092
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.     370        21,054        6,947   
Wisconsin Energy Corp.     549        24,386        4,568   
World Fuel Services Corp.     6,655        308,981        3,338   
Worthington Industries, Inc.     10,002        408,539        (107,579
WR Berkley Corp.     1,649        78,459        6,068   
Wyndham Worldwide Corp.     800        61,887        6,721   
Xcel Energy, Inc.     12,976        366,822        99,276   
Xerox Corp.     9,593        117,143        15,816   
Xilinx, Inc.     1,557        75,248        (7,846
Yahoo!, Inc.     24,644        961,118        283,650   
Zebra Technologies Corp.     2,000        142,250        12,570   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Zimmer Holdings, Inc.     19,400      $ 1,832,602      $ 367,746   
     

 

 

 
        31,044,469   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        32,377,054   
     

 

 

 
Short Positions      
Canada      
lululemon athletica, Inc.     (9,100     (391,255     (116,434
     

 

 

 
Ireland      
Endo International PLC     (39,796     (2,753,173     (116,914
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC     (4,162     (616,789     (64,655
     

 

 

 
        (181,569
     

 

 

 
Netherlands                  
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV     (9,800     (452,282     40,878   
Core Laboratories NV     (7,821     (1,012,367     71,188   
     

 

 

 
        112,066   
     

 

 

 
Norway      
Golar LNG Ltd.     (19,200     (866,479     166,255   
     

 

 

 
Panama      
Copa Holdings SA     (523     (57,840     3,636   
     

 

 

 
Switzerland      
Weatherford International PLC     (46,025     (722,700     195,713   
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom      
Ensco PLC     (9,420     (363,853     81,724   
Liberty Global PLC     (8,590     (373,070     (58,191
Pentair PLC     (8,140     (533,633     (7,026
     

 

 

 
        16,507   
     

 

 

 
United States                  
Abercrombie & Fitch Co.     (17,727     (677,752     170,051   
Acxiom Corp.     (23,300     (451,331     (20,960
Adobe Systems, Inc.     (2,396     (138,674     (35,515
ADT Corp./The     (4,600     (158,618     (8,040
ADTRAN, Inc.     (46,572     (1,019,865     4,595   
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.     (44,300     (124,244     5,963   
AES Corp.     (5,900     (81,577     334   
Albemarle Corp.     (1,228     (76,788     2,948   
Alcoa, Inc.     (41,392     (662,362     8,783   
Alere, Inc.     (3,753     (144,285     1,671   
Align Technology, Inc.     (16,600     (872,133     (55,973
Allegheny Technologies, Inc.     (36,470     (1,262,513     (5,549
Alliance Data Systems Corp.     (240     (61,654     (6,998
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.     (59,577     (800,724     39,926   
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (13,700     (1,135,259     (193,641
Altera Corp.     (25,019     (825,674     (98,528
Amazon.com, Inc.     (7,349     (2,339,976     59,214   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)  
AMC Networks, Inc.     (1,370   $ (79,586   $ (7,778
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.     (105,118     (1,267,389     (191,648
American International Group, Inc.     (11,679     (567,342     (86,799
AMETEK, Inc.     (2,126     (110,595     (1,297
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.     (4,788     (450,411     55,401   
Apache Corp.     (3,223     (204,126     2,140   
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.     (12,627     (648,437     2,945   
Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc.     (23,400     (1,158,887     (23,515
Ashland, Inc.     (329     (32,538     (6,863
Assured Guaranty Ltd.     (20,183     (440,393     (84,163
athenahealth, Inc.     (12,200     (1,581,652     (195,888
Atmel Corp.     (77,865     (618,997     (34,679
Autodesk, Inc.     (6,918     (347,308     (68,187
Avis Budget Group, Inc.     (16,719     (608,048     (500,923
Avon Products, Inc.     (150,850     (1,902,641     486,159   
B/E Aerospace, Inc.     (27,157     (1,400,596     (175,053
BancorpSouth, Inc.     (15,775     (352,718     (2,377
Bank of America Corp.     (54,810     (863,705     (116,846
Belden, Inc.     (1,600     (110,189     (15,907
Best Buy Co., Inc.     (6,110     (204,366     (33,801
Bill Barrett Corp.     (78,134     (1,391,917     501,971   
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.     (27,530     (1,607,280     (881,432
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     (8,487     (417,277     (83,711
Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.     (56,414     (1,585,162     (483,540
Brown & Brown, Inc.     (1,129     (35,313     (1,843
Bruker Corp.     (48,213     (966,247     20,308   
Brunswick Corp./DE     (7,600     (346,983     (42,593
Cabela’s, Inc.     (13,316     (786,628     84,742   
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.     (33,849     (1,123,707     121,438   
Calpine Corp.     (73,395     (1,381,866     (242,365
Cameron International Corp.     (17,817     (1,054,007     164,048   
Campbell Soup Co.     (3,923     (158,129     (14,483
CARBO Ceramics, Inc.     (18,500     (827,866     86,941   
CarMax, Inc.     (16,956     (809,933     (318,997
Carnival Corp.     (27,490     (1,057,386     (188,735
Carpenter Technology Corp.     (16,300     (813,552     10,777   
Catamaran Corp.     (7,159     (341,274     (29,204
CBS Corp.     (505     (27,661     (285
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.     (3,065     (71,901     88   
Cerner Corp.     (2,959     (174,431     (16,898
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.     (5,809     (334,826     (100,210
Charles Schwab Corp./The     (52,730     (1,466,978     (124,941
Charter Communications, Inc.     (3,953     (543,543     (115,106
Cheniere Energy, Inc.     (17,477     (783,324     (447,056
Chico’s FAS, Inc.     (42,609     (660,525     (30,167
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.     (100     (68,154     (297
Ciena Corp.     (156,879     (2,740,565     (304,456
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)  
Cincinnati Financial Corp.     (7,660   $ (369,857   $ (27,160
CIT Group, Inc.     (14,742     (664,325     (40,784
Citigroup, Inc.     (21,411     (1,053,425     (105,124
Citrix Systems, Inc.     (6,242     (362,257     (35,983
Civeo Corp.     (10,400     (93,279     50,535   
CLARCOR, Inc.     (400     (24,767     (1,889
Clean Harbors, Inc.     (11,834     (586,490     17,866   
Coach, Inc.     (84,607     (2,878,758     (299,081
Cobalt International Energy, Inc.     (285,900     (3,130,907     589,256   
Coca-Cola Co./The     (7,649     (326,909     3,968   
Colfax Corp.     (27,805     (1,502,596     68,692   
Colgate-Palmolive Co.     (9,000     (594,079     (28,631
Community Health Systems, Inc.     (8,470     (397,721     (58,982
CommVault Systems, Inc.     (15,897     (777,213     (44,502
Compass Minerals International, Inc.     (5,779     (446,862     (54,928
ConAgra Foods, Inc.     (6,857     (211,972     (36,800
Concho Resources, Inc.     (4,222     (407,494     (13,651
CONSOL Energy, Inc.     (42,656     (1,587,850     145,650   
Con-way, Inc.     (2,526     (102,913     (21,315
Copart, Inc.     (5,460     (193,478     (5,757
Corporate Executive Board Co./The     (4,000     (292,563     2,443   
CoStar Group, Inc.     (6,000     (948,502     (153,278
Costco Wholesale Corp.     (3,414     (382,376     (101,558
Coty, Inc.     (19,500     (389,493     (13,377
Covanta Holding Corp.     (22,978     (408,610     (97,135
Cree, Inc.     (31,620     (1,418,815     400,019   
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (3,341     (221,693     (114,579
Cypress Semiconductor Corp.     (142,374     (1,395,278     (637,822
Darden Restaurants, Inc.     (15,871     (739,447     (191,070
DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.     (8,265     (526,523     (99,468
Dean Foods Co.     (134,623     (1,990,591     (618,403
Deere & Co.     (5,902     (483,527     (38,623
Denbury Resources, Inc.     (17,798     (279,636     134,939   
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.     (3,504     (187,814     13,841   
Diebold, Inc.     (15,122     (498,046     (25,780
Discovery Communications, Inc.     (23,435     (841,766     34,431   
Donaldson Co., Inc.     (2,458     (100,968     6,016   
DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.     (59,106     (1,384,322     64,485   
Dril-Quip, Inc.     (2,700     (212,680     5,509   
DSW, Inc.     (45,349     (1,528,526     (162,991
Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.     (23,406     (1,070,557     72,291   
E*TRADE Financial Corp.     (53,476     (1,094,236     (202,825
Eagle Materials, Inc.     (2,066     (162,683     5,605   
East West Bancorp, Inc.     (1,800     (64,761     (4,917
Ecolab, Inc.     (988     (102,900     (366
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.     (7,316     (501,439     (430,473
 

 

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AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)  
Emerson Electric Co.     (9,100   $ (574,349   $ 12,606   
EQT Corp.     (1,800     (161,405     25,145   
Equinix, Inc.     (7,972     (1,404,917     (402,574
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc./The     (8,362     (612,743     (24,441
Esterline Technologies Corp.     (3,024     (300,438     (31,234
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.     (11,642     (489,276     (30,074
F5 Networks, Inc.     (4,731     (496,122     (121,108
Facebook, Inc.     (6,789     (398,945     (130,732
Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.     (22,456     (278,794     (100,264
Fastenal Co.     (26,994     (1,171,621     (112,214
Federated Investors, Inc.     (16,900     (507,925     (48,592
FEI Co.     (9,700     (819,159     (57,237
First American Financial Corp.     (7,097     (184,636     (55,952
First Horizon National Corp.     (55,459     (634,827     (118,306
First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.     (155,144     (1,253,564     (54,300
First Republic Bank     (11,371     (575,970     (16,686
First Solar, Inc.     (14,370     (829,909     189,079   
FirstEnergy Corp.     (9,163     (298,805     (58,460
FirstMerit Corp.     (10,700     (189,502     (12,621
Flowers Foods, Inc.     (14,321     (268,192     (6,628
Flowserve Corp.     (15,600     (970,783     37,435   
FMC Corp.     (24,577     (1,395,520     (6,106
FMC Technologies, Inc.     (5,001     (245,029     10,782   
FNF Group     (14,562     (365,281     (136,379
Ford Motor Co.     (55,848     (812,628     (53,017
Forest City Enterprises, Inc.     (36,244     (679,926     (92,071
Fortinet, Inc.     (46,496     (949,802     (475,766
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.     (14,009     (556,180     (78,007
Fossil Group, Inc.     (1,801     (197,505     (1,938
Freescale Semiconductor Ltd.     (16,792     (295,298     (128,364
FTI Consulting, Inc.     (12,148     (435,937     (33,340
General Electric Co.     (10,850     (288,249     14,069   
General Motors Co.     (11,329     (379,975     (15,521
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc.     (4,157     (384,494     10,696   
Genpact Ltd.     (3,432     (56,224     (8,743
Genworth Financial, Inc.     (118,543     (1,162,948     155,333   
GNC Holdings, Inc.     (28,384     (1,089,076     (243,837
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co./The     (2,545     (62,429     (10,282
Graco, Inc.     (5,010     (380,754     (20,948
Groupon, Inc.     (79,864     (488,598     (171,079
Hain Celestial Group, Inc./The     (400     (20,606     (2,710
Harley-Davidson, Inc.     (3,499     (210,531     (20,088
Harman International Industries, Inc.     (2,426     (219,504     (39,374
Harsco Corp.     (53,278     (1,138,640     132,219   
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.     (83,791     (2,195,948     106,201   
Hexcel Corp.     (14,369     (593,174     (2,996
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)  
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.     (7,200   $ (173,582   $ (14,266
HMS Holdings Corp.     (66,838     (1,376,767     (36,188
Hologic, Inc.     (45,291     (1,091,153     (119,928
HomeAway, Inc.     (47,735     (1,523,527     101,979   
Hospira, Inc.     (2,455     (105,239     (45,130
HSN, Inc.     (749     (40,211     (16,713
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.     (42,501     (379,299     (67,812
Huntsman Corp.     (6,678     (143,488     (8,637
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.     (359     (40,749     (12,480
IHS, Inc.     (479     (56,096     1,547   
Illumina, Inc.     (2,755     (375,617     (132,901
Incyte Corp.     (23,305     (1,384,354     (319,474
Informatica Corp.     (2,547     (101,235     4,105   
Ingersoll-Rand PLC     (1,827     (113,859     (1,955
Integrated Device Technology, Inc.     (1,498     (17,372     (11,989
InterDigital, Inc.     (6,897     (191,404     (173,447
International Paper Co.     (3,700     (175,219     (23,027
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.     (4,931     (1,915,786     (692,417
Itron, Inc.     (14,783     (587,653     (37,520
Jabil Circuit, Inc.     (21,770     (382,399     (92,840
Janus Capital Group, Inc.     (54,942     (630,093     (256,121
Jarden Corp.     (555     (21,705     (4,868
JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.     (539     (39,989     (5,422
JDS Uniphase Corp.     (133,056     (1,670,711     (154,818
Joy Global, Inc.     (8,028     (415,392     41,929   
Kansas City Southern     (3,957     (459,148     (23,724
Kate Spade & Co.     (32,200     (925,945     (104,777
KB Home     (42,584     (632,836     (71,929
KBR, Inc.     (13,211     (286,748     62,822   
Kennametal, Inc.     (4,700     (174,201     5,988   
Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.     (2,419     (313,077     (7,186
KLX, Inc.     (13,578     (700,272     140,180   
Kosmos Energy Ltd.     (71,900     (630,457     27,216   
L Brands, Inc.     (1,018     (52,127     (35,981
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings     (1,018     (90,452     (19,390
Lamar Advertising Co.     (17,997     (857,419     (107,940
Laredo Petroleum, Inc.     (77,181     (1,236,424     437,600   
Las Vegas Sands Corp.     (12,674     (941,969     204,850   
Legg Mason, Inc.     (4,612     (202,513     (43,630
Leucadia National Corp.     (9,127     (229,250     24,623   
Level 3 Communications, Inc.     (12,416     (389,172     (223,930
Life Time Fitness, Inc.     (14,500     (699,195     (121,795
LinkedIn Corp.     (8,157     (1,387,745     (486,000
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.     (39,710     (1,275,780     4,266   
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.     (1,000     (26,600     490   
LKQ Corp.     (26,097     (739,083     5,236   
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.     (79,274     (1,110,556     (202,221
LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.     (652     (27,880     (1,167
Madison Square Garden Co./The     (3,566     (219,356     (49,021
 

 

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AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)  
Manitowoc Co., Inc./The     (17,885   $ (430,228   $ 34,969   
Markel Corp.     (150     (84,987     (17,439
Masco Corp.     (35,635     (750,498     (147,504
MDC Holdings, Inc.     (12,400     (314,602     (13,626
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.     (7,307     (601,220     (133,426
MeadWestvaco Corp.     (589     (22,376     (3,770
Medivation, Inc.     (7,408     (554,880     (183,031
MEDNAX, Inc.     (1,499     (82,937     (16,162
MetLife, Inc.     (1,797     (100,837     3,637   
MGM Resorts International     (29,901     (713,250     73,967   
Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.     (11,116     (856,124     21,313   
Middleby Corp./The     (1,700     (148,871     (19,599
Mohawk Industries, Inc.     (479     (64,475     (9,942
Monsanto Co.     (9,589     (1,031,651     (113,947
Mosaic Co./The     (14,839     (660,873     (16,528
Motorola Solutions, Inc.     (12,716     (813,581     (39,408
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.     (928     (75,788     388   
MSCI, Inc.     (559     (24,415     (2,104
National Fuel Gas Co.     (700     (48,660     (11
Navistar International Corp.     (68,619     (2,412,456     115,091   
NCR Corp.     (30,360     (982,102     97,411   
Netflix, Inc.     (2,700     (956,151     33,804   
NetSuite, Inc.     (10,348     (862,289     (267,403
New York Times Co./The     (30,472     (411,266     8,426   
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.     (749     (23,647     (4,883
News Corp.     (13,446     (230,616     19,648   
Nielsen Holdings NV     (2,815     (125,042     (873
NIKE, Inc.     (6,977     (543,649     (127,189
Noble Energy, Inc.     (19,200     (1,033,404     122,748   
Nordson Corp.     (3,167     (228,784     (18,115
NRG Energy, Inc.     (18,314     (527,697     34,134   
Nuance Communications, Inc.     (31,324     (471,602     24,609   
Oasis Petroleum, Inc.     (39,115     (747,220     100,257   
Oceaneering International, Inc.     (4,461     (285,942     23,591   
Ocwen Financial Corp.     (60,058     (1,410,578     503,702   
Office Depot, Inc.     (194,542     (878,590     (789,608
Old Republic International Corp.     (3,116     (50,143     4,556   
ON Semiconductor Corp.     (27,303     (222,115     (54,464
Oshkosh Corp.     (600     (27,970     (1,220
Owens Corning     (15,092     (578,036     37,592   
PacWest Bancorp     (3,400     (157,669     3,105   
Pall Corp.     (1,189     (98,775     (21,564
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.     (14,652     (870,328     (925,568
Pandora Media, Inc.     (61,918     (1,392,332     288,334   
Panera Bread Co.     (1,108     (163,625     (30,053
PBF Energy, Inc.     (43,100     (1,152,174     3,990   
Peabody Energy Corp.     (259,706     (3,123,996     1,113,872   
PerkinElmer, Inc.     (7,187     (312,380     (1,907
Pharmacyclics, Inc.     (14,071     (1,792,248     71,927   
Philip Morris International, Inc.     (5,181     (404,331     (17,661
Pitney Bowes, Inc.     (5,506     (140,067     5,886   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)  
PolyOne Corp.     (700   $ (24,901   $ (1,636
Post Holdings, Inc.     (63,985     (2,592,808     (87,524
Precision Castparts Corp.     (2,308     (567,193     11,242   
Principal Financial Group, Inc.     (6,109     (259,501     (57,800
Progressive Corp./The     (28,213     (668,701     (92,768
Prudential Financial, Inc.     (359     (32,512     37   
PVH Corp.     (7,077     (790,703     (116,356
QUALCOMM, Inc.     (3,700     (274,457     (564
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.     (629     (37,128     (5,052
Rackspace Hosting, Inc.     (12,887     (453,497     (149,744
Ralph Lauren Corp.     (659     (104,750     (17,270
Range Resources Corp.     (29,593     (2,263,422     681,677   
Red Hat, Inc.     (9,133     (532,821     (98,634
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (1,868     (601,392     (164,955
Regions Financial Corp.     (25,154     (269,485     3,859   
Rite Aid Corp.     (30,900     (174,837     (57,531
Robert Half International, Inc.     (459     (19,969     (6,828
Rockwell Collins, Inc.     (2,096     (157,337     (19,733
Rosetta Resources, Inc.     (32,634     (1,088,121     360,056   
Rowan Cos. PLC     (8,228     (209,198     17,321   
RPC, Inc.     (2,000     (25,720     (360
Salesforce.com, Inc.     (28,700     (1,684,491     (17,706
Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.     (9,100     (1,251,784     205,830   
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.     (12,487     (343,298     (40,552
SBA Communications Corp.     (3,983     (367,108     (74,050
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc.     (2,009     (154,867     3,650   
Seadrill Ltd.     (117,425     (1,509,449     107,395   
Sealed Air Corp.     (22,720     (731,064     (232,945
Seattle Genetics, Inc.     (30,747     (1,127,273     139,372   
SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.     (23,600     (413,842     (8,598
Semtech Corp.     (28,958     (699,947     (98,425
Sensata Technologies Holding NV     (11,956     (441,796     (184,818
Service Corp. International     (35,613     (685,329     (123,086
ServiceNow, Inc.     (7,205     (425,542     (63,318
Silicon Laboratories, Inc.     (2,816     (129,818     (4,280
Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.     (675,113     (2,230,032     (132,864
Sirona Dental Systems, Inc.     (2,955     (208,889     (49,289
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.     (11,117     (422,158     (57,540
SolarWinds, Inc.     (13,895     (543,721     (148,667
Solera Holdings, Inc.     (5,140     (267,231     4,166   
Sotheby’s     (43,088     (1,758,264     (102,276
Southwestern Energy Co.     (14,104     (573,906     189,008   
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.     (8,415     (284,080     (78,101
Spirit Airlines, Inc.     (1,800     (136,451     407   
Splunk, Inc.     (27,166     (1,459,904     (141,532
Sprint Corp.     (282,820     (1,729,544     555,841   
 

 

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AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.     (5,274   $ (428,356   $ (78,370
Staples, Inc.     (12,558     (140,438     (87,113
Starbucks Corp.     (16,644     (1,275,106     (90,535
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.     (2,800     (223,415     (3,581
State Street Corp.     (1,318     (90,911     (12,552
Stratasys Ltd.     (13,811     (1,533,770     385,937   
SunEdison, Inc.     (117,857     (1,979,164     (320,227
SunPower Corp.     (3,400     (131,125     43,303   
SunTrust Banks, Inc.     (5,720     (225,025     (14,643
SUPERVALU, Inc.     (42,900     (260,837     (155,293
SVB Financial Group     (350     (38,490     (2,135
Synovus Financial Corp.     (49,832     (1,149,863     (200,086
T Rowe Price Group, Inc.     (419     (34,475     (1,500
Tableau Software, Inc.     (11,600     (789,989     (193,227
Target Corp.     (27,749     (1,689,797     (416,629
Taylor Morrison Home Corp.     (15,900     (278,409     (21,942
TCF Financial Corp.     (5,761     (95,075     3,532   
Teekay Corp.     (10,009     (527,485     18,127   
Tempur Sealy International, Inc.     (17,159     (871,156     (71,044
Tenet Healthcare Corp.     (53,888     (2,453,636     (276,869
Teradata Corp.     (11,978     (492,116     (31,083
Terex Corp.     (14,158     (475,568     80,843   
Tesla Motors, Inc.     (3,428     (786,412     23,991   
Tesoro Corp.     (13,535     (711,670     (294,657
Textron, Inc.     (13,236     (459,649     (97,719
Thor Industries, Inc.     (499     (26,057     (1,823
Thoratec Corp.     (19,556     (656,472     21,685   
Tidewater, Inc.     (9,022     (296,939     4,536   
Tiffany & Co.     (4,222     (366,090     (85,073
Time, Inc.     (1,100     (25,171     (1,900
T-Mobile US, Inc.     (20,500     (581,665     29,395   
Toll Brothers, Inc.     (11,589     (417,335     20,180   
TransDigm Group, Inc.     (3,414     (568,689     (101,650
Trimble Navigation Ltd.     (27,190     (844,750     123,127   
TripAdvisor, Inc.     (12,225     (939,387     26,669   
Triumph Group, Inc.     (12,146     (796,361     (20,093
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.     (32,946     (1,095,722     (169,569
Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.     (10,002     (838,706     (439,950
Umpqua Holdings Corp.     (74,900     (1,287,199     13,150   
Under Armour, Inc.     (9,157     (472,007     (149,753
United Continental Holdings, Inc.     (12,968     (599,503     (267,927
United Natural Foods, Inc.     (4,900     (328,010     (50,882
Urban Outfitters, Inc.     (12,758     (447,176     (1,013
USG Corp.     (48,700     (1,376,367     13,254   
Valspar Corp./The     (1,348     (95,369     (21,206
Vantiv, Inc.     (7,037     (225,279     (13,417
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.     (1,048   $ (83,166   $ (7,497
VCA, Inc.     (600     (23,378     (5,884
VeriFone Systems, Inc.     (59,455     (1,888,014     (323,712
Verisk Analytics, Inc.     (4,567     (285,888     (6,628
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (19,453     (1,383,388     (927,629
Visteon Corp.     (539     (42,935     (14,663
VMware, Inc.     (5,757     (507,496     32,429   
Vulcan Materials Co     (18,386     (1,102,105     (106,407
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.     (7,754     (368,620     (17,685
Waters Corp.     (479     (50,853     (3,140
Watsco, Inc.     (300     (26,165     (5,935
Webster Financial Corp.     (7,157     (223,468     (9,350
WellCare Health Plans, Inc.     (18,755     (1,266,994     (272,041
Wendy’s Co./The     (57,027     (482,034     (32,919
Western Union Co./The     (56,912     (868,540     (150,754
WEX, Inc.     (1,258     (105,288     (19,153
WhiteWave Foods Co./The     (4,100     (147,120     3,661   
Williams Cos., Inc./The     (15,667     (623,276     (80,799
Woodward, Inc.     (2,745     (115,096     (20,040
Workday, Inc.     (7,000     (634,630     63,360   
WPX Energy, Inc.     (21,980     (464,220     208,593   
WR Grace & Co.     (9,110     (853,348     (15,655
WW Grainger, Inc.     (800     (203,404     (508
Wynn Resorts Ltd.     (922     (168,579     31,422   
Xylem, Inc.     (14,284     (469,622     (74,170
Yelp, Inc.     (21,700     (1,452,717     265,076   
Yum! Brands, Inc.     (12,547     (836,305     (77,744
Zions Bancorporation     (26,659     (761,946     1,898   
Zoetis, Inc.     (14,300     (526,703     (88,626
Zynga, Inc.     (424,643     (1,492,256     362,705   
     

 

 

 
        (15,073,263
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        (14,877,089
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        17,499,965   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (281,977
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 17,217,988   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.

 

     Money Market Fund pledged to Goldman Sachs is included in collateral for total return swap contracts.
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND   

Total Return Basket Swaps Outstanding at December 31, 2014

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
  

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Goldman Sachs    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the LIBOR plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in GBP based on the local currencies of the positions within the swaps.   

2-13 months maturity ranging from

01/21/2015 - 02/20/2015

     $(484,266
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)    

NET

UNREALIZED

APPRECIATION

(DEPRECIATION)

 
Long Positions  
Ireland        
DCC PLC     14,505      $ 636,236      $ 162,309   
     

 

 

 
South Africa            
Investec PLC     131,199        909,101        190,120   
Mondi PLC     20,249        289,002        39,953   
     

 

 

 
      230,073   
     

 

 

 
Switzerland            
Glencore PLC     119,166        660,422        (110,372
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom        
Amec Foster Wheeler PLC     18,339        307,567        (65,369
Amlin PLC     547        3,642        415   
Anglo American PLC     42,416         1,012,885        (228,000
Ashtead Group PLC     40,204        578,811            135,208   
Associated British Foods PLC     47,544        2,058,617        265,766   
AstraZeneca PLC     10,801        749,785        13,097   
Aviva PLC     341,149        2,655,208        (92,026
Babcock International Group PLC     58,029        1,160,800        (210,154
Barratt Developments PLC     279,713        1,954,400        81,385   
Berkeley Group Holdings PLC     5,185        181,268        18,093   
Booker Group PLC     92,625        172,231        63,061   
BP PLC     73,120        511,344        (47,210
British American Tobacco PLC     10,173        563,427        (12,143
BT Group PLC     294,953        1,754,880        79,746   
Bunzl PLC     36,346        988,883        4,715   
Capita PLC     23,454        358,265        35,004   
Catlin Group Ltd.     9,007        75,441        18,384   
Centrica PLC     57,878        285,131        (34,436
Cobham PLC     40,344        177,244        25,285   
Compass Group PLC     86,383        1,451,738        24,796   
Direct Line Insurance Group PLC     289,468        1,102,091        207,344   
DS Smith PLC     45,051        224,884        (225

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)    

NET

UNREALIZED

APPRECIATION

(DEPRECIATION)

 
United Kingdom (continued)        
easyJet PLC     54,762      $ 1,387,554      $ 29,636   
GKN PLC     190,911         1,131,755        (115,586
GlaxoSmithKline PLC     10,062        261,017        (45,151
Hays PLC     118,615        222,116        44,752   
Henderson Group PLC     49,896        166,114        (1,143
Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC     5,445        148,309        18,752   
HSBC Holdings PLC     143,010        1,410,932        (59,523
ICAP PLC     45,044        272,096        43,310   
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC     55,951        2,460,229        2,704   
Inchcape PLC     64,323        675,824        46,849   
Indivior PLC     8,406        14,616        4,958   
Inmarsat PLC     18,841        202,543        31,075   
Intermediate Capital Group PLC     20,640        128,101        19,349   
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA     38,318        272,269        16,191   
ITV PLC     154,008        487,559        26,167   
J Sainsbury PLC     282,997        1,528,519        (447,843
Kingfisher PLC     178,602        1,169,633        (225,518
Legal & General Group PLC     167,051        607,932        37,076   
Marks & Spencer Group PLC     592        3,921        462   
Meggitt PLC     18,467        149,832        (1,279
National Grid PLC     169,850        2,293,410        116,640   
Next PLC     15,004        1,475,645        115,633   
Persimmon PLC     12,310        280,772        19,886   
Provident Financial PLC     24,830        873,434        74,370   
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC     8,406        631,384        49,451   
Rentokil Initial PLC     249,212        454,977        14,295   
Rexam PLC     47,938        393,489        (56,006
Rightmove PLC     11,988        477,065        (59,006
Royal Mail PLC     26,004        179,225        (5,935
Sage Group PLC/The     50,464        308,106        56,374   
Shire PLC     4,571        205,878        118,206   
Sky PLC     64,795        910,425        (6,125
Smith & Nephew PLC     25,178        344,751        109,272   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND   

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)    

NET

UNREALIZED

APPRECIATION

(DEPRECIATION)

 
United Kingdom (continued)        
Smiths Group PLC     26,532      $ 598,622      $ (147,468
Sports Direct International PLC     37,646        447,483        (33,351
SSE PLC     29,037        621,520        112,161   
Standard Chartered PLC     20,949        308,915        4,396   
TalkTalk Telecom Group PLC     3,126        14,531        181   
Tate & Lyle PLC     29,167        271,060        2,220   
Taylor Wimpey PLC     421,007        740,452            157,730   
Travis Perkins PLC     24,448        676,971        26,741   
UBM PLC     13,098        113,213        (15,328
United Utilities Group PLC     29,787        391,387        31,705   
Whitbread PLC     13,915        921,165        108,631   
WPP PLC     31,250        663,216        (13,477
     

 

 

 
      489,170   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

      771,180   
     

 

 

 
Short Positions      
Switzerland    
Coca-Cola HBC AG     (11,290     (239,283     24,327   
Wolseley PLC     (20,118     (1,047,885     (102,297
     

 

 

 
    (77,970
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom        
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC     (102,046     (734,697     52,830   
Admiral Group PLC     (19,551     (388,391     (12,699
Aggreko PLC     (9,947     (282,564     50,601   
Antofagasta PLC     (58,868     (702,403     16,475   
ARM Holdings PLC     (171,255     (2,314,261     (316,623
ASOS PLC     (63,143     (2,277,220     (233,206
Barclays PLC     (219,233     (729,947     (94,222
BG Group PLC     (33,734     (512,181     60,762   
Burberry Group PLC     (91,564     (2,100,727     (222,410
Croda International PLC     (18,902     (720,420     (59,749
Diageo PLC     (64,260     (1,793,221     (47,639
Drax Group PLC     (24,967     (225,820     47,034   
Evraz PLC     (282,824     (530,342     (145,660
Experian PLC     (58,418     (938,676     (46,074
G4S PLC     (29,885     (109,771     (19,142
Hargreaves Lansdown PLC     (68,175     (1,064,395     (2,332
IMI PLC     (72,785     (1,414,323     (9,639
Intertek Group PLC     (22,849     (985,598     158,647   
John Wood Group PLC     (61,951     (616,932     43,823   
Johnson Matthey PLC     (15,656     (820,251     (3,423
Kazakhmys PLC     (164,658     (640,222     (16,799
Ladbrokes PLC     (97,285     (202,480     36,045   
Lloyds Banking Group PLC     (575,637     (689,231     12,132   
Lonmin PLC     (99,452     (354,920     80,746   
Man Group PLC     (422,762     (655,466     (396,520
Melrose Industries PLC     (258,216     (1,030,324     (38,549
Old Mutual PLC     (239,170     (710,289     5,416   
Pearson PLC     (76,646     (1,424,597     9,089   
Pennon Group PLC     (36,035     (374,089     (140,731
Petrofac Ltd.     (37,550     (601,562     192,494   
Premier Oil PLC     (68,350     (220,962     44,178   

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)    

NET

UNREALIZED

APPRECIATION

(DEPRECIATION)

 
United Kingdom (continued)        
Prudential PLC     (3,763   $ (70,427   $ (16,572
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC     (11,872     (175,494     16,007   
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC     (1,068,480     47        (1,712
Rotork PLC     (4,998     (196,650     16,613   
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC     (126,113     (657,392     (109,903
RSA Insurance Group PLC     (55,739     (411,881     35,561   
SABMiller PLC     (29,289     (1,222,627     (304,242
Serco Group PLC     (279,226     (1,152,004     455,330   
Severn Trent PLC     (19,000     (499,688     (92,907
Spectric PLC     (625     (17,831     (2,580
Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC     (6,785     (306,081     4,035   
St James’s Place PLC     (27,420     (318,170     (27,566
Standard Life PLC     (75,260     (422,758     (43,424
Telecity Group PLC     (12,877     (151,582     (9,249
Tesco PLC     (721,553     (2,023,309     (80,523
Vedanta Resources PLC     (6,291     (67,508     11,705   
Vodafone Group PLC     (19,526     (62,256     (4,692
Weir Group PLC/The     (26,716     (922,700     156,598   
William Hill PLC     (15,459     (86,294     (571
WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC     (166,877     (417,196     (58,948
     

 

 

 
      (1,052,185
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

      (1,130,155
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

      (358,975
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

      (125,291
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

    $ (484,266
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.

Money Market Fund pledged to Goldman Sachs is included in collateral for total return swap contracts.

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND   

Total Return Basket Swaps Outstanding at December 31, 2014

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
  

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Goldman Sachs    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the Euro Interbank Offered Rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in EUR based on the local currencies of the positions within the swaps.   

2-13 months

maturity

02/20/2015

     $(429,183
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions                  
France      
Accor SA     605      $ 25,198      $ 1,997   
Aeroports de Paris     3,919        451,744        22,160   
Air Liquide SA     78        9,050        602   
AtoS     2,210        176,473        (876
BNP Paribas SA     3,971        260,929        (26,505
Bollore SA     7,400        42,212        (8,511
Cap Gemini SA     5,352        327,909        54,851   
Casino Guichard Perrachon SA     1,132        126,369        (22,266
Christian Dior SA     437        74,929        (142
Christian Dior SA Rights     437        (17     2,351   
Christian Dior SA, EUR 2 Rights     437        (44     6,029   
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin     12,384        1,197,226        (79,363
CNP Assurances     3,352        62,347        (2,922
Credit Agricole SA     54,747        743,862        (37,159
Danone SA     6,505        439,793        (14,509
Dassault Systemes     1,996        118,360        3,357   
Eiffage SA     2,813        149,786        (7,168
Electricite de France     44,327        1,359,020        (138,769
Etablissements Maurel et Prom     4,826        64,733        (19,630
GDF Suez     17,828        402,520        13,211   
Iliad SA     5,542        1,332,861        (2,358
Imerys SA     4,506        332,684        (1,174
Ingenico     704        64,023        10,135   
Lagardere SCA     15,509        484,119        (80,234
Legrand SA     2,497        123,556        7,432   
L’Oreal SA     4,099        627,714        58,344   
Natixis SA     11,036        66,834        5,989   
Neopost SA     10,388        726,727        (137,258
Orange SA     72,782        1,094,485        143,297   
Pernod-Ricard SA     1,437        153,807        5,898   
Publicis Groupe SA     3,944        329,429        (46,584
Rexel SA     20,198        476,550        (114,680
Safran SA     11,053        705,829        (23,914
Sanofi     16,157        1,469,302        3,739   
SCOR SE     19,343        569,782        16,317   
SES SA     8,644        247,799        62,348   
Societe BIC SA     2,503        306,364        25,590   
Societe Generale SA     9,319        479,622        (89,621
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
France (continued)                  
Suez Environnement Co.     72,048      $ 1,212,733      $ 42,575   
Thales SA     9,082        522,774        (31,372
Total SA     32,972        1,799,332        (110,110
Valeo SA     3,469        380,222        51,426   
Vinci SA     15,252        907,534        (74,736
Zodiac Aerospace     5,695        164,587        27,151   
     

 

 

 
        (505,062
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        (505,062
     

 

 

 
Short Positions      
France      
Air France-KLM     (44,931     (460,164     29,613   
Alcatel-Lucent     (632,665     (2,007,238     (255,945
AXA SA     (9,266     (216,232     2,716   
Bouygues SA     (16,124     (575,511     (6,697
Carrefour SA     (6,824     (212,373     4,709   
Cie de Saint-Gobain     (24,902     (1,146,288     91,418   
Edenred     (13,619     (319,153     (57,494
Essilor International SA     (7,420     (691,183     (136,291
European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. NV     (10,560     (608,026     85,961   
Eutelsat Communications SA     (7,120     (180,233     (50,025
Faurecia     (6,450     (204,898     (34,515
JCDecaux SA     (5,441     (173,832     (13,506
Kering     (2,266     (419,793     (15,666
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA     (5,104     (788,310     (20,173
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA Rights     (5,104     647        (89,303
Peugeot SA     (132,550     (1,641,011     16,957   
Remy Cointreau SA     (25,977     (1,717,923     (15,249
Renault SA     (8,472     (621,617     4,548   
Schneider Electric SE     (11,637     (849,724     2,210   
Societe Television Francaise 1     (10,787     (151,727     (14,106
Technip SA     (8,525     (670,227     162,414   
Vallourec SA     (26,043     (1,072,463     366,655   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
France (continued)                  
Veolia Environnement SA     (86,448   $ (1,173,166   $ (358,074
Wendel SA     (422     (53,176     5,893   
     

 

 

 
        (293,950
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        (293,950
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        (799,012
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        369,829   
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ (429,183
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.

Money Market Fund pledged to Goldman Sachs is included in collateral for total return swap contracts.

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE LV FUND   
LONG INVESTMENTS - 111.8%   SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
COMMON STOCKS - 21.3%            
Belgium - 0.7%    
Belgacom SA     3,434      $ 124,598  
bpost SA     7,271        182,651  
Colruyt SA     63        2,929  
Delhaize Group SA     1,334        97,149  
   

 

 

 
      407,327  
   

 

 

 
Denmark - 0.5%            
AP Moeller - Maersk A/S, Class B (a)     28        55,691  
Danske Bank A/S (a)     1,380        37,309  
GN Store Nord A/S (a)     387        8,455  
H Lundbeck A/S     1,399        27,769  
Jyske Bank A/S (a)     898        45,391  
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B (a)     1,097        46,403  
TDC A/S (a)     6,995        53,350  
William Demant Holding A/S (a)     44        3,336  
   

 

 

 
      277,704  
   

 

 

 
Finland - 0.5%            
Elisa OYJ     162        4,422  
Fortum OYJ     2,691        58,426  
Kesko OYJ, B Shares     1,228        44,661  
Metso OYJ     723        21,646  
Neste Oil OYJ     1,435        34,953  
Orion OYJ, Class B     3,826        118,990  
UPM-Kymmene OYJ     1,965        32,203  
Wartsila OYJ     461        20,633  
   

 

 

 
      335,934  
   

 

 

 
Germany - 1.7%            
Allianz SE (a)     15        2,484  
Aurubis AG (a)     2,156        120,521  
Axel Springer SE (a)     479        28,891  
Bayer AG (a)     76        10,359  
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (a)     146        15,756  
Brenntag AG (a)     246        13,754  
Daimler AG (a)     951        78,984  
Deutsche Telekom AG (a)     1,842        29,473  
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (a)     1,631        121,733  
GEA Group AG (a)     51        2,242  
Hannover Rueck SE (a)     1,416        127,739  
HeidelbergCement AG (a)     580        40,936  
HOCHTIEF AG (a)     567        40,001  
Infineon Technologies AG (a)     224        2,370  
K+S AG (a)     2,189        60,406  
MAN SE (a)     59        6,571  
Merck KGaA (a)     1,204        113,307  
MTU Aero Engines AG (a)     88        7,648  
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen (a)     457        91,006  
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG (a)     38        1,588  
Rhoen Klinikum AG (a)     2,341        65,610  
Software AG (a)     476        11,567  
Symrise AG (a)     456        27,472  
Wacker Chemie AG (a)     59        6,472  
   

 

 

 
      1,026,890  
   

 

 

 
Italy - 1.0%            
Atlantia SpA     691        16,060  
Autogrill SpA     2,909        21,938  
Davide Campari-Milano SpA     4,583        28,607  
Enel SpA     10,328        46,037  
Eni SpA     6,732        117,921  
Finmeccanica SpA     2,536        23,572  
    SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Italy - 1.0% (continued)            
GTECH SpA     1,544      $ 34,476  
Hera SpA     25,481        60,002  
Mediobanca SpA     12,700        103,194  
Pirelli & C. SpA     4,378        59,048  
Saipem SpA     1,240        12,998  
Snam SpA     3,821        18,911  
Tenaris SA     1,064        16,078  
Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA     981        4,456  
Unione di Banche Italiane SCpA     3,058        21,872  
   

 

 

 
      585,170  
   

 

 

 
Japan - 11.0%            
ABC-Mart, Inc. (a)     900        43,549  
Air Water, Inc. (a)     3,000        47,518  
Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (a)     1,800        64,671  
Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (a)     1,000        18,617  
Alfresa Holdings Corp. (a)     7,100        85,739  
ANA Holdings, Inc. (a)     7,000        17,308  
Aozora Bank Ltd. (a)     12,000        37,146  
Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. (a)     400        12,375  
Asahi Kasei Corp. (a)     20,000        182,449  
Astellas Pharma, Inc. (a)     5,000        69,610  
Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc. (a)     2,600        55,045  
Bank of Yokohama Ltd./The (a)     4,000        21,725  
Benesse Holdings, Inc. (a)     800        23,738  
Bridgestone Corp. (a)     800        27,746  
Brother Industries Ltd. (a)     9,900        179,461  
Calbee, Inc. (a)     500        17,223  
Canon, Inc. (a)     1,400        44,497  
Central Japan Railway Co. (a)     700        104,913  
Chiba Bank Ltd./The (a)     1,000        6,553  
Chugoku Bank Ltd./The (a)     7,000        95,417  
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (a)     2,000        18,013  
Daicel Corp. (a)     5,000        58,402  
Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. (a)     1,900        24,816  
Disco Corp. (a)     1,000        79,983  
East Japan Railway Co. (a)     800        60,297  
Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. (a)     200        6,758  
FamilyMart Co., Ltd. (a)     800        30,131  
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. (a)     1,300        39,668  
Fujitsu Ltd. (a)     13,000        69,312  
Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc. (a)     16,000        82,487  
Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc. (a)     18,600        178,001  
Hikari Tsushin, Inc. (a)     700        42,577  
Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd. (a)     2,800        49,467  
Hitachi High-Technologies Corp. (a)     1,500        43,090  
Hitachi Metals Ltd. (a)     5,000        84,954  
Hoya Corp. (a)     3,500        118,387  
Ibiden Co., Ltd. (a)     3,400        50,205  
Inpex Corp. (a)     3,600        40,079  
Isuzu Motors Ltd. (a)     2,600        31,669  
ITOCHU Corp. (a)     3,800        40,565  
Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp. (a)     2,800        98,796  
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. (a)     8,000        237,192  
Japan Tobacco, Inc. (a)     300        8,257  
JGC Corp. (a)     1,000        20,587  
JTEKT Corp. (a)     1,600        26,928  
Kamigumi Co., Ltd. (a)     5,000        44,539  
Kaneka Corp. (a)     4,000        21,433  
Kao Corp. (a)     600        23,661  
KDDI Corp. (a)     900        56,542  
Kinden Corp. (a)     16,000        161,611  
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (a)     300        17,456  
Kobe Steel Ltd.     11,000        18,947  
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE LV FUND   
    SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Japan - 11.0% (continued)            
Komatsu Ltd. (a)     4,500      $ 99,486  
Konica Minolta, Inc. (a)     1,600        17,434  
Kuraray Co., Ltd. (a)     1,000        11,362  
Kurita Water Industries Ltd. (a)     1,700        35,449  
Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd. (a)     400        15,877  
Makita Corp. (a)     1,800        81,112  
Marubeni Corp. (a)     700        4,188  
Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd. (a)     1,000        21,283  
Medipal Holdings Corp. (a)     3,900        45,551  
Miraca Holdings, Inc. (a)     100        4,302  
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. (a)     3,900        18,917  
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (a)     7,000        83,146  
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (a)     2,400        21,925  
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp. (a)     5,400        79,156  
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (a)     16,700        91,754  
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (a)     6,000        80,359  
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.     9,700        16,260  
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (a)     200        21,824  
Nagoya Railroad Co., Ltd. (a)     7,000        26,063  
NH Foods Ltd. (a)     2,000        43,757  
NHK Spring Co., Ltd. (a)     3,200        27,844  
Nippon Express Co., Ltd.     3,000        15,203  
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. (a)     1,300        66,407  
Nishi-Nippon City Bank Ltd./The (a)     66,000        189,905  
Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd. (a)     500        23,832  
Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd. (a)     600        32,237  
NOK Corp. (a)     3,300        83,997  
NTT DOCOMO, Inc. (a)     1,600        23,301  
Omron Corp. (a)     200        8,947  
Oriental Land Co., Ltd. (a)     400        92,246  
Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. (a)     21,000        78,434  
Otsuka Corp. (a)     1,600        50,733  
Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd. (a)     7,700        230,855  
Resona Holdings, Inc. (a)     26,100        131,844  
Ricoh Co., Ltd.     2,600        26,284  
Rohm Co., Ltd. (a)     2,000        120,507  
Sankyo Co., Ltd. (a)     1,000        34,304  
Secom Co., Ltd. (a)     400        22,982  
Seiko Epson Corp. (a)     2,000        83,688  
Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd. (a)     6,000        72,186  
Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. (a)     1,500        53,957  
Seven Bank Ltd. (a)     1,100        4,617  
Shimamura Co., Ltd. (a)     1,000        86,297  
Shimano, Inc. (a)     400        51,809  
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd. (a)     37,000        199,022  
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (a)     8,600        127,848  
Suruga Bank Ltd. (a)     800        14,702  
Suzuken Co., Ltd. (a)     700        19,336  
Suzuki Motor Corp. (a)     800        23,974  
Taiheiyo Cement Corp.     1,000        3,137  
Taisei Corp. (a)     2,000        11,344  
Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd. (a)     600        36,660  
Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (a)     1,000        7,985  
THK Co., Ltd. (a)     300        7,210  
Toho Gas Co., Ltd. (a)     30,000        146,771  
Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. (a)     10,600        123,347  
Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (a)     16,000        86,331  
TonenGeneral Sekiyu KK (a)     1,000        8,537  
TOTO Ltd. (a)     1,000        11,633  
Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd. (a)     1,700        54,738  
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. (a)     400        8,046  
Toyota Industries Corp. (a)     100        5,125  
USS Co., Ltd. (a)     2,000        30,729  
West Japan Railway Co. (a)     2,400        113,468  
    SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Japan - 11.0% (continued)            
Yamada Denki Co., Ltd. (a)     4,300      $ 14,427  
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (a)     2,600        52,019  
Yamato Kogyo Co., Ltd.     100        2,797  
Yamazaki Baking Co., Ltd. (a)     7,000        86,375  
   

 

 

 
      6,667,292  
   

 

 

 

Luxembourg - 0.0% (b)

   
Millicom International Cellular SA SDR     401        29,712  
   

 

 

 
Netherlands - 1.1%    
Boskalis Westminster NV     2,585        141,413  
Delta Lloyd NV     5,205        114,460  
Heineken NV     348        24,711  
Koninklijke Ahold NV     6,292        111,827  
Koninklijke DSM NV     233        14,211  
Koninklijke Vopak NV     1,567        81,299  
QIAGEN NV (a)     759        17,679  
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, A Shares (a)     1,195        39,828  
Wolters Kluwer NV     3,547        108,238  
   

 

 

 
      653,666  
   

 

 

 
Norway - 0.7%            
DNB ASA (a)     10,286        151,725  
Gjensidige Forsikring ASA (a)     584        9,529  
Marine Harvest ASA (a)     1,219        16,738  
Orkla ASA (a)     401        2,730  
Statoil ASA (a)     3,662        64,476  
Telenor ASA (a)     940        19,015  
Yara International ASA (a)     3,047        135,690  
   

 

 

 
      399,903  
   

 

 

 
Spain - 1.3%            
Acciona SA     130        8,772  
Acerinox SA     1,420        21,423  
Amadeus IT Holding SA, A Shares     83        3,306  
Banco de Sabadell SA     2,018        5,339  
Banco Santander SA     6,672        55,999  
Bolsas y Mercados Espanoles SA     21        813  
Ebro Foods SA     2,074        34,283  
Enagas SA     1,835        57,878  
Endesa SA     7,084        141,817  
Ferrovial SA     2,466        48,748  
Gas Natural SDG SA     2,626        65,967  
Iberdrola SA     21,278        143,430  
Prosegur Cia de Seguridad SA     3,439        19,593  
Red Electrica Corp. SA     64        5,642  
Repsol SA     650        12,168  
Tecnicas Reunidas SA     1,729        75,574  
Telefonica SA     4,393        63,073  
   

 

 

 
      763,825  
   

 

 

 
Sweden - 1.0%            
Boliden AB (a)     5,033        80,452  
Electrolux AB, Series B (a)     632        18,467  
Holmen AB, B Shares     340        11,553  
Husqvarna AB, B Shares     8,480        62,332  
ICA Gruppen AB     2,133        83,055  
Meda AB, A Shares     1,329        19,058  
Nordea Bank AB (a)     1,515        17,537  
Securitas AB, B Shares (a)     3,334        40,334  
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A (a)     6,308        80,103  
Skanska AB, B Shares (a)     2,829        60,740  
Swedish Match AB (a)     1,208        37,852  
Tele2 AB, B Shares     1,031        12,493  
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE LV FUND   
    SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Sweden - 1.0% (continued)            
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, B Shares (a)     3,536      $ 42,814  
TeliaSonera AB (a)     7,784        50,046  
   

