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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-22235

                                                     AQR Funds                                                     

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Two Greenwich Plaza, 3rd Floor

                            Greenwich, CT 06830                        

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Bradley D. Asness, Esq.

Principal & General Counsel

Two Greenwich Plaza

3rd Floor

                        Greenwich, CT 06830                            

(Name and address of agent for service)

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

Date of fiscal year end:  December 31

Date of reporting period:  January 15, 2009 – December 31, 2009

Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.


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Table of Contents

 

 

 

Shareholder Letters  

AQR International Equity Fund

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AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

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AQR Momentum Fund

  13

AQR Small Cap Momentum Fund

  15

AQR International Momentum Fund

  18
Schedule of Investments  

AQR International Equity Fund

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AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

  28

AQR Momentum Fund

  38

AQR Small Cap Momentum Fund

  42

AQR International Momentum Fund

  48
Financial Statements and Notes   54
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm   81
Fund Expense Examples   82
Trustees and Officers   84
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Agreements   86


Shareholder Letter

 

 

 

AQR INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

 

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Cliff Asness

Managing & Founding Principal

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Ronen Israel

Principal

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Oktay Kurbanov

Principal

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John Liew

Founding Principal

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Lars Nielsen

Principal

Dear Shareholder:

International equity markets had a tumultuous year in 2009. After declining by more than 25% during the first quarter in the aftermath of the financial crisis of 2008, the MSCI EAFE Index (the “Index”) rallied strongly in the remainder of the year, posting a return of 31.78% for the full year.

The AQR International Equity Fund Class N shares (the “Fund”) outperformed its benchmark index by a substantial margin, posting a return of 36.38%.1

The Fund is actively managed, and it seeks to outperform its benchmark in three ways: by selecting stocks within each country, and by using futures and forwards contracts to over and under-weight the portfolio’s exposures to each country and to each currency. Each of these decisions is made independently. For the year, all three active strategies contributed to outperformance in a balanced fashion. Stock selection was the strongest contributor driven by positive results in the first eight months of the year. Currency and country selection both had strong years, but their positive results dominated the second half. We believe the year serves as an illustration of the diversification benefits of our multi-strategy approach to international equity management: while stock selection strategies had flat excess returns over the second half of the year, asset allocation strategies produced strong results. More detail on each strategy is provided below.

Stock selection was strongly positive led by outperformance in Europe and Japan, while the U.K. was slightly down. In Japan, value factors – both industry relative and across industries – drove results, particularly earlier in the year. In Europe, value and earnings quality factors, along with relatively less negative momentum contribution led to strong excess performance in 2009. In the UK, weak performance by earnings quality factors depressed the strategy’s performance for the year.

Our stock selection strategy remains broadly diversified across over four hundred names, with any individual position representing a small active weight against the benchmark. The portfolio as a whole is overweight cheaper stocks2 with better momentum and earnings quality.

The country selection strategy was another positive contributor to outperformance. Our underweight position in Japan was the top contributor for 2009. Japan was our least favorite market throughout the year, as it severely lagged other developed markets – with only Greece’s post-downgrade results in contention for worst performer in the second half. In addition, our underweight of Germany and overweights of the Netherlands and Spain were top contributors. Positions that detracted the most value were our overweights of Italy, UK and France, as these markets suffered relative underperformance earlier in the year along with an underweight position in Hong Kong in Q2.

Our country views remained relatively stable over the course of the year. We continued to primarily favor European markets, with our top five countries remaining consistent


 

 

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Full year performance of the Fund includes the performance of a predecessor fund. See p. 6 for further discussion.

 

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through most of the year, although their relative weightings shifted. For instance during the fourth quarter, Italy and the Netherlands became our favorite markets, and while we remain positive on Spain, France and the UK, our overweights of these countries decreased. In addition, we remain bearish on Japan, Australia, and Germany, which were our largest underweights throughout the year.

Our positive view on Italy, the Netherlands and France is primarily motivated by valuation themes, as these are the three cheapest markets in our universe. This view on valuations has been consistent throughout 2009. Spain and the UK are our other favorite markets, driven by momentum and catalyst based themes. Spain continues to benefit from strong price momentum along with neutral valuation scores, which have improved slightly through the year. Our UK position is motivated by positive fundamental momentum scores such as the depreciation of the Pound, and improvements in analyst sentiment, which overcame more expensive valuations that grew relatively richer during the year.

Our negative view on Japan is driven by weak momentum scores and richer than average valuation measures. While fundamental momentum indicators improved through the year – particularly the health of export partners – this improvement was overcome by worsening momentum themes and more expensive relative valuations. Australia remains the most expensive market on our valuation measures and also features negative fundamental momentum scores such as an appreciating currency and rising interest rates. Both sets of indicators have grown more negative through the year. Our underweight position in Germany is motivated by a collection of small negatives in both price and fundamental momentum measures combined with neutral valuations.

Overall for 2009 the country selection strategy ran at above average attractiveness – meaning the portfolio targeted more tracking error from the strategy than average. This was motivated by above average valuation spreads across the universe of equity markets that we cover. These valuation spreads peaked in early March, retracted throughout 2009 but remained wide at year’s end. Combined with attractive value spreads, we are seeing positive agreement across our factors – especially among our suite of valuation measures, which also increases the strategy’s attractiveness.

The currency selection strategy was a strong positive contributor in 2009. Looking back on the year, the pattern we saw in stocks and country selection also appeared for currencies: i.e., a tale of two periods. During the first half of the year, value themes dominated, while both carry and momentum struggled. During the second half, carry themes drove performance – particularly in Q3 – while value and momentum signals were flat. For the year, value was the strongest theme, followed by carry. 2009 was a negative year for momentum.

We made several significant changes in our currency positioning as the effects of the dramatic currency movements from last Fall’s carry unwind and flight to safety faded. While signals focusing on nominal interest rate differentials started to recover earlier in the year, other interest rate signals, such as those focused on real rate differences, showed positive results later in the summer. While Aussie and Euro positions remain our strongest views, our positioning on the Yen turned bearish from being one our favorite currencies for most of the year.

In the fourth quarter, the Norwegian Krone became our second largest overweight. We believe the Krone, like the Aussie, is particularly attractive on carry indicators and also features positive fundamental and price momentum signals, which overcome slightly rich valuations. Improvements in carry and momentum signals during Q4 also drove our improving opinion. These two positive views reflect Norway and Australia having higher nominal interest rates than the G4 markets, which employed extremely lax monetary policies in 2009 as a response to the financial crisis. In addition, Australia and Norway’s were the first central banks to hike short-term interest rates and market indicators point to further tightening action in the first half of 2010. At

 

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the same time, little tightening is currently expected in G4 markets. Both Australia and Norway’s economies appear to be in better shape than other developed markets and have been able to start contracting monetary policy to prevent a potential rise in inflation, while other central banks remain focused on stimulating economic activity.

At year end, the portfolio’s top underweights continued to be in Euro followed by Yen. The Euro scored particularly poorly on valuation and momentum – both price and fundamental – measures. In addition, the Euro has unattractive carry and interest rate signals. The Yen has expensive valuations and poor momentum which deteriorated over the quarter as the positive impact of last year’s carry unwind faded and relative analyst sentiment has decayed.

 

 

 

SINCE INCEPTION TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 12/31/2009

AQR INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

PERFORMANCE SINCE COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS AS A MUTUAL FUND

      1 Year    3 Year    5 Year    Since
Inception
(8/28/2009)
Fund - Class N: AQINX             5.84%
Fund - Class I: AQIIX             5.95%
Fund - Class Y: AQIYX             6.08%
MSCI EAFE Index             5.52%

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment results and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Class N and Class I shares of the Fund are subject to a 2% redemption fee for redemptions within 60 days of purchase. Class Y shares are subject to a 0.10% redemption fee. If reflected, the redemption fee would reduce the performance quoted. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest prospectus, the gross expense ratio for the for the Fund’s Class N/I/YI shares are 1.36%/0.97%/0.91% respectively. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.

 

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AQR INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND VS. MSCI EAFE INDEX

VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 8/28/09

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

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 12/31/2009

AQR INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEPTION OF PREDECESSOR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

      1 Year    3 Year    5 Year    Since
Inception
(8/1/2004)
Fund - Class N: AQINX    36.38%    -7.41%    2.64%    5.79%
Fund - Class I: AQIIX    36.94%    -7.06%    3.01%    6.18%
Fund - Class Y: AQIYX    37.30%    -6.76%    3.36%    6.53%
MSCI EAFE Index    31.78%    -6.04%    3.54%    6.60%

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment results and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Class N and Class I shares of the Fund are subject to a 2% redemption fee for redemptions within 60 days of purchase. Class Y shares are subject to a 0.10% redemption fee. If reflected, the redemption fee would reduce the performance quoted. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest prospectus, the gross expense ratio for the for the Fund’s Class N/I/YI shares are 1.36%/0.97%/0.91% respectively. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.

 

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AQR INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND VS. MSCI EAFE INDEX

VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 7/31/04

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

A privately offered fund managed by the Adviser was reorganized into the Class Y shares of the Fund on August 28, 2009, the date the Fund commenced operations. The Class N and Class I shares of the Fund commenced operations on September 30, 2009. The performance of Class N and Class I shares for the period from August 28, 2009 to September 30, 2009 is based on the performance of the Class Y shares of the Fund, and, for all share classes, for periods prior to August 28, 2009 is based on that of the privately offered fund. The total annual fund operating expenses of the privately offered fund were lower than the Fund’s estimated total annual fund operating expenses for Class N, I and Y shares. Also, the Fund’s total annual fund operating expenses for Class Y shares were lower than the Fund’s estimated total annual fund operating expenses for Class N and Class I shares. The Fund has restated the performance of the privately offered fund and of the Class Y shares to reflect the Fund’s expenses of Class N, I and Y shares.

The recent growth rate in the stock market has helped to produce short-term returns for some asset classes that are not typical and may not continue in the future. Because of ongoing market volatility, fund performance may be subject to substantial short-term changes.

Principal Risks: The Fund uses derivatives to manage its country and currency exposures. The use of derivatives exposes the Fund to additional risks including increased volatility, lack of liquidity, and possible losses greater than the Fund’s initial investment as well as increased transaction costs. Foreign investing involves special risks such as currency fluctuations and political uncertainty. The Fund is not suitable for all investors.

An investment in any of the AQR Funds involves risk, including loss of principal. Diversification does not eliminate this risk. The value of the Funds’ portfolio holdings may fluctuate in response to events specific to

 

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the companies in which the Fund invests, as well as economic, political or social events in the United States or abroad. Please refer to the prospectus for complete information regarding all risks associated with the Funds.

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

Cliff Asness is a registered representative of ALPS Distributors, Inc.

DEFINITIONS:

The Morgan Stanley Capital International EAFE Index is a market capitalization weighted index composed of companies representative of the market structure of 21 developed market countries in Europe, Australasia and the Far East. You can not invest directly in an index.

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

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

G4 Markets: The currencies of the U.S., U.K., Japan, and the Euro.

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

Price to Book: A valuation ratio of a company’s current share price compared to its book value.

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

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

 

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Ronen Israel

Principal

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Mark Mitchell, Ph.D.

Founding Principal, CNH Partners

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Lars Nielsen

Principal

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Todd Pulvino, Ph.D.

Founding Principal, CNH Partners

Shareholder Letter

 

 

 

AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND   

Dear Shareholder:

The Diversified Arbitrage Fund completed a positive first year, returning 8.88% (inception date of January 15, 2009 through December 31, 2009) for the Fund’s Class N Shares. During this same time period, the Merrill Lynch 3-Month Treasury Bill Index (the Fund’s benchmark) returned 0.21%. Based on weekly data, the Fund’s equity market beta relative to the S&P 500 during this period was 0.04.

Financial markets were in disarray at the time of the Fund’s launch in January 2009. Arbitrage strategies were impacted causing securities to trade at significant discounts to fundamental values, and causing substantially similar assets to trade at significantly different prices. Thus, at the beginning of the year, low-risk arbitrage strategies offered expected returns in excess of what is typical, a consequence of the high level of risk aversion following the financial crisis of 2008. Arbitrage markets stabilized steadily throughout 2009, commensurate with stabilization of the entire financial markets. As the arbitrage markets stabilized, spreads and cheapness levels reverted to more normal levels, generating a realized return which was greater than would be achieved in a more normal environment.

By design, the Fund invests in multiple arbitrage strategies, and tactically allocates to various strategies based on relative attractiveness. As displayed in the table below, the Fund substantially altered its weights among arbitrage strategies throughout the year.

 

LONG POSITIONS BY STRATEGY

(AS % OF INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES)

              
      1/31/09    6/30/09    12/31/09
Convertible Arbitrage    28%    49%    44%
Merger Arbitrage    10%    19%    34%
Dual-Class Arbitrage    14%    10%    12%
Price Pressure    0%    5%    4%
SPACs    37%    10%    1%
Closed-End Fund Arbitrage    11%    5%    2%
Other Arbitrage and Alternative Investment Strategies    0%    2%    3%

Convertible arbitrage has accounted for the largest average strategy weight during the year at 40%, ranging from 28% to 49%. The convertible bond market unraveled during the fall of 2008 when prime brokers reduced the amount of leverage they were willing to provide to convertible arbitrage hedge funds. The prime brokers’ unwillingness to lend was driven by their inability to post convertible bonds as collateral to raise outside capital, a problem that became particularly acute following Lehman’s bankruptcy. As a result, prime brokers increased margin requirements which effectively forced many convertible funds to reduce leverage by selling bonds. This forced selling resulted in a cheapening of bonds relative to fundamental values on a scale that had not been observed historically.1 Given their high level of attractiveness, the Fund immediately allocated a substantial portion of the investment portfolio to convertible bonds. The Fund’s peak allocation to convertibles reached nearly 50% of the total investment portfolio. This tactical allocation paid off. Throughout 2009, prime brokerage financing

 

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stabilized, allowing convertible funds to become active purchasers. In addition, corporate issuers recognized the opportunity to retire debt at less than par by buying bonds in the secondary market. As a result, convertible prices rebounded–convertible arbitrage was the Fund’s strongest contributor accounting for roughly 65% of the Fund’s 2009 return. It is important to note that the Fund’s investment in a convertible bond is based on the cheapness of the bond relative to its fundamental value rather than on a view about the underlying stock price. To capture the bond’s cheapness, equity risk can be hedged by shorting the stock of the underlying issuer. In addition, portfolio hedges are used to reduce systematic credit and interest rate risks.

Merger arbitrage, a well-known arbitrage strategy like convertible arbitrage, involves the purchase of shares of firms that are targets in announced mergers or reorganizations. For a merger where the consideration is the acquirer’s stock, the Fund seeks to hedge market exposure by shorting the stock of the acquiring company in an amount based on the merger agreement between the two firms. Merger arbitrage is especially attractive when deal spreads (the percentage difference between the consideration offered by the acquiring firm and the stock price of the target firm) are wide and when merger activity is high. While deal spreads were relatively wide at the beginning of 2009 due to the tremendous uncertainty in the economy, deal flow was anemic as potential acquirers were hesitant to pursue acquisitions in an unstable market. Consequently the Fund allocated a small amount of capital to merger arbitrage at the beginning of the year. As deal flow increased through 2009, the Fund increased its allocation and by year-end, 34% of the investment portfolio was allocated to merger arbitrage. Roughly 25% of the Fund’s return came from its investment in merger arbitrage benefiting from the fact that mergers closed on time during the year, failures did not cause large losses, and some target holdings received higher bids.

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) also contributed positively to the Fund, accounting for nearly 13% of the 2009 return. SPACs are corporations that raise cash through an initial public offering and place the cash in a trust, typically invested in Treasury bills that can be used to acquire an operating company. If the SPAC fails to complete an acquisition by a pre-determined date, proceeds from the IPO that are held in trust are returned to stock holders. Moreover, even if a sufficient number of stock holders approve the proposed acquisition, opposing stock holders can elect to exchange their shares for a pro-rata portion of the trust. Thus, downside risk is extremely low for the investor who holds the SPAC to maturity. Despite their low risk, SPACs, similar to convertible bonds, were hit hard by hedge fund delevering during the financial crisis of 2008. By simply buying SPAC shares in the secondary market and redeeming those shares for a pro-rata portion of the trust account, investors could earn returns that, in some cases, reached double digits. Given the high risk-adjusted yields, the SPAC strategy received the largest allocation of capital at the beginning of 2009. As financial markets stabilized in 2009 and SPAC yields declined to more normal levels, the Fund steadily reduced its exposure to this asset class. By year end, the allocated weight dropped to only 1% due to low yields and a dormant new-issue market.

The three strategies described above accounted for roughly 80% of the capital allocated in the Fund and all of the return to the Fund in 2009. None of the other strategies such as dual-class arbitrage or closed-end-fund arbitrage contributed materially, either positive or negative, to the Fund’s annual return. However, one strategy that did not perform well in the fourth quarter was Price Pressure. The Price Pressure strategy is designed to profit by providing liquidity to groups of investors that simultaneously initiate trades in a particular direction (i.e. either buy or sell) and where there are no natural investors willing to take the other side. These situations often result from corporate actions that induce trading on pre-specified days resulting in temporary price movements. Through the end of September, the Price Pressure strategy had contributed +0.9% to the Fund’s return. However, in October, Price Pressure contributed -1.4%. This was followed by a -0.5% contribution in November, generating the worst two-month return that we have experienced in the strategy (although well-within the distribution of expected returns based on large-sample historical analysis). The Price Pressure strategy rebounded in December and ended the year with an annual contribution of -0.6% to the Fund, a reasonably small loss given the magnitude of the October and November returns.

 

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Looking forward for 2010, we are optimistic on several fronts. While convertible bonds richened substantially during 2009, they remain systematically cheap. Furthermore, there currently exists a high level of dispersion in cheapness which will allow the Fund to profit from bond selection. Note, however, that we expect to reduce the weight in convertible arbitrage during the year as convertibles continue richening to fair value. With respect to merger arbitrage, the conventional wisdom is that deal flow will improve considerably in 2010 as a result of higher business confidence amidst a rebounding economy. We expect that most new deals will be strategic in nature as firms and industries are forced to restructure in response to the recent upheaval in the economy. An appealing attribute of strategic mergers is that, unlike financing-contingent deals, strategic mergers are less susceptible to termination caused by broad market downturns. We also expect to see several short-term credit investment opportunities as well as opportunities to invest in securities issued by firms raising capital in the convertible and equity markets.

Overall, we believe the Fund had a strong first year. Arbitrage opportunities were plentiful and the Fund successfully allocated capital from one strategy to the next throughout the year. The Fund tries to generate returns that are typically uncorrelated with traditional asset classes, thereby enhancing the typical investor’s portfolio. Investor confidence in our approach was high as the Fund ended its first year with net assets of $239 million. For 2010, there are several arbitrage and alternative investment opportunities for the Fund to deploy capital with the intention of generating a 2010 return substantially greater than the Treasury Bill Index benchmark return.

 

 

 

SINCE INCEPTION TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 12/31/2009

AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND

      1 Year    3 Year    5 Year    Since
Inception
(1/15/2009)
Fund - Class N: ADANX             8.88%
Fund - Class I: ADAIX             9.24%
Merrill Lynch 3-Month T-Bill Index             0.21%

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The Fund generally charges 1% of redemption proceeds on shares held for 60 days or less. If reflected, the redemption fee would reduce the performance quoted. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest Prospectus, the gross expense ratios for the Class N/I shares are expected to be 2.23%/1.93%, respectively. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.

 

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

VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 1/15/09

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

Principal Risks: This Fund has the risk that the anticipated arbitrage opportunities do not play out as planned, resulting in potentially reduced returns or losses to the Fund as it unwinds its trades. This Fund enters into a short sale by selling a security it has borrowed. If the market price of a security increases after the Fund borrows the security, the Fund will suffer a potentially unlimited loss when it replaces the borrowed security at the higher price. Short sales also involve transaction and other costs that will reduce potential Fund gains and increase potential Fund losses. This Fund is not suitable for all Investors.

An investment in any of the AQR Funds involves risk, including loss of principal. The value of the Funds’ portfolio holdings may fluctuate in response to events specific to the companies in which the Fund invests, as well as economic, political or social events in the United States or abroad. The use of derivatives exposes the Funds to additional risks including increased volatility, lack of liquidity, and possible losses greater than the Fund’s initial investment as well as increased transaction costs. Please refer to the prospectus for complete information regarding all risks associated with the Funds.

DEFINITIONS:

Arbitrage: The simultaneous purchase and sale of an asset or two related assets in order to profit from a difference in price.

Beta is a measure of the volatility of a security or portfolio in comparison to an index or the market as a whole, where a security with a beta of 1.0 has equivalent volatility to the index or market it is compared to.

Cheapness: A measure of the discount of a security’s price relative to the fundamental value of the security.

Convertible Bonds: Fixed-income securities that are convertible into common stock.

 

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De-Levering: A process by which a portfolio decreases its notional exposure to the market due to a decrease in available debt capital.

Dual-Class Arbitrage: An investment strategy wherein one simultaneously purchases and sells different share classes of the same company, seeking to profit from a price convergence.

Richness: A measure of the premium of a security’s price relative to the fundamental value of the security.

Spread: The percentage difference in price between two related securities.

S&P 500 Index: An Index of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity and industry grouping, among other factors.

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

 

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AQR MOMENTUM FUND

 

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Cliff Asness

Managing & Founding Principal

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Jacques Friedman

Principal

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Ronen Israel

Principal

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Lars Nielsen

Principal

Dear Shareholder:

The AQR Momentum Fund invests in stocks of large and mid-cap U.S. companies with positive momentum. A stock is considered to have positive momentum if it has performed well in the prior twelve months (excluding the most recent month) relative to other stocks in the Fund’s investment universe, which is comprised of the 1000 largest U.S. companies by market capitalization. The Fund is not actively managed to outperform a growth, value or core benchmark. Rather, it seeks to provide systematic exposure to stocks that share the common characteristic of positive momentum.

From the Fund’s inception on July 9, 2009 to December 31, 2009, the Fund returned 25.58%. The major driver of the Fund’s performance was the overall performance of large and mid-cap US equity markets, as measured by the Russell 1000® Index of large and mid-cap stocks, which rose by 28.26%. Compared to this broad universe, the Fund under-performed by 2.69%. Most of the underperformance was driven by stock momentum, meaning that within a given sector, stocks with poor momentum outperformed those with strong momentum. Sector momentum (i.e. the sector over and under-weights implied by the momentum style) also detracted from performance, but to a lesser extent.

While the momentum style underperformed during the period in question, the benefits of investing in the momentum style need to be judged over the course of one or more business cycles, based both on the Fund’s return and its ability to provide diversification relative to the more traditional value and growth investment styles.

 

 

 

SINCE INCEPTION TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 12/31/2009

AQR MOMENTUM FUND

              
      1 Year    3 Year    5 Year    Since
Inception
(7/9/2009)
Fund - Class L: AMOMX             25.58%
Russell 1000® Index             28.26%

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The Fund generally charges 1% of redemption proceeds on shares held for 60 days or less. If reflected, the redemption fee would reduce the performance quoted. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest Prospectus, the gross expense ratios for the is expected to be 0.73%. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.


 

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Shareholder Letter

 

 

 

AQR MOMENTUM FUND

 

AQR MOMENTUM FUND VS. RUSSELL 1000® INDEX

VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 7/9/09

LOGO

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

The recent growth rate in the stock market has helped to produce short-term returns for some asset classes that are not typical and may not continue in the future. Because of ongoing market volatility, fund performance may be subject to substantial short-term changes.

Principal Risks: Securities with positive momentum generally will be more volatile than a broad cross-section of securities. In addition, there may be periods when the momentum style is out of favor, and during which the investment performance of a Fund using a momentum strategy generally will suffer. This Fund is not suitable for all investors.

An investment in any of the AQR Funds involves risk, including loss of principal. The value of the Funds’ portfolio holdings may fluctuate in response to events specific to the companies in which the Funds invest, as well as economic, political or social events in the United States or abroad. An investor considering the Funds should be able to tolerate potentially wide price fluctuations. The Funds are subject to high portfolio turnover risk as a result of frequent trading, and thus, will incur a higher level of brokerage fees and commissions, and cause a higher level of tax liability to shareholders in the Funds. The Funds may attempt to increase their income or total return through the use of securities lending, and they may be subject to the possibility of additional loss as a result of this investment technique. Please refer to the prospectus for complete information regarding all risks associated with the Funds.

Cliff Asness is a registered representative of ALPS Distributors, Inc.

