Spotlight: Industry leader AQR’s ‘tax-aware’ strategies skyrocket

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By Will Wainewright

AQR Capital Management ended 2025 as the world’s largest hedge fund manager, displacing long-time leader and Connecticut neighbour Bridgewater Associates.

Booming uptake of its ‘tax-aware’ investment strategies were a key driver of the rise, with Bloomberg reporting that its long-short tax strategies rose to about $70bn (as of the end of Q1 this year) from $3bn. 

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