 

 

 
      616,836  
   

 

 

 
Switzerland - 1.5%            
Actelion Ltd. (a)     78        8,979  
Aryzta AG (a)     524        40,269  
Bucher Industries AG (a)     336        83,792  
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprungli AG (a)     1        4,944  
Flughafen Zuerich AG (a)     1        669  
Galenica AG (a)     8        6,379  
Givaudan SA (a)     3        5,382  
Lonza Group AG (a)     436        49,090  
Nestle SA (a)     182        13,268  
Novartis AG (a)     1,236        114,629  
OC Oerlikon Corp. AG (a)     1,116        13,931  
Partners Group Holding AG (a)     16        4,655  
Roche Holding AG (a)     233        63,129  
Sika AG (a)     33        97,348  
Sonova Holding AG (a)     5        735  
STMicroelectronics NV     4,614        34,497  
Straumann Holding AG (a)     71        17,838  
Swiss Life Holding AG (a)     330        77,996  
Swiss Re AG (a)     1,175        98,432  
Swisscom AG (a)     259        135,905  
Zurich Insurance Group AG (a)     35        10,938  
   

 

 

 
      882,805  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom - 0.3%            
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV     4,256        49,454  
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (a)     8,294        61,784  
Reed Elsevier NV     1,549        36,991  
Unilever NV CVA     1,584        61,962  
   

 

 

 
      210,191  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $13,334,992)

      12,857,255  
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.2%    
Germany - 0.2%    
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (a)     19        2,047  
Porsche Automobil Holding SE     440        35,584  
Volkswagen AG (a)     479        106,460  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(cost $148,196)

      144,091  
   

 

 

 
RIGHTS - 0.0% (b)    
GTECH SpA    

(cost $—)

    883         
   

 

 

 
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 90.3%        
BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempFund Portfolio - Series I, Institutional Shares, 0.070% (c)     279,051        279,051  
Dreyfus Treasury Cash Management, Class I, 0.010% (c)     1,116,205        1,116,205  
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - IM Shares, 0.000% (c)^     48,140,757        48,140,757  
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares, 0.000% (c)(d)     3,550,002        3,550,002  
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 90.3%
(continued)
  SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
UBS Money Series - UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund, Class I, 0.010% (c)     1,395,256      $ 1,395,256  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
(cost $54,481,271)

      54,481,271  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES, AT VALUE
(cost $67,964,459)

      67,482,617  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES SOLD SHORT - (17.7)%    
COMMON STOCKS - (17.7)%    
Belgium - (0.4)%    
KBC Groep NV     (872     (48,667
Telenet Group Holding NV     (1,191     (66,836
UCB SA     (1,606     (122,116
   

 

 

 
      (237,619
   

 

 

 
Denmark - (0.4)%            
FLSmidth & Co. A/S     (3,600     (157,829
Novozymes A/S, B Shares     (492     (20,710
Tryg A/S     (8     (894
Vestas Wind Systems A/S     (1,040     (37,769
   

 

 

 
      (217,202
   

 

 

 
Finland - (0.5)%            
Cargotec OYJ, B Shares     (4,486     (137,695
Kone OYJ, Class B     (389     (17,710
Nokia OYJ     (3,455     (27,325
Nokian Renkaat OYJ     (6,036     (147,240
   

 

 

 
      (329,970
   

 

 

 
Germany - (1.7)%            
adidas AG     (377     (26,181
AIXTRON SE     (5,212     (58,589
Bilfinger SE     (2,561     (143,157
Commerzbank AG     (3,938     (51,653
Deutsche Bank AG     (2,800     (83,844
Deutsche Lufthansa AG     (429     (7,109
E.ON SE     (467     (7,982
LANXESS AG     (3,027     (140,187
METRO AG     (1,505     (46,004
Rheinmetall AG     (2,192     (95,438
RWE AG     (3,174     (97,964
Salzgitter AG     (3,146     (88,035
Siemens AG     (99     (11,108
Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG     (5,628     (29,828
ThyssenKrupp AG     (2,702     (68,830
Wirecard AG     (908     (39,593
   

 

 

 
      (995,502
   

 

 

 
Italy - (1.0)%            
A2A SpA     (23,949     (24,267
Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA     (30,590     (17,426
Banca Popolare dell’Emilia Romagna SC     (15,487     (101,532
Banco Popolare SC     (7,467     (89,841
Buzzi Unicem SpA     (513     (6,493
Mediaset SpA     (16,299     (67,063
Mediolanum SpA     (24,730     (157,597
Moncler SpA     (2,558     (34,179
Salvatore Ferragamo SpA     (3,184     (78,361
Telecom Italia SpA     (5,971     (6,368
World Duty Free SpA     (3,142     (30,167
   

 

 

 
      (613,294
   

 

 

 
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE LV FUND   
    SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Japan - (9.1)%            
Acom Co., Ltd.     (49,600   $ (151,421
Advantest Corp.     (14,300     (177,239
Aeon Co., Ltd.     (18,400     (184,911
Aeon Credit Service Co., Ltd.     (4,600     (90,854
Amada Co., Ltd.     (1,600     (13,710
Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.     (8,000     (38,945
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.     (2,100     (24,677
Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc./The     (1,900     (24,842
Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd.     (3,900     (30,008
Credit Saison Co., Ltd.     (7,000     (130,175
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co., Ltd./The     (3,000     (45,540
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.     (1,000     (13,983
Daikin Industries Ltd.     (1,900     (121,836
Dena Co., Ltd.     (3,400     (40,614
Don Quijote Holdings Co., Ltd.     (500     (34,374
Eisai Co., Ltd.     (700     (27,071
FANUC Corp.     (200     (32,976
Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.     (400     (145,558
Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.     (3,000     (11,961
GS Yuasa Corp.     (33,000     (140,308
Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc.     (100     (3,153
Hitachi Capital Corp.     (1,200     (26,411
Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Inc.     (12,700     (101,663
Hokuriku Electric Power Co.     (300     (3,831
IHI Corp.     (17,000     (86,096
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.     (7,700     (95,281
J Front Retailing Co., Ltd.     (200     (2,316
Japan Display, Inc.     (10,700     (32,656
Japan Steel Works Ltd./The     (50,000     (176,906
JFE Holdings, Inc.     (1,200     (26,761
JSR Corp.     (600     (10,299
JX Holdings, Inc.     (11,900     (46,310
Kajima Corp.     (9,000     (37,011
Kakaku.com, Inc.     (6,300     (90,132
Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc./The     (7,800     (74,202
Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.     (3,000     (46,476
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.     (6,000     (27,285
Keikyu Corp.     (7,000     (51,792
Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd.     (1,000     (12,160
Kikkoman Corp.     (3,000     (73,527
Kintetsu Corp.     (4,000     (13,152
Kubota Corp.     (4,000     (58,059
Kyocera Corp.     (700     (32,032
Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.     (15,300     (153,233
LIXIL Group Corp.     (3,200     (67,346
M3, Inc.     (1,900     (31,791
Marui Group Co., Ltd.     (4,000     (36,079
Mazda Motor Corp.     (1,600     (38,425
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.     (5,000     (25,095
Mitsubishi Logistics Corp.     (3,000     (43,632
Mitsubishi Materials Corp.     (37,000     (122,745
Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co., Ltd.     (100     (470
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.     (26,000     (73,642
Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.     (16,000     (47,404
Nexon Co., Ltd.     (2,800     (26,102
NGK Insulators Ltd.     (3,000     (61,495
NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.     (400     (12,154
Nintendo Co., Ltd.     (1,800     (187,844
Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.     (3,000     (13,499
Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd.     (2,000     (57,956
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp.     (24,000     (59,535
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.     (1,400     (12,211
Nitto Denko Corp.     (1,100     (61,463
NSK Ltd.     (2,000     (23,614
    SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Japan - (9.1)% (continued)            
NTT Data Corp.     (300   $ (11,177
Obayashi Corp.     (2,000     (12,892
Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd.     (3,000     (26,574
Olympus Corp.     (1,300     (45,539
Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     (1,100     (97,389
Panasonic Corp.     (3,700     (43,580
Rakuten, Inc.     (11,600     (161,307
Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     (100     (5,384
Sharp Corp.     (45,000     (99,553
Shikoku Electric Power Co., Inc.     (5,500     (66,713
Shimizu Corp.     (1,000     (6,792
Shinsei Bank Ltd.     (26,000     (45,251
Shionogi & Co., Ltd.     (1,100     (28,419
Shizuoka Bank Ltd./The     (1,000     (9,144
Showa Denko KK     (37,000     (45,547
Showa Shell Sekiyu KK     (500     (4,925
SoftBank Corp.     (1,000     (59,523
Sony Corp.     (6,700     (136,742
Sony Financial Holdings, Inc.     (1,100     (16,198
Sumco Corp.     (2,500     (35,790
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.     (13,000     (49,794
T&D Holdings, Inc.     (100     (1,199
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     (1,200     (49,677
TDK Corp.     (300     (17,669
Teijin Ltd.     (4,000     (10,632
Terumo Corp.     (1,700     (38,584
Tobu Railway Co., Ltd.     (3,000     (12,828
Tokyu Corp.     (4,000     (24,786
Toray Industries, Inc.     (4,000     (31,960
Toshiba Corp.     (10,000     (42,173
Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd.     (3,900     (48,444
Toyota Boshoku Corp.     (1,900     (25,224
Trend Micro, Inc.     (1,200     (33,160
Ube Industries Ltd.     (13,000     (19,329
Yahoo Japan Corp.     (36,000     (129,021
Yamaha Corp.     (300     (4,422
Yaskawa Electric Corp.     (12,900     (164,773
Yokogawa Electric Corp.     (4,900     (53,768
   

 

 

 
      (5,480,131
   

 

 

 
Luxembourg - (0.3)%            
Altice SA     (900     (71,185
ArcelorMittal     (12,271     (134,440
   

 

 

 
      (205,625
   

 

 

 
Netherlands - (1.0)%            
Akzo Nobel NV     (598     (41,376
ASML Holding NV     (756     (81,684
Fugro NV CVA     (4,667     (96,937
Koninklijke KPN NV     (30,555     (96,473
OCI NV     (3,173     (110,325
Randstad Holding NV     (1,986     (95,559
SBM Offshore NV     (1,924     (22,628
TNT Express NV     (12,187     (81,243
   

 

 

 
      (626,225
   

 

 

 
Norway - (0.4)%            
Aker Solutions ASA 144A (e)     (4,569     (25,414
Fred Olsen Energy ASA     (10,120     (92,603
Petroleum Geo-Services ASA     (4,000     (22,518
Schibsted ASA     (1,538     (97,539
   

 

 

 
      (238,074
   

 

 

 
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE LV FUND   
    SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Spain - (1.1)%            
Abertis Infraestructuras SA     (77   $ (1,527
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA     (637     (6,016
Banco Popular Espanol SA     (14,876     (74,154
Bankia SA     (21,037     (31,217
CaixaBank SA     (5,004     (26,220
Grifols SA     (1,137     (45,370
Inditex SA     (3,981     (113,560
Indra Sistemas SA     (13,154     (127,797
Mapfre SA     (17,190     (58,102
Mediaset Espana Comunicacion SA     (3,950     (49,660
Obrascon Huarte Lain SA     (1,568     (34,989
Zardoya Otis SA     (9,992     (110,807
   

 

 

 
      (679,419
   

 

 

 
Sweden - (0.8)%            
Alfa Laval AB     (655     (12,386
Assa Abloy AB, Class B     (568     (30,000
Atlas Copco AB, A Shares     (801     (22,288
Elekta AB, B Shares     (12,992     (132,682
Getinge AB, B Shares     (543     (12,365
Hennes & Mauritz AB, B Shares     (667     (27,711
Modern Times Group MTG, B Shares     (264     (8,372
Sandvik AB     (5,161     (50,181
SKF AB, B Shares     (2,599     (54,749
SSAB AB, A Shares     (12,400     (71,705
Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B     (1,200     (25,871
Trelleborg AB, B Shares     (2,190     (36,868
   

 

 

 
      (485,178
   

 

 

 
Switzerland - (1.0)%            
Adecco SA     (282     (19,385
Cie Financiere Richemont SA     (1,497     (132,720
Credit Suisse Group AG     (1,989     (49,966
DKSH Holding AG     (48     (3,654
Dufry AG     (112     (16,740
EMS-Chemie Holding AG     (138     (55,866
GAM Holding AG     (167     (3,002
Holcim Ltd.     (9     (643
Julius Baer Group Ltd.     (508     (23,194
Panalpina Welttransport Holding AG     (538     (72,118
Sulzer AG     (783     (83,759
Swatch Group AG/The     (74     (32,875
Transocean Ltd.     (4,877     (89,490
   

 

 

 
      (583,412
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom - 0.0% (b)            
Subsea 7 SA     (843     (8,627
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS SOLD SHORT (proceeds $11,194,359)

      (10,700,278
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT, AT VALUE
(proceeds $11,194,359)

      (10,700,278
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS, NET OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT - 94.1% (cost $56,770,100)

      56,782,339  
   

 

 

 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 5.9% (f)       3,583,563  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

    $ 60,365,902  
   

 

 

 
Non income-producing security.
(a) All or a portion of this security has been segregated as collateral for securities sold short and can be sold or replaced subject to the broker’s right to re-hypothecate. At December 31, 2014, the value of these securities was $7,818,229. In addition, $2,363,465 of cash collateral was pledged.
(b) Represents less than 0.05% of net assets.
(c) Represents annualized seven-day yield as of December 31, 2014.
(d) A portion of the security is pledged as collateral to the brokers for forward foreign currency exchange and swap contracts.
(e) Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted as to resale to institutional investors. The Fund Advisor has deemed this security to be liquid based upon procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
(f) Includes appreciation/(depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange, futures and swap contracts.

 

^ All or a portion represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

All securities are Level 2 with respect to ASC 820, (See Note 5).

The following abbreviations are used in portfolio descriptions:

CVA - Dutch Certification

SDR - Special Drawing Rights

 

SECTOR   VALUE     % OF NET
ASSETS
 
Consumer Discretionary   $ 75,399       0.1
Consumer Staples     667,096       1.1  
Energy     94,458       0.2  
Financials     359,148       0.6  
Health Care     731,168       1.2  
Industrials     (219,417     (0.4
Information Technology     (263,102     (0.4
Materials     (93,432     (0.2
Telecommunication Services     476,147       0.8  
Utilities     473,603       0.8  
Money Market Funds     54,481,271       90.3   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    56,782,339       94.1   
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities (f)     3,583,563       5.9   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 60,365,902       100.0 %
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Total return swap contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2014:

Over the Counter

 

COUNTERPARTY   UNDERLYING REFERENCE INSTRUMENT   TERMINATION
DATE
  CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
VALUE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Bank of America   10-Year Canadian Bond March Futures   3/2015   CAD     5,331,887        $61,405   
Bank of America   10-Year Japanese Government Bond March Futures   3/2015   JPY     (1,028,376,300     (51,902
Bank of America   30-Year Euro Buxl Bond March Futures   3/2015   EUR     (905,804     (29,720
Goldman Sachs   BIST 30 February Futures   2/2015   TRY     31,686        171   
Bank of America   Bovespa Index February Futures   2/2015   BRL     (1,235,149     (9,751
CitiBank   Corn March Futures^   2/2015   USD     253,029        5,020   
CitiBank   Corn March Futures^   2/2015   USD     (253,812     (4,236
Bank of America   Euro - Bobl March Futures   3/2015   EUR     388,234        3,203   
Bank of America   Euro - Bund March Futures   3/2015   EUR     461,689        7,291   
Bank of America   Euro - SCHATZ March Futures   3/2015   EUR     (9,871,141     (19,560
Bank of America   Hang Seng Index January Futures   1/2015   HKD     1,169,970        1,609   
Bank of America   H-SHARES Index January Futures   1/2015   HKD     1,802,610        (548
Bank of America   Long Gilt March Futures   3/2015   GBP     3,186,753        63,344   
Bank of America   MSCI Taiwan Stock Index January Futures   1/2015   USD     270,710        3,770   
Bank of America   SGX S&P CNX Nifty Index January Futures   1/2015   USD     16,678        40   
Bank of America   Swiss Market Index March Futures   3/2015   CHF     358,068        (1,808
Bank of America   Taiwan Stock Exchange January Futures   1/2015   TWD     1,800,662        1,748   
Bank of America   Tel Aviv 25 Index January Futures   1/2015   ILS     1,031,624        (1,554
Bank of America   U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note March Futures   3/2015   USD     2,149,315        6,232   
Bank of America   U.S. Treasury 2-Year Note March Futures   3/2015   USD     (7,877,902     8,527   
Bank of America   U.S. Treasury 5-Year Note March Futures   3/2015   USD     475,616        103   
Bank of America   U.S. Treasury Long Bond March Futures   3/2015   USD     (1,126,829     (29,671
Goldman Sachs   WIG20 Index March Futures   3/2015   PLN     284,072        (1,667
         

 

 

 
            $12,046   
         

 

 

 

Money Market Fund is pledged as collateral to Bank of America for total return swap contracts in the amount of $120,000 at December 31, 2014. Money Market Fund is pledged as collateral to Goldman Sachs for total return swap contracts and total return basket swap contracts in the amount of $3,330,000 at December 31, 2014.

Open futures contracts outstanding at December 31, 2014:

Exchange Traded

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION DATE   VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts:       
12   Goldman Sachs   Gold 100 OZ Futures^   2/2015   $ 1,429,936      $ 1,420,920      $ (9,016
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^   2/2015     165,352        158,287        (7,065
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^   2/2015     162,177        157,850        (4,327
10   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^   3/2015     1,595,504        1,577,000        (18,504
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^   3/2015     634,321        630,313        (4,008
16   Goldman Sachs   Silver Futures^   3/2015     1,310,254        1,247,920        (62,334
9   Barclays Capital   Amsterdam Index Futures   1/2015     881,419        925,688        44,269   
11   J.P. Morgan   BIST 30 Futures   2/2015     49,727        50,393        666   
11   Barclays Capital   DAX Index Futures   3/2015     3,215,992        3,275,560        59,568   
3   J.P. Morgan   FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Index Futures   1/2015     75,468        75,118        (350
33   Barclays Capital   Hang Seng Index Futures   1/2015     5,019,377        5,031,930        12,553   
3   Barclays Capital   H-SHARES Index Futures   1/2015     232,554        231,906        (648
6   Barclays Capital   KOSPI Index 200 Futures   3/2015     679,605        665,969        (13,636
3   J.P. Morgan   MSCI Singapore Index Futures   1/2015     170,997        172,846        1,849   
6   Barclays Capital   MSCI Taiwan Stock Index Futures   1/2015     203,277        205,860        2,583   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE LV FUND   
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION DATE   VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts: (continued)       
7   J.P. Morgan   SET50 Index Futures   3/2015     $ 43,287        $ 42,089        $ (1,198
2   J.P. Morgan   SGX S&P CNX Nifty Index Futures   1/2015     33,362        33,436        74   
14   Barclays Capital   TOPIX Index Futures   3/2015     1,659,413        1,645,099        (14,314
47   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures   6/2015     14,207,993        14,210,268        2,275   
58   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures   9/2015     17,532,530        17,536,952        4,422   
8   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures   12/2015     2,418,070        2,418,769        699   
77   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures   6/2015     19,164,377        19,166,263        1,886   
61   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures   9/2015     15,136,740        15,150,875        14,135   
52   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures   12/2015     12,891,981        12,881,050        (10,931
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          98,913,713        98,912,361       (1,352
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Short Contracts:       
12   Goldman Sachs   Brent Crude Futures^   1/2015     $(805,968     $(687,960     $118,008   
47   Goldman Sachs   Corn Futures^   3/2015     (951,358     (932,950     18,408   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^   2/2015     (165,593     (158,287     7,306   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^   2/2015     (162,122     (157,850     4,272   
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^   3/2015     (634,489     (630,313     4,176   
13   Goldman Sachs   Natural Gas Futures^   1/2015     (432,704     (375,570     57,134   
15   Goldman Sachs   Soybean Futures^   3/2015     (782,572     (767,625     14,947   
19   Barclays Capital   CAC40 Index Futures   1/2015     (967,228     (983,323     (16,095
49   Barclays Capital   Euro Stoxx 50 Index   3/2015     (1,822,969     (1,857,633     (34,664
17   Barclays Capital   FTSE 100 Index Futures   3/2015     (1,681,809     (1,728,214     (46,405
28   Barclays Capital   FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index Futures   3/2015     (1,037,903     (1,071,275     (33,372
10   Barclays Capital   FTSE/MIB Index Futures   3/2015     (1,119,331     (1,153,722     (34,391
3   Barclays Capital   IBEX 35 Index Futures   1/2015     (371,348     (371,884     (536
7   J.P. Morgan   Mexican Stock Exchange Price and Quotation Index Futures   3/2015     (203,803     (204,913     (1,110
6   Barclays Capital   OMXS30 Index Futures   1/2015     (107,728     (112,891     (5,163
8   J.P. Morgan   S&P 500 E-Mini Futures   3/2015     (832,572     (820,960     11,612   
12   J.P. Morgan   S&P/Toronto Stock Exchange 60 Index Futures   3/2015     (1,747,315     (1,759,201     (11,886
5   J.P. Morgan   SPI 200 Index Futures   3/2015     (522,372     (549,335     (26,963
35   J.P. Morgan   10-Year Japanese Government Bond   3/2015     (4,314,308     (4,319,920     (5,612
106   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures   6/2015     (20,511,653     (20,519,282     (7,629
84   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures   9/2015     (16,205,507     (16,247,472     (41,965
48   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures   12/2015     (9,267,183     (9,274,918     (7,735
40   J.P. Morgan   Australia 10-Year Bond Futures   3/2015     (4,138,690     (4,184,703     (46,013
135   J.P. Morgan   Australia 3-Year Bond Futures   3/2015     (12,221,095     (12,264,811     (43,716
16   J.P. Morgan   Canadian 3-Month Bank Acceptance Futures   6/2015     (3,397,916     (3,397,142     774   
33   J.P. Morgan   Canadian 3-Month Bank Acceptance Futures   9/2015     (7,001,040     (7,003,765     (2,725
16   J.P. Morgan   Canadian 3-Month Bank Acceptance Futures   12/2015     (3,395,159     (3,394,044     1,115   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          (94,801,735     (94,929,963     (128,228
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ 4,111,978      $ 3,982,398      $ (129,580
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash held as collateral at Barclays Capital, Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan for futures contracts was $1,222,885, $199,706 and $835,995, respectively at December 31, 2014.

 

^ Represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2014:

Over the Counter

 

PURCHASE
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
PURCHASED
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Australian Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   AUD     397,000        $325,495        $322,422        $(3,073
Australian Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   AUD     397,000        325,465        322,420        (3,045
Brazilian Real,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  CitiBank   BRL     450,000        167,895        165,967        (1,928
Brazilian Real,
Expiring 03/18/15*
  Credit Suisse International   BRL     450,000        167,859        165,967        (1,892
Canadian Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   CAD     2,200,000        1,911,222        1,890,613        (20,609
Canadian Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   CAD     2,271,000        1,974,167        1,951,628        (22,539
Swiss Franc,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   CHF     413,500        430,508        416,473        (14,035
Swiss Franc,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   CHF     441,500        459,371        444,674        (14,697
Danish Krone,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   DKK     193,000        31,562        31,380        (182
Euro,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   EUR     1,205,500        1,479,970        1,459,684        (20,286
Euro, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   EUR     1,251,500        1,536,790        1,515,384        (21,406
British Pound, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   GBP     348,000        543,776        542,079        (1,697
British Pound, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   GBP     403,000        630,436        627,753        (2,683
Hong Kong Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   HKD     27,000        3,482        3,482          
Hungarian Forint, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   HUF     17,500,000        70,379        66,763        (3,616
Hungarian Forint, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   HUF     18,500,000        74,411        70,576        (3,835
Israeli Shekel, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   ILS     370,000        94,199        94,885        686   
Israeli Shekel, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   ILS     370,000        94,172        94,885        713   
Indian Rupee, Expiring 03/18/15*   CitiBank   INR     23,250,000        368,650        362,825        (5,825
Indian Rupee, Expiring 03/18/15*   Credit Suisse International   INR     43,150,000        677,800        673,374        (4,426
Japanese Yen, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   JPY     53,375,000        445,518        445,896        378   
Japanese Yen, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   JPY     53,375,000        445,495        445,896        401   
Korean Won, Expiring 03/18/15*   CitiBank   KRW     273,000,000        245,931        247,545        1,614   
Korean Won, Expiring 03/18/15*   Credit Suisse International   KRW     273,000,000        245,928        247,545        1,617   
Mexican Peso, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   MXN     1,620,000        109,897        109,308        (589
Mexican Peso, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   MXN     1,620,000        109,956        109,308        (648
Norwegian Krone, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   NOK     52,500        7,029        7,030        1   
Norwegian Krone, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   NOK     52,500        7,029        7,030        1   
New Zealand Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   NZD     1,032,000        792,691        799,369        6,678   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
  AQR Funds       Annual Report       December 2014   
                

 

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AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE LV FUND   
PURCHASE
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
PURCHASED
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
New Zealand Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   NZD     1,032,000        $ 792,626        $ 799,368        $ 6,742   
Poland Zloty, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   PLN     880,000        260,432        247,751        (12,681
Poland Zloty, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   PLN     1,200,000        350,046        337,842        (12,204
Russian Ruble, Expiring 03/18/15*   CitiBank   RUB     6,100,000        113,402        96,326        (17,076
Russian Ruble, Expiring 03/18/15*   Credit Suisse International   RUB     8,000,000        150,457        126,329        (24,128
Swedish Krona, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   SEK     473,500        62,257        60,756        (1,501
Swedish Krona, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   SEK     473,500        62,257        60,756        (1,501
Singapore Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   SGD     407,000        310,973        306,866        (4,107
Singapore Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   SGD     407,000        310,867        306,866        (4,001
Turkish Lira, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   TRY     1,950,000        851,562        822,025        (29,537
Turkish Lira, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   TRY     3,690,000        1,590,423        1,555,521        (34,902
Taiwanese Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15*   CitiBank   TWD     1,950,000        62,681        61,732        (949
Taiwanese Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15*   Credit Suisse International   TWD     1,950,000        62,679        61,732        (947
South African Rand, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   ZAR     2,520,000        219,657        215,281        (4,376
South African Rand, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   ZAR     3,120,000        270,810        266,539        (4,271
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $19,248,212        $18,967,851        $(280,361
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
           
SALES
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
SOLD
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Australian Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   AUD     (92,500     $(78,435     $(75,123     $3,312   
Australian Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   AUD     (92,500     (78,454     (75,123     3,331   
Brazilian Real, Expiring 03/18/15*   CitiBank   BRL     (865,000     (318,749     (319,025     (276
Brazilian Real, Expiring 03/18/15*   Credit Suisse International   BRL     (1,495,000     (547,011     (551,379     (4,368
Canadian Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   CAD     (235,500     (202,175     (202,381     (206
Canadian Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   CAD     (235,500     (202,175     (202,381     (206
Swiss Franc, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   CHF     (3,470,500     (3,546,434     (3,495,447     50,987   
Swiss Franc, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   CHF     (3,645,500     (3,723,498     (3,671,705     51,793   
Danish Krone, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   DKK     (222,000     (37,043     (36,095     948   
Danish Krone, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   DKK     (335,000     (55,859     (54,468     1,391   
Euro, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   EUR     (184,000     (229,526     (222,796     6,730   
Euro, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   EUR     (292,000     (360,867     (353,568     7,299   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
  AQR Funds       Annual Report       December 2014   
                

 

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AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE LV FUND   
SALES
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
SOLD
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
British Pound, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   GBP     (100,500     $ (157,264     $ (156,548     $ 716   
British Pound, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   GBP     (100,500     (157,269     (156,548     721   
Hong Kong Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   HKD     (34,000     (4,385     (4,384     1   
Hong Kong Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   HKD     (61,000     (7,866     (7,866       
Hungarian Forint, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   HUF     (7,000,000     (27,445     (26,707     738   
Hungarian Forint, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   HUF     (7,000,000     (27,447     (26,707     740   
Israeli Shekel, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   ILS     (1,380,000     (348,432     (353,891     (5,459
Israeli Shekel, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   ILS     (2,510,000     (636,142     (643,673     (7,531
Indian Rupee, Expiring 03/18/15*   CitiBank   INR     (2,550,000     (40,543     (39,794     749   
Indian Rupee, Expiring 03/18/15*   Credit Suisse International   INR     (2,550,000     (40,542     (39,794     748   
Japanese Yen, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   JPY     (56,716,000     (474,550     (473,806     744   
Japanese Yen, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   JPY     (155,228,000     (1,296,006     (1,296,778     (772
Korean Won, Expiring 03/18/15*   CitiBank   KRW     (369,500,000     (332,763     (335,047     (2,284
Korean Won, Expiring 03/18/15*   Credit Suisse International   KRW     (369,500,000     (332,766     (335,047     (2,281
Mexican Peso, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   MXN     (8,965,000     (632,397     (604,909     27,488   
Mexican Peso, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   MXN     (15,765,000     (1,092,192     (1,063,735     28,457   
Norwegian Krone, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   NOK     (6,871,000     (968,921     (920,017     48,904   
Norwegian Krone, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   NOK     (7,993,000     (1,122,232     (1,070,251     51,981   
New Zealand Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   NZD     (132,000     (100,715     (102,244     (1,529
New Zealand Dollar, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   NZD     (132,000     (100,747     (102,244     (1,497
Poland Zloty, Expiring 03/18/15   CitiBank   PLN     (415,000     (121,452     (116,835     4,617   
Poland Zloty, Expiring 03/18/15   Credit Suisse International   PLN     (415,000     (121,443     (116,837     4,606   
Russian Ruble, Expiring 03/18/15*   CitiBank   RUB     (7,050,000     (127,383     (111,327     16,056   
Russian Ruble, Expiring 03/18/15*   Credit Suisse International   RUB     (7,050,000     (127,394     (111,327     16,067   
Swedish Krona,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   SEK     (6,442,500     (857,182     (826,651     30,531   
Swedish Krona,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   SEK     (7,520,500     (995,922     (964,973     30,949   
Singapore Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   SGD     (862,500     (656,341     (650,301     6,040   
Singapore Dollar,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   SGD     (1,412,500     (1,070,475     (1,064,985     5,490   
Turkish Lira,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   TRY     (505,000     (212,813     (212,884     (71
Turkish Lira,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   TRY     (505,000     (212,852     (212,884     (32
South African Rand,
Expiring 03/18/15
  CitiBank   ZAR     (925,000     (79,485     (79,022     463   
South African Rand,
Expiring 03/18/15
  Credit Suisse International   ZAR     (925,000     (79,491     (79,022     469   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          (21,943,083     (21,566,529     376,554   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $(2,694,871     $(2,598,678     $96,193   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Money Market Fund is pledged as collateral to CitiBank for forward foreign currency exchange contracts in the amount of $100,002 at December 31, 2014.

 

* Non-deliverable forward. (See Note 4).

 

AUD - Australian Dollar

BRL - Brazilian Real

CAD - Canadian Dollar

CHF - Swiss Franc

DKK - Danish Krone

EUR - Euro

GBP - British Pound

HKD - Hong Kong Dollar

HUF - Hungarian Forint

ILS - Israeli Shekel

INR - Indian Rupee

JPY - Japanese Yen

KRW - Korean Won

MXN - Mexican Peso

NOK - Norwegian Krone

NZD - New Zealand Dollar

PLN - Poland Zloty

RUB - Russian Ruble

SEK - Swedish Krona

SGD - Singapore Dollar

TRY - Turkish Lira

TWD - Taiwanese Dollar

USD - United States Dollar

ZAR - South African Rand

 

 

Total Return Basket Swaps* Outstanding at December 31, 2014

Over the Counter

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
  

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Goldman Sachs    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in USD based on the local currencies of the positions within the swaps.    9 -12 months maturity ranging from
09/23/2015 - 01/04/2016
     $277,614   
        

 

 

 

 

* See the accompanying “Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap” for further details.
** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions  
Canada     
Domtar Corp.     1,000      $ 40,010      $        210   
     

 

 

 
Netherlands     
QIAGEN NV     400        9,525        (141
     

 

 

 
Singapore     
Avago Technologies Ltd.     400        39,582        654   
Flextronics International Ltd.     10,600         118,985        (477
     

 

 

 
        177   
     

 

 

 
Sweden     
Autoliv, Inc.     300        29,860        1,976   
     

 

 

 
Switzerland     
Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings AG     1,100        40,975        737   
Garmin Ltd.     1,000        53,139        (309
TE Connectivity Ltd.     1,600        101,428        (228
     

 

 

 
        200   
     

 

 

 

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United Kingdom        
Aon PLC     800      $ 72,719      $ 3,145   
Delphi Automotive PLC     1,900        133,424        4,744   
     

 

 

 
            7,889   
     

 

 

 
United States                  
3M Co.     300        43,809        5,487   
AbbVie, Inc.     800        53,178        (826
Accenture PLC     100        8,052        879   
ACE Ltd.     200        21,413        1,563   
Actavis PLC     300        78,423        (1,200
Activision Blizzard, Inc.     3,700        76,771        (2,216
Acuity Brands, Inc.     600        84,207        (165
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.     300        44,716        3,068   
AECOM Technology Corp.     600        21,148        (2,926
Aetna, Inc.     2,300         200,270        4,039   
AGCO Corp.     200        9,286        (246
AGL Resources, Inc.     800        42,044        1,564   
Akamai Technologies, Inc.     1,100        70,089        (833
Alaska Air Group, Inc.     2,100        107,705        17,791   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
  AQR Funds       Annual Report       December 2014   
                

 

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REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)        
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     300      $ 57,410      $ (1,901
Alliant Techsystems, Inc.     200        27,438        (4,188
Allstate Corp./The     1,100        76,090        1,185   
Altria Group, Inc.     700        35,451        (962
Amdocs Ltd.     800        38,301        (977
AMERCO     400         109,449        4,255   
Ameren Corp.     1,300        49,725        10,244   
American Airlines Group, Inc.     1,300        67,923        1,796   
American Electric Power Co., Inc.     3,400        193,005        13,443   
American Express Co.     300        27,547        365   
American Financial Group, Inc.     1,300        78,486        450   
American Water Works Co., Inc.     100        4,914        416   
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     1,400        184,338        812   
AmerisourceBergen Corp.     700        62,742        370   
Amgen, Inc.     1,100        168,803        6,416   
ANN, Inc.     400        16,548        (1,956
Anthem, Inc.     1,900        236,520        2,253   
Apollo Education Group, Inc.     1,400        37,273          10,481   
Apple, Inc.     1,100        122,246        (828
AptarGroup, Inc.     100        6,204        480   
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.     2,800        146,976        (1,376
ARRIS Group, Inc.     3,400        103,499        (853
Arrow Electronics, Inc.     600        36,738        (2,004
Ascena Retail Group, Inc.     1,900        26,953        (3,089
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.     700        30,517        122   
Associated Banc-Corp.     300        5,564        25   
Assurant, Inc.     500        32,817        1,398   
AT&T, Inc.     400        14,057        (621
Atmos Energy Corp.     900        46,825        3,341   
AutoNation, Inc.     1,000        58,410        2,000   
AutoZone, Inc.     200        115,544        8,278   
Avnet, Inc.     300        13,302        (396
Axis Capital Holdings Co.     200        9,649        569   
Ball Corp.     800        52,472        2,064   
Bank of New York Mellon Corp./The     100        4,071        (14
Baxter International, Inc.     300        21,809        178   
BB&T Corp.     1,000        38,890          
Becton Dickinson and Co.     400        45,985        9,679   
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.     200        12,873        2,361   
Bemis Co., Inc.     100        3,902        619   
Big Lots, Inc.     2,500        100,346        (296
Bill Barrett Corp.     500        5,855        (160
Biogen Idec, Inc.     200        65,407        2,483   
Bio-Techne Corp.     100        9,403        (163
BlackRock, Inc.     100        36,379        (623
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.     2,800        73,089        1,195   
Brinker International, Inc.     100        5,701        168   
Broadcom Corp.     1,500        63,588        1,407   
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.     1,600        69,861        4,027   

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)        
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.     13,600      $ 154,151      $ 6,873   
Bunge Ltd.     600        54,679        (133
CA, Inc.     1,200        34,539        2,001   
Cablevision Systems Corp.     4,600        92,475        2,469   
Cabot Corp.     300        16,595        (3,437
Capital One Financial Corp.     2,400        200,559        (2,439
Cardinal Health, Inc.     900        68,499        4,158   
Carlisle Cos., Inc.     100        9,143        (119
Carnival Corp.     1,200        55,054        (658
Caterpillar, Inc.     1,100        106,396        (5,713
Celanese Corp.     500        30,529        (549
Celgene Corp.     200        18,579        3,793   
Centene Corp.     700        68,945        3,750   
CenturyLink, Inc.     1,300        52,597        (1,143
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.     800        48,683        2,229   
Chesapeake Energy Corp.     700        17,398        (3,699
Chevron Corp.     800        96,209        (6,465
Cigna Corp.     200        18,991        1,591   
Cinemark Holdings, Inc.     1,600        56,758        170   
Cintas Corp.     700        50,795        4,113   
Cisco Systems, Inc.     4,700        128,165        2,566   
CMS Energy Corp.     100        2,944        531   
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.     100        4,585        (163
Commercial Metals Co.     1,700        30,716        (3,023
Compass Minerals International, Inc.     100        8,466        217   
Computer Sciences Corp.     1,700        105,949        1,236   
ConocoPhillips     2,100        155,739        (10,713
Consolidated Edison, Inc.     1,300        76,062        9,751   
Convergys Corp.     2,400        48,571        317   
Corning, Inc.     3,300        71,632        4,037   
CR Bard, Inc.     500        75,592        7,718   
Crane Co.     100        6,827        (957
Crown Holdings, Inc.     600        31,105        (565
CST Brands, Inc.     900        38,969        280   
CSX Corp.     1,300        45,950        1,149   
Cummins, Inc.     400        57,290        378   
CVR Energy, Inc.     200        7,970        (228
CVS Caremark Corp.     1,700        149,661        14,066   
Cytec Industries, Inc.     200        10,069        (835
Deckers Outdoor Corp.     1,100        104,691        (4,547
Delta Air Lines, Inc.     3,300        139,346        22,981   
Deluxe Corp.     1,400        86,451        699   
Devon Energy Corp.     1,500        96,316        (4,501
DeVry, Inc.     900        43,865        (1,142
Dillard’s, Inc.     400        48,170        1,902   
Discover Financial Services     2,100        138,448        (919
DISH Network Corp.     100        7,293        (4
Dolby Laboratories, Inc.     800        34,948        (452
Dollar General Corp.     200        13,779        361   
Dollar Tree, Inc.     100        5,702        1,336   
Dover Corp.     300        25,633        (4,117
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)        
Dow Chemical Co./The     1,600      $ 77,386      $ (4,410
DR Horton, Inc.     600        14,956        218   
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.     2,300        156,338        8,526   
DST Systems, Inc.     900        82,442        2,293   
DTE Energy Co.     800        60,606        8,490   
Dun & Bradstreet Corp./The     100        11,721        375   
Eastman Chemical Co.     200        15,377        (205
eBay, Inc.     1,700        95,650        (246
EchoStar Corp.     200        10,502        (2
Edison International     900        55,224        3,708   
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.     200        23,357        2,119   
EI du Pont de Nemours & Co.     200        14,711        77   
Electronic Arts, Inc.     1,100        45,559        6,157   
Eli Lilly & Co.     1,700        118,267        (984
EMC Corp.     3,800        115,230        (2,218
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.     400        22,923        1,013   
Energizer Holdings, Inc.     600        77,542        (406
Entergy Corp.     1,800        147,196        10,268   
EOG Resources, Inc.     400        39,532        (2,704
Equifax, Inc.     200        15,560        614   
Everest Re Group Ltd.     500        82,094        3,056   
Exelon Corp.     3,000        109,342        1,898   
Expedia, Inc.     1,600        140,406        (3,830
Express Scripts PLC     200        14,901        2,033   
Exxon Mobil Corp.     600        56,836        (1,366
FedEx Corp.     400        66,999        2,465   
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.     600        34,854        2,466   
Fifth Third BanCorp.     300        6,315        (203
Fiserv, Inc.     1,300        91,269        992   
Fluor Corp.     100        7,012        (949
Foot Locker, Inc.     4,500        254,664        (1,854
Ford Motor Co.     100        1,564        (14
Franklin Resources, Inc.     200        11,316        (242
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.     800        27,505        (8,817
Frontier Communications Corp.     1,800        12,264        (258
GameStop Corp.     100        4,398        (1,018
Gannett Co., Inc.     3,800        122,867        (1,533
Gap, Inc./The     1,600        67,909        (533
Gartner, Inc.     300        25,606        (343
GATX Corp.     400        24,515        (1,499
General Dynamics Corp.     1,200        168,458        (3,314
General Mills, Inc.     200        10,168        498   
Genuine Parts Co.     600        60,630        3,312   
Gilead Sciences, Inc.     1,600        164,152        (13,336
Google, Inc.     100        59,605        (6,539
Graham Holdings Co.     200        161,883        10,859   
H&R Block, Inc.     600        19,331        877   
Halliburton Co.     2,700        116,171        (9,980
Hanesbrands, Inc.     200        22,452        (128
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc./The     200        13,434        830   
Harman International Industries, Inc.     100        10,895        (224
Harris Corp.     600        42,067        1,025   

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)        
Hasbro, Inc.     100      $ 5,610      $ (111
HCA Holdings, Inc.     2,000        146,502        278   
HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.     500        27,272        (512
Health Net, Inc.     2,200        111,754        6,012   
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.     5,600        122,140        (620
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.     1,100        89,538        (15,376
Herman Miller, Inc.     800        23,837        (293
Hess Corp.     1,700        139,242        (13,748
Hewlett-Packard Co.     4,100        158,920        5,613   
Home Depot, Inc./The     400        38,086        3,902   
Honeywell International, Inc.     300        28,822        1,154   
Hormel Foods Corp.     700        36,574        (104
Hospira, Inc.     200        11,894        356   
Howard Hughes Corp./The     100        15,177        (2,135
Humana, Inc.     900        123,868        5,399   
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.     1,200        135,282        (330
IAC/InterActiveCorp.     900        59,343        (4,632
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     100        8,885        585   
Ingram Micro, Inc.     1,400        39,250        (554
Ingredion, Inc.     600        49,905        999   
Intel Corp.     4,700        169,809        754   
InterDigital, Inc.     1,000        54,520        (1,620
International Business Machines Corp.     200        38,711        (6,623
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.     100        10,016        120   
International Paper Co.     500        27,253        (463
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc./The     100        1,876        201   
ITT Corp.     500        24,074        (3,844
Jabil Circuit, Inc.     2,800        61,569        (445
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.     200        8,904        34   
Jarden Corp.     150        6,143        1,039   
JetBlue Airways Corp.     900        12,353        1,921   
JM Smucker Co./The     100        9,968        130   
Johnson & Johnson     1,000        106,380        (1,810
Johnson Controls, Inc.     200        9,326        342   
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     1,000        62,088        492   
Juniper Networks, Inc.     800        18,285        (429
Kellogg Co.     300        18,798        834   
Kimberly-Clark Corp.     1,000        106,857        8,683   
KLA-Tencor Corp.     200        16,064        (2,000
Kohl’s Corp.     600        37,544        (920
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.     100        11,584        1,037   
Lam Research Corp.     1,100        86,923        351   
Landstar System, Inc.     500        37,145        (880
Lear Corp.     1,100        109,386        (1,498
Legg Mason, Inc.     300        15,699        312   
Lennar Corp.     600        26,840        46   
Lexmark International, Inc.     3,800        168,523        (11,697
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.     1,000        73,997        (2,087
Lincoln National Corp.     400        22,891        177   
Lockheed Martin Corp.     800        146,967        7,089   
Loews Corp.     500        21,485        (475
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)        
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.     1,300      $ 84,939      $ 4,501   
LyondellBasell Industries NV     500        53,453        (13,758
M&T Bank Corp.     100        12,741        (179
Mallinckrodt PLC     1,200        114,792        4,044   
ManpowerGroup, Inc.     200        15,185        (1,551
Marathon Oil Corp.     1,500        56,094        (13,659
Marathon Petroleum Corp.     100        8,858        168   
Marriott International, Inc.     200        15,564        42   
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.     1,500        84,110        1,750   
Marvell Technology Group Ltd.     1,100        15,290        660   
McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.     200        17,310        486   
McKesson Corp.     300        58,843        3,431   
MeadWestvaco Corp.     100        4,504        (65
Medivation, Inc.     200        20,053        (131
Medtronic, Inc.     1,000        69,275        2,925   
Mentor Graphics Corp.     400        8,856        (88
Merck & Co., Inc.     1,300        76,751        (2,924
Microchip Technology, Inc.     100        4,893        (382
Micron Technology, Inc.     4,400        150,298        3,746   
Microsoft Corp.     1,400        66,034        (1,004
Mondelez International, Inc.     400        14,221        309   
Monster Beverage Corp.     200        21,654        16   
Moody’s Corp.     400        38,704        (380
Murphy Oil Corp.     900        49,824        (4,356
Murphy USA, Inc.     1,700        104,080        12,982   
Mylan, Inc.     800        46,362        (1,266
Myriad Genetics, Inc.     1,600        59,915        (5,419
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.     1,700        124,404        (13,003
Navient Corp.     9,900        209,101        4,838   
NetApp, Inc.     500        21,708        (983
New York Community Bancorp., Inc.     1,600        26,321        (721
Newfield Exploration Co.     1,700        45,749        355   
NextEra Energy, Inc.     100        9,502        1,127   
Nordstrom, Inc.     400        29,714        2,042   
Norfolk Southern Corp.     1,100        123,062        (2,491
Northrop Grumman Corp.     1,200        166,423        10,445   
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.     800        35,274        2,134   
Nucor Corp.     800        39,516        (276
NVIDIA Corp.     1,400        29,061        (991
Occidental Petroleum Corp.     400        27,969        4,275   
Oil States International, Inc.     100        6,290        (1,400
Omnicom Group, Inc.     300        21,190        2,051   
ON Semiconductor Corp.     900        8,855        262   
Oracle Corp.     1,200        49,944        4,020   
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.     400        69,944        7,104   
PACCAR, Inc.     400        27,964        (760
Packaging Corp. of America     500        38,967        58   

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)        
Parker-Hannifin Corp.     200      $ 23,399      $ 2,391   
PartnerRe Ltd.     1,600        182,738        (130
Patterson Cos., Inc.     100        4,093        717   
Penske Automotive Group, Inc.     400        17,711        1,917   
People’s United Financial, Inc.     1,000        15,019        161   
PepsiCo, Inc.     600        57,217        (481
Pfizer, Inc.     2,000        61,351        949   
PG&E Corp.     2,500        133,826        (726
Phillips 66     700        60,169        (9,979
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.     4,400        147,864        (3,588
Pinnacle Foods, Inc.     1,000        35,305        (5
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.     200        13,641        21   
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc./The     1,900        171,256        2,081   
Polycom, Inc.     3,100        41,397        453   
PPG Industries, Inc.     200        40,706        5,524   
PTC, Inc.     600        22,829        (839
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.     3,300        136,447        206   
Pulte Group, Inc.     2,900        58,717        3,517   
Quanta Services, Inc.     1,200        35,866        (1,797
Rackspace Hosting, Inc.     600        28,962        (876
Raytheon Co.     1,100        115,708        3,279   
Regal Entertainment Group     1,300        26,686        1,082   
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.     2,500        215,823        3,227   
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.     1,100        73,738        (6,341
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.     100        10,197        (475
Republic Services, Inc.     1,800        72,590        (140
Reynolds American, Inc.     1,200        73,012        4,112   
RF Micro Devices, Inc.     1,100        14,079        4,170   
Rock-Tenn Co.     600        36,068        520   
Ross Stores, Inc.     400        32,058        5,646   
Rovi Corp.     1,100        24,000        849   
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.     400        28,737        4,235   
RR Donnelley & Sons Co.     200        3,432        (71
Ryder System, Inc.     1,300        121,562        (857
SCANA Corp.     200        9,998        2,082   
Seagate Technology PLC     200        11,894        1,406   
SEI Investments Co.     800        31,000        1,032   
Sensient Technologies Corp.     100        5,539        495   
Sherwin-Williams Co./The     200        51,259        1,349   
Silgan Holdings, Inc.     500        26,083        717   
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.     800        48,342        9,826   
SM Energy Co.     800        45,328        (14,464
Snap-on, Inc.     600        81,709        335   
Southern Co./The     400        18,219        1,425   
Southwest Airlines Co.     2,700        98,205        16,059   
Spectra Energy Corp.     500        18,867        (717
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.     900        86,076        36   
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.     100        4,342        (38
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)        
SPX Corp.     300      $ 30,234      $ (4,458
Steel Dynamics, Inc.     4,700        98,351        (5,573
STERIS Corp.     500        31,259        1,166   
SunTrust Banks, Inc.     100        4,018        172   
Superior Energy Services, Inc.     900        17,491        644   
SUPERVALU, Inc.     1,000        9,716        (16
Symantec Corp.     1,200        30,841        (55
Synopsys, Inc.     800        33,995        781   
Sysco Corp.     300        11,393        514   
Targa Resources Corp.     100        10,813        (208
Tech Data Corp.     900        59,000        (2,093
Teleflex, Inc.     800        90,433        1,423   
Teradyne, Inc.     100        2,080        (101
Texas Instruments, Inc.     200        9,784        909   
Textron, Inc.     1,400        58,742        212   
Time Warner, Inc.     500        38,716        3,994   
Total System Services, Inc.     400        12,694        890   
Travelers Cos., Inc./The     1,400        143,057        5,133   
Tupperware Brands Corp.     100        7,315        (1,015
Tyco International PLC     100        4,480        (94
Tyson Foods, Inc.     2,300        90,953        1,254   
UGI Corp.     2,900        110,656        (514
Ultra Petroleum Corp.     600        14,929        (7,033
Union Pacific Corp.     1,600        186,958        3,650   
Unit Corp.     2,700        113,116        (21,046
United Parcel Service, Inc.     200        19,934        2,300   
United Rentals, Inc.     400        43,612        (2,808
United States Steel Corp.     6,500        202,992        (29,182
United Technologies Corp.     300        32,538        1,962   
United Therapeutics Corp.     600        77,632        62   
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     1,800        173,191        8,771   
Unum Group     1,300        47,293        (1,949
US Bancorp.     1,000        43,040        1,910   
Valero Energy Corp.     1,400        67,797        1,503   
Validus Holdings Ltd.     300        11,834        634   
Valmont Industries, Inc.     200        27,523        (2,123
Valspar Corp./The     300        25,976        (32
Vectren Corp.     900        39,414        2,193   
VeriSign, Inc.     1,300        75,034        (934
Verizon Communications, Inc.     300        14,876        (842
VF Corp.     100        6,652        838   
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.     200        3,125        (295
WABCO Holdings, Inc.     200        18,755        2,201   
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.     100        6,308        1,312   
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     100        7,631        957   
Walt Disney Co./The     500        45,955        1,140   
Wells Fargo & Co.     2,500        135,235        1,815   
Werner Enterprises, Inc.     500        12,752        2,823   
Westar Energy, Inc.     1,400        55,706        2,030   
Western Digital Corp.     1,000        103,335        7,365   
Whirlpool Corp.     200        37,780        968   
Whiting Petroleum Corp.     400        33,112        (19,912

