DEF 14A 1 d17698ddef14a.htm AQR FUNDS AQR FUNDS

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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AQR FUNDS

AQR ALTERNATIVE RISK PREMIA FUND

AQR CVX FUSION FUND

AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND

AQR DIVERSIFYING STRATEGIES FUND

AQR EMERGING MULTI-STYLE II FUND

AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND

AQR GLOBAL EQUITY FUND

AQR INTERNATIONAL DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND

AQR INTERNATIONAL MOMENTUM STYLE FUND

AQR INTERNATIONAL MULTI-STYLE FUND

AQR LARGE CAP DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND

AQR LARGE CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND

AQR LARGE CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND

AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND

AQR LSE FUSION FUND

AQR MACRO OPPORTUNITIES FUND

AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY HV FUND

AQR MS FUSION FUND

AQR MS FUSION HV FUND

AQR MULTI-ASSET FUND

AQR RISK-BALANCED COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND

AQR SMALL CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND

AQR SMALL CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND

AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND

AQR TREND TOTAL RETURN FUND

One Greenwich Plaza, Suite 130

Greenwich, CT 06830

September 15, 2025

Dear Shareholder:

A special meeting (the “Meeting”) of the shareholders of the AQR Alternative Risk Premia Fund, AQR CVX Fusion Fund, AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund, AQR Diversifying Strategies Fund, AQR Emerging Multi-Style II Fund, AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund, AQR Global Equity Fund, AQR International Defensive Style Fund, AQR International Momentum Style Fund, AQR International Multi-Style Fund, AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund, AQR Large Cap Momentum Style Fund, AQR Large Cap Multi-Style Fund, AQR Long-Short Equity Fund, AQR LSE Fusion Fund, AQR Macro Opportunities Fund, AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund, AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund, AQR MS Fusion Fund, AQR MS Fusion HV Fund, AQR Multi-Asset Fund, AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund, AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund, AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund, AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund and AQR Trend Total Return Fund (each, a “Fund,” and together, the “Funds”), each a series of AQR Funds (the “Trust”), will be held on Thursday, November 13, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern time) to vote on the proposal described in the enclosed proxy statement. The Meeting will be held in a virtual format only. Shareholders will not have to travel to attend the Meeting but will be able to view the Meeting live and cast their votes by accessing a web link.

As discussed in more detail in the enclosed proxy statement, you are being asked to vote on the election of five nominees to the Board of Trustees of the Trust to serve until their successors are elected and qualify, and act on any other business properly brought before the Meeting.


If the proposal is approved, the nominees who currently serve as Trustees will continue as Trustees following the Meeting and the nominees who do not currently serve as Trustees will assume their positions as Trustees of the Trust immediately following the Meeting on November 13, 2025.

The Board of Trustees of the Trust unanimously recommends that you vote FOR the proposal.

You are cordially invited to attend the Meeting. Shareholders of record who do not expect to vote at the Meeting are requested to complete, date and sign the form of proxy, if received by mail, and return it promptly in the envelope provided for this purpose. If you have been provided with the opportunity on your proxy card or voting instruction form to provide voting instructions via telephone or the Internet, and otherwise authorize the persons named as proxy holders in the enclosed proxy to act on your behalf at the Meeting, please take advantage of these prompt and efficient voting options. The enclosed proxy is being solicited on behalf of the Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Board of Trustees”) of the Trust.

We would like to assure you of our commitment to ensuring that the Meeting provides shareholders with a meaningful opportunity to participate, including the ability to ask questions of the Board and management. To support these efforts, we will:

 

   

Provide for shareholders to begin logging into the Meeting at 9:30 a.m. (Eastern time) on Thursday, November 13, 2025, thirty minutes in advance of the Meeting.

 

   

Permit shareholders attending the Meeting to submit questions during the Meeting via the questions pane on the virtual meeting interface. Questions relevant to Meeting matters will be answered during the Meeting, subject to time constraints.

 

   

Provide the ability for participating shareholders who hold Fund shares in their name to vote or revoke their prior vote at the Meeting by following the instructions provided at the start of the Meeting. Participating shareholders who are beneficial shareholders (that is if they hold Fund shares through a bank, broker, financial intermediary or other nominee) will not be able to vote at the Meeting unless they have registered in advance to attend the Meeting, as described below.

If your shares in a Fund are registered in your name, you may attend and participate in the Meeting by registering at https://viewproxy.com/AQR/broadridgevsm/. To register, you will be required to enter your name, an email address, and the control number found on your proxy card. Requests for registration must be received no later than 5:00 pm (Eastern time) on November 12, 2025. Once your registration is approved, you will receive an email confirming your registration with an event link and optional dial-in information to attend the Meeting. A separate email will follow containing a password to enter at the event link in order to access the Meeting. You may vote during the Meeting at www.proxyvote.com or by following the instructions provided at the start of the meeting. You will need your control number to vote.

If you are a beneficial shareholder of a Fund (that is if you hold your shares of a Fund through a bank, broker, financial intermediary or other nominee) and want to attend the Meeting you must register in advance of the Meeting. To register, you must first obtain a “legal proxy” from the applicable nominee/ record holder, who will then provide you with a newly-issued control number. We note that obtaining a legal proxy may take several days. Once you have obtained a new control number, you must visit https://viewproxy.com/AQR/broadridgevsm/ and submit your name and newly issued control number in order to register to participate in and vote at the Meeting. Requests for registration should be received no later than 5:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on November 7, 2025.

If you have any questions regarding the enclosed proxy material or need assistance in voting your shares, please contact the Funds at (866) 290-2688 during its business hours: Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Eastern time).

 

Sincerely,
/s/ John Howard

John Howard

Chief Executive Officer and President of the Trust

 


Questions and Answers for Shareholders

Although we recommend that you read the complete proxy statement for a detailed explanation of the items you are being asked to vote on, for your convenience, we have provided a brief overview of the items to be voted on at the special meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”) of the AQR Alternative Risk Premia Fund, AQR CVX Fusion Fund, AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund, AQR Diversifying Strategies Fund, AQR Emerging Multi-Style II Fund, AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund, AQR Global Equity Fund, AQR International Defensive Style Fund, AQR International Momentum Style Fund, AQR International Multi-Style Fund, AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund, AQR Large Cap Momentum Style Fund, AQR Large Cap Multi-Style Fund, AQR Long-Short Equity Fund, AQR LSE Fusion Fund, AQR Macro Opportunities Fund, AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund, AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund, AQR MS Fusion Fund, AQR MS Fusion HV Fund, AQR Multi-Asset Fund, AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund, AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund, AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund, AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund and AQR Trend Total Return Fund (each, a “Fund,” and together, the “Funds”), each a series of AQR Funds (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust.

Q. What am I being asked to vote on in this proxy statement?

A.  You are being asked to vote on one proposal:

 

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To elect five nominees (collectively, the “Nominees”) to the Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Board of Trustees”) of the Trust.

The Board of Trustees has unanimously approved, and recommends that you approve, the proposal at the Meeting.

Q. Why am I being asked to vote on the Nominees for my Fund?

A.  Two of the five Nominees are current Trustees of the Trust who were appointed to the Board and have not been previously elected by Fund shareholders. The other three Nominees, who are not current Trustees, have been proposed to be added to the Board based on the Board’s evaluation of each Trustee’s skill sets and in anticipation of certain of the current Trustees no longer serving on the Board in the near term, in light of scheduled retirements or otherwise.

The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), requires that persons filling vacancies on a board of a fund be elected by shareholders at a meeting called for that purpose, except that vacancies may be filled by appointment or any otherwise legal manner if, immediately after filling such vacancy, at least two-thirds of the trustees then holding office have been elected by shareholders. The 1940 Act also requires a fund to hold a meeting for the purpose of electing directors/trustees if at any time less than a majority of the trustees were elected by shareholders of the fund. Because two of the five current Trustees of the Trust were appointed by the then-existing Trustees and not elected by shareholders, the Board is currently prohibited by the 1940 Act from appointing new Trustees without shareholder approval. The election of the Nominees to the Board by shareholders would result in all of the Trustees of the Trust having been elected by shareholders, which would provide the Board with more flexibility when a future vacancy exists on the Board as a result of a Trustee’s retirement or resignation or otherwise or when the Board desires to expand the breadth and depth of the Board by adding one or more Trustees.

Q. Who are the Nominees to serve as Trustees?

A.  There are five Nominees for election to the Board of Trustees: Mses. Kathleen M. Hagerty and Lisa Polsky and Messrs. Roy Swan, Mark A. Zurack and John Howard. Each of Ms. Hagerty and Mr. Zurack is a current Trustee of the Trust who has not been elected by Fund shareholders. Each of Ms. Polsky and Mr. Swan is not a current Trustee but currently serves as a member of the Board’s Advisory Board. Mr. Howard is the Chief Executive Officer and President of the Trust.

 

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Q. What is the required vote needed to elect each Nominee?

A.  Election of each Nominee requires a plurality of the votes cast at the Meeting by the shareholders of the Funds. Shareholders of the Funds vote together as a single class.

Q. Has the Board approved the proposal to elect the Nominees?

A.  Yes. The Board of Trustees of the Trust, four of the five of whom are not “interested persons,” as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act, of the Fund (the “Disinterested Trustees”), has unanimously approved the proposal. After careful consideration, the Board of Trustees unanimously recommends that you vote FOR the proposal being presented to shareholders at the Meeting.

Q. Who is entitled to vote on the election of Trustees?

A.  All Fund shareholders of record as of the close of business on September 11, 2025 are eligible to vote on the election of Trustees and are urged to do so.

Q. What will happen if shareholders do not approve the proposal?

A.  If the proposal is not approved by shareholders of the Funds, the Board will take such action as it deems to be in the best interest of the Funds, including the resolicitation of shareholders.

Q. I only have a few shares. Why should I bother to vote?

A.  Each vote makes a difference. Your vote is needed to help ensure that the proposal can be acted upon. Voting promptly is also important. If we do not receive enough votes, we will have to re-solicit shareholders, which can be time consuming and may delay the Meeting. We encourage all shareholders to participate in the governance of the Trust.

Q. Are the Funds paying for preparation, printing and mailing of these proxy materials?

A.  Yes, each Fund will bear its pro rata share of the expenses of preparation, printing and mailing of the enclosed proxy card, the accompanying notice and proxy statement. Each Fund’s portion of the foregoing expenses is not subject to any cap or agreement to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses that may otherwise apply to that Fund.

Q. Whom do I call if I have questions?

A.  If you need any assistance, or have any questions regarding the proposal or how to cast your vote, please contact the Funds at (866) 290-2688 during its business hours: Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Eastern time).

Q. How do I vote my shares?

A.  For your convenience, there are several ways you can vote:

 

   

By Mail: You may vote by completing the enclosed proxy card by dating, signing and returning it in the postage paid envelope. Please note that if you sign and date the proxy card but give no voting instructions, your shares will be voted “FOR” the proposal described above.

   

By Telephone: You may vote by telephone by calling the number on your proxy card. To vote in this manner, you will need the “control” number that appears on your proxy card.

   

Via the Internet: You may vote via the Internet by accessing the website address printed on the enclosed proxy card. To vote in this manner, you will need the “control” number that appears on your proxy card.

   

At the Meeting: Attend the Meeting and vote as described in the proxy statement.

If you plan to attend the Meeting, please note the following:

 

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If your shares in a Fund are registered in your name, you may attend and participate in the Meeting by registering at https://viewproxy.com/AQR/broadridgevsm/. To register, you will be required to enter your name, an email address, and the control number found on your proxy card. Requests for registration must be received no later than 5:00 pm (Eastern time) on November 12, 2025. Once your registration is approved, you will receive an email confirming your registration with an event link and optional dial-in information to attend the Meeting. A separate email will follow containing a password to enter at the event link in order to access the Meeting. You may vote during the Meeting at www.proxyvote.com or by following the instructions provided at the start of the meeting. You will need your control number to vote.

If you are a beneficial shareholder of a Fund (that is if you hold your shares of a Fund through a bank, broker, financial intermediary or other nominee) and want to attend the Meeting you must register in advance of the Meeting. To register, you must first obtain a “legal proxy” from the applicable nominee/ record holder, who will then provide you with a newly-issued control number. We note that obtaining a legal proxy may take several days. Once you have obtained a new control number, you must visit https://viewproxy.com/AQR/broadridgevsm/ and submit your name and newly issued control number in order to register to participate in and vote at the Meeting. Requests for registration should be received no later than 5:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on November 7, 2025.

Q.  Will anyone contact me?

A.  You may receive a call to verify that you received your proxy materials, to answer any questions you may have about the proposal and to encourage you to vote.

 

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AQR FUNDS

AQR ALTERNATIVE RISK PREMIA FUND

AQR CVX FUSION FUND

AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND

AQR DIVERSIFYING STRATEGIES FUND

AQR EMERGING MULTI-STYLE II FUND

AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND

AQR GLOBAL EQUITY FUND

AQR INTERNATIONAL DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND

AQR INTERNATIONAL MOMENTUM STYLE FUND

AQR INTERNATIONAL MULTI-STYLE FUND

AQR LARGE CAP DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND

AQR LARGE CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND

AQR LARGE CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND

AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND

AQR LSE FUSION FUND

AQR MACRO OPPORTUNITIES FUND

AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY HV FUND

AQR MS FUSION FUND

AQR MS FUSION HV FUND

AQR MULTI-ASSET FUND

AQR RISK-BALANCED COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND

AQR SMALL CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND

AQR SMALL CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND

AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND

AQR TREND TOTAL RETURN FUND

One Greenwich Plaza, Suite 130

Greenwich, CT 06830

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2025

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”) of the AQR Alternative Risk Premia Fund, AQR CVX Fusion Fund, AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund, AQR Diversifying Strategies Fund, AQR Emerging Multi-Style II Fund, AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund, AQR Global Equity Fund, AQR International Defensive Style Fund, AQR International Momentum Style Fund, AQR International Multi-Style Fund, AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund, AQR Large Cap Momentum Style Fund, AQR Large Cap Multi-Style Fund, AQR Long-Short Equity Fund, AQR LSE Fusion Fund, AQR Macro Opportunities Fund, AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund, AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund, AQR MS Fusion Fund, AQR MS Fusion HV Fund, AQR Multi-Asset Fund, AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund, AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund, AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund, AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund and AQR Trend Total Return Fund (each, a “Fund,” and together, the “Funds”), each a series of AQR Funds (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust, will be held on Thursday, November 13, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern time). The Meeting will be held in a virtual format only. Shareholders will not have to travel to attend the Meeting but will be able to view the Meeting live and cast their votes by accessing a web link. The Meeting will be held for the following purposes:

 

  1.

The election of five Trustees to the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board” or “Board of Trustees”).

 

  2.

The transaction of any other business that may properly be brought before the Meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof.

 

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The Board of Trustees has fixed the close of business on September 11, 2025 as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Fund’s Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

You are cordially invited to attend the Meeting. Shareholders who do not expect to attend the Meeting are requested to complete, date and sign the enclosed form of proxy and return it promptly in the envelope provided for this purpose. You also have the opportunity to provide voting instructions via telephone or the Internet. The Fund encourages shareholders to take advantage of these prompt and efficient voting options. The enclosed proxy is being solicited on behalf of the Board of Trustees.

We would like to assure you of our commitment to ensuring that the Meeting provides shareholders with a meaningful opportunity to participate, including the ability to ask questions of the Board and management. To support these efforts, we will:

 

   

Provide for shareholders to begin logging into the Meeting at 9:30 a.m. (Eastern time) on Thursday, November 13, 2025, thirty minutes in advance of the Meeting.

 

   

Permit shareholders attending the Meeting to submit questions during the Meeting via the questions pane on the virtual meeting interface. Questions relevant to Meeting matters will be answered during the Meeting, subject to time constraints.

 

   

Provide the ability for participating shareholders who hold Fund shares in their name to vote or revoke their prior vote at the Meeting by following the instructions provided at the start of the Meeting. Participating shareholders who are beneficial shareholders (that is if they hold Fund shares through a bank, broker, financial intermediary or other nominee) will not be able to vote at the Meeting unless they have registered in advance to attend the Meeting, as described below.