Definitions: The Russell 1000® Index measures the performance of the large and mid-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. It is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index and includes approximately 1,000 of the largest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. The Russell 1000 represents approximately 90% of the U.S. market. Indexes are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.

 

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Shareholder Letter

 

 

 

AQR SMALL CAP MOMENTUM FUND

 

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Cliff Asness

Managing & Founding Principal

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Jacques Friedman

Principal

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Ronen Israel

Principal

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Lars Nielsen

Principal

Dear Shareholder:

The AQR Small Cap Momentum Fund invests in stocks of small-cap U.S. companies with positive momentum. A stock is considered to have positive momentum if it has performed well in the prior twelve months (excluding the most recent month) relative to other stocks in the investment universe, which is comprised of U.S. companies smaller than the 1000th largest and larger than the 3000th smallest company by market capitalization. The Fund is not actively managed to outperform a growth, value or core benchmark. Rather, it seeks to provide systematic exposure to stocks that share the common characteristic of positive momentum.

From the Fund’s inception on July 9, 2009 to December 31, 2009, the Fund returned 21.24%. The major driver of the Fund’s performance was the overall performance of small-cap U.S equity markets, as measured by the Russell 2000® Index of small-cap stocks, which rose by 31.37%. Compared to this broad universe, the Fund under-performed by 10.12%. Most of the underperformance was driven by stock momentum, meaning that within a given sector, stocks with poor momentum outperformed those with strong momentum. Sector momentum (i.e. the sector over and under-weights implied by the momentum style) also detracted from performance, but to a lesser extent.

While the momentum style underperformed during the period in question, the benefits of investing in the momentum style need to be judged over the course of one or more business cycles, based both on the Fund’s return and its ability to provide diversification relative to the more traditional value and growth investment styles.

 

 

 

SINCE INCEPTION TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 12/31/2009

AQR SMALL CAP MOMENTUM FUND

      1 Year    3 Year    5 Year    Since
Inception
(7/9/2009)
Fund—Class L: ASMOX             21.24%
Russell 2000® Index             31.37%

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The Fund generally charges 1% of redemption proceeds on shares held for 60 days or less. If reflected, the redemption fee would reduce the performance quoted. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest Prospectus, the gross expense ratios for the is expected to be 0.85%. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.


 

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Shareholder Letter

 

 

 

AQR SMALL CAP MOMENTUM FUND

 

AQR SMALL CAP MOMENTUM FUND VS. RUSSELL 2000® INDEX

VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 7/9/09

LOGO

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

The recent growth rate in the stock market has helped to produce short-term returns for some asset classes that are not typical and may not continue in the future. Because of ongoing market volatility, fund performance may be subject to substantial short-term changes.

Principal Risks: Securities with positive momentum generally will be more volatile than a broad cross-section of securities. In addition, there may be periods when the momentum style is out of favor, and during which the investment performance of a Fund using a momentum strategy generally will suffer. Funds that emphasize investments in smaller companies generally will experience greater price volatility. This Fund is not suitable for all investors.

An investment in any of the AQR Funds involves risk, including loss of principal. The value of the Funds’ portfolio holdings may fluctuate in response to events specific to the companies in which the Fund invests, as well as economic, political or social events in the United States or abroad. An investor considering the Funds should be able to tolerate potentially wide price fluctuations. The Funds are subject to high portfolio turnover risk as a result of frequent trading, and thus, will incur a higher level of brokerage fees and commissions, and cause a higher level of tax liability to shareholders in the Funds. The Funds may attempt to increase their income or total return through the use of securities lending, and they may be subject to the possibility of additional loss as a result of this investment technique. Please refer to the prospectus for complete information regarding all risks associated with the Funds.

Cliff Asness is a registered representative of ALPS Distributors, Inc.

 

AQR Funds     Annual Report     December 2009   16
         


Shareholder Letter

 

 

 

AQR SMALL CAP MOMENTUM FUND

 

Definitions: The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell 2000® Index is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index representing approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of that index. It includes approximately 2,000 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. Indexes are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.

 

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Cliff Asness

Managing & Founding Principal

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Jacques Friedman

Principal

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Ronen Israel

Principal

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Lars Nielsen

Principal

Shareholder Letter

 

 

 

AQR INTERNATIONAL MOMENTUM FUND

Dear Shareholder:

The AQR International Momentum Fund invests in stocks of large and mid-cap non-U.S. companies with positive momentum. A stock is considered to have positive momentum if it has performed well in the prior twelve months (excluding the most recent month) relative to other stocks in the investment universe, which is comprised of the top 85% of stocks by market capitalization of each of the 19 major developed markets outside the U.S. The Fund is not actively managed to outperform a growth, value or core benchmark. Rather, it seeks to provide systematic exposure to stocks that share the common characteristic of positive momentum.

From the Fund’s inception on July 9, 2009 to December 31, 2009, the Fund returned 23.08%. The major driver of the Fund’s performance was the overall performance of international developed country equity markets, as measured by the MSCI World ex-USA Index, which rose by 26.97%. Compared to this broad universe, the Fund under-performed by 3.89%. Most of the underperformance was driven by stock momentum, meaning that within a given sector, stocks with poor momentum outperformed those with strong momentum. Sector and country momentum (i.e. the sector and country over and under-weights implied by the momentum style) also detracted from performance, but to a lesser extent.

While the momentum style underperformed during the period in question, the benefits of investing in the momentum style need to be judged over the course of one or more business cycles, based both on the Fund’s return and its ability to provide diversification relative to the more traditional value and growth investment styles.

 

 

 

SINCE INCEPTION TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 12/31/2009

AQR INTERNATIONAL MOMENTUM FUND

              
      1 Year    3 Year    5 Year    Since
Inception
(7/9/2009)
Fund - Class L: AIMOX             23.08%
MSCI World ex-USA Index             26.97%

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The Fund generally charges 2% of redemption proceeds on shares held for 60 days or less. If reflected, the redemption fee would reduce the performance quoted. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest prospectus, the gross expense ratios for the is expected to be 0.92%. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.


 

AQR Funds     Annual Report     December 2009   18
         


Shareholder Letter

 

 

 

AQR INTERNATIONAL MOMENTUM FUND

 

AQR INTERNATIONAL MOMENTUM FUND VS. MSCI WORLD EX-USA INDEX

VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 7/9/09

LOGO

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

The recent growth rate in the stock market has helped to produce short-term returns for some asset classes that are not typical and may not continue in the future. Because of ongoing market volatility, fund performance may be subject to substantial short-term changes.

Principal Risks: Securities with positive momentum generally will be more volatile than a broad cross-section of securities. In addition, there may be periods when the momentum style is out of favor, and during which the investment performance of a Fund using a momentum strategy generally will suffer. Foreign investing involves special risks such as currency fluctuations and political uncertainty. This Fund is not suitable for all investors.

An investment in any of the AQR Funds involves risk, including loss of principal. The value of the Funds’ portfolio holdings may fluctuate in response to events specific to the companies in which the Fund invests, as well as economic, political or social events in the United States or abroad. An investor considering the Funds should be able to tolerate potentially wide price fluctuations. The Funds are subject to high portfolio turnover risk as a result of frequent trading, and thus, will incur a higher level of brokerage fees and commissions, and cause a higher level of tax liability to shareholders in the Funds. The Funds may attempt to increase their income or total return through the use of securities lending, and they may be subject to the possibility of additional loss as a result of this investment technique. Please refer to the prospectus for complete information regarding all risks associated with the Funds.

Cliff Asness is a registered representative of ALPS Distributors, Inc.

 

AQR Funds     Annual Report     December 2009   19
         


Shareholder Letter

 

 

 

AQR INTERNATIONAL MOMENTUM FUND

 

Definitions: The MSCI World ex-USA Index is a market capitalization weighted index composed of companies representative of the market structure of 22 developed market countries in North America, Europe and the Asia/Pacific Region, excluding the U.S.A. Indexes are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.

 

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Schedule of Investments   December 31, 2009

 

AQR INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND   

 

COMMON STOCKS - 79.1%    SHARES    VALUE
(Note 2)
Australia - 6.7%      
AGL Energy Ltd.    2,943    $ 36,991
Amcor Ltd.    135,964      756,957
AMP Ltd.    107,632      650,132
Ansell Ltd.    20,714      202,176
Asciano Group †    233,226      377,573
ASX Ltd.    3,473      108,276
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.    58,165      1,185,310
AWB Ltd.    183,073      184,688
BHP Billiton Ltd.    115,822      4,432,116
Billabong International Ltd.    10,448      102,225
Bluescope Steel Ltd.    229,219      631,583
Boral Ltd.    53,520      284,075
Caltex Australia Ltd. †    36,251      301,551
CFS Retail Property Trust REIT    69,740      118,751
Challenger Financial Services Group Ltd.    52,749      198,544
Commonwealth Bank of Australia    63,327          3,091,737
Computershare Ltd.    7,774      79,540
David Jones Ltd.    41,608      200,188
Dexus Property Group REIT    136,404      103,486
Downer EDI Ltd.    6,619      55,123
Energy Resources of Australia Ltd.    5,935      126,656
Felix Resources Ltd. †*(a)(e)    592      43
Flight Centre Ltd.    10,987      180,684
Goodman Group REIT    193,631      109,546
GPT Group REIT †    143,427      77,072
MAp Group    174,269      471,686
Macquarie Group Ltd.    6,383      273,487
Macquarie Infrastructure Group    25,619      30,513
Metcash Ltd.    63,748      255,614
Mirvac Group REIT    88,938      124,091
National Australia Bank Ltd.    99,256      2,422,246
Newcrest Mining Ltd.    16,024      507,555
Orica Ltd.    6,777      157,565
Origin Energy Ltd.    33,140      498,600
Ramsay Health Care Ltd.    4,025      39,198
Rio Tinto Ltd.    10,793      720,483
Santos Ltd.    36,866      464,310
Sigma Pharmaceuticals Ltd.    173,386      153,759
Sims Metal Management Ltd.    1,860      36,444
SP Ausnet    81,737      67,078
Stockland REIT    58,884      207,460
Suncorp-Metway Ltd.    54,810      424,335
TABCORP Holdings Ltd.    55,304      343,124
Tatts Group Ltd.    267,448      583,459
Telstra Corp Ltd.    325,979      1,002,180
Toll Holdings Ltd.    27,252      212,810
Transurban Group    37,755      186,852
Wesfarmers Ltd.    38,906      1,087,609
Wesfarmers Ltd. Price Protected Shares    1,765      49,282
West Australian Newspapers Holdings Ltd.    9,379      67,776
Westfield Group REIT    68,093      762,087
Westpac Banking Corp.    76,995      1,739,217
Woodside Petroleum Ltd.    2,736      115,383
Woolworths Ltd.    14,209      356,373
         
        26,955,599
         
Belgium - 0.6%      
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV    24,874      1,287,655
Bekaert NV    1,129      174,240
     SHARES    VALUE
(Note 2)
Belgium - 0.6% (continued)      
Delhaize Group    4,715    $ 360,694
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA    2,641      249,378
Solvay SA Class A    3,613      389,103
         
        2,461,070
         
China - 0.0% (b)      
Foxconn International Holdings Ltd. †    69,406      79,901
         
Denmark - 1.1%      
Carlsberg A/S Class B    16,514      1,215,672
Danisco A/S    2,919      194,754
Danske Bank A/S †    58,094      1,304,176
H. Lundbeck A/S    17,986      324,956
Novo Nordisk A/S Class B    20,876      1,332,760
         
        4,372,318
         
Finland - 0.8%      
Elisa Oyj Class A    9,069      206,994
Fortum Oyj    2,410      65,382
Metso Oyj    29,568      1,040,065
Sampo Oyj - A Shares    24,205      589,633
Stora Enso Oyj - R Shares †    44,418      311,539
Tieto Oyj    14,130      293,589
UPM-Kymmene Oyj    74,955      891,125
         
            3,398,327
         
France - 7.8%      
Atos Origin SA †    5,536      253,624
BNP Paribas    12,976      1,029,230
Bourbon SA    5,276      198,156
Bouygues SA    29,915      1,549,544
Christian Dior SA    8,324      853,041
CNP Assurances    9,393      909,574
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain    15,104      819,336
Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin Class B    20,766      1,590,442
Credit Agricole SA    36,854      646,782
France Telecom SA    11,393      284,691
GDF Suez    11,715      507,505
Klepierre    3,675      148,893
Lagardere SCA    10,910      441,697
Legrand SA    6,433      179,041
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA    9,659      1,083,041
M6 Metropole Television    11,236      287,577
PSA Peugot Citroen †    16,176      543,796
PPR    10,988      1,318,944
Publicis Groupe    24,422      993,001
Sanofi-Aventis    45,637      3,589,020
Schneider Electric SA    16,492      1,917,566
SCOR SE    36,520      917,456
Societe BIC SA    6,242      431,229
Societe Generale    24,185      1,680,371
Technip SA    3,909      275,024
Teleperformance    3,651      118,463
Total SA    60,684      3,897,726
Unibail-Rodamco SE    3,619      795,021
Valeo SA †    4,783      167,405
Vallourec SA    6,797      1,229,703
Vinci SA    11,314      636,650
Vivendi    73,040      2,167,806
         
        31,461,355
         

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

(Continued)


 

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Schedule of Investments   December 31, 2009

 

AQR INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND   

 

     SHARES    VALUE
(Note 2)
Germany - 7.4%      
Allianz SE    21,131    $ 2,619,397
BASF SE    38,133      2,360,076
Bayer AG    21,664      1,733,629
Daimler AG    30,620      1,630,931
Deutsche Bank AG    20,985      1,483,848
Deutsche Boerse AG    5,256      435,247
Deutsche Lufthansa AG    57,556      971,874
Deutsche Post AG    100,719      1,946,574
Deutsche Telekom AG    33,425      490,338
E.ON AG    40,607      1,704,439
Hannover Rueckversicherung AG †    42,846      2,001,779
Hochtief AG    8,039      613,109
Infineon Technologies AG †    123,802      688,757
MTU Aero Engines Holding AG    22,559      1,227,762
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG    12,005      1,869,894
RWE AG    19,773      1,918,817
Salzgitter AG    8,551      837,900
Siemens AG    27,612      2,533,976
Software AG    3,266      355,922
Suedzucker AG    13,831      288,175
ThyssenKrupp AG    31,492      1,183,855
Tognum AG    423      7,002
Volkswagen AG    2,843      268,172
Volkswagen AG Preferred Shares    2,126      235,556
Wincor Nixdorf AG    4,291      293,886
         
          29,700,915
         
Hong Kong - 1.8%      
ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.    6,404      60,548
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.    216,553      486,524
Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd.    54,278      697,482
Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.    14,827      56,382
Chinese Estates Holdings Ltd.    63,869      108,822
CLP Holdings Ltd.    76,509      517,780
Esprit Holdings Ltd.    1,528      10,138
Hang Lung Group Ltd.    21,276      105,221
Hang Seng Bank Ltd.    21,988      323,487
Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd.    40,333      301,398
Hong Kong and China Gas Co., Ltd.    168,813      423,409
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.    28,854      513,382
Hopewell Holdings Ltd.    73,762      237,825
Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.    45,832      313,576
Hysan Development Co., Ltd.    25,616      72,495
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd.    55,918      121,118
Li & Fung Ltd.    55,668      230,156
Link REIT    60,382      154,078
Mongolia Energy Co., Ltd. †    95,406      48,545
Neo-China Land Group Holdings Ltd. †(a)(e)    6,136      633
New World Development Co., Ltd.    68,896      140,369
Orient Overseas International Ltd.    16,752      77,682
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.    38,046      565,710
Swire Pacific Ltd. Class A    20,530      248,277
Television Broadcasts Ltd.    54,403      261,374
Wharf Holdings Ltd.    128,243      735,988
Wheelock and Co., Ltd.    77,621      236,766
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.    117,109      339,059
         
        7,388,224
         
     SHARES    VALUE
(Note 2)
Italy - 3.2%      
Banca Popolare di Milano Scarl    7,766    $ 55,176
Enel SpA    278,641      1,613,160
Eni SpA    154,863      3,943,706
Intesa Sanpaolo †    162,062      729,282
Mediaset SpA    140,579      1,155,831
Prysmian SpA    61,779      1,078,365
Telecom Italia SpA    1,312,735      2,047,795
UniCredit SpA †    647,258      2,164,272
         
          12,787,587
         
Japan - 15.3%      
Alfresa Holdings Corp.    4,267      169,654
ALPS Electric Co., Ltd. †    21,859      128,245
AMADA Co., Ltd.    40,314      252,511
Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.    104,413      993,185
Asics Corp.    40,319      361,858
Astellas Pharma, Inc.    24,897      928,879
Bank of Yokohama Ltd.    39,142      178,467
Canon, Inc.    49,715      2,114,800
Canon Marketing Japan, Inc.    26,406      389,124
Central Glass Co., Ltd.    63,690      243,769
Central Japan Railway Co.    36      240,958
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.    15,197      362,533
Circle K Sunkus Co., Ltd.    19,641      242,286
COMSYS Holdings Corp.    68,886      724,657
Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd.    26,030      54,695
Credit Saison Co., Ltd.    36,512      408,910
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.    53,861      686,735
Daiei, Inc. †    14,331      49,336
Daifuku Co., Ltd.    24,255      155,072
Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd.    4,687      221,922
Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.    295      3,172
Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.    117,723      592,458
Doutor Nichires Holdings Co., Ltd.    12,483      160,787
Dowa Holdings Co., Ltd.    86,818      480,370
East Japan Railway Co.    5,413      342,539
Ebara Corp. †    67,983      293,597
FamilyMart Co., Ltd.    7,557      223,095
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. †    24,721      120,795
Fuji Oil Co., Ltd.    7,454      109,209
Fujifilm Holdings Corp.    18,543      560,011
Fujikura Ltd.    114,188      594,765
Fujitsu Ltd.    39,635      257,168
Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc.    75,046      261,535
Funai Electric Co., Ltd.    14,167      711,493
Glory Ltd.    13,003      289,186
Hanwa Co., Ltd.    26,030      94,629
Hitachi Capital Corp.    36,810      447,547
Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.    10,589      215,810
Hitachi High-Technologies Corp.    10,806      214,395
Hokuhoku Financial Group, Inc.    76,812      157,052
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.    32,097      1,089,009
HOYA Corp.    21,563      575,355
IBIDEN Co., Ltd.    7,575      271,673
ITOCHU Corp.    121,444      897,079
JFE Holdings, Inc.    7,247      286,466
JGC Corp.    32,936      606,933
JTEKT Corp.    15,270      196,399
Kaken Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.    47,918      407,134

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

(Continued)


 

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Schedule of Investments   December 31, 2009

 

AQR INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND   

 

     SHARES    VALUE
(Note 2)
Japan - 15.3% (continued)      
Kandenko Co., Ltd.    55,894    $ 353,072
Kaneka Corp.    82,625      526,437
Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.    9,932      224,131
Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.    91,291      765,058
Kao Corp.    15,185      355,887
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. †    60,933      174,104
KDDI Corp.    160      847,475
Kinden Corp.    10,564      89,516
Kissei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.    2,663      52,462
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.    4,149      166,248
Komatsu Ltd.    6,685      139,945
KOSE Corp.    11,714      236,842
K’s Holdings Corp.    13,432      403,220
Kyowa Exeo Corp.    20,469      174,165
Lintec Corp.    16,021      322,361
Makita Corp.    7,000      240,436
Marubeni Corp.    52,974      292,627
Matsumotokiyoshi Holdings Co., Ltd.    6,270      138,028
Megmilk Snow Brand Co., Ltd. (f)†    3,433      50,499
Miraca Holdings, Inc.    29,206      803,781
Mitsubishi Corp.    24,402      607,819
Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.    41,020      654,921
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.    38,324      193,122
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.    223,991          1,103,331
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.    119,143      1,690,177
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.    56,211      145,547
Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.    61,509      148,141
Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.    28,205      476,896
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd.    42,634      225,221
Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.    28,889      510,258
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.    131,957      237,299
Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd.    43,185      130,676
Mochida Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.    10,649      95,254
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.    2,946      147,027
Musashino Bank Ltd.    4,258      100,991
NEC Electronics Corp. †    29,585      245,733
NHK Spring Co., Ltd.    53,196      495,299
Nichirei Corp.    33,467      116,187
Nidec Corp.    1,804      166,731
Nintendo Co., Ltd.    1,530      365,421
Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.    77,614      1,068,270
Nippon Mining Holdings, Inc.    116,895      501,690
Nippon Oil Corp.    38,353      177,809
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.    19,019      751,309
Nipro Corp.    7,505      155,242
Nishi-Nippon City Bank Ltd.    49,737      121,790
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. †    135,755      1,193,004
Nissan Shatai Co., Ltd.    57,403      512,949
Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc.    12,584      170,060
Nitto Denko Corp.    5,383      193,378
Nomura Holdings, Inc.    57,313      426,218
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.    474      661,461
Okinawa Electric Power Co., Inc.    6,253      333,938
OKUMA Corp.    44,072      230,705
OMRON Corp.    14,937      268,639
ORIX Corp.    3,669      249,801
Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.    99,802      336,361
Point, Inc.    9,541      533,103
     SHARES    VALUE
(Note 2)
Japan - 15.3% (continued)      
Promise Co., Ltd.    16,933    $ 129,965
Rengo Co., Ltd.    84,299      501,049
Resona Holdings, Inc.    8,770      89,101
Sankyo Co., Ltd.    3,024      151,422
SBI Holdings, Inc.    600      107,420
Secom Co., Ltd.    2,273      107,962
Seino Holdings Co., Ltd.    81,837      519,459
Seven & I Holdings Co., Ltd.    11,539      235,608
Shimachu Co., Ltd.    3,933      77,513
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.    16,652      940,144
Shinko Electric Industries Co., Ltd.    43,688      635,951
SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings, Inc.    263      104,744
Softbank Corp.    24,284      569,283
Sojitz Corp.    89,062      168,514
Sompo Japan Insurance, Inc.    80,933      521,812
Sony Corp.    27,971      813,167
Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.    40,694      825,411
Sumco Corp.    7,113      125,690
Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd.    110,263      544,568
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.    24,454      304,596
Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd.    10,837      81,761
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.    32,758      483,428
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.    22,036      632,331
Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.    17,261      325,844
Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co., Ltd.    27,075      132,939
Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.    44,651      578,062
Takara Holdings, Inc.    26,475      152,369
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.    12,281      505,993
TDK Corp.    3,904      238,583
THK Co., Ltd.    13,205      234,823
Toho Gas Co., Ltd.    31,627      168,047
Tokai Rika Co., Ltd.    28,299      641,862
Tokai Rubber Industries, Inc.    5,608      58,086
Tokuyama Corp.    60,920      340,634
Tokyo Electron Ltd.    9,495      609,465
Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.    54,071      215,832
Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co., Ltd.    44,345      499,221
Tokyu Land Corp.    26,483      98,375
Toppan Forms Co., Ltd.    7,253      75,640
Toshiba Corp. †    60,341      334,826
Toshiba Tec Corp. †    5,479      20,767
Toyo Seikan Kaisha Ltd.    19,761      301,041
Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.    28,370      654,230
Toyota Auto Body Co., Ltd.    1,857      35,142
Toyota Motor Corp.    77,953          3,286,575
Toyota Tsusho Corp.    17,510      259,105
USS Co., Ltd.    8,644      527,683
West Japan Railway Co.,    82      274,917
Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc.    7,652      71,031
Yamatake Corp.    4,437      98,628
Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd.    43,160      600,789
Yamato Kogyo Co., Ltd.    5,137      167,956
Yokogawa Electric Corp.    33,711      297,721
Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.    12,719      56,228
         
        61,998,642
         
Luxembourg - 0.3%      
ArcelorMittal    28,352      1,295,863
         

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

(Continued)


 

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Schedule of Investments   December 31, 2009

 

AQR INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND   

 

     SHARES    VALUE
(Note 2)
Netherlands - 3.1%      
Akzo Nobel NV    6,944    $ 460,491
Corio NV    2,174      148,114
CSM    10,279      269,995
ING Groep NV †    67,777      652,718
James Hardie Industries NV    8,198      62,356
Koninklijke Ahold NV    60,088      796,086
Koninklijke DSM NV    9,593      471,337
Koninklijke (Royal) Philips Electronics NV    25,505      753,910
Randstad Holding NV †    9,403      467,868
Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A    117,869      3,566,737
Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class B    98,748      2,875,854
Unilever NV    59,667      1,941,968
         
          12,467,434
         
New Zealand - 0.0% (b)      
Telecom Corp. of New Zealand Ltd.    78,357      141,316
         