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)        
World Fuel Services Corp.     2,100      $ 97,709      $ 844   
Worthington Industries, Inc.     700        24,915        (3,852
WR Berkley Corp.     400        20,786        (282
Wyndham Worldwide Corp.     200        16,386        766   
Xcel Energy, Inc.     800        26,255        2,481   
Yahoo!, Inc.     1,200        60,266        346   
Zebra Technologies Corp.     100        7,551        190   
     

 

 

 
        132,286   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity
Positions

   

      142,597   
     

 

 

 
Short Positions      
Canada      
lululemon athletica, Inc.     (400     (19,489     (2,827
     

 

 

 
Ireland        
Allegion PLC     (700     (35,486     (3,336
Endo International PLC     (3,400     (241,072     (4,136
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC     (400     (66,859     1,367   
     

 

 

 
        (6,105
     

 

 

 
Netherlands                  
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV     (900     (43,196     5,414   
Core Laboratories NV     (1,300     (159,975     3,533   
     

 

 

 
        8,947   
     

 

 

 
Norway                  
Golar LNG Ltd.     (900     (53,178     20,355   
     

 

 

 
Switzerland      
Weatherford International PLC     (2,100     (46,914     22,869   
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom      
Ensco PLC     (200     (7,644     1,654   
Liberty Global PLC     (1,000     (48,098     (2,107
Noble Corp. PLC     (100     (1,945     288   
Pentair PLC     (1,000     (67,032     612   
     

 

 

 
        447   
     

 

 

 
United States                  
Aaron’s, Inc.     (500     (15,312     27   
Abercrombie & Fitch Co.     (200     (5,704     (24
ACI Worldwide, Inc.     (100     (1,916     (101
Acxiom Corp.     (2,500     (49,445     (1,230
Adobe Systems, Inc.     (100     (7,290     20   
ADT Corp./The     (400     (13,900     (592
ADTRAN, Inc.     (4,800     (105,215     575   
Advent Software, Inc.     (100     (3,134     70   
AES Corp.     (3,400     (47,861     1,043   
Agilent Technologies, Inc.     (400     (16,955     579   
Alcoa, Inc.     (3,100     (50,194     1,245   
Alere, Inc.     (200     (7,966     366   
Align Technology, Inc.     (1,600     (90,018     562   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)        
Allegheny Technologies, Inc.     (3,800   $ (139,081   $ 6,955   
Alliance Data Systems Corp.     (100     (24,914     (3,691
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.     (200     (5,983     (797
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.     (3,100     (40,467     880   
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (1,200     (100,075     (16,325
Altera Corp.     (700     (25,898     40   
Amazon.com, Inc.     (400     (126,475     2,335   
AMC Networks, Inc.     (300     (18,825     (306
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.     (4,300     (61,111     1,427   
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.     (100     (10,685     2,435   
ANSYS, Inc.     (100     (8,304     104   
Apache Corp.     (800     (51,136     1,000   
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.     (1,800     (93,067     1,051   
Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc.     (2,100     (106,404     291   
athenahealth, Inc.     (900     (121,242     (9,888
Atmel Corp.     (8,200     (70,003     1,164   
Autodesk, Inc.     (200     (11,134     (878
Avis Budget Group, Inc.     (200     (12,863     (403
Avon Products, Inc.     (6,500     (70,068     9,033   
B/E Aerospace, Inc.     (2,900     (166,543     (1,715
BancorpSouth, Inc.     (2,300     (51,375     (398
Bank of America Corp.     (2,700     (46,126     (2,177
BankUnited, Inc.     (200     (5,891     97   
Belden, Inc.     (100     (7,108     (773
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.     (1,200     (85,012     (23,468
Black Hills Corp.     (300     (15,347     (565
BorgWarner, Inc.     (100     (5,620     125   
Boston Scientific Corp.     (1,700     (21,123     (1,402
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     (500     (27,284     (2,231
Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.     (2,400     (80,150     (7,858
Bruker Corp.     (5,100     (101,170     1,108   
Brunswick Corp./DE     (600     (27,572     (3,184
Cabela’s, Inc.     (1,100     (62,351     4,370   
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.     (2,800     (88,721     5,813   
Calpine Corp.     (1,600     (36,044     636   
Cameron International Corp.     (100     (7,113     2,118   
CarMax, Inc.     (1,100     (65,136     (8,102
Carpenter Technology Corp.     (2,300     (113,881     606   
Catamaran Corp.     (600     (28,023     (3,027
Cathay General Bancorp     (300     (7,862     185   
CBOE Holdings, Inc.     (100     (5,625     (717
CBS Corp.     (900     (50,105     299   
CDW Corp./DE     (200     (6,316     (718
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.     (1,000     (24,211     781   
Cerner Corp.     (200     (11,698     (1,234
Charles Schwab Corp./The     (4,600     (140,200     1,326   
Charter Communications, Inc.     (200     (32,401     (923

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ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)        
Cheniere Energy, Inc.     (1,100   $ (84,551   $ 7,111   
Chico’s FAS, Inc.     (500     (7,759     (346
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.     (100     (69,345     894   
Ciena Corp.     (9,100     (168,858     (7,773
Cincinnati Financial Corp.     (1,300     (64,012     (3,367
CIT Group, Inc.     (100     (4,806     23   
Citigroup, Inc.     (500     (26,794     (261
Citrix Systems, Inc.     (100     (7,237     857   
Civeo Corp.     (1,100     (27,969     23,448   
Clean Harbors, Inc.     (1,000     (50,935     2,885   
Cleco Corp.     (300     (16,557     195   
Coach, Inc.     (5,300     (194,616     (4,452
Cobalt International Energy, Inc.     (19,500     (203,955     30,600   
Coca-Cola Co./The     (200     (8,332     (112
Colfax Corp.     (3,100     (166,969     7,102   
Colgate-Palmolive Co.     (900     (60,882     (1,388
Comcast Corp.     (200     (11,399     (203
Community Health Systems, Inc.     (300     (17,079     903   
CommVault Systems, Inc.     (1,800     (93,207     165   
ConAgra Foods, Inc.     (300     (9,879     (1,005
Concho Resources, Inc.     (100     (13,327     3,352   
CONSOL Energy, Inc.     (1,900     (71,759     7,520   
Copart, Inc.     (200     (6,762     (536
CoreLogic, Inc.     (500     (14,061     (1,734
Corporate Executive Board Co./The     (500     (34,600     (1,665
CoStar Group, Inc.     (500     (85,898     (5,917
Costco Wholesale Corp.     (100     (12,636     (1,539
Coty, Inc.     (3,600     (67,341     (7,035
Covanta Holding Corp.     (1,300     (28,008     (605
Cree, Inc.     (1,100     (43,993     8,551   
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (500     (33,294     (17,031
Darden Restaurants, Inc.     (200     (9,975     (1,751
DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.     (200     (15,209     61   
Dean Foods Co.     (10,800     (188,700     (20,604
Deere & Co.     (100     (8,368     (479
Denbury Resources, Inc.     (2,200     (28,112     10,226   
Diebold, Inc.     (600     (21,605     821   
Discovery Communications, Inc.     (2,100     (77,501     5,156   
Donaldson Co., Inc.     (700     (27,411     370   
DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.     (4,000     (93,224     3,904   
Dril-Quip, Inc.     (600     (46,624     586   
DSW, Inc.     (4,100     (144,894     (8,036
Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.     (1,100     (50,499     3,584   
E*TRADE Financial Corp.     (3,000     (72,946     181   
Eagle Materials, Inc.     (100     (7,660     57   
Emerson Electric Co.     (800     (51,583     2,199   
Energen Corp.     (400     (30,207     4,703   
EQT Corp.     (200     (19,100     3,960   
Equinix, Inc.     (103     (21,797     (1,556
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc./The     (900     (68,333     (247
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)        
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.     (300   $ (12,662   $ (721
Facebook, Inc.     (600     (47,132     320   
Fastenal Co.     (1,300     (60,817     (1,011
Federated Investors, Inc.     (900     (28,149     (1,488
FEI Co.     (1,500     (135,032     (493
First Horizon National Corp.     (3,300     (42,600     (2,214
First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.     (17,900     (148,816     (2,081
First Republic Bank     (800     (40,143     (1,553
First Solar, Inc.     (700     (39,662     8,445   
FirstEnergy Corp.     (300     (10,326     (1,371
FirstMerit Corp.     (300     (5,325     (342
FLIR Systems, Inc.     (200     (6,710     248   
Flowers Foods, Inc.     (800     (15,246     (106
Flowserve Corp.     (1,000     (61,565     1,735   
FMC Corp.     (2,300     (131,713     544   
FNF Group     (800     (22,622     (4,938
Forest City Enterprises, Inc.     (4,800     (100,950     (1,290
Fortinet, Inc.     (1,000     (26,683     (3,977
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.     (1,200     (52,052     (2,272
Fossil Group, Inc.     (200     (22,143     (5
Freescale Semiconductor Ltd.     (200     (4,404     (642
FTI Consulting, Inc.     (800     (30,539     (364
General Motors Co.     (500     (16,479     (976
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc.     (100     (9,290     298   
Genworth Financial, Inc.     (6,900     (69,823     11,173   
GNC Holdings, Inc.     (1,800     (75,586     (8,942
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co./The     (100     (2,419     (438
Graco, Inc.     (700     (54,472     (1,654
Groupon, Inc.     (3,100     (23,545     (2,061
Guess?, Inc.     (900     (18,538     (434
Hain Celestial Group, Inc./The     (400     (20,608     (2,708
Harley-Davidson, Inc.     (300     (19,794     21   
Harsco Corp.     (6,600     (133,115     8,441   
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc./The     (100     (3,793     (376
HD Supply Holdings, Inc.     (700     (20,337     (306
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.     (5,800     (148,031     3,379   
Hexcel Corp.     (1,400     (55,558     (2,528
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.     (2,500     (63,838     (1,387
HMS Holdings Corp.     (6,500     (141,970     4,560   
HollyFrontier Corp.     (900     (34,522     790   
Hologic, Inc.     (1,900     (46,754     (4,052
HomeAway, Inc.     (4,300     (132,024     3,970   
Huntsman Corp.     (600     (14,284     616   
Illumina, Inc.     (100     (17,722     (736
Incyte Corp.     (1,700     (94,836     (29,451
Informatica Corp.     (500     (18,920     (148
Ingersoll-Rand PLC     (200     (12,034     (644
Intersil Corp.     (1,000     (15,755     1,285   
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.     (100     (47,271     (5,623
InvesCo., Ltd.     (100     (4,125     173   

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)        
Itron, Inc.     (700   $ (29,006   $ (597
Janus Capital Group, Inc.     (1,800     (27,688     (1,346
JDS Uniphase Corp.     (6,900     (94,607     (61
Joy Global, Inc.     (500     (27,763     4,503   
Kansas City Southern     (300     (36,368     (241
Kate Spade & Co.     (2,100     (63,938     (3,283
KBR, Inc.     (500     (8,768     293   
Kennametal, Inc.     (900     (34,237     2,026   
Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.     (200     (27,333     854   
KLX, Inc.     (550     (30,382     7,694   
Kosmos Energy Ltd.     (4,400     (41,147     4,231   
Lamar Advertising Co.     (800     (40,432     (2,480
Laredo Petroleum, Inc.     (400     (5,169     1,029   
Las Vegas Sands Corp.     (1,600     (94,740     1,684   
Leidos Holdings, Inc.     (100     (4,296     (56
Leucadia National Corp.     (300     (7,217     491   
Level 3 Communications, Inc.     (200     (9,922     46   
Liberty Media Corp.     (200     (7,380     326   
Life Time Fitness, Inc.     (500     (25,170     (3,140
Linear Technology Corp.     (800     (37,134     654   
LinkedIn Corp.     (400     (86,755     (5,129
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.     (2,400     (79,945     3,097   
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.     (1,300     (34,424     481   
LKQ Corp.     (3,100     (87,161     (11
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.     (4,300     (65,148     (6,060
LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.     (300     (13,470     105   
Madison Square Garden Co./The     (200     (13,170     (1,882
Manitowoc Co., Inc./The     (2,200     (49,324     704   
Masco Corp.     (400     (9,686     (394
MasterCard, Inc.     (200     (16,507     (725
MDU Resources Group, Inc.     (800     (18,979     179   
MEDNAX, Inc.     (100     (6,685     74   
MetLife, Inc.     (400     (22,420     784   
MGM Resorts International     (1,900     (43,763     3,141   
Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.     (400     (30,744     704   
Middleby Corp./The     (300     (27,698     (2,032
Monsanto Co.     (300     (34,419     (1,422
Morgan Stanley     (200     (7,219     (541
Mosaic Co./The     (600     (28,027     637   
Motorola Solutions, Inc.     (1,600     (103,709     (3,619
National Fuel Gas Co.     (100     (7,323     370   
Navistar International Corp.     (5,600     (200,055     12,567   
NCR Corp.     (1,900     (62,582     7,216   
Netflix, Inc.     (300     (103,755     1,272   
NetSuite, Inc.     (600     (53,872     (11,630
New York Times Co./The     (2,300     (27,652     (2,754
News Corp.     (1,000     (16,873     1,183   
Nielsen NV     (900     (40,473     216   
Noble Energy, Inc.     (1,600     (86,531     10,643   
Nordson Corp.     (300     (23,913     525   
NRG Energy, Inc.     (1,500     (46,037     5,612   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)        
Nuance Communications, Inc.     (300   $ (4,563   $ 282   
Oasis Petroleum, Inc.     (2,500     (46,571     5,221   
Oceaneering International, Inc.     (400     (26,184     2,660   
Ocwen Financial Corp.     (5,500     (98,208     15,158   
Office Depot, Inc.     (7,000     (40,059     (19,966
Old Republic International Corp.     (700     (10,447     206   
Omnicare, Inc.     (900     (65,699     62   
ONEOK, Inc.     (1,600     (79,850     186   
Oshkosh Corp.     (200     (9,599     (131
Owens Corning     (200     (6,976     (186
Owens-Illinois, Inc.     (3,500     (94,876     411   
PacWest Bancorp     (900     (41,181     267   
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.     (400     (39,325     (9,703
Pandora Media, Inc.     (3,200     (67,176     10,120   
PBF Energy, Inc.     (2,700     (66,903     (5,025
Peabody Energy Corp.     (17,600     (170,985     34,761   
Perrigo Co PLC     (300     (49,951     (197
Pharmacyclics, Inc.     (900     (111,920     1,886   
Pitney Bowes, Inc.     (800     (19,836     340   
Platform Specialty Products Corp.     (900     (24,302     3,404   
Polaris Industries, Inc.     (100     (15,330     206   
PolyOne Corp.     (400     (14,424     (740
Popular, Inc.     (200     (6,488     (322
Post Holdings, Inc.     (4,800     (185,936     (15,136
Precision Castparts Corp.     (200     (46,959     (1,217
Progressive Corp./The     (2,100     (53,488     (3,191
Prudential Financial, Inc.     (300     (27,517     379   
PVH Corp.     (200     (24,992     (642
QEP Resources, Inc.     (2,600     (50,518     (2,054
Range Resources Corp.     (2,900     (180,194     25,189   
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (100     (35,989     (5,036
Rent-A-Center, Inc.     (100     (3,107     (525
Rite Aid Corp.     (2,800     (17,954     (3,102
Riverbed Technology, Inc.     (3,400     (69,248     (146
Rosetta Resources, Inc.     (3,600     (99,379     19,063   
Rowan Cos. PLC     (800     (20,872     2,216   
RPC, Inc.     (4,800     (63,828     1,236   
Salesforce.com, Inc.     (2,400     (142,151     (193
Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.     (1,000     (128,195     13,255   
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.     (200     (5,576     (572
SBA Communications Corp.     (400     (45,505     1,201   
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc.     (200     (15,593     539   
Seadrill Ltd.     (7,300     (99,844     12,682   
Sealed Air Corp.     (1,400     (50,985     (8,417
Seattle Genetics, Inc.     (1,600     (59,119     7,711   
SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.     (800     (12,912     (1,408
Semtech Corp.     (3,100     (86,331     864   
Sensata Technologies Holding NV     (1,000     (50,961     (1,449

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)        
Service Corp. International     (4,200   $ (95,134   $ (206
ServiceNow, Inc.     (1,000     (65,941     (1,909
Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.     (44,400     (157,995     2,595   
Sirona Dental Systems, Inc.     (100     (7,738     (999
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.     (1,900     (76,652     (5,333
SLM Corp     (1,300     (13,351     104   
SolarWinds, Inc.     (300     (13,203     (1,746
Solera Holdings, Inc.     (900     (46,157     95   
Sotheby’s     (2,900     (117,677     (7,545
Southwestern Energy Co.     (200     (6,766     1,308   
Splunk, Inc.     (1,700     (102,893     2,678   
Sprint Corp.     (16,700     (86,090     16,785   
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.     (100     (9,267     (341
Starbucks Corp.     (900     (70,538     (3,307
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.     (200     (16,765     551   
Stratasys Ltd.     (1,000     (98,407     15,297   
SunEdison, Inc.     (7,600     (156,119     7,843   
SVB Financial Group     (100     (11,838     231   
Synovus Financial Corp.     (2,700     (68,443     (4,700
Tableau Software, Inc.     (700     (50,872     (8,460
Target Corp.     (900     (57,692     (10,627
Taylor Morrison Home Corp.     (7,700     (144,305     (1,148
Teekay Corp.     (1,400     (73,266     2,020   
Tempur Sealy International, Inc.     (1,100     (62,834     2,433   
Tenet Healthcare Corp.     (3,500     (187,267     9,922   
Teradata Corp.     (100     (4,464     96   
Terex Corp.     (700     (22,309     2,793   
Tesla Motors, Inc.     (100     (26,452     4,211   
Tesoro Corp.     (200     (12,396     (2,474
Thor Industries, Inc.     (100     (5,400     (187
Thoratec Corp.     (2,100     (68,104     (62
Tidewater, Inc.     (500     (16,669     464   
Tiffany & Co.     (300     (32,405     347   
Time, Inc.     (400     (9,594     (250
T-Mobile US, Inc.     (3,100     (85,033     1,519   
Toll Brothers, Inc.     (800     (27,022     (394
Trimble Navigation Ltd.     (2,800     (77,546     3,234   
Trinity Industries, Inc.     (100     (3,175     374   
TripAdvisor, Inc.     (900     (68,883     1,689   
Triumph Group, Inc.     (600     (40,980     648   
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.     (2,000     (72,656     (4,154
Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.     (300     (35,570     (2,782
Umpqua Holdings Corp.     (7,800     (134,741     2,063   
Under Armour, Inc.     (500     (34,770     820   
United Continental Holdings, Inc.     (800     (42,428     (11,084
United Natural Foods, Inc.     (300     (19,096     (4,102
Universal Corp.     (100     (3,996     (402
Urban Outfitters, Inc.     (1,200     (43,177     1,021   
USG Corp.     (4,400     (125,673     2,517   
Vantiv, Inc.     (100     (3,167     (225
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)        
VCA, Inc.     (100   $ (4,176   $ (701
VeriFone Systems, Inc.     (4,300     (160,294     334   
Verisk Analytics, Inc.     (500     (32,317     292   
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (800     (79,045     (15,995
VMware, Inc.     (300     (26,358     1,602   
Vulcan Materials Co.     (400     (26,664     372   
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.     (1,200     (59,140     (644
Watsco, Inc.     (100     (8,883     (1,817
WellCare Health Plans, Inc.     (2,000     (153,118     (11,002
Wendy’s Co./The     (4,100     (35,461     (1,562
Western Union Co./The     (1,000     (16,800     (1,110
WhiteWave Foods Co./The     (1,200     (44,262     2,274   
Williams Cos., Inc./The     (1,000     (46,681     1,741   
Woodward, Inc.     (500     (25,253     638   
Workday, Inc.     (500     (42,244     1,439   
WPX Energy, Inc.     (900     (10,519     52   
WR Grace & Co.     (1,100     (107,991     3,062   
Xylem, Inc.     (300     (11,693     272   
Yelp, Inc.     (2,300     (130,535     4,656   
Yum! Brands, Inc.     (400     (29,160     20   
Zions Bancorporation     (2,600     (75,820     1,694   

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)        
Zoetis, Inc.     (1,400   $ (51,526   $ (8,716
Zynga, Inc.     (18,600     (56,055     6,579   
     

 

 

 
        57,163   
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        100,849   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        243,446   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        34,168   
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 277,614   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.

Money Market Fund pledged to Goldman Sachs is included in collateral for total return swap contracts.

 
COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
  

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Goldman Sachs   

The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of

long and short positions and pays or receives the LIBOR

plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in

GBP based on the local currencies of the positions within

the swaps.

   2 -12 months maturity ranging from
01/21/2015 - 12/31/2015
     $54,522   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions                  
Ireland      
DCC PLC     1,205      $ 65,301      $ 1,038   
     

 

 

 
South Africa                  
Investec PLC     4,037        35,872        (2,049
Mondi PLC     4,640        77,405        (2,026
     

 

 

 
        (4,075
     

 

 

 
Switzerland                  
Coca-Cola HBC AG     1,016        19,910        (566
Glencore PLC     18,418        90,716        (5,701
Wolseley PLC     351        20,252        (184
     

 

 

 
        (6,451
     

 

 

 
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United Kingdom                  
Amec Foster Wheeler PLC     4,078      $ 59,121      $ (5,264
Amlin PLC     2,223        15,593        897   
Associated British Foods PLC     1,736        73,248        11,623   
AstraZeneca PLC     441        31,964        (816
Aviva PLC     24,134        191,187        (9,859
Babcock International Group PLC     2,271        37,882        (678
Barratt Developments PLC     14,259        96,343        7,436   
Berkeley Group Holdings PLC     161        5,939        251   
Booker Group PLC     11,765        22,179        7,707   
BP PLC     1,745        12,892        (1,815
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE LV FUND   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United Kingdom (continued)              
BT Group PLC     10,533      $ 64,400      $ 1,116   
Bunzl PLC     1,660        45,663        (283
Cobham PLC     7,073        32,210        3,297   
Compass Group PLC     4,221        72,058        91   
Direct Line Insurance Group PLC     15,188        69,263        (558
easyJet PLC     2,592        65,326        1,753   
Evraz PLC     8,457        19,529        685   
G4S PLC     9,666        42,036        (340
GKN PLC     18,256        98,624        (1,452
GlaxoSmithKline PLC     876        19,342        (549
Hays PLC     18,529        35,965        5,723   
Henderson Group PLC     5,499        18,531        (350
Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC     1,248        30,952        7,338   
HSBC Holdings PLC     13,903        134,922        (3,542
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC     4,931        220,445        (3,385
Inchcape PLC     15,002        166,936        1,613   
Indivior PLC     73        137        33   
Inmarsat PLC     5,258        66,156        (960
Intermediate Capital Group PLC     17,270        119,247        4,129   
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA     2,847        20,616        816   
ITV PLC     2,188        6,980        319   
J Sainsbury PLC     10,835        47,829        (6,453
Kingfisher PLC     5,101        25,697        1,268   
Ladbrokes PLC     11,609        20,274        (413
Legal & General Group PLC     9,992        38,000        580   
Marks & Spencer Group PLC     1,601        10,535        1,319   
Meggitt PLC     797        6,422        (11
National Grid PLC     7,993        113,572        (157
Next PLC     342        36,999        (727
Persimmon PLC     1,318        28,594        3,597   
Premier Oil PLC     1,967        10,527        (5,439
Provident Financial PLC     3,502        128,215        5,462   
Prudential PLC     30        671        22   
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC     73        5,900        13   
Rentokil Initial PLC     56,440        107,910        (1,632
Rexam PLC     1,142        8,575        (536
Rightmove PLC     407        14,996        (803
Rotork PLC     871        32,880        (1,505
Royal Mail PLC     1,662        11,122        (47
Sage Group PLC/The     3,783        22,093        5,230   
Sky PLC     10,579        149,267        (1,623
Smith & Nephew PLC     461        7,579        734   
SSE PLC     4,353        107,690        2,298   
Standard Chartered PLC     1,675        25,114        (63
Tate & Lyle PLC     1,771        20,236        (3,643
Taylor Wimpey PLC     1,959        4,167        12   
Travis Perkins PLC     1,094        28,981        2,508   
United Utilities Group PLC     7,297        102,907        739   
Weir Group PLC/The     990        29,849        (1,460
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United Kingdom (continued)              
Whitbread PLC     305      $ 20,143      $ 2,429   
WPP PLC     3,874        80,428        119   
     

 

 

 
        26,794   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        17,306   
     

 

 

 
Short Positions      
United Kingdom      
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC     (10,913     (76,972     4,052   
Admiral Group PLC     (3,852     (76,993     (2,031
Aggreko PLC     (217     (5,421     361   
Anglo American PLC     (2,289     (42,461     104   
Antofagasta PLC     (796     (8,631     (643
ARM Holdings PLC     (10,794     (160,344     (5,478
Ashtead Group PLC     (183     (3,382     132   
ASOS PLC     (3,418     (121,665     (14,227
BAE Systems PLC     (1,665     (12,089     (88
Barclays PLC     (4,454     (16,188     (556
BG Group PLC     (6,932     (97,394     4,632   
British American Tobacco PLC     (27     (1,520     57   
Burberry Group PLC     (5,013     (124,964     (2,225
Croda International PLC     (992     (33,996     (6,949
Diageo PLC     (2,155     (61,214     (520
Drax Group PLC     (19,019     (146,374     10,181   
DS Smith PLC     (2,493     (12,649     217   
Experian PLC     (12,961     (217,739     (744
Hargreaves Lansdown PLC     (11,263     (175,878     (353
ICAP PLC     (5,181     (37,294     1,016   
IMI PLC     (7,563     (147,207     (755
Informa PLC     (392     (2,981     118   
Intertek Group PLC     (702     (29,102     3,695   
John Wood Group PLC     (791     (9,094     1,777   
Johnson Matthey PLC     (31     (1,515     (116
Kazakhmys PLC     (17,048     (65,408     (2,617
Lloyds Banking Group PLC     (85,962     (102,171     1,057   
Lonmin PLC     (12,593     (40,094     5,377   
Man Group PLC     (9,130     (17,828     (4,890
Melrose Industries PLC     (23,446     (93,508     (3,545
Old Mutual PLC     (11,072     (33,699     1,068   
Pearson PLC     (5,042     (94,341     1,225   
Petrofac Ltd.     (1,969     (31,926     10,476   
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC     (39,330     (2     (63
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC     (479     (7,509     1,075   
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC     (3,593     (20,162     (1,699
RSA Insurance Group PLC     (1,111     (8,210     709   
SABMiller PLC     (426     (23,718     1,510   
Serco Group PLC     (11,404     (40,558      12,105   
Severn Trent PLC     (299     (9,076     (250
Smiths Group PLC     (352     (6,514     529   
Spectric PLC     (1,265     (41,034     (279
Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC     (625     (27,733     (90
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE LV FUND   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United Kingdom (continued)              
Sports Direct International PLC     (3,280   $ (36,020   $ (62
St James’s Place PLC     (6,526     (81,893     (393
Standard Life PLC     (3,071     (19,884     862   
TalkTalk Telecom Group PLC     (3,474     (16,538     187   
Telecity Group PLC     (1,380     (15,922     (1,314
Tesco PLC     (34,260     (100,967     1,076   
UBM PLC     (3,757     (27,996     (81
Vedanta Resources PLC     (846     (13,645     6,141   
Vodafone Group PLC     (8,067     (28,171     512   
William Hill PLC     (14,600     (81,624     (415
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United Kingdom (continued)              
WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC     (10,479   $ (29,266   $ (634
     

 

 

 
        19,234   
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        19,234   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        36,540   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        17,982   
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 54,522   
     

 

 

 
(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.

Money Market Fund pledged to Goldman Sachs is included in collateral for total return swap contracts.

 

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
  

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Goldman Sachs    The Fund receives or pays the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the Euro Interbank Offered Rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in EUR based on the local currencies of the positions within the swaps.    9 -12 months maturity ranging from 09/23/2015 - 12/31/2015      $1,896   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2014.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions  
France     
Accor SA     39      $ 1,711      $ 42   
Aeroports de Paris     659        79,089        601   
AtoS     222        16,324        1,315   
Cap Gemini SA     284        20,706        (395
Casino Guichard Perrachon SA     127        13,910        (2,230
Christian Dior SA Rights     41        2        221   
Christian Dior SA     304        52,419        (393
Christian Dior SA, EUR 2 Rights     41        4        566   
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin     847        80,776        (4,320
CNP Assurances     410        7,348        (80
Credit Agricole SA     2,471        34,854        (2,957
Dassault Systemes     348        22,099        (878
Electricite de France SA     4,050        118,865        (7,375
GDF Suez     1,181        28,040        (500
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
France (continued)  
Iliad SA     351      $ 77,941      $ 6,326   
Imerys SA     1,156        84,098        950   
Lagardere SCA     2,491        65,498        (628
L’Oreal SA     60        9,036        1,006   
Neopost SA     1,223        78,882        (9,482
Orange SA     4,111        59,439        10,475   
Publicis Groupe SA     170        11,975        217   
Safran SA     331        20,698        (277
Sanofi     349        33,698        (1,880
SCOR SE     2,777        82,323        1,821   
Societe BIC SA     431        55,779        1,381   
Suez Environnement Co.     5,778        98,763        1,908   
Technip SA     680        40,941        (436
Thales SA     723        37,973        1,146   
Total SA     1,883        111,717        (15,248
Valeo SA     97        11,021        1,049   
Vinci SA     1,138        63,639        (1,502
Vivendi SA     55        1,373        (4
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments     December 31, 2014   

 

AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE LV FUND   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
France (continued)  
Zodiac Aerospace     37      $ 1,120      $ 126   
     

 

 

 
        (19,435
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        (19,435
     

 

 

 
Short Positions   
France     
Alcatel-Lucent     (39,748     (133,745     (8,442
Arkema SA     (761     (53,373     3,043   
AXA SA     (769     (18,495     774   
Bollore SA     (200     (1,140     230   
Bouygues SA     (1,681     (57,305     (3,393
Bureau Veritas SA     (1,439     (31,583     (300
Carrefour SA     (456     (13,800     (77
Cie de Saint-Gobain     (1,661     (74,003     3,641   
Edenred     (617     (16,708     (356
Essilor International SA     (324     (33,530     (2,602
Etablissements Maurel et Prom     (708     (6,524     (93
European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. NV     (259     (15,524     2,719   
JCDecaux SA     (429     (14,806     35   
Kering     (13     (2,622     124   
Legrand SA     (260     (13,763     123   
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA     (425     (69,702     2,381   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
France (continued)                  
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA Rights     (425   $ (54   $ (7,436
Peugeot SA     (9,574     (119,703     2,399   
Remy Cointreau SA     (1,672     (119,851     8,296   
Renault SA     (465     (33,828     (41
Schneider Electric SE     (468     (35,795     1,711   
Societe Television Francaise 1     (1,495     (21,208     (1,775
Vallourec SA     (1,157     (53,401     22,044   
Veolia Environnement SA     (4,337     (73,078     (3,742
     

 

 

 
        19,263   
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        19,263   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        (172
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        2,068   
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 1,896   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.

Money Market Fund pledged to Goldman Sachs is included in collateral for total return swap contracts.

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities     December 31, 2014   
     AQR
DIVERSIFIED
ARBITRAGE
FUND
    AQR
EQUITY
MARKET
NEUTRAL
FUND
    AQR
GLOBAL
MACRO
FUND**
    AQR
LONG-SHORT
EQUITY
FUND
 
ASSETS:         

Investments in securities, at cost

     $2,947,335,830       $5,399,142       $33,104,956       $49,827,080  
                                  
Investments in securities, at value      $2,831,758,259       $5,390,331       $33,104,956       $49,827,080  
Cash      29,778,917             350        

Foreign currency, at value

     5,650,995       24,630             137,472  

Due from brokers

     261,972,388       1,981,669       3,064,453       491,146  
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts      6,466,083       7,211       238,068        

Swaps, at value

     23,614,747       329,807       145,134       3,491,115  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts

     309,803             392,942       930,241  
Receivables:         

Securities sold

     19,448,456       6,194             56,749  

Foreign tax reclaim

     102,845       96               

Dividends and interest

     13,357,017       32       129       155  

Capital shares sold

     2,433,920       12,500       150,236       362,702  

Due from Investment Advisor

           22,189              

Due from custodian

     2,320,125                    

Prepaid expenses

     256,848       62,361       47,162       28,316  
Total Assets      3,197,470,403       7,837,020       37,143,430       55,324,976  
LIABILITIES:         
Securities sold short, at value (proceeds $900,325,973, $1,881,439, $— and $—, respectively)      905,442,911       1,862,056              
Options written, at value (proceeds $2,340,132, $—, $— and $—, respectively)      741,825                    

Due to custodian

           34,336             3,597  

Foreign currency due to custodian, at value

                 3,739        

Due to brokers

     11,290,000             284,855        

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                        145,635   

Swaps, at value

     13,535,711             121,757        

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts

     12,413,572       7,134               
Payables:         

Securities purchased

     13,700,491       6,171             56,751   

Accrued investment advisory fees

     1,947,619             26,970       25,574  

Accrued distribution fees—Class N

     146,835       250       220       2,163  

Accrued trustee fees

           25              

Capital shares redeemed

     10,328,813             4,858       236,490  

Dividends and interest payable on securities sold short

     1,316,868       764              

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

     1,297,868       37,653       82,462       72,619  
Total Liabilities      972,162,513       1,948,389       524,861       542,829  
Net Assets      $2,225,307,890       $5,888,631       $36,618,569       $54,782,147  
                                  
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:         
Paid-in capital ($0.001 par value common stock, unlimited authorized shares)      $2,436,092,014        $5,879,367        $36,623,368        $54,651,580   

Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss)

     (8,055,847     (332,715     (1,356,611     (3,498,829

Undistributed (accumulated) net realized gain (loss)

     (97,838,761     5,117        559,832        (557,344

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (104,889,516     336,862        791,980        4,186,740   
Net Assets      $2,225,307,890       $5,888,631       $36,618,569       $54,782,147  
                                  
NET ASSETS:         

Class I

     $1,546,685,430       $1,445,483       $35,465,943       $43,666,707  

Class N

     678,528,488       1,233,101       1,050,219       10,688,087  

Class R6

     93,972       3,210,047       102,407       427,353  
SHARES OUTSTANDING:         

Class I

     152,568,773       144,471       3,569,196       4,018,314  

Class N

     67,172,038       123,239       105,875       985,542  

Class R6

     9,281       320,778       10,307       39,315  
NET ASSET VALUE:         

Class I

     $10.14        $10.01        $9.94        $10.87   

Class N

     $10.10        $10.01        $9.92        $10.84   

Class R6

     $10.13        $10.01        $9.94        $10.87   

Foreign currency at cost of $5,886,532, $24,787, $(3,766) and $138,755, respectively.

  ** Consolidated financial statement, see Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities     December 31, 2014   
     AQR
MANAGED
FUTURES
STRATEGY
FUND**
    AQR
MANAGED
FUTURES
STRATEGY
HV FUND**
    AQR
MULTI-
STRATEGY
ALTERNATIVE
FUND**
    AQR RISK-
BALANCED
COMMODITIES
STRATEGY
FUND**
 
ASSETS:         

Investments in securities, at cost

   $ 6,445,716,688     $ 178,832,847     $ 1,263,127,273     $ 71,643,269  
                                  
Investments in securities, at value    $ 6,446,011,117     $ 178,836,211     $ 1,349,363,325     $ 71,643,271  
Cash      5,197,104             13,283,861       300,000  

Foreign currency, at value

     1,862,454       21,384       8,042,937        

Due from brokers

     309,212,369       9,232,473       542,774,540       1,166,402  
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts      66,567,551       2,739,576       5,072,224        

Swaps, at value

     18,048,438       2,130,339       84,394,099        

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts

     209,463,816       8,034,990       2,289,678        
Receivables:         

Securities sold

     1,552,281       68,398       1,644,915        

Foreign tax reclaim

                   1,185,897        

Dividends and interest

     9,488       263       1,935,807       403  

Capital shares sold

     20,394,314       3,528,163       7,785,494       679,551  

Prepaid expenses

     403,850       28,768       112,173       40,122  
Total Assets      7,078,722,782       204,620,565       2,017,884,950       73,829,749  
LIABILITIES:         
Securities sold short, at value (proceeds $—, $—, $355,282,352 and $—, respectively)                  424,707,982        
Options written, at value (proceeds $—, $—, $104,437 and $—, respectively)                  239,581        

Due to custodian

           130,000              

Due to brokers

     104,586,769       2,796,440       8,825,900       564,520  

Swaps, at value

     12,141,765       13,394       2,334,546       5,361,543  

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts

                 9,022,946       722,171  
Payables:         

Securities purchased

     1,552,672       68,416       1,042,524        

Accrued investment advisory fees

     6,035,157       224,987       2,300,306       14,603  

Accrued distribution fees—Class N

     274,769       1,901       17,311       1,294  

Capital shares redeemed

     5,171,223       88,313       4,776,667       355,719  

Dividends and interest payable on securities sold short

                 355,984        

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

     4,270,874       232,514       754,068       121,139  
Total Liabilities      134,033,229       3,555,965       454,377,815       7,140,989  
Net Assets    $ 6,944,689,553     $ 201,064,600     $ 1,563,507,135     $ 66,688,760  
                                  
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:         
Paid-in capital ($0.001 par value common stock, unlimited authorized shares)    $ 7,033,715,768      $ 195,440,255      $ 1,616,654,195      $ 75,759,344   

Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss)

     (353,785,167     (13,004,528     (118,003,854     (2,974,242

Undistributed (accumulated) net realized gain (loss)

     (17,034,443     5,751,628        (27,840,083     (12,630

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     281,793,395        12,877,245        92,696,877        (6,083,712
Net Assets    $ 6,944,689,553     $ 201,064,600     $ 1,563,507,135     $ 66,688,760  
                                  
NET ASSETS:         

Class I

   $ 5,633,607,124     $ 146,261,163     $ 1,443,798,613     $ 46,442,651  

Class N

     1,310,969,433       9,367,013       84,480,441       4,763,616  

Class R6

     112,996       45,436,424       35,228,081       15,482,493  
SHARES OUTSTANDING:         

Class I

     530,096,760       13,022,456       147,968,675       6,649,535  

Class N

     124,354,461       835,483       8,674,153       686,315  

Class R6

     10,639       4,047,305       3,611,564       2,214,833  
NET ASSET VALUE:         

Class I

     $10.63        $11.23        $9.76        $6.98   

Class N

     $10.54        $11.21        $9.74        $6.94   

Class R6

     $10.62        $11.23        $9.75        $6.99   

Foreign currency at cost of $1,891,943, $21,635, $8,264,619 and $—, respectively.

  ** Consolidated financial statement, see Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities     December 31, 2014   
     AQR
RISK
PARITY
FUND**
    AQR
RISK
PARITY II
HV FUND**
    AQR
RISK
PARITY II
MV FUND**
    AQR
STYLE
PREMIA
ALTERNATIVE
FUND**
 
ASSETS:         

Investments in securities, at cost

     $618,416,065       $50,318,098       $114,541,562       $593,630,722  
                                  
Investments in securities, at value      $611,837,623       $49,460,557       $113,179,082       $584,645,340  
Cash      1,608,684       3,476             56,064  

Foreign currency, at value

     1,855,406       40,545       113,371       639,916  

Due from brokers

     6,950,359       1,661,647       2,494,061       36,681,258  
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts            137,764       203,793       2,462,754  

Swaps, at value

     16,987,659       577,101       597,341       17,067,926  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts

     4,834,575       1,198,783       1,906,055       2,238,282  
Receivables:         

Securities sold

     14,207       7,462       17,695       1,565,679  

Foreign tax reclaim

                       277,835  

Dividends and interest

     481,131       48,429       71,104       145,824  

Capital shares sold

     603,603       208,073       6,313       56,573,509  

Prepaid expenses

     100,170       31,240       41,946       51,804  
Total Assets      645,273,417       53,375,077       118,630,761       702,406,191  
LIABILITIES:         
Securities sold short, at value (proceeds $—, $—, $— and $169,892,486, respectively)                        161,562,941  

Due to custodian

                 5        

Due to brokers

     8,480,704       312,738       314,992       3,836,173  
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts      1,883,546                       

Swaps, at value

     11,108,466       2,144,589       3,014,438       687,015  

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts

     23,622       492,239       735,912       5,395,985  
Payables:         

Securities purchased

     14,211       7,464       17,700       876,109  

Accrued investment advisory fees

     436,496       21,503       32,650       426,013  

Accrued distribution fees—Class N

     8,316       1,716       1,441       5,390  

Capital shares redeemed

     2,688,604       64,351       10,447       40,121,897  

Dividends and interest payable on securities sold short

                       162,812  

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

     374,646       123,412       138,460       198,978  
Total Liabilities      25,018,611       3,168,012       4,266,045       213,273,313  
Net Assets      $620,254,806       $50,207,065       $114,364,716       $489,132,878  
                                  
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:         
Paid-in capital ($0.001 par value common stock, unlimited authorized shares)      $625,952,341        $50,587,208        $115,065,060        $507,824,106   

Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss)

     1,562,779        678,142        1,024,360        (27,093,370

Undistributed (accumulated) net realized gain (loss)

     3,284,544        528,438        689,263        (6,716,241

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (10,544,858     (1,586,723     (2,413,967     15,118,383   
Net Assets      $620,254,806       $50,207,065       $114,364,716       $489,132,878  
                                  
NET ASSETS:         

Class I

     $583,926,805       $42,278,663       $106,473,068       $387,666,359  

Class N

     36,231,976       7,833,547       7,795,063       26,594,173  

Class R6

     96,025       94,855       96,585       74,872,346  
SHARES OUTSTANDING:         

Class I

     57,585,796       4,427,252       10,758,104       39,308,249  

Class N

     3,571,499       819,606       790,138       2,694,354  

Class R6

     9,472       9,937       9,763       7,587,508  
NET ASSET VALUE:         

Class I

     $10.14        $9.55        $9.90        $9.86   

Class N

     $10.14        $9.56        $9.87        $9.87   

Class R6

     $10.14        $9.55        $9.89        $9.87   

Foreign currency at cost of $1,975,224, $41,065, $114,402 and $652,042, respectively.

  ** Consolidated financial statement, see Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities     December 31, 2014   
    AQR
STYLE
PREMIA
ALTERNATIVE
LV FUND**
 
ASSETS:  

Investments in securities, at cost

    $67,964,459  
         

Investments in securities, at value

    $67,482,617  

Due from brokers

    4,642,654  

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    96,193  

Swaps, at value

    346,078  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts

    137,147  
Receivables:  

Securities sold

    3,689,422  

Foreign tax reclaim

    623  

Dividends and interest

    6,762  

Capital shares sold

    207,796  

Due from Investment Advisor

    16,780  

Prepaid expenses

    64,519  
Total Assets     76,690,591  
LIABILITIES:  

Securities sold short, at value (proceeds $11,194,359)

    10,700,278  

Due to custodian

    1,368,996  

Foreign currency due to custodian, at value

    93,677  

Due to brokers

    2,200  

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts

    266,727  
Payables:  

Securities purchased

    3,723,756  

Accrued distribution fees—Class N

    1,758  

Accrued trustee fees

    72  

Capital shares redeemed

    26,204  

Dividends and interest payable on securities sold short

    5,904  

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

    135,117  
Total Liabilities     16,324,689  
Net Assets     $60,365,902  
         
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:  
Paid-in capital ($0.001 par value common stock, unlimited authorized shares)     $60,286,394   

Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss)

    (795,466

Undistributed (accumulated) net realized gain (loss)

    548,399   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    326,575   
Net Assets     $60,365,902  
         
NET ASSETS:  

Class I

    $28,094,401  

Class N

    8,576,652  

Class R6

    23,694,849  
SHARES OUTSTANDING:  

Class I

    2,760,295  

Class N

    843,532  

Class R6

    2,329,001  
NET ASSET VALUE:  

Class I

    $10.18   

Class N

    $10.17   

Class R6

    $10.17   

Foreign currency at cost $(93,576).

