MyAQR Education Strategies About Us Tax-Aware Investing Innovative Solutions for U.S. Taxable Investors Overview Strategies Case Studies Research Contact Overview Taxable investors cannot afford to overlook an important fact: wealth compounds after tax. Taxes can impact a portfolio as much as returns or fees. Now more than ever, investors – many of whom are expecting taxes to rise – are thinking about after-tax returns. Tax laws are complex and change with time. Different considerations apply for different objectives, including preserving and growing wealth, establishing a legacy for future generations and charitable giving. AQR believes that taxable investors have a better chance of meeting their goals when their asset managers take taxes into account. We call this being “tax-aware.” New Strategies for Taxable Investors AQR’s tax-aware approach is informed by decades of research and experience managing traditional and alternative investments. Our research has created new possibilities in the areas of: Tax-Aware Equities Traditional tax loss harvesting strategies, like passive loss harvesting or direct indexing, generally realize tax benefits during early years of investment or in falling equity markets. AQR’s tax-aware equity strategies address these shortcomings, aiming to deliver larger and more persistent benefits regardless of market direction. Tax-Aware Alternatives Alternative investments can provide valuable diversification, but they can also be tax inefficient. By combining alternative strategies with tax-aware implementation, our solutions allow investors to access these diversifying strategies in a more tax efficient way. In some cases, tax aware alternatives may even help lower an investor’s overall taxes. Estate Planning Successful estate planning relies on getting investments, cost, and legal structure right. AQR helps create holistic plans for transferring more wealth, more quickly, and more reliably than traditional estate planning techniques. Case Studies AQR understands the unique challenges faced by taxable investors and partners with clients to create solutions. Working at the intersection of prudent investing, tax, and estate planning, AQR is helping a: Single Family Office Technology Entrepreneur Multi-Family Office View Case Study Overviews This list includes historical and proposed solutions for certain of AQR’s clients and prospective clients, selected on the basis of their portfolios or investments including a tax planning component. These examples are provided for informational purposes only and it is not known whether such clients or prospective clients approve or disapprove of AQR or its advisory services. Research and Expertise With an approach rooted in academic exploration, we are committed to ongoing education and continued innovation. We combine our experience in trading and portfolio management with knowledge of taxation to help clients achieve superior after-tax returns. We also regularly publish research and insights in our Tax-Aware Learning Center. Read our Tax Matters Posts Explore our Research Learn more about AQR's tax-aware approach Contact Us This material is intended for informational purposes only and should not be construed as legal or tax advice, nor is it intended to replace the advice of a qualified attorney or tax advisor. This material is not intended to be marketing. The recipient should conduct his or her own analysis and consult with professional advisors prior to making any investment decisions. Risks of Tax Aware Strategies (Not Exhaustive) 1. Underperformance of pre-tax returns: tax aware strategies are investment strategies with the associated risk of pre-tax returns meaningfully underperforming expectations. 2. Adverse variation in tax benefits: deductible losses and expenses allocated by the strategy may be less than expected. 3. Lower marginal tax rates: the value of losses and expenses depends on an individual investor’s marginal tax rate, which may be lower than expected for reasons including low Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) due to unexpected losses and the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT). 4. Inefficient use of allocated losses and expenses: the tax benefit of the strategy may be lower than expected if an investor cannot use the full value of losses and expenses allocated by the strategy to offset gains and income of the same character from other sources. This may occur for a variety of reasons including variation in gains and income realized by other investments, at-risk rules, limitation on excess business losses and/or net interest expense, or insufficient outside cost basis in a partnership. 5. Larger tax on redemption or lesser benefit of gifting: gain deferral and net tax losses may result in large recognized gains on redemption, even in the event of pre-tax losses. Allocation of liabilities should be considered when calculating the tax benefit of gifting. 6. Adverse changes in tax law or IRS challenge: the potential tax benefit of the strategy may be lessened or eliminated prospectively by changes in tax law, or retrospectively by an IRS challenge under current law if conceded or upheld by a court. In the case of an IRS challenge, penalties may apply. Disclosures The information set forth herein has been obtained or derived from sources believed by AQR Capital Management, LLC (“AQR”) to be reliable. However, AQR does not make any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the information’s accuracy or completeness, nor does AQR recommend that the attached information serve as the basis of any investment decision. 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