Singapore - 1.1%      
Ascendas REIT    49,637      77,920
CapitaMall Trust REIT    71,994      91,891
ComfortDelGro Corp., Ltd.    129,356      150,466
Creative Technology Ltd.    6      28
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.    56,128      610,166
Haw Par Corp., Ltd.    7,960      32,790
Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.    20,066      383,118
Keppel Corp., Ltd.    77,571      451,862
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd.    90,479      582,607
Pacific Century Regional Developments Ltd.    45,410      5,820
SembCorp Industries Ltd.    32,017      83,661
SembCorp Marine Ltd.    51,142      133,438
Singapore Exchange Ltd.    21,472      126,431
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.    44,265      101,879
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.    231,524      509,959
StarHub Ltd.    1,988      3,036
United Overseas Bank Ltd.    48,097      669,499
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.    525,319      448,687
         
        4,463,258
         
Spain - 4.7%      
Almirall SA    11,258      147,366
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA    173,991      3,170,987
Banco Espanol de Credito SA    32,402      396,928
Banco Santander SA    6,735      111,039
Banco Santander SA    380,220      6,283,004
Endesa SA    74,446      2,567,355
Repsol YPF SA    34,941      937,627
Tecnicas Reunidas SA    20,264      1,165,382
Telefonica SA    152,986      4,281,928
         
        19,061,616
         
Sweden - 3.2%      
Atlas Copco AB A Shares    25,813      379,448
Boliden AB    3,468      44,440
Electrolux AB Class B †    104,600      2,458,013
Hennes & Mauritz AB B Shares    12,776      708,260
Investor AB B Shares    19,364      358,666
Nordea Bank AB    221,074      2,239,923
Skanska AB B Shares    59,389      1,007,716
Svenska Cellulosa AB B Shares    93,410      1,245,409
Svenska Handelsbanken AB A Shares    40,770      1,161,530
     SHARES    VALUE
(Note 2)
Sweden - 3.2% (continued)      
Tele2 AB B Shares    65,958    $ 1,013,200
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson B Shares    240,296      2,212,177
         
        12,828,782
         
Switzerland - 6.6%      
ABB Ltd. †    105,764      2,038,001
Adecco SA    9,399      518,496
Baloise Holding AG    4,507      374,203
Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA Class A    29,763      1,000,836
Credit Suisse Group AG    42,274      2,094,312
Helvetia Holding AG    113      34,996
Nestle SA    133,451      6,476,862
Novartis AG    111,208      6,072,986
Roche Holding AG - Genusschein    28,267      4,834,021
Schindler Holding AG    11,162      854,676
Sulzer AG    5,717      448,498
Swiss Life Holding AG †    5,123      651,832
Swisscom AG    1,003      383,058
UBS AG †    30,705      478,145
Zurich Financial Services AG    2,191      479,005
         
          26,739,927
         
United Kingdom - 15.4%      
AMEC PLC    53,664      683,704
Anglo American PLC †    13,549      586,773
AstraZeneca PLC    56,368      2,649,135
Aviva PLC    299,570      1,905,606
BAE Systems PLC    174,702      1,011,117
Barclays PLC    487,635      2,148,740
BBA Aviation PLC    108,596      286,392
BG Group PLC    34,020      614,274
BHP Billiton PLC    61,575      1,963,007
BP PLC    723,905      6,990,141
Brit Insurance Holdings NV    245,744      776,100
British American Tobacco PLC    45,784      1,486,298
British Land Co. PLC REIT    25,597      197,106
Cadbury PLC    27,670      355,769
Charter International PLC    26,871      311,282
Daily Mail and General Trust PLC    90,114      605,662
Electrocomponents PLC    131,896      343,167
Eurasian Natural Resources Corp.    74,018      1,084,179
GlaxoSmithKline PLC    134,876      2,860,160
Hays PLC    236,406      395,323
Hiscox Ltd.    97,912      498,941
HMV Group PLC    17,621      26,371
Home Retail Group PLC    182,171      826,230
HSBC Holdings PLC    481,886      5,497,510
IMI PLC    66,352      553,462
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC    47,025      1,483,512
International Personal Finance PLC    181,723      608,345
International Power PLC    118,214      589,047
Invensys PLC    44,061      211,969
Investec PLC    94,916      648,533
J Sainsbury PLC    223,129      1,163,433
Johnson Matthey PLC    12,856      317,137
Kazakhmys PLC †    30,049      636,242
Kesa Electricals PLC    216,361      519,761
Kingfisher PLC    361,934      1,332,352

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

(Continued)


 

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Schedule of Investments   December 31, 2009

 

AQR INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND   

 

     SHARES    VALUE
(Note 2)
United Kingdom - 15.4% (continued)      
Land Securities Group PLC REIT      21,145    $ 232,734
Lloyds Banking Group PLC †      199,736      160,703
Logica PLC      140,461      256,988
Mondi PLC      165,619      888,549
Old Mutual PLC †      309,400      541,819
Pearson PLC      85,224      1,221,937
Persimmon PLC †      74,600      564,103
Petrofac Ltd.      62,674      1,049,157
Prudential PLC      50,509      517,022
Rio Tinto PLC      38,504      2,079,088
Rolls-Royce Group PLC †      83,181      647,765
Rolls-Royce Group-C Shares †(a)      4,990,860      8,061
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC †      292,392      135,731
SEGRO PLC REIT      43,322      240,297
Smiths News PLC      4,237      7,371
Sports Direct International PLC      4,364      6,873
Standard Chartered PLC      53,055      1,339,419
Tesco PLC      162,045      1,117,912
Unilever PLC      71,598      2,295,096
Vodafone Group PLC      1,870,535      4,331,612
WH Smith PLC      60,503      481,322
William Morrison Supermarkets PLC      195,304      871,374
Wolseley PLC †      28,280      566,076
WS Atkins PLC      48,341      476,141
         
        62,203,930
         

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $285,668,925)

        319,806,064
         
RIGHTS - 0.0% (b)          
Australia - 0.0% (b)      
Woodside Petroleum †(a)      228     
         
Netherlands - 0.0% (b)      
Fortis †(a)      142,993     
         

TOTAL RIGHTS
(cost $0)

       
         
MONEY MARKET FUND - 16.6%   
Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advance 99 - Institutional Class, 0.28% (c)(g)
(cost $67,189,097)
     67,189,097      67,189,097
         
OTHER INVESTMENTS - 0.0%          
Commercial Paper - 0.0% (b)      PAR VALUE   
Lehman Commercial Paper, Inc., 0.0% † (a)(e)(cost $453,006)    $      453,006      88,336
         

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 95.7%
(cost $353,311,028)

        387,083,497
         

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 4.3% (d)

        17,429,433
         
NET ASSETS - 100.0%       $ 404,512,930
         
INDUSTRY    VALUE    % OF NET
ASSETS
 
Automobile & Components    $12,750,662    3.1
Banks    44,572,582    11.0   
Capital Goods    33,399,221    8.3   
Commercial & Professional Services    3,332,981    0.8   
Consumer Durables & Apparel    8,760,456    2.2   
Consumer Services    1,268,054    0.3   
Diversified Financials    10,728,127    2.7   
Energy    28,486,771    7.0   
Food & Staples Retailing    7,082,081    1.7   
Food, Beverage & Tobacco    18,548,311    4.6   
Health Care Equipment & Services    1,523,810    0.4   
Household & Personal Products    758,977    0.2   
Insurance    16,283,537    4.0   
Materials    31,541,834    7.8   
Media    7,307,404    1.8   
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences    25,533,753    6.3   
Real Estate    8,820,664    2.2   
Retailing    8,031,061    2.0   
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment    2,366,144    0.6   
Software & Services    1,605,083    0.4   
Technology Hardware & Equipment    10,780,317    2.7   
Telecommunication Services    17,525,636    4.3   
Transportation    7,090,410    1.8   
Utilities    11,708,188    2.9   
Short Term Securities    67,189,097    16.6   
Other investments    88,336      
           
Total Investments    387,083,497    95.7   
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities    17,429,433    4.3   
           
Net Assets    $404,512,930    100.0
           

 

Non-income producing security.
* Restricted security.
(a) Security fair valued at December 31, 2009.
(b) Represents less than 0.05 percent of net assets.
(c) Represents annualized seven–day yield as of December 31, 2009.
(d) Includes appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts.
(e) Level 3 security (See Note 4).
(f) Level 1 security (See Note 4).
(g) A portion of the security is pledged as collateral at December 31, 2009.

All securities are Level 2, unless noted otherwise in parentheses.

The following abbreviations are used in portfolio descriptions:

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust.


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

(Continued)


 

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Schedule of Investments   December 31, 2009

 

AQR INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND   

 

Open futures contracts outstanding at December 31, 2009:

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
   TYPE    EXPIRATION
DATE
   VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
   VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2009
   NET UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION/
(DEPRECIATION)
Long Positions:               
395    Amsterdam Index    January 2010    $36,894,197    $37,995,470    $1,101,273
291    CAC40 10 EURO    January 2010    16,104,113    16,442,457    338,344
371    FTSE 100 Index    March 2010    31,565,081    32,128,125    563,044
248    FTSE/MIB Index    March 2010    40,414,255    41,387,846    973,591
104    IBEX 35 Index    January 2010    17,451,781    17,777,370    325,589
23    MSCI SING Index    January 2010    1,112,826    1,144,393    31,567
               3,333,408
Short Positions:               
75    DAX INDEX    March 2010    (15,606,092)    (16,018,554)    (412,462)
47    HANG SENG Index    January 2010    (6,440,400)    (6,645,310)    (204,910)
319    OMXS30 Index    January 2010    (4,241,792)    (4,246,853)    (5,061)
237    SPI 200    March 2010    (24,751,655)    (25,966,581)    (1,214,926)
188    TOPIX INDEX    March 2010    (18,082,295)    (18,258,013)    (175,718)
               (2,013,077)
               $1,320,331
                

Cash held as collateral with broker for futures contracts was $14,159,067 at December 31, 2009.

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2009:

 

PURCHASE
CONTRACTS
   COUNTERPARTY    CURRENCY    CURRENCY
AMOUNT
PURCHASED
   VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
   VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2009
   NET UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
Australian Dollar,
Expiring 03/17/10
   The Royal Bank of
Scotland
   AUD    62,284,100    $56,589,087    $55,506,107    $(1,082,980)
British Pound,
Expiring 03/17/10
   The Royal Bank of
Scotland
   GBP    11,882,300    19,243,601    19,183,276    (60,325)
Danish Krone,
Expiring 03/17/10
   The Royal Bank of
Scotland
   DKK    3,933,000    775,927    756,975    (18,952)
Euro,
Expiring 03/17/10
   The Royal Bank of
Scotland
   EUR    6,743,000    9,919,577    9,665,286    (254,291)
Hong Kong Dollar, Expiring 03/17/10    The Royal Bank of
Scotland
   HKD    20,433,000    2,638,344    2,636,729    (1,615)
Japanese Yen,
Expiring 03/17/10
   The Royal Bank of
Scotland
   JPY    1,405,385,800    16,031,634    15,095,658    (935,976)
Norwegian Krone,
Expiring 03/17/10
   The Royal Bank of
Scotland
   NOK    242,641,000    42,606,181    41,761,564    (844,617)
Singapore Dollar,
Expiring 03/17/10
   The Royal Bank of
Scotland
   SGD    2,112,300    1,515,958    1,502,325    (13,633)
Swedish Krona,
Expiring 03/17/10
   The Royal Bank of
Scotland
   SEK    41,793,000    5,917,652    5,843,773    (73,879)
Swiss Franc,
Expiring 03/17/10
   The Royal Bank of
Scotland
   CHF    9,734,200    9,630,542    9,414,509    (216,033)
            $164,868,503    $161,366,202    $(3,502,301)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

(Continued)


 

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Schedule of Investments   December 31, 2009

 

AQR INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND   

 

SALES CONTRACTS    COUNTERPARTY    CURRENCY    CURRENCY

AMOUNT

SOLD

   VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
   VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2009
   NET UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
Australian Dollar,
Expiring 03/17/10
   The Royal Bank of
Scotland
   AUD    (6,062,000)    $(5,495,082)    $(5,402,310)    $92,772
British Pound,
Expiring 03/17/10
   The Royal Bank of
Scotland
   GBP    (3,879,000)    (6,317,622)    (6,262,418)    55,204
Danish Krone,
Expiring 03/17/10
   The Royal Bank of
Scotland
   DKK    (8,631,000)    (1,744,239)    (1,661,189)    83,050
Euro,
Expiring 03/17/10
   The Royal Bank of
Scotland
   EUR    (33,670,600)    (49,897,920)    (48,262,790)    1,635,130
Hong Kong Dollar,
Expiring 03/17/10
   The Royal Bank of
Scotland
   HKD    (5,362,000)    (692,613)    (691,927)    686
Japanese Yen,
Expiring 03/17/10
   The Royal Bank of
Scotland
   JPY    (1,006,989,000)    (11,233,052)    (10,816,362)    416,690
Norwegian Krone,
Expiring 03/17/10
   The Royal Bank of
Scotland
   NOK    (12,725,000)    (2,251,835)    (2,190,132)    61,703
Swedish Krona,
Expiring 03/17/10
   The Royal Bank of
Scotland
   SEK    (60,783,000)    (8,780,183)    (8,499,080)    281,103
Swiss Franc,
Expiring 03/17/10
   The Royal Bank of
Scotland
   CHF    (5,207,000)    (5,137,479)    (5,035,991)    101,488
            (91,550,025)    (88,822,199)    2,727,826
            $73,318,478    $72,544,003    $(774,475)
             

AUD - Australian Dollar

GBP - British Pound

DKK - Danish Krone

EUR - Euro

HKD - Hong Kong Dollar

JPY - Japanese Yen

SGD - Singapore Dollar

SEK - Swedish Krona

NOK - Norwegain Krone

CHF - Swiss Franc

Money market fund investment is pledged at the broker for forward foreign currency exchange contracts of $1,670,000 at December 31, 2009.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments   December 31, 2009

 

AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND   

 

LONG INVESTMENTS - 123.0%    SHARES    VALUE
(Note 2)
COMMON STOCKS - 56.0%          
Automobiles & Components - 0.2%      
Westport Innovations, Inc. †(Canada)    32,025    $ 370,850
         
Banks - 2.1%      
Bar Harbor Bankshares †    612      16,799
Eagle Bancorp, Inc. †    8,553      89,550
First Chester County Corp.    65,556      599,837
First Keystone Financial, Inc. †    17,055      198,350
Harleysville National Corp.    387,385      2,494,760
Metro Bancorp, Inc. †    63,358      796,410
Zions Bancorporation    65,541      840,891
         
        5,036,597
         
Capital Goods - 1.4%      
GenCorp, Inc. †    153,793      1,076,551
Genesis Lease Ltd. ADS (Ireland)    188,373      1,682,171
Hubbell, Inc. Class A    2,194      99,388
Quanta Services, Inc. †    1      21
Roper Industries Inc.    3,600      188,532
Rush Enterprises Inc Class B †    1,000      10,500
Sterling Construction Co. †    3,132      60,072
SunPower Corp. Class B †    5,700      119,415
         
        3,236,650
         
Commercial & Professional Services - 3.0%   
ICF International, Inc. †    7,848      210,326
ICT Group, Inc. †    160,711      2,624,411
MPS Group, Inc. †    158,084      2,172,074
Waste Services, Inc. †    249,645      2,274,266
         
        7,281,077
         
Consumer Durables - 2.2%      
Black & Decker Corp.    45,723      2,964,222
FGX International Holdings Ltd. †    11,837      231,887
G-III Apparel Group Ltd. †    1,080      23,404
Lennar Corp. Class B    204,766      2,014,897
         
        5,234,410
         
Consumer Services - 2.7%      
Carnival Corp. † (United Kingdom)    116,142      3,680,540
Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Inc. †    280,900      617,980
Landry’s Seafood Restaurants, Inc. †    15,609      332,316
Lincoln Educational Services Corp. †    720      15,602
Rubio’s Restaurants, Inc. †    44,838      323,282
VCG Holding Corp. †    34,604      71,976
Youbet.com. Inc. †    480,762      1,379,787
         
        6,421,483
         
Diversified Financials - 2.1%      
Allied Capital Corp. †    697,150            2,516,711
Cowen Group, Inc. Class A†    38,556      228,252
Financial Federal Corp.    69,458      1,910,095
Janus Capital Group, Inc.    2,500      33,625
NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. †    25      496
Sapphire Industrials Corp. †    25,025      251,251
SWS Group, Inc.    11,900      143,990
         
        5,084,420
         
     SHARES    VALUE
(Note 2)
Energy - 5.1%          
American Oil & Gas, Inc. †    133,006    $ 558,625
BJ Services Co.    141,800      2,637,480
Crimson Exploration Inc. †    2,376      10,407
Encore Acquisition Co. †    63,317      3,040,482
Geokinetics, Inc. †    12,384      119,134
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADR (Netherlands)    74,100      4,307,434
SinoEnergy Corp. †    186,385      342,948
XTO Energy, Inc.    25,076      1,166,786
         
        12,183,296
         
Food & Staples Retailing - 1.2%      
Diedrich Coffee, Inc. †    83,900      2,923,915
         
Food, Beverage & Tobacco - 4.0%      
Companhia de Bebidas das Americas Class A ADR (a) (Brazil)    30,000      2,590,500
Embotelladora Andina SA ADR Preferred Shares (Chile)    10,000      169,500
Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.    90,132      3,379,950
PepsiAmericas, Inc.    119,976      3,510,498
         
        9,650,448
         
Health Care Equipment & Services - 4.3%   
Allion Healthcare, Inc. †(a)    431,164      2,828,436
Candela Corp. †    417,855      1,266,100
IMS Health, Inc.    141,081           2,971,166
Medidata Solutions, Inc. †    8,820      137,592
QuadraMed Corp. †    113,887      955,512
Sirona Dental Systems, Inc. †    23,616      749,572
Starlimes Technologies Ltd. (Israel)    91,297      1,268,115
         
        10,176,493
         
Household & Personal Products - 0.4%      
Central Garden & Pet Co. Class A †    67,115      667,123
International Absorbents, Inc. † (Canada)    67,056      307,787
         
        974,910
         
Insurance - 0.4%      
Conseco, Inc. †    134,856      674,280
Loews Corp.    7,700      279,895
         
        954,175
         
Materials - 3.8%      
BHP Billiton PLC ADR (United Kingdom)    57,088      3,645,069
Canplats Resources Corp. † (Canada)    481,317      2,360,909
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.    17,815      1,617,246
China Gerui Advanced Materials Group Ltd. † (China)    21,200      118,720
Freewest Resources Canada Inc. † (Canada)    445,980      413,635
ICO, Inc.    106,953      781,826
U.S. Energy Corp. †    21,852      129,582
         
        9,066,987
         
Media - 5.9%      
CBS Corp. Class A    8,500      119,425
Comcast Corp. Class A    61,600      986,216
Discovery Communications, Inc. †    158,314      4,198,488
Liberty Media, Inc. †    29,474      645,775

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

(Continued)


 

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Schedule of Investments   December 31, 2009

 

AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND   

 

     SHARES    VALUE
(Note 2)
Media - 5.9% (continued)      
Marvel Entertainment, Inc. †    39,478    $ 2,134,970
News Corp. Class A    293,232      4,014,346
Viacom, Inc. Class B †(a)    71,249      2,118,233
         
        14,217,453
         
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences - 1.8%      
Eurand NV † (Netherlands)    33,264      429,106
Facet Biotech Corp. †    7,174      126,119
Indevus Pharmaceuticals Escrow †(d)(f)(h)    6,006      7,508
Javelin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. †    444,871      578,332
Trimeris, Inc. †    207,965      544,868
Varian, Inc. †    50,130      2,583,700
         
        4,269,633
         
Real Estate - 0.1%      
RAIT Investment Trust REIT    181,956      238,362
         
Retailing - 0.0% (c)      
Blockbuster, Inc. Class B †    120,300      70,977
         
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.7%      
California Micro Devices Corp. †    21,582      101,651
Ezchip Semiconductor Ltd. † (Israel)    35,460      428,712
LDK Solar Co,. Ltd. ADR † (China)    75,600      529,956
Nanometrics, Inc. †    10,800      122,364
ZiLOG, Inc. †    171,915      608,579
         
        1,791,262
         
Software & Services - 4.2%      
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. Class A †    44,900      2,680,081
Ectel Ltd. † (Israel)    39,242      48,660
Gartner Group Class A †    315      5,683
Global Med Technologies †    35,924      28,021
I2 Technologies, Inc. †    154,014      2,944,748
On2 Technologies, Inc. †    687,117      419,141
Switch and Data, Inc. †    193,648      3,913,626
         
        10,039,960
         
Specified Purpose Acquisition Company - 1.0%   
BPW Acquisition Corp. †    50,689      533,754
GSME Acquisition Partners I † (China)    56,004      557,800
Liberty Acquisition Holdings Corp. †    45,182      436,910
Overture Acquisition Corp. †    25,000      250,000
Sports Properties Acquisition Corp. †    35,850      352,047
Trian Acquisition I Corp. †    15,200      149,568
         
        2,280,079
         
Technology Hardware & Equipment - 5.2%   
3Com Corp. †    380,349      2,852,618
Airvana, Inc. †    210,151      1,597,148
Merrimac Industries †    11,545      183,681
Molex, Inc.    234,364            4,483,382
Sun Microsystems, Inc. †    360,000      3,373,200
         
        12,490,029
         
     SHARES    VALUE
(Note 2)
Telecommunication Services - 1.6%      
Iowa Telecommunications Services, Inc.    181,812    $ 3,047,169
SkyTerra Communications, Inc. †    137,462      670,815
         
        3,717,984
         
Transportation - 2.6%      
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.    60,235      5,940,376
Quixote Corp.    31,639      201,540
         
        6,141,916
         

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $125,290,585)

        133,853,366
         

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

(Continued)


 

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Schedule of Investments   December 31, 2009

 

AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND   

 

CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS - 6.3%    MOODY’S
RATING
(UNAUDITED)*
              SHARES    VALUE
(Note 2)
Banks - 0.4%              
Boston Private Capital Trust I, $50 par, 4.875% (a)    NR              3,750    $ 105,703
Regions Financial Corp., $1,000 par, 10%    BB **            750      955,058
                 
                1,060,761
                 
Consumer Services - 0.0% (c)              
Sealy Corp., $25 par, 8% (a)    NR              528      45,144
                 
Diversified Financials - 3.6%              
Bank of America Corp., $15 par, 10% (b)    NR              491,116      7,327,451
Citigroup, Inc., $100 par 7.5% †    NR              7,800      813,852
Dole Food Automatic Exchange 144A, $12.50 par, 7% (a)(d)    NR              3,750      43,418
MF Global Ltd., $100 par, 9.75% (a)(i)    NR              4,550      443,056
                 
                8,627,777
                 
Energy - 0.1%              
Energy XXI Bermuda Co., $100 par, 7.25%    NR              1,075      129,892
Whiting Petroleum Corp., $100 par, 6.25% (a)    B **            100      17,966
                 
                147,858
                 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco - 1.0%              
Bunge Ltd., $1,000 par, 5.125%    BB              1,500      975,000
Bunge Ltd., $100 par, 4.875%    Ba1              15,000      1,368,750
                 
                2,343,750
                 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences - 1.2%              
Mylan Laboratories, $1,000 par, 6.5% (a)    B **            2,500      2,860,900
                 

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS
(cost $15,126,365)

                15,086,190
                 
CORPORATE BONDS - 0.6%          INTEREST
RATE
   MATURITY
DATE
   PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000’s)
    
Consumer Durables & Apparel - 0.0% (c)              
Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (a)    Caa2      8.375%    04/15/12    $ 50      47,000
                 
Consumer Services - 0.4%              
United Airlines    B3      7.371%    09/29/49      500      762,500
                 
Energy - 0.2%              

Vantage Drilling Co. 144A

   NR      13.500%    12/15/13      500      497,500
                 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(cost $1,287,648)

                1,307,000
                 
             
CONVERTIBLE BONDS - 54.0%          RATE               
Automobiles & Components - 2.3%              
Exide Technologies (b)    NR      0.000%    09/18/13      650      446,875
Ford Motor Co. (a)    Caa1      4.250%    11/15/16      2,500      3,134,375
Ford Motor Co. (a)    Caa1      4.250%    12/15/36      1,500      1,893,750
                 
