The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes on income or capital gains on investments, a portion of which may be recoverable. Dividend income
(expense), net of foreign taxes withheld, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or when the Fund first learns of the ex-dividend date notification.
The Funds may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts withheld. Income recognized for these reclaims, if
any, is included in dividend income on the Statements of Operations. Additionally, there may be reclaims that include amounts withheld in prior years,
which may be reclaimable based upon certain provisions in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (“EU”) and subsequent rulings by the
European Court of Justice (“ECJ”). Income recognized related to EU reclaims pursuant to the ECJ rulings are reported as European Union tax reclaims
on the Statements of Operations, if material. These reclaims are recorded when the amount is known and there are no significant uncertainties on
collectability. Expenses incurred related to EU reclaims that are contingent upon successful receipt of EU reclaims are reported as European Union tax
reclaim fees on the Statements of Operations, if material.
In certain circumstances and to the extent that EU tax reclaims recognized by a Fund exceed foreign withholding tax paid, and the Fund previously
passed-through foreign tax credits to its U.S. taxable shareholders, a Fund may enter into a closing agreement with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service
(the “IRS”) in order to pay the associated tax liability on behalf of its shareholders. AQR International Momentum Style Fund intends to execute a closing
agreement with the IRS as a result of overstated foreign tax credits reported to shareholders. The estimated tax expense and associated fees, none
of which have yet been paid, related to AQR International Momentum Style Fund’s closing agreement liability are reported as IRS compliance fee and
related expenses on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations.
Master Agreements:
Certain Funds are parties to master netting arrangements with counterparties (“Master Agreements”). Master Agreements govern
the terms of certain like transactions and reduce the counterparty risk associated with relevant transactions by specifying payment netting mechanisms
across multiple transactions and providing standardization that improves legal certainty. Since different types of transactions have different mechanics
and are sometimes traded by different legal entities of a particular counterparty organization, each type of transaction may be covered by a different
Master Agreement, resulting in the need for multiple Master Agreements with a counterparty and its affiliates.
As the Master Agreements are specific to unique operations of different asset types, they allow the Funds to (i) close out and net their total exposure
to a counterparty in the event of a default with respect to all the transactions governed under a single Master Agreement with a counterparty, (ii) exit
transactions through means other than sale, such as through a negotiated agreement with the Funds’ counterparty, a transfer to another party, or close
out of the position through execution of an offsetting transaction.
Prime Broker Arrangements may be entered into to facilitate execution and/or clearing of equities, bonds, equity option contracts or short sales of
securities between certain Funds and selected counterparties. These arrangements provide financing terms for such transactions and include guidelines
surrounding the rights, obligations, and other events, including, but not limited to, margin, execution, and settlement. These agreements maintain
provisions for payments, maintenance of collateral, events of default, and termination. Margin and other assets delivered as collateral are typically held
by the prime broker and offset any obligations due to the prime broker.
Customer Account Agreements govern cleared derivative transactions and exchange-traded futures and options transactions. Upon entering into an
exchange-traded or centrally cleared derivative contract, the Funds are required to deposit with the relevant clearing organization cash or securities,
which are referred to as the initial margin. Securities deposited as initial margin are designated on the Schedules of Investments and cash deposited is
reported as deposits with brokers for futures contracts and deposits with brokers for centrally cleared swaps on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
For exchange-traded futures or centrally cleared swap contracts, initial margin is posted, and daily changes in fair value are reported as a payable or
receivable on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as variation margin on futures contracts and variation margin on centrally cleared swaps. Variation
margin is determined separately for exchange-traded futures and centrally cleared swap contracts, and cannot be netted.
International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements and Credit Support Annexes (“ISDA Master Agreements”) govern over-
the-counter (“OTC”) derivative transactions entered into between certain Funds and a counterparty. ISDA Master Agreements maintain provisions
for general obligations, representations, netting of settlement payments, agreements to deliver supporting documents, collateral transfer and events
of default or termination. Events of termination include a decline in the Fund’s net assets below a specified threshold over a certain period of time
or a decline in the counterparty’s long-term and short-term credit ratings below a specified level. In each case, upon occurrence, the other party
may elect to terminate early and cause settlement of all OTC derivatives outstanding, including the payment of any losses and costs resulting from
such early termination, as reasonably determined by the terminating party. Any decision by a party to elect early termination could be material to the
financial statements and impact a Fund’s future derivative activity. Collateral pledged by a Fund for OTC derivatives pursuant to a Master Agreement
is segregated by the Fund’s custodian and identified as an asset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities either as a component of investments in
securities, at value (securities) or in due from brokers (cash).
Collateral and margin requirements differ according to the terms of each type of Master Agreement. Collateral is routinely transferred if the total net
exposure, net of existing collateral already in place governed under the relevant Master Agreement, with a counterparty in a given account exceeds a
specified threshold. Collateral can be in the form of cash, debt securities issued by the U.S. Government, money market funds, and other securities as
agreed to by the Fund and the applicable counterparty, or as permitted by the clearing house or exchange.
Collateral posted for the benefit of a Fund pursuant to a Master Agreement is held by a custodian of the Fund. Amounts which can be invested or
repledged are presented in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments. Segregation of a Fund’s collateral in the custodian account helps mitigate counterparty
risk. Collateral received is reported as a liability and included in due to brokers on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. As governed by the relevant
Master Agreements, interest expense may be incurred if a counterparty charges the Fund interest on collateral posted directly to a Fund’s custodian
account.