If your shares in a Fund are registered in your name, you may attend and participate in the Meeting by registering at https://viewproxy.com/AQR/broadridgevsm/. To register, you will be required to enter your name, an email address, and the control number found on your proxy card. Requests for registration must be received no later than 5:00 pm (Eastern time) on November 12, 2025. Once your registration is approved, you will receive an email confirming your registration with an event link and optional dial-in information to attend the Meeting. A separate email will follow containing a password to enter at the event link in order to access the Meeting. You may vote during the Meeting at www.proxyvote.com or by following the instructions provided at the start of the meeting. You will need your control number to vote.

If you are a beneficial shareholder of a Fund (that is if you hold your shares of a Fund through a bank, broker, financial intermediary or other nominee) and want to attend the Meeting you must register in advance of the Meeting. To register, you must first obtain a “legal proxy” from the applicable nominee/ record holder, who will then provide you with a newly-issued control number. We note that obtaining a legal proxy may take several days. Once you have obtained a new control number, you must visit https://viewproxy.com/AQR/broadridgevsm/ and submit your name and newly issued control number in order to register to participate in and vote at the Meeting. Requests for registration should be received no later than 5:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on November 7, 2025.

If you have any questions regarding the enclosed proxy material or need assistance in voting your shares, please contact the Funds at (866) 290-2688 during its business hours: Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Eastern time).

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Special Meeting of Shareholders to Be Held on November 13, 2025: This Notice of Special Meeting of Shareholders, the Proxy Statement and the form of proxy cards are available on the Internet at www.funds.aqr.com. On this website, you will be able to access the Notice of Special Meeting of Shareholders, the Proxy Statement, the form of proxy cards and any amendments or supplements to the foregoing material that are required to be furnished to shareholders.

 

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By Order of the Board of Trustees.

/s/ Nicole DonVito

NICOLE DONVITO

Secretary of the Trust

Greenwich, Connecticut

Dated: September 15, 2025

 

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AQR FUNDS

AQR ALTERNATIVE RISK PREMIA FUND

AQR CVX FUSION FUND

AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND

AQR DIVERSIFYING STRATEGIES FUND

AQR EMERGING MULTI-STYLE II FUND

AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND

AQR GLOBAL EQUITY FUND

AQR INTERNATIONAL DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND

AQR INTERNATIONAL MOMENTUM STYLE FUND

AQR INTERNATIONAL MULTI-STYLE FUND

AQR LARGE CAP DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND

AQR LARGE CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND

AQR LARGE CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND

AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND

AQR LSE FUSION FUND

AQR MACRO OPPORTUNITIES FUND

AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY HV FUND

AQR MS FUSION FUND

AQR MS FUSION HV FUND

AQR MULTI-ASSET FUND

AQR RISK-BALANCED COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND

AQR SMALL CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND

AQR SMALL CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND

AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND

AQR TREND TOTAL RETURN FUND

SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 13, 2025

PROXY STATEMENT

Introduction

This proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies on behalf of the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board” or “Board of Trustees”) of the AQR Funds (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust and an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), of which each of the AQR Alternative Risk Premia Fund, AQR CVX Fusion Fund, AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund, AQR Diversifying Strategies Fund, AQR Emerging Multi-Style II Fund, AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund, AQR Global Equity Fund, AQR International Defensive Style Fund, AQR International Momentum Style Fund, AQR International Multi-Style Fund, AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund, AQR Large Cap Momentum Style Fund, AQR Large Cap Multi-Style Fund, AQR Long-Short Equity Fund, AQR LSE Fusion Fund, AQR Macro Opportunities Fund, AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund, AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund, AQR MS Fusion Fund, AQR MS Fusion HV Fund, AQR Multi-Asset Fund, AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund, AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund, AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund, AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund and AQR Trend Total Return Fund (each, a “Fund,” and together, the “Funds”), is a series, to be voted at a special meeting of shareholders of the Funds (the “Meeting”). The Meeting is scheduled to be held on Thursday, November 13, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern time) to vote on the proposal described in this Proxy Statement. The Meeting will be held in a virtual format only. Shareholders will not have to travel to attend the Meeting but will be able to view the Meeting live and cast their votes by accessing a web link. The approximate mailing date of this Proxy Statement is September 24, 2025.

The Board has fixed the close of business on September 11, 2025 as the record date (the “Record Date”) for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Meeting and at any adjournment or

 

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postponement thereof. Shareholders on the Record Date will be entitled to one vote for each share of each class held. As of the Record Date, each Fund had the following number of outstanding shares:

 

 Fund Name

 

  

  Shares Outstanding  

 

 AQR Alternative Risk Premia Fund

   25,503,762.720

 AQR CVX Fusion Fund

   1,679,924.781

 AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

   152,532,924.983

 AQR Diversifying Strategies Fund

   319,502,542.793

 AQR Emerging Multi-Style II Fund

   45,770,074.665

 AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund

   191,074,212.703

 AQR Global Equity Fund

   38,271,322.182

 AQR International Defensive Style Fund

   15,357,186.763

 AQR International Momentum Style Fund

   11,937,046.590

 AQR International Multi-Style Fund

   43,064,121.265

 AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund

   92,651,158.356

 AQR Large Cap Momentum Style Fund

   26,715,976.888

 AQR Large Cap Multi-Style Fund

   57,796,745.694

 AQR Long-Short Equity Fund

   303,363,476.505

 AQR LSE Fusion Fund

   906,470.896

 AQR Macro Opportunities Fund

   56,061,767.912

 AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund

   240,627,236.800

 AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund

   82,233,087.106

 AQR MS Fusion Fund

   1,892,840.522

 AQR MS Fusion HV Fund

   1,603,977.434

 AQR Multi-Asset Fund

   128,327,524.553

 AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund

   96,591,082.283

 AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund

   6,346,418.574

 AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund

   6,734,235.618

 AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund

   190,695,411.583

 AQR Trend Total Return Fund

   4,699,050.077

Persons who, to the knowledge of the Fund, beneficially own more than five percent of the Fund’s outstanding shares as of July 31, 2025 are listed in Exhibit B under “Share Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners.”

Even if you plan to attend the Meeting, please sign, date and return the proxy card you receive, or if you provide voting instructions by telephone or over the Internet, please vote on the proposal. If you authorize your proxy by telephone or over the Internet, you will be asked to enter a unique code that has been assigned to you, which is printed on your proxy card. This code is designed to confirm your identity, provide access into the voting sites and confirm that your instructions are properly recorded.

All properly executed proxies received prior to the Meeting will be voted at that Meeting. On the matters coming before the Meeting as to which a shareholder has specified a choice on that shareholder’s proxy, the shares will be voted accordingly. If you are the record owner of your Fund shares and your proxy is properly executed and returned and no choice is specified, the shares will be voted FOR the election of each nominee as a Trustee. Shareholders who execute a proxy may revoke that proxy at any time before the proxy is voted by filing with their Fund a written notice of revocation, by delivering a duly executed proxy bearing a later date or by attending the Meeting. If your shares are held by your broker or dealer, you must provide voting instructions to such broker or dealer in order to vote your shares.

We would like to assure you of our commitment to ensuring that the Meeting provides shareholders with a meaningful opportunity to participate, including the ability to ask questions of the Board and management. To support these efforts, we will:

 

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Provide for shareholders to begin logging into the Meeting at 9:30 a.m. (Eastern time) on Thursday, November 13, 2025, thirty minutes in advance of the Meeting.

 

   

Permit shareholders attending the Meeting to submit questions during the Meeting via the questions pane on the virtual meeting interface. Questions relevant to Meeting matters will be answered during the Meeting, subject to time constraints.

 

   

Provide the ability for participating shareholders who hold Fund shares in their name to vote or revoke their prior vote at the Meeting by following the instructions provided at the start of the Meeting. Participating shareholders who are beneficial shareholders (that is if they hold Fund shares through a bank, broker, financial intermediary or other nominee) will not be able to vote at the Meeting unless they have registered in advance to attend the Meeting, as described below.

If your shares in a Fund are registered in your name, you may attend and participate in the Meeting by registering at https://viewproxy.com/AQR/broadridgevsm/. To register, you will be required to enter your name, an email address, and the control number found on your proxy card. Requests for registration must be received no later than 5:00 pm (Eastern time) on November 12, 2025. Once your registration is approved, you will receive an email confirming your registration with an event link and optional dial-in information to attend the Meeting. A separate email will follow containing a password to enter at the event link in order to access the Meeting. You may vote during the Meeting at www.proxyvote.com or by following the instructions provided at the start of the meeting. You will need your control number to vote.

If you are a beneficial shareholder of a Fund (that is if you hold your shares of a Fund through a bank, broker, financial intermediary or other nominee) and want to attend the Meeting you must register in advance of the Meeting. To register, you must first obtain a “legal proxy” from the applicable nominee/ record holder, who will then provide you with a newly-issued control number. We note that obtaining a legal proxy may take several days. Once you have obtained a new control number, you must visit https://viewproxy.com/AQR/broadridgevsm/ and submit your name and newly issued control number in order to register to participate in and vote at the Meeting. Requests for registration should be received no later than 5:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on November 7, 2025.

Each Fund will furnish, without charge, a copy of its annual report and most recent semi-annual report succeeding the annual report, if any, to a shareholder upon request. Such requests should be directed to the AQR Funds at P.O. Box 219512, Kansas City, MO 64121-9512, or by calling toll free at (866) 290-2688.

Copies of annual and semi-annual reports of each Fund are also available on the EDGAR Database on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Internet site at www.sec.gov.

Please note that only one annual or semi-annual report or Proxy Statement may be delivered to two or more shareholders of a Fund who share an address, unless the Fund has received instructions to the contrary. To request a separate copy of an annual report or semi-annual report or this Proxy Statement or for instructions as to how to request a separate copy of these documents or as to how to request a single copy if multiple copies of these documents are received, shareholders should contact their Fund at the address and phone number set forth above.

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT

To avoid the unnecessary expense of further solicitation, we urge you to indicate voting instructions on the enclosed proxy card, and if received by mail, date and sign it and return it promptly in the envelope provided, no matter how large or small your holdings may be. If you submit a properly executed proxy but do not indicate how you wish your shares to be voted, your shares will be voted “FOR” the proposal.

 

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BACKGROUND

Description of the proposal

You are being asked to elect five nominees (collectively, the “Nominees”) to the Board of Trustees, three of whom do not currently serve as Trustees. The qualifications of the Nominees are set out below.

PROPOSAL 1. ELECTION OF TRUSTEES

At the Meeting, Trustees of the Trust are to be elected, each to serve for a term of indefinite duration and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualifies, or until his or her earlier resignation, removal, retirement pursuant to the mandatory retirement age, if any, as set by the Trustees, declaration of incompetence by a court of appropriate jurisdiction, or death (as provided in the Trust’s Declaration of Trust). It is the intention of the persons named as proxies in the enclosed proxy to vote the shares covered thereby for the election of the five Nominees named below, unless the proxy contains contrary instructions.

The Nominees for election to the Board of Trustees are Mses. Kathleen M. Hagerty and Lisa Polsky and Messrs. Roy Swan, Mark A. Zurack and John Howard. Each of Ms. Kathleen M. Hagerty and Mr. Mark A. Zurack currently serves on the Board of Trustees but has not previously been elected by shareholders. Each of Mr. Roy Swan and Ms. Lisa Polsky is not a current Trustee but currently serves as a member of the Board’s Advisory Board (each, an “Advisory Board Member”). Mr. John Howard currently serves as Chief Executive Officer and President of the Trust.

Each of Messrs. Mark A. Zurack, Kathleen M. Hagerty and Roy Swan is not an “interested person” of the Trust (each, a “Disinterested Trustee Nominee”), as that term is defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Ms. Lisa Polsky is currently a non-management “interested person” of the Trust (the “Non-Management Interested Trustee Nominee”) based on her directorship at another company that is not an affiliate of the Adviser. Mr. John Howard is an “interested person” of the Trust (the “Interested Trustee Nominee”) because of his position with the Adviser.

Each of the Nominees was recommended for nomination for election by the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Trustees. Each of the Nominees has consented to serve as a Trustee. The Board of Trustees knows of no reason why any of the Nominees will be unable to serve, but in the event any Nominee is unable to serve or for good cause will not serve, the proxies received indicating a vote in favor of such Nominee will be voted for a substitute nominee as the Board of Trustees may recommend.

Nominees

Basic information concerning the Nominees is set forth below. The address of each Nominee is One Greenwich Plaza, Suite 130, Greenwich CT 06830.

 

Name and
Year of Birth
 

Current
Position with

the Trust,

Term of

Office1 and

Length of

Time Served

  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past 5
Years
 

Number

of Funds

in

Fund

Complex

Overseen

by

Nominee

  Other Present or Past Directorships Held by Nominee (during
the past 5 years)
Disinterested Trustee Nominees2
Mark A. Zurack,   Trustee, since 2014   Professor, Columbia Business   40   Exchange Traded Concepts Trust (21 portfolios) (since 2011)

 

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Name and
Year of Birth
 

Current
Position with

the Trust,

Term of

Office1 and

Length of

Time Served

  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past 5
Years
 

Number

of Funds

in

Fund

Complex

Overseen

by

Nominee

  Other Present or Past Directorships Held by Nominee (during
the past 5 years)

M.B.A., CFA,

1957

    School (since 2002)    

Kathleen M. Hagerty, Ph.D., M.B.A.,

1953

  Trustee, since 2022   Provost (since 2020) and Associate Provost (2019-2020), Northwestern University; Interim Dean (2019-2020), Senior Associate Dean (2016-2019) and Professor (since 1984), Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University   40   None

Roy Swan,

1964

 

Advisory Board

Member, since May 2024

  Head of Mission Investments, The Ford Foundation (since 2018)   N/A   Parnassus Funds and Parnassus Income Funds (8 funds) (since 2021); Freddie Mac (2024-2025); Varo Bank (2021-2023); Aequi Acquisition Corp. (2020-2023)
Non-Management Interested Trustee Nominee3

Lisa Polsky,

1956

 

Advisory Board

Member, since May 2025

  Corporate Board Service   N/A   Director, Pershing Square USA, Ltd. (since 2024); Director, HSBC North America Holdings, Inc. (since 2023); HSBC Bank USA, N.A. (since 2023); Director, MFA Financial Inc. (since 2020); Director, Vertex Holdco, Inc. (2021-2024); Trustee, Guardian Life - Variable Products Trust (2016-2022); Director, Deutsche Bank AG U.S. (2016-2021)
Interested Trustee Nominee4

John Howard,

1969

  Chief Executive Officer and   Principal, Co-Chief Operating   N/A   N/A

 

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Name and
Year of Birth
 

Current
Position with

the Trust,

Term of

Office1 and

Length of

Time Served

  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past 5
Years
 

Number

of Funds

in

Fund

Complex

Overseen

by

Nominee

  Other Present or Past Directorships Held by Nominee (during
the past 5 years)
  President, since 2023   Officer and Head of US Wealth, AQR Capital Management, LLC (since 2011)    

 

(1)

Each Trustee serves until the election and qualification of a successor, or until death, resignation, removal, retirement pursuant to the mandatory retirement age, if any, as set by the Trustees, or declaration of incompetence by a court of appropriate jurisdiction, as provided in the Trust’s Declaration of Trust. A Disinterested Trustee may not hold office beyond December 31 of the year in which he or she turns 75. The Board may determine to extend the terms of Disinterested Trustees on a case-by-case basis, as appropriate. The table shows the time period for which each individual has served as Trustee, if applicable. There is no set term of office for Trustees.

 

(2)

A Disinterested Trustee Nominee is any Nominee that is not an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act.

 

(3)

The Non-Management Interested Trustee Nominee is a Nominee that is an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act. Ms. Polsky is currently an “interested person” of the Trust based on her directorship at another company that is not an affiliate of the Adviser. Ms. Polsky does not currently serve as an officer or employee of the Adviser or its affiliates or own any securities of the Adviser.

 

(4)

The Interested Trustee Nominee is a Nominee that is an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act. Mr. Howard is an “interested person” of the Trust because of his position with the Adviser.