  ** Consolidated financial statement, see Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  
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Statements of Operations     December 31, 2014   
     AQR
DIVERSIFIED
ARBITRAGE
FUND
     AQR
EQUITY
MARKET
NEUTRAL
FUND
     AQR
GLOBAL
MACRO
FUND**
     AQR
LONG-SHORT
EQUITY
FUND
 
      FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
     FOR THE PERIOD
10/07/14*-
12/31/14
     FOR THE PERIOD
04/08/14*-
12/31/14
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
 
INVESTMENT INCOME:            

Dividend income

     $56,260,502         $7,421        $579        $14  

Interest income

     51,894,210               2,047         
Total Income      108,154,712         7,421        2,626        14  
EXPENSES:            

Investment advisory fees

     27,087,992        13,879        283,411        213,352  

Custody fees

     239,975        1,496        12,223        7,115  

Administration & accounting fees

     629,025        494        7,098        6,071  

Legal fees

     160,668        4,792        12,225        64,325  

Audit & tax fees

     242,982        43,975        77,248        44,529  

Shareholder reporting fees

     373,593        217        4,678        3,783  

Transfer agent fees

     3,141,060        4,413        14,673        21,511  

Trustee fees

     141,501        49        918        425  

Organization and offering costs

            5,822        63,613        21,959  

Distribution fees—Class N

     1,898,137        624        1,831        6,645  

Dividends and interest on securities sold short

     18,267,228        4,199                

Registration fees

     65,125        11,312        31,279        37,720  

Pricing fee

     267,620        3,924        16,999        26,474  

Other expenses

     178,716        903        23,333        2,638  
Total Expenses      52,693,622        96,099        549,529        456,547  

Less fee waivers and/or reimbursements

     (6,760      (75,598      (218,797      (197,735
Net Expenses      52,686,862        20,501        330,732        258,812  
Net Investment Income (Loss)      55,467,850         (13,080      (328,106      (258,798
REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) AND CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION):            

Net realized gain (loss) from:

           

Investments in securities

     92,835,510         12,059        536         

Foreign currency and foreign currency transactions

     (2,832,193      444        19,809        (15,701

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     5,899,941        12,786        486,961        (477,299

Futures contracts

     (66,260,562      (19,496      (760,177      277,868  

Securities sold short

     (96,436,775      (233              

Swap contracts

     (10,909,073      (20,421      (42,737      196,220  

Written options

     2,528,855                       
Net realized gain (loss)      (75,174,297      (14,861      (295,608      (18,912
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:            

Investments in securities

     (207,260,940      (8,811              

Foreign currency and foreign currency translations

     (316,880      (3,594      24,263        (87,831

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     7,062,468        7,211        238,068        (145,188

Futures contracts

     (535,222      (7,134      392,942        848,762  

Securities sold short

     76,223,695        19,383                

Swap contracts

     (3,188,733      329,807        136,707        3,226,570  

Written options

     1,661,622                       
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)      (126,353,990      336,862        791,980        3,842,313  
Net realized gain (loss) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)      (201,528,287      322,001        496,372        3,823,401  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations      $(146,060,437      $308,921        $168,266        $3,564,603  
                                     

 

 Net of foreign taxes withheld of

     $195,371        $480        $—        $—  

 

  * Commencement of operations.
  ** Consolidated financial statement, see Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  
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Statements of Operations     December 31, 2014   
     AQR
MANAGED
FUTURES
STRATEGY
FUND**
     AQR
MANAGED
FUTURES
STRATEGY
HV FUND**
     AQR
MULTI-
STRATEGY
ALTERNATIVE
FUND**
     AQR RISK-
BALANCED
COMMODITIES
STRATEGY
FUND**
 
      FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
 
INVESTMENT INCOME:            

Dividend income

     $166,664        $958        $22,897,773        $4,773  

Interest income

     1,909,917        35,883        10,550,898        733  
Total Income      2,076,581        36,841        33,448,671        5,506  
EXPENSES:            

Investment advisory fees

     65,534,388        1,894,411        27,702,256        397,594  

Shareholder servicing fees

                          28,540  

Custody fees

     600,562        17,406        389,489        13,002  

Administration & accounting fees

     2,284,012        47,104        560,112        19,192  

Legal fees

     236,182        38,383        69,995        2,630  

Audit & tax fees

     121,173        115,043        242,193        119,558  

Shareholder reporting fees

     1,135,629        21,831        206,917        12,058  

Transfer agent fees

     6,141,907        95,754        1,096,589        70,841  

Trustee fees

     310,164        5,648        78,227        2,602  

Organization and offering costs

            14,227                

Distribution fees—Class N

     3,336,467        16,008        196,294        20,434  

Dividends and interest on securities sold short

                   25,566,070         

Registration fees

     242,925        39,233        78,081        31,363  

Pricing fee

                   22,086         

Other expenses

     410,649        15,025        108,656        7,842  
Total Expenses      80,354,058        2,320,073        56,316,965        725,656  
Less fee waivers and/or reimbursements      (13,511      (146,066      (233,795      (173,512
Net Expenses      80,340,547        2,174,007        56,083,170        552,144  
Net Investment Income (Loss)      (78,263,966      (2,137,166      (22,634,499      (546,638
REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) AND CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION):            
Net realized gain (loss) from:            

Investments in securities

     2,571        (17      183,232,627        (1,038

Foreign currency and foreign currency transactions

     102,637        9,612        (2,513,885       

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     228,217,811        11,506,281        42,293,381         

Futures contracts

     299,127,435        9,093,885        (66,045,852      (1,244,899

Securities sold short

                   (100,496,773       

Swap contracts

     154,709,273        7,372,785         95,562,504        (6,801,874

Written options

                   259,320         
Net realized gain (loss)      682,159,727        27,982,546         152,291,322        (8,047,811
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:            

Investments in securities

     215,859        3,088        (149,650,921      (153

Foreign currency and foreign currency translations

     (894,205      (20,241      (1,820,213       

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     (46,184,801      1,719,440        544,059         

Futures contracts

     86,772,768        6,954,253        (3,834,469      (556,472

Securities sold short

                   84,256,510         

Swap contracts

     (14,059,854      2,142,954         49,095,152        (4,789,316

Written options

                   (143,949       
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)      25,849,767        10,799,494         (21,553,831      (5,345,941
Net realized gain (loss) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)      708,009,494        38,782,040        130,737,491        (13,393,752
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations      $629,745,528        $36,644,874        $108,102,992        ($13,940,390
                                     

 

  Net of foreign taxes withheld of

     $—        $—        $2,754,404        $—  
  ** Consolidated financial statement, see Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  
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AQR

RISK

PARITY
FUND**

   

AQR

RISK

PARITY II
HV FUND**

   

AQR

RISK

PARITY II
MV FUND**

   

AQR

STYLE
PREMIA
ALTERNATIVE
FUND**

 
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
 
INVESTMENT INCOME:        

Dividend income

    $18,992       $389       $1,552       $7,651,976  

Interest income

    4,424,101       417,722       514,623        
Total Income     4,443,093       418,111       516,175       7,651,976  
EXPENSES:        

Investment advisory fees

    5,986,294       386,721       583,042       6,516,045  

Shareholder servicing fees

          30,273       42,606        

Custody fees

    44,962       24,603       15,479       14,710  

Administration & accounting fees

    290,426       15,360       29,776       156,184  

Legal fees

    27,607       6,865       7,153       70,986  

Audit & tax fees

    136,514       119,557       119,558       110,028  

Shareholder reporting fees

    92,045       6,888       13,664       52,529  

Transfer agent fees

    464,429       35,704       77,143       155,759  

Trustee fees

    43,321       2,015       3,914       23,865  

Organization and offering costs

                      24,336  

Distribution fees—Class N

    137,826       23,370       16,786       52,705  

Dividends and interest on securities sold short and reverse repurchase agreements

          19,948             5,083,036  

Recoupment of waiver

    15,985                   4,579  

Registration fees

    57,101       29,123       37,133       48,758  

Pricing fee

    7,608       5       5       17,508  

Other expenses

    45,283       5,243       6,649       84,119  
Total Expenses     7,349,401       705,675       952,908       12,415,147  
Less fee waivers and/or reimbursements     (1)        (156,918)        (142,423)        (27,257)   
Net Expenses     7,349,400       548,757       810,485       12,387,890  
Net Investment Income (Loss)     (2,906,307)        (130,646)        (294,310)        (4,735,914)   
REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) AND CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION):        
Net realized gain (loss) from:        

Investments in securities

    2,083,148       95,819       135,864       21,087,584  

Foreign currency and foreign currency transactions

    1,045,759       (13,990)        (16,637)        176,334  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    13,412,570       928,121       1,390,731       13,279,255  

Futures contracts

    28,515,426       4,434,884       5,534,765       (625,177)   

Securities sold short

                      (8,838,015)   

Swap contracts

    41,026,376       48,749       (849,978)        24,372,920  
Net realized gain (loss)     86,083,279       5,493,583       6,194,745       49,452,901  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:        

Investments in securities

    (7,129,702)        (815,862)        (1,292,027)        (15,410,170)   

Foreign currency and foreign currency translations

    369,516       (6,530)        (9,382)        121,680  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    (375,013)        170,195       252,690       2,087,994  

Futures contracts

    (2,275,353)        296,486       986,827       (6,849,163)   

Securities sold short

                      15,764,625  

Swap contracts

    (14,007,993)        (1,606,004)        (2,659,372)        19,125,828  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (23,418,545)        (1,961,715)        (2,721,264)        14,840,794  
Net realized gain (loss) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     62,664,734       3,531,868       3,473,481       64,293,695  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     $59,758,427       $3,401,222       $3,179,171       $59,557,781  
                                 

 

  Net of foreign taxes withheld of

    $—       $—       $—       $1,068,154  
  ** Consolidated financial statement, see Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  
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AQR

STYLE
PREMIA
ALTERNATIVE
LV FUND**

 
     FOR THE PERIOD
09/17/14*
-12/31/14
 
INVESTMENT INCOME:  

Dividend income

    $53,443  
Total Income     53,443  
EXPENSES:  

Investment advisory fees

    56,880  

Custody fees

    450  

Administration & accounting fees

    3,553  

Legal fees

    8,071  

Audit & tax fees

    100,300  

Shareholder reporting fees

    1,068  

Transfer agent fees

    6,332  

Trustee fees

    261  

Organization and offering costs

    7,191  

Distribution fees—Class N

    2,356  

Dividends and interest on securities sold short

    20,716  

Registration fees

    14,142  

Pricing fee

    5,467  

Other expenses

    2,355  
Total Expenses     229,142  
Less fee waivers and/or reimbursements     (138,312)   
Net Expenses     90,830  
Net Investment Income (Loss)     (37,387)   
REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) AND CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION):  
Net realized gain (loss) from:  

Investments in securities

    16,865  

Foreign currency and foreign currency transactions

    (2,206)   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    301,925  

Futures contracts

    (145,411)   

Securities sold short

    28,849  

Swap contracts

    282,088  
Net realized gain (loss)     482,110  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  

Investments in securities

    (481,842)   

Foreign currency and foreign currency translations

    1,645  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    96,193  

Futures contracts

    (129,580)   

Securities sold short

    494,081  

Swap contracts

    346,078  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     326,575  
Net realized gain (loss) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     808,685  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     $771,298  
         

 

  Net of foreign taxes withheld of

    $9,730  

 

  * Commencement of operations.
  ** Consolidated financial statement, see Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets     December 31, 2014   
    AQR DIVERSIFIED
ARBITRAGE FUND
    AQR EQUITY
MARKET
NEUTRAL FUND
 
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2013
    FOR THE PERIOD
10/07/14*-
12/31/14
 
OPERATIONS:      

Net investment income (loss)

    $55,467,850        $38,088,437       $(13,080

Net realized gain (loss)

    (75,174,297     (17,054,593     (14,861

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (126,353,990     22,579,937       336,862  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (146,060,437     43,613,781       308,921  
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:      
Net investment income:      

Class I

    (30,805,978     (29,570,772     (84,782

Class N

    (11,376,648     (10,955,754     (66,536

Class R6

    (1,920           (176,241

Total

    (42,184,546     (40,526,526     (327,559
Net realized gain:      

Class I

          (12,468,588      

Class N

          (5,475,329      

Total

          (17,943,917      
Return of capital:      

Class I

          (15,100,534     (708 )

Class N

          (6,624,075     (613 )

Class R6

                  (1,779

Total

          (21,724,609     (3,100 )

Total distributions

    (42,184,546     (80,195,052     (330,659
CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:      
CLASS I      

Proceeds from shares sold

    761,610,218       853,020,321       1,787,490  

Reinvestment of distributions

    23,069,874       47,464,198       85,490  

Cost of shares redeemed

    (978,469,368     (751,220,427     (412,526

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    (193,789,276     149,264,092       1,460,454  
CLASS N      

Proceeds from shares sold

    197,396,546       298,155,480       1,175,276  

Reinvestment of distributions

    10,346,737       20,315,353       67,149  

Cost of shares redeemed

    (313,338,405     (232,413,627     (530

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    (105,595,122     86,057,206       1,241,895  
CLASS R6      

Proceeds from shares sold

    100,000 (a)            3,030,000  

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,920             178,020  

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    101,920             3,208,020  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital transactions

    (299,282,478     235,321,298       5,910,369  

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (487,527,461     198,740,027       5,888,631  
NET ASSETS:      

Beginning of period

    2,712,835,351       2,514,095,324        

End of period

    $2,225,307,890       $2,712,835,351       $5,888,631  
                         

Undistributed accumulated net investment income (loss)

    $(8,055,847 )     $(14,073,713     $(332,715

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets     December 31, 2014   
    AQR DIVERSIFIED
ARBITRAGE FUND
    AQR EQUITY
MARKET
NEUTRAL FUND
 
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2013
    FOR THE PERIOD
10/07/14*-
12/31/14
 
CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING:       
CLASS I      

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    172,057,279       158,688,997        

Shares sold

    69,963,023       76,411,318       177,332  

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    2,279,632       4,354,773       8,506  

Shares redeemed

    (91,731,161     (67,397,809     (41,367

Shares outstanding, end of period

    152,568,773       172,057,279       144,471  
CLASS N      

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    76,969,086       69,181,212        

Shares sold

    18,245,229       26,829,009       116,610  

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    1,025,444       1,870,652       6,682  

Shares redeemed

    (29,067,721     (20,911,787     (53

Shares outstanding, end of period

    67,172,038       76,969,086       123,239  
CLASS R6      

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    (a)             

Shares sold

    9,091             303,065  

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    190             17,713  

Shares outstanding, end of period

    9,281             320,778  

 

  *  Commencement of operations.
  (a) Commencement of offering class of shares effective September 2, 2014.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets     December 31, 2014   
    AQR GLOBAL
MACRO FUND**
    AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND  
     FOR THE PERIOD
4/08/14*-
12/31/14
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    FOR THE PERIOD
7/16/13*-
12/31/13
 
OPERATIONS:      

Net investment income (loss)

    $(328,106     $(258,798     $(33,862

Net realized gain (loss)

    (295,608     (18,912     285,657  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    791,980       3,842,313       344,427  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    168,266       3,564,603       596,222  
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:      
Net investment income:      

Class I

          (2,729,179     (316,646

Class N

          (654,639     (52,907

Class R6

          (27,208      

Total

          (3,411,026     (369,553
Net realized gain:      

Class I

    (63,628     (354,882     (107,112

Class N

    (1,903     (84,612     (18,230

Class R6

    (187     (3,512      

Total

    (65,718     (443,006     (125,342
Return of capital:      

Class I

          (117,680      

Class N

          (18,740      

Class R6

          (1,022      

Total

           (137,442       

Total distributions

    (65,718     (3,991,474     (494,895
CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:      
CLASS I      

Proceeds from shares sold

    48,818,406       43,091,168       4,751,453  

Reinvestment of distributions

    62,389       3,161,208       423,758  

Cost of shares redeemed

    (13,522,273     (7,568,381     (11,827

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    35,358,522       38,683,995       5,163,384  
CLASS N      

Proceeds from shares sold

    1,083,274       11,177,580       1,087,057  

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,903       749,097       71,137  

Cost of shares redeemed

    (27,865     (2,007,478     (266,708

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    1,057,312       9,919,199       891,486  
CLASS R6      

Proceeds from shares sold

    100,000 (a)      417,885 (a)       

Reinvestment of distributions

    187       31,742        

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    100,187       449,627        

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital transactions

    36,516,021       49,052,821       6,054,870  

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    36,618,569       48,625,950       6,156,197  
NET ASSETS:      

Beginning of period

          6,156,197        

End of period

    $36,618,569       $54,782,147       $6,156,197  
                         

Undistributed accumulated net investment income (loss)

    $(1,356,611     $(3,498,829     $(252,842

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets     December 31, 2014   
    AQR GLOBAL
MACRO FUND**
    AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND  
     FOR THE PERIOD
4/08/14*-
12/31/14
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    FOR THE PERIOD
7/16/13*-
12/31/13
 
CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING:     
CLASS I      

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

          513,771        

Shares sold

    4,933,146       3,887,179       473,112  

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    6,308       288,168       41,832  

Shares redeemed

    (1,370,258     (670,804     (1,173

Shares outstanding, end of period

    3,569,196       4,018,314       513,771  
CLASS N      

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

          89,144        

Shares sold

    108,567       1,003,577       108,364  

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    193       68,411       7,022  

Shares redeemed

    (2,885     (175,590     (26,242

Shares outstanding, end of period

    105,875       985,542       89,144  
CLASS R6      

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    (a)      (a)       

Shares sold

    10,288       36,421        

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    19       2,894        

Shares outstanding, end of period

    10,307       39,315        

 

  *  Commencement of operations.
  **  Consolidated financial statement, see Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.
  (a) Commencement of offering class of shares effective September 2, 2014.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets     December 31, 2014   
    AQR MANAGED FUTURES
STRATEGY FUND**
    AQR MANAGED FUTURES
STRATEGY HV FUND**
 
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2013
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    FOR THE PERIOD
7/16/13*-
12/31/13
 
OPERATIONS:        

Net investment income (loss)

    $(78,263,966     $(51,865,139     $(2,137,166     $(224,405

Net realized gain (loss)

    682,159,727       254,277,194       27,982,546       761,930  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    25,849,767       179,213,487       10,799,494       2,077,751  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    629,745,528       381,625,542       36,644,874       2,615,276  
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:        
Net investment income:        

Class I

    (220,437,134           (13,390,213      

Class N

    (46,941,973           (636,578      

Class R6

    (4,374           (8,393      

Total

    (267,383,481           (14,035,184      
Net realized gain:        

Class I

    (263,407,986     (44,703,867     (4,057,424     (37,471

Class N

    (60,693,546     (13,828,173     (198,548     (2,323

Class R6

    (5,125           (2,529      

Total

    (324,106,657     (58,532,040     (4,258,501     (39,794

Total distributions

    (591,490,138     (58,532,040     (18,293,685     (39,794
CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:        
CLASS I        

Proceeds from shares sold

    2,628,023,103       2,963,680,604       186,205,825       37,265,431  

Reinvestment of distributions

    376,407,901       35,641,387       12,480,048       37,471  

Cost of shares redeemed

    (1,916,986,986     (888,754,364     (106,972,499     (2,656,317

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    1,087,444,018       2,110,567,627       91,713,374       34,646,585  
CLASS N        

Proceeds from shares sold

    501,774,445       1,012,924,117       9,131,352       2,502,670  

Reinvestment of distributions

    106,513,303       13,776,405       835,126       2,323  

Cost of shares redeemed

    (703,673,411     (210,372,539     (2,754,447     (1,005,655

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    (95,385,663     816,327,983       7,212,031       1,499,338  
CLASS R6        

Proceeds from shares sold

    100,000 (a)            45,055,679 (a)       

Reinvestment of distributions

    9,499             10,922        

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    109,499             45,066,601        
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital transactions     992,167,854       2,926,895,610       143,992,006       36,145,923  

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    1,030,423,244       3,249,989,112       162,343,195       38,721,405  
NET ASSETS:        

Beginning of period

    5,914,266,309       2,664,277,197       38,721,405        

End of period

    $6,944,689,553       $5,914,266,309       $201,064,600       $38,721,405  
                                 

Undistributed accumulated net investment income (loss)

    $(353,785,167     $(46,677     $(13,004,528     $—  

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  
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    AQR MANAGED FUTURES
STRATEGY FUND**
    AQR MANAGED FUTURES
STRATEGY HV FUND**
 
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2013
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    FOR THE PERIOD
7/16/13*-
12/31/13
 
CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING:         
CLASS I        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    425,328,151       218,555,645       3,432,251        

Shares sold

    256,868,757       290,847,133       18,621,473       3,683,449  

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    36,088,959       3,427,066       1,142,862       3,562  

Shares redeemed

    (188,189,107     (87,501,693     (10,174,130     (254,760

Shares outstanding, end of period

    530,096,760       425,328,151       13,022,456       3,432,251  
CLASS N        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    133,922,115       54,190,271       152,311        

Shares sold

    49,711,170       99,221,038       867,382       246,459  

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    10,291,143       1,334,923       76,617       221  

Shares redeemed

    (69,569,967     (20,824,117     (260,827     (94,369

Shares outstanding, end of period

    124,354,461       133,922,115       835,483       152,311  
CLASS R6        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    (a)            (a)       

Shares sold

    9,728             4,046,305        

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    911             1,000        

Shares outstanding, end of period

    10,639             4,047,305        

 

  *  Commencement of operations.
  **  Consolidated financial statement, see Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.
  (a) Commencement of offering class of shares effective September 2, 2014.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  
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    AQR MULTI-STRATEGY
ALTERNATIVE FUND**
    AQR RISK-BALANCED
COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND**
 
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2013
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2013
 
OPERATIONS:        

Net investment income (loss)

    $(22,634,499)        $(21,316,846)        $(546,638)        $(645,518)   

Net realized gain (loss)

    152,291,322       (1,726,073)        (8,047,811)        (11,750,402)   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (21,553,831)        78,979,221       (5,345,941)        693,419  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    108,102,992       55,936,302       (13,940,390)        (11,702,501)   
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:         
Net investment income:        

Class I

    (103,622,431)        (63,777,345)               

Class N

    (5,415,268)        (3,214,925)               

Class R6

    (7,433)                     

Total

    (109,045,132)        (66,992,270)               
Net realized gain:        

Class I

          (17,108,033)               

Class N

          (901,984)               

Total

          (18,010,017)               

Total distributions

    (109,045,132)        (85,002,287)               
CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:         
CLASS I        

Proceeds from shares sold

    590,215,635       924,993,719       69,600,700       23,425,236  

Reinvestment of distributions

    88,204,896       66,445,405              

Cost of shares redeemed

    (687,354,210)        (318,011,140)        (40,288,267)        (47,521,978)   

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    (8,933,679)        673,427,984       29,312,433       (24,096,742)   
CLASS N        

Proceeds from shares sold

    47,448,202       53,142,617       12,707,985       5,602,455  

Reinvestment of distributions

    5,370,558       4,089,028              

Cost of shares redeemed

    (43,303,801)        (24,341,705)        (9,284,044)        (3,103,737)   

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    9,514,959       32,889,940       3,423,941       2,498,718  
CLASS R6        

Proceeds from shares sold

    35,242,596 (a)            15,656,186 (a)       

Reinvestment of distributions

    7,433                    

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    35,250,029             15,656,186        
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital transactions     35,831,309       706,317,924       48,392,560       (21,598,024)   

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    34,889,169       677,251,939       34,452,170       (33,300,525)   
NET ASSETS:        

Beginning of period

    1,528,617,966       851,366,027       32,236,590       65,537,115  

End of period

    $1,563,507,135       $1,528,617,966       $66,688,760       $32,236,590  
                                 

Undistributed accumulated net investment income (loss)

    $(118,003,854)        $(37,359,639)        $(2,974,242)        $—  

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  
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    AQR MULTI-STRATEGY
ALTERNATIVE FUND**
    AQR RISK-BALANCED
COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND**
 
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2013
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2013
 
CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING:         
CLASS I        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    148,651,004       81,626,174       3,422,135       6,413,854  

Shares sold

    60,196,339       91,941,333       8,654,189       2,602,548  

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    9,130,942       6,814,913              

Shares redeemed

    (70,009,610)        (31,731,416)        (5,426,789)        (5,594,267)   

Shares outstanding, end of period

    147,968,675       148,651,004       6,649,535       3,422,135  
CLASS N        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    7,646,878       4,359,055       467,151       223,691  

Shares sold

    4,877,478       5,303,536       1,401,956       606,741  

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    557,112       420,250              

Shares redeemed

    (4,407,315)        (2,435,963)        (1,182,792)        (363,281)   

Shares outstanding, end of period

    8,674,153       7,646,878       686,315       467,151  
CLASS R6        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    (a)            (a)       

Shares sold

    3,610,795             2,214,833        

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    769                    

Shares outstanding, end of period

    3,611,564             2,214,833        

 

  **  Consolidated financial statement, see Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.
  (a) Commencement of offering class of shares effective September 2, 2014.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets     December 31, 2014   
    AQR RISK PARITY FUND**     AQR RISK PARITY II HV FUND**  
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2013
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2013
 
OPERATIONS:        

Net investment income (loss)

    $(2,906,307)        $(7,831,929)        $(130,646)        $(253,403)   

Net realized gain (loss)

    86,083,279       (7,757,827)        5,493,583       (3,507,474)   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (23,418,545)        (1,399,212)        (1,961,715)        364,376  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    59,758,427       (16,988,968)        3,401,222       (3,396,501)   
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:         
Net investment income:        

Class I

    (15,918,499)        (21,096,377)        (210,221)        (49,264)   

Class N

    (829,910)        (1,568,986)        (9,382)        (24,033)   

Class R6

    (2,479)              (567)         

Total

    (16,750,888)        (22,665,363)        (220,170)        (73,297)   
Net realized gain:        

Class I

    (60,212,532)        (35,650,580)        (4,493,162)        (41,465)   

Class N

    (3,765,221)        (3,239,083)        (889,329)        (20,229)   

Class R6

    (9,157)              (10,388)         

Total

    (63,986,910)        (38,889,663)        (5,392,879)        (61,694)   

Total distributions

    (80,737,798)        (61,555,026)        (5,613,049)        (134,991)   
CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:        
CLASS I        

Proceeds from shares sold

    152,916,166       522,146,729       36,625,458       57,186,061  

Reinvestment of distributions

    73,481,484       48,021,450       4,581,805       89,047  

Cost of shares redeemed

    (476,525,839)        (514,099,505)        (14,267,310)        (54,453,441)   

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    (250,128,189)        56,068,674       26,939,953       2,821,667  
CLASS N        

Proceeds from shares sold

    11,002,195       37,388,598       2,602,504       24,623,879  

Reinvestment of distributions

    4,401,999       4,729,810       898,711       44,262  

Cost of shares redeemed

    (58,203,755)        (125,206,912)        (4,362,269)        (19,787,752)   

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    (42,799,561)        (83,088,504)        (861,054)        4,880,389  
CLASS R6        

Proceeds from shares sold

    100,000 (a)            100,000 (a)       

Reinvestment of distributions

    11,636             10,955        

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    111,636             110,955        
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital transactions     (292,816,114)        (27,019,830)        26,189,854       7,702,056  

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (313,795,485)        (105,563,824)        23,978,027       4,170,564  
NET ASSETS:        

Beginning of period

    934,050,291       1,039,614,115       26,229,038       22,058,474  

End of period

    $620,254,806       $934,050,291       $50,207,065       $26,229,038  
                                 

Undistributed accumulated net investment income (loss)

    $1,562,779        $(5,931,952)        $678,142        $(8,332)   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets     December 31, 2014   
    AQR RISK PARITY FUND**     AQR RISK PARITY II HV FUND**  
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2013
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2013
 
CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING:        
CLASS I        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    79,392,512       75,596,068       1,780,470       1,591,812  

Shares sold

    13,463,455       44,822,715       3,475,987       5,572,364  

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    7,232,430       4,471,363       477,769       9,058  

Shares redeemed

    (42,502,601)        (45,497,634)        (1,306,974)        (5,392,764)   

Shares outstanding, end of period

    57,585,796       79,392,512       4,427,252       1,780,470  
CLASS N        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    7,343,876       14,906,004       877,168       567,306  

Shares sold

    966,513       3,211,181       249,127       2,325,030  

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    433,268       440,803       93,616       4,503  

Shares redeemed

    (5,172,158)        (11,214,112)        (400,305)        (2,019,671)   

Shares outstanding, end of period

    3,571,499       7,343,876       819,606       877,168  
CLASS R6         

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    (a)            (a)       

Shares sold

    8,327             8,795        

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    1,145             1,142        

Shares outstanding, end of period

    9,472             9,937        

 

  **  Consolidated financial statement, see Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.
  (a) Commencement of offering class of shares effective September 2, 2014.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets     December 31, 2014   
    AQR RISK PARITY II MV FUND**     AQR STYLE PREMIA
ALTERNATIVE FUND**
 
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2013
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    FOR THE PERIOD
10/30/13*-
12/31/13
 
OPERATIONS:        

Net investment income (loss)

    $(294,310)        $(452,972)        $(4,735,914)        $(1,032,370)   

Net realized gain (loss)

    6,194,745       (4,178,303)        49,452,901       14,118,343  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (2,721,264)        242,828       14,840,794       277,589  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    3,179,171       (4,388,447)        59,557,781       13,363,562  
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:         
Net investment income:        

Class I

    (165,150)        (51,310)        (44,246,577)        (6,574,253)   

Class N

          (12,869)        (2,622,452)        (253,100)   

Class R6

    (232)              (3,291,780)         

Total

    (165,382)        (64,179)        (50,160,809)        (6,827,353)   
Net realized gain:        

Class I

    (6,594,470)        (8,622)        (14,958,495)        (992,985)   

Class N

    (477,309)        (2,163)        (680,314)        (38,950)   

Class R6

    (6,436)              (300,202)        

Total

    (7,078,215)        (10,785)        (15,939,011)        (1,031,935)   

Total distributions

    (7,243,597)        (74,964)        (66,099,820)        (7,859,288)   
CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:         
CLASS I        

Proceeds from shares sold

    89,277,763       93,026,269       576,188,151       390,642,419  

Reinvestment of distributions

    5,960,913       42,081       52,644,301       7,567,238  

Cost of shares redeemed

    (22,497,423)        (81,847,252)        (589,197,151)        (318,591)   

Redemption in-kind (See Note 15)

                  (52,771,157)          

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    72,741,253       11,221,098       (13,135,856)        397,891,066  
CLASS N        

Proceeds from shares sold

    6,316,708       29,862,796       19,158,791       15,941,402  

Reinvestment of distributions

    477,309       14,991       3,302,766       292,050  

Cost of shares redeemed

    (8,457,919)        (21,642,916)        (11,013,561)        (413,823)   

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    (1,663,902)        8,234,871       11,447,996       15,819,629  
CLASS R6        

Proceeds from shares sold

    100,000 (a)            74,748,363 (a)       

Reinvestment of distributions

    6,668             3,591,982        

Cost of shares redeemed

                (192,537)         

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    106,668             78,147,808        
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital transactions     71,184,019       19,455,969       76,459,948       413,710,695  

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    67,119,593       14,992,558       69,917,909       419,214,969  
NET ASSETS:        

Beginning of period

    47,245,123       32,252,565       419,214,969        

End of period

    $114,364,716       $47,245,123       $489,132,878       $419,214,969  
                                 

Undistributed accumulated net investment income (loss)

    $1,024,360        $(45,004)        $(27,093,370)        $(943,313)   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets     December 31, 2014   
    AQR RISK PARITY II MV FUND**     AQR STYLE PREMIA
ALTERNATIVE FUND**
 
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2013
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
   

FOR THE PERIOD

10/30/13*-
12/31/13

 
CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING:        
CLASS I        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    3,779,116       2,950,196       39,620,574        

Shares sold

    8,554,703       9,091,173       56,129,013       38,910,297  

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    600,898       4,212       5,292,887       741,160  

Shares redeemed

    (2,176,613)        (8,266,465)        (56,706,868)        (30,883)   

Redemption in-kind (See Note 15)

                  (5,027,357)          

Shares outstanding, end of period

    10,758,104       3,779,116       39,308,249       39,620,574  
CLASS N        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    940,172       221,957       1,568,834        

Shares sold

    606,458       2,885,341       1,868,292       1,580,201  

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    48,262       1,504       333,070       28,604  

Shares redeemed

    (804,754)        (2,168,630)        (1,075,842)        (39,971)   

Shares outstanding, end of period

    790,138       940,172       2,694,354       1,568,834  
CLASS R6        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    (a)            (a)       

Shares sold

    9,091             7,239,589        

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    672             365,410        

Shares redeemed

                (17,491)         

Shares outstanding, end of period

    9,763             7,587,508        

 

  *  Commencement of operations.
  **  Consolidated financial statement, see Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.
  (a) Commencement of offering class of shares effective September 2, 2014.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets     December 31, 2014   
    AQR
STYLE
PREMIA
ALTERNATIVE
LV FUND**
 
     FOR THE PERIOD
9/17/14*-
12/31/14
 
OPERATIONS:  

Net investment income (loss)

    $(37,387)   

Net realized gain (loss)

    482,110  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    326,575  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    771,298  
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:   
Net investment income:  

Class I

    (38,445)   

Class N

    (75,553)   

Class R6

    (218,868)   

Total

    (332,866)   
Net realized gain:  

Class I

    (13,618)   

Class N

    (27,510)   

Class R6

    (76,360)   

Total

    (117,488)   

Total distributions

    (450,354)   
CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:   
CLASS I  

Proceeds from shares sold

    28,178,979  

Reinvestment of distributions

    52,063  

Cost of shares redeemed

    (140,561)   

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    28,090,481  
CLASS N  

Proceeds from shares sold

    8,671,505  

Reinvestment of distributions

    103,063  

Cost of shares redeemed

    (115,319)   

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    8,659,249  
CLASS R6  

Proceeds from shares sold

    23,000,000  

Reinvestment of distributions

    295,228  

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    23,295,228  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital transactions

    60,044,958  

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    60,365,902  
NET ASSETS:  

Beginning of period

     

End of period

    $60,365,902  
         

Undistributed accumulated net investment income (loss)

    $(795,466)   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets     December 31, 2014   
    AQR
STYLE
PREMIA
ALTERNATIVE
LV FUND**
 
     FOR THE PERIOD
9/17/14*-
12/31/14
 
CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING:  
CLASS I  

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

     

Shares sold

    2,768,876  

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    5,114  

Shares redeemed

    (13,695)   

Shares outstanding, end of period

    2,760,295  
CLASS N  

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

     

Shares sold

    844,737  

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    10,134  

Shares redeemed

    (11,339)   

Shares outstanding, end of period

    843,532  
CLASS R6  

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

     

Shares sold

    2,300,000  

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    29,001  

Shares outstanding, end of period

    2,329,001  

 

  * Commencement of operations.
  ** Consolidated financial statement, see Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  
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283


Statements of Cash Flows     December 31, 2014   
     AQR
DIVERSIFIED
ARBITRAGE
FUND
     AQR
EQUITY
MARKET
NEUTRAL
FUND
     AQR
MULTI-
STRATEGY
ALTERNATIVE
FUND**
 
     

FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014

    

FOR THE
PERIOD ENDED
10/07/14*-
12/31/14

     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:         

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (146,060,437    $ 308,921      $ 108,102,992  
Adjustments to reconcile net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided (used in) operating activities:         

Payments to purchase securities

     (7,322,286,495      (2,194,771      (1,114,778,767

Payments to cover short securities

     (2,381,441,587      (178,331      (1,471,483,516

Proceeds from sale of securities

     6,844,577,133         142,268        1,785,821,214   

Proceeds from securities sold short

     2,879,225,698         2,059,538        908,260,786  

Proceeds from written options

     2,427,120               353,519  

Payments to close written options

     (12,312              

(Purchases) sales of short-term investments, net

     (32,162,270      (3,334,581      (73,411,504

Realized (gain) loss on investments in securities

     (92,835,510      (12,059      (183,232,627

Realized (gain) loss on securities sold short

     96,436,775        233        100,496,773  

Realized (gain) loss on written options

     (2,528,855             (259,320

Realized (gain) loss on paydowns

     (188,935              

Change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments in securities

     207,260,940         8,811        149,650,921  

Change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on securities sold short

     (76,223,695      (19,383      (84,256,510

Change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on written options

     (1,661,622             143,949  

Amortization (accretion) of bond premium

     458,164               (5,895
(Increases) decrease in operating assets:         

Due from brokers

     373,412,965        (1,981,669      38,714,178  

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     (6,466,083      (7,211      (544,059

Swaps, at value

     10,257,780         (329,807      (45,529,802

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts

     504,977               1,315,323  

Receivable for securities sold

     77,970,030        (6,194      19,941,643  

Foreign tax reclaim

     (30,311      (96      (572,388

Dividends and interest

     1,116,984        (32      182,052  

Expense reimbursement due from Advisor

            (22,189       

Due from custodian

     (2,320,125               

Prepaid expenses

     (103,800      (62,361      (60,595
Increases (decreases) in operating liabilities:         

Due to custodian

            34,336         

Due to broker

     10,987,409               1,931,365  

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     (596,385              

Swaps, at value

     (8,956,725             (5,859,269

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts

     30,245        7,134        2,519,146  

Payable for securities purchased

     (67,191,087      6,171        (48,787,784

Accrued Investment advisory fees

     (503,155             (82,545

Accrued Distribution fees—Class N

     (30,768      250        789  

Accrued Trustees fees

            25         

Dividends and interest payable on securities sold short and reverse repurchase agreements

     1,125,984        764        (111,363

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

     68,006        37,653        88,561  

Net cash used in operating activities

   $ 364,260,053       $ (5,542,580    $ 88,547,267  
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES         

Proceeds from shares sold

     961,225,342        5,980,266        667,824,284  

Payments on shares redeemed

     (1,287,085,372      (413,056      (728,439,180

Cash distributions paid

     (8,765,329             (15,462,245

Due to custodian

                    (1,025,978

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

   $ (334,625,359    $ 5,567,210      $ (77,103,119
Net change in cash and foreign currency      29,634,694         24,630        11,444,148  

Cash, beginning of period

     5,795,218               9,882,650  

Cash, end of period

   $ 35,429,912       $ 24,630      $ 21,326,798  

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

Cash paid during the period for interest in the amount of $7,254,465, $1,711 and $9,707,475.

 

  * Commencement of operations.
  ** Consolidated financial statements, see Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  
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Statements of Cash Flows     December 31, 2014   
     AQR
RISK
PARITY II
HV FUND**
     AQR
STYLE
PREMIA
ALTERNATIVE
FUND**
     AQR
STYLE
PREMIA
ALTERNATIVE
LV FUND**
 
     

FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014

    

FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014

     FOR THE
PERIOD ENDED
09/17/14*-
12/31/14
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:         

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 3,401,222      $ 59,557,781      $ 771,298  
Adjustments to reconcile net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided (used) in operating activities:         

Payments to purchase securities

     (35,605,186      (293,286,858      (13,565,091

Payments to cover short securities

            (275,560,237      (235,175

Proceeds from sale of securities

     29,509,468         301,760,400        98,771  

Proceeds from securities sold short

            278,034,946        11,458,380  

(Purchases) sales of short-term investments, net

     (9,727,839      (99,370,944      (54,481,271

Realized (gain) loss on investments in securities

     (95,819      (21,087,584      (16,865

Realized (gain) loss on securities sold short

            8,838,015        (28,849

Change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments in securities

     815,862        15,410,170        481,842  

Change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on securities sold short

            (15,764,625      (494,081

Amortization (accretion) of bond premium

     (107,230              
Increases (decreases) in operating assets:         

Repurchase agreements, at value

     191,000                 

Due from brokers

     (355,515      17,589        (4,642,654

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     (137,764      (2,087,994      (96,193

Swaps, at value

     (266,267      (14,855,663      (346,078

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts

     (502,427      1,453,178        (137,147

Receivable for securities sold

     (7,462      (1,506,577      (3,689,422

Foreign tax reclaim

            (272,537      (623

Dividends and interest

     12,160        (79,623      (6,762

Expense reimbursement due from Advisor

                   (16,780

Prepaid expenses

     (16,311      (36,175      (64,519
Increases (decreases) in operating liabilities:         

Due to broker

     284,325        2,257,532        2,200  

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     (32,431              

Swaps, at value

     1,872,271        (4,270,165       

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts

     205,941         5,395,985        266,727  

Payable for securities purchased

     7,464        876,012        3,723,756  

Accrued Investment advisory fees

     11,799        71,186         

Accrued Shareholder servicing fees

     (5,671              

Accrued Distribution fees—Class N

     (261      2,477        1,758  

Accrued Trustees fees

                   72  

Dividends and interest payable on securities sold short and reverse repurchase agreements

     (1,733 )      (22,059      5,904  

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

     26,197        1,652        135,117  

Net cash used in operating activities

   $ (10,524,207    $ (54,524,118    $ (60,875,685
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES         

Proceeds from shares sold

     39,128,475        655,129,486        59,642,688  

Net change in reverse repurchase agreements

     (9,937,250              

Payments on shares redeemed

     (18,566,826      (613,060,300      (229,676

Cash distributions paid

     (121,578      (6,560,771       

Due to custodian

                    1,462,673  

Net cash provided (used in) financing activities

   $ 10,502,821      $ 35,508,415       $ 60,875,685  
Net change in cash and foreign currency      (21,386 )      (19,015,703       

Cash, beginning of period

     65,407        19,711,683         

Cash, end of period

   $ 44,021       $ 695,980      $  

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

Cash paid during the period for interest in the amount of $19,948, $1,180,692 and $495.

Non-cash financing activities not included herein consist of a redemption in-kind in the amount of $52,771,157 for AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund, see Note 15 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.

 

  * Commencement of operations.
  ** Consolidated financial statements, see Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  
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Financial Highlights     December 31, 2014   
    PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE  
          Change in Net Assets Resulting
from Operations5
    Less Dividends and Distributions  
     Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period
    Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
    Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Net
Increase
(Decrease)
in Net
Asset
Value from
Operations
    Distributions
from Net
Investment
Income
    Distributions
from Net
Realized
Gains
   

Return
of

Capital

    Total
Distributions
 
AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND CLASS I                
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014     $10.91        0.23        (0.80     (0.57     (0.20                 (0.20
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013     $11.05        0.17        0.02        0.19        (0.18     (0.06     (0.09     (0.33
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012     $10.89        0.10 6      0.24        0.34        (0.13     (0.05           (0.18
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011     $11.15        0.13        (0.02     0.11        (0.09     (0.28           (0.37
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010,^     $10.80        0.06        0.46        0.52        (0.04     (0.13           (0.17
AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND CLASS N                
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014     $10.87        0.21        (0.81     (0.60     (0.17                 (0.17
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013     $11.01        0.13        0.04        0.17        (0.16     (0.06     (0.09     (0.31
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012     $10.85        0.06 6      0.24        0.30        (0.09     (0.05           (0.14
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011     $11.12        0.10        (0.02     0.08        (0.07     (0.28           (0.35
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010,^     $10.78        0.05        0.43        0.48        (0.01     (0.13           (0.14
AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND CLASS R6                
FOR THE PERIOD 9/02/148—12/31/14     $11.00        0.16        (0.82     (0.66     (0.21                 (0.21
AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND CLASS I                
FOR THE PERIOD 10/07/149—12/31/14     $10.00        (0.02     0.62        0.60        (0.59           (0.00 )13     (0.59
AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND CLASS N                
FOR THE PERIOD 10/07/149—12/31/14     $10.00        (0.03     0.62        0.59        (0.58           (0.00 )13     (0.58
AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND CLASS R6                
FOR THE PERIOD 10/07/149—12/31/14     $10.00        (0.02     0.62        0.60        (0.59           (0.00 )13     (0.59
AQR GLOBAL MACRO FUND CLASS I                
FOR THE PERIOD 4/08/149—12/31/14     $10.00        (0.10     0.06        (0.04           (0.02           (0.02
AQR GLOBAL MACRO FUND CLASS N                
FOR THE PERIOD 4/08/149—12/31/14     $10.00        (0.12     0.06        (0.06           (0.02           (0.02
AQR GLOBAL MACRO FUND CLASS R6                
FOR THE PERIOD 9/02/148—12/31/14     $9.72        (0.04     0.28        0.24              (0.02           (0.02
AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND CLASS I                
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014     $10.21        (0.14     1.67        1.53        (0.74     (0.10     (0.03 )     (0.87
FOR THE PERIOD 7/16/139—12/31/13     $10.00        (0.06     1.17        1.11        (0.67     (0.23           (0.90
AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND CLASS N                
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014     $10.21        (0.20     1.70        1.50        (0.74     (0.10     (0.03 )     (0.87
FOR THE PERIOD 7/16/139—12/31/13     $10.00        (0.07     1.17        1.10        (0.66     (0.23           (0.89
AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND CLASS R6                
FOR THE PERIOD 9/02/148—12/31/14     $11.05        (0.08     0.78        0.70        (0.75     (0.10     (0.03 )     (0.88
AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND CLASS I                 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014     $10.59        (0.12     1.13        1.01        (0.44     (0.53           (0.97
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013     $9.78        (0.12     1.04        0.92              (0.11           (0.11
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012     $9.57        (0.12     0.40        0.28        (0.07                 (0.07
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011     $10.30        (0.12     (0.53     (0.65     (0.04     (0.04           (0.08
FOR THE PERIOD 1/06/109—12/31/10     $10.00        (0.12     0.66        0.54        (0.09     (0.15           (0.24
AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND CLASS N                 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014     $10.51        (0.15     1.11        0.96        (0.40     (0.53           (0.93
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013     $9.73        (0.15     1.04        0.89              (0.11           (0.11
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012     $9.55        (0.14     0.39        0.25        (0.07                 (0.07
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011     $ 10.28        (0.15     (0.52     (0.67     (0.02 )     (0.04            (0.06
FOR THE PERIOD 1/06/109—12/31/10     $10.00        (0.15     0.66        0.51        (0.08     (0.15           (0.23
AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND CLASS R6                 
FOR THE PERIOD 9/02/148–12/31/14     $10.28        (0.04     1.36        1.32        (0.45     (0.53           (0.98

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  
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             RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
                   Ratios to Average Net Assets of:*            

Net

Asset

Value,

End of

Period

   

Total

Return1,2

    

Net Assets,

End of Period

   

Expenses, Net of

Reimbursements

and/or Waivers3

   

Expenses, Net of
Reimbursements

and/or Waivers
(Excluding Dividend
Short Expense &

Interest Expense)3

    Expenses, Before
Reimbursements
and/or Waivers3
   

Net Investment

Income (Loss)

    Portfolio
Turnover
Rate4
      
                
  $10.14        (5.25 )%       $1,546,685,430        1.88     1.20     1.88     2.07     380  
  $10.91        1.75      $1,876,480,736       1.64     1.20     1.64     1.52     349  
  $11.05        3.13      $1,752,723,858       2.30     1.21     2.32     0.88 %6      312  
  $10.89        0.99      $1,456,748,122       2.75     1.20     2.84     1.18     298  
  $11.15        4.81 %7       $824,237,659       2.59     1.20     2.62     1.13     361    
                
  $10.10        (5.51 )%       $678,528,488        2.12     1.44     2.12     1.99     380  
  $10.87        1.51      $836,354,615       1.88     1.44     1.88     1.21     349  
  $11.01        2.83      $761,371,466       2.62     1.52     2.62     0.57 %6      312  
  $10.85        0.68      $651,790,519       3.05     1.50     3.08     0.89     298  
  $11.12        4.52 %7       $382,758,131       2.89     1.50     2.92     0.85     361    
                
  $10.13        (5.99 )%       $93,972       1.94     1.10     1.94     4.69     380    
                
  $10.01        5.93      $1,445,483       1.63     1.30     4.57 %10      (1.04 )%      152    
                
  $10.01        5.88      $1,233,101       1.88     1.55     4.83 %10      (1.29 )%      152    
                
  $10.01        5.95      $3,210,047       1.53     1.20     4.49 %10      (0.95 )%      152    
                
  $9.94        (0.42 )%       $35,465,943       1.45     1.45     2.24 %10      (1.44 )%      0    
                
  $9.92        (0.62 )%       $1,050,219       1.70     1.70     2.49 %10      (1.69 )%      0    
                
  $9.94        2.45      $102,407       1.35     1.35     2.02 %10      (1.37 )%      0    
                
  $10.87        14.91      $43,666,707       1.30     1.30     2.34     (1.26 )%      0  
  $10.21        11.17      $5,245,981       1.30     1.30     3.56 %10      (1.29 )%      0    
                
  $10.84        14.55      $10,688,087       1.55     1.55     2.46     (1.81 )%      0  
  $10.21        11.04      $910,216       1.55     1.55     5.49 %10      (1.54 )%      0    
                
  $10.87        6.19      $427,353       1.20     1.20     1.99     (2.21 )%      0    
                
  $10.63        9.69      $5,633,607,124       1.23     1.23     1.23     (1.20 )%      0  
  $10.59        9.40      $4,506,180,876       1.23     1.23     1.23     (1.22 )%      0  
  $9.78        2.99      $2,136,959,054       1.25     1.25     1.25     (1.24 )%      0  
  $9.57        (6.37 )%       $1,078,662,373       1.25     1.25     1.30     (1.22 )%      0  
  $10.30        5.41      $657,237,349       1.25     1.25     1.28     (1.27 )%      0    
                
  $10.54        9.34      $1,310,969,433       1.50     1.50     1.50     (1.47 )%      0  
  $10.51        9.14      $1,408,085,433       1.50     1.50     1.50     (1.48 )%      0  
  $9.73        2.68      $527,318,143       1.50     1.50     1.52     (1.48 )%      0  
  $9.55        (6.59 )%       $476,854,001       1.50     1.50     1.57     (1.47 )%      0  
  $10.28        5.12      $271,043,038       1.50     1.50     1.56     (1.54 )%      0    
                
  $10.62        12.99      $112,996       1.15     1.15     1.16     (1.11 )%      0    

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  
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    PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE  
          Change in Net Assets Resulting
from Operations5
    Less Dividends and Distributions  
     Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period
    Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
    Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Net
Increase
(Decrease)
in Net
Asset
Value from
Operations
    Distributions
from Net
Investment
Income
    Distributions
from Net
Realized
Gains
    Total
Distributions
 
AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY HV FUND CLASS I               
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014     $10.80        (0.17     1.72        1.55        (0.86     (0.26     (1.12
FOR THE PERIOD 7/16/139–12/31/13     $10.00        (0.08     0.89        0.81              (0.01     (0.01
AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY HV FUND CLASS N               
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014     $10.79        (0.19     1.71        1.52        (0.84     (0.26     (1.10
FOR THE PERIOD 7/16/139–12/31/13     $10.00        (0.09     0.89        0.80              (0.01     (0.01
AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY HV FUND CLASS R6             
FOR THE PERIOD 9/02/148—12/31/14     $10.33        (0.06     2.09        2.03        (0.87     (0.26     (1.13
AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND CLASS I               
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014     $9.78        (0.14     0.85        0.71        (0.73           (0.73
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013     $9.90        (0.17     0.61        0.44        (0.44     (0.12     (0.56
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012     $9.70        (0.17     0.40        0.23        (0.01     (0.02     (0.03
FOR THE PERIOD 7/18/119—12/31/1     $10.00        (0.05     (0.21     (0.26     (0.04           (0.04
AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND CLASS N               
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014     $9.76        (0.17     0.85        0.68        (0.70           (0.70
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013     $9.89        (0.20     0.61        0.41        (0.42     (0.12     (0.54
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012     $9.69        (0.23     0.45        0.22              (0.02     (0.02
FOR THE PERIOD 7/18/119—12/31/11     $10.00        (0.06     (0.21     (0.27     (0.04           (0.04
AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND CLASS R6             
FOR THE PERIOD 9/02/148—12/31/14     $9.88        (0.11     0.71        0.60        (0.73           (0.73
AQR RISK-BALANCED COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND CLASS I             
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014     $8.29        (0.08     (1.23     (1.31                  
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013     $9.87        (0.09     (1.49     (1.58                  
FOR THE PERIOD 7/09/129—12/31/12     $10.00        (0.05     (0.08     (0.13                  
AQR RISK-BALANCED COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND CLASS N             
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014     $8.27        (0.11     (1.22     (1.33                  
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013     $9.86        (0.11     (1.48     (1.59                  
FOR THE PERIOD 7/09/129—12/31/12     $10.00        (0.06     (0.08     (0.14                  
AQR RISK-BALANCED COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND CLASS R6             
FOR THE PERIOD 9/02/148—12/31/14     $8.60        (0.02     (1.59     (1.61                  
AQR RISK PARITY FUND CLASS I              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014     $10.77        (0.04     0.81        0.77        (0.30     (1.10     (1.40
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013     $11.49        (0.07     0.08 12      0.01        (0.27     (0.46     (0.73
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012     $10.62              1.49        1.49        (0.14     (0.48     (0.62
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011     $10.28        0.04        0.51        0.55        (0.21     (0.00 )13      (0.21
FOR THE PERIOD 9/30/109—12/31/10     $10.00        0.02        0.38        0.40        (0.12           (0.12
AQR RISK PARITY FUND CLASS N              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014     $10.76        (0.07     0.80        0.73        (0.25     (1.10     (1.35
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013     $11.47        (0.11     0.08 12      (0.03     (0.22     (0.46     (0.68
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012     $10.59        (0.03     1.50        1.47        (0.11     (0.48     (0.59
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011     $10.27        0.03        0.49        0.52        (0.20     (0.00 )13      (0.20
FOR THE PERIOD 9/30/109—12/31/10     $10.00        0.01        0.38        0.39        (0.12           (0.12
AQR RISK PARITY FUND CLASS R6              
FOR THE PERIOD 9/02/148–12/31/14     $12.01        (0.04     (0.43 )12      (0.47     (0.30     (1.10     (1.40
AQR RISK PARITY II HV FUND CLASS I              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014     $9.87        (0.03     0.95        0.92        (0.06     (1.18     (1.24
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013     $10.21        (0.06     (0.23     (0.29     (0.03     (0.02     (0.05
FOR THE PERIOD 11/05/129—12/31/12     $10.00        0.01        0.23        0.24        (0.03           (0.03
AQR RISK PARITY II HV FUND CLASS N              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014     $9.86        (0.04     0.93        0.89        (0.01     (1.18     (1.19
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013     $10.23        (0.09     (0.23     (0.32     (0.03     (0.02     (0.05
FOR THE PERIOD 11/05/129—12/31/12     $10.00        (0.01     0.25        0.24        (0.01           (0.01
AQR RISK PARITY II HV FUND CLASS R6              
FOR THE PERIOD 9/02/148—12/31/14     $11.37        (0.05     (0.53 )12      (0.58     (0.06     (1.18     (1.24