                5,475,000
                 
Capital Goods - 7.1%              
Actuant Corp. (a)    NR      2.000%    11/15/23      250      270,000
American Real Estate, LP (a)(b)    NR      4.000%    08/15/13      650      539,500
Barnes Group, Inc. (a)    NR      3.750%    08/01/25      150      153,750
EnPro Industries, Inc. (a)    NR      3.938%    10/15/15      300      297,000
GenCorp, Inc. (a)    Caa2      4.000%    01/16/24      150      149,813
GenCorp Inc. Ser 144A (d)    NR      4.063%    12/31/39      325      331,906
General Cable Corp. (a)    Ba3      0.880%    11/15/13      3,000            2,617,500

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

(Continued)


 

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Schedule of Investments   December 31, 2009

 

AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND   

 

     MOODY’S
RATING
(UNAUDITED)*
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
   PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000’s)
   VALUE
(Note 2)
Capital Goods - 7.1% (continued)               
MasTec, Inc.Ser 144A (a)(d)    NR    4.250%    12/15/14    $ 1,825    $ 1,941,344
Orbital Sciences Corp. (a)    NR    2.438%    01/15/27      800      757,000
Terex Corp. (a)    Caa1    4.000%    06/01/15      3,000      4,327,500
Textron, Inc. (a)    NR    4.500%    05/01/13      2,000      3,222,500
Titan International, Inc. 144A (d)    NR    5.625%    01/15/17      1,275      1,351,500
United Rentals, Inc.    NR    4.000%    11/15/15      1,000      1,105,000
                  
                 17,064,313
                  
Commercial & Professional Services - 0.1%               
Covanta Holding Corp. (a)    Ba3    1.000%    02/01/27      150      140,063
                  
Consumer Durables - 3.6%               
D.R. Horton, Inc. (a)    Ba3    2.000%    05/15/14      2,500      2,768,750
Eastman Kodak Co. 144A (a)(d)    Caa1    7.000%    04/01/17      2,500      2,281,250
Jakks Pacific Inc. 144A (a)(d)    NR    4.500%    11/01/14      1,675      1,723,156
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. (a)    NR    5.500%    03/15/14      1,000      1,888,750
Palm Harbor Homes, Inc. (a)    NR    3.250%    05/15/24      70      39,200
                  
                 8,701,106
                  
Consumer Services - 4.1%               
Coinstar, Inc. (a)    NR    4.000%    09/01/14      2,150      2,139,250
Gaylord Entertainment Co. 144A (a)(d)    NR    3.750%    10/01/14      3,375      3,438,281
Regis Corp. (a)    NR    5.000%    07/15/14      1,200      1,479,000
Stewart Enterprises, Inc. (a)    Ba3    3.125%    07/15/14      25      20,719
Stewart Enterprises, Inc. (a)    Ba3    3.375%    07/15/16      125      104,219
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. (a)    Ba2    3.500%    05/01/12      1,535      2,580,719
                  
                 9,762,188
                  
Diversified Financials - 1.9%               
Americredit Corp. (a)    NR    0.750%    09/15/11      2,000      1,847,500
Dollar Financial Corp. (a)    NA    2.875%    06/30/27      150      139,688
Janus Capital Group, Inc. (a)    Baa3    3.250%    07/15/14      250      301,250
Jefferies Group, Inc. (a)    Baa2    3.875%    11/01/29      100      98,750
KKR Financial Holdings    NR    7.000%    07/15/12      125      115,469
MF Global Ltd. (a)    Baa2    9.000%    06/20/38      1,500      1,674,375
Penson Worldwide, Inc. 144A (a)(d)    NR    8.000%    06/01/14      250      302,812
World Acceptance Corp. (a)    NR    3.000%    10/01/11      150      140,438
                  
                 4,620,282
                  
Energy - 3.6%               
Bristow Group, Inc. (a)    NR    3.000%    06/15/38      1,000      896,250
Exterran Holdings, Inc. (a)    NR    4.250%    06/15/14      800      936,000
GMX Resources, Inc. (a)    NR    4.500%    05/01/15      950      955,937
Goodrich Petroleum Corp. (a)    NR    5.000%    10/01/29      1,000      1,028,750
Hanover Compressor Co. (a)    B1    4.750%    01/15/14      1,150      1,032,125
International Coal Group, Inc. (a)    NR    9.000%    08/01/12      500      547,500
James River Coal (a)(d)    NR    4.500%    12/01/15      500      485,625
Petrobank Energy & Resources (Canada)    NR    5.125%    07/10/15      600      874,875
Western Refining, Inc.    B3    5.750%    06/15/14      2,000            1,582,500
Willbros Group, Inc. (a)    NR    2.750%    03/15/24      125      136,094
                  
                 8,475,656
                  
Food & Staples Retailing - 1.4%               
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. (a)    Caa1    6.750%    12/15/12      65      59,069
Nash Finch Co. (a)(e)    Caa1    1.631%    03/15/35      3,300      1,505,624
Rite Aid Corp. (a)    Ca    8.500%    05/15/15      1,500      1,501,875
Spartan Stores, Inc. (a)    NR    3.375%    05/15/27      475      374,063
                  
                 3,440,631
                  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

(Continued)


 

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Schedule of Investments   December 31, 2009

 

AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND   

 

     MOODY’S
RATING
(UNAUDITED)*
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
   PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000’s)
   VALUE
(Note 2)
Food, Beverage & Tobacco - 1.5%               
Alliance One International, Inc. 144A (a)(d)    Caa1    5.500%    07/15/14    $ 1,000    $ 1,182,500
Vector Group Ltd. (a)(b)    NR    3.750%    11/15/14      1,767      1,892,899
Vector Group Ltd (a)(b)    NR    3.875%    06/15/26      425      431,375
                  
                 3,506,774
                  
Health Care Equipment & Services - 2.1%               
China Medical Technologies, Inc. (a) (China)    NR    4.000%    08/15/13      250      158,438
China Medical Technologies, Inc. (China)    NR    3.500%    11/15/11      750      624,375
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. 144A (a)(d)    NR    3.250%    04/15/15      750      740,625
Novamed, Inc. (a)    NR    1.000%    06/15/12      450      354,937
Sonosite, Inc. (a)    NR    3.750%    07/15/14      1,000      950,000
Thoratec Corp. (a)(e)    NR    1.380%    05/16/34      150      122,438
Wilson Greatbatch, Inc.    NR    2.250%    06/15/13      2,000      1,707,500
Wright Medical Group, Inc. (a)    NR    2.625%    12/01/14      450      393,750
                  
                 5,052,063
                  
Household & Personal Products - 2.4%               
American Oriental Bioengineering, Inc. 144A (a)(d)    NR    5.000%    07/15/15      1,000      868,750
Chattem, Inc. (a)    NR    2.000%    11/15/13      3,000      4,942,500
                  
                 5,811,250
                  
Insurance - 1.1%               
Old Republic International Corp. (a)    A3    8.000%    05/15/12      1,350      1,520,437
Stewart Information Services 144A (a)(d)    NR    6.000%    10/15/14      900      982,980
                  
                 2,503,417
                  
Materials - 5.3%               
Alcoa, Inc. (a)    Baa3    5.250%    03/15/14      400      1,037,500
Arcelormittal (a) (Luxembourg)    Baa3    5.000%    05/15/14      2,500      4,140,625
Kinross Gold Corp. (a)    NR    1.750%    03/15/28      250      260,313
Leucadia National Corp. (a)    B3    3.750%    04/15/14      250      300,625
Quixote Corp.    NR    7.000%    02/15/25      2,000      1,980,000
Shengdatech, Inc. (a)(d)    NR    6.000%    06/01/18      200      189,750
SINO-FOREST Corp. 144A (d) (Canada)    NR    4.250%    12/15/16      450      491,625
Steel Dynamics, Inc. (a)    NR    5.125%    06/15/14      400      506,500
Sterlite Industries India Ltd. 4% (a)    NR    4.000%    10/30/14      1,850      1,942,500
United States Steel Corp. (a)    Ba3    4.000%    05/15/14      1,000      1,873,750
                  
                     12,723,188
                  
Media - 0.8%               
Virgin Media, Inc. 144A (a)(d)    NR    6.500%    11/15/16      1,500      1,777,500
                  
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences - 0.9%               
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)    NR    2.250%    06/15/13      150      140,063
Incyte Corp. Ltd. (a)(d)    NR    4.750%    10/01/15      1,000      1,305,000
King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)    NR    1.250%    04/01/26      100      92,625
Mannkind Corp. (a)    NR    3.750%    12/15/13      500      344,375
Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)    NR    4.000%    08/15/16      275      291,156
                  
                 2,173,219
                  
Real Estate - 3.7%               
Boston Properties (a)    NR    3.750%    05/15/36      3,000      3,067,500
Digital Realty Trust, LP 144A (d)    BBB    5.500%    04/15/29      1,250      1,632,812
Forest City Enterprises (a)    NR    3.625%    10/15/14      200      198,500
Forest City Enterprises (a)    B3    3.625%    10/15/14      1,050      1,046,062
Host Hotels & Resorts LP 144A (d)    NR    2.500%    10/15/29      1,650      1,763,437
KilRoy Realty, LP Series 144A (d)    NR    4.250%    11/15/14      775      776,939
Vornado Realty, LP (a)    Baa2    3.875%    04/15/25      400      438,000
                  
                 8,923,250
                  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND   

 

     MOODY’S
RATING
(UNAUDITED)*
   RATE    MATURITY
DATE
   PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000’s)
   VALUE
(Note 2)
Retailing - 1.8%               
RadioShack Corp. 144A (a)(d)    NR    2.500%    08/01/13    $ 1,500    $ 1,678,125
Sonic Automotive, Inc. (a)    NR    5.000%    10/01/29      2,500         2,700,000
                  
                 4,378,125
                  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 3.5%               
Micron Technology, Inc. (a)    NR    1.875%    06/01/14      2,500      2,406,250
ON Semiconductor Corp. (a)    NR    1.875%    12/15/25      250      345,313
Photronics, Inc.    NR    5.500%    10/01/14      875      1,006,250
Rambus, Inc. (a)    NR    5.000%    06/15/14      1,950      2,920,125
Verigy Ltd. 144A (d) (Singapore)    NR    5.250%    07/15/14      1,325      1,609,875
                  
                 8,287,813
                  
Software & Services - 2.5%               
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a)    NR    1.000%    12/15/33      150      250,125
DST Systems, Inc. (a)(b)    NR    3.625%    08/15/23      1,500      1,556,249
DST Systems, Inc. (a)    NR    4.125%    08/15/23      475      513,000
Equinix, Inc. (a)    NR    4.750%    06/15/16      500      735,000
GSI Commerce, Inc. (a)    NR    2.500%    06/01/27      25      26,656
Mentor Graphics Corp. (a)    NR    6.250%    03/01/26      150      146,812
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (a)    NR    4.375%    06/01/14      825      969,375
THQ, Inc. 144A (a)(d)    NR    5.000%    08/15/14      1,000      937,500
Verisign, Inc. (a)    NR    3.250%    08/15/37      870      773,212
WebMD Corp. (a)    NR    1.750%    06/15/23      100      112,500
                  
                 6,020,429
                  
Technology Hardware & Equipment - 1.8%               
Arris Group, Inc. (a)    NR    2.000%    11/15/26      650      642,720
Commscope, Inc. (a)    NR    3.250%    07/01/15      2,500      2,959,376
Finisar Corp 144A (a)(d)    NR    5.000%    10/15/29      450      493,875
Hutchinson Technology, Inc. (a)    NR    3.250%    01/15/26      250      200,937
                  
                 4,296,908
                  
Telecommunication Services - 0.2%               
Level 3 Communications, Inc. (a)    NR    7.000%    03/15/15      225      254,813
Qwest Communications International, Inc. (a)    B1    3.500%    11/15/25      200      207,500
                  
                 462,313
                  
Transportation - 2.3%               
AMR Corp. (a)    NR    6.250%    10/15/14      500      518,125
Avis Budget Group, Inc. 144A (a)(d)    NR    3.500%    10/01/14      2,375      2,582,811
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (a)    NR    5.250%    06/01/14      1,500      2,445,000
                  
                 5,545,936
                  

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS
(cost $119,954,515)

                 129,141,424
                  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND   

 

CLOSED END FUNDS - 2.3%    SHARES    VALUE
(Note 2)
Adams Express Co.    3,259    $ 32,916
Advent Claymore Enhanced Growth & Income Fund    2,500      28,000
Alpine Global Premier Properties Fund    9,374      58,400
Blackrock Muniholdings California Insured Fund, Inc.    2,181      27,459
BlackRock Muniyield California Fund, Inc.    4,185      53,819
BlackRock Muniyield Michigan Insured Fund II, Inc.    1,269      15,076
BlackRock Muniyield New York Insured Fund, Inc.    4,551      53,702
Boulder Total Return Fund, Inc. †    7,540      95,909
Central Securities Corp.    4,207      75,642
Claymore Dividend & Income Fund    1,392      21,799
Clough Global Allocation Fund    3,867      58,662
Clough Global Equity Fund    5,015      71,113
Clough Global Opportunities Fund    5,192      66,977
Cohen & Steers Dividend Majors Fund, Inc.    41,521             433,894
Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund, Inc.    97,315      590,702
Cohen & Steers REIT and Preferred Fund    42,748      442,442
Cohen & Steers REIT and Utility Income Fund, Inc.    5,401      57,359
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund    2,651      31,255
DWS Dreman Value Income Edge Fund, Inc.    3,550      42,848
DWS RREEF World Real Estate & Tactical Strategies Fund, Inc.    2,450      34,716
Evergreen International Balanced Income Fund    700      9,891
First Opportunity Fund, Inc.    14,688      88,569
Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust    32,542      426,626
Gabelli Global Multimedia Trust, Inc.    703      4,661
General American Investors Co, Inc.    3,396      79,670
H&Q Healthcare Investors    39,899      473,601
H&Q Life Sciences Investors    22,255      210,087
John Hancock Bank and Thrift Opportunity Fund    61,574      868,193
Kayne Anderson Energy Development Co.    5,167      75,180
Liberty All Star Equity Fund    9,100      39,403
LMP Capital and Income Fund, Inc.    8,323      86,143
Macquarie Global Infrastructure Total Return Fund, Inc.    6,230      98,745
Morgan Stanley California Insured Municipal Income Trust    1,828      23,069
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc.    5,688      57,335
NFJ Dividend Interest & Premium Strategy Fund    6,217      91,701
Nuveen California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund    2,578      32,019
Nuveen California Performance Plus Municipal Fund, Inc.    944      11,724
Nuveen Insured California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund    642      8,635
Nuveen Michigan Quality Income    546      6,962
CLOSED END FUNDS - 2.3%
(continued)
   SHARES    VALUE
(Note 2)
Nuveen New York Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund    130    $ 1,682
Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Dividend Growth Fund    4,704      54,378
Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Total Return Strategy Fund    651      6,959
RiverSource Lasalle International Real Estate Fund, Inc.    3,300      24,387
Royce Micro-Cap Trust, Inc.    18,331      135,466
Royce Value Trust, Inc.    1,050      11,340
Source Capital, Inc.    200      8,608
Strategic Global Income Fund, Inc.    400      4,396
Thai Fund, Inc. Com    1,334      11,913
Tri-Continental Corp.    21,159      243,752
Western Asset Emerging Markets Income Fund, Inc.    800      9,856
Western Asset Worldwide Income Fund, Inc.    1,444      18,411
Zweig Fund, Inc.    3,000      9,930
         

TOTAL CLOSED END FUNDS
(cost $4,874,598)

              5,525,982
         
WARRANTS - 0.0% (c)      

BPW Acquisition Corp.
(cost $43,947)

   45,555      40,544
         
MONEY MARKET FUND - 3.8%   

Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advance 99 - Institutional Class 0.28% (g)
(cost $8,979,867)

   8,979,867      8,979,867
         

TOTAL INVESTMENTS, BEFORE SECURITIES SOLD SHORT
(cost $275,557,525)

        293,934,373
         
SECURITIES SOLD SHORT - (65.8)%          
COMMON STOCKS - (65.5)%      
Automobiles & Components - (1.7)%      
Exide Technologies †    (25,338)      (180,153)
Ford Motor Co. †    (377,138)      (3,771,380)
         
        (3,951,533)
         
Banks - (2.6)%      
Bryn Mawr Bank Corp.    (12,287)      (185,411)
First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.    (183,959)      (2,558,870)
People’s United Financial, Inc.    (69,166)      (1,155,072)
Regions Financial Corp.    (150,071)      (793,876)
Tower Bancorp, Inc.    (29,697)      (678,576)
Zions Bancorporation    (65,541)      (840,891)
         
        (6,212,696)
         
Capital Goods - (5.9)%      
Actuant Corp. Class A    (7,046)      (130,562)
Aercap Holdings NV †    (190,040)      (1,721,762)
Barnes Group, Inc.    (3,089)      (52,204)
Enpro Industries, Inc. †    (6,699)      (176,921)
General Cable Corp. †    (34,591)      (1,017,667)
Hubbell, Inc. Class B    (2,194)      (103,776)
Icahn Enterprises, LP    (2,181)      (87,131)
Mastec, Inc. †    (87,342)      (1,091,775)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND   

 

     SHARES    VALUE
(Note 2)
Capital Goods - (5.9)% (continued)      
Orbital Sciences Corp. †    (16,452)    $ (251,058)
Rush Enterprises, Inc. Class A †    (1,000)      (11,890)
Stanley Works    (57,954)      (2,985,210)
SunPower Corp. Class A †    (5,700)      (134,976)
Terex Corp. †    (166,059)      (3,289,629)
Textron, Inc.    (126,500)      (2,379,465)
United Rental, Inc. †    (69,296)      (679,794)
         
        (14,113,820)
         
Commercial & Professional Services - (1.5)%   
Covanta Holding Corp. †    (1,584)      (28,655)
IESI-BFC Ltd. (Canada)    (145,534)      (2,331,455)
Sykes Enterprises, Inc. †    (43,338)      (1,103,818)
         
        (3,463,928)
         
Consumer Durables - (3.2)%      
DR Horton, Inc.    (134,018)      (1,456,776)
Eastman Kodak Co.    (283,398)      (1,195,940)
JAKKS Pacific, Inc. †    (72,701)      (881,136)
Lennar Corp. Class A    (204,766)      (2,614,861)
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.    (104,507)      (1,568,650)
Sealy Corp. †    (12,799)      (40,445)
         
        (7,757,808)
         
Consumer Services - (4.5)%      
Carnival PLC ADR † (United Kingdom)    (116,142)      (3,909,340)
Churchill Downs, Inc.    (28,430)      (1,061,860)
Coinstar, Inc. †    (33,964)      (943,520)
Gaylord Entertainment Co. †    (95,450)      (1,885,137)
Regis Corp.    (59,065)      (919,642)
Stewart Enterprises, Inc. Class A    (7,110)      (36,617)
Wyndham Worldwide Corp.    (102,577)      (2,068,978)
         
          (10,825,094)
         
Diversified Financials - (5.3)%      
Americredit Corp. †    (32,768)      (623,903)
Ares Capital Corp.    (227,967)      (2,838,189)
Bank of America Corp.    (491,116)      (7,396,207)
Citigroup, Inc.    (183,314)      (606,770)
Dollar Financial Corp. †    (2,295)      (54,300)
Jefferies Group, Inc. †    (1,543)      (36,615)
KKR Financial Holdings Ltd.    (800)      (4,640)
MF Global Ltd.    (142,514)      (990,472)
Nasdaq OMX Group, Inc. †    (25)      (496)
Penson Worldwide, Inc. †    (20,684)      (187,397)
World Acceptance Corp. †    (985)      (35,293)
         
        (12,774,282)
         
Energy - (5.9)%      
Baker Hughes, Inc.    (56,800)      (2,299,264)
Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP    (2,300)      (69,069)
Bristow Group, Inc. †    (11,448)      (440,176)
Denbury Resources, Inc. †    (111,267)      (1,646,751)
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.    (1,240)      (122,041)
Energy XXI Bermuda Ltd.    (45,607)      (105,352)
Exterran Holdings, Inc. †    (36,580)      (784,641)
Exxon Mobil Corp.    (17,861)      (1,217,942)
GMX Resources, Inc. †    (39,500)      (542,730)
     SHARES    VALUE
(Note 2)
Energy - (5.9)% (continued)          
Goodrich Petroleum Corp. †    (22,117)    $ (538,549)
International Coal Group, Inc. †    (52,434)      (202,395)
James River Coal Co. †    (15,942)      (295,405)
Petrobank Energy & Resources LP    (13,392)      (655,739)
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADR (Netherlands)    (74,100)      (4,454,151)
Western Refining, Inc. †    (125,929)      (593,126)
Whiting Petroleum Corp. †    (214)      (15,290)
Willbros Group, Inc. †    (4,324)      (72,946)
         
        (14,055,567)
         
Food & Staples Retailing - (0.6)%      
Nash Finch Co.    (16,922)      (627,637)
Rite Aid Corp. †    (475,251)      (717,629)
Spartan Stores, Inc.    (2,594)      (37,068)
         
        (1,382,334)
         
Food, Beverage & Tobacco - (4.0)%      
Alliance One International, Inc. †    (164,993)      (805,166)
Bunge Ltd.    (24,626)      (1,571,877)
Companhia de Bebidas das Americas ADR (Brazil)    (30,000)      (3,032,700)
Embotelladora Andina S.A. ADR Class B (Chile)    (10,000)      (204,000)
Pepsico, Inc.    (60,620)      (3,685,696)
Vector Group Ltd.    (23,213)      (324,982)
         
        (9,624,421)
         
Health Care Equipment & Services - (1.3)%
China Medical Technologies, Inc. ADR    (10,494)      (147,441)
Greatbatch, Inc. †    (21,799)      (419,195)
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. †    (9,864)      (371,379)
NovaMed, Inc. †    (43,052)      (167,042)
Sonosite, Inc. †    (14,467)      (341,855)
Syneron Medical Ltd. †    (123,063)      (1,286,008)
Thoratec Corp. †    (3,753)      (101,031)
Wright Medical Group, Inc. †    (6,936)      (131,437)
         
        (2,965,388)
         
Household & Personal Products - (0.5)%
American Oriental Bioengineering, Inc. †    (86,587)      (402,630)
Central Garden and Pet Co. †    (67,115)      (718,131)
Mead Johnson Nutrition Com. Class A †    (1)      (44)
         
            (1,120,805)
         
Insurance - (0.5)%
CNA Financial Corp. †    (4,275)      (102,600)
Old Republic International Corp.    (51,065)      (512,693)
Stewart Information Services Corp    (50,364)      (568,106)
         
        (1,183,399)
         
Materials - (5.4)%
A. Schulman, Inc. Class A    (19,730)      (398,151)
Agrium, Inc. † (Canada)    (17,760)      (1,092,240)
Alcoa, Inc.    (56,555)      (911,666)
Arcelormittal    (67,155)      (3,072,341)
BHP Billiton Ltd. ADR (Australia)    (57,088)      (4,371,799)
Kinross Gold Corp. (Canada)    (5,047)      (92,865)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND   

 

     SHARES    VALUE
(Note 2)
Materials - (5.4)% (continued)          
Leucadia National Corp. †    (8,835)    $ (210,185)
ShengdaTech, Inc. †    (10,706)      (65,628)
Steel Dynamics, Inc.    (16,740)      (296,633)
Sterlite Industries, Inc. ADS (India)    (55,550)      (1,012,121)
United States Steel Corp.    (27,680)      (1,525,722)
         
        (13,049,351)
         
Media - (6.5)%
CBS Corp.    (8,500)      (119,425)
Comcast Corp. Class A    (61,600)      (1,038,576)
Discovery Communications, Inc. Class A †    (158,314)      (4,855,490)
Liberty Global, Inc. Class C †    (29,474)      (644,007)
News Corp. Class B    (293,232)      (4,668,253)
Viacom, Inc. Class A †    (71,249)      (2,244,344)
Virgin Media, Inc.    (62,077)      (1,044,756)
Walt Disney Co.    (31,449)      (1,014,230)
         
        (15,629,081)
         
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences - (1.8)%      
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. †    (1)      (25)
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. †    (1,912)      (36,271)
Incyte Genomics, Inc. †    (102,465      (933,456)
King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. †    (2,067)      (25,362)
MannKind Corp.    (16,017)      (140,309)
Mylan, Inc. †    (126,800)      (2,336,924)
Myriad Pharmaceuticals    (126,622)      (636,908)
Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. †    (5,249)      (154,006)
         
        (4,263,261)
         
Real Estate - (1.3)%
Boston Properties, Inc.    (12,200)      (818,254)
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.    (20,850)      (1,048,338)
Forest City Enterprises, Inc. Class A †    (46,059)      (542,575)
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT    (3,931)      (45,875)
KilRoy Realty Corp.    (13,106)      (401,961)
Vornado Realty Trust REIT    (2,308)      (161,421)
         