Qualifications of Nominees

Each Nominee was nominated to join the Board based on a variety of factors, none of which, by itself, was a controlling factor. The Board has concluded, based on each Nominee’s experience, qualifications, attributes or skills, on an individual basis and in combination with those of other Nominees, that each Nominee is qualified to serve as a Trustee of the Trust. Among the attributes common to all the Nominees are their ability to review critically, evaluate, question and discuss information provided to them, to interact effectively with the other Trustees, the Adviser, other service providers, legal counsel and the independent registered public accounting firm, and to exercise effective business judgment in the performance of their duties as Trustees. A Nominee’s ability to perform his or her duties effectively may have been attained through the Nominee’s executive, business, consulting, public service and/or academic positions, and through experience from service as a Trustee of the Trust (and/or in other capacities), other mutual funds, public companies, non-profit entities or other organizations. Each Nominee’s ability to perform his or her duties effectively also has been enhanced by his or her educational background or professional training, and/or other life experiences. In addition to these shared characteristics, set forth below is a brief discussion of the specific experience, qualifications, attributes or skills of each Nominee.

Disinterested Trustee Nominees

Mark A. Zurack, M.B.A., CFA. Mr. Zurack has served as a Trustee of the Trust since 2014. In addition, he has more than 40 years of business and executive experience specifically in equity markets, equity derivatives and related products. Mr. Zurack has 22 years of experience as a professor at Columbia Business School and extensive

 

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experience in various executive and other positions serving 18 years at Goldman Sachs & Co. He also has corporate governance experience serving as a trustee for Exchange Traded Concepts Trust and as director/trustee for not-for-profit organizations.

Kathleen M. Hagerty, Ph.D., M.B.A. Ms. Hagerty has served as Trustee of the Trust since 2022. Ms. Hagerty has more than 40 years of experience as a professor of finance at Northwestern University, holding many leadership positions within the Kellogg School of Management. She currently serves as the Provost of Northwestern University and holds the First Chicago Professorship in Finance at the Kellogg School of Management. Ms. Hagerty also has corporate governance experience serving on the board of a not-for-profit organization and having served as a member of the National Adjudicatory Council of the National Association of Security Dealers. She also has consulting experience providing derivatives training to various financial services firms.

Roy Swan. Mr. Swan has served as an Advisory Board Member since 2024. Mr. Swan has over 30 years of experience in investment management, banking, corporate finance, law and public policy. Since 2018, he has served as the head of Mission Investments at The Ford Foundation. He has extensive experience in various executive and other positions, including serving as President and Chief Operating Officer of Morgan Stanley Trust, co-head of Global Sustainable Finance at Morgan Stanley, Chief Financial Officer of Carver Federal Savings Bank, and Chief Investment Officer at Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone. Mr. Swan began his career as a Financial Analyst in Mergers & Acquisitions at The First Boston Corporation followed by his role as a Mergers & Acquisitions lawyer at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. He also has extensive corporate governance experience, including serving as a trustee of the Parnassus Funds and Parnassus Income Funds, as well as service on the boards of various not-for-profit organizations.

Non-Management Interested Trustee Nominee

Lisa Polsky. Ms. Polsky has served as an Advisory Board Member since 2025. Ms. Polsky has over 45 years of experience in asset management, risk management, and corporate governance. Ms. Polsky retired from CIT Group Inc. in 2015 as the Chief Risk Officer, where she worked closely with regulators to resolve regulatory issues and established a robust governance and risk framework. Prior to joining CIT Group, she held roles at Duff Capital Advisors, Jane Street Capital, and Morgan Stanley, and worked as an independent risk consultant. Ms. Polsky spent her early career at Bankers Trust developing its hedge fund business and at Citibank as a trader. She is in the Risk Management Hall of Fame, the Derivative Strategy Hall of Fame and is a Women’s Bond Club Merit Award winner and founding member of Women on Wall Street. Ms. Polsky has extensive corporate governance experience, including serving as a director of HSBC North America Holdings, Inc., HSBC Bank USA, N.A., Pershing Square USA, Ltd. and MFA Financial, Inc.

Interested Trustee Nominee

John Howard. Mr. Howard has served as Chief Executive Officer and President of the Trust since 2023. Mr. Howard is a Principal, Co-Chief Operating Officer and Head of US Wealth at the Adviser. Additionally, he is a longstanding member of the Adviser’s Executive Committee. Prior to joining the Adviser, Mr. Howard was the Chief Financial Officer of AllianceBernstein and the Chief Financial Officer of Knight Capital Group, where he held various senior financial positions, including group controller and Chief Financial Officer of Knight Equity Markets International Ltd. based in London. Mr. Howard began his career at PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP, where he was a senior manager in the securities industry practice. He earned a B.S. in accounting from Lehigh University and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Specific details regarding each Nominee’s principal occupations during the past five years are included in the table above.

Ownership of Fund Shares

The dollar range of the shares in the Trust beneficially owned by each Nominee and Trustee and the aggregate dollar range of shares beneficially owned by them in the Fund Complex as of July 31, 2025 are set forth below.

 

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Name of Nominee

  

Dollar Range of Equity Securities in each Fund

  

Aggregate Dollar Range of
Equity Securities in All
Registered Investment
Companies Overseen by
Nominee in Family of
Investment Companies

    

Name of Fund

  

Dollar Range

    

Disinterested Trustees/Nominees

        

William L. Atwell, M.B.A.

   AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund    Over $100,000    Over $100,000
   AQR Diversifying Strategies Fund    Over $100,000   

Gregg D. Behrens, M.M.

   AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund    $10,001 - $50,000    Over $100,000
   AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund    $50,001 - $100,000   
   AQR Large Cap Multi-Style Fund    $50,001 - $100,000   
   AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund    $50,001 - $100,000   
   AQR Long-Short Equity Fund    $50,001 - $100,000   

Mark A. Zurack, M.B.A., CFA

   AQR International Multi-Style Fund    $50,001 - $100,000    Over $100,000
   AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund    Over $100,000   

Kathleen M. Hagerty, Ph.D., M.B.A.

   AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund    Over $100,000    Over $100,000

Roy Swan

   AQR Alternative Risk Premia Fund    $1 - $10,000    $50,000 - $100,000
   AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund   

$1 - $10,000

  
   AQR Diversifying Strategies Fund   

$1 - $10,000

  
   AQR Emerging Multi-Style II Fund   

$1 - $10,000

  
   AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund   

$1 - $10,000

  
   AQR Global Equity Fund   

$1 - $10,000

  
   AQR Macro Opportunities Fund   

$1 - $10,000

  
   AQR International Defensive Style Fund   

$1 - $10,000

  
   AQR International Momentum Style Fund   

$1 - $10,000

  
   AQR International Multi-Style Fund   

$1 - $10,000

  
   AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund   

$1 - $10,000

  
   AQR Large Cap Momentum Style Fund   

$1 - $10,000

  
   AQR Large Cap Multi-Style Fund    $1 - $10,000   
   AQR Long-Short Equity Fund    $1 - $10,000   
   AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund    $1 - $10,000   

 

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Name of Nominee

  

Dollar Range of Equity Securities in each Fund

  

Aggregate Dollar Range of
Equity Securities in All
Registered Investment
Companies Overseen by
Nominee in Family of
Investment Companies

    

Name of Fund

  

Dollar Range

    
   AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund   

$1 - $10,000

  
   AQR Multi-Asset Fund   

$1 - $10,000

  
   AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund   

$1 - $10,000

  
   AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund   

$1 - $10,000

  
   AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund   

$1 - $10,000

  
   AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund   

$1 - $10,000

  
   AQR Trend Total Return Fund   

$1 - $10,000

  

Non-Management Interested Trustee Nominee

        

Lisa Polsky

   N/A    None    None

Interested Trustees/Nominee

        

David Kabiller*, CFA

   N/A    None    None

John Howard**

   AQR Long-Short Equity Fund    Over $100,000    Over $100,000
   AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund    Over $100,000   
   AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund    Over $100,000   

* Mr. Kabiller will cease serving as a Trustee effective as of the conclusion of the Meeting.

**The aggregate and per Fund dollar range of equity securities held by Mr. Howard in each Fund is reported as of September 9, 2025.

Ownership in Certain Entities

As of July 31, 2025, no Disinterested Trustee Nominee or Non-Management Interested Trustee Nominee, or his or her immediate family members, owned an interest, beneficially or of record, in the Adviser or ALPS Distributors, Inc., the Trust’s principal underwriter (the “Distributor”) or a person (other than a registered investment company) directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Adviser or Distributor, as applicable.

None of the Nominees has purchased or sold securities in an amount exceeding one percent of any class of the Adviser or its parents, or subsidiaries of either, since the beginning of each Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year. Each Fund’s fiscal year end is set out in Exhibit D and Exhibit E.

Fund Ownership of the Trustees and Officers

As of July 31, 2025, the Trustees and Officers of the Trust as a group owned less than 1% of the outstanding shares of each Fund.

The Trustees and Officers of the Trust intend to vote in favor of each Nominee.

 

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Compensation of Trustees and Certain Officers

Officers of the Trust and Trustees who are “interested persons” of the Trust, except for Non-Management Interested Trustees, do not receive any compensation from the Trust. Effective January 1, 2025, the annual retainer paid to Disinterested Trustees, Non-Management Interested Trustees and the Advisory Board Members is $195,000 per year, which includes four regularly scheduled quarterly Board meetings and up to four additional special meetings (the “Retainer Meetings”). The Disinterested Trustees, Non-Management Interested Trustees and the Advisory Board Members will receive $2,000 for each additional special meeting in excess of the Retainer Meetings (in-person, virtual or telephonic). The Chairperson of the Board receives an annual retainer of $40,000, the Chairperson of the Audit Committee receives an annual retainer of $22,500 and the Chairperson of the Nominating and Governance Committee receives an annual retainer of $12,500. Prior to January 1, 2025, the annual retainer paid to Disinterested Trustees and the Advisory Board Members was $185,000 per year for the Retainer Meetings and $2,000 for each additional special meeting in excess of the Retainer Meetings (in-person, virtual or telephonic). The Chairperson of the Board received an annual retainer of $40,000, the Chairperson of the Audit Committee received an annual retainer of $22,500 and the Chairperson of the Nominating and Governance Committee received an annual retainer of $12,500. All Trustees and the Advisory Board Members are reimbursed for their travel expenses and other reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with attending Board meetings (these other expenses are subject to Board review to ensure that they are not excessive). The Trust does not pay any pension or retirement benefits.

The table below shows the compensation that was paid to the Disinterested Trustees and Advisory Board Members for each Fund’s most recent fiscal year ended September 30, 2024 or December 31, 2024, as applicable. Each Fund’s fiscal year end is indicated in Exhibit D and Exhibit E.

COMPENSATION TABLE

 

Name of Person, Position

   Estimated Annual Benefits
upon Retirement
   Aggregate Compensation from
the Trust for the Fiscal Year
Ended September 30, 2024
   Aggregate Compensation from the
Trust for the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2024

William L. Atwell, M.B.A., Disinterested Trustee, Chairperson of the Board

   None    $225,000    $225,000

Kathleen M. Hagerty, Ph.D., M.B.A., Disinterested Trustee, Audit Committee Chairperson*,

   None    $185,000    $185,000

Gregg D. Behrens, M.M. Disinterested Trustee, Nominating and Governance Committee Chairperson

   None    $197,500    $197,500

Mark A. Zurack, M.B.A., CFA, Disinterested Trustee

   None    $185,000    $185,000

Roy Swan, Advisory Board Member**

   None    $77,083    $123,333

Lisa Polsky, Advisory Board Member***

   None    N/A    N/A

L. Joe Moravy, M.B.A., CPA, Former Disinterested Trustee, Former Audit Committee Chairperson****

   None    $207,500    $207,500

 

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Name of Person, Position    Aggregate
Compensation
from the AQR
Large Cap
Multi-Style
Fund
     Aggregate
Compensation
from the AQR
Small Cap
Multi-Style
Fund
     Aggregate
Compensation
from the AQR
International
Multi-Style
Fund
     Aggregate
Compensation
from the AQR
Emerging
Multi-Style II
Fund
 

William L. Atwell, M.B.A., Disinterested Trustee, Chairperson of the Board

     $15,631        $1,643        $7,715        $7,036  

Kathleen Hagerty, Ph.D., M.B.A., Disinterested Trustee, Audit Committee Chairperson*

     $12,700        $1,366        $6,286        $5,736  

Gregg D. Behrens, M.M., Disinterested Trustee, Nominating and Governance Committee Chairperson

     $13,616        $1,453        $6,733        $6,143  

Mark A. Zurack, M.B.A., CFA, Disinterested Trustee

     $12,700        $1,366        $6,286        $5,736  

Roy Swan, Advisory Board Member*

     $5,179         $556          $2,589        $2,255  

Lisa Polsky, Advisory Board Member**

     N/A            N/A           N/A           N/A     

L. Joe Moravy, M.B.A., CPA, Former Disinterested Trustee, Former Audit Committee Chairperson****

     $14,349        $1,522        $7,090        $6,468  

 

Name of Person, Position    Aggregate
Compensation
from the AQR
Large Cap
Momentum
Style Fund
     Aggregate
Compensation
from the AQR
Small Cap
Momentum
Style Fund
     Aggregate
Compensation
from the AQR
International
Momentum
Style Fund
    

Aggregate
Compensation
from the AQR

Large Cap
Defensive
Style Fund

 

William L. Atwell, M.B.A., Disinterested Trustee, Chairperson of the Board

     $9,314        $2,215        $3,169        $39,378  

Kathleen Hagerty, Ph.D., M.B.A., Disinterested Trustee, Audit Committee Chairperson*

     $7,582        $1,830        $2,602        $31,938  

Gregg D. Behrens, M.M., Disinterested Trustee, Nominating and Governance Committee Chairperson

     $8,123        $1,950        $2,780        $34,263  

Mark A. Zurack, M.B.A., CFA, Disinterested Trustee

     $7,582        $1,830        $2,602        $31,938  

Roy Swan, Advisory Board Member*

     $2,956        $683          $973          $11,601  

Lisa Polsky, Advisory Board Member**

     N/A           N/A           N/A           N/A      

L. Joe Moravy, M.B.A., CPA, Former Disinterested Trustee, Former Audit

     $8,556        $2,047        $2,921        $36,123  

 

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Name of Person, Position    Aggregate
Compensation
from the AQR
Large Cap
Momentum
Style Fund
     Aggregate
Compensation
from the AQR
Small Cap
Momentum
Style Fund
     Aggregate
Compensation
from the AQR
International
Momentum
Style Fund
     Aggregate
Compensation
from the AQR
Large Cap
Defensive
Style Fund
 

Committee Chairperson****

           

 

Name of Person, Position    Aggregate
Compensation from
the AQR International
Defensive Style Fund
     Aggregate
Compensation
from the AQR
Global Equity
Fund
 

William L. Atwell, M.B.A., Disinterested Trustee, Chairperson of the Board

     $3,702        $5,085  

Kathleen Hagerty, Ph.D., M.B.A., Disinterested Trustee, Audit Committee Chairperson*

     $3,034        $4,155  

Gregg D. Behrens, M.M., Disinterested Trustee, Nominating and Governance Committee Chairperson

     $3,243        $4,446  

Mark A. Zurack, M.B.A., CFA, Disinterested Trustee

     $3,034        $4,155  

Roy Swan, Advisory Board Member*

     $1,144        $1,721  

Lisa Polsky, Advisory Board Member**

     N/A           N/A     

L. Joe Moravy, M.B.A., CPA, Former Disinterested Trustee, Former Audit Committee Chairperson****

     $3,410        $4,678  

 

Person, Position    Aggregate
Compensation
from the AQR
Alternative Risk
Premia Fund
     Aggregate
Compensation
from the AQR
Diversified
Arbitrage Fund
     Aggregate
Compensation
from the AQR
Diversifying
Strategies Fund
     Aggregate
Compensation
from the AQR
Equity Market
Neutral Fund
 

William L. Atwell, M.B.A., Disinterested Trustee, Chairperson of the Board

     $3,830        $26,683        $12,629        $8,549  

Kathleen Hagerty, Ph.D., M.B.A., Disinterested Trustee, Audit Committee Chairperson*

     $3,304        $21,835        $10,277        $7,133  

Gregg D. Behrens, M.M., Disinterested Trustee, Nominating and Governance Committee Chairperson