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  
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             RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
                   Ratios to Average Net Assets of:*            

Net

Asset

Value,

End of

Period

   

Total

Return1,2

    

Net Assets,

End of Period

   

Expenses, Net of

Reimbursements

and/or Waivers3

   

Expenses, Net of
Reimbursements

and/or Waivers
(Excluding Dividend
Short Expense &

Interest Expense)3

    Expenses, Before
Reimbursements
and/or Waivers3
   

Net Investment

Income (Loss)

    Portfolio
Turnover
Rate4
      
                
  $11.23        14.68      $146,261,163       1.65     1.65     1.76 %10      (1.62 )%      0  
  $10.80        8.14      $37,077,791       1.68     1.65     2.51 %10      (1.66 )%      0    
                
  $11.21        14.37      $9,367,013       1.90     1.90     2.12 %10      (1.88 )%      0  
  $10.79        8.04      $1,643,614       1.93     1.90     4.03 %10      (1.92 )%      0    
           
  $11.23        19.94      $45,436,424       1.55     1.55     1.68     (1.52 )%      0    
                
  $9.76        7.31      $1,443,798,613       3.65     1.98     3.67     (1.46 )%      204  
  $9.78        4.46      $1,453,976,567       3.34     1.98     3.37     (1.67 )%      137  
  $9.90        2.36      $808,261,775       3.52     1.98     3.60     (1.73 )%      208  
  $9.70        (2.57 )%11       $257,168,435       2.23     1.98     2.59     (1.09 )%      133    
           
  $9.74        7.03      $84,480,441       3.91     2.23     3.96     (1.75 )%      204  
  $9.76        4.16      $74,641,399       3.59     2.23     3.66     (1.95 )%      137  
  $9.89        2.22      $43,104,252       3.76     2.23     3.93     (2.32 )%      208  
  $9.69        (2.73 )%11       $44,676,329       2.48     2.23     2.85     (1.37 )%      133    
           
  $9.75        6.19      $35,228,081       3.14     1.88     3.21     (3.41 )%      204    
                
  $6.98        (15.80 )%       $46,442,651       1.01     1.01     1.34     (1.00 )%      0  
  $8.29        (16.01 )%       $28,375,483       1.05     1.05     1.32     (1.05 )%      0  
  $9.87        (1.30 )%       $63,330,812       1.05     1.05     1.72     (1.04 )%      0    
           
  $6.94        (16.08 )%       $4,763,616       1.26     1.26     1.59     (1.25 )%      0  
  $8.27        (16.13 )%       $3,861,107       1.30     1.30     1.70     (1.28 )%      0  
  $9.86        (1.40 )%       $2,206,303       1.30     1.30     4.00     (1.30 )%      0    
           
  $6.99        (18.72 )%       $15,482,493       0.90     0.90     1.31     (0.89 )%      0    
                
  $10.14        7.04      $583,926,805       0.90     0.90     0.90     (0.34 )%      94  
  $10.77        0.12      $855,024,124       0.89     0.88     0.89     (0.64 )%      167  
  $11.49        14.05      $868,660,662       0.95     0.95     0.95     (0.03 )%      72  
  $10.62        5.45 %14       $337,526,380       0.95     0.95     1.06     0.41     66  
  $10.28        3.98      $12,747,565       0.95     0.95     3.80     0.44     19    
                
  $10.14        6.69      $36,231,976       1.20     1.20     1.20     (0.65 )%      94  
  $10.76        (0.23 )%       $79,026,167       1.20     1.20     1.20     (0.92 )%      167  
  $11.47        13.89      $170,953,453       1.20     1.20     1.23     (0.26 )%      72  
  $10.59        5.12 %14       $51,560,342       1.20     1.20     1.42     0.30     66  
  $10.27        3.88      $11,234,980       1.20     1.20     3.96     0.22     19    
                
  $10.14        (3.96 )%       $96,025       0.85     0.85     0.86     (0.99 )%      94    
                
  $9.55        9.23      $42,278,663       1.20     1.15     1.54     (0.28 )%      108  
  $9.87        (2.83 )%       $17,577,063       1.23     1.15     1.85     (0.62 )%      257  
  $10.21        2.44      $16,253,630       1.28     1.15     2.26     0.53     0    
                
  $9.56        9.02      $7,833,547       1.45     1.40     1.86     (0.37 )%      108  
  $9.86        (3.12 )%       $8,651,975       1.48     1.40     2.22     (0.84 )%      257  
  $10.23        2.38      $5,804,844       1.53     1.40     3.44     (0.62 )%      0    
                
  $9.55        (5.10 )%       $94,855       1.10     1.05     1.47     (1.49 )%      108    

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  
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    PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE  
          Change in Net Assets Resulting
from Operations5
    Less Dividends and Distributions  
     Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period
    Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
    Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Net
Increase
(Decrease)
in Net
Asset
Value from
Operations
    Distributions
from Net
Investment
Income
    Distributions
from Net
Realized
Gains
    Total
Distributions
 
AQR RISK PARITY II MV FUND CLASS I              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014     $10.02        (0.04     0.65        0.61        (0.02     (0.71     (0.73
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013     $10.17        (0.06     (0.08     (0.14     (0.01     (0.00 )13      (0.01
FOR THE PERIOD 11/05/129—12/31/12     $10.00              0.19        0.19        (0.02           (0.02
AQR RISK PARITY II MV FUND CLASS N              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014     $9.99        (0.06     0.65        0.59              (0.71     (0.71
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013     $10.18        (0.07     (0.11     (0.18     (0.01     (0.00 )13      (0.01
FOR THE PERIOD 11/05/129—12/31/12     $10.00              0.18        0.18                     
AQR RISK PARITY II MV FUND CLASS R6              
FOR THE PERIOD 9/02/148—12/31/14     $11.00        (0.04     (0.33 )12      (0.37     (0.03     (0.71     (0.74
AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND CLASS I             
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014     $10.18        (0.10     1.24        1.14        (1.16     (0.30     (1.46
FOR THE PERIOD 10/30/139—12/31/13     $10.00        (0.03     0.44        0.41        (0.20     (0.03     (0.23
AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND CLASS N             
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014     $10.18        (0.16     1.28        1.12        (1.13     (0.30     (1.43
FOR THE PERIOD 10/30/139—12/31/13     $10.00        (0.04     0.45        0.41        (0.20     (0.03     (0.23
AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND CLASS R6             
FOR THE PERIOD 9/02/148—12/31/14     $10.35        (0.07     0.86        0.79        (1.16     (0.11 )     (1.27
AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE LV FUND CLASS I             
FOR THE PERIOD 9/17/149—12/31/14     $10.00        (0.02     0.32        0.30        (0.09     (0.03     (0.12
AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE LV FUND CLASS N             
FOR THE PERIOD 9/17/149—12/31/14     $10.00        (0.03     0.32        0.29        (0.09     (0.03     (0.12
AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE LV FUND CLASS R6             
FOR THE PERIOD 9/17/149—12/31/14     $10.00        (0.01     0.31        0.30        (0.10     (0.03     (0.13

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  
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             RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
                   Ratios to Average Net Assets of:*            

Net

Asset

Value,

End of

Period

   

Total

Return1,2

    

Net Assets,

End of Period

   

Expenses, Net of

Reimbursements

and/or Waivers3

   

Expenses, Net of
Reimbursements

and/or Waivers
(Excluding Dividend
Short Expense &

Interest Expense)3

    Expenses, Before
Reimbursements
and/or Waivers3
   

Net Investment

Income (Loss)

    Portfolio
Turnover
Rate4
      
                
  $9.90        6.04      $106,473,068       0.95     0.95     1.12     (0.34 )%      128  
  $10.02        (1.32 )%       $37,848,351        0.95     0.95     1.18     (0.61 )%      234  
  $10.17        1.87      $29,993,223       0.95     0.95     2.07     0.18     0    
                
  $9.87        5.87      $7,795,063       1.20     1.20     1.44     (0.54 )%      128  
  $9.99        (1.71 )%       $9,396,772       1.20     1.20     1.59     (0.71 )%      234  
  $10.18        1.80      $2,259,342       1.20     1.20     2.81     (0.29 )%      0    
                
  $9.89        (3.44 )%       $96,585       0.85     0.85     1.03     (1.13 )%      128    
           
  $9.86        11.30      $387,666,359       2.56     1.50     2.56     (0.95 )%      145  
  $10.18        4.08      $403,242,880       2.07     1.50     2.11 %10      (1.77 )%      133    
           
  $9.87        11.08      $26,594,173       2.81     1.75     2.92     (1.50 )%      145  
  $10.18        4.05      $15,972,089       2.44     1.75     2.70 %10      (2.05 )%      133    
           
  $9.87        7.67      $74,872,346       2.46     1.40     2.57     (1.94 )%      145    
                
  $10.18        3.07      $28,094,401       1.01     0.85     1.49 %10      (0.68 )%      191    
                
  $10.17        2.94      $8,576,652       1.32     1.10     1.92 %10      (0.91 )%      191    
                
  $10.17        2.98      $23,694,849       1.00     0.75     1.75 %10      (0.32 )%      191    

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  
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  * Annualized for periods less than one year.
  

Redemption fees of less than $0.005 per share were incurred by the share class.

  ^ Per share net investment income (loss) and net realized and unrealized gain (loss) are based on the SEC method.
  1 Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period and redemption on the last day of the period and is not annualized.
  2 Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions.
  3 Ratios do not include the impact of the expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.
  4 Portfolio turnover is not annualized.
  5 Per share net investment income (loss) and net realized and unrealized gain (loss) are based on average shares outstanding.
  6 For the period ended December 31, 2012 certain Funds received special dividends which materially impacted the Net Investment Income Per Share and Net Investment Income Ratio. These dividends are not expected to continue in the future. Had these special dividends not been received the Net Investment Income Per Share and Net Investment Income Ratio would have been as follows:

 

FUND    NET INVESTMENT
INCOME PER SHARE
     NET INVESTMENT
INCOME RATIO
 

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund—Class I

     $0.08         0.73

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund—Class N

     0.04         0.42   

 

  7 For the year ended December 31, 2010, the Advisor contributed $544,199 into the Fund to compensate the Fund for a loss incurred due to trade processing errors. The impact of the Advisor’s contribution increased the total return by 0.08%.
  8 Commencement of offering of shares.
  9 Commencement of operations.
10 Certain expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the period.
11 For the year ended December 31, 2011, the Advisor contributed $208,438 into the Fund to compensate the Fund for a loss incurred due to a trade processing error. The impact of the Advisor’s contribution increased the Fund’s total return by 0.14%.
12 The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period is not indicative of the aggregate net realized and unrealized gain (loss) for that period because of the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to fluctuating market value of the investments in the Fund.
13 Amount is less than $.005 per share.
14 For the year ended December 31, 2011, a service provider contributed $354,026 into the Fund to compensate the Fund for a loss incurred due to a valuation error. The impact of this contribution increased the Fund’s total return by 0.21%.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  
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Notes to Financial Statements     December 31, 2014   

1. Organization

AQR Funds (the “Trust”), organized as a Delaware statutory trust on September 4, 2008, is an open-end management investment company, under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and applies the specialized accounting and reporting guidance in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). As of December 31, 2014, the Trust consists of twenty-nine active series, thirteen of which are presented in this book (collectively, the “Funds” and each individually a “Fund”): AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund, AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund, AQR Global Macro Fund, AQR Long-Short Equity Fund, AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund, AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund, AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund, AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund, AQR Risk Parity Fund, AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund, AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund, AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund and AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund. The remaining active series are reported in a separate book. AQR Capital Management, LLC (the “Advisor”) serves as the investment advisor of each Fund. The Advisor has retained CNH Partners, LLC (the “Sub-Advisor”), an affiliate of the Advisor, to serve as an investment sub-advisor to the AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund and certain strategies of the AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund.

The AQR Global Macro Fund commenced operations on April 8, 2014. The AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund commenced operations on September 17, 2014. The AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund commenced operations on October 7, 2014.

The investment objective of the AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund, the AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund, the AQR Global Macro Fund, the AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund, the AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund, the AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund, the AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund and the AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund is to seek positive absolute returns. The investment objective of the AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund, the AQR Risk Parity Fund, the AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund and the AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund is to seek total return. The investment objective of the AQR Long-Short Equity Fund is to seek capital appreciation. Each of these funds offer Class I, Class N, and Class R6 shares.

The Class R6 Shares of the AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund, the AQR Global Macro Fund, the AQR Long-Short Equity Fund, the AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund, the AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund, the AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund, the AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund, the AQR Risk Parity Fund, the AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund, the AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund and the AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund commenced operations on September 2, 2014.

2. Consolidation of Subsidiaries

The consolidated Schedules of Investments, Statements of Assets and Liabilities, of Operations, of Changes in Net Assets, of Cash Flows where applicable and the Financial Highlights of the AQR Global Macro Fund, AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund, AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund, AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund, AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund, AQR Risk Parity Fund, AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund, AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund, AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund and AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund (“CFC Funds”) include the accounts of AQR Global Macro Offshore Fund Ltd., AQR Managed Futures Strategy Offshore Fund Ltd., AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Offshore Fund Ltd., AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Offshore Fund Ltd., AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Offshore Fund Ltd., AQR Risk Parity Offshore Fund Ltd., AQR Risk Parity II HV Offshore Fund Ltd., AQR Risk Parity II MV Offshore Fund Ltd., AQR Style Premia Alternative Offshore Fund Ltd., and AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Offshore Fund Ltd., respectively, wholly-owned and controlled subsidiaries (the “Subsidiaries”). All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation for the CFC Funds.

For Federal tax purposes, taxable income for each CFC Fund and its Subsidiary are calculated separately. The Subsidiaries are classified as controlled foreign corporations under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (“the Code”) and each Subsidiary’s taxable income is included in the calculation of the relevant CFC Fund’s taxable income. Net losses of the Subsidiaries are not deductible by the CFC Funds either in the current period or future periods. Each of the Subsidiaries has a fiscal year end of December 31st for financial statement consolidation purposes and a nonconforming tax year end of November 30th.

The CFC Funds may each invest up to 25% of their total assets in its respective Subsidiary, each of which acts as an investment vehicle in order to effect certain investment strategies consistent with the CFC Funds’ investment objectives and policies. The CFC Funds expect that they will achieve a significant portion of their exposure to commodities and commodities-related investments through investment in the Subsidiaries. Unlike the CFC Funds, the Subsidiaries may invest without limitation in commodities and commodities-related investments.

 

    INCEPTION DATE
OF SUBSIDIARY
    SUBSIDIARY NET
ASSETS AT
DECEMBER 31, 2014
    % OF TOTAL NET
ASSETS AT
DECEMBER 31, 2014
    NET REALIZED
GAIN (LOSS)
ON INVESTMENTS
HELD IN
SUBSIDIARY
 

AQR Global Macro Offshore Fund Ltd.

    April 8, 2014      $ 8,422,338       22.5   $ 580,318  

AQR Managed Futures Strategy Offshore Fund Ltd.

    January 6, 2010        1,612,423,480       23.2     451,868,037  

AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Offshore Fund Ltd.

    July 16, 2013        46,110,214       22.9     17,435,877  

AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Offshore Fund Ltd.

    July 18, 2011        248,310,884       15.9     46,056,450  

AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Offshore Fund Ltd.

    July 9, 2012        14,768,468       22.3     (8,016,384

AQR Risk Parity Offshore Fund Ltd.

    September 30, 2010        123,257,082       19.9     (14,916,218

AQR Risk Parity II HV Offshore Fund Ltd. 

    November 5, 2012        11,356,628       22.6     (1,889,063

AQR Risk Parity II MV Offshore Fund Ltd.

    November 5, 2012        16,901,944       14.8     (3,355,010

AQR Style Premia Alternative Offshore Fund Ltd. 

    October 30, 2013        110,101,365       22.5     17,958,815  

AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Offshore Fund Ltd.

    September 17, 2014        13,949,458       23.1     235,289  

 

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Notes to Financial Statements     December 31, 2014   

3. Significant Accounting Policies

The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Funds:

Use of Estimates: The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Advisor to make estimates and assumptions that affect the fair value of investments, the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, if any, at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences could be material.

Valuation of Investments: All securities and other investments are recorded at their estimated fair value, as described in Note 5.

Cash and Cash Equivalents: Cash comprises U.S. dollar and foreign currency deposits held at a bank(s) or custodian bank(s) which may exceed insured limits. The Funds are subject to risk to the extent that the institutions may be unable to fulfill their obligations.

Due to/from Broker: Due to/from broker represents cash balances on deposit with, or cash balances owed to, the Funds’ prime brokers and counterparties. The Funds are subject to credit risk should the prime brokers and counterparties be unable to meet their obligations to the Funds.

Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. The Funds’ assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into U.S dollars at the prevailing exchange rate at the valuation date. Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the date of the transaction. The Funds’ income earned and expense incurred in foreign denominated currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the date of such activity.

The Funds do not isolate that portion of the results of operations arising from changes in the foreign exchange rates on investments and derivatives from the fluctuations that result from changes in the market prices of investments and derivatives held or sold during the year. Accordingly, such foreign currency gains (losses) are included in the reported net realized gain (loss) on investments in securities and derivatives and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities and derivatives on the Statements of Operations.

Realized gains (losses) on foreign currency and foreign currency transactions reported on the Statements of Operations arise from the disposition of foreign currency and a change between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Funds’ books on the transaction date and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Changes in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency and foreign currency translation reported on the Statements of Operations arise from changes (due to the changes in the exchange rate) in the value of foreign currency and assets and liabilities (other than investments) denominated in foreign currencies, which are held at period end.

Investment Transactions and Related Income: Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date (the date the order to buy or sell is executed). Securities gains and losses are calculated on a specifically identified cost basis. Interest income is determined on the basis of coupon interest accrued using the effective interest method adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts using the effective yield method. Dividend income (expense) net of foreign taxes withheld, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or when the Fund first learns of the ex-date dividend notification. Interest purchased and interest sold on bonds is included in interest receivable and interest payable, respectively, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. For inflation-linked bonds, interest income (expense) is adjusted for the changes in the relevant consumer price index.

Allocation of Income and Expenses: Income, non-class specific expenses, realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the proportion of relative net assets at the beginning of each day. Each Fund is charged for those expenses that are directly attributable to each Fund, such as advisory fees and registration costs. Trust level expenses are allocated among the Funds based on the ratio of average net assets or other reasonable methodology.

The Funds record distributions received in excess of income from underlying investments as a reduction of cost of investments and/or realized gain. Such amounts are based on estimates (if actual amounts are not available) and actual amounts of income, realized gain and return of capital may differ from the estimated amounts. The Funds adjust the estimated amounts of components of distributions (and consequently net investment income) as necessary once the issuers provide information about the actual composition of the distributions.

The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes on income, capital gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. The Funds will accrue such taxes and recoveries as applicable, based upon their current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which they invest.

Organization and Offering Cost: Organizational costs incurred by the relevant Funds, including professional and incorporation fees, are fully expensed by the end of the fiscal period. Offering costs, including professional fees, printing fees and the offering of the initial registration, are amortized over a period not longer than twelve months from the date the Funds commenced operations.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements     December 31, 2014   

Federal Income Taxes: Each Fund is treated as a separate taxable entity for federal income tax purposes. Each Fund intends to qualify as a “regulated investment company” under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). If so qualified, each Fund will not be subject to federal income tax to the extent it distributes substantially all of its net investment income and capital gains to shareholders. Accordingly no provision for Federal income tax is necessary.

The Advisor evaluates tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Funds’ tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. The Funds are required to analyze all open tax years. Open tax years are those years that are open for examination by the relevant income taxing authority. The returns of the Funds for the prior three fiscal years, or since inception if shorter, are open for examination. As of December 31, 2014, the Funds had no examinations in progress.

The Funds have concluded that there is no tax liability/benefit resulting from uncertain income tax positions taken or expected to be taken. The Funds are not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax expense will materially change in the next twelve months.

Distributions to Shareholders: The Funds intend to declare and distribute substantially all of their net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually. Income and capital gain distributions will be determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations which may differ from GAAP. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. To the extent these “book/tax” differences are permanent in nature (i.e., that they result from other than timing of recognition—“temporary differences”), such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their Federal tax-basis treatment.

Indemnification: In the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into various agreements that provide for general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as any potential exposure involves future claims that may be made against the Funds. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.

4. Securities and Other Investments

Convertible Securities: Certain Funds invest in preferred stocks and fixed-income securities which are convertible into common stock. Convertible securities may be converted either at a stated price or rate within a specified period of time into a specified number of shares of common stock. By investing in a convertible security, the Funds may participate in any capital appreciation or depreciation of a company’s stock, but to a lesser degree than if they had invested in that company’s common stock. Convertible securities rank senior to common stock in a corporation’s capital structure and, therefore, entail less risk than the corporation’s common stock. The Funds may attempt to hedge some of their investments in convertible debt securities by selling short the issuer’s common stock.

High Yield Securities: Certain Funds invest in lower-quality debt securities. Investments in lower-rated securities or unrated securities of comparable quality tend to be more sensitive to economic conditions than higher rated securities causing greater price volatility. These instruments involve a greater risk of loss due to default by the issuer because such securities are generally unsecured and are often subordinated to other creditors’ claims.

Loan Participations and Assignments: Certain Funds invest in loan participations and assignments. When one of the Funds purchases a loan participation, the Fund typically enters into a contractual relationship with the lender or a third party selling such participations (“Selling Participant”), but not the borrower. In this case, the Fund assumes the credit risk of the borrower and the Selling Participant and any other persons inter-positioned between the Fund and the borrower (“Intermediate Participants”). In contrast, when one of the Funds purchases an assignment, the contractual relationship is with the borrower and the credit risk assumed by the Fund is only with the borrower. Although certain loan participations or assignments are secured by collateral, the Fund could experience delays or limitations in realizing on such collateral or have its interest subordinated to other indebtedness of the obligor. The Funds may also enter into unfunded loan commitments, which are contractual obligations for future funding. These unfunded commitments represent a future obligation in full, even though a percentage of the loan may not be utilized by the borrower. These types of investments may include standby financing commitments, such as revolving credit facilities, which obligate the Fund to supply additional cash to the borrower on demand. The value of the unfunded portion of the investment is determined using a pro-rata allocation, based on its par value relative to the par value of the entire investment. The unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from unfunded commitments is reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. In addition, loan participations and assignments are vulnerable to market conditions such that economic conditions or other events may reduce the demand for loan participations and assignments and certain loan participations and assignments which were liquid, when purchased, may become illiquid.

Securities Sold Short: Certain Funds sell securities they do not own as a hedge against some of their long positions and/or in anticipation of a decline in the market value of that security (short sale). When one of the Funds makes a short sale, it must borrow the security sold short and deliver it to the broker through which it made the short sale. The Fund may have to pay a fee to borrow the particular security and may be obligated to remit any interest or dividends received on such borrowed securities. Dividends declared on short positions are recorded on the ex-date as an expense. A gain, limited to the price at which the Fund sold the security short, or a loss, unlimited in magnitude, will be recognized upon the termination of a short sale if the market price at termination is less than or greater than, respectively, the proceeds originally received.

 

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The Fund is also subject to the risk that it may be unable to reacquire a security to terminate a short position except at a price substantially in excess of the last quoted price. The Fund is also subject to risk of loss if the broker were to fail to perform its obligations under the contractual terms. Liabilities for securities sold short are reported at market value on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and the change in market value is recorded as unrealized gain or loss on the Statements of Operations.

The Funds are required to pledge cash or securities to the broker as collateral for securities sold short. Collateral requirements are calculated daily based on the current market value of the short positions. Cash deposited with the broker for collateral for securities sold short is recorded as an asset on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and securities segregated as collateral are denoted in the Schedules of Investments. The Funds may receive or pay the net of the following amounts: (i) a portion of the income from the investment of cash collateral; (ii) the broker’s fee on the borrowed securities; and (iii) a financing charge for the difference in the market value of the short position and cash collateral deposited with the broker. This income or fee is calculated daily based upon the market value of each borrowed security and a variable rate that is dependent on the availability of the security.

The net amount of fees incurred are included in the dividend and interest on securities sold short in the Statements of Operations and are as follows:

 

FUND         

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

     $ 4,974,388   

AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund

       1,092   

AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund

       3,671,840   

AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund

       511,179   

AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund

       285   

Master Agreements: Certain Funds are parties to master netting arrangements with counterparties (“Master Agreements”). Master Agreements are contracts that govern the terms of certain like transactions, and reduce the counterparty risk associated with relevant transactions by specifying payment netting mechanisms across multiple transactions. Since different types of transactions have different mechanics and are sometimes traded by different legal entities of a particular counterparty organization, each type of transaction may be covered by a different Master Agreement, resulting in the need for multiple Master Agreements with a counterparty and its affiliates.

Customer Account Agreements govern cleared derivatives transactions and exchange traded futures and options transactions. Cleared derivative transactions require posting of initial margin as determined by each relevant clearing organization. Futures transactions require initial margin to be posted as required by each futures exchange. Such collateral is segregated at an account held at a broker registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), or other applicable regulator.

Master Repurchase Agreements govern repurchase, or reverse repurchase transactions, relating to government bonds between certain Funds and select counterparties. Master Repurchase Agreements maintain provisions for initiation, income payments, events of default, and maintenance of collateral.

Prime Broker Arrangements may be entered into to facilitate execution and/or clearing of equities, bonds, equity option transactions or short sales of securities between certain Funds and selected counterparties. These arrangements provide financing arrangements for such transactions and include guidelines surrounding the rights, obligations, and other events, including, but not limited to, margin, execution, and settlement. These agreements maintain provisions for payments, maintenance of collateral, events of default, and termination. Margin and other assets delivered as collateral are typically held by the prime broker and offset any obligations due to the prime broker.

International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements and Credit Support Annexes (“ISDA Master Agreements”) govern over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivative transactions entered into between certain Funds and a counterparty. ISDA Master Agreements maintain provisions for general obligations, representations, netting of settlement payments, agreements to deliver supporting documents, collateral transfer and events of default or termination.

ISDA Master Agreements contain termination events applicable to the Fund or the counterparty. Such events may include a decline in the Fund’s net assets below a specified threshold over a certain period of time or a decline in the counterparty’s long-term and short-term credit ratings below a specified level, respectively. In each case, upon occurrence, the other party may elect to terminate early and cause settlement of all OTC swap and foreign exchange contracts outstanding, including the payment of any losses and costs resulting from such early termination, as reasonably determined by the terminating party. Any decision by a party to elect early termination could impact a Fund’s future derivative activity.

Collateral and margin requirements differ according to the terms of each type of Master Agreement. Collateral is routinely transferred if the total net exposure (net of existing collateral already in place (“initial margin”)) governed under the relevant Master Agreement with a counterparty in a given account exceeds a specified threshold. Collateral can be in the form of cash, debt securities issued by the U.S. government and other securities or money market funds as agreed to by the Fund and the applicable counterparty or as permitted by the clearing house or exchange.

 

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Collateral pledged by a Fund pursuant to a Master Agreement is segregated by the Fund’s custodian and identified as an asset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities either as a component of Investments in securities, at value (securities) or in due from brokers (cash). Segregation of fund’s collateral in the custodian account helps mitigate counterparty risk.

Collateral posted for the benefit of a Fund pursuant to a Master Agreement is held by a custodian of the Fund’s custodian and, with respect to those amounts which can be invested or repledged, are presented in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments. Collateral received is reflected as a liability within due to brokers in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The Funds’ derivative assets and liabilities on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities are presented net only within a derivative type when a legally enforceable master netting agreement exists between the Funds and a derivative counterparty.

Futures Contracts: Certain Funds invest in futures contracts as part of their primary investment strategy and to equitize its cash flows. Investments in futures may increase or decrease exposure to a particular market. In the event of a bankruptcy or insolvency of a futures commission merchant that holds margin on behalf of the Funds, the Funds may not be entitled to the return of all of the margin owed to the Funds, potentially resulting in a loss. No monies are paid to or received by a Fund upon the purchase or sale of a futures contract. Upon the purchase of a futures contract, a Fund will be required to deposit with the broker an amount of cash or cash equivalents, known as initial margin, based on the value of the contract. Subsequent payments to and from the broker will be made on a periodic basis as the prices of the instruments fluctuate. A change in market value of an open futures contract is recorded in the Statements of Operations as change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts. A realized gain (loss) represents the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed or expired, and is reported in the Statements of Operations. Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Schedules of Investments and cash pledged/received is presented as Due to/from Broker on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The use of long futures contracts subjects the Funds to risk of loss in excess of the amounts shown on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, up to the contract amount of the futures contracts. The use of short futures contracts subjects the Funds to unlimited risk of loss. Futures contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after each Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: Certain Funds buy and sell forward foreign currency exchange contracts, which are agreements between two parties to buy and sell currencies at a set price on a future date. These contracts are used to protect against a decline in value relative to the U.S. Dollar of the currencies in which portfolio securities are denominated or quoted (or an increase in the value of a currency in which securities that a Fund intends to buy are denominated, when a Fund holds cash reserves and short term investments), or for other investment purposes. The market value of the contract will fluctuate with changes in currency exchange rates. The contract is marked to market daily and the change in market value is recorded as an unrealized appreciation or depreciation. When the contract is closed, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The Funds could be exposed to risk if the value of the currency changes unfavorably, if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts or if the Funds are unable to enter into a closing position. Risks may exceed amounts recognized on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Non-deliverable forward foreign currency exchange contracts are settled with the counterparty in U.S. Dollars without the delivery of foreign currency. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after each Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Swap Contracts: Certain Funds engage in various swap transactions to manage risks within their portfolios or as alternatives to direct investments. Swap transactions may be privately negotiated in the OTC market where payments are settled through direct payments between a Fund and the counterparty. By contrast, certain swap transactions are subject to mandatory central clearing (“centrally cleared swaps”). These swaps are executed through a derivatives clearing member (“DCM”), acting in an agency capacity, and submitted to a central counterparty (“CCP”), in which case all payments are settled with the CCP through the DCM. For credit default and interest rate contracts, an up-front payment received by a Fund is recorded as a liability on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities. An up-front payment made by a Fund is recorded as an asset on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Up-front payments are amortized over the term of the contract. Periodic payments received (paid) by a Fund are recorded as realized gains (losses) on swap contracts in the Statements of Operations.

The Funds’ use of swap contracts create additional risks beyond those that would exist if the Funds invested in the underlying positions directly, including: market risk related to unfavorable changes in interest rates or in the price(s) of the underlying security(ies); credit risk related to the counterparty’s failure to perform under contract terms; and liquidity risk related to the lack of a liquid market for the swap contract, which may limit the ability of the Funds to close out their position(s).

Total Return Swap Contracts: Certain Funds invest in total return swaps to obtain exposure to the underlying referenced instruments, obtain leverage or attain the returns from ownership without actually owning the underlying position. Total return swaps are two-party contracts that generally obligate one party to pay the positive return and the other party to pay the negative return on a specified reference security, security index or index component during the period of the swap. Total return swap contracts are marked to market daily and the change, if any, is recorded as net change in appreciation (depreciation) on swap contracts in the Statements of Operations. Total return swaps normally do not involve the delivery of securities or other underlying assets. If the counterparty to a total return swap contract defaults, a Fund’s risk of loss consists of the net amount of payments the Fund is contractually entitled to receive, if any. The use of long total return swap contracts subject the Funds to risk of loss in excess of the amounts shown on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The use of short total return swaps subject the Funds to unlimited loss. Periodic payments received (paid) by the Funds are recorded as realized gains (losses) on swap contracts in the Statements of Operations. Total return swap contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after each Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

 

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Total Return Basket Swaps: Certain Funds may enter into an equity basket swap agreement to obtain exposure to a portfolio of long and short securities. Under the terms of the agreement, the swap is designed to function as a portfolio of direct investments in long and short equity or fixed income positions. The Funds have the ability to trade in and out of long and short positions within the swap and will receive all of the economic benefits and risks equivalent to direct investments in these positions such as: capital appreciation (depreciation), corporate actions, and dividends and interest received and paid, all of which are reflected in the swap value. The swap value also includes interest charges and credits related to the notional values of the long and short positions and cash balances within the swap. These interest charges and credits are based on defined market rates plus or minus a specified spread and are referred to herein as “financing costs”. Positions within the swap are reset periodically, and financing costs are reset monthly. During a reset, any unrealized gains (losses) on positions and accrued financing costs become available for cash settlement between the Funds and the swap counterparty. Cash settlement in and out of the swap may occur at a reset date or any other date, at the discretion of the Funds and the counterparty, over the life of the agreement, and is generally determined based on limits and thresholds established as part of the Master Agreement between the Funds and the counterparty. A change in the market value of a total return basket swap contract is recognized as a change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap contracts in the Statements of Operations. Cash settlements between a Fund and the counterparty are recognized as realized gains (losses) on swap contracts in the Statements of Operations. Total return basket swap contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after each Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Credit Default Swap Contracts: Certain Funds enter into credit default swap contracts to provide a measure of protection against risk of loss following a default, or other credit event in respect of issuers within an underlying index or a single issuer, or to gain credit exposure to an underlying index or issuer. In a credit default contract, the protection buyer typically makes an up-front payment and a periodic stream of payments to a counterparty, the protection seller, in exchange for the right to receive a contingent payment upon the occurrence of a credit event on the reference obligation or all other equally ranked obligations of the reference entity. Credit events are contract specific but may include bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring and obligation acceleration. The credit default contracts are marked to market daily and the change, if any, is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap, the Funds are required to deposit with the relevant clearing organization cash or securities, which is referred to as the initial margin. Securities deposited as initial margin are designated on the Schedules of Investments and cash deposited is recorded on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Subsequent payments, known as variation margin, are made or received by the Fund, depending on fluctuations in the value of the underlying referenced debt obligation. Such variation margin is accounted for as unrealized appreciation or depreciation until the contract is closed, at which time the gains or losses are realized. Upon the occurrence of a credit event, the difference between the par value and market value of the reference obligation, net of any proportional amount of the up-front payment, is recorded as a realized gain or loss. Credit default contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after each Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Implied credit spreads are used to determine the value of credit default swap contracts and reflect the cost of buying/selling protection, which may include up-front payments made to enter into the contract. Therefore, higher spreads indicate a greater likelihood that a seller will be obligated to perform (i.e. make payment) under the swap contract. Implied credit spreads for credit default swaps on credit indexes are linked to the weighted average spread across the underlying reference obligations included in a particular index.

Risks of loss may exceed amounts recognized on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. A Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk, either as the protection seller or as the protection buyer, is the fair value of the contract. This risk may be mitigated by having a master netting arrangement between the specific Fund and the counterparty. The central clearing house acts as the counterparty to each centrally cleared swap transaction, therefore credit risk is limited to the failure of the clearing house. Where a Fund is a seller of protection, the maximum potential amount of future payments the Fund may be required to make is equal to the notional amount of the relevant credit default contract. The Fund’s risk of loss associated with these instruments may exceed their value, as recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. In certain circumstances, a Fund may enter into offsetting credit default contracts which would mitigate its risk of loss. Credit default contracts outstanding, including their respective notional amounts at period end, if any, are listed after each Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Interest Rate Swaps: Certain Funds enter into interest rate swaps as part of their investment strategy. Interest rate swaps generally involve agreements to exchange fixed and floating payment obligations, without the exchange of the underlying notional amounts. Interest rate swap agreements are privately negotiated in the OTC market or may be executed in a multilateral or other trade facility platform, such as a registered exchange (centrally cleared swaps). Periodic payments received (paid) by the Funds are recorded as realized gains (losses). Interest rate swaps are marked to market daily and the change is recorded as unrealized gain (loss) on swap contracts in the Statements of Operations. The Funds’ risk of loss associated with these instruments may exceed their value, as recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Non-deliverable interest rate swap contracts are settled with the counterparty in U.S. Dollars without the delivery of foreign currency. Centrally cleared interest rate swaps may have forward effective dates. The amortization of the upfront premiums (if applicable) and payments related to these swap contracts begin on the effective date of the contract. Interest rate contracts outstanding, including their respective notional amounts at period end, if any, are listed after each Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Repurchase Agreements: Certain Funds may enter into repurchase agreements. In a repurchase agreement, a Fund takes possession of an underlying debt obligation (collateral) subject to an obligation of the seller to repurchase, and a Fund to resell, the obligation at an agreed-upon price and time. Under the terms of a master repurchase agreement, the underlying securities for all repurchase agreements are held in safekeeping at the Fund’s custodian or designated sub-custodians under tri-party repurchase agreements. The master repurchase agreements maintain provisions for, among other things, initiation, income payments, events of default, maintenance of collateral for repurchase agreements and the disposition of such collateral following an event of default. The market value of the collateral must be equal to or exceed the

 

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total amount of the repurchase obligations, including interest. Securities purchased under repurchase agreements are reflected as an asset on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Interest earned is recorded as a component of interest income on the Statements of Operations. In periods of increased demand for collateral, a Fund may pay a fee for receipt of collateral, which may result in interest expense to the Fund. Generally, in the event of counterparty default, a Fund has the right to use the collateral to offset losses incurred. If the counterparty should default, a Fund may seek to sell the securities which it holds as collateral. This could involve procedural costs or delays in addition to a loss on the securities if their value should fall below their repurchase price. Repurchase agreements outstanding at period end, if any, including the underlying debt obligation (collateral) assigned to each agreement, are listed after each Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements: Certain Funds may enter into reverse repurchase agreements under the terms of a master repurchase agreement,. A Fund sells a security that it holds to a counterparty with a contemporaneous agreement to repurchase the same security at an agreed-upon price and date. Reverse repurchase agreements are reflected as a liability on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Interest payments made on reverse repurchase agreements are recorded as a component of interest expense on the Statements of Operations. In periods of increased demand for the security, a Fund may receive a fee for use of the security by the counterparty, which may result in interest income to the Fund. A Fund monitors collateral market value for the reverse repurchase agreement, including accrued interest, throughout the lives of the agreements, and when necessary, delivers or receives cash or securities in order to manage credit exposure and liquidity. If the counterparty defaults or enters insolvency proceeding, realization or return of the collateral to the Fund may be delayed or limited. Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding at period end, if any, including the underlying debt obligation (collateral) assigned to each agreement, are listed after each Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Options: Certain Funds may write and purchase put and call options. When a Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is reflected as an asset and an equivalent liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked to market to reflect the current market value of the option written. When a security is purchased or sold through an exercise of an option, the related premium paid (or received) is added to (or deducted from) the basis of the security acquired or deducted from (or added to) the proceeds of the security sold. When an option expires, a Fund realizes a gain or loss on the option to the extent of the premiums received or paid. When a Fund enters into a closing transaction, the Fund realizes a gain or loss to the extent the cost of the closing transaction exceeds the premiums paid or received. Written uncovered call options subject a Fund to unlimited risk of loss. Written covered call options limit the upside potential of a security above the strike price. Put options written subject a Fund to risk of loss if the value of the security declines below the exercise price minus the put premium. A Fund, as writer of an option, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option. Written and purchased options are non-income producing investments.

Transactions in call and put options written during the period ended December 31, 2014 for AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund and the AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund were as follows:

 

       CALL OPTIONS  
AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND      NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
SUBJECT
TO CALL
       PREMIUM  

Options outstanding, December 31, 2013

       (10,229      $ (2,511,095

Options written

       (27,177        (2,427,120

Options terminated

       877           150,312   

Options expired

       21,061           747,195   

Options exercised

       9,752           1,700,576   

Options outstanding, December 31, 2014

       (5,716      $ (2,340,132
         
       CALL OPTIONS  
AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND      NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
SUBJECT
TO CALL
       PREMIUM  

Options outstanding, December 31, 2013

       (1,432      $ (10,237

Options written

       (3,423        (353,519

Options expired

       1,432           10,237   

Options exercised

       2,594           249,082   

Options outstanding, December 31, 2014

       (829      $ (104,437

 

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5. Investment Valuation and Fair Value Measurements

Investment Valuation Policies: The Net Asset Value (“NAV”) of the Funds’ shares are valued as of the close of business of the regular session of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day that the NYSE is open (each a “Business Day”). The NAV per share of each class within each Fund is computed by dividing the total current value of the assets of such Fund attributable to a class, less class liabilities, by the total number of shares of that class of the Fund outstanding at the time the computation is made.

For purposes of calculating the NAV, portfolio securities and other financial derivative instruments are valued on each Business Day using valuation methods as adopted by the Funds’ Board of Trustees. The Advisor has established a Valuation Committee (the “VC”) whose function is to monitor the valuation of portfolio securities and other financial derivative instruments and determine in good faith the fair value of portfolio holdings after consideration of all relevant factors. The VC operates under the valuation procedures approved by the Funds’ Board of Trustees. The VC meets quarterly and on an as-needed basis.

Where market quotes are readily available, fair market value is generally determined on the basis of official closing prices or the last reported sales prices, or if no sales are reported, based on quotes obtained from pricing services or established market makers. Where market quotations are not readily available, or if an available market quotation is determined not to reflect fair value, a security will be valued based on its fair value as determined by the VC in accordance with the valuation procedures approved by the Funds’ Board of Trustees. The valuation procedures may include the use of proprietary valuation models which may consider market transactions in comparable securities and the various relationships between securities in determining value and/or market characteristics such as benchmark yield curves, credit spreads, estimated default rates, underlying collateral, and other unique security features. The Funds may also use an income-based valuation approach in which the anticipated future cash flows of the investment are discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investments. Using fair value to price a security may require subjective determinations about the value of a security that could result in a value that is different from a security’s most recent closing price and from the prices used by other mutual funds to calculate their net assets. It is possible the estimated values may differ significantly from the values which would have been used had a ready market for the investments existed. These differences could be material.

On a daily basis, the Trust’s fund accounting agent compares trade execution prices to the prior night’s valuation price for all positions which were traded and held the previous day. The VC, reviews third party model prices are reviewed against internal model prices. The VC reviews the results of back testing and reports for the Funds’ Board of Trustees on the results of fair value determinations.

Fair Value Hierarchy: Various inputs are utilized in determining the value of each Fund’s investments. GAAP establishes a hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring the most observable inputs be used when available. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels as follows:

Level 1 — unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for identical or similar securities in non-active markets, interest rates, pre-payment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

An investment asset’s or liability’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level input, individually or in aggregate, that is significant to fair value measurement. The objective of fair value measurement remains the same even when there is a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for an asset or liability and regardless of the valuation technique used. The valuation techniques used by the Funds to measure fair value maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Valuation Techniques: The following inputs and techniques may be used by the Funds to evaluate how to classify each major category of assets and liabilities into the appropriate fair value hierarchy in accordance with GAAP.

Equity securities, including securities sold short, rights, warrants, Exchange-Traded Funds (“ETFs”) and closed-end investment companies, are valued at the last quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades and are therefore considered Level 1.

An equity for which no sales are reported, as in the case of a security that is traded in the over-the-counter market or a less liquid listed equity, is valued at its last bid price (in the case of short sales, at the ask price) and is therefore considered Level 2. In addition, equities traded outside of the Western Hemisphere are also considered Level 2 because they are fair valued daily based on the application of a fair value factor (unless the Advisor determines that use of another valuation methodology is appropriate). The Funds apply daily fair value factors, furnished by an independent pricing service, to account for the market movement between the close of the foreign market and the close of the NYSE. The pricing service uses statistical analysis and quantitative models to adjust local market prices using factors such as subsequent movement and changes in the prices of indices, American Depository Receipts, futures contracts and exchange rates in other markets in determining fair value as of the time the Funds calculate their net asset value.

 

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Fixed income securities (other than certain short-term investments maturing in less than 61 days) and other investments that trade in markets that are not considered to be active, are valued based on quoted market prices, dealer quotations or alternative pricing sources supported by observable inputs and are also classified within Level 2. These include certain U.S. government and sovereign obligations, most government agency securities, investment-grade corporate bonds, money market funds and less liquid listed equities. Corporate and sovereign bonds and other fixed-income instruments are valued at estimated fair value using the latest bid prices or evaluated quotes furnished by independent pricing services, as well as quotations from counterparties and other market participants. Evaluated quotes are based on a matrix system, which may consider such factors as quoted prices for identical or similar assets, yields, maturities and ratings and are not necessarily reliant on quoted prices. Short-term debt investments of sufficient credit quality maturing in less than 61 days may be valued at amortized cost which approximates fair market value.

Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs, as they trade infrequently or not at all. Level 3 instruments include illiquid securities. When observable prices are not available for these securities, the Funds use one or more valuation techniques (e.g., the market approach, the income approach, or the cost approach) for which sufficient and reliable data is available. Within Level 3, the use of the market approach generally consists of using comparable market transactions, while the use of the income approach generally consists of the net present value of estimated future cash flows, adjusted as appropriate for liquidity, credit, market and/or other risk factors. The inputs used by the Funds in estimating the value of Level 3 investments include the original transaction price, recent transactions in the same or similar instruments, completed or pending third-party transactions in the underlying investment or comparable issuers, subsequent rounds of financing, recapitalizations and other transactions across the capital structure, offerings in the equity or debt capital markets, and changes in financial ratios or cash flows. Level 3 investments may also be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, with the amount of such discount estimated by the Advisor in the absence of market information. Assumptions used by the Funds due to the lack of observable inputs may significantly impact the resulting fair value and therefore the Funds’ results of operations.

Exchange-traded derivatives, such as futures contracts and exchange-traded option contracts, are typically classified within Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy depending on whether or not they are deemed to be actively traded. Futures and option contracts that are listed on national exchanges and are freely transferable are valued at fair value based on their last sales price on the date of determination on the exchange that constitutes the principal market or, if no sales occurred on such date, at the “mid-market” price on such exchange at the close of business on such date. Centrally cleared swaps listed or traded on a multilateral trade facility platform, such as a registered exchange, are valued on daily basis using quotations provided by an independent pricing service.

OTC derivatives, including forward contracts and swap contracts, are valued by the Funds on a daily basis using observable inputs, such as quotations provided by an independent pricing service, the counterparty, dealers or brokers, whenever available and considered reliable.

The value of each total return swap contract and total return basket swap contract is derived from a combination of (i) the net value of the underlying positions, which are valued daily using the last sale or closing price on the principal exchange on which the securities are traded; (ii) financing costs; (iii) the value of dividends or accrued interest; (iv) cash balances within the swap; and (v) other factors, as applicable.

The U.S. dollar value of forward foreign currency exchange contracts is determined using current forward currency exchange rates supplied by an independent pricing service.

Generally, a valuation model is used consistently for similar derivative types and model inputs, including, but not limited to, market prices, yield curves, credit spreads, volatilities and implied correlations which are obtained from outside brokers and/or pricing services when available. In instances where models are used, the value of an OTC derivative depends upon the contractual terms of, and specific risks inherent in, the instrument as well as the availability and reliability of observable inputs. Such inputs include market prices for reference securities, yield curves, credit curves, measures of volatility, prepayment rates and correlations of such inputs. Certain OTC derivatives, such as generic forwards, swaps and options, have inputs which can generally be corroborated by market data and are therefore classified within Level 2. Those OTC derivatives that have less liquidity or for which inputs are unobservable are classified within Level 3. While the valuations of these less liquid OTC derivatives may utilize some Level 1 and/or Level 2 inputs, they also include other unobservable inputs which are considered significant to the fair value determination. At each measurement date, the Funds update the Level 1 and Level 2 inputs to reflect observable inputs, though the resulting gains and losses are reflected within Level 3 due to the significance of the unobservable inputs.

The Funds value the repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements they have entered based on the respective contract amounts, which approximate fair value. As such, repurchase agreements are carried at the amount of cash paid plus accrued interest receivable (or interest payable in periods of increased demand for collateral), and reverse repurchase agreements are carried at the amount of cash received plus accrued interest payable (or interest receivable in periods of increased demand for collateral).

 

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Quantitative Information

The following tables represent each Funds’ valuation inputs as presented on the Schedule of Investments.