        (3,018,424)
         
Retailing - (1.1)%
Blockbuster, Inc. Class A    (120,300)      (80,601)
RadioShack Corp.    (36,519)      (712,121)
Sonic Automotive, Inc. Class A    (156,874)      (1,629,921)
Talbots, Inc.    (29,531)      (263,121)
         
        (2,685,764)
         
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - (2.2)%      
Micron Technology, Inc. †    (121,150)      (1,279,344)
ON Semiconductor Corp. †    (29,255)      (257,737)
Photronics, Inc. †    (146,276)      (650,928)
Rambus, Inc. †    (86,856)      (2,119,286)
Verify Ltd.    (81,798)      (1,052,740)
         
        (5,360,035)
         
Software & Services - (3.3)%
Akamai Technologies, Inc. †    (8,230)      (208,466)
DST Systems, Inc. †    (14,551)      (633,696)
Equinix, Inc. †    (36,950)      (3,922,243)
Google, Inc. Class A †    (687)      (425,926)
GSI Commerce, Inc. †    (537)      (13,634)
JDA Software Group, Inc. †    (39,204)      (998,526)
Mentor Graphics Corp. †    (1,701)      (15,020)
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. †    (61,469)      (617,763)
     SHARES    VALUE
(Note 2)
Software & Services - (3.3)% (continued)     
THQ, Inc. †    (85,134)    $ (429,075)
VeriSign, Inc. †    (22,861)      (554,151)
WebMD Health Corp. †    (1,414)      (54,425)
         
        (7,872,925)
         
Technology Hardware & Equipment - (4.0)%
Arris Group, Inc. †    (25,399)      (290,311)
Commscope, Inc. †    (75,382)      (1,999,884)
Finisar Corp. †    (35,908)      (320,299)
Molex, Inc.    (234,364)      (5,050,544)
Xerox Corp.    (222,000)      (1,878,120)
         
        (9,539,158)
         
Telecommunication Services - (0.8)%      
Level 3 Communications, Inc. †    (109,351)      (167,307)
Qwest Communications International, Inc.    (18,016)      (75,847)
Windstream Corp.    (147,524)      (1,621,289)
         
        (1,864,443)
         
Transportation - (1.6)%      
AMR Corp. †    (44,020)      (340,275)
Avis Budget Group, Inc. †    (120,607)      (1,582,364)
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. †    (164,763)      (1,963,975)
         
        (3,886,614)
         

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS SOLD SHORT
(proceeds $143,036,379)

        (156,600,131)
         

CLOSED END FUNDS SOLD SHORT - (0.3)%

     
Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund    (28,020)      (403,208)
Vanguard REIT ETF    (5,216)      (233,364)
         

TOTAL CLOSED END FUNDS SOLD SHORT
(proceeds $641,222)

        (636,572)
         

TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT
(proceeds $143,677,601)

        (157,236,703)
         

TOTAL INVESTMENTS, NET OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT - 57.2%
(cost $131,879,924)

        136,697,670
         
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 42.8%         102,384,034
         
NET ASSETS - 100.0%       $ 239,081,704
         

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

Non income-producing security.
(a) All or a portion of this security has been segregated as collateral for securities sold short and can be sold or repledged subject to the broker’s right to rehypothecate. At December 31, 2009, the value of these securities was $138,353,795.
(b) Indicates a variable rate security. The interest rate shown represents the discount rate at December 31, 2009.
(c) Represents less than 0.05 percent of net assets.
(d) Private placement security.
(e) Represents a step bond. The rate shown reflects the effective yield at December 31, 2009.
(f) Security is fair valued.
(g) Represents annualized seven-day yield as of December 31, 2009.
(h) Level 3 Security (See Note 4).
(i) Level 2 Security (See Note 4).
* The rating reflected is as of December 31, 2009. Rating of certain bonds may have changed subsequent to that date.
** S&P Rating provided.

All securities are Level 1, unless noted otherwise in parentheses.


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

(Continued)


 

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AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND   

 

The following abbreviations are used in portfolio descriptions:

NR - Not Rated by Moody’s.

ADR - American Depositary Receipt.

ADS - American Depositary Shares.

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust.

144A - Restricted Security.

 

Open Written Options contracts outstanding at December 31, 2009:
SHARES    TYPE    COUNTERPARTY    EXPIRATION DATE   VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
   VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2009
   NET UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
500    3COM Corp. (exercise price $7.50)    Goldman Sachs    April 17, 2010   $(12,130)    $(15,000)    $(2,870)
250    3COM Corp. (exercise price $7.50)    Goldman Sachs    January 16, 2010   (3,625)    (2,500)    1,125
134    Landry’s Restaurants, Inc.
(exercise price $20.00)
   Goldman Sachs    January 16, 2010   (25,186)    (28,810)    (3,624)
           $(40,941)    $(46,310)    $(5,369)
            

 

Credit default swap contract-buy protection outstanding as of December 31, 2009:     
COUNTERPARTY    REFERENCE ENTITY      FIXED
ANNUAL
RATE
PAID BY
FUND
     NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
     UPFRONT
PREMIUM
PAID
     TERMINATION
DATE
     NET UNREALIZED
DEPRECIATION
The Royal Bank of Scotland    Markit CDX North America High Yield Index - Series 13      5%      $4,702,500      $252,052      12/20/2014      $(225,919)
                   

 

Open futures contracts outstanding at December 31, 2009:
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
   TYPE      EXPIRATION
DATE
   VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
   VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2009
   NET UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
Short Contracts:              
344    CME E-Muni S&P 500 Index      March 1, 2010    $(18,964,210)    $(19,104,040)    $(139,830)
1    CBT US 10YR Note      March 1, 2010    (117,998)    (115,453)    2,545
64    CBT US 2YR Note      March 1, 2010    (13,931,719)    (13,841,000)    90,719
240    CBT US 5YR Note      March 1, 2010    (27,915,579)    (27,451,875)    463,704
           $(60,929,506)    $(60,512,368)    $417,138
            

Cash held as collateral with broker for futures contracts was $2,137,794 at December 31, 2009.

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2009:   

SALE

CONTRACT

     COUNTERPARTY    CURRENCY    CURRENCY
AMOUNT
SOLD
   VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
   VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2009
   NET UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
Canadian Dollar expiring 01/29/10      The Royal Bank of
Scotland
   CAD    (445,980)    $(422,893)    $(426,440)    $(3,547)
            
CAD - Canadian Dollar               

 

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements


Schedule of Investments   December 31, 2009

 

AQR MOMENTUM FUND   

 

COMMON STOCKS - 99.3%    SHARES   

VALUE

(Note 2)

Automobile & Components - 2.1%      
Ford Motor Co. †    6,443    $ 64,430
Gentex Corp.    300      5,355
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. †    700      9,870
Harley-Davidson, Inc.    700      17,640
Johnson Controls, Inc.    1,500      40,860
TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. †    400      9,552
         
             147,707
         
Banks - 0.1%      
First Horizon National Corp. †    276      3,698
         
Capital Goods - 3.4%      
Aecom Technology Corp. †    159      4,373
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.    100      3,893
BE Aerospace, Inc. †    400      9,400
Bucyrus International, Inc.    200      11,274
Carlisle Cos., Inc.    300      10,278
Cooper Industries PLC    400      17,056
Cummins, Inc.    500      22,930
Flowserve Corp.    200      18,906
Goodrich Corp.    191      12,272
Hubbell, Inc. Class B    100      4,730
Ingersoll-Rand PLC    600      21,444
Joy Global, Inc.    300      15,477
KBR, Inc.    200      3,800
McDermott International, Inc. †    500      12,005
Oshkosh Corp.    300      11,109
Precision Castparts Corp.    300      33,104
Rockwell Automation, Inc.    200      9,396
United Technologies Corp.    50      3,471
W.W. Grainger, Inc.    99      9,586
         
        234,504
         
Commercial & Professional
Services - 0.3%
     
Iron Mountain, Inc. †    308      7,010
Manpower, Inc.    100      5,458
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.    500      11,135
         
        23,603
         
Consumer Durables & Apparel - 1.5%   
Carter’s, Inc. †    200      5,250
Coach, Inc.    507      18,521
Garmin Ltd.    400      12,280
Hanesbrands, Inc. †    300      7,233
Lennar Corp. Class A    400      5,108
Mattel, Inc.    352      7,033
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.    700      10,507
Polo Ralph Lauren Corp.    200      16,196
Tupperware Brands Corp.    100      4,657
Whirlpool Corp.    200      16,132
         
        102,917
         
Consumer Services - 1.9%      
International Game Technology    800      15,016
Las Vegas Sands Corp. †    1,600      23,904
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. †    500      12,640
Starbucks Corp. †    1,434      33,068
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.    500      18,285
Wyndham Worldwide Corp.    400      8,068
Wynn Resorts Ltd. †    300      17,469
         
        128,450
         
Diversified Financials - 9.1%      
American Express Co.    2,700      109,404
AmeriCredit Corp. †    200      3,808
     SHARES   

VALUE

(Note 2)

Diversified Financials - 9.1% (continued)      
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.    600    $ 23,292
BlackRock, Inc.    135      31,347
CME Group, Inc.    100      33,595
Discover Financial Services    1,400      20,594
Franklin Resources, Inc.    500      52,675
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.    1,200      202,607
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. †    53      5,952
Invesco Ltd.    1,000      23,490
Jefferies Group, Inc. †    220      5,221
Knight Capital Group, Inc. Class A †    297      4,574
Morgan Stanley    3,300      97,680
MSCI, Inc. Class A †    200      6,360
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. Class A    400      12,216
         
             632,815
         
Energy - 8.4%      
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. †    300      13,014
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.    1,000      62,420
Cameron International Corp. †    500      20,900
Chesapeake Energy Corp.    1,300      33,644
CNX Gas Corp. †    200      5,904
Concho Resources, Inc. †    400      17,960
CONSOL Energy, Inc.    400      19,920
Continental Resources, Inc. †    400      17,156
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.    300      29,526
Ensco International PLC ADR (United Kingdom)    400      15,976
EXCO Resources, Inc.    500      10,615
FMC Technologies, Inc. †    300      17,352
Halliburton Co.    2,000      60,180
Helmerich & Payne, Inc    300      11,964
Massey Energy Corp.    200      8,402
Nabors Industries Ltd. †    700      15,323
National-Oilwell Varco, Inc.    1,000      44,090
Newfield Exploration Co. †    200      9,646
Noble Corp.    600      24,420
Occidental Petroleum Corp.    100      8,135
Peabody Energy Corp.    600      27,126
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.    300      14,451
Pride International, Inc. †    500      15,955
Quicksilver Resources, Inc. †    500      7,505
Range Resources Corp.    200      9,970
Southwestern Energy Co. †    547      26,365
Weatherford International Ltd. †    1,600      28,656
World Fuel Services Corp.    200      5,358
         
        581,933
         
Food & Staples Retailing - 1.3%
Rite Aid Corp. †    3,400      5,134
Walgreen Co.    2,196      80,637
Whole Foods Market, Inc. †    200      5,490
         
        91,261
         
Food, Beverage & Tobacco - 0.8%
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.    1,023      21,688
Cosan Ltd. Class A † (Brazil)    400      3,480
Del Monte Foods Co.    878      9,957
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. †    500      14,150
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. †    32      2,607
Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A    468      5,742
         
        57,624
         

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

(Continued)


 

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Schedule of Investments   December 31, 2009

 

AQR MOMENTUM FUND   

 

     SHARES   

VALUE

(Note 2)

Health Care Equipment & Services - 4.5%
Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. †    300    $ 5,457
Cerner Corp. †    254      20,940
CIGNA Corp.    600      21,162
Community Health Systems, Inc. †    200      7,120
Coventry Health Care, Inc. †    400      9,716
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. †    138      11,985
Express Scripts, Inc. †    600      51,870
Health Management Associates, Inc. Class A †    768      5,583
Hospira, Inc. †    191      9,741
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. †    100      30,332
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. †    300      11,295
McKesson Corp.    500      31,250
Medco Health Solutions, Inc. †    941      60,139
ResMed, Inc. †    148      7,736
Tenet Healthcare Corp. †    1,300      7,007
Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B    400      12,200
Wellpoint, Inc. †    88      5,130
         
             308,663
         
Household & Personal Products - 0.4%
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. Class A    500      24,180
NBTY, Inc. †    100      4,354
         
        28,534
         
Insurance - 1.8%
American National Insurance Co.    100      11,944
Assured Guaranty Ltd.    300      6,528
First American Corp.    171      5,662
Genworth Financial, Inc. Class A †    900      10,215
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.    1,000      23,260
Prudential Financial, Inc.    1,000      49,760
XL Capital Ltd. Class A    800      14,664
         
        122,033
         
Materials - 6.0%
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.    600      48,636
AK Steel Holding Corp.    300      6,405
Albemarle Corp.    300      10,911
Allegheny Technologies, Inc.    100      4,477
Ashland, Inc.    100      3,962
Celanese Corp. Series A    400      12,840
Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.    300      13,827
Dow Chemical Co.    2,600      71,838
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. †    1,000      80,290
Hecla Mining Co. †    800      4,944
Huntsman Corp.    600      6,774
International Paper Co.    900      24,102
Lubrizol Corp.    156      11,380
MeadWestvaco Corp.    400      11,452
Mosaic Co.    900      53,757
Owens-Illinois, Inc. †    100      3,287
Praxair, Inc.    100      8,031
Rock-Tenn Co. Class A    100      5,041
Royal Gold, Inc.    100      4,710
Steel Dynamics, Inc.    500      8,860
Valspar Corp.    500      13,570
Walter Energy, Inc.    100      7,531
         
        416,625
         
Media - 3.4%
Cablevision Systems Corp. Class A    700      18,074
CBS Corp. Class B    1,500      21,075
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. Class A †    700      7,273
     SHARES   

VALUE

(Note 2)

Media - 3.4% (continued)
Discovery Communications, Inc. Class A †    666    $ 20,426
DISH Network Corp. Class A    1,100      22,847
Lamar Advertising Co. Class A †    200      6,218
Liberty Media Corp. Series A †    899      41,489
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. Class A    300      12,450
Thomson Reuters Corp.    100      3,225
Time Warner Cable, Inc.    700      28,973
Viacom, Inc. Class B †    1,300      38,649
Virgin Media, Inc.    700      11,781
         
             232,480
         
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences - 1.4%
Dendreon Corp. †    367      9,645
Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. †    200      4,102
Human Genome Sciences, Inc. †    400      12,240
Life Technologies Corp. †    420      21,937
Mylan, Inc. †    526      9,694
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International †    200      6,358
Warner Chilcott PLC Class A †    400      11,388
Waters Corp. †    200      12,392
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. †    174      6,892
         
        94,648
         
Real Estate - 0.6%
CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. Class A REIT †    700      9,499
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. REIT    100      5,028
Jones Lang Lasalle, Inc.    100      6,040
Macerich Co. REIT    200      7,190
Realty Income Corp. REIT    234      6,063
SL Green Realty Corp. REIT    200      10,048
         
        43,868
         
Retailing - 6.9%      
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Class A    300      10,455
Aeropostale, Inc. †    62      2,111
Amazon.com, Inc. †    904      121,605
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.    500      8,490
AutoNation, Inc. †    314      6,013
Best Buy Co, Inc.    1,000      39,460
CarMax, Inc. †    426      10,331
Chico’s FAS, Inc. †    564      7,924
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. †    186      4,626
Expedia, Inc. †    592      15,220
Gap, Inc.    1,586      33,227
Guess?, Inc.    200      8,460
J. Crew Group, Inc. †    200      8,948
J.C. Penney Co., Inc.    500      13,305
LKQ Corp. †    200      3,918
Limited Brands, Inc.    700      13,468
Macy’s, Inc.    900      15,084
Netflix, Inc. †    147      8,106
Nordstrom, Inc.    500      18,790
Office Depot, Inc. †    800      5,160
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. †    199      7,586
priceline.com, Inc. †    126      27,531
Ross Stores, Inc.    200      8,542
Sears Holdings Corp. †    200      16,690
Tiffany & Co.    200      8,600
TJX Cos., Inc.    901      32,932
Urban Outfitters, Inc. †    400      13,996
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.    500      10,390
         
        480,968
         

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

(Continued)


 

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Schedule of Investments   December 31, 2009

 

AQR MOMENTUM FUND   

 

     SHARES   

VALUE

(Note 2)

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 3.8%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. †    1,300    $ 12,584
Analog Devices, Inc.    500      15,790
Atheros Communications, Inc. †    300      10,272
Atmel Corp. †    2,900      13,369
Broadcom Corp. Class A †    825      25,946
Cree, Inc. †    185      10,428
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. †    1,100      11,616
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. †    900      18,675
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.    1,000      20,300
Micron Technology, Inc. †    2,100      22,176
NVIDIA Corp. †    900      16,812
ON Semiconductor Corp. †    800      7,048
Teradyne, Inc. †    1,000      10,730
Texas Instruments, Inc.    2,600      67,757
         
             263,503
         
Software & Services - 22.4%      
Adobe Systems, Inc. †    1,200      44,136
Akamai Technologies, Inc. †    400      10,132
BMC Software, Inc. †    238      9,544
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.    400      9,024
Citrix Systems, Inc. †    252      10,486
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A †    500      22,650
Computer Sciences Corp. †    195      11,218
eBay, Inc. †    2,900      68,266
Equinix, Inc. †    100      10,615
Fiserv, Inc. †    212      10,278
Genpact Ltd. †    800      11,920
Google, Inc. Class A †    700      433,986
Informatica Corp. †    400      10,344
Lender Processing Services, Inc.    156      6,343
MasterCard, Inc. Class A    300      76,794
McAfee, Inc. †    207      8,398
Microsoft Corp.    18,800      573,211
Oracle Corp.    307      7,534
Red Hat, Inc. †    229      7,076
Salesforce.com, Inc. †    200      14,754
Sybase, Inc. †    277      12,022
Synopsys, Inc. †    300      6,684
Syntel, Inc.    100      3,803
Visa, Inc. Class A    1,500      131,190
VistaPrint NV, Inc. †    134      7,592
VMware, Inc. Class A †    900      38,142
         
        1,556,142
         
Technology Hardware & Equipment - 16.6%
ADTRAN, Inc.    400      9,020
Agilent Technologies, Inc. †    800      24,856
Amphenol Corp. Class A    400      18,472
Apple, Inc. †    1,957      412,652
Arris Group, Inc. †    400      4,572
Arrow Electronics, Inc. †    200      5,922
Avnet, Inc. †    400      12,064
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. †    697      5,318
Corning, Inc.    3,100      59,861
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Class A †    156      7,446
EMC Corp. †    3,900      68,133
F5 Networks, Inc. †    66      3,497
Ingram Micro, Inc. Class A †    230      4,014
International Business Machines Corp.    2,641      345,707
     SHARES   

VALUE

(Note 2)

Technology Hardware & Equipment - 16.6% (continued)
Jabil Circuit, Inc.    400    $ 6,948
Juniper Networks, Inc. †    873      23,283
Motorola, Inc.    5,300      41,128
NetApp, Inc. †    700      24,073
Palm, Inc. †    499      5,010
Polycom, Inc. †    300      7,491
SanDisk Corp. †    400      11,596
Seagate Technology    1,100      20,009
Tellabs, Inc. †    900      5,112
Teradata Corp. †    188      5,909
Western Digital Corp. †    500      22,075
         
          1,154,168
         
Telecommunication Services - 1.1%      
Crown Castle International Corp. †    600      23,424
NII Holdings, Inc. †    400      13,432
SBA Communications Corp. Class A †    200      6,832
Sprint Nextel Corp. †    6,600      24,156
tw Telecom, Inc. †    600      10,284
         
        78,128
         
Transportation - 0.8%      
CSX Corp.    800      38,792
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. †    500      5,960
JetBlue Airways Corp. †    811      4,420
Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc. †    200      6,658
         
        55,830
         
Utilities - 0.7%      
AES Corp. †    900      11,979
Atmos Energy Corp.    200      5,880
Calpine Corp. †    1,200      13,200
National Fuel Gas Company Co.    200      10,000
ONEOK, Inc.    100      4,457
         
        45,516
         

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $6,522,739)

        6,885,618
         
     
MONEY MARKET FUND - 2.0%      
Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advance Fund - Institutional Class, 0.28% (a)(b)      

(cost $141,027)

   141,027      141,027
         

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 101.3%
(cost $6,663,766)

        7,026,645
         
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS - (1.3)%         (94,070)
         
NET ASSETS - 100.0%       $ 6,932,575
         

 

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

Non income-producing security.
(a) Represents annualized seven-day yield as of December 31, 2009.
(b) Level 2 security (See Note 4).

All securities are Level 1, unless noted otherwise in parentheses.

The following abbreviations are used in portfolio descriptions:

ADR - American Depository Receipt.

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust.