     $3,469        $23,350        $11,012        $7,575  

Mark A. Zurack, M.B.A., CFA, Disinterested Trustee

     $3,304        $21,835        $10,277        $7,133  

Roy Swan, Advisory Board Member**

     $2,162        $14,184        $7,826         $5,342  

Lisa Polsky, Advisory Board Member***

     N/A           N/A            N/A            N/A     

L. Joe Moravy, M.B.A., CPA, Former Disinterested Trustee,

     $3,600        $24,562        $11,600        $7,929  

 

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Person, Position    Aggregate
Compensation
from the AQR
Alternative Risk
Premia Fund
     Aggregate
Compensation
from the AQR
Diversified
Arbitrage Fund
     Aggregate
Compensation
from the AQR
Diversifying
Strategies Fund
     Aggregate
Compensation
from the AQR
Equity Market
Neutral Fund
 

Former Audit Committee Chairperson****

           

 

Name of Person, Position    Aggregate
Compensation
from the AQR
Long-Short
Equity Fund
     Aggregate
Compensation
from the AQR
Macro
Opportunities
Fund
     Aggregate
Compensation
from the AQR
Managed
Futures
Strategy Fund
     Aggregate
Compensation
from the AQR
Managed Futures
Strategy HV Fund   
 

William L. Atwell, M.B.A., Disinterested Trustee, Chairperson of the Board

     $23,491        $3,040        $20,497        $3,991  

Kathleen Hagerty, Ph.D., M.B.A., Disinterested Trustee, Audit Committee Chairperson*

     $19,250        $2,664        $16,819        $3,435  

Gregg D. Behrens, M.M., Disinterested Trustee, Nominating and Governance Committee Chairperson

     $20,575        $2,781        $17,968        $3,609  

Mark A. Zurack, M.B.A., CFA, Disinterested Trustee

     $19,250        $2,664        $16,819        $3,435  

Roy Swan, Advisory Board Member**

     $13,863        $1,832        $10,911        $2,385  

Lisa Polsky, Advisory Board Member***

     N/A            N/A           N/A            N/A     

L. Joe Moravy, M.B.A., CPA, Former Disinterested Trustee, Former Audit Committee Chairperson****

     $21,636        $2,875        $18,888        $3,747  

 

Name of Person, Position    Aggregate
Compensation
from the AQR
Multi-Asset
Fund
     Aggregate
Compensation
from the AQR
Risk-
Balanced
Commodities
Strategy Fund
     Aggregate
Compensation
from the AQR
Style Premia
Alternative
Fund
     Aggregate
Compensation
from the AQR
Trend Total
Return Fund*****
 

William L. Atwell, M.B.A., Disinterested Trustee, Chairperson of the Board

     $6,659        $8,206        $15,975        $1,535  

Kathleen Hagerty, Ph.D., M.B.A., Disinterested Trustee, Audit Committee Chairperson*

     $5,599        $6,853        $13,153        $1,443  

 

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Gregg D. Behrens, M.M., Disinterested Trustee, Nominating and Governance Committee Chairperson

     $5,930        $7,276        $14,035        $1,472  

Mark A. Zurack, M.B.A., CFA, Disinterested Trustee

     $5,599        $6,853        $13,153        $1,443  

Roy Swan, Advisory Board Member**

     $3,990        $4,756        $8,770        $945    

Lisa Polsky, Advisory Board Member***

     N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A  

L. Joe Moravy, M.B.A., CPA, Former Disinterested Trustee, Former Audit Committee Chairperson****

     $6,195        $7,614        $14,740        $1,495  

* Ms. Hagerty was appointed as Audit Committee Chairperson effective May 29, 2025.

** Mr. Swan was appointed as an Advisory Board Member effective May 1, 2024.

*** Ms. Polsky was appointed an Advisory Board Member effective May 29, 2025.

**** Mr. Moravy’s service on the Board ceased effective May 19, 2025.

***** Formerly known as the AQR Sustainable Long-Short Equity Carbon Aware Fund.

Leadership Structure of the Board of Trustees

Overall responsibility for oversight of the Trust and its Funds rests with the Board of Trustees. The Trust, on behalf of the Funds, has engaged the Adviser, and for the AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund, has also engaged AQR Arbitrage, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”) to manage the Funds on a day-to-day basis. The Board is responsible for overseeing the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser and any other service providers in the operations of the Funds in accordance with the provisions of the 1940 Act, applicable provisions of state and other laws, the Trust’s Declaration of Trust and By-Laws, and each Fund’s investment objectives and strategies. The Board is presently composed of five members, four of whom are Disinterested Trustees. The Board currently conducts regular in-person and virtual meetings and holds special virtual or telephonic meetings, or informal conference calls, to discuss specific matters that may arise or require action between regular Board meetings. The Advisory Board also assists with the oversight of the affairs of the Funds, but the Advisory Board Members do not have any power to vote on any matter presented to the Board of Trustees nor power to act on behalf of or otherwise bind the Board of Trustees or any committee of the Board of Trustees. The Disinterested Trustees also meet in executive session, at which no Trustees who are interested persons of the Funds are present. The Disinterested Trustees have engaged independent legal counsel to assist them in performing their oversight responsibilities.

The Board has appointed Mr. William L. Atwell, a Disinterested Trustee, to serve as Chairperson of the Board. The Chairperson’s role is to preside at all meetings of the Board and to act as a liaison with service providers, including the Adviser, officers, attorneys, and other Trustees generally, between meetings. The Chairperson may also perform such other functions as may be delegated by the Board from time to time. The Board has established two committees, i.e., the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee (each, a “Committee”), to assist the Board in the oversight and direction of the business and affairs of the Funds, and from time to time may establish informal working groups to review and address the policies and practices of the Funds with respect to certain specified matters. The Committee system facilitates the timely and efficient consideration of matters by the Trustees, and facilitates effective oversight of compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and of the Funds’ activities and associated risks. The standing Committees currently conduct an annual review of their charters, which includes a review of their responsibilities and operations. The Nominating and Governance Committee and the Board as a whole also conduct an annual evaluation of the performance of the Board, including consideration of the effectiveness of the Board’s committee structure. The Board has determined that the Board’s leadership structure is appropriate because it allows the Board to exercise informed and independent judgment over the matters under its purview and it allocates

 

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areas of responsibility among the Committees and the full Board in a manner that enhances efficient and effective oversight.

The Funds are subject to a number of risks, including, among others, investment, compliance, operational and valuation risks. Risk oversight forms part of the Board’s general oversight of the Funds and is addressed as part of various Board and Committee activities. Day-to-day risk management functions are subsumed within the responsibilities of the Adviser, which carries out the Funds’ investment management and business affairs, and also by the Sub-Adviser with respect to the AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund, and other service providers in connection with the services they provide to the Funds. Each of the Adviser, Sub-Adviser and other service providers have their own independent interest in risk management, and their policies and methods of risk management will depend on their functions and business models. As part of its regular oversight of the Funds, the Board, directly and/or through a Committee, interacts with and reviews reports from, among others, the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser and the Funds’ other service providers (including the Funds’ distributor, servicing agent and transfer agent), the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer, the independent registered public accounting firm for the Funds, and legal counsel to the Funds. The Board recognizes that it may not be possible to identify all of the risks that may affect the Funds or to develop processes and controls to eliminate or mitigate their occurrence or effects. The Board may, at any time and in its discretion, change the manner in which it conducts risk oversight.

Committees of the Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees currently has two standing committees: (1) an Audit Committee, and (2) a Nominating and Governance Committee. Currently, each Disinterested Trustee serves on each committee. Mr. David Kabiller, as an Interested Trustee, is not a member of either committee. Each committee has adopted a written charter setting forth its duties and responsibilities. Information relating to the number of times the Board and each committee met during each Fund’s most recent fiscal year is set forth in Exhibit E. During each Fund’s most recent fiscal year, only the Disinterested Trustees attended at least 75% of the aggregate number of meetings of the Board and of each committee on which the Disinterested Trustees served.

Audit Committee. Kathleen M. Hagerty, Ph.D., M.B.A., serves as the Chairperson of the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee is required to meet at least twice a year and:

 

   

oversees the accounting, auditing and financial reporting processes of each of the Funds;

 

   

hires (and fires, if needed) the Funds’ independent registered public accounting firm (subject to the ratification of the Board of Trustees);

 

   

pre-approves all audit, audit-related, tax and non-audit services to be provided by the independent registered public accounting firm to the Funds and certain Fund affiliates if those non-audit services relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds;

 

   

reviews with the independent registered public accounting firm the proposed scope of, and fees for, their audit, the registered public accounting firm’s independence, and the staffing of the audit team of the Funds;

 

   

receives and considers a report from the independent registered public accounting firm concerning their conduct of the audit, including any comments or recommendations they might want to make in that connection;

 

   

considers all critical accounting policies and practices to be used by each of the Funds and any proposed alternative treatments thereof; and

 

   

investigates any improprieties or suspected improprieties in connection with the Funds’ accounting or financial reporting.

Nominating and Governance Committee. Gregg D. Behrens, M.M., serves as the Chairperson of the Nominating and Governance Committee. The Nominating and Governance Committee normally meets once a year and as necessary to address governance issues and:

 

   

reviews and assesses the adequacy of the Board’s ongoing adherence to industry corporate governance best practices and makes recommendations as to any appropriate changes;

 

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reviews and makes recommendations to the Board regarding Trustee compensation and expense reimbursement policies;

 

   

undertakes periodically to coordinate and facilitate evaluations of the Board and recommend improvements, as appropriate; and

 

   

meets with the Funds’ management to review reports and other information concerning the status of the Funds’ operations, procedures, and processes.

If there is a vacancy on the Board, the Nominating and Governance Committee will:

 

   

identify and evaluate potential candidates to fill any such vacancy on the Board;

 

   

select from among the potential candidates a nominee to be presented to the full Board for its consideration; and

 

   

recommend to the Board a nominee to fill any such vacancy.

When seeking suggestions for nominees to serve as disinterested trustees, the Nominating and Governance Committee may consider suggestions from anyone it deems appropriate. When seeking to fill a position on the Board previously held by an Interested Trustee, the Nominating and Governance Committee will consider the views and recommendations of the Adviser. The Nominating and Governance Committee will not normally consider Trustee nominations submitted by shareholders.

Shareholder Approval

Election of each Trustee requires a plurality of the votes cast at the Meeting by the shareholders of the Funds. Shareholders of the Funds vote together as a single class.

Recommendation of the Board of Trustees:

The Board unanimously recommends that shareholders of the Fund vote “FOR” the election of each Nominee as a Trustee of the Trust.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Expenses and Methods of Proxy Solicitation. The Trust will bear the costs of the proxy solicitation and each Fund will bear its pro rata share of the expenses of preparation, printing and mailing of the enclosed proxy card, the accompanying notice and proxy statement. Each Fund’s portion of the foregoing expenses is not subject to any cap or agreement to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses that may otherwise apply to that Fund.

In order to obtain the necessary quorum and vote at the Meeting, supplementary solicitation may be made by mail, telephone or personal interview by representatives of the Funds, as well as by financial services firms or their representatives, who will receive no extra compensation for their services. If, by the time scheduled for the Meeting, a quorum of shareholders is not present or if a quorum is present but sufficient votes to allow action on the proposal are not received from the shareholders, the chairperson of the Meeting or, if a shareholder vote is called, the shareholders who are present at the meetings, may adjourn the Meeting to permit further solicitation of proxies from shareholders. Any Meeting convened on the date it was called may be adjourned without further notice other than announcement at the Meeting for up to 60 days after the original date of the Meeting. The Fund has retained Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., located at 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717-8368, to assist in the solicitation and tabulation of proxies at a cost of approximately $690,420. As stated above, these costs will be borne by the Funds.

Authorizations to execute proxies may be obtained by telephonic transmitted instructions in accordance with procedures designed to authenticate the shareholder’s identity. In all cases where a telephonic proxy is solicited, the shareholder may be asked to provide his or her full name, address, and certain other information and to confirm that the shareholder has received the Proxy Statement and proxy card in the mail. Within 72 hours of receiving a shareholder’s telephonically transmitted voting instructions, a confirmation will be sent to the shareholder to ensure that the vote has been taken in accordance with the shareholder’s instructions and to provide a telephone number to call immediately if the shareholder’s instructions are not correctly reflected in the confirmation.

 

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Quorum. The presence or representation by proxy of the holders of thirty-three and one-third percent (33 1/3%) of the shares entitled to vote shall constitute a quorum of the Fund. Failure of a quorum to be present at the Meeting will necessitate adjournment. For purposes of determining the presence of a quorum, abstentions and broker non-votes will be treated as shares that are present at the Meeting.

Voting Requirement.All shares represented by properly executed proxies, unless such proxies have previously been revoked, will be voted at the Meeting in accordance with the directions on the proxies; if no direction is indicated, the votes will be cast “FOR” each Nominee and other matters that properly come before the Meeting.

Assuming a quorum is present at the Meeting, approval of each Nominee will require the affirmative vote of a plurality of the votes cast at the Meeting by the shareholders of the Funds. Shareholders of the Funds vote together as a single class. The vote for each Nominee is on a Nominee-by-Nominee basis and is not cumulative.

Broker Non-Votes and Abstentions.Broker-dealer firms holding shares of the Fund in “street name” for the benefit of their customers and clients will request the instructions of such customers and clients on how to vote their shares before the Meeting. The Fund understands that, under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), in an election of Trustees of an investment company registered under the 1940 Act a broker member may authorize a proxy without instructions from the customer. Votes that, in accordance with the NYSE rules, are not cast by broker-dealer firms on those non-routine matters because the broker did not receive instructions are called “broker non-votes.” With respect to the proposal to elect the Nominees for Trustee, broker non-votes and abstentions will not be counted as votes cast and will have no effect on the result of the vote, although they will be considered present for purposes of determining the presence of a quorum at the Meeting.

If, at the Meeting, a validly executed proxy is submitted by a broker-dealer or record holder and no voting instructions are given, the shareholders represented by the proxy will be present for purposes of obtaining a quorum at the Meeting and the persons named as proxy holders will cast all votes entitled to be cast pursuant to that proxy “FOR” each Nominee.

Other Matters. Under Delaware law, if other matters are presented for a vote at the Meeting or any adjournments thereof, the proxy holders will vote the shares represented by properly executed proxies according to their judgment on those matters, acting in the best interests of the Fund.

Fiscal Year. The fiscal year end of each Fund is indicated in Exhibit D and Exhibit E.

Nominating and Governance Committee Charter. The Nominating and Governance Committee Charter is available in Exhibit A.

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners. The table in Exhibit B lists the persons who owned of record or beneficially 5% or more of the Fund’s/Class’s outstanding shares as of July 31, 2025.

Information about AQR Capital Management, LLC. The Adviser, AQR Capital Management, LLC, One Greenwich Plaza, Suite 130, Greenwich, CT 06830, serves as the investment adviser to each Fund pursuant to an investment advisory contract entered into by the Trust, on behalf of each Fund (together, the “Advisory Agreements”). Subject to the general supervision of the Board of Trustees, under the terms of the Advisory Agreements, the Adviser furnishes a continuous investment program for each Fund’s portfolio, makes day-to-day investment decisions for each Fund, and manages each of the Funds’ investments in accordance with the stated policies of the Fund. The Adviser 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, and also provides certain other administrative services to each Fund. The Adviser provides persons satisfactory to the Trustees to serve as officers of the Funds. Such officers, as well as certain other employees and Trustees of the Trust, may be directors, officers, or employees of the Adviser.

The Adviser also serves as the investment adviser to each of the AQR Alternative Risk Premia Offshore Fund Ltd., a wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary of the AQR Alternative Risk Premia Fund; the AQR CVX Fusion Offshore Fund Ltd., a wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary of the AQR CVX Fusion Fund; the AQR Macro

 

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Opportunities Offshore Fund Ltd. (formerly known as the AQR Global Macro Offshore Fund Ltd.), a wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary of the AQR Macro Opportunities Fund; the AQR Managed Futures Strategy Offshore Fund Ltd., a wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary of the AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund; the AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Offshore Fund Ltd., a wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary of the AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund; the AQR Multi-Asset Offshore Fund Ltd., a wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary of the AQR Multi-Asset Fund; the AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Offshore Fund Ltd., a wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary of the AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund; the AQR Style Premia Alternative Offshore Fund Ltd., a wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary of the AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund; and the AQR Trend Total Return Offshore Fund Ltd., a wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary of the AQR Trend Total Return Fund; each organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands as an exempted company (each, a “Subsidiary”), pursuant to a separate investment advisory agreement with each Subsidiary. The Adviser does not receive additional compensation for its management of each Subsidiary.