 

AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND   QUOTED PRICES
IN ACTIVE
MARKET
(LEVEL 1)
    OTHER SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 2)
    SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 3)
    TOTALS  

ASSETS

  

Common Stocks

  $ 637,083,833      $ 169,570,054     $ 70,436,249      $ 877,090,136   

Convertible Preferred Stocks

    175,700,385       31,609,704       24,872,000       232,182,089  

Corporate Bonds

          228,797,033       79,701,483       308,498,516  

Convertible Bonds

          626,526,579       354,963       626,881,542  

Closed End Funds

    122,755,197       45,190              122,800,387  

Loan Participations

          26,858,495              26,858,495  

Preferred Stocks

    4,119,832       2,408,718       853,511       7,382,061  

Rights

    789,115       134,561       3,286,022       4,209,698  

Short-Term Investments

          179,197,991              179,197,991  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

          2,876,124              2,876,124  

Warrants

    12,472,656       2,876,570       1,270,739       16,619,965  

Money Market Funds

          426,986,797              426,986,797  

Purchased Options

    174,458                     174,458  

Futures Contracts*

    309,803                     309,803  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts*

          6,466,083              6,466,083  

Total Return Basket Swaps Contracts

          23,645,411              23,645,411   

Total Assets

  $ 953,405,279      $ 1,727,999,310     $ 180,774,967      $ 2,862,179,556   

LIABILITIES

       

Common Stocks (Sold Short)

  $ (853,974,025   $ (7,364,356   $ (453   $ (861,338,834

Convertible Bonds (Sold Short)

          (41,227,953           (41,227,953

U.S. Treasury Obligations (Sold Short)

          (2,876,124           (2,876,124

Written Options (Sold Short)*

    (536,057     (205,768           (741,825

Futures Contracts*

    (12,413,572                 (12,413,572

Credit Default Swap Contracts*

          (13,566,375           (13,566,375

Total Liabilities

  $ (866,923,654   $ (65,240,576   $ (453   $ (932,164,683
       
AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND   QUOTED PRICES
IN ACTIVE
MARKET
(LEVEL 1)
    OTHER SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 2)
    SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 3)
    TOTALS  

ASSETS

  

Common Stocks

  $     $ 2,025,099     $         —     $ 2,025,099  

Preferred Stocks

          30,651              30,651  

Money Market Funds

          3,334,581              3,334,581  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts*

          7,211              7,211  

Total Return Basket Swaps Contracts*

          329,807              329,807   

Total Assets

  $     $ 5,727,349     $     $ 5,727,349  

LIABILITIES

       

Common Stocks (Sold Short)

  $ (48,840 )   $ (1,806,104   $     $ (1,854,944

Preferred Stocks (Sold Short)

          (7,112           (7,112

Futures Contracts*

    (7,134                 (7,134

Total Liabilities

  $ (55,974   $ (1,813,216   $     $ (1,869,190
       

 

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AQR GLOBAL MACRO FUND   QUOTED PRICES
IN ACTIVE
MARKET
(LEVEL 1)
    OTHER SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 2)
    SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 3)
    TOTALS  

ASSETS

  

Money Market Funds

  $     $ 33,104,956     $         —     $ 33,104,956  

Futures Contracts*

    392,942                     392,942  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts*

          238,068              238,068  

Total Return Swap Contracts*

          145,134              145,134  

Total Assets

  $ 392,942     $ 33,488,158     $     $ 33,881,100  

LIABILITIES

       

Interest Rate Swap Contracts*

  $     $ (121,757   $     $ (121,757

Total Liabilities

  $     $ (121,757   $     $ (121,757
       
AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND   QUOTED PRICES
IN ACTIVE
MARKET
(LEVEL 1)
    OTHER SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 2)
    SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 3)
    TOTALS  

ASSETS

  

Money Market Funds

  $     $ 49,827,080     $         —     $ 49,827,080  

Futures Contracts*

    930,241                     930,241  

Total Return Basket Swap Contracts*

          3,475,677              3,475,677  

Total Return Swap Contracts*

          15,442              15,442  

Total Assets

  $ 930,241     $ 53,318,199     $     $ 54,248,440  

LIABILITIES

       

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts*

  $     $ (145,635   $     $ (145,635

Total Liabilities

  $     $ (145,635   $     $ (145,635
       
AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND   QUOTED PRICES
IN ACTIVE
MARKET
(LEVEL 1)
    OTHER SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 2)
    SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 3)
    TOTALS  

ASSETS

  

Short-Term Investments

  $     $ 5,027,995,388     $         —      $ 5,027,995,388  

Money Market Funds

          1,418,015,729              1,418,015,729  

Futures Contracts*

    209,463,816                     209,463,816  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts*

          66,567,551              66,567,551  

Total Return Swap Contracts*

          18,048,438              18,048,438  

Total Assets

  $ 209,463,816     $ 6,530,627,106     $      $ 6,740,090,922  

LIABILITIES

       

Total Return Swap Contracts*

  $     $ (12,141,765   $     $ (12,141,765

Total Liabilities

  $     $ (12,141,765   $      $ (12,141,765

 

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AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY HV FUND   QUOTED PRICES
IN ACTIVE
MARKET
(LEVEL 1)
    OTHER SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 2)
    SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 3)
    TOTALS  

ASSETS

  

Short-Term Investments

  $     $ 110,906,764     $         —      $ 110,906,764  

Money Market Funds

          67,929,447              67,929,447  

Futures Contracts*

    8,034,990                     8,034,990  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts*

          2,739,576              2,739,576  

Total Return Swap Contracts*

          2,130,339              2,130,339  

Total Assets

  $ 8,034,990     $ 183,706,126     $      $ 191,741,116  

LIABILITIES

       

Total Return Swap Contracts*

  $     $ (13,394   $     $ (13,394

Total Liabilities

  $     $ (13,394   $      $ (13,394
       
AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   QUOTED PRICES
IN ACTIVE
MARKET
(LEVEL 1)
    OTHER SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 2)
   

SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS

(LEVEL 3)

    TOTALS  

ASSETS

  

Common Stocks

  $ 99,272,395     $ 114,104,100     $     $ 213,376,495  

Convertible Preferred Stocks

    61,745,916       2,714,593              64,460,509  

Corporate Bonds

          1,422,000              1,422,000  

Convertible Bonds

    6,286,063       408,703,966              414,990,029  

Preferred Stocks

    873,428                     873,428  

Rights

                  (a)      (a)

Short-Term Investments

          53,481,133              53,481,133  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

          1,725,675              1,725,675  

Money Market Funds

          599,034,056              599,034,056  

Futures Contracts*

    2,289,678                     2,289,678  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts*

          5,072,224              5,072,224  

Credit Default Swap Contracts*

          3,547,704              3,547,704  

Total Return Basket Swap Contracts*

          63,718,781              63,718,781  

Total Return Swap Contracts*

          17,127,614              17,127,614  

Total Assets

  $ 170,467,480     $ 1,270,651,846     $ (a)   $ 1,441,119,326  

LIABILITIES

       

Common Stocks (Sold Short)

  $ (421,990,879   $ (991,428   $     $ (422,982,307

U.S. Treasury Obligations (Sold Short)

          (1,725,675           (1,725,675

Written Options (Sold Short)*

    (239,581                   (239,581

Futures Contracts*

    (9,022,946                  (9,022,946

Total Return Swap Contracts*

          (2,334,546           (2,334,546

Total Liabilities

  $ (431,253,406   $ (5,051,649   $     $ (436,305,055
       
AQR RISK-BALANCED COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND   QUOTED PRICES
IN ACTIVE
MARKET
(LEVEL 1)
    OTHER SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 2)
    SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 3)
    TOTALS  

ASSETS

  

Short-Term Investments

  $     $ 351,895     $         —      $ 351,895  

Money Market Funds

          71,291,376              71,291,376  

Total Assets

  $     $ 71,643,271     $      $ 71,643,271  

LIABILITIES

       

Futures Contracts*

  $ (722,171   $     $      $ (722,171

Total Return Swap Contracts*

           (5,361,543           (5,361,543

Total Liabilities

  $ (722,171   $ (5,361,543   $      $ (6,083,714

 

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AQR RISK PARITY FUND   QUOTED PRICES
IN ACTIVE
MARKET
(LEVEL 1)
    OTHER SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 2)
    SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 3)
    TOTALS  

ASSETS

  

Government Related Obligations

  $     $ 91,473,174     $         —      $ 91,473,174  

Short-Term Investments

          115,430,182              115,430,182  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

          116,628,211              116,628,211  

Money Market Funds

          288,306,056              288,306,056  

Futures Contracts*

    4,834,575                     4,834,575  

Interest Rate Swap Contracts*

          4,749,641              4,749,641  

Credit Default Swap Contracts*

          14,616,214              14,616,214  

Total Return Swap Contracts*

          6,992,119              6,992,119  

Total Assets

  $ 4,834,575     $ 638,195,597     $      $ 643,030,172  

LIABILITIES

       

Futures Contracts*

  $ (23,622   $     $      $ (23,622

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts*

          (1,883,546           (1,883,546

Total Return Swap Contracts*

          (20,478,781           (20,478,781

Total Liabilities

  $ (23,622   $ (22,362,327   $      $ (22,385,949
       
AQR RISK PARITY II HV FUND   QUOTED PRICES
IN ACTIVE
MARKET
(LEVEL 1)
    OTHER SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 2)
    SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 3)
    TOTALS  

ASSETS

  

Government Related Obligations

  $     $ 9,243,990     $      $ 9,243,990  

Short-Term Investments

          7,484,702              7,484,702  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

          11,734,479              11,734,479  

Money Market Funds

          20,997,386              20,997,386  

Futures Contracts*

    1,198,783                     1,198,783   

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts*

          137,764              137,764  

Total Return Swap Contracts*

          577,101              577,101  

Total Assets

  $ 1,198,783      $  50,175,422     $     $ 51,374,205   

LIABILITIES

       

Futures Contracts*

  $ (492,239   $     $     $ (492,239

Total Return Swap Contracts*

          (2,144,589           (2,144,589

Total Liabilities

  $ (492,239   $ (2,144,589   $     $ (2,636,828
       
AQR RISK PARITY II MV FUND   QUOTED PRICES
IN ACTIVE
MARKET
(LEVEL 1)
    OTHER SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 2)
    SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 3)
    TOTALS  

ASSETS

  

Government Related Obligations

  $     $ 13,155,124     $         —      $ 13,155,124  

Short-Term Investments

          18,771,214              18,771,214  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

          16,957,144              16,957,144  

Money Market Funds

          64,295,600              64,295,600  

Futures Contracts*

    1,906,055                     1,906,055   

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts*

          203,793              203,793  

Total Return Swap Contracts*

          597,341              597,341  

Total Assets

  $ 1,906,055      $ 113,980,216     $      $ 115,886,271   

LIABILITIES

       

Futures Contracts*

  $ (735,912   $     $      $ (735,912

Total Return Swap Contracts*

          (3,014,438           (3,014,438

Total Liabilities

  $ (735,912   $ (3,014,438   $      $ (3,750,350

 

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AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND   QUOTED PRICES
IN ACTIVE
MARKET
(LEVEL 1)
    OTHER SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 2)
    SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 3)
    TOTALS  

ASSETS

       

Common Stocks

  $     $ 191,572,102     $     $ 191,572,102  

Preferred Stocks

          3,759,671              3,759,671  

Rights

           (a)             (a)

Money Market Funds

          389,313,567              389,313,567  

Futures Contracts*

    2,238,282                     2,238,282  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts*

          2,462,754              2,462,754  

Total Return Basket Swap Contracts*

          16,304,539              16,304,539  

Total Return Swap Contracts*

          794,980              794,980  

Total Assets

  $ 2,238,282     $ 604,207,613     $     $ 606,445,895  

LIABILITIES

       

Common Stocks (Sold Short)

  $ (1,541,491   $ (159,989,996   $ (31,454   $ (161,562,941

Futures Contracts*

    (5,395,985                 (5,395,985

Total Return Swap Contracts*

          (718,608           (718,608

Total Liabilities

  $ (6,937,476   $ (160,708,604   $ (31,454   $ (167,677,534
       
AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE LV FUND   QUOTED PRICES
IN ACTIVE
MARKET
(LEVEL 1)
    OTHER SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 2)
    SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 3)
    TOTALS  

ASSETS

       

Common Stocks

  $     $ 12,857,255     $         —      $ 12,857,255  

Preferred Stocks

          144,091              144,091  

Rights

           (a)             (a)

Money Market Funds

          54,481,271              54,481,271  

Futures Contracts*

    137,147                     137,147  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts*

          96,193              96,193  

Total Return Basket Swaps Contracts*

          334,032              334,032  

Total Return Swap Contracts*

          13,542              13,542  

Total Assets

  $ 137,147     $ 67,926,384     $      $ 68,063,531  

LIABILITIES

       

Common Stocks (Sold Short)

  $     $ (10,700,278   $      $ (10,700,278

Futures Contracts*

    (266,727                  (266,727

Total Return Swap Contracts*

          (1,496           (1,496

Total Liabilities

  $ (266,727   $ (10,701,774   $      $ (10,968,501

 

  * Derivative instruments, including futures, total return swap, total return basket swap and forward foreign currency exchange contracts, are reported at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of the instrument. Credit default swap, interest rate swap and option contracts are reported at market value.
  Please refer to the Schedule of Investments to view securities segregated by country.
  (a) Security has zero value.

The Funds recognize all transfers at the beginning of the reporting period, related unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) is also transferred out at the beginning of the reporting period. Transfers between Level 1 and 2 generally relate to whether the principal market for the security becomes active or inactive. Transfers from Level 2 to Level 3 or from Level 3 to Level 2 are due to a decline or an increase in market activity (e.g., frequency of trades), which resulted in a lack of or increase in available market inputs to determine price. During the period ended December 31, 2014, the AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund and AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund had twenty-two investments and one investment, respectively, which transferred levels between 1 and 2. There were no transfers of investments between levels for any of the remaining Funds.

There were no Level 3 securities held at period end, except where noted in AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund, AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund and AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund. Securities classified as Level 3 in the Schedule of Investments are considered quantitatively insignificant in the aggregate for AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund and AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements     December 31, 2014   

The following tables include a rollforward of the balances of investments classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy for the period ended December 31, 2014 for each Fund that held Level 3 securities that were considered quantitatively significant:

 

AQR DIVERSIFIED
ARBITRAGE FUND
  COMMON
STOCK
    CONVERTIBLE
PREFERRED
STOCK
    LOAN
PARTICIPATIONS/
CORPORATE
BONDS
    CONVERTIBLE
BONDS
    PREFERRED
STOCKS
    RIGHTS     WARRANTS    

SHORT

COMMON

STOCKS

 

Balance as of December 31, 2013

    $14,041,304        $24,735,848        $74,581,303        $7,850,420        $20,828,897        $2,835        $9,194,739      $   

Accrued discounts/(premiums)

                  (811,601     1,157                               

Realized gain/(loss)

    (2,109,884     (56,989     941,437        446,879        343,509               (469,846       

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

    (680,382     1,297,846        (15,011,080     (637,382     (184,573     3,283,187        (5,156,650     (453

Purchases1

    46,800,620               62,064,173        1,688,988                      —( a)      (a) 

Sales2

    (139,113     (1,104,705     (67,862,823     (8,995,099     (20,134,322            (2,065,855       

Transfers in to Level 3

    24,878,862               28,273,160                             11,162          

Transfers out of Level 3

    (12,355,158            (2,473,086                          (242,811       

Balance as of December 31, 2014

    $70,436,249        $24,872,000        $79,701,483        $354,963        $853,511        $3,286,022        $1,270,739        $(453)   

Change in Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) for securities still held at December 31, 2014

    $(2,802,251)        $1,199,942        $(17,785,689)        $(444,961)        $(13,310)        $3,283,187        $912,454        $(453)   

 

AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND      CONVERTIBLE
BOND
       RIGHTS  
Balance as of December 31, 2013      $ 1,089,000         $   

Accrued discounts/(premiums)

       (32          

Realized gain/(loss)

                   

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

       7,818             

Purchases

                 (a) 

Sales

       (1,096,786          

Transfers into Level 3

                   

Transfers out of Level 3

                   
Balance as of December 31, 2014      $         $ (a) 

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) for securities still held at December 31, 2014

     $         $   

 

  1 Purchases include all purchases of securities and securities received in corporate actions.
  2 Sales include all sales of securities, maturities, pay downs and securities tendered in a corporate action.
  (a) Security has zero value.

The fair market values of Level 3 investments are based on significant unobservable inputs that reflect the Advisor’s determination of assumptions that market participants might reasonably use in valuing the securities. Changes in significant unobservable inputs could cause significant changes in valuation to individual securities and in aggregate. Fair value determinations and valuation of investments that are not actively trading involve judgment and may differ materially from valuations that would have been used had greater market activity occurred.

The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of a Fund’s investments in common stocks, corporate bonds, convertible bonds, convertible preferred stocks and warrants potentially include credit spread, liquidity discount and volatility. Significant increases in the credit spread or liquidity discount inputs in isolation would potentially result in a significantly lower fair value measurement, whereas an increase in volatility generally results in a higher fair value measurement. Generally, a change in the assumption used for the credit spread would be accompanied by a directionally-similar change in the assumptions used for the volatility and liquidity discount. Investments in common stocks potentially include liquidity discounts, theoretical values, book to value analysis and/or broker quotes. Significant changes in any of these inputs would significantly change the fair value measurement of the position.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements     December 31, 2014   

At December 31, 2014, all of the investments classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy held by the AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund are valued by vendor pricing or brokers. The following table summarizes the quantitative inputs and assumptions used in the valuation of investments classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy for the period ended December 31, 2014 for the AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund:

Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements*

 

INVESTMENT TYPE   FAIR VALUE AT
12/31/14
    VALUATION
METHODOLOGY
  UNOBSERVABLE INPUT(S)   INPUT
VALUE/RANGE
  WEIGHTED
AVERAGE
     
Common Stock     $641,894      Enterprise Value Waterfall Analysis   Discount for lack of marketability   20.2%—23.2%   22.2%
      Multiple of EBITDA  

6.5x—7.5x

 

7.0x

              Revenue multiple  

1.2x—1.3x

 

1.25x

     
    $37,775,050      Fundamental Analysis   Discount for lack of marketability   4.7%—21.1%   6.0%
    $2,250      Liquidation Analysis   Liquidation cost (% of capital)   71.9%   N/A
     
              Recovery probability   2.5%   N/A
    $1,397,772      Probability Weighted Expected Return   Discount for lack of marketability   34.9%   N/A
      Equity cost of capital   25.0%   N/A
      Legal fees (% of proceeds)   9.8%   N/A
                Scenario probability   50.0%   N/A
     
Convertible Bonds     $66,523      Liquidation Analysis   Expected remaining distributions (% of par)   4.5%   N/A
      Liquidation cost (% of capital)   71.9%   N/A
                Recovery probability   2.5%   N/A
     
Convertible Preferred Stocks     $24,871,058      Discounted Cash Flow Analysis   Discount rate   5.6%   N/A
     
Corporate Bonds     $50,283      Discounted Cash Flow Analysis   Discount rate   11.6%   N/A
              Multiple of EBITDA   5.5x—6.5x   6.0x
    $562,216      Liquidation Analysis   Liquidation cost (% of capital)   0.3%—71.9%   3.8%
                Recovery probability   2.5%   N/A
     
Preferred Stock     $853,511      Enterprise Value Waterfall Analysis   Discount for lack of marketability   8.0%   N/A
                Multiple of EBITDA   4.8x—5.8x   5.3x
     
Rights     $343,341      Black-Scholes   Discount for lack of marketability   32.6%   N/A
    $2,889,628      Probability Weighted Expected Return   Discount for lack of marketability   14.0%—40.5%   17.0%
      Equity cost of capital   12.4%—21.0%   13.3%
                Scenario probability   26.3%—90.0%   65.6%
     
Warrant     $6,458      Black-Scholes   Discount for lack of marketability**   20.9%—39.1%   29.8%

 

  * The table above does not include Level 3 securities that are valued by pricing vendors or brokers. At December 31, 2014, the value of these securities was $111,314,530. The inputs for these securities are not readily available or cannot be reasonably estimated and are generally those inputs described in Note 5. The appropriateness of fair values for these securities is monitored on an ongoing basis which may include results of back testing, results of pricing vendor and/or broker due diligence, unchanged price review and consideration of macro or security specific events.
  ** Represents amounts used when the reporting entity has determined that market participants would take into account discounts, as applicable, when pricing the investments.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements     December 31, 2014   

6. Federal Income Tax Matters

At December 31, 2014, the cost of long security positions and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

FUND   COST OF
INVESTMENTS
    GROSS
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
    GROSS
UNREALIZED
DEPRECIATION
    NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund   $ 2,960,518,080      $ 132,087,436      $ (260,847,257   $ (128,759,821
AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund     5,399,594       64,618       (73,881     (9,263 )
AQR Global Macro Fund     33,104,956                       
AQR Long-Short Equity Fund     49,827,080                    
AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund     6,445,716,688        294,429              294,429   
AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund     178,832,847       3,364             3,364  
AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund     1,265,926,589       161,375,401       (77,938,665     83,436,736  
AQR Risk Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund     71,643,269       2              2  
AQR Risk Parity Fund     620,271,396        1,442,977        (9,876,750     (8,433,773
AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund     50,469,381        38,777        (1,047,601     (1,008,824
AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund     114,714,682        3,569       (1,539,169     (1,535,600
AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund     593,932,704       21,946,681       (31,234,045     (9,287,364
AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund     67,964,806        151,001        (633,190     (482,189

The differences between book basis and tax basis appreciation (depreciation) on investments is primarily attributable to wash sale loss deferrals, mark to market on passive foreign investment companies (“PFIC”), non-taxable dividends, straddle loss deferral, investments in partnerships, basis adjustments, prior year and current year deflation deferral.

As of December 31, 2014, the components of net assets (excluding paid in capital) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

FUND   CURRENT
DISTRIBUTABLE
ORDINARY
INCOME
    CURRENT
DISTRIBUTABLE
LONG TERM
CAPITAL GAIN OR
TAX BASIS
CAPITAL LOSS
CARRYFORWARDS
    NET UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
    POST
OCTOBER
CAPITAL OR
LATE YEAR
ORDINARY
LOSS
DEFERRALS
    OTHER
TEMPORARY
DIFFERENCES
    TOTAL
ACCUMULATED
EARNINGS
 

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

  $ 18,501,114     $ (55,968,355   $ (163,152,258   $ (11,138,486 )   $ 973,861      $ (210,784,124

AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund

          (3,749     15,804        (2,791            9,264   

AQR Global Macro Fund

    982,330        410,604        (151,177     (1,120,829     (125,727     (4,799

AQR Long-Short Equity Fund

                175,413        (44,846            130,567   

AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund

    95,055,714        95,762,665        (87,665,613           (192,178,981     (89,026,215

AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund

    5,577,663        8,702,469        (770,941           (7,884,846     5,624,345   

AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund

          11,812,436       (28,277,366 )     (10,485,297 )     (26,196,833     (53,147,060

AQR Risk Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund

          (12,630     (9,676,051           618,097        (9,070,584

AQR Risk Parity Fund

    7,944,454        194,853        (20,006,908     (44,630     6,214,696        (5,697,535

AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund

    1,574,300        495,227        (3,380,960           931,290        (380,143

AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund

    2,013,409        1,018,242        (5,141,503           1,409,508        (700,344

AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund

    8,446,124              (23,712,685     (7,392,219 )     3,967,552        (18,691,228

AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund

    665,350        28,349        (301,264     (197,202 )     (115,725     79,508   

 

  AQR Funds       Annual Report       December 2014   
                

 

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Notes to Financial Statements     December 31, 2014   

The differences between book basis and tax basis components of net assets are primarily attributable to tax deferral losses on wash sales and other book and tax differences including, mark to market on PFICs, mark to market on forward foreign currency exchange contracts, mark to market on future contracts, mark to market on swaps, non-taxable dividends, late year ordinary loss deferrals, straddle loss deferrals, loss deferrals on unsettled short sales, investments in partnerships, constructive sales, investments in treasury inflation protected securities, unamortized and amortized of organizational costs, post-October capital loss deferrals, derivative contracts closed by offset, basis adjustments, prior year and current year deflation deferral, Section 305(c) deemed dividend adjustment, Cayman subsidiary taxable income, CPDI accrued income, loss deferrals on substantial overlap.

As of December 31, 2014, the effect of permanent book/tax reclassifications resulted in increase (decrease) to the components of net assets as follows:

 

FUND      UNDISTRIBUTED
NET INVESTMENT
INCOME
       ACCUMULATED
NET REALIZED
GAIN (LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS
       PAID-IN CAPITAL  
AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund      $ (7,265,438      $ (18,136,082      $ 25,401,520   
AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund        7,924           19,978           (27,902
AQR Global Macro Fund        (1,028,505        921,158           107,347   
AQR Long-Short Equity Fund        423,837           (135,894        (287,943
AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund        (8,091,043        (473,885,239        481,976,282   
AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund        3,167,822           (19,011,600        15,843,778   
AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund        51,035,416           (77,976,769        26,941,353   
AQR Risk Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund        (2,427,604        8,047,231           (5,619,627
AQR Risk Parity Fund        27,151,926           (13,454,273        (13,697,653
AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund        1,037,290           1,204,332           (2,241,622
AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund        1,529,056           2,458,952           (3,988,008
AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund        28,746,666           (45,361,685        16,615,019   
AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund        (425,213        183,777           241,436   

For financial reporting purposes, capital accounts are adjusted to reflect the tax character of permanent book/tax differences. Reclassifications are primarily due the tax treatment of foreign currency gain/losses, dividend expense for securities sold short, investments in REITs, investments in PFICs, investments in swap contracts, redemptions in-kinds, distribution reclassifications, redemptions used as distributions, return of capital distributions, non-taxable dividends, non-deductible expenses, paydowns gain/loss, net operating losses, prior year and current year deflation deferral, ordinary loss, finance charges and monthly reset on basket swaps, basis adjustments, CPDI accrual income, section 988 reclass and the tax treatment of income from investments in the subsidiary. The result of operations and net assets were not affected by the reclassifications.

The tax character of distributions paid during the periods ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 were as follows:

 

FUND   DECEMBER 31,
2014
ORDINARY
INCOME
    CAPITAL
GAINS
    RETURN OF
CAPITAL
    DECEMBER 31,
2013
ORDINARY
INCOME
    CAPITAL
GAINS
    RETURN OF
CAPITAL
 

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

  $ 42,184,546      $      $      $ 44,059,462      $ 14,410,981      $ 21,724,609   

AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund

    327,559               3,100                        

AQR Global Macro Fund

           65,718                               

AQR Long-Short Equity Fund

    3,695,245        158,787        137,442        439,168        55,727          

AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund

    397,007,505        194,482,633               6,115,369        52,416,671          

AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund

    15,283,006        3,010,679               39,794                 

AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund

    108,646,645        398,487               77,873,599        7,128,688          

AQR Risk Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund

                                         

AQR Risk Parity Fund

    65,645,098        15,092,700               49,971,618        11,583,408          

AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund

    3,324,717        2,288,332               134,991                 

AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund

    3,714,288        3,529,309               74,964                 

AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund

    61,067,637        5,032,183               7,859,288                 

AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund

    380,534        69,820                               

 

  AQR Funds       Annual Report       December 2014   
                

 

310


Notes to Financial Statements     December 31, 2014   

During the period ended December 31, 2014, the Funds utilized capital loss carryforwards in the amounts listed below:

 

FUND      SHORT-TERM        LONG-TERM  

AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund

     $         $ 25,330,530   

AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund

       149,828             

AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund

       149,623             

As of December 31, 2014, for federal income tax purposes, the following Funds have capital loss carryforwards available to offset capital gains, if any, to the extent provided by the U.S. Treasury regulations.

 

FUND      SHORT-TERM        LONG-TERM  

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

     $ 55,968,355         $   

AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund

       1,143           2,606   

AQR Risk Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund

       12,630             

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Funds will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Post-enactment capital loss carryforwards will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered short-term as under previous law.

7. Investment Transactions

During the period ended December 31, 2014, the cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of investments (excluding swap contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, futures contracts and short-term investments) were as follows:

 

FUND   PURCHASES     SALES     SECURITIES
SOLD SHORT
    COVERS ON
SECURITIES SOLD
SHORT
 

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

  $ 7,081,539,800     $ 6,640,137,183     $ 2,878,442,152     $ 2,368,819,336  

AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund

    2,192,161       139,734       2,059,538       178,331  

AQR Global Macro Fund

                       

AQR Long-Short Equity Fund

                       

AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund

                       

AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund

                       

AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund

    1,096,573,449       1,749,679,634       907,855,679       1,463,424,868  

AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund

                       

AQR Risk Parity Fund

    287,622,413       416,600,461              

AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund

    35,357,673       29,344,847              

AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund

    54,195,123       43,965,707              

AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund

    292,910,737       48,093,570       277,979,252       74,937,697  

AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund

    13,562,477       92,463       11,458,218       234,893  

During the period ended December 31, 2014, the Funds had purchases and sales of long-term U.S. Government obligations as follows:

 

FUND   PURCHASES     SALES  

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

  $ 34,327,792     $ 39,290,680  

AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund

    5,129,454       4,736,360  

AQR Risk Parity Fund

    181,234,033       270,177,269  

AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund

    22,505,361       20,504,892  

AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund

    35,011,014       30,563,784  

8. Derivative Instruments and Activities

Certain Funds use derivative instruments as part of their principal investment strategy to achieve their investment objectives. The Funds’ derivative contracts held at December 31, 2014, are not accounted for as hedging instruments under GAAP. For financial reporting purposes, the Funds do not offset financial assets and financial liabilities across derivative types that are subject to master netting arrangements or similar agreements on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. All financial instruments held by the Funds were subject to a master netting agreement or similar arrangement. There were no financial instruments subject to a netting agreement for which the Funds are not currently netting.

 

  AQR Funds       Annual Report       December 2014   
                

 

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Notes to Financial Statements     December 31, 2014   

The following table lists the fair value of derivatives instruments held by the Funds, by primary underlying risk and contract type, as included in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities at December 31, 2014.

 

    ASSETS     LIABILITIES  
FUND   UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
ON FUTURES
CONTRACTS
    SWAPS
AT VALUE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
ON FORWARD
CURRENCY
EXCHANGE
CONTRACTS
    UNREALIZED
DEPRECIATION
ON FUTURES
CONTRACTS
    SWAPS
AT VALUE
    UNREALIZED
DEPRECIATION
ON FORWARD
CURRENCY
EXCHANGE
CONTRACTS
    WRITTEN
OPTIONS
AT
MARKET
VALUE
 
Equity Risk Exposure:              
AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund   $      $ 25,996,085      $      $ 12,177,848      $ 2,350,674      $      $ 741,825   
AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund     10,060        329,807               17,194                        
AQR Global Macro Fund     366,317        7,959               203,628        1,929                 
AQR Long-Short Equity Fund     1,012,487        3,571,282               82,246        80,167                 
AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund     33,011,551        6,699,294               10,687,827                        
AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund     1,390,915        287,232               441,841                        
AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund     3,353,314        71,946,389               11,481,621        10,496,933               239,581   
AQR Risk Parity Fund     5,160,051        588,186               510,201                        
AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund     827,900        93,800               80,870                        
AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund     1,204,337        140,206               126,349                        
AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund     3,086,295        17,740,794               6,834,503        1,361,956                 
AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund     133,174        341,370               240,731        15,328                 
 
Foreign Exchange Rate Risk Exposure:               
AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund                   10,035,791                      3,569,708          
AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund                   11,071                      3,860          
AQR Global Macro Fund                   572,156                      334,088          
AQR Long-Short Equity Fund                   968                      146,603          
AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund                   166,480,487                      99,912,936          
AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund                   6,921,104                      4,181,528          
AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund                   26,262,697                      21,190,473          
AQR Risk Parity Fund                   4,676,054                      6,559,600          
AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund                   147,892                      10,128          
AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund                   208,316                      4,523          
AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund                   10,694,693                      8,231,939          
AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund                   421,897                      325,704          
 
Interest Rate Risk Exposure:              
AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund     309,803                      235,724                        
AQR Global Macro Fund     383,292        3,841,738               359,532        3,912,259                 
AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund     89,110,867        7,350,931               4,024,580        4,486,736                 
AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund     3,829,819        211,451               138,898        209,938                 
AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund     1,905,557        6,861,339               2,752,449        2,016,569                 
AQR Risk Parity Fund     184,725        13,427,795                      2,274,221                 
AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund     451,752        483,301                                      
AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund     828,067        457,135                                      
AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund     731,280        2,866,705               2,017,585        3,014,653                 
AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund     25,306        150,105               166,326        130,853                 
 
Credit Risk Exposure:              
AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund            1,692,739                      15,259,114                 
AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund            3,547,704                                      
AQR Risk Parity Fund            16,646,274                      2,030,060                 

 

  AQR Funds       Annual Report       December 2014   
                

 

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Notes to Financial Statements     December 31, 2014   
    ASSETS     LIABILITIES  
FUND   UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
ON FUTURES
CONTRACTS
    SWAPS
AT VALUE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
ON FORWARD
CURRENCY
EXCHANGE
CONTRACTS
    UNREALIZED
DEPRECIATION
ON FUTURES
CONTRACTS
    SWAPS
AT VALUE
    UNREALIZED
DEPRECIATION
ON FORWARD
CURRENCY
EXCHANGE
CONTRACTS
    WRITTEN
OPTIONS
AT
MARKET
VALUE
 
Commodity Risk Exposure:              
AQR Global Macro Fund   $ 349,238      $ 158,409      $      $ 142,745      $ 70,541      $      $   
AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund     112,446,270        33,883,811               10,392,465        37,540,627                 
AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund     3,782,517        4,075,842               387,522        2,247,642                 
AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund     4,003,617        21,467,317               1,761,686        9,249,694                 
AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund     1,417,298        8,336,102               2,139,469        13,697,645                 
AQR Risk Parity Fund     3,296        20,163,211               26,918        40,641,992                 
AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund     349,497        1,409,057               841,735        3,553,646                 
AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund     500,563        1,988,052               1,236,475        5,002,490                 
AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund     4,232,675        179,604               2,355,865        29,583                 
AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund     224,251        5,020               105,254        4,236                 
 
Netting:              
AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund     (309,803     (17,609,788     (3,569,708     (309,803     (17,609,788     (3,569,708       
AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund     (10,060            (3,860     (10,060            (3,860       
AQR Global Macro Fund     (705,905     (3,984,729     (334,088     (705,905     (3,984,729     (334,088       
AQR Long-Short Equity Fund     (82,246     (80,167     (968     (82,246     (80,167     (968       
AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund     (25,104,872     (42,027,363     (99,912,936     (25,104,872     (42,027,363     (99,912,936       
AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund     (968,261     (2,457,580     (4,181,528     (968,261     (2,457,580     (4,181,528       
AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund     (9,262,488     (21,763,196     (21,190,473     (9,262,488     (21,763,196     (21,190,473       
AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund     (1,417,298     (8,336,102            (1,417,298     (8,336,102              
AQR Risk Parity Fund     (537,119     (44,946,273     (4,676,054     (537,119     (44,946,273     (4,676,054       
AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund     (922,605     (1,986,158     (10,128     (922,605     (1,986,158     (10,128       
AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund     (1,362,824     (2,585,393     (4,523     (1,362,824     (2,585,393     (4,523       
AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund     (8,050,250     (4,406,192     (8,231,939     (8,050,250     (4,406,192     (8,231,939       
AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund     (382,731     (150,417     (325,704     (382,731     (150,417     (325,704       
 
Net Fair Value of Derivative Contracts:               
AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund            10,079,036        6,466,083        12,103,769                      741,825   
AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund            329,807        7,211        7,134                        
AQR Global Macro Fund     392,942        23,377        238,068                               
AQR Long-Short Equity Fund     930,241        3,491,115                             145,635          
AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund     209,463,816        5,906,673        66,567,551                               
AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund     8,034,990        2,116,945        2,739,576                               
AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund            82,059,553        5,072,224        6,733,268                      239,581   
AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund                          722,171        5,361,543                 
AQR Risk Parity Fund     4,810,953        5,879,193                             1,883,546          
AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund     706,544               137,764               1,567,488                 
AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund     1,170,143               203,793               2,417,097                 
AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund            16,380,911        2,462,754        3,157,703                        
AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund            346,078        96,193        129,580                        

 

  AQR Funds       Annual Report       December 2014   
                

 

313


Notes to Financial Statements     December 31, 2014   

The following table indicates the effect of derivative instruments, by primary underlying risk exposure and contract type, on the Statements of Operations for the period ended December 31, 2014:

 

    REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON DERIVATIVES RECOGNIZED AS
A RESULT FROM OPERATIONS
    NET CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION) ON DERIVATIVES RECOGNIZED AS A
RESULT FROM OPERATIONS
 
FUND   FUTURES
CONTRACTS
    SWAPS AND
SWAPS ON
FUTURES
CONTRACTS
    FORWARD
CURRENCY
EXCHANGE
CONTRACTS
    WRITTEN
OPTIONS
    FUTURES
CONTRACTS
    SWAPS AND
SWAPS ON
FUTURES
CONTRACTS
    FORWARD
CURRENCY
EXCHANGE
CONTRACTS
    WRITTEN
OPTIONS
 
Equity Risk Exposure:                
AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund   $ (58,846,156)      $ (187,366,300)      $      $ 2,528,855      $ 513,766      $ 134,659,869      $      $ 1,661,622   
AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund     (19,496)        (20,421)                      (7,134)        329,807                 
AQR Global Macro Fund     (4,021)        (281,130)                      162,689        6,030                 
AQR Long-Short Equity Fund     277,868        196,220                      848,762        3,226,570                 
AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund     (79,536,153)        (6,730,607)                      (86,916,254)        3,377,764                 
AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund     (5,680,786)        (860,226)                      (7,703)        259,334                 
AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund.     (39,017,057)        39,862,253               259,320        (4,602,182)        27,304,344               (143,949)   
AQR Risk Parity Fund     19,793,339        648,260                      (9,241,405)        (722,311)                 
AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund     1,933,727        82,706                      30,170        25,991                 
AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund     1,807,926        224,533                      177,207        55,922                 
AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund     1,953,978        18,112,212                      (5,132,017)        17,238,475                 
AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund     (4,140)        26,584                      (107,557)        326,043                 
Foreign Exchange Rate Risk Exposure:             
AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund                   5,899,941                             7,062,468          
AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund                   12,786                             7,211          
AQR Global Macro Fund                   486,961                             238,068          
AQR Long-Short Equity Fund                   (477,299)                             (145,188)          
AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund                   228,217,811                             (46,184,801)          
AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund                   11,506,281                             1,719,440          
AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund.                   42,293,381                             544,059          
AQR Risk Parity Fund                   13,412,570                             (375,013)          
AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund                   928,121                             170,195          
AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund                   1,390,731                             252,690          
AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund                   13,279,255                             2,087,994          
AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund                   301,925                             96,193          

 

  AQR Funds       Annual Report       December 2014   
                

 

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Notes to Financial Statements     December 31, 2014   
   

REALIZED
GAIN (LOSS) ON DERIVATIVES RECOGNIZED AS

A RESULT FROM OPERATIONS

    NET CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION) ON DERIVATIVES RECOGNIZED AS A
RESULT FROM OPERATIONS
 
FUND   FUTURES
CONTRACTS
    SWAPS AND
SWAPS ON
FUTURES
CONTRACTS
    FORWARD
CURRENCY
EXCHANGE
CONTRACTS
    WRITTEN
OPTIONS
    FUTURES
CONTRACTS
    SWAPS AND
SWAPS ON
FUTURES
CONTRACTS
    FORWARD
CURRENCY
EXCHANGE
CONTRACTS
    WRITTEN
OPTIONS
 
Interest Rate Risk Exposure:                 
AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund   $ (7,414,406)      $ 191,292,780      $                 —      $                 —      $ (1,048,988)      $ (142,472,536)      $                 —      $                 —   
AQR Global Macro Fund     (1,322,239)        233,231                      23,760        42,809                 
AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund     72,773,479        22,713,654                      74,341,913        6,842,193                 
AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund     5,352,510        421,037                      3,591,688        31,031                 
AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund     (32,726,212)        15,520,398                      997,540        8,117,823                 
AQR Risk Parity Fund     3,727,509        27,928,408                      5,237,508        23,662,008                 
AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund     2,410,285        1,637,863                      710,800        683,844                 
AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund     4,389,143        1,265,215                      1,426,597        488,025                 
AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund     (14,875,604)        755,609                      (566,297)        2,587,427                 
AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund     (356,276)        235,220                      (141,020)        19,251                 
Credit Risk Exposure:                
AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund            (14,835,553)                             4,623,934                 
AQR Global Macro Fund            (9,073)                                             
AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund            817,986                             (134,705)                 
AQR Risk Parity Fund            27,789,743                             (13,489,659)                 
Commodity Risk Exposure:                 
AQR Global Macro Fund     566,083        14,235                      206,493        87,868                 
AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund     305,890,109        138,726,226                      99,347,109        (24,279,811)                 
AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund     9,422,161        7,811,974                      3,370,268        1,852,589                 
AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund     5,697,417        39,361,867                      (229,827)        13,807,690                 
AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund     (1,244,899)        (6,801,874)                      (556,472)        (4,789,316)                 
AQR Risk Parity Fund     4,994,578        (15,340,035)                      1,728,544        (23,458,031)                 
AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund     90,872        (1,671,820)                      (444,484)        (2,315,839)                 
AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund     (662,304)        (2,339,726)                      (616,977)        (3,203,319)                 
AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund     12,296,449        5,505,099                      (1,150,849)        (700,074)                 
AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund     215,005        20,284                      118,997        784                 

 

  AQR Funds       Annual Report       December 2014   
                

 

315


Notes to Financial Statements     December 31, 2014   

The following tables present, by counterparty and contract type, the Funds’ derivative assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2014.

AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND

 

                   
 
 
GROSS AMOUNTS NOT
OFFSET IN THE STATEMENT OF
ASSETS & LIABILITIES
 
 
 
   
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE      
 
 
 
GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT OF
ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
NET AMOUNTS
OF ASSETS
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
 
 
     
 
COLLATERAL
RECEIVED
 
 (a)
     
 
NET
AMOUNT
 
 
Bank of America   Total Return Basket Swaps Contracts     $ 425,787       $         —       $ 425,787       $         —       $         —       $ 425,787  
CitiBank   Credit Default Swap Contracts       1,692,739         (1,692,739 )               —                 —                 —                 —  
  Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts       460,800         (46,569 )       414,231                 —                 —         414,231  
    Total Return Basket Swaps Contracts       30,664                 —         30,664                 —                 —         30,664  
    Total CitiBank       2,184,203         (1,739,308 )       444,895                 —                 —         444,895  
Credit Suisse   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts       3,488,268         (644,844 )       2,843,424                 —         (2,600,000 )       243,424  
Deutsche Bank   Total Return Basket Swaps Contracts       25,283,221         (2,350,674 )       22,932,547                 —                 —         22,932,547  
J.P. Morgan   Futures Contracts       309,803                 —         309,803                 —                 —         309,803  
    Total Return Basket Swaps Contracts       256,413                 —         256,413                 —                 —         256,413  
    Total J.P. Morgan       566,216                 —         566,216                 —                 —         566,216  
The Royal Bank of Scotland  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

      6,086,723         (2,878,295 )       3,208,428                 —         (3,208,428 )               —  
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement       38,034,418         (7,613,121 )       30,421,297                 —         (5,808,428 )       24,612,869  
                         
                   
 
 
GROSS AMOUNTS NOT
OFFSET IN THE STATEMENT OF
ASSETS & LIABILITIES
 
 
 
   
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE      
 
 
 
GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT OF
ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
NET AMOUNTS
OF LIABILITIES
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
 
 
     
 
COLLATERAL
PLEDGED
 
(b)
     
 
NET
AMOUNT
 
 
Barclays Capital   Futures Contracts     $ 12,413,572       $         —       $ 12,413,572       $         —       $ (12,413,572 )     $         —  
CitiBank   Credit Default Swap Contracts       15,259,114         (1,692,739 )       13,566,375                 —         (13,566,375 )               —  
    Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts       46,569         (46,569 )               —                 —                 —                 —  
    Total CitiBank       15,305,683         (1,739,308 )       13,566,375                 —         (13,566,375 )               —  
Credit Suisse   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts       644,844         (644,844 )               —                 —                 —                 —  
Deutsche Bank   Total Return Basket Swaps Contracts       2,350,674         (2,350,674 )               —                 —                 —                 —  
J.P. Morgan   Written Options       741,825                 —         741,825         (741,825 )               —                 —  
The Royal Bank of Scotland  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

      2,878,295         (2,878,295 )               —                 —                 —                 —  
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement       34,334,893         (7,613,121 )       26,721,772         (741,825 )       (25,979,947 )               —  

 

(a) Per GAAP disclosure requirements, the table above does not include the additional collateral received from the counterparty. Total additional collateral received was $81,572.
(b) Per GAAP disclosure requirements, the table above does not include the additional collateral pledged to the counterparty. Total additional collateral pledged was $147,557,356.

 

  AQR Funds       Annual Report       December 2014   
                

 

316


Notes to Financial Statements     December 31, 2014   

AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND

 

                   
 
 
GROSS AMOUNTS NOT
OFFSET IN THE STATEMENT OF
ASSETS & LIABILITIES
 
 
 
   
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE      
 
 
 
 
GROSS
AMOUNTS
OF
RECOGNIZED
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
NET AMOUNTS
OF ASSETS
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
 
 
     
 
COLLATERAL
RECEIVED
 
 
     
 
NET
AMOUNT
 
 
Credit Suisse   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts     $ 11,071       $ (3,860 )     $ 7,211       $         —       $         —       $ 7,211  
J.P. Morgan   Futures Contracts       10,060         (10,060 )               —                 —                 —                 —  
Morgan Stanley                          
    Total Return Basket Swaps Contracts       329,807                 —         329,807                 —                 —         329,807  
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement       350,938         (13,920 )       337,018                 —                 —         337,018  
                         
                   
 
 
GROSS AMOUNTS NOT
OFFSET IN THE STATEMENT OF
ASSETS & LIABILITIES
 
 
 
   
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE      
 
 
 
 
GROSS
AMOUNTS
OF
RECOGNIZED
LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
NET AMOUNTS
OF LIABILITIES
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
 
 
     
 
COLLATERAL
PLEDGED 
 
(a)
     
 
NET
AMOUNT
 
 
Barclays Capital   Futures Contracts     $ 6,532       $         —       $ 6,532       $         —       $ (6,532 )     $         —  
Credit Suisse   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts       3,860         (3,860 )               —                 —                 —                 —  
J.P. Morgan   Futures Contracts       10,662         (10,060 )       602                 —         (602 )               —  
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement       21,054         (13,920 )       7,134                 —         (7,134 )               —  

 

(a) Per GAAP disclosure requirements, the table above does not include the additional collateral pledged to the counterparty. Total additional collateral pledged was $917,183.

 

  AQR Funds       Annual Report       December 2014   
                

 

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Notes to Financial Statements     December 31, 2014   

AQR GLOBAL MACRO FUND

 

                   
 
 
GROSS AMOUNTS NOT
OFFSET IN THE STATEMENT OF
ASSETS & LIABILITIES
 
 
 
   
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE      
 
 
 
GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT OF
ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
NET AMOUNTS
OF ASSETS
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
 
 
     
 
COLLATERAL
RECEIVED
 
 (a)
     
 
NET
AMOUNT
 
 
Bank of America   Total Return Swap Contracts     $ 66,225       $ (8,959 )     $ 57,266       $         —       $ (10,000 )     $ 47,266  
Barclays Capital   Futures Contracts       366,317         (201,841 )       164,476                 —                 —         164,476  
    Total Return Swap Contracts       60,378         (25,939 )       34,439                 —                 —         34,439  
    Total Barclays Capital       426,695         (227,780 )       198,915                 —                 —         198,915  
CitiBank   Total Return Swap Contracts       98,031         (44,602 )       53,429                 —                 —         53,429  
Credit Suisse   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts       572,156         (334,088 )       238,068                 —         (238,068 )               —  
    Interest Rate Swap Contracts       3,783,472         (3,783,472 )               —                 —                 —                 —  
    Total Credit Suisse       4,355,628         (4,117,560 )       238,068                 —         (238,068 )               —  
Goldman Sachs   Futures Contracts       240,911         (61,435 )       179,476                 —                 —         179,476  
J.P. Morgan   Futures Contracts       491,619         (442,629 )       48,990                 —                 —         48,990  
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting agreement or similar arrangement       5,679,109         (4,902,965 )       776,144                 —         (248,068 )       528,076  
                         
                   
 
 
GROSS AMOUNTS NOT
OFFSET IN THE STATEMENT OF
ASSETS & LIABILITIES
 
 
 
   
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE      
 
 
 
GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
NET AMOUNTS
OF LIABILITIES
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
 
 
     
 
COLLATERAL
PLEDGED
 
 (b)
     
 
NET
AMOUNT
 
 
Bank of America   Total Return Swap Contracts     $ 8,959       $ (8,959 )     $         —       $         —       $         —       $         —  
Barclays Capital   Futures Contracts       201,841         (201,841 )               —                 —                 —                 —  
    Total Return Swap Contracts       25,939         (25,939 )               —                 —                 —                 —  
    Total Barclays Capital       227,780         (227,780 )               —                 —                 —                 —  
CitiBank   Total Return Swap Contracts       44,602         (44,602 )               —                 —                 —                 —  
Credit Suisse   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts       334,088         (334,088 )               —                 —                 —                 —  
    Interest Rate Swap Contracts       3,905,229         (3,783,472 )       121,757                 —         (121,757 )               —  
    Total Credit Suisse       4,239,317         (4,117,560 )       121,757                 —         (121,757 )               —  
Goldman Sachs   Futures Contracts       61,435         (61,435 )               —                 —                 —                 —  
J.P. Morgan   Futures Contracts       442,629         (442,629 )               —                 —                 —                 —  
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting agreement or similar arrangement       5,024,722         (4,902,965 )       121,757                 —         (121,757 )               —  

 

(a) Per GAAP disclosure requirements, the table above does not include the additional collateral received from the counterparty. Total additional collateral received was $41,932.
(b) Per GAAP disclosure requirements, the table above does not include the additional collateral pledged to the counterparty. Total additional collateral pledged was $3,041,855.