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

(Continued)


 

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Schedule of Investments   December 31, 2009

 

AQR MOMENTUM FUND   

 

Open futures contracts outstanding at December 31, 2009:

 

NUMBER OF CONTRACTS    TYPE    EXPIRATION
DATE
   VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
   VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2009
   NET UNREALIZED
DEPRECIATION
Long Position:            
1    S&P 500 E-MINI    March 2010    $55,676    $55,535    $(141)
          

Cash held as collateral for futures contract was $12,484 at December 31, 2009.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments   December 31, 2009

 

AQR SMALL CAP MOMENTUM FUND   

 

COMMON STOCKS - 99.8%    SHARES   

VALUE

(Note 2)

Automobile & Components - 2.6%      
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. †    600    $ 4,812
ArvinMeritor, Inc. †    700      7,826
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.    565      11,328
Dana Holding Corp. †    1,200      13,008
Dorman Products, Inc. †    132      2,067
Drew Industries, Inc. †    216      4,460
Federal-Mogul Corp. †    1,000      17,301
Modine Manufacturing Co. †    500      5,920
Spartan Motors, Inc.    261      1,469
Standard Motor Products, Inc. †    200      1,704
Stoneridge, Inc. †    300      2,703
Tenneco, Inc. †    500      8,865
Winnebago Industries, Inc. †    300      3,660
         
             85,123
         
Banks - 0.4%      
American National Bankshares, Inc.    200      4,380
Bank of Marin Bancorp    85      2,768
First Bancorp    124      1,732
First Defiance Financial Corp.    142      1,603
Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.    135      2,884
         
        13,367
         
Capital Goods - 4.3%      
AAON, Inc.    209      4,073
Advanced Battery Technologies, Inc. †    600      2,400
Aircastle Ltd.    680      6,698
BlueLinx Holdings, Inc. †    400      1,108
Broadwind Energy, Inc. †    1,000      8,090
Builders FirstSource, Inc. †    713      2,745
Capstone Turbine Corp. †    2,600      3,354
Chart Industries, Inc. †    400      6,620
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. †    400      2,396
EnerSys †    500      10,935
GenCorp, Inc. †    900      6,300
GeoEye, Inc. †    245      6,831
GT Solar International, Inc. †    1,600      8,896
Interline Brands, Inc. †    400      6,908
John Bean Technologies Corp.    300      5,103
Microvision, Inc. †    800      2,536
Middleby Corp. †    200      9,804
Orion Marine Group, Inc. †    218      4,591
PMFG Inc. †    300      4,863
Polypore International, Inc. †    600      7,140
Power-One, Inc. †    1,000      4,350
Quanex Building Products Corp.    400      6,788
Tennant Co.    200      5,238
Textainer Group Holdings Ltd.    500      8,450
UQM Technologies, Inc. †    400      2,740
         
        138,957
         
Commercial & Professional Services - 2.8%   
Acacia Research Corp. †    526      4,792
Acco Brands Corp. †    700      5,096
APAC Customer Services, Inc. †    578      3,445
Cenveo, Inc. †    700      6,125
Diamond Management & Technology Consultants, Inc.    500      3,685
EnergySolutions, Inc.    1,000      8,490
EnerNOC, Inc. †    297      9,026
HNI Corp.    500      13,814
     SHARES   

VALUE

(Note 2)

Commercial & Professional Services - 2.8% (continued)
Interface, Inc.    800    $ 6,648
Kforce, Inc. †    327      4,088
M&F Worldwide Corp. †    200      7,900
Metalico, Inc. †    700      3,444
Spherion Corp. †    436      2,450
United Stationers, Inc. †    200      11,370
Volt Information Sciences, Inc. †    200      2,000
         
             92,373
         
Consumer Durables & Apparel - 2.6%      
American Greetings Corp. Class A    400      8,716
Beazer Homes USA, Inc. †    500      2,420
Brunswick Corp.    900      11,439
Cherokee, Inc.    214      3,813
Crocs, Inc. †    1,000      5,750
Furniture Brands International, Inc. †    600      3,276
G-III Apparel Group Ltd. †    200      4,334
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. †    1,000      3,840
La-Z-Boy, Inc. †    600      5,718
Liz Claiborne, Inc. †    1,000      5,630
Oxford Industries, Inc.    200      4,136
Sealy Corp. †    1,100      3,476
Skechers U.S.A., Inc. Class A †    400      11,764
Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. †    786      3,215
Steven Madden Ltd. †    161      6,640
         
        84,167
         
Consumer Services - 5.3%      
AFC Enterprises, Inc. †    500      4,080
Ambassadors Group, Inc.    200      2,658
Ameristar Casinos, Inc.    614      9,351
BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. †    282      5,307
Boyd Gaming Corp. †    1,000      8,370
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. †    258      10,390
Caribou Coffee Co., Inc. †    400      3,088
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. †    215      1,520
Cheesecake Factory, Inc. †    584      12,609
CPI Corp.    300      3,684
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.    302      11,473
DineEquity, Inc. †    200      4,858
Domino’s Pizza, Inc. †    700      5,866
Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc. †    300      2,949
Full House Resorts, Inc. †    900      3,132
Gaylord Entertainment Co. †    500      9,875
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. †    580      4,338
Landry’s Restaurants, Inc. †    200      4,258
Life Time Fitness, Inc. †    400      9,972
Lincoln Educational Services Corp. †    301      6,523
Mac-Gray Corp. †    300      3,090
Multimedia Games, Inc. †    600      3,606
P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, Inc. †    244      9,250
Ruby Tuesday, Inc. †    462      3,326
Shuffle Master, Inc. †    616      5,076
Sotheby’s    600      13,488
Steak n Shake Co. †    11      3,565
Stewart Enterprises, Inc. Class A    1,200      6,180
         
        171,882
         
Diversified Financials - 4.4%      
Advance America Cash Advance Centers, Inc.    873      4,854
Ares Capital Corp.    1,059      13,185

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Diversified Financials - 4.4% (continued)
ASTA Funding, Inc.    200    $ 1,418
BGC Partners, Inc. Class A    1,100      5,082
Broadpoint Gleacher Securities, Inc. †    1,758      7,841
Cardtronics, Inc. †    500      5,535
Cohen & Steers, Inc.    400      9,136
Credit Acceptance Corp. †    248      10,441
Dollar Financial Corp. †    300      7,098
Encore Capital Group, Inc. †    274      4,768
Evercore Partners, Inc. Class A    166      5,046
First Marblehead Corp. †    1,400      2,982
GAMCO Investors, Inc.    300      14,486
Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc.    202      2,099
JMP Group, Inc.    300      2,916
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.    482      6,700
MCG Capital Corp. †    800      3,456
MF Global Ltd. †    1,313      9,125
Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. Class A    200      6,644
PennantPark Investment Corp.    374      3,336
Primus Guaranty Ltd. †    600      1,830
Pzena Investment Management, Inc. Class A †    900      7,326
Rodman & Renshaw Capital Group, Inc. †    400      1,640
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. †    300      3,093
U.S. Global Investors, Inc. Class A    200      2,462
         
           142,499
         
Energy - 7.7%      
American Oil & Gas, Inc. †    700      2,940
ATP Oil & Gas Corp. †    500      9,140
Berry Petroleum Co. Class A    500      14,575
Brigham Exploration Co. †    700      9,485
Cheniere Energy, Inc. †    707      1,711
China North East Petroleum Holdings Ltd. †    300      2,775
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. †    500      7,705
CVR Energy, Inc. †    1,100      7,546
Enbridge Energy Management LLC †    104      5,524
Energy XXI Ltd.    2,000      4,620
Geokinetics, Inc. †    300      2,886
Global Industries Ltd. †    1,200      8,556
Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.    200      4,206
Gulfport Energy Corp. †    500      5,725
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. †    1,200      14,100
International Coal Group, Inc. †    2,000      7,720
ION Geophysical Corp.    1,300      7,696
Key Energy Services, Inc. †    1,300      11,427
Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. †    1,700      3,774
Lufkin Industries, Inc.    100      7,320
Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. †    400      4,736
OYO Geospace Corp. †    100      4,289
Pacific Asia Petroleum, Inc. †    900      4,167
Parker Drilling Co. †    1,500      7,425
Patriot Coal Corp. †    900      13,915
Rex Energy Corp. †    400      4,800
Rosetta Resources, Inc. †    500      9,965
Stone Energy Corp. †    600      10,830
Syntroleum Corp. †    619      1,647
T-3 Energy Services, Inc. †    200      5,100
Tesco Corp. †    400      5,164
TETRA Technologies, Inc. †    1,000      11,080
Toreador Resources Corp. †    300      2,970
     SHARES   

VALUE

(Note 2)

Energy - 7.7% (continued)      
Uranium Energy Corp. †    700    $ 2,646
Vanguard Natural Resources LLC    244      5,385
Venoco, Inc. †    600      7,824
Willbros Group, Inc. †    400      6,748
         
        248,122
         
Food & Staples Retailing - 0.8%      
Andersons, Inc.    200      5,164
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc. †    600      7,074
Rite Aid Corp. †    9,700      14,647
         
             26,885
         
Food, Beverage & Tobacco - 0.8%      
Alliance One International, Inc. †    937      4,573
B&G Foods, Inc. Class A    268      2,460
Calavo Growers, Inc.    229      3,893
Diamond Foods, Inc.    145      5,153
Imperial Sugar Co.    100      1,744
Universal Corp.    200      9,122
         
        26,945
         
Health Care Equipment & Services - 5.1%   
Air Methods Corp. †    101      3,396
Align Technology, Inc. †    786      14,007
Allied Healthcare International, Inc. †    1,400      4,074
Alphatec Holdings, Inc. †    700      3,738
American Medical Systems Holdings, Inc. †    800      15,431
BioScrip, Inc. †    308      2,575
Bovie Medical Corp. †    500      3,905
Chindex International, Inc. †    200      2,826
Clarient, Inc. †    568      1,505
Computer Programs & Systems, Inc.    138      6,355
Dexcom, Inc. †    600      4,848
Electro-Optical Sciences, Inc. †    207      2,145
Emeritus Corp. †    400      7,500
Endologix, Inc. †    500      2,640
Healthways, Inc. †    400      7,336
Insulet Corp. †    400      5,712
Invacare Corp.    300      7,482
IPC The Hospitalist Co. Inc. †    141      4,688
LCA-Vision, Inc. †    365      1,869
MAKO Surgical Corp. †    195      2,165
MedAssets, Inc. †    626      13,277
Merge Healthcare, Inc. †    600      2,016
NxStage Medical, Inc. †    600      5,010
Odyssey HealthCare, Inc. †    266      4,144
Orthofix International NV † (Netherlands)    138      4,274
Orthovita, Inc. †    360      1,264
Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc. †    141      1,421
Providence Service Corp. †    200      3,160
RehabCare Group, Inc. †    131      3,986
Rockwell Medical Technologies, Inc. †    300      2,307
Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. †    700      2,254
Transcend Services, Inc. †    200      4,272
Utah Medical Products, Inc.    200      5,864
Vascular Solutions, Inc. †    400      3,356
Virtual Radiologic Corp. †    300      3,828
         
        164,630
         
Household & Personal Products - 1.2%   
Bare Escentuals, Inc. †    1,100      13,453
Inter Parfums, Inc.    400      4,868

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Household & Personal Products - 1.2% (continued)
Medifast, Inc. †    132    $ 4,037
Orchids Paper Products Co. †    200      4,004
Revlon, Inc. Class A †    700      11,907
         
        38,269
         
Insurance - 1.0%      
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.    300      2,232
American Physicians Service Group, Inc.    110      2,538
American Safety Insurance Holdings Ltd. †    231      3,338
Greenlight Capital Re Ltd. †    400      9,428
Maiden Holdings Ltd.    900      6,588
National Financial Partners Corp. †    700      5,663
Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.    466      2,735
         
        32,522
         
Materials - 4.8%      
AEP Industries, Inc. †    62      2,373
Allied Nevada Gold Corp. †    817      12,320
Boise, Inc. †    900      4,779
Buckeye Technologies, Inc. †    500      4,880
Bway Holding Co. †    139      2,672
General Moly Inc. †    1,600      3,328
Golden Star Resources Ltd. †    2,600      8,112
Graphic Packaging Holding Co. †    3,400      11,798
Hawkins, Inc.    114      2,489
Horsehead Holding Corp. †    400      5,100
Innospec, Inc.    300      3,027
Kaiser Aluminum Corp.    200      8,324
KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp. †    400      3,940
KMG Chemicals, Inc.    300      4,485
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. †    1,300      9,074
LSB Industries, Inc. †    100      1,410
Omnova Solutions, Inc. †    689      4,224
PolyOne Corp. †    1,100      8,217
Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.    214      15,055
Solutia, Inc. †    1,200      15,239
Spartech Corp.    400      4,104
Stillwater Mining Co. †    1,300      12,324
U.S. Gold Corp. †    2,073      5,141
Verso Paper Corp. †    700      1,827
         
           154,242
         
Media - 4.0%      
Arbitron, Inc.    300      7,026
Belo Corp.    1,100      5,984
Carmike Cinemas, Inc. †    150      1,134
Dolan Media Co. †    400      4,084
Entercom Communications Corp. Class A †    500      3,535
Entravision Communications Corp. Class A †    1,000      3,400
E.W. Scripps Co. Class A †    700      4,872
Harte-Hanks, Inc.    700      7,546
Knology, Inc. †    400      4,380
Lee Enterprises, Inc. †    800      2,776
LIN TV Corp. Class A †    700      3,122
LodgeNet Interactive Corp. †    368      2,035
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. Class A †    800      3,952
McClatchy Co. Class A    1,000      3,540
Media General, Inc. Class A †    400      3,136
Meredith Corp.    500      15,425
National CineMedia, Inc.    489      8,103
Radio One, Inc. Class D †    900      2,610
     SHARES   

VALUE

(Note 2)

Media - 4.0% (continued)      
Rentrak Corp. †    100    $ 1,767
Salem Communications Corp. Class A †    400      2,396
Scholastic Corp. †    300      8,949
Valassis Communications, Inc. †    500      9,130
Warner Music Group Corp. †    1,600      9,056
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. Class A    734      11,252
         
           129,210
         
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences - 8.1%
Acadia Pharmaceuticals, Inc. †    1,000      1,320
Accelrys, Inc. †    503      2,882
Affymax, Inc. †    167      4,132
Ardea Biosciences, Inc. †    144      2,016
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. †    1,700      3,876
AVANIR Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Class A †    684      1,300
AVI BioPharma, Inc. †    1,700      2,482
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. †    702      4,535
BioSpecifics Technologies Corp. †    100      2,935
Cell Therapeutics, Inc. †    6,600      7,524
CEL-SCI Corp. †    3,100      2,790
Chelsea Therapeutics International Ltd. †    800      2,160
Clinical Data, Inc. †    300      5,478
Curis, Inc. †    1,000      3,250
Cytori Therapeutics, Inc. †    600      3,660
Dionex Corp. †    200      14,773
Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. †    500      5,265
Helicos BioSciences Corp. †    900      927
Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co. Inc. †    100      2,805
ImmunoGen, Inc. †    478      3,757
Immunomedics, Inc. †    724      2,324
Incyte Corp. †    1,300      11,843
Inovio Biomedical, Corp. †    1,700      1,938
Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. †    933      5,150
Ista Pharmaceuticals, Inc. †    600      2,736
Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. †    300      2,364
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. †    1,000      2,500
Lannett Co. Inc. †    300      1,773
MannKind Corp. †    1,126      9,864
Maxygen, Inc. †    350      2,132
Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. Class A    600      16,229
Medivation, Inc. †    300      11,295
Micromet, Inc. †    880      5,861
Nektar Therapeutics †    810      7,549
NeurogesX, Inc. †    300      2,313
Novavax, Inc. †    1,400      3,724
Oncothyreon, Inc. †    500      2,695
Par Pharmaceutical Cos., Inc. †    400      10,824
PDL BioPharma, Inc.    1,166      7,999
Pharmasset, Inc. †    300      6,210
Repligen, Corp. †    700      2,877
Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. †    554      14,072
Santarus, Inc. †    900      4,158
Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. †    700      9,527
SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc. †    900      2,097
SIGA Technologies, Inc. †    870      5,046
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. †    633      2,811
StemCells, Inc. †    1,347      1,697
SuperGen, Inc. †    585      1,533
Targacept, Inc. †    300      6,276

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences - 8.1% (continued)
Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. †    326    $ 3,664
Vical, Inc. †    800      2,632
VIVUS, Inc. †    800      7,352
ZymoGenetics, Inc. †    800      5,112
         
           264,044
         
Real Estate - 2.8%
Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. REIT †    900      4,176
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. REIT    1,500      14,505
DiamondRock Hospitality Co. REIT †    1,200      10,164
DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. REIT    500      8,995
FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc. REIT †    900      3,240
Forestar Group, Inc. REIT †    400      8,792
Gladstone Commercial Corp. REIT    200      2,682
Gramercy Capital Corp. REIT †    1,000      2,590
LaSalle Hotel Properties REIT    600      12,738
Medical Properties Trust, Inc. REIT    800      8,000
Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust REIT    400      3,816
Sun Communities, Inc. REIT    209      4,128
U-Store-It Trust REIT    1,000      7,320
         
        91,146
         
Retailing - 10.6%      
America’s Car-Mart, Inc. †    97      2,554
AnnTaylor Stores Corp. †    700      9,548
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. †    400      4,612
Barnes & Noble, Inc.    800      15,256
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.    225      3,866
Blue Nile, Inc. †    128      8,106
Bon-Ton Stores, Inc.    300      2,943
Books-A-Million, Inc.    300      2,016
Cabela’s, Inc. †    797      11,365
Casual Male Retail Group, Inc. †    1,100      2,563
Charming Shoppes, Inc. †    1,200      7,764
Citi Trends, Inc. †    133      3,673
Collective Brands, Inc. †    600      13,662
Core-Mark Holding Co, Inc. †    105      3,461
Dillard’s, Inc. Class A    700      12,915
Dress Barn, Inc. †    723      16,700
drugstore.com, Inc. †    1,600      4,944
DSW, Inc. Class A †    511      13,225
Finish Line, Inc. Class A    500      6,275
Gander Mountain Co. †    600      3,060
Genesco, Inc. †    300      8,238
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. †    250      7,088
Gymboree Corp. †    300      13,047
Haverty Furniture Cos. Inc. †    225      3,089
hhgregg, Inc. †    391      8,614
Hot Topic, Inc. †    291      1,851
Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. †    302      10,944
Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. †    176      7,425
Kirkland’s, Inc. †    161      2,797
Lithia Motors, Inc. Class A †    200      1,644
Lumber Liquidators, Inc. †    232      6,218
MarineMax, Inc. †    300      2,757
Men’s Wearhouse, Inc.    600      12,636
NutriSystem, Inc.    300      9,351
Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. †    1,000      7,340
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. †    1,000      15,180
Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack    602      5,093
Pier 1 Imports, Inc. †    900      4,581
     SHARES   

VALUE

(Note 2)

Retailing - 10.6% (continued)      
Retail Ventures, Inc. †    600    $ 5,334
Shoe Carnival, Inc. †    200      4,094
Shutterfly, Inc. †    223      3,972
Sonic Automotive, Inc. Class A †    600      6,234
Stein Mart, Inc. †    565      6,023
Systemax, Inc. †    400      6,284
Talbots, Inc. †    600      5,346
Taleo Corp.    400      9,408
Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. †    600      10,896
U.S. Auto Parts Network, Inc. †    600      3,120
ValueVision Media, Inc. Class A †    500      2,400
West Marine, Inc. †    400      3,224
         
           342,736
         
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 6.6%
Amkor Technology, Inc. †    1,800      12,888
ANADIGICS, Inc. †    900      3,798
Applied Micro Circuits Corp. †    508      3,795
Cavium Networks, Inc. †    500      11,915
Cymer, Inc. †    381      14,623
Diodes, Inc. †    600      12,270
Entegris, Inc. †    1,400      7,392
Entropic Communications, Inc. †    1,100      3,377
Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. †    1,400      13,986
Kopin Corp. †    530      2,215
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. †    800      4,312
Lattice Semiconductor Corp. †    1,200      3,240
LTX-Credence Corp. †    1,700      3,026
MIPS Technologies, Inc. †    1,022      4,466
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. †    291      6,975
Nanometrics, Inc. †    300      3,399
Netlogic Microsystems, Inc. †    291      13,462
NVE Corp. †    42      1,735
OmniVision Technologies, Inc. †    593      8,616
Photronics, Inc. †    500      2,225
Power Integrations, Inc.    300      10,908
RF Micro Devices, Inc. †    2,683      12,798
Rubicon Technology, Inc. †    200      4,062
Tessera Technologies, Inc. †    563      13,101
Trident Microsystems, Inc. †    800      1,488
TriQuint Semiconductor Corp. †    1,700      10,200
Ultra Clean Holdings †    400      2,796
Veeco Instruments, Inc. †    400      13,216
Volterra Semiconductor Corp. †    300      5,736
Zoran Corp. †    202      2,232
         
        214,252
         
Software & Services - 12.1%      
Actuate Corp. †    715      3,060
Advent Software, Inc. †    300      12,219
American Software, Inc. Class A    400      2,400
ArcSight, Inc. †    340      8,697
Ariba, Inc. †    900      11,268
Art Technology Group, Inc. †    1,706      7,694
Blackbaud, Inc.    500      11,815
Blackboard, Inc. †    300      13,617
Bottomline Technologies, Inc. †    215      3,778
CommVault Systems, Inc. †    500      11,845
Deltek, Inc. †    800      6,224
Ebix, Inc. †    179      8,741

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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(Note 2)

Software & Services - 12.1% (continued)   
Euronet Worldwide, Inc. †    611    $ 13,411
Exlservice Holdings, Inc. †    300      5,448
Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. †    913      6,838
GSI Commerce, Inc. †    498      12,644
iGATE Corp.    700      7,000
InfoGROUP, Inc.    800      6,416
Innodata Isogen, Inc. †    288      1,596
Interactive Intelligence, Inc. †    151      2,784
JDA Software Group, Inc. †    400      10,188
Knot, Inc. †    200      2,014
Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. †    900      2,070
LivePerson, Inc. †    651      4,537
MicroStrategy, Inc. Class A †    100      9,402
ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc. †    500      4,705
MoneyGram International, Inc. †    789      2,272
Netezza Corp. †    800      7,760
NetSuite, Inc. †    600      9,588
NIC, Inc. †    420      3,839
Openwave Systems, Inc. †    642      1,464
Pegasystems, Inc.    402      13,668
Perficient, Inc. †    500      4,215
Radiant Systems, Inc. †    500      5,200
RightNow Technologies, Inc. †    400      6,948
Sapient Corp. †    1,400      11,578
SAVVIS, Inc. †    651      9,147
Smith Micro Software, Inc. †    166      1,517
Sonic Solutions †    300      3,549
SonicWALL, Inc. †    600      4,566
Sourcefire, Inc. †    214      5,725
SuccessFactors, Inc. †    600      9,948
TeleTech Holdings, Inc. †    700      14,021
Terremark Worldwide, Inc. †    800      5,472
TNS, Inc. †    300      7,707
Travelzoo, Inc. †    162      1,991
Tyler Technologies, Inc. †    496      9,875
Ultimate Software Group, Inc.    300      8,811
Unisys Corp. †    400      15,425
VeriFone Holdings, Inc. †    800      13,104
Virnetx Holding Corp. †    700      2,065
Virtusa Corp. †    400      3,624
Web.com Group, Inc. †    500      3,265
Wright Express Corp. †    446      14,210
         
           390,965
         
Technology Hardware & Equipment - 8.9%   
Acme Packet, Inc. †    635      6,985
Affymetrix, Inc. †    700      4,088
Agilysys, Inc.    300      2,730
Anaren, Inc. †    211      3,176
Aruba Networks, Inc. †    1,017      10,841
BigBand Networks, Inc. †    519      1,785
Blue Coat Systems, Inc. †    469      13,385
Brightpoint, Inc. †    900      6,615
Ciena Corp. †    1,200      13,008
Compellent Technologies, Inc. †    284      6,441
Comverge, Inc. †    300      3,372
Cray, Inc. †    381      2,446
CTS Corp.    500      4,810
DG Fastchannel, Inc. †    300      8,379
     SHARES   

VALUE

(Note 2)

Technology Hardware & Equipment - 8.9% (continued)
DTS, Inc. †    200    $ 6,842
Finisar Corp. †    800      7,136
Hughes Communications, Inc. †    300      7,809
Hutchinson Technology, Inc. †    300      3,078
Intevac, Inc. †    300      3,441
Isilon Systems, Inc. †    800      5,488
Littelfuse, Inc. †    200      6,430
Loral Space & Communications, Inc. †    304      9,609
Maxwell Technologies, Inc. †    272      4,852
Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. †    380      4,184
Multi-Fineline Electronix, Inc. †    300      8,511
NETGEAR, Inc. †    267      5,791
Network Equipment Technologies, Inc. †    500      2,025
Novatel Wireless, Inc. †    309      2,463
Oclaro, Inc. †    2,400      3,528
Oplink Communications, Inc. †    206      3,376
Plantronics, Inc.    500      12,990
Plexus Corp. †    500      14,251
Powerwave Technologies, Inc. †    2,500      3,150
Quantum Corp. †    2,400      7,032
Sanmina-SCI Corp. †    700      7,721
ShoreTel, Inc. †    280      1,618
Smart Modular Technologies (WWH), Inc. †    700      4,403
Spectrum Control, Inc. †    400      3,788
STEC, Inc. †    500      8,170
Super Micro Computer, Inc. †    500      5,560
Symmetricom, Inc. †    468      2,434
Synaptics, Inc. †    400      12,260
SYNNEX Corp. †    361      11,068
TTM Technologies, Inc. †    500      5,765
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.    1,900      15,866
         
           288,700
         
Telecommunication Services - 1.4%      
AboveNet, Inc. †    200      13,007
Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc.    182      10,012
Cincinnati Bell, Inc. †    2,400      8,280
inContact, Inc. †    906      2,655
PAETEC Holding Corp. †    1,300      5,395
TerreStar Corp. †    2,700      2,538
Vonage Holdings Corp. †    2,100      2,940
         
        44,827
         
Transportation - 1.5%
Air Transport Services Group, Inc. †    700      1,848
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. †    200      7,450
Avis Budget Group, Inc. †    900      11,808
Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. †    200      5,122
Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd.    400      8,952
International Shipholding Corp.    100      3,107
Macquarie Infrastructure Co. LLC †    400      4,912
Pinnacle Airlines Corp. †    400      2,752
Saia, Inc. †    114      1,689
         
        47,640
         

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $3,038,011)

        3,233,503
         
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND - 0.2%      

iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund
(cost $5,986)

   100      6,226
         

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

(Continued)


 

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Schedule of Investments   December 31, 2009

 

AQR SMALL CAP MOMENTUM FUND   

 

     SHARES   

VALUE

(Note 2)

MONEY MARKET FUND - 2.1%      
Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advance 99 - Institutional Class, 0.28% (a)(b)      

(cost $66,634)

   66,634    $ 66,634
         

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 102.1%

     

(cost $3,110,631)

        3,306,363
         
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER
ASSETS - (2.1) %
        (66,758)
         
NET ASSETS - 100.0%       $ 3,239,605
         

 

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

(†) Non-income producing security.
(a) Represents annualized seven-day yield as of December 31, 2009.
(b) Level 2 security (See Note 4).

All securities are Level 1, unless noted otherwise in parentheses.

The following abbreviations are used in portfolio descriptions:

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust.