The Adviser is a wholly-owned subsidiary of AQR Capital Management Holdings, LLC (“AQR Holdings”), which has no activities other than holding the interests of the Adviser. Clifford S. Asness, Ph.D., M.B.A., may be deemed to control the Adviser through his voting control of the Board of Members of AQR Holdings.

Trustees and Officers of AQR Funds. The name, address, position, principal occupations during the past five years, number of portfolios in Fund Complex overseen and other directorships held during the past five years of the current Trustees of the Trust, other than Ms. Kathleen Hagerty and Mr. Mark Zurack who are Nominees, and the name, address, position and principal occupations during the past five years of the principal executive officers of the Trust, other than Mr. John Howard who is a Nominee, are listed in Exhibit C.

Attendance of Trustees at Shareholders’ Meetings. None of the Funds currently has a formal policy regarding Trustees’ attendance at shareholders’ meetings. None of the Funds held, or were required to hold, a shareholders’ meeting at which Trustees were elected during its last fiscal year.

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. Information related to the Funds’ Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm is set out in Exhibit D.

Administrator. The administrator for the Funds is JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., located at 70 Fargo Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.

Distributor. ALPS Distributors, Inc., located at 1290 Broadway, Suite 1100, Denver, CO 80203, has been retained to serve as the Funds’ distributor.

Transfer Agent. ALPS Fund Services, Inc., located at 1290 Broadway, Suite 1000, Denver, CO 80203, has been retained to serve as the Funds’ transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent.

Shareholder Report Delivery. Each Fund will furnish, without charge, a copy of its most recent Annual Report or Semi-Annual Report to any shareholder upon request. Such requests should be directed to the attention of the Fund at AQR Funds at P.O. Box 219512, Kansas City, MO 64121-9512, or by calling toll free at (866) 290-2688. A copy will also be available on https://funds.aqr.com/fund-documents.

Delivery of Proxy Materials. A single Proxy Statement and Notice of Special Meeting of Shareholders will be delivered to two or more shareholders who share an address, unless a Fund has received contrary instructions from one or more shareholders. Each Fund will furnish, without charge, upon request, a separate copy of the Proxy Statement and Notice of Special Meeting of Shareholders to any shareholder at a shared address to which a single copy was delivered. Further, shareholders who share an address and are receiving multiple copies of the Proxy Statement and Notice of Special Meeting of Shareholders may contact a Fund in order to receive a single copy of any future proxy statement or notice. Such requests should be directed to the attention the Funds by calling (866) 290-2688, or by writing to AQR Funds, P.O. Box 219512, Kansas City, MO 64121-9512.during its business hours: Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Eastern time).

Shareholder Proposals. Neither the Trust nor the Funds are required to hold annual meetings of shareholders and do not currently intend to hold an annual meeting of shareholders in 2025. The Board will call a special meeting of

 

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shareholders of the Trust or Funds only if required under the 1940 Act or in their discretion or upon the written request of shareholders holding at least ten percent (10%) of the outstanding shares of the Trust entitled to vote at such meeting.

Any Fund shareholder who wishes to submit proposals to be considered at a special meeting of the Fund’s shareholders should send such proposals to the Company Secretary at: One Greenwich Plaza, Suite 130, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830, Attention: Nicole DonVito, Secretary, referencing the name of the Fund. Any shareholder proposal intended to be presented at any future meeting of Fund shareholders must be received by the Fund at its principal office a reasonable time before the solicitation of proxies for such meeting in order for such proposal to be considered for inclusion in the proxy statement relating to such meeting. Moreover, inclusion of any such proposals is subject to limitations under the federal securities laws. Persons named as proxies for any subsequent shareholders’ meeting will vote in their discretion with respect to proposals submitted on an untimely basis.

Communications with the Board. Shareholders of a Fund who wish to send communications to the Board or a specified Trustee should submit the communication in writing to the attention of the Trust Secretary at: One Greenwich Plaza, Suite 130, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830, Attention: Nicole DonVito, Secretary, identifying the correspondence as intended for the Board or a specified Trustee.

Please vote promptly by signing and dating the enclosed proxy card, and if received by mail, returning it in the accompanying postage-paid return envelope OR by following the enclosed instructions to provide voting instructions by telephone or over the Internet.

 

By Order of the Board of Trustees.

/s/ Nicole DonVito

NICOLE DONVITO

Secretary

AQR Funds

Dated: September 15, 2025

 

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Exhibit A

 

AQR Funds Policies & Procedures

  

Nominating and Governance Committee Charter

  

ADOPTED: January 06, 2009

 

LOGO

 

AQR FUNDS: NOMINATING AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CHARTER

 

  I.

Committee Membership

The Nominating and Governance Committee (“Committee”) shall be composed exclusively of members of the Board of Trustees (“Board”) of the AQR Funds (“Trust”) who would not be deemed “interested person[s]” (as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”)) of the Trust (“Independent Trustees”). Each series of the Trust is referred to herein as a “Fund,” and collectively the “Funds.”

 

  II.

Appointment of Committee Chairman

Once constituted, the Committee shall appoint one of its members to serve as the Chairman of the Committee (“Chairman”) to serve until such time that he or she resigns from such position, is no longer a member of the Committee or is removed by a majority vote of the members of the Committee or the Independent Trustees. The Committee shall promptly appoint a replacement to fill any vacancy in the position of Chairman.

 

  III.

Purpose of the Committee

The purposes of the Committee are to:

 

  1.

Consider and nominate to the Board candidates for membership on the Board;

 

  2.

Make recommendations to the Board as to the composition of the Board and any constituent committees of the Board;

 

  3.

Review and assess the adequacy of the Board’s governance practices and make recommendations as to any appropriate changes;

 

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  4.

Review and make recommendations to the Board regarding Trustee compensation and expense reimbursement policies; and

 

  5.

Undertake periodically to coordinate and facilitate self-assessments of the Board and committees of the Board and recommend improvements, as appropriate.

 

  IV.

Board Nominations

In the event of any vacancies on the Board, including due to increasing the size of the Board, the Committee shall be responsible for the following:

 

  1.

Identifying and evaluating potential candidates to fill any such vacancy on the Board;

 

  2.

Selecting from among the potential candidates a nominee to be presented to the full Board for its consideration; and

 

  3.

Recommending to the Board a nominee to fill any such vacancy.

When seeking suggestions for nominees to serve as Independent Trustees, the Committee may consider suggestions from anyone it deems appropriate. When seeking to fill a position on the Board previously held by an interested trustee, the Committee will consider the views and recommendation of the investment adviser of the Funds. The Committee will not normally consider Trustee nominations submitted by shareholders.

 

  A.

Minimum Qualifications of Nominees

 

  1.

To qualify as a nominee for the Board, individuals, at the time of nomination, should:

 

  a.

Have substantial expertise, work experience or relationships that would contribute to the overall effectiveness of the Board, including in overseeing the Funds and protecting the interests of the Funds’ shareholders;

 

  b.

Have a degree from an accredited university or college in the United States or the equivalent degree from an equivalent institution of higher learning in another country or a certification as a public accountant;

 

  c.

Have no criminal convictions (other than traffic violations) or felony or misdemeanor convictions involving the purchase or sale of a security;

 

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  d.

Not have been the subject of any order, judgment or decree (which was not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated) of any federal or state authority finding that the individual violated or is in violation of any federal or state securities laws; and

 

  e.

Not cause the Funds, as determined by the Committee in consultation with counsel to the Independent Trustees, to be in violation of or not in compliance with:

 

    i.

Any applicable law, regulation or regulatory interpretation;

 

   ii.

The applicable Fund’s organizational documents; or

 

  iii.

Any general policy adopted by the Board regarding either the mandatory retirement age of any Board member or the percentage of the Board that is to be comprised of Independent Trustees.

 

  B.

Evaluation of Independence

The Committee shall evaluate the qualifications of candidates, and, in the case of candidates for Independent Trustee positions, their independence from any investment adviser or other principal service provider to the Funds. The Committee shall also consider the effect of any relationships beyond those delineated in the 1940 Act that might impair the independence of a prospective Independent Trustee (e.g., business, financial or family relationships with an investment adviser or other service provider to a Fund). A candidate for an Independent Trustee position may not be an “interested person” of the Funds, or the Funds’ investment adviser or principal underwriter, within the meaning of the 1940 Act.

 

  C.

Additional Qualifications

In assessing the qualifications of a potential candidate for membership on the Board as an Independent Trustee, the Committee may consider the candidate’s potential contribution in terms of experience and background to the operation of the Board and its committees; the candidate’s other commitments and the impact such commitments may have to his/her service to a Fund; whether the candidate could qualify as an “audit committee financial expert” (“ACFE”); whether the candidate’s background, experience and skills will contribute to the diversity of the Board; and any such other factors as it may deem relevant.

 

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  D.

Means of Evaluating Candidates

 

  1.

In evaluating a nominee candidate, the Committee may interview the nominee candidate and any references offered by the nominee candidate, and may use such other legal means as it deems helpful and appropriate. The Committee may also engage one or more third parties to conduct reference and background inquiries on nominee candidates. The Committee may also consult with the interested Trustees of the Trust and such other persons as the Committee deems appropriate.

 

  2.

Each nominee candidate will be asked to complete an eligibility questionnaire that requests such information as may be necessary to determine the individual’s eligibility to serve as a Trustee, his or her status as an “interested person” of the Funds, and his or her relationship with the Funds and the Funds’ service providers, and any other facts that may be required to be disclosed in filings to be made with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

  V.

Corporate Governance

In addition to the Committee’s responsibilities related to the composition of the Board and the Board nomination process discussed herein, the Committee periodically shall:

 

1.

Review, discuss, and make recommendations to the Board relating to those matters that pertain to the effectiveness of the Board in carrying out its responsibilities in governing the Trust and overseeing the management of the Funds. These may include, but are not limited to, matters relating to:

 

  a.

Activities of members of the Board, including

 

    i.

Guidelines relating to ownership of shares of the Funds by Independent Trustees;

 

   ii.

Continuing education for members of the Board;

 

  iii.

Activities that may create the appearance of a conflict of interest for the Independent Trustees; and

 

  iv.

Identification of practices to enhance the effectiveness of the Board.

 

  b.

Meetings of the Board, including:

 

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  i.

Frequency of meetings of the Board; and

 

  ii.

Board meeting attendance.

 

  c.

Role of the Independent Trustees, including:

 

   i.

The ability of the Independent Trustees to request and obtain certain information from management of the Funds, the investment adviser(s) of the Funds and other service providers for the Funds; and

 

  ii.

Limitations on the ability of the Independent Trustees to take actions on behalf of the Board or to function in a manner that is independent of the full Board or the investment adviser(s).

 

  d.

Setting of compensation for the Independent Trustees for:

 

    i.

Services as members of the Board;

 

   ii.

Activities as chairperson of the Board; and

 

  iii.

Activities as chairpersons and members of each committee of the Board.

 

  e.

Relationship between the Board and management, including:

 

  i.

Oversight of and communication with management; and

 

  ii.

Discussion with management regarding management’s succession planning for key persons in Fund management and extraordinary investor communications.

 

  2.

Make recommendations to the Independent Trustees of the Board regarding the selection and retention of independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees in accordance with Rule 0-1(a)(6) under the 1940 Act.

 

  3.

Nominate members of committees of the Board and periodically shall review committee assignments. The Committee shall make recommendations to the Board concerning the responsibilities or establishment of Board committees.

 

  4.

Review shareholder correspondence to the Board periodically and determine how to respond. Shareholders wishing to send communications to any of the Board or specific members of the Board will be directed to submit communications only in written form. All such shareholder communications should be sent to the attention of the Trust’s Secretary at the offices of the Trust, Two Greenwich Plaza, 4th Floor, Greenwich, CT 06830, in the first instance. The Trust’s Secretary will maintain a copy of any such communication and promptly forward each

 

A-5


 

such communication to the Committee no less frequently than monthly. Other Board members will receive, no less frequently than quarterly, a summary of all shareholders communications received during the prior quarter, which summary shall specifically identify the substance of all such communications.

 

5.

Review matters related to the appointment of officers of the Trust as deemed necessary by the Committee.

In carrying out these responsibilities, the Committee shall consult with management of the Trust, the chief compliance officer of the Trust, counsel and other consultants, as appropriate, to discuss legal, regulatory and business issues that are affecting or are expected to affect the mutual fund industry and fund governance with a view to recommending changes to the Board’s and the Trust’s governance practices, as appropriate.

 

  VI.

Other Powers and Responsibilities

 

1.

The Committee shall recommend to the Board appropriate action with respect to any matter within the scope of the Committee’s duties and responsibilities; The Committee shall periodically review the size and composition of the Board to determine whether it may be appropriate to add individuals with different backgrounds or skills from those already on the Board. In the event of a resignation or other event that causes the Board not to have an ACFE, the Committee will seek to identify and evaluate nominee candidates and recommend a nominee to the Board who, if appointed to the Board, would qualify as an ACFE.

 

2.

The Committee shall meet as necessary in connection with any vacancy on or addition to the Board, and otherwise from time to time as it deems appropriate to perform its responsibilities.

 

3.

The Committee is authorized to consult with counsel to the Funds or to the Independent Trustees, as appropriate, concerning the requirements of the 1940 Act applicable to the selection and qualification of Independent Trustees and to retain at the Funds’ expense and receive the advice and assistance of such additional experts as it may deem necessary in connection with its work, it being the Board’s intention that the Committee have the resources and authority appropriate to discharge its responsibilities as set out in this Charter.

 

4.

The Committee will periodically review the provisions of this Charter and recommend to the Board any revisions or modifications to this Charter that the Committee deems necessary or appropriate to the effective exercise of its responsibilities.

 

  VII.

Reporting

At each regular meeting of the Board following a Committee meeting, the Committee will report to the Board on its activities and its findings and recommendations, if any.

 

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  VIII.

Meetings

A majority of the members of the Committee must be present in order to constitute a quorum for the transaction of the Committee’s business. The Committee will hold, whether in person or by telephone conference, such regular or special meetings, pursuant to such notice as it may determine in its discretion. The Committee may also act by written consent to action without a meeting, as permitted by the Funds’ organizational documents. The Committee will prepare minutes for each meeting, and such minutes will be provided to the Board and maintained in the records of the Funds.

 

  IX.

Limitation of Responsibilities

The Committee performs its functions under this Charter on the basis of information provided or representations made to it by the Funds’ management, advisers or other service providers, or by legal counsel or other experts or consultants, without independent verification. Nothing in this Charter is intended to impose, or should be interpreted as imposing, on any member of the Committee any additional duties or responsibilities over and above those placed on the member in his or her capacity as a Trustee of the Funds under applicable federal and state law.

ADOPTED: JANUARY 6, 2009

LAST REVISED: NOVEMBER 10, 2016

 

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Exhibit B

STOCK OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS

   As of July 31, 2025, to each Fund’s knowledge, the following shareholders owned beneficially or of record 5% or more of the outstanding shares of a Fund’s shares. John Huss, a portfolio manager to certain Funds, and AQR Capital Management Holdings, LLC intend to vote in favor of each Nominee. Given the large ownership of these individuals, their votes in favor of each Nominee can affect the outcome of the votes.