 

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318


Notes to Financial Statements     December 31, 2014   

AQR LONG SHORT EQUITY FUND

 

                   
 
 
GROSS AMOUNTS NOT
OFFSET IN THE STATEMENT OF
ASSETS & LIABILITIES
 
 
 
   
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE      
 
 
 
GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
NET AMOUNTS
OF ASSETS
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
 
 
     
 
COLLATERAL
RECEIVED
 
 
     
 
NET
AMOUNT
 
 
Barclays Capital   Futures Contracts     $ 1,012,487       $ (82,246 )     $ 930,241       $         —       $         —       $ 930,241  
CitiBank   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts       496         (496 )               —                 —                 —                 —  
Credit Suisse   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts       472         (472 )               —                 —                 —                 —  
Deutsche Bank   Total Return Basket Swaps Contracts       936,975         (2,219 )       934,756                 —                 —         934,756  
Goldman Sachs   Total Return Basket Swaps Contracts       2,618,865         (77,948 )       2,540,917                 —                 —         2,540,917  
    Total Return Swap Contracts       15,442                 —         15,442                 —                 —         15,442  
    Total Goldman Sachs       2,634,307         (77,948 )       2,556,359                 —                 —         2,556,359  
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement       4,584,737         (163,381 )       4,421,356                 —                 —         4,421,356  
                         
                   
 
 
GROSS AMOUNTS NOT
OFFSET IN THE STATEMENT OF
ASSETS & LIABILITIES
 
 
 
   
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE      
 
 
 
GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
NET AMOUNTS
OF LIABILITIES
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
 
 
     
 
COLLATERAL
PLEDGED
 
 (a)
     
 
NET
AMOUNT
 
 
Barclays Capital   Futures Contracts     $ 82,246       $ (82,246 )     $         —       $         —       $         —       $         —  
CitiBank   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts       73,307         (496 )       72,811                 —         (72,811 )               —  
Credit Suisse   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts       73,296         (472 )       72,824                 —         (30,001 )       42,823  
Deutsche Bank   Total Return Basket Swaps Contracts       2,219         (2,219 )               —                 —                 —                 —  
Goldman Sachs   Total Return Basket Swaps Contracts       77,948         (77,948 )               —                 —                 —                 —  
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement       309,016         (163,381 )       145,635                 —         (102,812 )       42,823  

 

(a) Per GAAP disclosure requirements, the table above does not include the additional collateral pledged to the counterparty. Total additional collateral pledged was $11,918,280.

 

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319


Notes to Financial Statements     December 31, 2014   

AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

 

                   
 
 
GROSS AMOUNTS NOT
OFFSET IN THE STATEMENT OF
ASSETS & LIABILITIES
 
 
 
   
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE      
 
 
 
GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
NET AMOUNTS
OF ASSETS
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
 
 
     
 
COLLATERAL
RECEIVED
 
 (a)
     
 
NET
AMOUNT
 
 
Bank of America   Total Return Swap Contracts     $ 14,050,225       $ (4,486,736 )     $ 9,563,489       $         —       $ (7,990,000 )     $ 1,573,489  
Barclays Capital   Futures Contracts       33,011,551         (9,165,227 )       23,846,324                 —                 —         23,846,324  
    Total Return Swap Contracts       2,111,496         (264,194 )       1,847,302                 —                 —         1,847,302  
    Total Barclays Capital       35,123,047         (9,429,421 )       25,693,626                 —                 —         25,693,626  
CitiBank   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts       83,099,366         (49,972,132 )       33,127,234                 —                 —         33,127,234  
    Total Return Swap Contracts       18,894,221         (18,894,221 )               —                 —                 —                 —  
    Total CitiBank       101,993,587         (68,866,353 )       33,127,234                 —                 —         33,127,234  
Credit Suisse   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts       83,381,121         (49,940,804 )       33,440,317                 —         (25,790,000 )       7,650,317  
Deutsche Bank   Total Return Swap Contracts       11,623,027         (4,985,380 )       6,637,647                 —         (6,637,647 )               —  
Goldman Sachs   Futures Contracts       103,046,119         (3,131,761 )       99,914,358                 —         (67,445,508 )       32,468,850  
J.P. Morgan   Futures Contracts       98,511,018         (12,807,884 )       85,703,134                 —                 —         85,703,134  
Merrill Lynch   Total Return Swap Contracts       1,255,067         (1,255,067 )               —                 —                 —                 —  
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting agreement or similar arrangement       448,983,211         (154,903,406 )       294,079,805                 —         (107,863,155 )       186,216,650  
                         
                   
 
 
GROSS AMOUNTS NOT
OFFSET IN THE STATEMENT OF
ASSETS & LIABILITIES
 
 
 
   
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE      
 
 
 
GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
NET AMOUNTS
OF LIABILITIES
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
 
 
     
 
COLLATERAL
PLEDGED
 
 (b)
     
 
NET
AMOUNT
 
 
Bank of America   Total Return Swap Contracts     $ 4,486,736       $ (4,486,736 )     $         —       $         —       $         —       $         —  
Barclays Capital   Futures Contracts       9,165,227         (9,165,227 )               —                 —                 —                 —  
    Total Return Swap Contracts       264,194         (264,194 )               —                 —                 —                 —  
    Total Barclays Capital       9,429,421         (9,429,421 )               —                 —                 —                 —  
CitiBank   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts       49,972,132         (49,972,132 )               —                 —                 —                 —  
    Total Return Swap Contracts       27,195,384         (18,894,221 )       8,301,163                 —                 —         8,301,163  
    Total CitiBank       77,167,516         (68,866,353 )       8,301,163                 —                 —         8,301,163  
Credit Suisse   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts       49,940,804         (49,940,804 )               —                 —                 —                 —  
Deutsche Bank   Total Return Swap Contracts       4,985,380         (4,985,380 )               —                 —                 —                 —  
Goldman Sachs   Futures Contracts       3,131,761         (3,131,761 )               —                 —                 —                 —  
J.P. Morgan   Futures Contracts       12,807,884         (12,807,884 )               —                 —                 —                 —  
Merrill Lynch   Total Return Swap Contracts       5,095,669         (1,255,067 )       3,840,602                 —         (3,840,602 )               —  
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting agreement or similar arrangement       167,045,171         (154,903,406 )       12,141,765                 —         (3,840,602 )       8,301,163  

 

(a) Per GAAP disclosure requirements, the table above does not include the additional collateral received from the counterparty. Total additional collateral received was $8,762,353.
(b) Per GAAP disclosure requirements, the table above does not include the additional collateral pledged to the counterparty. Total additional collateral pledged was $397,336,809.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements     December 31, 2014   

AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY HV FUND

 

                   
 
 
GROSS AMOUNTS NOT
OFFSET IN THE STATEMENT OF
ASSETS & LIABILITIES
 
 
 
   
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE      
 
 
 
GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
NET AMOUNTS
OF ASSETS
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
 
 
     
 
COLLATERAL
RECEIVED
 
 
     
 
NET
AMOUNT
 
 
Bank of America   Total Return Swap Contracts     $ 498,683       $ (209,938 )     $ 288,745       $         —       $ (270,000 )     $      18,745  
Barclays Capital   Futures Contracts       1,390,915         (379,903 )       1,011,012                 —                 —         1,011,012  
    Total Return Swap Contracts       1,758,469         (444,909 )       1,313,560                 —         (700,000 )       613,560  
    Total Barclays Capital       3,149,384         (824,812 )       2,324,572                 —         (700,000 )       1,624,572  
CitiBank   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts       3,454,546         (2,092,506 )       1,362,040                 —                 —         1,362,040  
    Total Return Swap Contracts       1,576,395         (1,576,395 )               —                 —                 —                 —  
    Total CitiBank       5,030,941         (3,668,901 )       1,362,040                 —                 —         1,362,040  
Credit Suisse   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts       3,466,558         (2,089,022 )       1,377,536                 —         (1,060,000 )       317,536  
Deutsche Bank   Total Return Swap Contracts       740,978         (212,944 )       528,034                 —         (300,000 )       228,034  
Goldman Sachs   Futures Contracts       3,374,532         (68,398 )       3,306,134                 —         (608,392 )       2,697,742  
J.P. Morgan   Futures Contracts       4,237,804         (519,960 )       3,717,844                 —                 —         3,717,844  
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting agreement or similar arrangement       20,498,880         (7,593,975 )       12,904,905                 —         (2,938,392 )       9,966,513  
                         
                   
 
 
GROSS AMOUNTS NOT
OFFSET IN THE STATEMENT OF
ASSETS & LIABILITIES
 
 
 
   
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE      
 
 
 
GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT OF
ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
NET AMOUNTS
OF LIABILITIES
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
 
 
     
 
COLLATERAL
PLEDGED
 
 (a)
     
 
NET
AMOUNT
 
 
Bank of America   Total Return Swap Contracts     $ 209,938       $ (209,938 )     $         —       $         —       $         —       $         —  
Barclays Capital   Futures Contracts       379,903         (379,903 )               —                 —                 —                 —  
    Total Return Swap Contracts       444,909         (444,909 )               —                 —                 —                 —  
    Total Barclays Capital       824,812         (824,812 )               —                 —                 —                 —  
CitiBank   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts       2,092,506         (2,092,506 )               —                 —                 —                 —  
    Total Return Swap Contracts       1,589,789         (1,576,395 )       13,394                 —         (13,394 )               —  
    Total CitiBank       3,682,295         (3,668,901 )       13,394                 —         (13,394 )               —  
Credit Suisse   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts       2,089,022         (2,089,022 )               —                 —                 —                 —  
Deutsche Bank   Total Return Swap Contracts       212,944         (212,944 )               —                 —                 —                 —  
Goldman Sachs   Futures Contracts       68,398         (68,398 )               —                 —                 —                 —  
J.P. Morgan   Futures Contracts       519,960         (519,960 )               —                 —                 —                 —  
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting agreement or similar arrangement       7,607,369         (7,593,975 )       13,394                 —         (13,394 )               —  

 

(a) Per GAAP disclosure requirements, the table above does not include the additional collateral pledged to the counterparty. Total additional collateral pledged was $10,686,322.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements     December 31, 2014   

AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND

 

                   
 
 
GROSS AMOUNTS NOT
OFFSET IN THE STATEMENT OF
ASSETS & LIABILITIES
 
 
 
   
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE      
 
 
 
GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT OF
ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
NET AMOUNTS
OF ASSETS
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
 
 
     
 
COLLATERAL
RECEIVED
 
 (a)
     
 
NET
AMOUNT
 
 
Bank of America   Total Return Basket Swap Contracts     $ 16,290                      
    Total Return Swap Contracts       6,952,141                                                    
    Total Bank of America       6,968,431       $ (2,084,468 )     $ 4,883,963       $         —       $ (4,883,963 )     $         —  
Barclays Capital   Futures Contracts       3,353,314         (3,353,314 )               —                 —                 —                 —  
CitiBank   Credit Default Swap Contracts       3,547,704                 —         3,547,704                 —                 —         3,547,704  
  Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts       12,973,909         (10,598,667 )       2,375,242                 —                 —         2,375,242  
    Total Return Swap Contracts       13,283,774         (7,255,634 )       6,028,140                 —         (1,180,000 )       4,848,140  
    Total CitiBank       29,805,387         (17,854,301 )       11,951,086                 —         (1,180,000 )       10,771,086  
Credit Suisse   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts       13,275,740         (10,586,580 )       2,689,160                 —         (2,300,000 )       389,160  
Deutsche Bank   Total Return Basket Swaps Contracts       16,074,210                      
    Total Return Swap Contracts       5,188,237                                                    
    Total Deutsche Bank       21,262,447         (7,491,772 )       13,770,675                 —         (5,850,000 )       7,920,675  
Goldman Sachs   Futures Contracts       2,691,514         (401,836 )       2,289,678                 —                 —         2,289,678  
    Total Return Swap Contracts       42,318                 —         42,318                 —                 —         42,318  
    Total Goldman Sachs       2,733,832         (401,836 )       2,331,996                 —                 —         2,331,996  
J.P. Morgan   Futures Contracts       3,217,660         (3,217,660 )               —                 —                 —                 —  
    Total Return Basket Swap Contracts       9,425,939         (1,054,343 )       8,371,596                 —                 —         8,371,596  
    Total J.P. Morgan       12,643,599         (4,272,003 )       8,371,596                 —                 —         8,371,596  
Merrill Lynch   Total Return Swap Contracts       2,995,306         (429,457 )       2,565,849                 —                 —         2,565,849  
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC  

Total Return Swap Contracts

      400,061         (400,061 )               —                 —                 —                 —  
Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.  

Total Return Basket Swaps Contracts

      45,896,769         (712,915 )       45,183,854                 —                 —         45,183,854  
The Royal Bank of Scotland  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

      13,048         (5,226 )       7,822                 —                 —         7,822  
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement       139,347,934         (47,591,933 )       91,756,001                 —         (14,213,963 )       77,542,038  

 

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322


Notes to Financial Statements     December 31, 2014   

AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND (Continued)

 

                   
 
 
GROSS AMOUNTS NOT
OFFSET IN THE STATEMENT OF
ASSETS & LIABILITIES
 
 
 
   
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE      
 
 
 
GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT OF
ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
NET AMOUNTS
OF LIABILITIES
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
 
 
     
 
COLLATERAL
PLEDGED
 
 (b)
     
 
NET
AMOUNT
 
 
Bank of America   Total Return Swap Contracts     $ 2,084,468       $ (2,084,468 )     $         —       $         —       $         —       $         —  
Barclays Capital   Futures Contracts       10,560,190         (3,353,314 )       7,206,876                 —         (7,206,876 )               —  
CitiBank   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts       10,598,667         (10,598,667 )               —                 —                 —                 —  
    Total Return Swap Contracts       7,255,634         (7,255,634 )               —                 —                 —                 —  
    Total CitiBank       17,854,301         (17,854,301 )               —                 —                 —                 —  
Credit Suisse   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts       10,586,580         (10,586,580 )               —                 —                 —                 —  
Deutsche Bank   Total Return Basket Swaps Contracts       5,927,169                      
    Total Return Swap Contracts       1,564,603                                                    
    Total Deutsche Bank       7,491,772         (7,491,772 )               —                 —                 —                 —  
Goldman Sachs   Futures Contracts       401,836         (401,836 )               —                 —                 —                 —  
J.P. Morgan   Futures Contracts       5,033,730         (3,217,660 )       1,816,070                 —         (1,816,070 )               —  
  Total Return Basket Swap Contracts       1,054,343         (1,054,343 )               —                 —                 —                 —  
    Written Options       239,581                 —         239,581         (239,581 )               —                 —  
    Total J.P. Morgan       6,327,654         (4,272,003 )       2,055,651         (239,581 )       (1,816,070 )               —  
Merrill Lynch   Total Return Swap Contracts       429,457         (429,457 )               —                 —                 —                 —  
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC  

Total Return Swap Contracts

      2,734,607         (400,061 )       2,334,546                 —         (2,334,546 )               —  
Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.  

Total Return Basket Swaps Contracts

      712,915         (712,915 )               —                 —                 —                 —  
The Royal Bank of Scotland  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

      5,226         (5,226 )               —                 —                 —                 —  
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement       59,189,006         (47,591,933 )       11,597,073         (239,581 )       (11,357,492 )               —  

 

(a) Per GAAP disclosure requirements, the table above does not include the additional collateral received from the counterparty. Total additional collateral received was $566,037.
(b) Per GAAP disclosure requirements, the table above does not include the additional collateral pledged to the counterparty. Total additional collateral pledged was $390,540,379.

 

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323


Notes to Financial Statements     December 31, 2014   

AQR RISK BALANCED COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND

 

           
 
 
GROSS AMOUNTS NOT
OFFSET IN THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
  
  
  
 
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE    
 
 
 
GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
ASSETS
  
  
  
  
   
 
 
 
 
 
GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
  
  
  
  
  
  
   
 
 
 
 
 
NET AMOUNTS
OF ASSETS
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
  
  
  
  
  
  
   
 
FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
  
  
   
 
COLLATERAL
RECEIVED
  
  
   
 
NET
AMOUNT
  
  
Barclays Capital   Total Return Swap Contracts   $ 308,031      $ (308,031   $      $         —      $      $         —   
CitiBank   Total Return Swap Contracts     7,020,971        (7,020,971                            
Deutsche Bank   Total Return Swap Contracts     1,007,100        (1,007,100                            
J.P. Morgan   Futures Contracts     1,417,298        (1,417,298                            
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting agreement or similar arrangement     9,753,400        (9,753,400                            
             
           
 
 
GROSS AMOUNTS NOT
OFFSET IN THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
  
  
  
 
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE    
 
 
 
GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
LIABILITIES
  
  
  
  
   
 
 
 
 
 
GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
  
  
  
  
  
  
   
 
 
 
 
 
NET AMOUNTS
OF LIABILITIES
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
  
  
  
  
  
  
   
 
FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
  
  
   
 
COLLATERAL
PLEDGED (a
  
   
 
NET
AMOUNT
  
  
Barclays Capital   Total Return Swap Contracts   $ 458,035      $ (308,031   $ 150,004      $      $ (150,004   $   
CitiBank   Total Return Swap Contracts     11,750,748        (7,020,971     4,729,777               (4,729,777       
Deutsche Bank   Total Return Swap Contracts     1,488,862        (1,007,100     481,762               (481,762       
Goldman Sachs   Futures Contracts     451,428               451,428               (451,428       
J.P. Morgan   Futures Contracts     1,688,041        (1,417,298     270,743               (270,743       
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting agreement or similar arrangement     15,837,114        (9,753,400     6,083,714               (6,083,714       

 

(a) Per GAAP disclosure requirements, the table above does not include the additional collateral pledged to the counterparty. Total additional collateral pledged was $3,514,196.

 

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324


Notes to Financial Statements     December 31, 2014   

AQR RISK PARITY FUND

 

           
 
 
GROSS AMOUNTS NOT
OFFSET IN THE STATEMENT OF
ASSETS & LIABILITIES
  
  
  
 
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE    
 
 
 
GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
ASSETS
  
  
  
  
   
 
 
 
 
 
GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
  
  
  
  
  
  
   
 
 
 
 
 
NET AMOUNTS
OF ASSETS
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
  
  
  
  
  
  
   
 
FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
  
  
   
 
COLLATERAL
RECEIVED
  
  
   
 
NET
AMOUNT
  
  
Bank of America   Total Return Swap Contracts   $ 6,444,826      $      $ 6,444,826      $      $ (5,500,000   $ 944,826   
Barclays Capital   Futures Contracts     5,042,414        (510,201     4,532,213                      4,532,213   
    Total Return Swap Contracts     72,433        (72,433                            
    Total Barclays Capital     5,114,847        (582,634     4,532,213                      4,532,213   
CitiBank   Credit Default Swap Contracts     16,646,274        (2,030,060     14,616,214         
  Exchange Traded Interest Rate Swap Contracts     2,112,841        (198,690     1,914,151         
    OTC Interest Rate Swap Contracts     4,911,021        (2,075,531     2,835,490                           
    Total Credit Default and Interest Rate Swap Contracts     23,670,136        (4,304,281     19,365,855                      19,365,855   
  Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts     2,289,268        (2,289,268                            
    Total Return Swap Contracts     9,455,444        (9,455,444                            
    Total CitiBank     35,414,848        (16,048,993     19,365,855                      19,365,855   
Credit Suisse   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts     2,386,786        (2,386,786                            
Deutsche Bank   Total Return Swap Contracts     1,260,715        (1,260,715                            
Goldman Sachs   Futures Contracts     3,296        (3,296                            
    Total Return Swap Contracts     32,529               32,529                      32,529   
    Total Goldman Sachs     35,825        (3,296     32,529                      32,529   
J.P. Morgan   Futures Contracts     302,362               302,362                      302,362   
Merrill Lynch   Total Return Swap Contracts     9,374,619        (9,374,619                            
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Total Return Swap Contracts     514,764               514,764                      514,764   
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting agreement or similar arrangement     60,849,592        (29,657,043     31,192,549               (5,500,000     25,692,549   
             

 

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325


Notes to Financial Statements     December 31, 2014   

AQR RISK PARITY FUND (Continued)

 

           
 
 
GROSS AMOUNTS NOT
OFFSET IN THE STATEMENT OF
ASSETS & LIABILITIES
  
  
  
 
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE    
 
 
 
GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
LIABILITIES
  
  
  
  
   
 
 
 
 
 
GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
  
  
  
 
  
  
   
 
 
 
 
 
NET AMOUNTS
OF LIABILITIES
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
 
  
  
  
  
  
   
 
FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
  
  
   
 
COLLATERAL
PLEDGED
  
 (a) 
   
 
NET
AMOUNT
  
  
Barclays Capital   Futures Contracts   $ 510,201      $ (510,201   $      $      $      $   
    Total Return Swap Contracts     176,708        (72,433     104,275               (104,275       
    Total Barclays Capital     686,909        (582,634     104,275               (104,275       
CitiBank   Credit Default Swap Contracts     2,030,060        (2,030,060        
  Exchange Traded Interest Rate Swap Contracts     198,690        (198,690        
    OTC Interest Rate Swap Contracts     2,075,531        (2,075,531                                
    Total Credit Default and Interest Rate Swap Contracts     4,304,281        (4,304,281                            
  Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts     3,196,820        (2,289,268     907,552               (800,000     107,552   
    Total Return Swap Contracts     18,825,759        (9,455,444     9,370,315               (9,370,315       
    Total CitiBank     26,326,860        (16,048,993     10,277,867               (10,170,315     107,552   
Credit Suisse   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts     3,362,780        (2,386,786     975,994               (975,994       
Deutsche Bank   Total Return Swap Contracts     4,309,045        (1,260,715     3,048,330               (3,048,330       
Goldman Sachs   Futures Contracts     26,918        (3,296     23,622               (23,622       
Merrill Lynch   Total Return Swap Contracts     17,330,480        (9,374,619     7,955,861               (7,955,861       
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting agreement or similar arrangement     52,042,992        (29,657,043     22,385,949               (22,278,397     107,552   

 

(a) Per GAAP disclosure requirements, the table above does not include the additional collateral pledged to the counterparty. Total additional collateral pledged was $24,534,103.

 

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326


Notes to Financial Statements     December 31, 2014   

AQR RISK PARITY II HV FUND

 

           
 
 
GROSS AMOUNTS NOT
OFFSET IN THE STATEMENT OF
ASSETS & LIABILITIES
  
  
  
 
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE    
 
 
 
GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
ASSETS
  
  
  
  
   
 
 
 
 
 
GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
  
  
  
  
  
  
   
 
 
 
 
 
NET AMOUNTS
OF ASSETS
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
  
  
  
  
  
  
   
 
FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
  
  
   
 
COLLATERAL
RECEIVED
  
  
   
 
NET
AMOUNT
  
  
Bank of America   Total Return Swap Contracts   $ 487,817      $      $ 487,817      $      $ (320,000   $ 167,817   
Barclays Capital   Futures Contracts     806,053        (80,870     725,183                      725,183   
CitiBank   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts     67,976        (2,249     65,727                      65,727   
    Total Return Swap Contracts     621,923        (621,923                            
    Total CitiBank     689,899        (624,172     65,727                      65,727   
Credit Suisse International  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

    79,916        (7,879     72,037                      72,037   
Deutsche Bank   Total Return Swap Contracts     787,134        (787,134                            
Goldman Sachs   Futures Contracts     18,730        (18,730                            
    Total Return Swap Contracts     89,284               89,284                      89,284   
    Total Goldman Sachs     108,014        (18,730     89,284                      89,284   
J.P. Morgan   Futures Contracts*     804,366        (330,767     473,599                      473,599   
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting agreement or similar arrangement     3,763,199        (1,849,552     1,913,647               (320,000     1,593,647   
             
           
 
 
GROSS AMOUNTS NOT
OFFSET IN THE STATEMENT OF
ASSETS & LIABILITIES
  
  
  
 
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE    
 
 
 
GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
LIABILITIES
  
  
  
  
   
 
 
 
 
 
GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
  
  
  
  
  
  
   
 
 
 
 
 
NET AMOUNTS
OF LIABILITIES
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
  
  
  
  
  
  
   
 
FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
  
  
   
 
COLLATERAL
PLEDGED
  
 (a) 
   
 
NET
AMOUNT
  
  
Barclays Capital   Futures Contracts   $ 80,870      $ (80,870   $      $      $      $   
    Total Return Swap Contracts     20,120               20,120                      20,120   
    Total Barclays Capital     100,990        (80,870     20,120                      20,120   
CitiBank   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts     2,249        (2,249                            
    Total Return Swap Contracts     1,388,940        (621,923     767,017               (767,017       
    Total CitBank     1,391,189        (624,172     767,017               (767,017       
Credit Suisse International  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

    7,879        (7,879                            
Deutsche Bank   Total Return Swap Contracts     2,144,586        (787,134     1,357,452               (1,357,452       
Goldman Sachs   Futures Contracts     148,157        (18,730     129,427               (129,427       
J.P. Morgan   Futures Contracts*     693,578        (330,767     362,811               (362,811       
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting agreement or similar arrangement     4,486,379        (1,849,552     2,636,827               (2,616,707     20,120   

 

* All or a portion held in respective Subsidiary.
(a) Per GAAP disclosure requirements, the table above does not include the additional collateral pledged to the counterparty. Total additional collateral pledged was $2,118,205.

 

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327


Notes to Financial Statements     December 31, 2014   

AQR RISK PARITY II MV FUND

 

           
 
 
GROSS AMOUNTS NOT
OFFSET IN THE STATEMENT OF
ASSETS & LIABILITIES
  
  
  
 
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE    
 
 
 
GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
ASSETS
  
  
  
  
   
 
 
 
 
 
GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
  
  
  
  
  
  
   
 
 
 
 
 
NET AMOUNTS
OF ASSETS
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
  
  
  
  
  
  
   
 
FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
  
  
   
 
COLLATERAL
RECEIVED
  
  
   
 
NET
AMOUNT
  
  
Bank of America   Total Return Swap Contracts   $ 464,798      $      $ 464,798      $      $ (320,000   $     144,798   
Barclays Capital   Futures Contracts     1,172,407        (126,349     1,046,058                      1,046,058   
CitiBank   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts     97,738        (1,171     96,567                      96,567   
    Total Return Swap Contracts     912,119        (912,119                                  —   
    Total CitiBank     1,009,857        (913,290     96,567                      96,567   
Credit Suisse   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts     110,578        (3,352     107,226               (10,000     97,226   
Deutsche Bank   Total Return Swap Contracts     1,075,933        (1,075,933                            
Goldman Sachs   Futures Contracts     16,504        (16,504                            
    Total Return Swap Contracts     132,543               132,543                      132,543   
    Total Goldman Sachs     149,047        (16,504     132,543                      132,543   
J.P. Morgan   Futures Contracts*     1,344,056        (484,059     859,997                      859,997   
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting agreement or similar arrangement     5,326,676        (2,619,487     2,707,189               (330,000     2,377,189   
             
           
 
 
GROSS AMOUNTS NOT
OFFSET IN THE STATEMENT OF
ASSETS & LIABILITIES
  
  
  
 
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE    
 
 
 
GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
LIABILITIES
  
  
  
  
   
 
 
 
 
 
GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
  
  
  
  
  
  
   
 
 
 
 
 
NET AMOUNTS
OF LIABILITIES
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
  
  
  
  
  
  
   
 
FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
  
  
   
 
COLLATERAL
PLEDGED
  
 (a) 
   
 
NET
AMOUNT
  
  
Barclays Capital   Futures Contracts   $ 126,349      $ (126,349   $      $      $      $   
    Total Return Swap Contracts     18,910               18,910                      18,910   
    Total Barclays Capital     145,259        (126,349     18,910                      18,910   
CitBank   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts     1,171        (1,171                            
    Total Return Swap Contracts     1,992,483        (912,119     1,080,364               (1,080,364       
    Total CitiBank     1,993,654        (913,290     1,080,364               (1,080,364       
Credit Suisse   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts     3,352        (3,352                            
Deutsche Bank   Total Return Swap Contracts     2,991,097        (1,075,933     1,915,164               (1,915,164       
Goldman Sachs   Futures Contracts     195,119        (16,504     178,615               (178,615       
J.P. Morgan   Futures Contracts*     1,041,356        (484,059     557,297               (557,297       
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting agreement or similar arrangement     6,369,837        (2,619,487     3,750,350               (3,731,440     18,910   

 

* All or a portion held in respective Subsidiary.
(a) Per GAAP disclosure requirements, the table above does not include the additional collateral pledged to the counterparty. Total additional collateral pledged was $3,211,579.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements     December 31, 2014   

AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND

 

           
 
 
GROSS AMOUNTS NOT
OFFSET IN THE STATEMENT OF
ASSETS & LIABILITIES
  
  
  
 
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE    
 
 
 
GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
ASSETS
  
  
  
  
   
 
 
 
 
 
GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
  
  
  
  
  
  
   
 
 
 
 
 
NET AMOUNTS
OF ASSETS
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
  
  
  
  
  
  
   
 
FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
  
  
   
 
COLLATERAL
RECEIVED
  
 (a) 
   
 
NET
AMOUNT
  
  
Bank of America   Total Return Swap Contracts   $ 1,047,157      $ (1,047,157   $      $      $      $   
Barclays Capital   Futures Contracts     3,038,315        (3,038,315                            
    Total Return Swap Contracts     2,330,900        (1,685,941     644,959                      644,959   
    Total Barclays Capital     5,369,215        (4,724,256     644,959                      644,959   
CitiBank   Total Return Swap Contracts     179,604        (29,583     150,021                      150,021   
Credit Suisse   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts     10,694,693        (8,231,939     2,462,754               (2,462,754       
Goldman Sachs   Futures Contracts     3,935,834        (1,697,552     2,238,282                      2,238,282   
  Total Return Basket Swaps Contracts     17,217,988             
    Total Return Swap Contracts     11,454                                           
    Total Swap Contracts     17,229,442        (956,496     16,272,946                      16,272,946   
    Total Goldman Sachs     21,165,276        (2,654,048     18,511,228                      18,511,228   
J.P. Morgan   Futures Contracts     1,076,101        (1,076,101                            
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement     39,532,046        (17,763,084     21,768,962               (2,462,754     19,306,208   
             
           
 
 
GROSS AMOUNTS NOT
OFFSET IN THE STATEMENT OF
ASSETS & LIABILITIES
  
  
  
 
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE    
 
 
 
GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
LIABILITIES
  
  
  
  
   
 
 
 
 
 
GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
  
  
  
  
  
  
   
 
 
 
 
 
NET AMOUNTS
OF LIABILITIES
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
  
  
  
  
  
  
   
 
FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
  
  
   
 
COLLATERAL
PLEDGED
  
 (b) 
   
 
NET
AMOUNT
  
  
Bank of America   Total Return Swap Contracts   $ 1,734,172      $ (1,047,157   $ 687,015      $      $ (687,015   $   
Barclays Capital   Futures Contracts     6,822,151        (3,038,315     3,783,836               (3,783,836       
    Total Return Swap Contracts     1,685,941        (1,685,941                            
    Total Barclays Capital     8,508,092        (4,724,256     3,783,836               (3,783,836       
CitiBank   Total Return Swap Contracts     29,583        (29,583                            
Credit Suisse   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts     8,231,939        (8,231,939                            
Goldman Sachs   Futures Contracts     1,697,552        (1,697,552                            
  Total Return Basket Swaps Contracts     913,449             
    Total Return Swap Contracts     43,047                                           
    Total Swap Contracts     956,496        (956,496                            
    Total Goldman Sachs     2,654,048        (2,654,048                            
J.P. Morgan   Futures Contracts     2,688,250        (1,076,101     1,612,149               (1,612,149       
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement     23,846,084        (17,763,084     6,083,000               (6,083,000       

 

(a) Per GAAP disclosure requirements, the table above does not include the additional collateral received from the counterparty. Total additional collateral received was $147,246.
(b) Per GAAP disclosure requirements, the table above does not include the additional collateral pledged to the counterparty. Total additional collateral pledged was $66,207,253.

 

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AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE LV FUND

 

           
 
 
GROSS AMOUNTS NOT
OFFSET IN THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
  
  
  
 
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE    
 
 
 
GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
ASSETS
  
  
  
  
   
 
 
 
 
 
GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
  
  
  
  
  
  
   
 
 
 
 
 
NET AMOUNTS
OF ASSETS
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
  
  
  
  
  
  
   
 
FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
  
  
   
 
COLLATERAL
RECEIVED
  
  
   
 
NET
AMOUNT
  
  
Bank of America   Total Return Swap Contracts   $ 157,272      $ (144,514   $ 12,758      $      $      $ 12,758   
Barclays Capital   Futures Contracts     118,973        (118,973                            
CitiBank   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts     208,381        (151,710     56,671                      56,671   
    Total Return Swaps Contracts     5,020        (4,236     784                      784   
    Total CitiBank     213,401        (155,946     57,455                      57,455   
Credit Suisse   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts     213,516        (173,994     39,522                      39,522   
Goldman Sachs   Futures Contracts     208,497        (71,350     137,147                      137,147   
  Total Return Swaps Contracts     171        (171             
    Total Return Basket Swaps Contracts     334,032               334,032                           
    Total Swap Contracts     334,203        (171     334,032                      334,032   
    Total Goldman Sachs     542,700        (71,521     471,179                      471,179   
J.P. Morgan   Futures Contracts     55,261        (55,261                            
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement     1,301,123        (720,209     580,914                      580,914   
             
           
 
 
GROSS AMOUNTS NOT
OFFSET IN THE STATEMENT OF
ASSETS & LIABILITIES
  
  
  
 
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE    
 
 
 
GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
LIABILITIES
  
  
  
  
   
 
 
 
 
 
GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
  
  
  
  
  
  
   
 
 
 
 
 
NET AMOUNTS
OF LIABILITIES
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
  
  
  
  
  
  
   
 
FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
  
  
   
 
COLLATERAL
PLEDGED
  
 (a) 
   
 
NET
AMOUNT
  
  
Bank of America   Total Return Swap Contracts   $ 144,514      $ (144,514   $      $      $      $   
Barclays Capital   Futures Contracts     199,224        (118,973     80,251               (80,251       
CitiBank   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts     151,710        (151,710                            
    Total Return Swaps Contracts     4,236        (4,236                            
    Total CitiBank     155,946        (155,946                            
Credit Suisse   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts     173,994        (173,994                            
Goldman Sachs   Futures Contracts     71,350        (71,350                            
    Total Return Swap Contracts     1,667        (171     1,496               (1,496       
    Total Goldman Sachs     73,017        (71,521     1,496               (1,496       
J.P. Morgan   Futures Contracts     241,737        (55,261     186,476               (186,476       
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement     988,432        (720,209     268,223               (268,223       

 

(a) Per GAAP disclosure requirements, the table above does not include the additional collateral pledged to the counterparty. Total additional collateral pledged was $5,540,365.

 

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For the period ended December 31, 2014, the quarterly average values of the derivatives held by the Funds were as follows:

Derivatives Volume Disclosure*

 

    AQR
DIVERSIFIED
ARBITRAGE
FUND
    AQR
EQUITY
MARKET
NEUTRAL
FUND
   

AQR

GLOBAL
MACRO

FUND

   

AQR

LONG-
SHORT
EQUITY
FUND

   

AQR

MANAGED
FUTURES
STRATEGY

FUND

   

AQR

MANAGED
FUTURES
STRATEGY

HV FUND

   

AQR

MULTI-
STRATEGY
ALTERNATIVE
FUND

    AQR RISK-
BALANCED
COMMODITIES
STRATEGY
FUND
 
Futures Contracts:   
Average Notional Balance Long   $      $ 305,876      $ 173,851,967      $ 10,387,451      $ 21,138,783,819      $ 678,067,455      $ 2,164,275,433      $ 25,077,194   
Average Notional Balance Short     835,496,848        497,415        283,641,581        492,356        9,677,118,438        226,741,616        2,456,928,343        16,828,883   
Ending Notional
Balance Long
           305,876        205,812,582        28,662,012        26,964,798,630        1,118,822,049        2,645,297,415        25,079,902   
Ending Notional Balance Short     711,968,742        497,415        255,584,292        1,402,702        3,711,117,912        145,758,202        1,691,204,744        17,801,582   
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts:                
Average Settlement Value Purchased     45,026,479        245,268        26,700,707        4,306,541        9,367,221,190        261,229,366        1,460,175,918          
Average Settlement Value Sold     133,464,293        431,987        30,619,762        162,916        11,260,748,815        335,937,959        1,733,178,898          
Ending Value Purchased     70,512,348        245,268        22,743,905        10,770,689        5,753,795,827        239,123,063        1,075,069,619          
Ending Value Sold     161,334,006        431,987        28,899,504               11,078,255,242        463,308,373        1,498,033,817          
Exchange-Traded Options:                
Average Number
of Contracts Written
    7,672                                           1,131          
Ending Number of
Contracts Written
    5,716                                           829          
Credit Default Swaps:                
Average Notional Balance—Buy Protection     312,318,750                                           35,012,500          
Average Notional Balance—Sell Protection     173,012,500                                           42,080,000          
Ending Notional Balance—Buy Protection     245,075,000                                                    
Ending Notional
Balance—Sell Protection
    25,525,000                                           55,875,000          
Total Return Swaps:   
Average Notional Balance Long                   10,805,505        433,969        4,399,529,769        158,593,588        783,320,558        184,062,946   
Average Notional Balance Short                   8,174,680               1,826,203,202        66,091,981        564,832,275        116,422,543   
Ending Notional
Balance Long
                  8,475,671        1,059,633        5,756,634,419        264,293,538        730,551,458        152,847,885   
Ending Notional Balance Short                   1,640,057               1,328,717,112        74,118,498        529,983,619        104,488,503   
Interest Rate-Related
Swaps (Interest Rate Swaps):
               
Average Notional Balance—Pays Fixed rate                   200,601,687                                      
Average Notional Balance—Receives Fixed rate                   198,218,084                                      
Ending Notional Balance—Pays Fixed Rate                   258,643,899                                      
Ending Notional
Balance—Receives Fixed Rate
                  233,657,442                                      
Total Return Basket Swaps:                
Average Notional of Underlying Positions—Long     950,612,800        8,284,847               37,479,604                      2,141,259,110          
Average Notional of Underlying
Positions—Short
    587,754,440        8,021,992               35,423,944                      1,668,320,613          
Ending Notional Balance—Long     1,064,338,931        8,284,847               94,956,533                      2,803,266,053          
Ending Notional
Balance—Short
    380,102,023        8,021,992               90,529,732                      2,233,589,398          

 

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AQR

RISK

PARITY

FUND

    

AQR

RISK

PARITY II

HV FUND

    

AQR

RISK

PARITY II

MV FUND

    

AQR

STYLE

PREMIA
ALTERNATIVE
FUND

    

AQR

STYLE
PREMIA
ALTERNATIVE

LV FUND

 
Futures Contracts:               
Average Notional Balance Long    $ 416,385,764       $ 71,522,369       $ 113,294,879       $ 2,300,944,773       $ 83,015,104   
Average Notional Balance Short      78,540,888         6,262,237         9,169,486         1,721,156,664         74,592,943   
Ending Notional Balance Long      195,490,152         76,553,537         136,536,419         1,916,841,449         98,912,361   
Ending Notional Balance Short              6,828,462         9,374,144         1,677,068,071         94,929,963   
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts:               
Average Settlement Value Purchased      278,864,253         1,223,168         1,834,181         394,236,751         13,725,959   
Average Settlement Value Sold      306,300,312         11,207,292         14,246,252         472,432,158         16,959,166   
Ending Value Purchased      257,638,401         586,199         568,617         388,380,718         19,248,212   
Ending Value Sold      294,249,496         9,907,750         13,884,379         441,944,524         21,943,083   
Credit Default Swaps:               
Average Notional Balance—Buy Protection      84,040,251                                   
Average Notional Balance—Sell Protection      698,554,629                                   
Ending Notional Balance—Buy Protection                                        
Ending Notional Balance—Sell Protection      524,389,921                                   
Total Return Swaps:               
Average Notional Balance Long      1,089,016,230         71,647,727         70,688,401         445,190,924         14,917,970   
Average Notional Balance Short      294,601,866         15,524,714         19,881,277         552,397,502         37,516,011   
Ending Notional Balance Long      967,858,677         81,897,168         92,857,806         234,701,689         14,907,735   
Ending Notional Balance Short      152,418,107         9,157,733         12,510,659         753,287,222         31,348,112   
Interest Rate-Related Swaps (Interest Rate Swaps):               
Average Notional Balance—Pays Fixed rate      259,193,071                                   
Average Notional Balance—Receives Fixed rate      536,634,340                                   
Ending Notional Balance—Pays Fixed Rate      121,387,677                                   
Ending Notional Balance—Receives Fixed Rate      356,493,151                                   
Total Return Basket Swaps:               
Average Notional of Underlying Positions—Long                              498,949,229         19,282,545   
Average Notional of Underlying Positions—Short                              400,958,968         15,439,953   
Ending Notional Balance—Long                              367,342,392         26,284,895   
Ending Notional Balance—Short                              300,230,265         21,262,801   

 

  * Values as of each quarter end are used to calculate the average represented.

9. Investment Advisory and Other Agreements

The Advisor serves as the investment advisor to each of the Funds pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement, dated December 4, 2008, as amended, entered into by the Trust, on behalf of the Funds (the “Advisory Agreement”). Under the Advisory Agreement, the Advisor furnishes a continuous investment program for each Fund’s portfolio, makes day-to-day investment decisions for the Funds, and manages the Funds’ investments in accordance with the stated policies of each Fund. The Advisor is also responsible for selecting brokers and dealers to execute purchase and sale orders for the portfolio transactions of each Fund, subject to its obligation to seek best execution. The Advisor provides persons satisfactory to the Funds’ Board of Trustees to serve as officers of the Funds. Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Funds pay the Advisor an Advisory fee calculated on the average daily net assets for each Fund, in the annual ratios below:

 

FUND      RATIO  

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

       1.00

AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund

       1.10   

AQR Global Macro Fund

       1.25   

AQR Long-Short Equity Fund

       1.10   

AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund

       1.05   

AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund

       1.45   

AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund

       1.80

AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund

       0.80 ** 

AQR Risk Parity Fund

       0.75 (a) 

AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund

       0.95 (b)*** 

AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund

       0.75 (c)**** 

AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund

       1.35   

AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund

       0.65   

 

(a) The AQR Risk Parity Fund Advisory Fee is based on the following two tier structure. The first tier charges 0.75% on the first $1 billion of net assets and the second tier charges 0.70% on net assets in excess of $1 billion.

 

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(b) The AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund Advisory Fee is based on the following three tier structure. The first tier charges 0.95% of the first $1 billion of net assets; the second tier charges 0.925% on net assets in excess of the $1 billion, up to $3 billion; and the third tier charges 0.90% on net assets in excess of $3 billion.
(c) The AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund Advisory Fee is based on the following three tier structure. The first tier charges 0.75% of the first $1 billion of net assets; the second tier charges 0.725% on net assets in excess of the $1 billion, up to $3 billion; and the third tier charges 0.70% on net assets in excess of $3 billion.

Prior to May 1, 2014, the following Funds paid the Advisor an Advisory fee calculated on the average daily net assets for each Fund in the annual ratios below:

 

* The AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund Advisory Fee was based on the following two tier structure. The first tier charges 1.85% on the first $1 billion of net assets and the second tier charges 1.80% on net assets in excess of $1 billion.
** The AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund Advisory Fee was based on the following three tier structure. The first tier charges 0.60% on the first $1 billion of net assets; the second tier charges 0.575% on net assets in excess of $1 billion, up to $3 billion; and the third tier charges 0.55% on net assets in excess of $3 billion.
*** The AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund Advisory Fee was based on the following three tier structure. The first tier charges 0.70% on the first $1 billion of net assets; the second tier charges 0.675% on net assets in excess of $1 billion, up to $3 billion; and the third tier charges 0.65% on net assets in excess of $3 billion.
**** The AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund Advisory Fee was based on the following three tier structure. The first tier charges 0.50% on the first $1 billion of net assets; the second tier charges 0.475% on net assets in excess of $1 billion, up to $3 billion; and the third tier charges 0.45% on net assets in excess of $3 billion.

The Trust and the Advisor have entered into a Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement Agreement (“Fee Waiver Agreement”) whereby the Advisor has agreed to waive its fee and/or reimburse each Fund at least through April 30, 2015 for Class I and N, respectively and at least through April 30, 2016 for Class R6, unless otherwise noted. Pursuant to the Fee Waiver Agreement the Advisor has agreed to waive and/or reimburse each Fund to the extent that the total annual fund operating expense ratios (including the consolidated expenses of the Subsidiaries), exclusive of interest, taxes, borrowing costs, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend and interest expense related to short sales, and extraordinary expenses exceed the following ratios:

 

FUND      CLASS I        CLASS N        CLASS R6  

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

       1.20        1.50        1.10

AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund*

       1.30           1.55           1.20   

AQR Global Macro Fund*

       1.45           1.70           1.35   

AQR Long-Short Equity Fund

       1.30           1.55           1.20   

AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund

       1.25           1.50           1.15   

AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund

       1.65           1.90           1.55   

AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund

       1.98           2.23           1.88   

AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund

       1.00           1.25           0.90   

AQR Risk Parity Fund

       0.95           1.20           0.85   

AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund

       1.15           1.40           1.05   

AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund

       0.95           1.20           0.85   

AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund

       1.50           1.75           1.40   

AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund*

       0.85           1.10           0.75   

 

  * This arrangement will continue at least through April 30, 2016 for Class I and Class N.

Prior to May 1, 2014, the Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement Agreement for the AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund was as follows:

 

FUND      CLASS I        CLASS N  

AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund

       1.05        1.30

For the period ended December 31, 2014 the Funds’ Advisor waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses for each of the Funds as follows:

 

     AQR
DIVERSIFIED
ARBITRAGE
FUND
    

AQR

EQUITY
MARKET
NEUTRAL
FUND

    

AQR

GLOBAL

MACRO

FUND

    

AQR
LONG-SHORT
EQUITY

FUND

 

Waivers and reimbursements:

           

Investment advisory fees and shareholder servicing fees waived

   $       $ 13,879       $ 161,785       $ 153,419   

Expense reimbursements

     6,760         61,719         57,012         44,316   

Total

   $ 6,760       $ 75,598       $ 218,797       $ 197,735   

 

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Notes to Financial Statements     December 31, 2014   
     AQR
MANAGED
FUTURES
STRATEGY
FUND
     AQR
MANAGED
FUTURES
STRATEGY
HV FUND
    

AQR

MULTI-

STRATEGY
ALTERNATIVE
FUND

    

AQR RISK-

BALANCED
COMMODITIES
STRATEGY
FUND

        

Waivers and reimbursements:

              

Investment advisory fees and shareholder servicing fees waived

   $       $ 139,076       $ 204,175       $ 173,437      

Expense reimbursements

     13,511         6,990         29,620         75            

Total

   $ 13,511       $ 146,066       $ 233,795       $ 173,512            
              
    

AQR

RISK

PARITY
FUND

    

AQR

RISK
PARITY II

HV FUND

    

AQR

RISK
PARITY II

MV FUND

    

AQR

STYLE

PREMIA
ALTERNATIVE
FUND

    

AQR

STYLE

PREMIA
ALTERNATIVE
LV FUND

 

Waivers and reimbursements:

              

Investment advisory fees and shareholder servicing fees waived

   $       $ 156,904       $ 142,419       $       $ 56,880   

Expense reimbursements

     1         14         4         27,257         81,432   

Total

   $ 1       $ 156,918       $ 142,423       $ 27,257       $ 138,312   

The Trust, in turn, agreed that the Funds will repay the fee waiver/expense reimbursement to the Advisor. Such repayment shall be made only out of the class of the Fund for which the applicable fee waiver and expense reimbursement was made. Repayments with respect to a Fund must be limited to amounts that do not cause the aggregate operating expenses of the Fund attributable to a share class during a year in which such repayment is made to exceed the applicable ratios when the waiver was generated. A repayment shall be payable only to the extent it can be made during the thirty-six months following the applicable period during which the Advisor waived fees or reimbursed the applicable Fund for its operating expenses under the Agreement.