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments   December 31, 2009

 

AQR INTERNATIONAL MOMENTUM FUND   

 

COMMON STOCKS - 86.3%    SHARES   

VALUE

(Note 2)

Australia - 12.2%      
Amcor Ltd.    4,657    $ 25,927
ASX Ltd.    442      13,780
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. †    17,368      353,932
BHP Billiton Ltd.    36,450      1,394,818
Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd.    3,488      35,963
Commonwealth Bank of Australia    10,457      510,529
Computershare Ltd.    3,550      36,322
Energy Resources of Australia Ltd.    323      6,893
Equinox Minerals Ltd (b)†    6,100      23,855
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. †    22,627      89,500
Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.    4,948      18,654
Macquarie Group Ltd.    2,391      102,445
National Australia Bank Ltd.    10,904      266,102
New Hope Corp Ltd.    4,832      20,306
Orica Ltd.    2,058      47,848
Oxiana Resources NL †    31,220      33,277
Sonic Healthcare Ltd.    1,630      22,449
Toll Holdings Ltd.    1,130      8,824
Wesfarmers Ltd.    6,924      193,559
Westpac Banking Corp.    17,653      398,758
WorleyParsons Ltd.    1,373      35,651
         
          3,639,392
         
Austria - 1.3%      
Erste Bank AG    2,815      104,602
Immoeast AG †    9,115      50,043
OMV AG    2,026      88,894
Raiffeisen International Bank-Holding    1,503      83,967
Voestalpine AG    1,187      43,365
         
        370,871
         
Belgium - 2.6%      
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV    10,685      553,132
Delhaize Group    197      15,070
Dexia SA †    14,154      89,096
Fortis †    20,650      76,439
UCB SA    648      27,047
         
        760,784
         
Canada - 10.3% (b)      
Agrium, Inc.    600      37,531
Bank of Montreal    3,300      176,225
Bank of Nova Scotia    5,400      254,136
Bell Aliant Regional Communication Income Fund    1,900      50,922
Cameco Corp.    1,900      61,640
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce    1,900      123,808
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.    3,100      225,271
Canadian Oil Sands Trust    2,700      77,217
Canadian Tire Corp. Class A    600      32,988
CGI Group. Inc. Class A †    2,200      29,955
CI Financial Corp.    1,900      39,967
Crescent Point Energy Corp.    1,100      41,534
Eldorado Gold Corp. †    2,300      32,812
First Quantum Minerals Ltd.    400      30,697
Franco-Nevada Corp.    800      21,494
George Weston Ltd.    300      19,196
Goldcorp, Inc.    1,000      39,537
IAMGOLD Corp.    2,200      34,730
IGM Financial, Inc.    1,300      52,716
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. †    1,500      22,245
     SHARES   

VALUE

(Note 2)

Canada - 10.3% (continued)      
Kinross Gold Corp    1,000    $ 18,521
Loblaw Cos. Ltd.    500      16,197
Lundin Mining Corp. †    5,600      23,024
Metro, Inc. Class A    300      11,250
National Bank of Canada    800      46,079
Niko Resources Ltd.    100      9,409
Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp.    1,200      17,727
Petrobank Energy and Resources Ltd. †    800      39,172
Royal Bank of Canada    7,700      415,241
Saputo, Inc.    900      26,462
Silver Wheaton Corp. †    2,900      44,033
SNC-Lavalin Group, Inc.    800      41,298
Suncor Energy, Inc.    9,500      337,998
Talisman Energy, Inc.    6,500      122,374
Teck Resources Ltd. Class B †    3,900      137,303
Toronto-Dominion Bank    5,100      321,649
Yamana Gold, Inc.    3,100      35,569
         
          3,067,927
         
China - 0.2%      
Foxconn International Holdings Ltd. †    40,000      46,048
         
Denmark - 0.6%      
Carlsberg A/S Class B    960      70,670
Danske Bank A/S †    3,374      75,744
Novo Nordisk A/S Class B    585      37,347
         
        183,761
         
Finland - 0.4%      
Kone Oyi Class B    1,297      55,582
Sampo Oyj Class A    2,722      66,308
         
        121,890
         
France - 9.6%      
Alcatel-Lucent †    11,746      39,551
BNP Paribas    7,096      562,840
Bouygues SA    827      42,837
Christian Dior SA    1,122      114,982
CNP Assurances    840      81,342
Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin Class B    698      53,459
Credit Agricole SA    17,563      308,228
Eiffage SA    525      29,590
Eramet    180      56,371
Essilor International SA    668      39,954
Fonciere des Regions    224      22,905
Iliad SA    306      36,568
Klepierre    1,272      51,535
Lafarge SA    1,442      118,755
Legrand SA    1,385      38,547
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA    3,401      381,346
Natixis    22,157      110,637
PSA Peugeot Citroen SA †    1,413      47,501
PPR    812      97,468
Publicis Groupe    916      37,245
Renault SA †    1,705      87,466
Schneider Electric SA    1,421      165,224
Technip SA    579      40,736
Unibail-Rodamco    535      117,529
Vallourec SA    431      77,976
Vinci SA    1,765      99,318
         
        2,859,910
         

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

(Continued)


 

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AQR INTERNATIONAL MOMENTUM FUND   

 

     SHARES   

VALUE

(Note 2)

Germany - 5.7%      
Adidas AG    1,335    $ 72,311
BASF SE    6,719      415,843
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG    3,856      175,533
Deutsche Bank AG    4,240      299,810
Deutsche Postbank AG †    1,760      57,496
Hannover Rueckversicherung AG †    181      8,456
Heidelbergcement AG    1,146      79,282
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA    2,539      133,331
Hochtief AG    330      25,168
Linde AG    1,020      122,892
MAN SE    1,033      80,153
Metro AG    1,805      110,236
ThyssenKrupp AG    1,828      68,719
Wacker Chemie AG    346      60,185
         
          1,709,415
         
Hong Kong - 8.2%      
Bank of East Asia Ltd.    16,400      64,428
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.    75,500      169,624
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.    27,000      50,141
Dairy Farm International Holdings Ltd.    5,400      32,251
Esprit Holdings Ltd.    6,353      42,150
Guoco Group Ltd.    4,000      42,723
Hang Lung Group Ltd.    8,000      39,564
Hang Lung Properties Ltd.    22,000      86,248
Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.    12,000      89,673
Hong Kong and China Gas Co. Ltd.    37,000      92,802
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.    7,000      124,547
Hong Kong Land Holdings Ltd.    13,000      64,026
Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.    31,000      212,098
Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.    4,400      132,188
Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd.    5,500      96,436
Kerry Properties Ltd.    8,500      42,993
Li & Fung Ltd.    24,000      99,227
Link REIT    13,000      33,172
MTR Corp. Ltd.    34,500      118,855
New World Development Co. Ltd.    19,000      38,711
Noble Group Ltd.    30,000      68,813
NWS Holdings Ltd.    4,000      7,341
Orient Overseas International Ltd.    7,000      32,460
SHANGRI-LA Asia Ltd.    20,000      37,472
Sino Land Co. Ltd.    24,000      46,205
Sino-Forest Corp. †(b)    1,400      25,943
Skyworth Digital Holdings Ltd.    22,000      22,564
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.    16,000      237,906
Swire Pacific Ltd. Class A    8,000      96,747
Wharf Holdings Ltd.    19,000      109,041
Wheelock and Co. Ltd.    19,000      57,955
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.    13,500      39,086
         
        2,453,390
         
Italy - 2.2%      
Atlantia SpA    2,720      71,134
Fiat SpA †    8,493      124,286
Mediaset SpA    5,843      48,041
Saipem SpA    2,045      70,574
UniCredit SpA †    98,081      327,959
         
        641,994
         
Japan - 9.5%      
Aisin Seiki Co Ltd.    1,500      43,337
AMADA Co. Ltd.    4,000      25,055
     SHARES   

VALUE

(Note 2)

Japan - 9.5% (continued)      
Chiba Bank Ltd.    4,000    $ 23,925
COMSYS Holdings Corp.    1,500      15,779
Daicel Chemical Industries Ltd.    3,000      17,622
Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co. Ltd.    1,100      11,545
Denso Corp.    5,000      151,085
Fuji Media Holdings, Inc.    10      13,856
GS Yuasa Corp.    4,000      29,571
Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.    300      31,455
Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd.    1,700      34,647
Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.    1,400      36,698
Hitachi Maxell Ltd.    1,000      18,191
Hitachi Software Engineering Co. Ltd.    700      19,813
Honda Motor Co. Ltd.    10,800           366,430
Hoya Corp.    1,800      48,029
IBIDEN Co. Ltd.    900      32,278
IHI Corp. †    12,000      19,137
JSR Corp.    1,600      32,562
Kaneka Corp.    3,000      19,114
Kansai Paint Co. Ltd.    4,000      33,522
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.    11,000      27,920
Keihin Electric Express Railway Co. Ltd.    1,000      7,362
Keio Corp.    1,000      6,034
Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.    1,000      5,471
Komatsu Ltd.    5,100      106,764
Kubota Corp.    4,000      36,703
Kurita Water Industries Ltd.    600      18,851
Makita Corp.    900      30,913
Matsui Matsushita Electric Works Co. Ltd.    1,000      12,116
McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd    500      9,563
Mitsubishi Corp.    8,500      211,723
Mizuho Investors Securities Co. Ltd. †    10,000      9,747
Mizuho Securities Co. Ltd    10,000      30,260
NGK Insulators Ltd.    2,000      43,739
NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd.    1,000      11,344
Nidec Corp.    800      73,939
Nikon Corp.    1,800      35,544
Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd.    2,000      27,528
Nippon Kayaku Co. Ltd.    1,000      9,026
Nippon Mining Holdings, Inc.    5,500      23,605
Nippon Television Network Corp.    140      18,198
Nissan Chemical Industries Ltd.    2,000      28,508
Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. †    24,300      213,546
Nitori Co. Ltd.    100      7,443
Olympus Corp.    1,100      35,465
Park24 Co. Ltd.    2,000      21,272
Rohm Co. Ltd.    600      39,158
Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.    700      22,486
Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc.    1,100      13,163
Seino Holdings Co. Ltd.    3,000      19,042
Sharp Corp.    6,000      75,770
Shikoku Shimamura Co., Ltd.    100      9,555
Shimano, Inc.    800      32,298
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.    600      33,875
Shinko Electric Industries Co., Ltd.    1,200      17,468
Softbank Corp.    400      9,377
Stanley Electric Co. Ltd.    1,300      26,368
SUMCO Corp.    1,300      22,972
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.    5,000      73,788
Suzuki Motor Corp.    3,100      76,344

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

(Continued)


 

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Schedule of Investments   December 31, 2009

 

AQR INTERNATIONAL MOMENTUM FUND   

 

     SHARES   

VALUE

(Note 2)

Japan - 9.5% (continued)      
Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp.    2,000    $ 21,285
TDK Corp.    600      36,667
Tokyo Electron Ltd.    900      57,769
Tokyu Land Corp.    3,000      11,144
Toppan Printing Co. Ltd.    2,000      16,284
Toyo Seikan Kaisha Ltd.    1,400      21,328
Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.    900      27,265
Toyota Boshoku Corp.    1,100      24,560
Toyota Tsusho Corp.    2,600      38,474
Yokogawa Electric Corp.    1,900      16,780
         
        2,829,455
         
Luxembourg - 1.8%      
ArcelorMittal    8,665      377,600
Tenaris SA    7,216      155,511
         
        533,111
         
Netherlands - 2.1%      
Akzo Nobel NV    1,382      91,647
ASML Holding NV    2,850      97,304
European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. NV    1,098      22,071
Hal Trust    326      33,256
Heineken NV    2,468      117,165
Koninklijke (Royal) KPN NV    1,108      54,440
Koninklijke (Royal) Philips Electronics NV    4,755      140,555
Koninklijke KPN NV    2,245      38,159
Randstad Holding NV †    877      43,637
         
        638,234
         
Norway - 1.7%      
DnB NOR ASA †    12,400      133,867
Norsk Hydro ASA    6,600      55,443
Seadrill Ltd.    3,250      82,689
Telenor ASA    10,400      145,285
Yara International ASA    2,050      92,855
         
        510,139
         
Papua New Guinea - 0.1%      
Oil Search Ltd.    6,982      38,281
         
Portugal - 0.5%      
Galp Energia, SGPS, SA Class B    6,192      106,953
Portugal Telecom, SGPS, SA    3,443      42,012
         
        148,965
         
Singapore - 3.8%      
Capitaland Ltd.    34,000      100,863
City Developments Ltd.    6,000      49,059
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.    17,000      184,807
Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.    2,000      38,186
Keppel Corp. Ltd.    15,000      87,377
Keppel Land Ltd.    22,000      54,365
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.    19,000      122,344
SembCorp Marine Ltd.    12,000      31,310
Singapore Airlines Ltd.    2,000      21,182
Singapore Exchange Ltd.    12,000      70,658
United Overseas Bank Ltd.    11,000      153,117
Wilmar International Ltd.    46,000      209,162
         
          1,122,430
         
     SHARES   

VALUE

(Note 2)

Spain - 6.1%      
Abertis Infraestructuras SA    3,487    $ 78,838
ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA    761      38,041
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA    22,209      404,759
Banco Santander SA    56,041      926,058
Bankinter SA    2,391      24,633
Criteria Caixacorp SA    14,184      67,183
EDP Renovaveis SA    4,195      39,774
Endesa SA    789      27,210
Industria de Diseno Textil SA    3,206      200,223
         
        1,806,719
         
Sweden - 5.2%      
Alfa Laval AB    2,829      39,121
Assa Abloy AB Class B    2,512      48,394
Atlas Copco AB Class A    8,576      126,066
Electrolux AB Series B †    2,737      64,317
Hennes & Mauritz AB (H&M) Class B    4,941      273,913
Nordea Bank AB    25,636      259,744
Sandvik AB    8,709      104,873
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB Class A †    15,933      98,496
Skanska AB Class B    2,602      44,151
SKF AB Class B    2,746      47,351
Svenska Cellulosa AB Class B    3,796      50,611
Svenska Handelsbanken AB Class A    3,128      89,116
Swedbank AB Class A †    5,387      53,038
Tele2 AB Class B    2,106      32,351
Telia Sonera AB    10,673      77,140
Volvo AB Class B    15,290      131,143
         
        1,539,825
         
Switzerland - 2.2%      
Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA Class A    2,796      94,021
Credit Suisse Group AG    8,242      408,320
Geberit AG    236      41,837
Kuehne + Nagel International AG    592      57,560
Sonova Holding AG    244      29,561
Swisscom AG    74      28,262
         
        659,561
         

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $25,019,250)

        25,682,102
         
MONEY MARKET FUND - 10.7%   
Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advance 99 - Institutional Class, 0.28% (a)      

(cost $3,180,612)

   3,180,612      3,180,612
         

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 97.0%
(cost $28,199,862)

        28,862,714
         
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
LIABILITIES - 3.0%
        899,339
         
NET ASSETS - 100.0%       $ 29,762,053
         

 

(†) Non-income producing security.
(a) Represents annualized seven-day yield as of December 31, 2009.
(b) Level 1 securities (See Note 4).

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

(Continued)


 

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Schedule of Investments   December 31, 2009

 

AQR INTERNATIONAL MOMENTUM FUND   

 

INDUSTRY    VALUE    % OF NET
ASSETS
 
Automobile & Components    $1,428,526    4.8
Banks    7,294,985    24.5   
Capital Goods    2,697,388    9.1   
Commercial & Professional Services    81,194    0.3   
Consumer Durables & Apparel    976,315    3.3   
Diversified Financials    1,342,445    4.5   
Energy    1,602,435    5.4   
Food & Staples Retailing    397,761    1.3   
Food, Beverage & Tobacco    1,012,553    3.4   
Health Care Equipment & Services    127,429    0.4   
Household & Personal Products    133,331    0.5   
Insurance    232,545    0.8   
Materials    4,131,950    13.9   
Media    117,339    0.4   
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences    98,426    0.3   
INDUSTRY (continued)    VALUE    % OF NET
ASSETS
 
Real Estate    $1,399,684    4.7
Retailing    819,805    2.8   
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment    234,671    0.8   
Software & Services    86,089    0.3   
Technology Hardware & Equipment    370,466    1.2   
Telecommunication Services    460,076    1.5   
Transportation    476,903    1.6   
Utilities    159,786    0.5   
Money Market Mutual Fund    3,180,612    10.7   
Total Investments    28,862,714    97.0   
           
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities    899,339    3.0   
Total Net Assets    $29,762,053    100.0
           

 

Non-income producing security.
(a) Represents annualized seven-day yield at December 31, 2009.

 

 

Equity swap contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2009:

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
   COUNTERPARTY    SHARES
LONG
   VALUE AT
CONTRACT
DATE
   RESET
DATE
   NET UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
AAL    Deutsche Bank    8,470    $372,709    1/18/2010    $(5,895)
AMEC PLC    Deutsche Bank    2,404    29,879    1/18/2010    749
Antofagasta PLC    Deutsche Bank    5,783    84,843    1/18/2010    7,150
AU/LN Equity Swap    Deutsche Bank    823    19,993    1/18/2010    (7)
Barclays PLC    Deutsche Bank    71,729    317,418    1/18/2010    (1,347)
BP PLC    Deutsche Bank    3,991    37,021    1/18/2010    1,517
British Sky Broadcasting Group PL    Deutsche Bank    1,814    16,554    1/18/2010    (169)
Cairn Energy PLC    Deutsche Bank    6,740    33,040    1/18/2010    3,041
Carnival Plc    Deutsche Bank    398    13,905    1/18/2010    (346)
Cobham PLC    Deutsche Bank    5,725    22,368    1/18/2010    756
Compass Group Plc    Deutsche Bank    915    6,591    1/18/2010    (43)
Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation    Deutsche Bank    8,772    123,833    1/18/2010    4,655
Experian PLC    Deutsche Bank    3,337    33,552    1/18/2010    (590)
Fresnillo PLC    Deutsche Bank    7,780    100,419    1/18/2010    (1,598)
G4S PLC    Deutsche Bank    5,274    22,114    1/18/2010    (8)
Hammerson PLC    Deutsche Bank    929    5,778    1/18/2010    545
Home Retail Group PLC    Deutsche Bank    10,384    47,583    1/18/2010    (486)
ICAP plc    Deutsche Bank    4,490    30,155    1/18/2010    813
Inmarsat PLC    Deutsche Bank    3,831    40,283    1/18/2010    2,407
Investec PLC    Deutsche Bank    4,485    31,063    1/18/2010    (418)
Kazakhmys PLC    Deutsche Bank    3,344    67,245    1/18/2010    3,559
KINGFISHER PLC    Deutsche Bank    18,777    68,694    1/18/2010    428
Land Securities Group PLC    Deutsche Bank    503    5,257    1/18/2010    280
Lonmin Plc    Deutsche Bank    1,127    34,924    1/18/2010    494
Man Group PLC    Deutsche Bank    9,663    48,195    1/18/2010    (504)
Marks & Spencer Group    Deutsche Bank    7,305    47,090    1/18/2010    107
Next PLC    Deutsche Bank    1,143    37,108    1/18/2010    1,109
Old Mutual PLC    Deutsche Bank    45,944    78,929    1/18/2010    1,527
Pearson PLC    Deutsche Bank    1,663    23,194    1/18/2010    650
Petrofac Limited    Deutsche Bank    2,254    35,249    1/18/2010    2,483
Prudential PLC    Deutsche Bank    14,121    139,358    1/18/2010    5,188
Randgold Resources Ltd    Deutsche Bank    285    22,602    1/18/2010    92
Rio Tinto PLC    Deutsche Bank    13,616    750,213    1/18/2010    (14,994)
Rolls-Royce Group    Deutsche Bank    574,620    928    1/18/2010   
Rolls-Royce Group PLC    Deutsche Bank    9,577    74,466    1/18/2010    114

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

(Continued)


 

AQR Funds     Annual Report     December 2009   51
         


Schedule of Investments   December 31, 2009

 

AQR INTERNATIONAL MOMENTUM FUND   

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
   COUNTERPARTY    SHARES
LONG
   VALUE AT
CONTRACT
DATE
   RESET
DATE
   NET UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC    Deutsche Bank    15,497    $7,694    1/18/2010    $(501)
SABMILLER PLC    Deutsche Bank    9,588    277,828    1/18/2010    4,002
Sage Group PLC    Deutsche Bank    5,413    19,698    1/18/2010    (529)
Schroders PLC    Deutsche Bank    2,557    51,419    1/18/2010    3,228
Standard Chartered PLC    Deutsche Bank    12,556    313,104    1/18/2010    3,883
Tui Travel PLC    Deutsche Bank    3,467    14,336    1/18/2010    (127)
Tullow Oil PLC    Deutsche Bank    4,670    93,306    1/18/2010    4,672
Vedanta Resources Plc    Deutsche Bank    2,339    93,345    1/18/2010    4,485
Vodafone Group Plc    Deutsche Bank    10,851    24,520    1/18/2010    608
WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC    Deutsche Bank    5,145    22,895    1/18/2010    61
WPP PLC    Deutsche Bank    8,401    82,772    1/18/2010    (608)
Xstrata PLC    Deutsche Bank    19,683    352,928    1/18/2010    (1,861)
                
               $28,572
                

The swap contracts listed above reset monthly. The final termination date is July 15, 2010.

Cash held as collateral for swap equity contracts was $1,500,034 at December 31, 2009.

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2009:

Long Contracts:

 

PURCHASE CONTRACTS   COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
PURCHASED
  VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
  VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2009
  NET UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
Australian Dollar,
expiring 01/04/10
  The Royal Bank of Scotland   AUD   901,000   $805,818   $808,984   $3,166
Swiss Franc,
expiring 01/04/10
  The Royal Bank of Scotland   CHF   350,000   337,350   338,352   1,002
Euro,
expiring 01/04/10
  The Royal Bank of Scotland   EUR   1,665,000   2,389,730   2,386,848   (2,882)
Great British Pound, expiring 03/17/10   The Royal Bank of Scotland   GBP   3,225,000   5,360,048   5,206,574   (153,474)
Hong Kong Dollar,
expiring 01/04/10
  The Royal Bank of Scotland   HKD   5,593,000   721,476   721,382   (94)
Japanese Yen,
expiring 01/05/10
  The Royal Bank of Scotland   JPY   36,539,000   397,384   392,334   (5,050)
Norwegian Krone,
expiring 01/05/10
  The Royal Bank of Scotland   NOK   2,653,000   456,859   458,117   1,258
Swedish Krona,
expiring 01/05/10
  The Royal Bank of Scotland   SEK   2,330,000   323,097   325,672   2,575
Singapore Dollar,
expiring 01/04/10
  The Royal Bank of Scotland   SGD   940,000   669,056   669,079   23
         
        11,460,818   11,307,342   (153,476)
         

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

AQR Funds     Annual Report     December 2009   52
         


Schedule of Investments   December 31, 2009

 

AQR INTERNATIONAL MOMENTUM FUND   

 

Short Contracts:

 

SALES

CONTRACTS

  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
SOLD
  VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE 
  VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2009
  NET UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
Danish Krone, expiring 01/05/10   The Royal Bank of Scotland   DKK   (544,000)   $(104,871)   $(104,792)   $79
Euro, expiring 01/05/10   The Royal Bank of Scotland   EUR   (171,000)   (245,379)   (245,136)   243
Great British Pound,
expiring 03/17/10
  The Royal Bank of Scotland   GBP   (625,000)   (993,469)   (1,009,026)   (15,557)
         
        (1,343,719)   (1,358,954)   (15,235)
         
        $10,117,099   $9,948,388   $(168,711)
         

AUD - Australian Dollar

CHF - Swiss Franc

DKK - Danish Krone

EUR - European Euro

GBP - British Pound

HKD - Hong Kong Dollar

JPY - Japanese Yen

NOK - Norwegian Krone

SEK - Swedish Krona

SGD - Singapore Dollar

 

AQR Funds     Annual Report     December 2009   53
         

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


Statements of Assets and Liabilities   December 31, 2009

 

     AQR
INTERNATIONAL
EQUITY
FUND
     AQR
DIVERSIFIED
ARBITRAGE
FUND
     AQR
MOMENTUM
FUND
     AQR
SMALL CAP
MOMENTUM
FUND
     AQR
INTERNATIONAL
MOMENTUM
FUND
ASSETS:                   
Investments in securities, at value (cost $353,311,028, $275,557,525, $6,663,766, $3,110,631, and $28,199,862, respectively)    $387,083,497       $293,934,373       $7,026,645      $3,306,363      $28,862,714
Cash (including foreign cash of $909,907, $939,389, $0, $0, and $0, respectively)    1,300,999       8,131,565                 107
Due from counterparty                          113,076
Swaps, at value          26,133                 28,572
Cash collateral held at brokers    14,159,067       94,646,738       12,484           1,500,034
Variation margin receivable    1,320,331       417,138                
Receivables:                   

Securities sold

   1,182,745       8,764,057       3,184,295      1,480,533      9,946,634

Foreign tax reclaim

   746,350                       561

Dividends and Interest

   317,093       1,251,312       5,121      1,533      8,450

Capital Shares sold.