 

       
Fund and Class    Name and Address of Owner    Number of Shares Owned    Percentage Ownership of Class
AQR ALTERNATIVE RISK PREMIA FUND - I   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   5169119.3990000002    41.12%
AQR ALTERNATIVE RISK PREMIA FUND - I   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   4515740.324    35.92%
AQR ALTERNATIVE RISK PREMIA FUND - I   

LPL FINANCIAL LLC

FBO: CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS

ATTN: MUTUAL FUND OPERATIONS

4707 EXECUTIVE DR

SAN DIEGO CA 92121-3091

   1798634.0390000001    14.31%
AQR ALTERNATIVE RISK PREMIA FUND - N   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   741630.83799999999    55.06%
AQR ALTERNATIVE RISK PREMIA FUND - N   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

  

491221.47399999999

36.47

   36.47%

 

B-1


       
Fund and Class    Name and Address of Owner    Number of Shares Owned    Percentage Ownership of Class
AQR ALTERNATIVE RISK PREMIA FUND - R6   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   7553756.3059999999    66.01%
AQR ALTERNATIVE RISK PREMIA FUND - R6   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   3727562.3300000001    32.57%
AQR CVX FUSION FUND - I   

AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS,LLC

1 GREENWICH PLAZA, STE 130

GREENWICH CT 06830-2748

   50000    48.24%
AQR CVX FUSION FUND - I   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   25446.183000000001    24.55%
AQR CVX FUSION FUND - I   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   25270.331999999999    24.38%
AQR CVX FUSION FUND - N   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   286397.05800000002    72.29%

 

B-2


       
Fund and Class    Name and Address of Owner    Number of Shares Owned    Percentage Ownership of Class
AQR CVX FUSION FUND - N   

AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS,LLC

1 GREENWICH PLAZA, STE 130

GREENWICH CT 06830-2748

   5000    12.62%
AQR CVX FUSION FUND - N   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   35657.663999999997    9.00%
AQR CVX FUSION FUND - R6   

AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS,LLC

1 GREENWICH PLAZA, STE 130

GREENWICH CT 06830-2748

   1048341.232    100.00%
AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND- I   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   22682371.636999998    27.22%
AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND- I   

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER &

SMITH, INC

FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT

OF ITS CUSTOMERS

4800 DEER LAKE DR E

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

   20610003.287999999    24.73%
AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND- I   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   15431283.370999999    18.52%

AQR DIVERSIFIED

ARBITRAGE FUND- I

  

MORGAN STANLEY & CO.,INCORPORATED

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY LLC

FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF ITS CUSTOMERS

1 NEW YORK PLZ FL 12

   5727226.8109999998    6.87%

 

B-3


       
Fund and Class    Name and Address of Owner    Number of Shares Owned    Percentage Ownership of Class
     NEW YORK NY 10004-1965          

AQR DIVERSIFIED

ARBITRAGE FUND- I

  

WELLS FARGO CLEARING SERVICES, LLC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER

2801 MARKET STREET

SAINT LOUIS MO 63103-2523

   5505482.3530000001    6.61%

AQR DIVERSIFIED

ARBITRAGE FUND- I

  

MSCS FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC

MAC & CO 822440

ATTN: MUTUAL FUND OPERATIONS

500 GRANT STREET

ROOM 151-1010

PITTSBURGH PA 15219-2502

   4876540.1380000003    5.85%

AQR DIVERSIFIED

ARBITRAGE FUND- N

  

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   1549570.6340000001    55.92%

AQR DIVERSIFIED

ARBITRAGE FUND- N

  

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   714631.48300000001    25.79%

AQR DIVERSIFIED

ARBITRAGE FUND- N

  

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER &

SMITH, INC FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT

OF ITS CUSTOMERS

4800 DEER LAKE DR E

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

   145273.326    5.24%

AQR DIVERSIFIED

ARBITRAGE FUND- R6

  

AQR DIVERSIFYING STRATEGIES FUND

1 GREENWICH PLAZA, STE 130

GREENWICH CT 06830-6353

   37501247.509000003    59.77%
AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND- R6    MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER &    17366340.741999999    27.68%

 

B-4


       
Fund and Class    Name and Address of Owner    Number of Shares Owned    Percentage Ownership of Class
    

SMITH, INC FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT

OF ITS CUSTOMERS

4800 DEER LAKE DR E

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

         
AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND- R6   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   5610405.7290000003    8.94%
AQR DIVERSIFYING STRATEGIES FUND - I   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   65513393.152999997    27.46%
AQR DIVERSIFYING STRATEGIES FUND - I   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   60052471.946999997    25.17%
AQR DIVERSIFYING STRATEGIES FUND - I   

PERSHING LLC

1 PERSHING PLAZA

JERSEY CITY NJ 07399-0001

   43956248.248000003    18.43%
AQR DIVERSIFYING STRATEGIES FUND - I   

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER &

SMITH, INC FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT

OF ITS CUSTOMERS

4800 DEER LAKE DR E

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

   37009538.354999997    15.51%
AQR DIVERSIFYING STRATEGIES FUND - I   

LPL FINANCIAL LLC

FBO: CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS

ATTN: MUTUAL FUND OPERATIONS

4707 EXECUTIVE DR

SAN DIEGO CA 92121-3091

   14769962.123    6.19%
AQR DIVERSIFYING STRATEGIES FUND - I   

RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES,INC.

OMNIBUS FOR MUTUAL FUNDS

   12798246.845000001    5.37%

 

B-5


       
Fund and Class    Name and Address of Owner    Number of Shares Owned    Percentage Ownership of Class
    

HOUSE ACCT FIRM

880 CARILLION PARKWAY

SAINT PETERSBURG FL 33716-1102

         
AQR DIVERSIFYING STRATEGIES FUND - N   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   10932614.573999999    63.88%
AQR DIVERSIFYING STRATEGIES FUND - N   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   5050129.1720000003    29.51%
AQR DIVERSIFYING STRATEGIES FUND - R6   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   32574489.818999998    67.69%
AQR DIVERSIFYING STRATEGIES FUND - R6   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   11308992.381999999    23.50%
AQR DIVERSIFYING STRATEGIES FUND - R6   

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER &

SMITH, INC FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT

OF ITS CUSTOMERS

4800 DEER LAKE DR E

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

   3230192.7790000001    6.71%
AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND- I   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

   29369154.901000001    29.41%

 

B-6


       
Fund and Class    Name and Address of Owner    Number of Shares Owned    Percentage Ownership of Class
     SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141          
AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND- I   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   24028930.357999999    24.06%
AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND- I   

MORGAN STANLEY & CO.,INCORPORATED

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY LLC

FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF ITS CUSTOMERS

1 NEW YORK PLZ FL 12

NEW YORK NY 10004-1965

   14388737.522    14.41%
AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND- I   

LPL FINANCIAL LLC

FBO: CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS

ATTN: MUTUAL FUND OPERATIONS

4707 EXECUTIVE DR

SAN DIEGO CA 92121-3091

   12811588.101    12.83%
AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND- I   

PERSHING LLC

1 PERSHING PLAZA

JERSEY CITY NJ 07399-0001

   7131982.46    7.14%
AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND- I   

RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES,INC.

OMNIBUS FOR MUTUAL FUNDS

HOUSE ACCT FIRM

880 CARILLION PARKWAY

SAINT PETERSBURG FL 33716-1102

   6432573.0039999997    6.44%
AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND- N   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   5236823.1689999998    44.83%
AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND- N   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

   4307785.8729999997    36.87%

 

B-7


       
Fund and Class    Name and Address of Owner    Number of Shares Owned    Percentage Ownership of Class
    

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

         
AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND- N   

VANGUARD MARKETING CORPORATION

VANGUARD BROKERAGE SERVICES

BIN:

100 VANGUARD BLVD

MALVERN PA 19355-2331

   974168.63699999999    8.34%
AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND-R6   

AQR DIVERSIFYING STRATEGIES FUND

1 GREENWICH PLAZA, STE 130

GREENWICH CT 06830-6353

   68416060.401999995    97.83%
AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND- I   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   50301973.883000001    19.40%
AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND- I   

LPL FINANCIAL LLC

FBO: CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS

ATTN: MUTUAL FUND OPERATIONS

4707 EXECUTIVE DR

SAN DIEGO CA 92121-3091

   36555211.618000001    14.10%
AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND- I   

MORGAN STANLEY & CO.,INCORPORATED

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY LLC

FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF ITS CUSTOMERS

1 NEW YORK PLZ FL 12

NEW YORK NY 10004-1965

   34108486.465000004    13.15%
AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND- I   

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER &

SMITH, INC FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT

OF ITS CUSTOMERS

4800 DEER LAKE DR E

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

   32342578.269000001    12.47%
AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND- I    NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC    31710847.164000001    12.23%

 

B-8


       
Fund and Class    Name and Address of Owner    Number of Shares Owned    Percentage Ownership of Class
    

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

         
AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND- I   

WELLS FARGO CLEARING SERVICES, LLC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER 2801 MARKET STREET

SAINT LOUIS MO 63103-2523

   26031355.495999999    10.04%
AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND- I   

RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES,INC.

OMNIBUS FOR MUTUAL FUNDS

HOUSE ACCT FIRM

880 CARILLION PARKWAY

SAINT PETERSBURG FL 33716-1102

   20061595.460000001    7.74%
AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND- N   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   9379286.6919999998    47.76%
AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND- N   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   7507827.1030000001    38.23%
AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND- N   

VANGUARD MARKETING CORPORATION

VANGUARD BROKERAGE SERVICES

BIN:

100 VANGUARD BLVD

MALVERN PA 19355-2331

   1005521.907    5.12%

 

B-9


       
Fund and Class    Name and Address of Owner    Number of Shares Owned    Percentage Ownership of Class
AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND- R6   

INTERACTIVE BROKERS LLC

2 PICKWICK PLAZA, STE 202

GREENWICH CT 06830-5576

   1312653.2209999999    56.11%
AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND- R6   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   339900.90600000002    14.53%
AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND- R6   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   239706.761    10.25%
AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND- R6   

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER &

SMITH, INC FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT

OF ITS CUSTOMERS

4800 DEER LAKE DR E

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

   125556.492    5.37%
AQR LSE FUSION FUND - I   

AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS,LLC

1 GREENWICH PLAZA, STE 130

GREENWICH CT 06830-2748

   50000    99.98%
AQR LSE FUSION FUND - N   

AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS,LLC

1 GREENWICH PLAZA, STE 130

GREENWICH CT 06830-2748

   50000    62.94%
AQR LSE FUSION FUND - N   

VANGUARD MARKETING CORPORATION

VANGUARD BROKERAGE SERVICES

BIN:

100 VANGUARD BLVD

MALVERN PA 19355-2331

   12865.777    16.20%

 

B-10


       
Fund and Class    Name and Address of Owner    Number of Shares Owned    Percentage Ownership of Class
AQR LSE FUSION FUND - N   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   10438.404    13.14%
AQR LSE FUSION FUND – R6   

AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS,LLC

1 GREENWICH PLAZA STE 130

GREENWICH CT 06830-2748

   50000    100.00%
AQR MACRO OPPORTUNITIES FUND- I   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   1236492.9240000001    40.91%
AQR MACRO OPPORTUNITIES FUND- I   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   1105280.639    36.57%
AQR MACRO OPPORTUNITIES FUND- I   

RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES,INC.

OMNIBUS FOR MUTUAL FUNDS

HOUSE ACCT FIRM

880 CARILLION PARKWAY

SAINT PETERSBURG FL 33716-1102

   291547.56099999999    9.65%
AQR MACRO OPPORTUNITIES FUND- I   

LPL FINANCIAL LLC

FBO: CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS

ATTN: MUTUAL FUND OPERATIONS

ATTN MUTUAL FUND OPERATIONS

4707 EXECUTIVE DR

SAN DIEGO CA 92121-3091

   291321.29800000001    9.64%

 

B-11


       
Fund and Class    Name and Address of Owner    Number of Shares Owned    Percentage Ownership of Class
AQR MACRO OPPORTUNITIES FUND- N   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   89457.664999999994    37.28%
AQR MACRO OPPORTUNITIES FUND- N   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   87955.441999999995    36.65%
AQR MACRO OPPORTUNITIES FUND- N   

INTERACTIVE BROKERS LLC

2 PICKWICK PLAZA, STE 202

GREENWICH CT 06830-5576

   40852.951000000001    17.02%
AQR MACRO OPPORTUNITIES FUND - R6   

AQR DIVERSIFYING STRATEGIES FUND

1 GREENWICH PLAZA, STE 130

GREENWICH CT 06830-6353

   49050845.077    99.96%
AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND - I   

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER &

SMITH, INC FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT

OF ITS CUSTOMERS

4800 DEER LAKE DR E

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

   44029710.658    21.22%
AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND - I   

MORGAN STANLEY & CO.,INCORPORATED

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY LLC

FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF ITS CUSTOMERS

1 NEW YORK PLZ FL 12

NEW YORK NY 10004-1965

   34546460.895999998    16.65%
AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND - I   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

   30765564.250999998    14.83%

 

B-12


       
and Class    Name and Address of Owner    Number of Shares Owned    Percentage Ownership of Class
    

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

         
AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND - I   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   23030598.397999998    11.10%
AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND - I   

PERSHING LLC

1 PERSHING PLAZA

JERSEY CITY NJ 07399-0001

   18018280.087000001    8.68%
AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND - I   

LPL FINANCIAL LLC

FBO: CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS

ATTN MUTUAL FUND OPERATIONS

4707 EXECUTIVE DR

SAN DIEGO CA 92121-3091

   12728480.419    6.13%
AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND - I   

RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES,INC.

OMNIBUS FOR MUTUAL FUNDS

HOUSE ACCT FIRM

880 CARILLION PARKWAY

SAINT PETERSBURG FL 33716-1102

   12060609.454    5.81%
AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND - N   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   2632611.8689999999    37.80%
AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND - N   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   2187448.3480000002    31.41%
AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND - N   

VANGUARD MARKETING CORPORATION

VANGUARD BROKERAGE SERVICES

   504944.201    7.25%

 

B-13


       
Fund and Class    Name and Address of Owner    Number of Shares Owned    Percentage Ownership of Class
    

BIN:

100 VANGUARD BLVD

MALVERN PA 19355-2331

         
AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND - N   

MORGAN STANLEY & CO.,INCORPORATED

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY LLC

FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF ITS CUSTOMERS

1 NEW YORK PLZ FL 12

NEW YORK NY 10004-1965

   453730.49300000002    6.52%
AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND – R6   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   7669997.0350000001    37.30%
AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND – R6   

PNC BANK, N.A.

SAXON & CO.

FBO

PO BOX 94597

CLEVELAND OH 44101-4597

   4887146.1579999998    23.77%
AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND – R6   

WELLS FARGO BANK NA FBO

OMNIBUS CASH CASH

XXXX0

PO BOX 1533

MINNEAPOLIS MN 55480-1533

   4377644.3140000002    21.29%
AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND – R6   

MSCS FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC

SEI PRIVATE TRUST

C/O GWP US ADVISORS

1 FREEDOM VALLEY DR

OAKS PA 19456-9989

   1208605.9350000001    5.88%
AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY HV FUND - I   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   8761143.1779999994    42.29
AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY HV FUND - I   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

   4386060.1950000003    21.17%

 

B-14


       
Fund and Class    Name and Address of Owner    Number of Shares Owned    Percentage Ownership of Class
    

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

         
AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY HV FUND - I   

PERSHING LLC

1 PERSHING PLAZA

JERSEY CITY NJ 07399-0001

   3155451.6800000002    15.23%
AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY HV FUND - I   

LPL FINANCIAL LLC

FBO: CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS

ATTN: MUTUAL FUND OPERATIONS

4707 EXECUTIVE DR

SAN DIEGO CA 92121-3091

   2207715.247    10.66%
AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY HV FUND - N   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   594154.68200000003    44.02%
AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY HV FUND - N   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   250789.929    18.58%
AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY HV FUND - N   

VANGUARD MARKETING CORPORATION

VANGUARD BROKERAGE SERVICES

BIN:

100 VANGUARD BLVD

MALVERN PA 19355-2331

   180845.92300000001    13.40%
AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY HV FUND - N   

PERSHING LLC

1 PERSHING PLAZA

JERSEY CITY NJ 07399-0001

   110398.848    8.18%
AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY HV FUND - N   

INTERACTIVE BROKERS LLC

2 PICKWICK PLZ STE 202

GREENWICH CT 06830-5576

   95549.251000000004    7.08%
AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY HV FUND - N    MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER &    76975.163    5.70%

 

B-15


       
Fund and Class    Name and Address of Owner    Number of Shares Owned    Percentage Ownership of Class
    

SMITH, INC FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT

OF ITS CUSTOMERS

4800 DEER LAKE DR E

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

         
AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY HV FUND – R6   

AQR DIVERSIFYING STRATEGIES FUND

1 GREENWICH PLAZA, STE 130

GREENWICH CT 06830-6353

   55009777.505999997    95.07%
AQR MS FUSION FUND - I   

AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS,LLC

1 GREENWICH PLAZA, STE 130

GREENWICH CT 06830-2748

   50000    67.08%
AQR MS FUSION FUND - I   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   24538.986000000001    32.92%
AQR MS FUSION FUND - N   

AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS,LLC

1 GREENWICH PLAZA, STE 130

GREENWICH CT 06830-2748

   50000    61.74%
AQR MS FUSION FUND - N   

INTERACTIVE BROKERS LLC

2 PICKWICK PLZ STE 202

GREENWICH CT 06830-5576

   24205.077000000001    29.89%
AQR MS FUSION FUND - N   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   6777.4799999999996    8.37%
AQR MS FUSION FUND – R6   

AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS,LLC

1 GREENWICH PLAZA, STE 130

GREENWICH CT 06830-2748

   1627512.8999999999    100.00%

 

B-16


       
Fund and Class    Name and Address of Owner    Number of Shares Owned    Percentage Ownership of Class
AQR MS FUSION HV FUND - I   

AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS,LLC

1 GREENWICH PLAZA, STE 130

GREENWICH CT 06830-2748

   50000    36.24%
AQR MS FUSION HV FUND - I   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   41540.129000000001    30.11%
AQR MS FUSION HV FUND - I   

PERSHING LLC

1 PERSHING PLAZA

JERSEY CITY NJ 07399-0001

   31446.544999999998    22.79%
AQR MS FUSION HV FUND - I   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   14990.867    10.86%
AQR MS FUSION HV FUND - N   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   400069.57699999999    72.05%
AQR MS FUSION HV FUND - N   

AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS,LLC

1 GREENWICH PLAZA STE 130

GREENWICH CT 06830-2748

   50000    9.00%
AQR MS FUSION HV FUND - N   

INTERACTIVE BROKERS LLC

2 PICKWICK PLZ STE 202

GREENWICH CT 06830-5576

   46160.127    8.31%
AQR MS FUSION HV FUND - N    VANGUARD MARKETING CORPORATION    34945.214    6.29%

 

B-17


       
Fund and Class    Name and Address of Owner    Number of Shares Owned    Percentage Ownership of Class
    

VANGUARD BROKERAGE SERVICES

BIN:

100 VANGUARD BLVD

MALVERN PA 19355-2331

         
AQR MS FUSION HV FUND - R6   

AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS,LLC

1 GREENWICH PLAZA STE 130

GREENWICH CT 06830-2748

   471251.68800000002    100.00%
AQR MULTI-ASSET FUND - I   

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER &

SMITH, INC FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT

OF ITS CUSTOMERS

4800 DEER LAKE DR E

JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484

   6675531.4479999999    39.60%
AQR MULTI-ASSET FUND - I   

PERSHING LLC

1 PERSHING PLAZA

JERSEY CITY NJ 07399-0001

   4265354.8739999998    25.30%
AQR MULTI-ASSET FUND - I   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   1916507.398    11.37%
AQR MULTI-ASSET FUND - I   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   1667436.0079999999    9.89%
AQR MULTI-ASSET FUND - N   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   770298.65500000003    54.72%
AQR MULTI-ASSET FUND - N    CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC    309813.62    22.01%

 

B-18


       
Fund and Class    Name and Address of Owner    Number of Shares Owned    Percentage Ownership of Class
    

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

         
AQR MULTI-ASSET FUND - N   

J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC.

OMNIBUS ACCT FOR THE

EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

4 CHASE METROTECH CTR

3RD MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003

   100014.10400000001    7.11%
AQR MULTI-ASSET FUND - N   

VANGUARD MARKETING CORPORATION

VANGUARD BROKERAGE SERVICES

BIN:

100 VANGUARD BLVD

MALVERN PA 19355-2331

   82255.956000000006    5.84%
AQR MULTI-ASSET FUND – R6   

AQR DIVERSIFYING STRATEGIES FUND

1 GREENWICH PLAZA, STE 130

GREENWICH CT 06830-6353

   106443940.22499999    99.48%
AQR RISK-BALANCED COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND - I   

PERSHING LLC

1 PERSHING PLAZA

JERSEY CITY NJ 07399-0001

   15980050.805    21.40%
AQR RISK-BALANCED COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND - I   

RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES,INC.

OMNIBUS FOR MUTUAL FUNDS

HOUSE ACCT FIRM

880 CARILLION PARKWAY

SAINT PETERSBURG FL 33716-1102

   14020682.09    18.78%
AQR RISK-BALANCED COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND - I   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   12498050.208000001    16.74%

 

B-19


       
Fund and Class    Name and Address of Owner    Number of Shares Owned    Percentage Ownership of Class
AQR RISK-BALANCED COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND - I   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   12279838.976    16.45%
AQR RISK-BALANCED COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND - I   

LPL FINANCIAL LLC

FBO: CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS

ATTN MUTUAL FUND OPERATIONS

4707 EXECUTIVE DR

SAN DIEGO CA 92121-3091

   7854321.6749999998    10.52%
AQR RISK-BALANCED COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND - I   

WELLS FARGO CLEARING SERVICES, LLC

SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE

EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER

2801 MARKET ST

SAINT LOUIS MO 63103-2523

   4354716.8870000001    5.83%
AQR RISK-BALANCED COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND - N   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   4126470.693    62.30%
AQR RISK-BALANCED COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND - N   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   2094979.4110000001    31.63%
AQR RISK-BALANCED COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND – R6   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   8655682.0629999992    80.90%
AQR RISK-BALANCED COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND – R6   

MSCS FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC

MATRIX TRUST COMPANY CUST FBO

   543329.28700000001    5.08%

 

B-20


       
Fund and Class    Name and Address of Owner    Number of Shares Owned    Percentage Ownership of Class
    

7COMPRESSION 401(K) PLAN

717 17TH ST STE 1300

DENVER CO 80202-3304

         
AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND – I   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   34526831.553000003    38.94%
AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND – I   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   21791873.173999999    24.58%
AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND – I   

LPL FINANCIAL LLC

FBO: CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS

ATTN MUTUAL FUND OPERATIONS

4707 EXECUTIVE DR

SAN DIEGO CA 92121-3091

   10739779.513    12.11%
AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND – I   

MORGAN STANLEY & CO.,INCORPORATED

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY LLC

FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF ITS CUSTOMERS

1 NEW YORK PLZ FL 12

NEW YORK NY 10004-1965

   8621770.7890000008    9.72%
AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND – N   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   3207215.145    43.53%
AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND – N   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

   2343268.5240000002    31.81%

 

B-21


       
Fund and Class    Name and Address of Owner    Number of Shares Owned    Percentage Ownership of Class
    

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

         
AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND – N   

VANGUARD MARKETING CORPORATION

VANGUARD BROKERAGE SERVICES

BIN:

100 VANGUARD BLVD

MALVERN PA 19355-2331

   605283.30900000001    8.22%
AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND – R6   

AQR DIVERSIFYING STRATEGIES FUND

1 GREENWICH PLAZA, STE 130

GREENWICH CT 06830-635

   61320657.575000003    69.54%
AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND – R6   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   15434839.847999999    17.50%
AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND – R6   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   10100353.632999999    11.45%
AQR TREND TOTAL RETURN FUND - I   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   1708969.574    65.01%
AQR TREND TOTAL RETURN FUND - I   

PERSHING LLC

1 PERSHING PLAZA

JERSEY CITY NJ 07399-0001

   567265.98999999999    21.58%
AQR TREND TOTAL RETURN FUND - I   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

   222075.378    8.45%

 

B-22


       
Fund and Class    Name and Address of Owner    Number of Shares Owned    Percentage Ownership of Class
    

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

         
AQR TREND TOTAL RETURN FUND - N   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   1170974.138    58.39%
AQR TREND TOTAL RETURN FUND - N   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   575491.10600000003    28.70%
AQR TREND TOTAL RETURN FUND – R6   

JOHN J HUSS

AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

1 GREENWICH PLAZA, STE 130

GREENWICH CT 06830-635

   1692.171    100.00%
AQR EMERGING MULTI-STYLE II FUND - I   

RELIANCE TRUST COMPANY FBO

FIDUCIARY TRUST C/R

PO BOX 570788

ATLANTA GA 30357-3114

   3655281.7450000001    49.29%
AQR EMERGING MULTI-STYLE II FUND - I   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   2521147.6779999998    34.00%
AQR EMERGING MULTI-STYLE II FUND - I   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   831811.61100000003    11.22%
AQR EMERGING MULTI-STYLE II FUND - N    NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC    173377.685    71.41%

 

B-23


       
Fund and Class    Name and Address of Owner    Number of Shares Owned    Percentage Ownership of Class
    

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

         
AQR EMERGING MULTI-STYLE II FUND - N   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   34506.284    14.21%
AQR EMERGING MULTI-STYLE II FUND - N   

INTERACTIVE BROKERS LLC

2 PICKWICK PLZ STE 202

GREENWICH CT 06830-5576

   29013.669999999998    11.95%
AQR EMERGING MULTI-STYLE II FUND – R6   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   29275085.874000002    76.48%
AQR EMERGING MULTI-STYLE II FUND – R6   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   7759202.591    20.27%
AQR GLOBAL EQUITY FUND - I   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   1101679.2579999999    37.43%
AQR GLOBAL EQUITY FUND - I   

PERSHING LLC

1 PERSHING PLAZA

JERSEY CITY NJ 07399-0001

   963734.30700000003    32.74%

 

B-24


       
Fund and Class    Name and Address of Owner    Number of Shares Owned    Percentage Ownership of Class
AQR GLOBAL EQUITY FUND - I   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   449679.49699999997    15.28%
AQR GLOBAL EQUITY FUND - I   

LPL FINANCIAL LLC

FBO: CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS

ATTN MUTUAL FUND OPERATIONS

4707 EXECUTIVE DR

SAN DIEGO CA 92121-3091

   330880.40100000001    11.24%
AQR GLOBAL EQUITY FUND - N   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   914508.39500000002    58.49%
AQR GLOBAL EQUITY FUND - N   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   469328.91800000001    30.02%
AQR GLOBAL EQUITY FUND - N   

J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC.

OMNIBUS ACCT FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS

4 CHASE METROTECH CTR

3RD MUTUAL FUND DEPT

BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003

   131265.30900000001    8.40%
AQR GLOBAL EQUITY FUND – R6   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   23843679.728    70.84%

 

B-25


       
Fund and Class    Name and Address of Owner    Number of Shares Owned    Percentage Ownership of Class
AQR GLOBAL EQUITY FUND – R6   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   7021500.6780000003    20.86%
AQR GLOBAL EQUITY FUND – R6   

NORTHERN TRUST AS TRUSTEE FBO

IDAHO NATIONAL LABRATORY EMPLOYEE

RETIREMENT PLAN

ACCT

PO BOX 92956

CHICAGO IL 60675-2956

   2660050.9210000001    7.90%
AQR INTERNATIONAL DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND - I   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   1888506.6899999999    67.97%
AQR INTERNATIONAL DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND - I   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   485795.054    17.49%
AQR INTERNATIONAL DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND - N   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   118117.431    68.73%
AQR INTERNATIONAL DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND - N   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

   34331.760999999999    19.98%

 

B-26


       
Fund and Class    Name and Address of Owner    Number of Shares Owned    Percentage Ownership of Class
     SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141          
AQR INTERNATIONAL DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND - N   

VANGUARD MARKETING CORPORATION

VANGUARD BROKERAGE SERVICES

BIN:

100 VANGUARD BLVD

MALVERN PA 19355-2331

   10972.771000000001    6.38%
AQR INTERNATIONAL DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND – R6   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   10284569.857999999    81.57%
AQR INTERNATIONAL DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND – R6   

MSCS FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC

SEI PRIVATE TRUST COMPANY

C/O PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL ID

ATTN: MUTUAL FUND ADMINISTRATOR

ONE FREEDOM VALLEY DRIVE

   1566927.9169999999    12.43%
AQR INTERNATIONAL MOMENTUM STYLE FUND - I   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   4700111.7869999995    70.25%
AQR INTERNATIONAL MOMENTUM STYLE FUND - I   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   806057.42099999997    12.05%
AQR INTERNATIONAL MOMENTUM STYLE FUND - I   

RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES,INC.

OMNIBUS FOR MUTUAL FUNDS

HOUSE ACCT FIRM

880 CARILLION PARKWAY

SAINT PETERSBURG FL 33716-1102

   732483.37300000002    10.95%

 

B-27


       
Fund and Class    Name and Address of Owner    Number of Shares Owned    Percentage Ownership of Class
AQR INTERNATIONAL MOMENTUM STYLE FUND – N   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   165466.28899999999    50.79%
AQR INTERNATIONAL MOMENTUM STYLE FUND – N   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   147874.011    45.39%
AQR INTERNATIONAL MOMENTUM STYLE FUND – R6   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   4073026.128    83.24%
AQR INTERNATIONAL MOMENTUM STYLE FUND – R6   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   705299.67200000002    14.41%
AQR INTERNATIONAL MULTI-STYLE FUND - I   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   4826099.0180000002    53.09%
AQR INTERNATIONAL MULTI-STYLE FUND - I   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

   3520340.5529999998    38.73%

 

B-28


Fund and Class    Name and Address of Owner    Number of Shares Owned    Percentage Ownership of Class
     JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010          
AQR INTERNATIONAL MULTI-STYLE FUND - N   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   161891.16800000001    56.80%
AQR INTERNATIONAL MULTI-STYLE FUND - N   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   97128.380999999994    33.95%
AQR INTERNATIONAL MULTI-STYLE FUND – R6   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   24833998.745000001    73.01%
AQR INTERNATIONAL MULTI-STYLE FUND – R6   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   7141933.0130000003    21.00%
AQR LARGE CAP DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND- I   

RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES,INC.

OMNIBUS FOR MUTUAL FUNDS

HOUSE ACCT FIRM

880 CARILLION PARKWAY

SAINT PETERSBURG FL 33716-1102

   20622107.52    34.86%
AQR LARGE CAP DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND- I   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   12352231.005000001    20.88%

 

B-29


       
Fund and Class    Name and Address of Owner    Number of Shares Owned    Percentage Ownership of Class
AQR LARGE CAP DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND- I   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   6338641.5319999997    10.72%
AQR LARGE CAP DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND- I   

UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

UBS WM USA

OMNI ACCOUNT M/F

ATTN: DEPARTMENT MANAGER

SPEC CDY A/C EXCL BEN CUST UBSFSI

1000 HARBOR BLVD

WEEHAWKEN NJ 07086-6761

   6075869.6639999999    10.27%
AQR LARGE CAP DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND- I   

LPL FINANCIAL LLC

FBO: CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS

ATTN MUTUAL FUND OPERATIONS

4707 EXECUTIVE DR

SAN DIEGO CA 92121-3091

   5965501.9129999997    10.08%
AQR LARGE CAP DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND- N   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   2439294.0600000001    49.01%
AQR LARGE CAP DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND- N   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   1641988.4620000001    32.99%
AQR LARGE CAP DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND- N   

MSCS FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC

SEI PRIVATE TRUST COMPANY

C/O PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROU ID

ONE FREEDOM VALLEY DRIVE

   466744.92499999999    9.38%

 

B-30


       
Fund and Class    Name and Address of Owner    Number of Shares Owned    Percentage Ownership of Class
     OAKS PA 19456-9989          
AQR LARGE CAP DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND- R6   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   9961268.7919999994    31.22%
AQR LARGE CAP DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND- R6   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   6657068.6100000003    20.86%
AQR LARGE CAP DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND- R6   

MSCS FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC

MAC & CO

ATTN: MUTUAL FUND OPERATIONS

500 GRANT STREET ROOM 151-1010

PITTSBURGH PA 15219-2502

   5925503.8130000001    18.57%
AQR LARGE CAP DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND- R6   

ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED EQUITY

ALLOCATION FUND, A SERIES OF

ASPIRIANT TRUST

N19W24200 RIVERWOOD DR STE 320

WAUKESHA WI 53188-1193

   2896300.5869999998    9.08%
AQR LARGE CAP DEFENSIVE STYLE FUND- R6   

MSCS FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC

SEI PRIVATE TRUST COMPANY

C/O PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL ID

ATTN: MUTUAL FUND ADMINISTRATOR

ONE FREEDOM VALLEY DRIVE

OAKS PA 19456-9989

   2631107.0260000001    8.25%
AQR LARGE CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND - I   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   8280808.5449999999    64.23%

 

B-31


       
Fund and Class    Name and Address of Owner    Number of Shares Owned    Percentage Ownership of Class
AQR LARGE CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND - I   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   2348473.6069999998    18.22%
AQR LARGE CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND - I   

PERSHING LLC

1 PERSHING PLAZA

JERSEY CITY NJ 07399-0001

   915588.96200000006    7.10%
AQR LARGE CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND - N   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   3002351.3990000002    76.40%
AQR LARGE CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND - N   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   796873.42500000005    20.28%
AQR LARGE CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND – R6   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   6676363.9060000004    61.36%
AQR LARGE CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND – R6   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   3828608.236    35.19%
AQR LARGE CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND - I   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

   6497524.5199999996    49.00%

 

B-32


       
Fund and Class    Name and Address of Owner    Number of Shares Owned    Percentage Ownership of Class
    

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

         
AQR LARGE CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND - I   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   3709991.554    27.98%
AQR LARGE CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND - N   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   169715.91    53.76%
AQR LARGE CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND - N   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   104853.93700000001    33.21%
AQR LARGE CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND – R6   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   31296725.188999999    69.47%
AQR LARGE CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND – R6   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   11039549.513    24.51%
AQR SMALL CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND - I   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

   3715523.676    74.01%

 

B-33


       
Fund and Class    Name and Address of Owner    Number of Shares Owned    Percentage Ownership of Class
    

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

         
AQR SMALL CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND - I   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   945186.05099999998    18.83%
AQR SMALL CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND - N   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   394254.50699999998    45.54%
AQR SMALL CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND - N   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   390958.78600000002    45.16%
AQR SMALL CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND - N   

RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES,INC.