For the period ended December 31, 2014, the amounts waived and reimbursed by the Advisor, as well as the amounts available for potential future recoupment by the Advisor and the expiration schedule at December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

    FEES WAIVED/
REIMBURSED
FOR THE
PERIOD ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    TOTAL
POTENTIAL
RECOUPMENT
AMOUNT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
   

POTENTIAL RECOUPMENT

AMOUNTS EXPIRING

DECEMBER 31,

 
        2015     2016     2017  

AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND

                                       

Class I

  $ 6,759     $ 234,349     $ 227,590     $  —     $ 6,759  

Class N

                             

Class R6

    1       1                   1  

Totals

  $ 6,760     $ 234,350     $ 227,590     $  —     $ 6,760  

AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND

                                       

Class I

  $ 17,217     $ 17,217     $  —     $  —     $ 17,217  

Class N

    14,929       14,929                   14,929  

Class R6

    43,452       43,452                   43,452  

Totals

  $ 75,598     $ 75,598     $  —     $  —     $ 75,598  

AQR GLOBAL MACRO FUND

                                       

Class I

  $ 211,421     $ 211,421     $  —     $  —     $ 211,421  

Class N

    7,011       7,011                   7,011  

Class R6

    365        365                    365   

Totals

  $ 218,797      $ 218,797      $  —     $  —     $ 218,797   

AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND

                                       

Class I

  $ 173,277     $ 254,930     $  —     $ 81,653     $ 173,277  

Class N

    24,081       45,862             21,781       24,081  

Class R6

    377       377                   377  

Totals

  $ 197,735     $ 301,169     $  —     $ 103,434     $ 197,735  

 

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Notes to Financial Statements     December 31, 2014   
    FEES WAIVED/
REIMBURSED
FOR THE
PERIOD ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    TOTAL
POTENTIAL
RECOUPMENT
AMOUNT
DECEMBER 31,
2014
   

POTENTIAL RECOUPMENT

AMOUNTS EXPIRING

DECEMBER 31,

 
        2015     2016     2017  

AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

                                       

Class I

  $  —     $  —     $  —     $  —     $  

Class N

    13,507       93,165       77,598       2,060       13,507  

Class R6

    4       4                   4  

Totals

  $ 13,511     $ 93,169     $ 77,598     $ 2,060     $ 13,511  

AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY HV FUND

  

                               

Class I

  $ 132,064     $ 312,434     $  —     $ 180,370     $ 132,064  

Class N

    13,815       30,524             16,709       13,815  

Class R6

    187       187                   187  

Totals

  $ 146,066     $ 343,145     $  —     $ 197,079     $ 146,066  

AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND

  

                               

Class I

  $  193,951     $  907,879     $  449,951     $  263,977     $  193,951  

Class N

    39,755       135,122       55,557       39,810       39,755  

Class R6

    89       89                   89  

Totals

  $ 233,795     $ 1,043,090     $ 505,508     $ 303,787     $ 233,795  

AQR RISK-BALANCED COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND

  

                               

Class I

  $ 146,283     $ 478,477     $ 181,810     $ 150,384     $ 146,283  

Class N

    26,863       63,558       19,100       17,595       26,863  

Class R6

    366       366                   366  

Totals

  $ 173,512     $ 542,401     $ 200,910     $ 167,979     $ 173,512  

AQR RISK PARITY FUND

                                       

Class I

  $  —     $  —     $  —     $  —     $  

Class N

          34,933       34,933              

Class R6

    1       1                   1  

Totals

  $ 1     $ 34,934     $ 34,933     $  —     $ 1  

AQR RISK PARITY II HV FUND

                                       

Class I

  $ 118,124     $ 339,455     $ 79,653     $ 141,678     $ 118,124  

Class N

    38,672       170,687       36,272       95,743       38,672  

Class R6

    122       122                   122  

Totals

  $ 156,918     $ 510,264     $ 115,925     $ 237,421     $ 156,918  

AQR RISK PARITY II MV FUND

                                       

Class I

  $ 126,164     $ 359,355     $ 102,338     $ 130,853     $ 126,164  

Class N

    16,202       88,162       13,557       58,403       16,202  

Class R6

    57       57                   57  

Totals

  $ 142,423     $ 447,574     $ 115,895     $ 189,256     $ 142,423  

AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND

                                       

Class I

  $  —     $ 111,025     $  —     $ 111,025     $  

Class N

    23,532       33,204             9,672       23,532  

Class R6

    3,725       3,725                   3,725  

Totals

  $ 27,257     $ 147,954     $  —     $ 120,697     $ 27,257  

AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE LV FUND

  

                               

Class I

  $ 12,440     $ 12,440     $  —     $  —     $ 12,440  

Class N

    12,768       12,768                   12,768  

Class R6

    113,104       113,104                   113,104  

Totals

  $ 138,312     $ 138,312     $  —     $  —     $ 138,312  

 

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Notes to Financial Statements     December 31, 2014   

During the period ended December 31, 2014, the Funds recouped amounts as follows:

 

FUND      CLASS I        CLASS N  

AQR Risk Parity Fund

     $         $ 15,985   

AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund

       4,579             

Pursuant to the Sub-Advisory Agreements between the Sub-Advisor, the Advisor and the Trust, the Advisor will pay the Sub-Advisor an annual fee, payable monthly, at the annual rate of 1.00% and 0.35% of the average daily nets assets for the AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund and AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund, respectively.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A, serves as the Funds’ Administrator, Accounting Agent and Custodian.

State Street Bank and Trust Company, together with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., serve as Custodian of the AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund, the AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund, the AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund and the AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund.

ALPS Fund Services, Inc. serves as the Funds’ Transfer Agent, and ALPS Distributors, Inc. serves as the Funds’ Distributor.

During the period ended December 31, 2014, the Advisor contributed $2,459, $194,737, $1,630, $4,644 and $2,937 into the AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund, the AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund, the AQR Risk Parity Fund, the AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund and the Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund, respectively for losses incurred due to trade processing errors. The impact of the Advisor’s contributions on the Funds’ total return was immaterial. These amounts have been included in capital transactions in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

10. Distribution Plan

The Trust has adopted a Plan of Distribution (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Class N shares of the Funds, as applicable. The Plan allows for the payment of services related to the distribution and servicing of these shares at a rate of up to 0.25% per annum of the average daily net asset value of the Class N shares of the Funds, as applicable.

11. Shareholder Servicing Agreements

Prior to May 1, 2014, pursuant to a Shareholder Services Agreement between the Trust (excluding the AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund, AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund, AQR Global Macro Fund, AQR Long-Short Equity Fund, AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund, AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund, AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund, AQR Risk Parity Fund, AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund and AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund) and the Advisor, the Advisor provided certain administrative and/or support services to the Funds and their shareholders. These services included, among others, providing shareholders with analysis and explanations of Fund reports, information about shareholder positions in Fund shares, as well as assisting in the distribution of shareholder communications, such as proxy solicitation materials, shareholder reports and annual reports. Under this agreement the Advisor received an annual fee, payable monthly, calculated on the average daily net assets of each Class at the following rates:

 

FUND      CLASS I        CLASS N  

AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund

       0.25        0.25

AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund

       0.25           0.25   

AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund

       0.25           0.25   

Fees incurred by the Funds under the Plan and/or the Shareholder Services Agreement for the period ended December 31, 2014, were as follows:

 

FUND      CLASS I        CLASS N  

AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund

     $ 25,097         $ 3,443   

AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund

       22,288           7,985   

AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund

       35,487           7,119   

Effective May 1, 2014, the AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy, the AQR Risk Parity II HV, and the AQR Risk Parity II MV Funds’ contractual advisory fee and shareholder servicing fee were bundled into one contractual advisory fee.

12. Principal Risks and Concentrations

In the normal course of business the Funds trade financial instruments and enter into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market (market risk). A Fund’s investments in financial derivatives and other financial instruments may expose the Fund to various elements of market risks which include interest rate, foreign currency, equity and commodity risks.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements     December 31, 2014   

Interest rate risk is the risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of changes in interest rates. Convertible securities and non-convertible income producing securities are subject to certain risks, including (i) if interest rates go up, the value of convertible securities and non-convertible income-producing securities in the Funds’ portfolio generally will decline; (ii) during periods of declining interest rates, the issuer of a security may exercise its option to prepay principal earlier than scheduled, forcing the Funds to reinvest in lower yielding securities (call or prepayment risk); and (iii) during periods of rising interest rates, the average life of certain types of securities may be extended because of slower than expected principal payments (extension risk).

Currency risk arises from the possibility that fluctuations in foreign exchange rates will affect the value of cash balances held in foreign currencies and non-U.S. denominated financial instruments. In addition, the Funds’ use of forward foreign currency exchange contracts may expose them to the risk that the value of the foreign currency changes unfavorably relative to the U.S. dollar. Currency rates in foreign countries may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons.

The market values of equities, such as common stocks and preferred securities or equity related investments such as futures and options, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries. The Funds may invest in illiquid investments and may experience difficulty in selling those investments in a timely manner at the price that it believes the investments are worth. Prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to company, market or economic news. Markets also tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling prices. This volatility may cause the Fund’s net asset value to experience significant increases or decreases over short periods of time. If there is a general decline in the securities and other markets, the net asset value of a Fund may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which the Fund invests.

Exposure to the commodities markets may subject a Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The value of commodity-linked derivative investments and exchange traded notes may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity.

In addition to market risk, the Funds may be exposed to the risk that one or more securities in the Funds’ portfolio will decline in price, or fail to pay interest or principal when due, because the issuer of the security experiences a decline in its financial status (credit risk). Credit risk is measured by the loss a Fund would record if the major financial institution or other counterparties failed to perform pursuant to terms of their obligations. Certain Funds may primarily maintain cash balances at one or several major financial institutions that may exceed federally insured limits and as such each of the Funds have credit risk associated with such financial institutions. In general, lower rated securities carry a greater degree of risk that the issuer will lose its ability to make interest and principal payments, which could have a negative impact on the Funds’ net asset value or dividends. The Funds minimize credit risk by monitoring credit exposure and collateral values, and by requiring additional collateral to be promptly deposited with or returned to each of the Funds when deemed necessary.

Similar to credit risk, a Fund may be exposed to counterparty risk, or the risk that an institution or other entity with which the Fund has unsettled or open transactions will default. Financial assets, which potentially expose a Fund to counterparty risk, consist principally of cash due from counterparties and investments. By using derivative instruments, the Funds may be exposed to the risk that derivative counterparties may not perform in accordance with the contractual provisions offset by the value of any collateral received. The Funds’ exposure to credit risk associated with counterparty non-performance is limited to the unrealized gains inherent in such transactions that are recognized in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The counterparties to the Funds’ derivative investments may include affiliates of the Funds’ clearing brokers and other major financial institutions. While the Funds use multiple clearing brokers and counterparties, a concentration of credit risk may exist because of balances held and transactions with a limited number of clearing brokers and counterparties. The Funds minimize counterparty credit risk through credit limits and approvals, credit monitoring procedures, executing master netting arrangements and managing margin and collateral requirements, as appropriate.

In the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into agreements with certain counterparties for OTC derivative transactions. A number of each Fund’s derivative agreements contain provisions that require each Fund to maintain a predetermined level of net assets, and/or provide limits regarding the decline of a Fund’s net asset value over specified time periods. If a Fund was to violate such provisions, the counterparties to the derivative instruments could request immediate payment or demand immediate collateralization on derivative instruments in net liability positions. If such events are not cured by the Fund or waived by the counterparties, they may decide to curtail or limit extension of credit, and the Fund may be forced to unwind its derivative positions which may result in material losses.

The Funds, at times, utilize substantial leverage in their investment program. Such leverage may take the form of trading on margin, investing in derivative instruments that are inherently leveraged, entering into reverse repurchase transactions and entering into other forms of direct and indirect borrowings. There is no guarantee that the Funds’ borrowing arrangement or other arrangements for obtaining leverage will continue to be available, or if available, will be available on terms and conditions acceptable to the Funds. Unfavorable economic conditions also could increase funding costs, limit access to the capital markets or result in a decision by lenders not to extend credit to the Funds. In addition, a decline in market value of the Funds’ assets may have particular adverse consequences in instances where they have borrowed money based on the market value of those assets. A decrease in market value of those assets may result in the lender (including derivative counterparties) requiring the Funds to post additional collateral or otherwise sell assets at a time when it may not be in the Funds’ best interest to do so.

The Advisor relies heavily on quantitative models and information and data supplied by third parties. When models and data prove to be incorrect or incomplete, any decisions made in reliance thereon may expose the Fund to potential risks. Such models may produce unexpected results, which can result in losses for a Fund.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements     December 31, 2014   

Periodically, the Funds may be a party to legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. The Funds are currently not subject to any actions that either individually or in the aggregate are expected to have a material impact on their results of operations, cash flows or financial condition.

13. Line of Credit

Effective February 28, 2014 and terminating on February 27, 2015, the Trust had renewed a committed $200,000,000 syndicated line of credit (the “Agreement”) with Bank of America, N.A., as the Administrative Agent. Borrowing, if any, under this arrangement bears, as incurred, interest at the sum of (a) 1.0% per annum plus (b) the higher of (i) the Federal Funds Rate or (ii) the Eurodollar Rate, which was paid monthly. For the fiscal period ended December 31, 2014, the maximum loan amount outstanding per Fund was the lesser of an amount which did not exceed the borrowing limits set forth in the Funds’ Prospectus and/or Registration Statement and did not cause the asset coverage ratio for any borrowings by a Fund to drop below the required amount under the Agreement (300-500% depending on the Fund). The Agreement is subject to an annual commitment fee which is payable in arrears on a quarterly basis. In the event of a draw upon the line of credit, liquid assets of the borrowing Fund may be designated as collateral until its loan is repaid in full. Funds with less than $25,000,000 in assets are ineligible to draw upon the line of credit. Prior to February 28, 2014, the line of credit available was $175,000,000, subject to substantially similar terms. The Funds did not have any outstanding borrowings under this agreement for the period ended December 31, 2014.

14. Principal Ownership

As of December 31, 2014, the Funds had individual shareholder accounts owning more than 5% of the total shares outstanding of the Fund as follows:

 

FUND      NUMBER OF
SHAREHOLDERS
       TOTAL
PERCENTAGE
INTEREST
HELD
 

AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund*

       2           86.61

AQR Global Macro Fund*

       2           60.82

AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund

       2           14.63

AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund

       1           7.26

AQR Risk Parity Fund

       1           16.47

AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund*

       2           37.03

AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund

       2           45.42

AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund*

       1           42.67

 

  * The percentage shown is owned by the Advisor and/or affiliates.

Significant shareholder transactions by these shareholders, if any, may impact the Funds’ Performance.

15. Redemption in Kind

On July 25, 2014, one shareholder redeemed their investment in the AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund. The redemption represented 70.1% of the Fund’s net assets and was paid partially in cash and in-kind. The amount of redemption proceeds paid in-kind was $52,771,157. The realized gain (loss) associated with the portion redeemed in-kind was $19,331,459.

16. New Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU), ASU No. 2014-11, Balance Sheet (Topic) 860: Repurchase-to-Maturity Transactions, Repurchase Financings, and Disclosures (“ASU 2014-11”), which improves the existing accounting and disclosure guidance on repurchase agreements and other transactions involving a transfer and a forward agreement to repurchase the transferred assets at a fixed price from the transferee to address application issues and changes in the marketplace and to ensure that investors obtain useful information about these transactions. The Funds are required to apply ASU 2014-11 for annual reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2014, and interim periods within those periods. Management has evaluated the impact and does not believe the adoption will have a material impact on the Funds’ financial statements.

In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-02, Consolidation (Topic) 810: Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis, affecting reporting entities that are required to evaluate whether they should consolidate certain legal entities. Management is currently assessing the impact of ASU No. 2015-02.

17. Subsequent Events

The Funds have evaluated subsequent events through the date of issuance of this report and have determined that there are no material events that would require accrual or disclosure.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of AQR Funds:

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, and the related statements of operations, of changes in net assets and of cash flows and the financial highlights as well as the accompanying consolidated statements of assets and liabilities, including the consolidated schedules of investments, and the related consolidated statements of operations, of changes in net assets and of cash flows and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the thirteen portfolios that are included in AQR Funds (as listed in Note 1 to the financial statements and collectively referred to as the “Funds”) at December 31, 2014, and the results of each of their operations, the changes in each of their net assets, the cash flows of AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund, AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund, AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund, AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund, AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund, AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2014 by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and transfer agents and the application of alternative procedures where confirmation of securities purchased had not been received, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York

February 27, 2015

 

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Other Federal Tax Information (Unaudited)    

For the period ended December 31, 2014, certain dividends paid by the Funds may be subject to a maximum tax of 20% provided for by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. The Funds intend to designate the maximum allowable as taxed at the 20% rate. The following represents the percentage of ordinary income distributions treated as qualifying dividends:

 

FUND    PERCENTAGE  
AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund      59.36
AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund      1.59
AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund      1.71
AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund      13.46
AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund      18.13

For the taxable period ended December 31, 2014, the following percentages of income dividends paid by the Fund qualify for the 70% dividends received deductions available to corporations:

 

FUND    PERCENTAGE  
AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund      50.13
AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund      20.93

The Funds designate the following amounts, or the maximum allowable under the Internal Revenue Code, as long term capital gains distributions qualifying for the maximum 20% income tax rate for individuals:

 

FUND    TOTAL  
AQR Global Macro Fund    $ 65,718   
AQR Long-Short Equity Fund      158,787   
AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund      194,482,633   
AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund      3,010,679   
AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund      398,487   
AQR Risk Parity Fund      15,092,700   
AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund      2,288,332   
AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund      3,529,309   
AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund      5,032,183   
AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund      69,820   

 

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Fund Expense Examples (Unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Trust, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period as indicated below.

Actual Expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid for the Period Ending 6/30/14” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. Each Fund will indirectly bear its pro rata share of the expenses incurred by the underlying investments in which the Fund invests. These expenses are not included in the table.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed annual rate of return of 5% before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in a Fund and other funds by comparing this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. The Fund will indirectly bear its pro rata share of the expenses incurred by the underlying investments in which the Fund invests. These expenses are not included in the table.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the hypothetical example is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     BEGINNING
ACCOUNT
DATE
VALUE
     ENDING
ACCOUNT
VALUE
12/31/14
     ANNUALIZED
EXPENSE
RATIO FOR
THE PERIOD
     EXPENSES
PAID FOR THE
PERIOD
ENDING
12/31/14
 

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

           

Class I

           

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $936.30         2.16      $10.54   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,014.32         2.16      $10.97   

Class N

           

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $934.50         2.41      $11.75   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,013.06         2.41      $12.23   

Class R6 (1)

           

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $940.10         1.94      $6.19 (a) 

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,015.43         1.94      $9.86   

AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund (2)

           

Class I

           

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $1,059.30         1.63      $3.91 (b) 

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,016.99         1.63      $8.29   

Class N

           

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $1,058.80         1.88      $4.51 (b) 

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,015.73         1.88      $9.55   

Class R6

           

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $1,059.50         1.53      $3.67 (b) 

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,017.49         1.53      $7.78   

 

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Fund Expense Examples (Unaudited)
     BEGINNING
ACCOUNT
DATE
VALUE
     ENDING
ACCOUNT
VALUE
12/31/14
     ANNUALIZED
EXPENSE
RATIO FOR
THE PERIOD
     EXPENSES
PAID FOR THE
PERIOD
ENDING
12/31/14
 

AQR Global Macro Fund

           

Class I

           

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $1,031.90         1.45      $7.43   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,017.90         1.45      $7.38   

Class N

           

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $1,029.90         1.71      $8.75   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,016.59         1.71      $8.69   

Class R6 (1)

           

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $1,024.50         1.31      $4.36 (a) 

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,018.60         1.31      $6.67   

AQR Long-Short Equity Fund

           

Class I

           

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $1,096.40         1.29      $6.82   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,018.70         1.29      $6.56   

Class N

           

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $1,095.00         1.55      $8.18   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,017.39         1.55      $7.88   

Class R6 (1)

           

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $1,061.90         1.20      $4.07 (a) 

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,019.16         1.20      $6.11   

AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund

           

Class I

           

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $1,157.00         1.24      $6.74   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,018.95         1.24      $6.31   

Class N

           

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $1,154.90         1.50      $8.15   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,017.64         1.50      $7.63   

Class R6 (1)

           

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $1,129.90         1.15      $4.03 (a) 

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,019.41         1.15      $5.85   

AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund

           

Class I

           

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $1,242.30         1.65      $9.33   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,016.89         1.65      $8.39   

Class N

           

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $1,240.20         1.90      $10.73   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,015.63         1.90      $9.65   

Class R6 (1)

           

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $1,199.40         1.55      $5.60 (a) 

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,017.39         1.55      $7.88   

AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund

           

Class I

           

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $1,077.50         3.28      $17.18   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,008.67         3.28      $16.61   

Class N

           

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $1,075.80         3.58      $18.73   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,007.16         3.58      $18.11   

Class R6 (1)

           

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $1,061.90         3.14      $10.64 (a) 

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,009.38         3.14      $15.90   

 

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Fund Expense Examples (Unaudited)
     BEGINNING
ACCOUNT
DATE
VALUE
     ENDING
ACCOUNT
VALUE
12/31/14
     ANNUALIZED
EXPENSE
RATIO FOR
THE PERIOD
     EXPENSES
PAID FOR THE
PERIOD
ENDING
12/31/14
 

AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund

           

Class I

           

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $735.50         1.00      $4.37   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,020.16         1.00      $5.09   

Class N

           

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $734.40         1.25      $5.46   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,018.90         1.25      $6.36   

Class R6 (1)

           

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $812.80         0.90      $2.68 (a) 

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,020.67         0.90      $4.58   

AQR Risk Parity Fund

           

Class I

           

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $965.50         0.90      $4.46   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,020.67         0.90      $4.58   

Class N

           

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $963.00         1.20      $5.94   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,019.16         1.20      $6.11   

Class R6 (1)

           

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $960.40         0.85      $2.74 (a) 

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,020.92         0.85      $4.33   

AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund

           

Class I

           

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $950.70         1.19      $5.85   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,019.21         1.19      $6.06   

Class N

           

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $950.40         1.44      $7.08   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,017.95         1.44      $7.32   

Class R6 (1)

           

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $949.00         1.08      $3.46 (a) 

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,019.76         1.08      $5.50   

AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund

           

Class I

           

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $967.60         0.95      $4.71   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,020.42         0.95      $4.84   

Class N

           

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $966.80         1.20      $5.95   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,019.16         1.20      $6.11   

Class R6 (1)

           

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $965.60         0.85      $2.75 (a) 

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,020.92         0.85      $4.33   

AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund

           

Class I

           

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $1,094.70         1.96      $10.35   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,015.32         1.96      $9.96   

Class N

           

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $1,093.60         2.51      $13.25   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,012.55         2.51      $12.73   

Class R6 (1)

           

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $1,076.70         2.46      $8.40 (a) 

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,012.80         2.46      $12.48   

 

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Fund Expense Examples (Unaudited)
     BEGINNING
ACCOUNT
DATE
VALUE
     ENDING
ACCOUNT
VALUE
12/31/14
     ANNUALIZED
EXPENSE
RATIO FOR
THE PERIOD
     EXPENSES
PAID FOR THE
PERIOD
ENDING
12/31/14
 

AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund (3)

           

Class I

           

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $1,030.70         1.01      $2.95 (c) 

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,020.11         1.01      $5.14   

Class N

           

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $1,029.40         1.32      $3.85 (c) 

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,018.55         1.32      $6.72   

Class R6

           

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $1,029.80         1.00      $2.92 (c) 

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,020.16         1.00      $5.09   

 

  Expenses are calculated using each Class’ annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period unless stated otherwise).

 

(1) Commencement of offering of shares was September 2, 2014.
(a) Expenses are calculated using each Class’ annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by 120 /365 (to reflect the period since commencement of shares).
(2) Commencement of operations was October 7, 2014 .
(b) Expenses are calculated using each Class’ annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by 85/365 (to reflect the period since commencement of operations).
(3) Commencement of operations was September 17, 2014 .
(c) Expenses are calculated using each Class’ annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by 105/365 (to reflect the period since commencement of operations).

 

 

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)     December 31, 2014   

Listed in the chart below is basic information regarding the Trustees and Officers of the Trust. The address of each Officer and Trustee is Two Greenwich Plaza, 3rd Floor, Greenwich CT 06830.

 

NAME AND YEAR OF BIRTH   CURRENT
POSITION WITH
THE TRUST,
TERM OF
OFFICEAND
LENGTH OF
TIME SERVED
  PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S)
DURING PAST 5 YEARS
  NUMBER
OF FUNDS
IN FUND
COMPLEX
OVERSEEN
BY TRUSTEE
  OTHER
PRESENT OR PAST
DIRECTORSHIPS
HELD BY
TRUSTEE (DURING
THE PAST 5 YEARS)

Disinterested Trustees2

       
Timothy K. Armour, M.B.A., 1948   Chairman of the Board,
since
2010 and Trustee,

since 2008

  Interim Chief Executive Officer of Janus
Capital Group (2009 to 2010) (financial
services)
  41   Janus Capital
Group (since
1998); ETF
Securities (2010-
2013)
L. Joe Moravy, M.B.A., CPA, 1950   Trustee,

since 2008

  Managing Director, Finance Scholars
Group (2010 to 2014) (consulting);
Managing Director and Owner, LJM
Advisory (2008-2010) (consulting)
  41   Nuveen Exchange
Traded
Commodities Funds
(since 2012)
William L. Atwell, M.B.A., 1950   Trustee,
since 2011
  Managing Director, Atwell Partners LLC
(since 2012) (consulting); President
(CIGNA International), CIGNA (2008 to
2012) (insurance)
  41   Webster Financial
Corporation
(since 2014)
Gregg D. Behrens, M.M., 1952   Trustee,
since 2011
  Retired from Northern Trust Company
(since 2009) banking)
  41   None
Brian Posner, M.B.A., 1961   Trustee,
since 2011
  President, Point Rider Group LLC (since
2008) (consulting)
  41   Biogen Idec (since
2008); Arch Capital
Group (since
2010); BG
Medicine (since
2012); RiverPark
Funds Trust
(2010 to 2012)

Mark. A. Zurack,

M.B.A., CFA

1957

  Trustee,
since 2014
  Adjunct Professor and Executive-in-
Residence, Columbia Business School
(since 2002)
  41   Exchange Traded
Concepts Trust
(since 2011);
Source ETF Trust
(since 2014)

Interested Trustees3

       
David Kabiller, CFA, 1963   Trustee, since 2010   Founding Principal, AQR Capital
Management, LLC (since 1998)
  41   None
Marco Hanig, Ph.D., 1958   Trustee, since 2014;

Chief Executive
Officer, since
2009; President,
since 2008

  Principal, AQR Capital Management, LLC
(since 2008)
  41   None

Officers

       
H.J. Willcox, J.D., 1966   Chief Compliance
Officer, since 2013
  Managing Director and
Chief Compliance Officer,
AQR Capital Management, LLC (since
2013); Global Head of Compliance and
Counsel KKR & Co., L.P. (2008-2013)
  N/A   N/A

Heather Bonner, CPA,

1977

  Chief Financial Officer,
since 2014
  Vice President, AQR Capital
Management, LLC
(since 2013); Senior Manager,
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP (2007-
2013)
  N/A   N/A

 

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)     December 31, 2014   
NAME AND YEAR OF BIRTH   CURRENT
POSITION WITH
THE TRUST,
TERM OF
OFFICEAND
LENGTH OF
TIME SERVED
  PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S)
DURING PAST 5 YEARS
  NUMBER
OF FUNDS
IN FUND
COMPLEX
OVERSEEN
BY TRUSTEE
  OTHER
PRESENT OR PAST
DIRECTORSHIPS
HELD BY
TRUSTEE (DURING
THE PAST 5 YEARS)
Aaron Masek, CPA, 1974   Vice President and
Treasurer, since 2010
  Vice President, AQR Capital
Management, LLC (since 2010)
  N/A   N/A
Bradley Asness, J.D., M.B.A. 1969   Vice President, since
2009
  Principal and Chief Legal Officer, AQR
Capital Management, LLC (since 1998)
  N/A   N/A
Brendan R. Kalb, J.D. 1975   Executive
Vice President,
since 2009;
Secretary,
since 2008
  Managing Director and General Counsel,
AQR Capital Management, LLC
(since 2004)
  N/A   N/A
Nicole DonVito, J.D. 1979   Chief Legal Officer,
since 2014;
Vice President,
since 2009
  Senior Counsel—Head of Registered
Products, AQR Capital Management, LLC
(since 2007)
  N/A   N/A

 

(1) Each Trustee serves until the election and qualification of a successor, or until death, resignation or removal as provided in the Trust’s Declaration of Trust.
(2) A Disinterested Trustee is any Trustee that is not an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act.
(3) An Interested Trustee is a Trustee that is an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act. Mr. Kabiller and Dr. Hanig are interested persons of the Trust because of their positions with the Advisor.

 

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Agreements (Unaudited)

 

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund, AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund, AQR Risk Parity Fund, AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund, AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund, AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund, AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund, AQR Long-Short Equity Fund, AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund and AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund   

The Board of Trustees (the “Board,” and the members of which are referred to as “Board Members”) of the AQR Funds (the “Trust”) met in person on November 7, 2014 to consider the continuation of the: (i) the Investment Management Agreement (as amended) between the Trust, on behalf of the AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund, AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund, AQR Risk Parity Fund, AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund, AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund, AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund, AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund, AQR Long-Short Equity Fund, AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund and AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund, and AQR Capital Management, LLC (“AQR”) (the “Investment Management Agreement”); (ii) Amended and Restated Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between AQR and CNH Partners, LLC ( “CNH” or the “Sub-Adviser”) for the AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund; and (iii) the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between AQR and CNH for the AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund (collectively, the “Sub-Advisory Agreements”). Each of the aforementioned series of the Trust may be referred to herein as a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds.” In addition, the Board Members who are not “interested persons” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (the “Independent Board Members”), held a separate call in advance of the in-person meeting held on November 7, 2014 with independent legal counsel to review the materials provided and the relevant legal considerations (together with the in-person meeting held on November 7, 2014, the “Meetings”). In accordance with Section 15(c) of the 1940 Act, the Board requested, reviewed, and considered materials furnished by AQR and CNH relevant to the Board’s consideration of whether to approve the continuation of the Investment Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreements. These materials included: (i) memoranda and materials provided by AQR, describing the personnel and services provided to the Funds; (ii) memoranda and materials provided by AQR, describing the personnel and services provided by CNH to the AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund and AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund; (iii) performance information for the Funds relevant to the consideration of the Investment Management Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreements; (iv) information independently compiled and prepared by Morningstar Associates, LLC (“Morningstar”) relating to the Funds’ fees and expenses and certain Funds’ proposed fees and expenses; (v) a discussion of the financial information of AQR and CNH; and (vi) a discussion of the compliance programs of AQR and CNH and the regulatory exam histories of each. AQR and CNH are referred to herein as the “Adviser,” as applicable. The Investment Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreements are referred to collectively herein as the “Advisory Agreement,” as applicable and as the context suggests.

At the in-person meeting held on November 7, 2014, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreement for an additional one-year period. In approving the continuation of the Advisory Agreement, the Board considered all factors it believed to be relevant with respect to the Funds, including, among other factors: (a) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser; (b) the investment performance of the Funds and the Adviser’s portfolio management; (c) the advisory fee and the cost of the services and profits to be realized by the Adviser from the relationship with the Funds; (d) economies of scale; and (e) other factors.

The Board also considered other matters it deemed important to the approval process, such as services related to the valuation and pricing of the Funds’ portfolio holdings, direct and indirect benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationship with the Funds and advice from independent legal counsel with respect to the review process and materials submitted for the Board’s review. The Board did not identify any particular information as controlling, and each Board Member may have attributed different weightings to the various items considered.

The following is a summary of the Board’s discussion and views regarding the factors it considered in evaluating the Advisory Agreement:

The Nature, Extent and Quality of the Services Provided by the Adviser. The Board Members reviewed the services that the Adviser provides to the Funds under the Advisory Agreement, including certain administrative services that were proposed at the Meetings for inclusion in the Investment Management Agreement. The Board considered the size and experience of the Adviser’s staff, its use of technology, and the Funds’ stated investment objectives, strategies and processes. The Board reviewed the overall qualifications of the Adviser as an investment adviser. In connection with the investment advisory services provided to the Funds, the Board Members took into account discussions they had with officers of the Adviser regarding the management of each Fund’s investments in accordance with the Funds’ stated investment objectives and policies and the types of transactions that are entered into on behalf of the Funds. During these discussions, the Board Members asked questions of, and received answers from, the officers of the Adviser regarding the formulation and implementation of the Funds’ investment strategies, their efficacy and potential risks.

In addition to the investment advisory services provided to the Funds, the Board Members considered that AQR also provides shareholder and administrative services, has responsibility for overseeing CNH with respect to the AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund and AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund, provides oversight of Fund accounting, provides marketing services, and provides assistance in meeting legal and regulatory requirements and other services necessary for the operation of the Funds. In particular, the Board Members reviewed the compliance, shareholder and administrative services provided to the Funds by AQR under the Advisory Agreement. The Board also reviewed a wide range of services provided to the Funds pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement. These services include providing information and services to Fund shareholders, including professional and informative reporting, access to analysis and explanations of Fund reports, and electronic access to Fund information.

Finally, the Independent Board Members had an opportunity to meet outside the presence of Fund management in executive session separately with independent legal counsel to discuss and consider the Advisory Agreement. Based on the presentations and materials at the Meetings, the Board concluded that the services provided to the Funds by AQR pursuant to the Advisory Agreement were of a high quality and benefit the Funds.

Investment Performance of the Funds and the Adviser’s Portfolio Management. The Board considered the investment performance of each Fund. In particular, the Independent Board Members considered the investment performance of the Funds relative to their stated objectives and the Adviser’s success in reaching such goals as well as the performance of the Funds relative to their peers. The Board also considered the

 

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Agreements (Unaudited)

Adviser’s performance in managing other registered investment companies and private funds, noting that other funds the Adviser manages might have investment objectives, policies or restrictions different from those of the Funds. Based on these factors, the Board Members determined that AQR is an appropriate investment adviser for the Funds.

The Advisory Fee and the Cost of the Services and Profits Realized by the Adviser from the Relationship with the Funds. The Board, including the Independent Board Members, received and reviewed information regarding the management fees paid by the Funds to the Adviser pursuant to the Advisory Agreement. The Board examined this information in order to determine the reasonableness of the fees in light of the nature and quality of services provided to the Funds.

To assist in this analysis, the Board received a report independently prepared by Morningstar (the “Morningstar Report”). The Morningstar Report showed comparative fee information for each Fund’s respective Morningstar category, including expense comparisons of contractual investment advisory fees and actual net expenses.

The Board also received and reviewed information regarding the profitability of the Adviser with respect to Fund-related activities and the profitability of CNH with respect to its subadvisory services for two Funds. The Board also reviewed the Adviser’s methodology of determining profitability. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors including, among other things, fee waivers and expense reimbursements by the Adviser, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix, and therefore comparability of profitability is somewhat limited.

The Board reviewed the Adviser’s unaudited financial information. The purpose of the review was to help the Independent Board Members determine whether the firm has the necessary resources to continue to provide high quality services to the Funds and attract and retain high quality employees.

Based on their review of the materials presented at the Meeting, the Board concluded that the management fees under the Advisory Agreement are reasonable.

Economies of Scale. The Adviser provided the Board with information concerning the extent to which economies of scale were realized as the Funds grew and whether fee levels were reflective of such economies of scale. The Board noted that, under the Advisory Agreement, none of the Funds, except for the AQR Risk Parity Fund, AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund and AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund, would have breakpoints in their advisory fees that would allow investors to benefit directly in the form of lower fees as fund assets grew. However, the Adviser presented information to show that the advisory fees were set at a level that is competitive relative to comparable funds of larger sizes. The Board considered that the funds in the AQR fund complex share some common resources and, as a result, an increase in the overall size of the complex could permit each Fund to incur lower expenses than it would otherwise as a stand-alone entity. The Board also considered the Adviser’s overall operations and its efforts to expand the scale of, and further enhance the quality of, its operations.

Other Factors. The Board also took into account other ancillary or “fall-out” benefits that the Adviser or its affiliates may derive from its relationship with the Funds, both tangible and intangible. The Board also received information regarding the Adviser’s brokerage and soft dollar practices. The Board considered that the Adviser is responsible for decisions to buy and sell securities for the Funds, selection of broker-dealers and best execution, and aggregation and allocation of trade orders among the firm’s various advisory clients. The Board noted that the Adviser does not presently intend to make use of soft dollars to acquire third-party research.

Conclusion. Counsel advised the Board concerning the statutory and regulatory requirements for approval and disclosure of investment advisory agreements. No single factor was determinative to the decision of the Board. Based on the foregoing and such other matters as were deemed relevant, all of the Board Members, including all of the Independent Board Members, concluded that the management fee rates under the Advisory Agreement and total expense ratios are reasonable in relation to the services provided by the Adviser (including CNH, when applicable) to the Funds, as well as the costs incurred and benefits to be gained by the Adviser (including CNH, when applicable) in providing such services, including the investment advisory and administrative components. The Board also found the investment advisory and management fees to be reasonable in comparison to the fees charged by advisers to other comparable funds of similar size. As a result, all of the Board Members, including the Independent Board Members voting separately, approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreement with respect to the Funds. The Independent Board Members were represented by independent legal counsel who assisted them in their deliberations.

 

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Agreements (Unaudited)

 

AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund

AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund

The Board of Trustees (the “Board,” and the members of which are referred to as “Board Members”) of the AQR Funds (the “Trust”) met in person on August 12-13, 2014, to consider the approval of the Investment Management Agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund and AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund (each, a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”), and AQR Capital Management, LLC (“AQR”) (the “Investment Management Agreement”). In addition, the Board Members who are not “interested persons” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (the “Independent Board Members”), held a separate call in advance of the in person meeting held on August 12-13, 2014 with independent legal counsel to review the materials provided and the relevant legal considerations (together with the in person meeting held on August 12-13, 2014, the “Meetings”). In accordance with Section 15(c) of the 1940 Act, the Board requested, reviewed and considered materials furnished by AQR relevant to the Board’s consideration of whether to approve the Investment Management Agreement. These materials included: (1) memoranda and materials provided by AQR, describing the personnel and services to be provided to the Funds; (2) performance information for strategies and model portfolios relevant to the consideration of the Investment Management Agreement; (3) information independently compiled and prepared by Morningstar Associates, LLC (“Morningstar”) relating to the Funds’ proposed fees and expenses; (4) a discussion of the financial information of AQR; and (5) a discussion of the compliance program and the regulatory exam history of AQR. AQR is referred to herein as the “Adviser,” as applicable.

At the in person meeting held on August 12-13, 2014, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously approved the addition of the Funds to the Investment Management Agreement for an initial two-year period. The Board considered all factors it believed to be relevant with respect to the Funds, including, among other factors: (a) the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by the Adviser; (b) the investment performance of the Adviser and the Adviser’s portfolio management; (c) the advisory fee and the cost of the services and profits to be realized by the Adviser from the relationship with the Funds; (d) economies of scale; and (e) other factors.

The Board also considered other matters it deemed important to the approval process, such as services related to the valuation and pricing of the Funds’ portfolio holdings, direct and indirect benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationship with the Funds and advice from independent legal counsel with respect to the review process and materials submitted for the Board’s review. The Board did not identify any particular information as controlling, and each Board Member may have attributed different weightings to the various items considered.

The following is a summary of the Board’s discussion and views regarding the factors it considered in evaluating the Investment Management Agreement:

The Nature, Extent and Quality of the Services to be Provided by the Adviser. The Board Members reviewed the services that the Adviser would provide to the Funds under the Investment Management Agreement. The Board considered the size and experience of the Adviser’s staff, its use of technology, and the Funds’ stated investment objectives, strategies and processes. The Board reviewed the overall qualifications of the Adviser as an investment adviser. In connection with the investment advisory services to be provided to the Funds, the Board Members took into account discussions they had with officers of the Adviser regarding the management of the Funds’ investments in accordance with the Funds’ stated investment objectives and policies and the types of transactions that would be entered into on behalf of the Funds. During these discussions, the Board Members asked questions of, and received answers from, the officers of the Adviser regarding the formulation and proposed implementation of the Funds’ investment strategies, their efficacy and potential risks.

In addition to the investment advisory services to be provided to the Funds, the Board Members considered that AQR also will provide shareholder and administrative services, oversight of Fund accounting, marketing services, and assistance in meeting legal and regulatory requirements and other services necessary for the operation of the Funds. In particular, the Board Members reviewed the compliance, shareholder and administrative services to be provided to the Funds by AQR.

Finally, the Independent Board Members had an opportunity to meet outside the presence of management in executive session separately with independent legal counsel to discuss and consider the Investment Management Agreement. Based on the presentations and materials at the Meetings, the Board concluded that the services to be provided to the Funds by AQR pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement were expected to be of a high quality and would benefit the Funds.

Investment Performance and the Adviser’s Portfolio Management. Because the Funds are newly formed, the Board did not consider the investment performance of the Funds. The Board based its review of the Adviser’s performance primarily on the experience of the Adviser in managing other registered investment companies and private funds, noting that other funds the Adviser manages might have investment objectives, policies or restrictions different from those of the Funds. The Board also considered the experience, resources and strengths of the Adviser with respect to the investment strategies proposed for the Funds. Based on these factors, the Board Members determined that AQR would be an appropriate investment adviser for the Funds.

The Advisory Fee and the Cost of the Services and Profits to be Realized by the Adviser from the Relationship with the Funds. The Board, including the Independent Board Members, received and reviewed information regarding the management fees to be paid by the Funds to the Adviser pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement. The Board examined this information in order to determine the reasonableness of the fees in light of the nature and quality of services to be provided to the Funds.

To assist in this analysis, the Board received a report independently prepared by Morningstar. The report showed comparative fee information for each Fund’s respective Morningstar category, including expense comparisons of contractual investment advisory fees and actual net expenses.

The Board also received and reviewed information regarding the expected profitability of the Adviser with respect to Fund-related activities at an assumed asset level. The Board also reviewed the Adviser’s methodology of determining profitability. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors including, among other things, fee waivers and expense reimbursements by the Adviser, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix.

 

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The Board reviewed the Adviser’s financial information. The purpose of the review was to help the Independent Board Members determine whether the firm has the necessary resources to continue to provide high quality services to the Funds and attract and retain high quality employees.

Based on their review of the materials presented at the Meeting, the Board concluded that the proposed management fees are reasonable.

Economies of Scale. Because the Funds are newly formed and had not commenced operations as of August 12-13, 2014, and the eventual aggregate amount of the Funds’ assets was uncertain, the Adviser was not able to provide the Board Members with specific information concerning the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow and whether fee levels would reflect such economies of scale, if any. The Adviser presented information to show that the fees were set at a level that is competitive relative to comparable funds of an anticipated size. The Board considered that the funds in the AQR fund complex share some common resources and, as a result, an increase in the overall size of the complex could permit each Fund to incur lower expenses than it would otherwise as a stand-alone entity. The Board also considered the Adviser’s overall operations and its efforts to expand the scale of, and further enhance the quality of, its operations.

Other Factors. The Board also took into account other ancillary or “fall out” benefits that the Adviser or its affiliates may derive from its relationship with the Funds, both tangible and intangible. The Board also received information regarding the Adviser’s brokerage and soft dollar practices. The Board considered that the Adviser is responsible for decisions to buy and sell securities for the Funds, selection of broker-dealers and best execution, and aggregation and allocation of trade orders among the firm’s various advisory clients. The Board noted that the Adviser does not presently intend to make use of soft dollars to acquire third-party research.

Conclusion. Counsel advised the Board concerning the statutory and regulatory requirements for approval and disclosure of an investment management agreement. No single factor was determinative to the decision of the Board. Based on the foregoing and such other matters as were deemed relevant, all of the Board Members, including all of the Independent Board Members, concluded that the proposed management fee rates and projected total expense ratios are reasonable in relation to the services to be provided by the Adviser to the Funds, as well as the costs incurred and benefits to be gained by the Adviser in providing such services, including the investment advisory and administrative components. The Board also found the proposed investment management fees to be reasonable in comparison to the fees charged by advisers to other comparable funds of an anticipated size. As a result, all of the Board Members, including the Independent Board Members voting separately, approved the Investment Management Agreement with respect to each Fund. The Independent Board Members were represented by independent legal counsel who assisted them in their deliberations.

 

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Investment Advisor

AQR Capital Management, LLC

Two Greenwich Plaza, 4th Floor

Greenwich, CT 06830

Sub-Advisor

CNH Partners, LLC

Two Greenwich Plaza, 3rd Floor,

Greenwich, CT 06830

Transfer Agent

ALPS Fund Services, Inc.

1290 Broadway, Suite 1100

Denver, CO 80203

Custodian

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

4 Metro Tech Center

Brooklyn, NY 11245

State Street Bank and Trust Company

One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111

Distributor

ALPS Distributors, Inc.

1290 Broadway, Suite 1100

Denver, CO 80203

Administrator

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

70 Fargo Street

Boston, MA 02210

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP

300 Madison Avenue

New York, NY 10017

You may obtain a description of the AQR Funds proxy voting, policies, procedures and information regarding how each Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ending June 30th of each year (available by August 31st of that year) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-866-290-2688 or visiting the funds website www.aqrfunds.com, or by accessing the SEC’s website at www.SEC.gov. Such reports may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 202-942-8090.

The Fund files complete schedules of the portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters on Form N-Q. The Form N-Q is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-SEC-0330, or by accessing the SEC’s website, at www.SEC.Gov. It may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC.

This report has been prepared for shareholders and may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which includes information regarding the Funds’ objectives and policies, experienced of its management, marketability of shares and other information.


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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

a). As of the end of the period, December 31, 2014, the Registrant has adopted a code of ethics, as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR, that applies to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. This code of ethics is included as Exhibit 12 (a)(1).

 

b). Not Applicable.

 

c). There has been no substantive amendments to the Registrant’s Code of Ethics during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 (“Reporting Period”).

 

d). Registrant granted no waivers from the provisions of its Code of Ethics during the Reporting Period.

 

e). Not Applicable.

 

f). Attached.


Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

a). The Registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that its Audit Committee has one “audit committee financial expert”, as that term is defined under Items 3(b) and 3(c), serving on its Audit Committee. Mr. L. Joe Moravy, the Registrant’s audit committee financial expert, is “independent”, as that term is defined under Item 3(a)(2).

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Aggregate fees for professional services rendered for the AQR Funds by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2014 were:

 

     2013      2014  

Audit Fees (a)

   $ 1,071,382       $ 1,295,470   

Audit Related Fees (b)

   $ 32,917       $ 42,500   

Tax Fees (c)

   $ 116,200       $ 194,700   

All Other Fees (d)

   $ 0       $ 0   

Total:

   $ 1,220,499       $ 1,532,670   

 

(a) Audit Fees: These fees relate to professional services rendered by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for the audits of the Registrant’s annual financial statements or services normally provided by the independent registered public accounting firm in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements. These services include the audits of the financial statements of the Registrant, issuance of consents and assistance with review of documents filed with the SEC.

 

(b) Audit Related Fees: These fees relate to assurance and related services by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Registrant’s December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2014 annual financial statements that are not reported under “Audit Fees” above. The audit related services provided by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for the year-ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2014 relate to services provided in connection with the review of the June 30, 2013 semi-annual financial statements, review of amendments to the Registrant’s Registration Statement and review of the in-kind transaction for the AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund.

 

(c) Tax Fees: These fees relate to professional services rendered by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning. The tax services provided by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP relate to the review of the Registrant’s federal and state income tax returns, excise tax calculations and the completion of an international taxation review.

 

(d) All Other Fees: These fees relate to products and services provided by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP other than those reported under “Audit Fees,” “Audit-Related Fees,” and “Tax Fees” above.

 

(e) Audit Committee Pre-approval Policies and Procedures:

 

  (i) Per Rule 2-01(c)(7)(A) and the charter of the Registrant’s Audit Committee, the Audit Committee approves and recommends the principal accountant for the Registrant, pre-approves (i) the principal accountant’s provision of all audit and permissible non-audit services to the Registrant (including the fees and other compensation to be paid to the principal accountant), and (ii) the principal accountant’s provision of any permissible non-audit services to the Registrant’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”), sub-adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with any investment adviser or sub-adviser, if the engagement relates directly to the operations of the financial reporting of the Trust.

 

  (ii) 100% of services described in each of Items 4(b) through (d) were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(A) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.


(f) Less than 50% of the hours expended on the principal accountant’s engagement to audit Registrant’s financial statements were attributed to work performed by persons other than the accountant’s full-time, permanent employees.

 

(g) Disclose the aggregate non-audit fees billed by the Registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the Registrant, and rendered to the Registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2014: $671,340 and $336,340, respectively.

 

(h) Not Applicable.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

(a) The Registrant is an issuer as defined in Section 10A-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and has a separately-designated standing Audit Committee in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of such Act. All of the Board’s independent Trustees, Timothy K. Armour, William L. Atwell, Gregg D. Behrens, L. Joe Moravy, Brian S. Posner and Mark A. Zurack, are members of the Audit Committee.

 

(b) Not Applicable.

Item 6. Investments

 

(a) Schedule is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

 

(b) The Registrant made no divestments of securities in accordance with Section 13(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company & Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Not applicable.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) The Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded, based on their evaluation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as conducted within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that those disclosure controls and procedures provide reasonable assurance that the material information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on this report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.

 

(b) There have not been any changes in registrant’s control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the last fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.


Item 12. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1) The code of ethics that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2 is attached hereto.
(a)(2) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.
(a)(3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the 1940 Act – Not Applicable.
(b) Certification required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is attached hereto.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

AQR Funds

 

By: /s/ Marco Hanig

Marco Hanig,

Principal Executive Officer

March 9, 2015

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By: /s/ Marco Hanig

Marco Hanig,

Principal Executive Officer

March 9, 2015

 

By: /s/ Heather Bonner

Heather Bonner,

Principal Financial Officer

March 9, 2015