OMNIBUS FOR MUTUAL FUNDS

HOUSE ACCT FIRM

880 CARILLION PARKWAY

SAINT PETERSBURG FL 33716-1102

   67199.570000000007    7.76%
AQR SMALL CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND – R6   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   819370.13699999999    85.27%
AQR SMALL CAP MOMENTUM STYLE FUND – R6   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

   103264.10000000001    10.75%

 

B-34


       
Fund and Class    Name and Address of Owner    Number of Shares Owned    Percentage Ownership of Class
    

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

         
AQR SMALL CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND - I   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   1621652.0730000001    47.23%
AQR SMALL CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND - I   

RELIANCE TRUST COMPANY FBO

FIDUCIARY TRUST C/R

PO BOX 570788

ATLANTA GA 30357-3114

   915298.255    26.66%
AQR SMALL CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND - I   

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   322912.00699999998    9.41%
AQR SMALL CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND - I   

PERSHING LLC

1 PERSHING PLAZA

JERSEY CITY NJ 07399-0001

   252881.11799999999    7.37%
AQR SMALL CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND – N   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   307393.73499999999    43.68%
AQR SMALL CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND – N   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   278070.07199999999    39.51%
AQR SMALL CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND – N   

LPL FINANCIAL LLC

FBO: CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS

ATTN MUTUAL FUND OPERATIONS

   53398.642    7.59%

 

B-35


       
Fund and Class    Name and Address of Owner    Number of Shares Owned    Percentage Ownership of Class
    

4707 EXECUTIVE DR

SAN DIEGO CA 92121-3091

         
AQR SMALL CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND – R6   

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC

SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS

ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS

101 MONTGOMERY ST

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4141

   1999765.588    77.87%
AQR SMALL CAP MULTI-STYLE FUND – R6   

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,LLC

NFS LLC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT

OF OUR CUSTOMERS

499 WASHINGTON BLVD FL 4

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS DEPT

JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-2010

   385109.109    15.00%

 

 

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Exhibit C

TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF AQR FUNDS

Certain information concerning the current Trustees of the Trust, except for Ms. Kathleen M. Hagerty and Mr. Mark A. Zurack, and the Trust’s officers, except for Mr. John Howard, is set forth below. Information concerning Ms. Hagerty and Messrs. Zurack and Howard is set forth in the proposal section of the proxy statement. Each of the Trust’s officers is annually elected by the Board of Trustees to serve until his or her successor is duly elected and qualifies. The address for each of the individuals listed below is One Greenwich Plaza, Suite 130, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830.

 

Name and Year of Birth

  

Current

Position with

the Trust,

Term of

Office1 and

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

           
William L. Atwell, M.B.A., 1950   

Chairperson of the Board since 2023; Trustee,

since 2011

   Retired from Atwell Partners, LLC (2012-2019) (consulting)      40      Webster Financial Corporation (since 2014) (banking); Blucora, Inc. (2017-2019)
Gregg D. Behrens, M.M., 1952   

Trustee,

since 2011

   Retired from Northern Trust Company (1974-2009) (banking)      40      Kiwibank (2022-2023); Kiwi Wealth (wealth management) (2020-2022)

Interested Trustees3

           
David Kabiller, CFA, 19634   

Trustee,

since 2010

   Founding Principal, AQR Capital Management, LLC (since 1998)      40      None

 

Name and Year of Birth

  

Current

Position with

the Trust,

Term of

Office1 and

Length of

Time Served

  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Officers

     
H.J. Willcox, J.D., 1966    Chief Compliance Officer, since 2013; Anti-Money Laundering Officer, since 2017    Principal, Chief Legal Officer and Global Head of Compliance and Risk,

 

C-1


Name and Year of Birth

  

Current

Position with

the Trust,

Term of

Office1 and

Length of

Time Served

  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

      AQR Capital Management, LLC (since 2013)
Bradley Asness, J.D., M.B.A., 1969    Vice President, since 2009    Principal and Co-Chief Operating Officer, AQR Capital Management, LLC (since 1998)
Patrick Ryan, CPA, 1965    Assistant Treasurer, since 2020    Principal and Chief Financial Officer, AQR Capital Management, LLC (since 2012)
Matthew Plastina, 1970    Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, since 2022    Executive Director, AQR Capital Management, LLC (since 2018); Executive Director, JP Morgan Investment Management (2010-2018)
Nicole DonVito, J.D., 1979    Chief Legal Officer, since 2014; Vice President, since 2009, Secretary, since 2022    Managing Director, Senior Counsel & Head of Registered Products, AQR Capital Management, LLC (since 2007)
Roxana Steblea-Lora, 1980    Assistant Treasurer, since May 2024    Executive Director, AQR Capital Management, LLC (since 2017)

 

     (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. A Disinterested Trustee may not hold office beyond December 31 of the year in which he or she turns 75.

  (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 is an “interested person” of the Trust because of his position with the Adviser.

  (4)   

Mr. Kabiller will cease serving as a Trustee effective as of the conclusion of the Meeting.

Qualifications of Trustees

Among the attributes common to all Trustees are their ability to review critically, evaluate, question and discuss information provided to them, to interact effectively with each other, the Adviser, other service providers, legal counsel and the independent registered public accounting firm, and to exercise effective business judgment in the performance of their duties. A Trustee’s ability to perform his or her duties effectively may have been attained, as set forth below, through his or her executive, business, consulting, and/or academic positions; experience from service as a Trustee of the Trust (and/or in other

 

C-2


capacities), other investment funds, public companies, or non-profit entities or other organizations; educational background or professional training; and/or other life experiences.

William L. Atwell, M.B.A. Mr. Atwell has served as a Trustee of the Trust since 2011. In addition, he has more than 50 years of business experience in financial services. Mr. Atwell has extensive experience in various executive and other positions with Cigna, Charles Schwab and Citibank. Mr. Atwell also has corporate governance experience serving as a director of Webster Financial Corporation, as a director/trustee of several not-for-profit organizations and has served as a director/trustee of USI Holdings Corporation.

Gregg D. Behrens, M.M. Mr. Behrens has served as a Trustee of the Trust since 2011. In addition, he has more than 50 years of business experience in financial services. Mr. Behrens has extensive experience in various executive and other positions with Northern Trust Company, including his executive experience in London and Singapore. Mr. Behrens also has corporate governance experience serving as a director/trustee of several not-for-profit organizations.

David Kabiller, CFA. Mr. Kabiller has served as a Trustee of the Trust since 2010. In addition, he has more than 35 years of business and executive experience and is a Founding Principal of the Adviser. He has been with the Adviser since its inception in 1998. Prior to cofounding the Adviser, Mr. Kabiller was associated with Goldman Sachs & Co. where he served as a Vice President (1987–1998). Mr. Kabiller also has corporate governance experience serving as a director/trustee of several not-for-profit organizations.

 

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Exhibit D

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”), an independent registered public accounting firm, audited the financial statements of each Fund for each of its last two respective fiscal years. PwC has represented that it does not have any direct financial interest or any material indirect financial interest in the Funds. Representatives of PwC are not expected to attend the Meeting but will be available by phone and will have the opportunity to make a statement and respond to appropriate questions from shareholders.

The following table sets forth the aggregate fees billed by PwC for the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered for the fiscal years indicated below. No other services were provided to the Funds during this period.

 

Fund Name*    Fiscal Year
Ended
   Audit
Fees(a)
     Audit-
Related
Fees(b)
     Tax Fees(c)      All Other
Fees(d)
 

AQR Alternative Risk Premia Fund

   12/31/24      $109,663        $0        $37,210         $0  
   12/31/23      $104,432        $0        $32,240         $180  

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

   12/31/24      $113,137        $0        $38,620         $0  
   12/31/23      $108,833        $0        $44,930         $180  

AQR Diversifying Strategies Fund

   12/31/24      $24,247        $0        $15,590         $0  
   12/31/23      $21,078        $0        $16,180         $179  

AQR Emerging Multi-Style II Fund

   9/30/24      $44,875        $0        $17,670         $0  
   9/30/23      $42,870        $0        $17,220         $180  

AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund

   12/31/24      $83,737        $0        $22,800         $0  
   12/31/23      $84,119        $0        $21,630         $179  

AQR Global Equity Fund

   9/30/24      $57,306        $0        $24,880         $0  
   9/30/23      $52,892        $0        $24,750         $180  

AQR International Defensive Style Fund

   9/30/24      $42,380        $0        $15,590         $0  
   9/30/23      $40,452        $0        $15,140         $180  

AQR International Momentum Style Fund

   9/30/24      $42,672        $0        $18,190         $0  
   9/30/23      $40,533        $0        $17,220         $180  

AQR International Multi-Style Fund

   9/30/24      $42,490        $0        $17,670         $0  
   9/30/23      $40,459        $0        $17,220         $180  

AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund

   9/30/24      $40,137        $0        $20,710         $0  
   9/30/23      $39,123        $0        $18,260         $179  

AQR Large Cap Momentum Style Fund

   9/30/24      $37,924        $0        $16,110         $0  
   9/30/23      $35,989        $0        $16,180         $179  

AQR Large Cap Multi-Style Fund

   9/30/24      $37,677        $0        $16,630         $0  
   9/30/23      $35,924        $0        $16,180         $179  

AQR Long-Short Equity Fund

   12/31/24      $88,268        $0        $26,760         $0  
   12/31/23      $86,379        $0        $21,630         $179  

AQR Macro Opportunities Fund

   12/31/24      $85,882        $0        $27,850         $0  
   12/31/23      $80,809        $0        $28,080         $179  

AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund

   12/31/24      $108,000        $0        $28,890         $0  
   12/31/23      $107,289        $0        $27,040         $180  

AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund

   12/31/24      $101,919        $0        $27,850         $0  
   12/31/23      $101,689        $0        $27,040         $180  

AQR Multi-Asset Fund

   12/31/24      $115,452        $0        $27,850         $0  
   12/31/23      $109,636        $0        $29,120         $180  

AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund

   12/31/24      $84,937        $0        $27,850         $0  
   12/31/23      $81,098        $0        $28,080         $180  

AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund

   9/30/24      $37,995        $0        $16,110         $0  
   9/30/23      $35,966        $0        $15,140         $179  

AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund

   9/30/24      $37,857        $0        $16,630         $0  

 

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Fund Name*    Fiscal Year
Ended
   Audit
Fees(a)
     Audit-
Related
Fees(b)
     Tax Fees(c)      All Other
Fees(d)
 
     9/30/23      $36,078        $0        $15,140         $179  

AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund

   12/31/24      $109,702        $0        $34,610         $0  
   12/31/23      $109,035        $0        $29,120         $180  

AQR Trend Total Return Fund

   12/31/24      $94,558        $0        $27,850         $0  
   12/31/23      $79,850        $0        $21,630         $179  

 

*

The table above does not include information for the AQR LSE Fusion Fund, AQR MS Fusion Fund and AQR MS Fusion HV Fund, each of which commenced operations on June 25, 2025 or the AQR CVX Fusion Fund, which commenced operations on June 18, 2025.

 

(a)

Audit Fees: These fees relate to professional services rendered by PwC for the audits of the Fund’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 Fund, issuance of consents and assistance with review of documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”).

 

(b)

Audit-Related Fees: These fees relate to assurance and related services by PwC that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Fund’s annual financial statements that are not reported under “Audit Fees” above. There were no audit-related services provided by PwC for the 2023 and 2024 fiscal years.

 

(c)

Tax Fees: The 2023 and 2024 fiscal year fees relate to professional services rendered by PwC for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning. The tax services provided by PwC relate to the review of the Fund’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 PwC other than those reported under “Audit Fees,” “Audit-Related Fees,” and “Tax Fees” above.

Per Rule 2-01(c)(7)(A) and the charter of the Trust’s Audit Committee, the Audit Committee approves and recommends the principal accountant for the Funds, pre-approves (i) the principal accountant’s provision of all audit and permissible non-audit services to the Funds (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 Fund’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.

0% of services described in under “Audit-Related Fees,” “Tax Fees” and “All Other Fees” above were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X (which permits audit committee approval after the start of the engagement with respect to services other than audit, review or attest services, if certain conditions are satisfied).

Less than 50% of the hours expended on the principal accountant’s engagement to audit the Funds’ financial statements were attributed to work performed by persons other than the accountant’s full-time, permanent employees.

The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the Trust’s accountant for services rendered to the Trust, and rendered to the Funds’ 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 Funds were as follows:

 

Fiscal Year Ended   Aggregate Non-Audit Fees

9/30/23

  $587,275

9/30/24

  $592,690

12/31/23

  $695,800

12/31/24

  $757,082

 

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Exhibit E

MEETINGS OF THE TRUSTEES AND COMMITTEES OF THE TRUSTEES

 

Fund Name    Fiscal Year 
End
   Number of 
Board
Meetings
   Number of 
Audit
Committee
Meetings
   Number of 
Nominating
and
Governance
Committees

AQR Alternative Risk Premia Fund

   12/31    5    3    2

AQR CVX Fusion Fund*

   12/31    N/A    N/A    N/A

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

   12/31    5    3    2

AQR Diversifying Strategies Fund

   12/31    5    3    2

AQR Emerging Multi-Style II Fund

   9/30    5    3    3

AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund

   12/31    5    3    2

AQR Global Equity Fund

   9/30    5    3    3

AQR International Defensive Style Fund

   9/30    5    3    3

AQR International Momentum Style Fund

   9/30    5    3    3

AQR International Multi-Style Fund

   9/30    5    3    3

AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund

   9/30    5    3    3

AQR Large Cap Momentum Style Fund

   9/30    5    3    3

AQR Large Cap Multi-Style Fund

   9/30    5    3    3

AQR Long-Short Equity Fund

   12/31    5    3    2

AQR LSE Fusion Fund**

   12/31    N/A    N/A    N/A

AQR Macro Opportunities Fund

   12/31    5    3    2

AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund

   12/31    5    3    2

AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund

   12/31    5    3    2

AQR MS Fusion Fund**

   12/31    N/A    N/A    N/A

AQR MS Fusion HV Fund**

   12/31    N/A    N/A    N/A

AQR Multi-Asset Fund

   12/31    5    3    2

AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund

   12/31    5    3    2

AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund

   9/30    5    3    3

AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund

   9/30    5    3    3

AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund

   12/31    5    3    2

AQR Trend Total Return Fund

   12/31    5    3    2
*

The Fund commenced operations on June 18, 2025.

**The

Fund commenced operations on June 25, 2025.


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