   17,713       375,976                 31,888
Total Assets    406,127,795       407,547,292       10,228,545      4,788,429      40,492,036
LIABILITIES:                   
Securities sold short, at value (proceeds $0, $143,677,601, $0, $0, and $0, respectively)          157,236,703                
Call options written, at value (proceeds $0, $40,941, $0, $0, and $0, respectively)          46,310                
Due to custodian                     24,182      18,217
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts    774,475       3,547                 168,711
Variation margin payable                141          
Payables:                   

Securities purchased

   453,006       10,435,178       3,234,022      1,463,931      10,468,298

Accrued Investment advisory fees

   84,614       124,748       1,432      942      7,408

Accrued Shareholder servicing fees

   10,524       57,670       859      404      3,175

Accrued Trustees fees

         2,627                

Capital shares reacquired

         106,612                

Dividends payable on securities sold short

         302,051                

Other accrued expenses

   292,246       150,142       59,516      59,365      64,174
Total Liabilities    1,614,865       168,465,588       3,295,970      1,548,824      10,729,983
Net Assets    $404,512,930       $239,081,704       $6,932,575      $3,239,605      $29,762,053
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:                   
Paid-in capital ($0.001 par value common stock, unlimited authorized shares)    $380,234,366       $236,508,956       $6,259,865      $2,949,944      $29,035,063
Undistributed net investment income    472,899       165,585       631           151,015
Undistributed (accumulated) net realized gain (loss)    (10,551,741    (2,592,782    309,341      93,929      52,354
Net unrealized appreciation    34,357,406       4,999,945       362,738      195,732      523,621
Net Assets    $404,512,930       $239,081,704       $6,932,575      $3,239,605      $29,762,053

(continued on p. 55)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

 

AQR Funds     Annual Report     December 2009   54
         


Statements of Assets and Liabilities   December 31, 2009

 

     AQR
INTERNATIONAL
EQUITY
FUND
     AQR
DIVERSIFIED
ARBITRAGE
FUND
     AQR
MOMENTUM
FUND
     AQR
SMALL CAP
MOMENTUM
FUND
     AQR
INTERNATIONAL
MOMENTUM
FUND
NET ASSETS:                       
Class I    $44,016,038      $160,026,814      n/a      n/a      n/a
Class L    n/a      n/a      $6,932,575      $3,239,605      $29,762,053
Class N    5,785      79,054,890      n/a      n/a      n/a
Class Y    360,491,107      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a
SHARES OUTSTANDING:                       
Class I    4,502,376      14,819,735      n/a      n/a      n/a
Class L    n/a      n/a      568,597      284,134      2,485,331
Class N    584      7,332,864      n/a      n/a      n/a
Class Y    35,486,692      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a
NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE:                       
Class I    $9.78      $10.80      n/a      n/a      n/a
Class L    n/a      n/a      $12.19      $11.40      $11.98
Class N    $9.91      $10.78      n/a      n/a      n/a
Class Y    $10.16      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

AQR Funds     Annual Report     December 2009   55
         


Statements of Operations   December 31, 2009

 

    AQR
INTERNATIONAL
EQUITY FUND
  AQR
DIVERSIFIED
ARBITRAGE FUND
  AQR
MOMENTUM FUND
  AQR
SMALL CAP
MOMENTUM FUND
  AQR
INTERNATIONAL
MOMENTUM FUND
     FOR THE PERIOD
8/28/09*-12/31/09
  FOR THE PERIOD
1/15/09*-12/31/09
  FOR THE PERIOD
7/9/09*-12/31/09
  FOR THE PERIOD
7/9/09*-12/31/09
  FOR THE PERIOD
7/9/09*-12/31/09
INVESTMENT INCOME:
Dividend income†   $1,691,875   $1,031,193   $36,358   $18,175   $77,030
Interest income   56,441   1,528,706   261   171   1,650
Total Income   1,748,316   2,559,899   36,619   18,346   78,680
EXPENSES:          
Investment advisory fees   525,840   476,426   5,345   4,942   21,492
Shareholder servicing fees   293,634   218,205   3,207   2,118   9,211
Custody, administration & accounting fees   98,192   93,409   32,916   32,862   36,902
Legal fees   65,692   144,197   21,310   21,624   19,879
Audit and tax fees   45,000   45,000   45,000   45,000   45,000
Shareholder reporting fees   34,379   40,817   313   232   805
Insurance fees   32,120   75,956   965   883   999
Transfer agent fees   19,750   75,098   12,714   12,587   12,894
Trustee fees   19,384   94,400   314   179   1,117
Corporate governance fees   14,921   15,000   7,462   7,462   7,466
Registration fees   3,197   50,424   3,000   3,000   2,454
Dividends on securities sold short     862,214      
Distribution fees—Class N     70,114      
Other fees   38,168   26,999   3,190   2,881   3,234
Total Expenses   1,190,277   2,288,259   135,736   133,770   161,453
Less waivers and reimbursements:          

Investment advisory fees waived

  (525,840)   (476,426)   (5,345)   (4,942)   (21,492)

Shareholder servicing fees waived

  (7,017)   (49,343)   (3,207)   (2,118)   (9,211)

Expense reimbursements

      (116,707)   (117,532)   (90,836)
Net Expenses   657,420   1,762,490   10,477   9,178   39,914
Net Investment Income   $1,090,896   $797,409   $26,142   $9,168   $38,766

(continued on p. 57)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

AQR Funds     Annual Report     December 2009   56
         


Statements of Operations   December 31, 2009

 

    AQR
INTERNATIONAL
EQUITY FUND
    AQR
DIVERSIFIED
ARBITRAGE FUND
    AQR
MOMENTUM FUND
    AQR
SMALL CAP
MOMENTUM FUND
  AQR
INTERNATIONAL
MOMENTUM FUND
 
     FOR THE PERIOD
8/28/09*-12/31/09
    FOR THE PERIOD
1/15/09*-12/31/09
    FOR THE PERIOD
7/9/09*-12/31/09
    FOR THE PERIOD
7/9/09*-12/31/09
  FOR THE PERIOD
7/9/09*-12/31/09
 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS):          
Net realized gain (loss) from:          

Investments in securities

  $11,302,304      $9,287,805      $467,847      $274,977   $267,179   

Forward foreign currency contracts

  6,394,400      (10,822          140,686   

Futures contracts

  4,225,279      (2,796,869   13,790          

Securities sold short

       (7,109,857            

Swap contracts

       (291,132          371,391   

Written options

       14,947               

Net realized gain (loss)

  21,921,983      (905,928   481,637      274,977   779,256   
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:          

Investments in securities

  (1,849,087   18,376,848      362,879      195,732   662,852   

Futures contracts

  806,953      417,138      (141       

Forward foreign currency contracts

  (2,290,710   (3,547          (168,711

Foreign currency and foreign currency translations

  248,152      (104          908   

Securities sold short

       (13,559,102            

Swap contracts

       (225,919          28,572   

Written options

       (5,369            

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  (3,084,692   4,999,945      362,738      195,732   523,621   

Net gain and change in unrealized appreciation

  18,837,291      4,094,017      844,375      470,709   1,302,877   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $19,928,187      $4,891,426      $870,517      $479,877   $1,341,643   

 

       

† Net of foreign taxes withheld of

  $242,446      $5,274      $59      $—   $8,743   

* Commencement of operations.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

AQR Funds     Annual Report     December 2009   57
         


 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

    AQR
INTERNATIONAL
EQUITY
FUND
  AQR
DIVERSIFIED
ARBITRAGE
FUND
  AQR
MOMENTUM
FUND
  AQR
SMALL CAP
MOMENTUM
FUND
  AQR
INTERNATIONAL
MOMENTUM
FUND
     FOR THE PERIOD
8/28/09*-12/31/09
  FOR THE PERIOD
1/15/09*-12/31/09
  FOR THE PERIOD
7/9/09*-12/31/09
  FOR THE PERIOD
7/9/09*-12/31/09
  FOR THE PERIOD
7/9/09*-12/31/09
OPERATIONS:
Net investment income   $1,090,896   $797,409   $26,142   $ 9,168   $38,766
Net realized gain (loss)   21,921,983   (905,928)   481,637   274,977   779,256
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   (3,084,692)   4,999,945   362,738   195,732   523,621

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  19,928,187   4,891,426   870,517   479,877   1,341,643
         
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:
Net investment income:          

Class I

  (610,914)   (424,290)      

Class L

      (25,511)   (9,247)   (177,254)

Class N

    (135,050)      

Class Y

  (4,816,996)        

Total

  (5,427,910)   (559,340)   (25,511)   (9,247)   (177,254)
Net realized gain:          

Class I

  (1,232,295)   (1,105,118)      

Class L

      (172,296)   (180,969)   (437,399)

Class N

  (20)   (655,481)      

Class Y

  (9,229,217)        

Total

  (10,461,532)   (1,760,599)   (172,296)   (180,969)   (437,399)

Total distributions

  (15,889,442)   (2,319,939)   (197,807)   (190,216)   (614,653)
         
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
CLASS I          
Proceeds from shares sold   43,887,953   167,891,859      
Reinvestment of distributions   1,798,893   1,492,419      
Cost of shares reacquired   (92,897)   (11,064,860)      
Redemption fees   1,147   527      
Net increase from capital share transactions   45,595,096   158,319,945      
CLASS L          
Proceeds from shares sold       6,150,686   3,072,017   29,481,521
Reinvestment of distributions       197,602   189,528   614,344
Cost of shares reacquired       (88,950)   (312,595)   (1,064,593)
Redemption fees       527   994   3,791
Net increase from capital share transactions       6,259,865   2,949,944   29,035,063
CLASS N          
Proceeds from shares sold   5,697   95,158,643      
Reinvestment of distributions   20   788,750      
Cost of shares reacquired     (17,858,676)      
Redemption fees     1,555      
Net increase from capital share transactions   5,717   78,090,272      

(continued on p. 59)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

AQR Funds     Annual Report     December 2009   58
         


 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

    AQR
INTERNATIONAL
EQUITY
FUND
 

AQR

DIVERSIFIED
ARBITRAGE FUND

  AQR
MOMENTUM
FUND
  AQR
SMALL CAP
MOMENTUM
FUND
  AQR
INTERNATIONAL
MOMENTUM
FUND
     FOR THE PERIOD
8/28/09*-12/31/09
  FOR THE PERIOD
1/15/09*-12/31/099
  FOR THE PERIOD
7/9/09*-12/31/09
  FOR THE PERIOD
7/9/09*-12/31/09
  FOR THE PERIOD
7/9/09*-12/31/09
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
CLASS Y          
Proceeds from shares sold   38,215,777        
In-kind subscription (see Note 10)   316,649,562        
Capital contribution (see Note 7)   15,777        
Reinvestment of distributions   14,046,213        
Cost of shares reacquired   (14,085,511)        
Redemption fees   31,554        
Net increase from capital share transactions   354,873,372        
Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions   400,474,185   236,410,217   6,259,865   2,949,944   29,035,063
Total increase in net assets   404,512,930   238,981,704   6,932,575   3,239,605   29,762,053
         
NET ASSETS:
Beginning of period     100,000      
End of period   $404,512,930   $239,081,704   $6,932,575   $3,239,605   $29,762,053
Undistributed net investment income at end of period   $472,899   $165,585   $631   $—   $151,015
         
CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING:
CLASS I          
Shares outstanding, beginning of period          
Shares sold   4,324,237   15,719,603      
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions   187,580   139,609      
Shares reacquired   (9,441)   (1,039,477)      
Shares outstanding, end of period   4,502,376   14,819,735      
CLASS L          
Shares outstanding, beginning of period          
Shares sold       559,779   294,508   2,523,592
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions       16,494   17,013   52,508
Shares reacquired       (7,676)   (27,387)   (90,769)
Shares outstanding, end of period       568,597   284,134   2,485,331
CLASS N          
Shares outstanding, beginning of period     10,000      
Shares sold   582   8,908,187      
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions   2   73,922      
Shares reacquired     (1,659,245)      
Shares outstanding, end of period   584   7,332,864      

(continued on p. 60)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

    AQR
INTERNATIONAL
EQUITY
FUND
  

AQR

DIVERSIFIED
ARBITRAGE FUND

   AQR
MOMENTUM
FUND
   AQR
SMALL CAP
MOMENTUM
FUND
   AQR
INTERNATIONAL
MOMENTUM
FUND
     FOR THE PERIOD
8/28/09*-12/31/09
   FOR THE PERIOD
1/15/09*-12/31/099
   FOR THE PERIOD
7/9/09*-12/31/09
   FOR THE PERIOD
7/9/09*-12/31/09
   FOR THE PERIOD
7/9/09*-12/31/09
CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING:
CLASS Y              
Shares outstanding, beginning of period              
Shares sold   3,779,363            
Shares issued in connection with in-kind subscription (see Note 10)   31,664,956            
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions   1,410,263            
Shares reacquired   (1,367,890)            
Shares outstanding, end of period   35,486,692            

 

* Commencement of operations.

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statement of Cash Flows   December 31, 2009

 

   AQR
DIVERSIFIED
ARBITRAGE FUND
 
  
  
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:   
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations    $4,891,426   
Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets resulting from operations to net cash used in operating activities:   

Payments to purchase securities

   (551,118,526

Payments to cover short securities

   (93,810,589

Proceeds from securities sold short

   230,378,332   

Proceeds from sale of securities

   286,569,785   

Realized gain on investment in securities

   (9,287,805

Realized loss on securities sold short

   7,109,857   

Unrealized appreciation on investment in securities

   (18,376,848

Unrealized depreciation on securities sold short

   13,559,102   
Increases in operating assets:   

Swaps, at value

   (26,133

Variation margin receivable

   (417,138

Dividends and interest

   (1,251,312

Cash collateral held at brokers

   (94,646,738
Increases in operating liabilities:   

Dividends on securities sold short

   302,051   

Accrued Investment advisory fees

   124,748   

Accrued Shareholder servicing fees

   57,670   

Accrued Trustees fees

   2,627   

Other accrued expenses

   150,142   

Net cash used in operating activities

   $(225,789,349
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:   

Proceeds from shares sold

   262,674,526   

Payments on shares redeemed

   (28,814,842

Cash distributions paid

   (38,770

Net cash provided by financing activities

   $233,820,914   
Net change in cash    8,031,565   

Cash, beginning of period

   100,000   

Cash, end of period

   $8,131,565   

Non-cash financing activities not included herein consists of reinvestment of dividends and distributions of $2,281,169.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights    

 

   AQR INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND†      AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND†
           
     CLASS I

9/30/091
TO
12/31/09

  

 
  
  

  CLASS N

9/30/091
TO
12/31/09

  

  
 
  

   CLASS Y

8/28/092
TO
12/31/09

     CLASS I

1/15/092
TO
12/31/09

     CLASS N

1/15/092
TO
12/31/09

PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE:
Net asset value, beginning of period    $10.00      $10.00       $10.00      $10.00      $10.00
Net investment income (loss)3    (0.01         0.03      0.13      0.10
Net realized and unrealized gain    0.22      0.20       0.57      0.79      0.79
Net increase in net asset value from operations    0.21      0.20       0.60      0.92      0.89
Less Distributions:                  

Distributions from net investment income

   (0.14         (0.15)      (0.03)      (0.02)

Distributions from net realized gains

   (0.29   (0.29)       (0.29)      (0.09)      (0.09)
Total Distributions    (0.43   (0.29)       (0.44)      (0.12)      (0.11)
Net asset value, end of period    $9.78      $9.91       $10.16      $10.80      $10.78
TOTAL RETURN4    2.20%      2.04%       6.08%      9.24%      8.88%
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:                  
Net assets, end of period    $44,016,038      $5,785       $360,491,107      $160,026,814      $79,054,890
Ratios to average net assets of:5                  

Expenses, net of reimbursements and/or waivers

   0.90   1.25%       0.55%      2.46%      2.69%

Expenses, net of reimbursements and/or waivers (excluding dividend short expense)

   0.90   1.25%       0.55%      1.20%      1.50%

Expenses, before reimbursements and/or waivers

   1.01   472.86% 7     0.98%      3.25%      3.42%

Net investment income (loss)

   (0.47 )%    (0.07)%       0.99%      1.30%      0.98%
Portfolio turnover rate6    29   29%       29%      482%      482%

 

Redemption fees of less than $0.005 per share were incurred by each share class.
1 Commencement of offering of shares.
2 Commencement of operations.
3 Based on average shares outstanding.
4 Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period and redemption on the last day of the period and is not annualized.
5 Annualized.
6 Portfolio turnover is not annualized.
7 The ratio is annualized for a short period of time and is not representative of what the ratio would be if the Fund class had operated for a longer period of time.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights    

 

   AQR
MOMENTUM
FUND
CLASS L†
   AQR
SMALL CAP
MOMENTUM
FUND
CLASS L†
   AQR
INTERNATIONAL
MOMENTUM FUND
CLASS L†
              
     7/9/091
TO
12/31/09
   7/9/091
TO
12/31/09
   7/9/091
TO
12/31/09

PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE:

Net asset value, beginning of period    $10.00    $10.00    $10.00
Net investment income2    0.07    0.04    0.04
Net realized and unrealized gain    2.48    2.06    2.26
Net increase in net asset value from operations    2.55    2.10    2.30
Less Distributions:         

Distributions from net investment income

   (0.05)    (0.03)    (0.09)

Distributions from net realized gains

   (0.31)    (0.67)    (0.23)
Total Distributions    (0.36)    (0.70)    (0.32)
Net asset value, end of period    $12.19    $11.40    $11.98

TOTAL RETURN3

   25.58%    21.24%    23.08%

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

        
Net assets, end of period    $6,932,575    $3,239,605    $29,762,053
Ratios to average net assets of:4         

Expenses, net of reimbursements and/or waivers

   0.49%    0.65%    0.65%

Expenses, before reimbursements and/or waivers

   5.08%    7.53%    2.22%

Net investment income

   1.23%    0.65%    0.63%

Portfolio turnover rate5

   163%    136%    160%

 

Redemption fees of less than $0.005 per share were incurred by each share class.
1 Commencement of operations.
2 Based on average shares outstanding.
3 Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the year and redemption on the last day of the period and is not annualized.
4 Annualized.
5 Portfolio turnover is not annualized.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements   December 31, 2009

 

1. Organization

AQR Funds (the “Trust”), organized as a Delaware statutory trust on September 4, 2008, is a diversified, open-end management investment company, under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As of December 31, 2009, the Trust consists of five active series (collectively, the “Funds” and each individually a “Fund”): AQR International Equity Fund, AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund, AQR Momentum Fund, AQR Small Cap Momentum Fund, and AQR International Momentum Fund. The following funds were registered, but had not commenced operations, as of December 31, 2009: AQR Global Equity Fund, AQR International Small Cap Fund, AQR Emerging Markets Fund, AQR Equity Plus Fund, AQR Small Cap Core Fund, AQR Small Cap Growth Fund and AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund. The accompanying financial statements relate only to the active series of the Trust. AQR Capital Management, LLC (“the Adviser”) serves as the investment adviser of each Fund.

The investment objective of the AQR International Equity Fund is long-term capital appreciation. The principal investment strategies of the AQR International Equity Fund include seeking to outperform the MSCI EAFE Total Return Index with Net Dividends Unhedged in U.S. Dollars (the “International Equity Benchmark”) while seeking to control its tracking error relative to this benchmark. The International Equity Benchmark is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the performance of equities in developed markets, excluding the United States and Canada. Class Y shares commenced operations on August 28, 2009. Class I shares and Class N shares commenced operations on September 30, 2009.

The investment objective of the AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund is long-term absolute (positive) returns. The principal investment strategies of the AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund include seeking to outperform the Merrill Lynch 3-Month Treasury Bill Index (the “Absolute Return Benchmark”) using alternative investment strategies such as merger arbitrage, convertible arbitrage, other forms of arbitrage (including, but not limited to, when-issued trading arbitrage, stub-trading arbitrage and dual-class arbitrage) and other types of non-arbitrage alternative investment strategies. The AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund commenced operations on January 15, 2009. The AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund offers Class N and Class I shares.

The investment objective of the AQR Momentum Fund is to seek long-term capital appreciation. The Fund invests primarily in equity or equity-related securities (including, but not limited to, exchange-traded funds and equity index futures) of large and mid-sized companies traded on a principal U.S. exchange or over-the-counter market that the Adviser determines to have positive momentum. The Fund’s investment universe consists of large and mid-cap U.S. stocks, which are defined as those in the top 90% of market capitalization or that are larger than the 1000th largest company, whichever is larger, and which meet certain liquidity and other criteria. The Adviser considers a security to have positive momentum primarily if it has a return over the prior twelve months that ranks in the top third of its relevant universe at the time of purchase. The AQR Momentum Fund commenced operations on July 9, 2009. The Fund offers Class L shares.

The investment objective of the AQR Small Cap Momentum Fund is to seek long-term capital appreciation. The Fund invests primarily in equity or equity-related securities (including, but not limited to, exchange-traded funds and equity index futures) of small cap companies traded on a principal U.S. exchange or over-the-counter market that the Adviser determines to have positive momentum. The Fund’s investment universe consists of small capitalization U.S. stocks, which are defined as those in the bottom 10% of market capitalization or that are smaller than the 1000th largest company, whichever is larger. The companies must also be among the top 3000 companies by market capitalization, and meet certain liquidity and other criteria. The AQR Small Cap Momentum Fund commenced operations on July 9, 2009. The Fund offers Class L shares.

The investment objective of the AQR International Momentum Fund is to seek long-term capital appreciation. The Fund invests primarily in equity or equity-related securities (including, but not limited to, exchange-traded funds, equity index futures and depositary receipts) of non-U.S. companies that the Adviser determines to have positive momentum. The Fund’s investment universe consists of stocks in the top 85% of market capitalization in each of the 19 major developed markets outside the U.S., and which meet certain liquidity and other criteria. The AQR International Momentum Fund commenced operations on July 9, 2009. The Fund offers Class L shares.

 

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2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Funds:

Use of Estimates: The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reported period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Securities Valuation: Each Fund’s portfolio securities are valued as of the close of business of the regular session of trading on the NYSE (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time). Equity securities, including securities sold short, are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades. In accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees, the Funds apply fair value pricing to international securities on a daily basis utilizing the quotations of an independent pricing service, unless the Adviser determines that use of another valuation methodology is appropriate. The pricing service uses statistical analysis and quantitative models to adjust local market prices using factors such as subsequent movement and changes in the prices of indices, securities and exchange rates in other markets, in determining fair value as of the time the Fund calculates its net asset value. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market, and which are not quoted by NASDAQ, are valued at the last sale price, if available, otherwise at the last quoted bid price (in the case of short sales, at the ask price). Bonds are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. The Funds value debt securities maturing less than 61 days from the date of purchase at amortized cost, which approximates market value. The value of futures contracts purchased and sold by the Funds is accounted for using the unrealized gain or loss on the contracts that is determined by marking the contracts to their current settlement prices. Futures and options contracts are valued at the last quoted sales price on the valuation date. In the event that the exchange for a specific futures contract closes earlier than 4:00 p.m., the futures contract is valued at the Official Settlement Price of the exchange. Prices of futures contracts are monitored until 4:00 p.m. to determine if fair valuation would provide a more accurate valuation. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at such investment company’s current day closing net asset value per share. Equity swap contracts are valued at fair value, based on the price of the underlying security. Credit default swaps are valued daily primarily using independent pricing services or market makers.

The Funds may use pricing services to obtain readily available market quotations. Where market quotations are not readily available, or if an available market quotation is determined not to be reliable, a security will be valued based on its fair value as determined in accordance with the valuation procedures approved by the Funds’ Board of Trustees. Using fair value to price securities may result in a value that is different from a security’s most recent closing price and from the price used by other mutual funds to calculate their net assets.

Equity Swaps: The Funds invest in equity swaps to obtain exposure to the underlying referenced security, obtain leverage or enjoy the returns from ownership without actually owning equity. Equity swaps are two-party contracts that generally obligate one party to pay the positive return and the other party to pay the negative return on a specified reference security, basket of securities, security index or index component during the period of the swap. Equity swap contracts are marked to market daily based on the value of the underlying security and the change, if any, is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. Equity swaps normally do not involve the delivery of securities or other underlying assets. Accordingly, the risk of loss with respect to equity swaps is normally limited to the net amount of payments that a Fund is contractually obligated to make. If the other party to an equity swap defaults, a Fund’s risk of loss consists of the net amount of payments that such Fund is contractually entitled to receive, if any. Equity swaps are derivatives and their value can be very volatile. To the extent that the Adviser or Sub-Adviser, as applicable, do not accurately analyze and predict future market trends, the values of assets or economic factors, a Fund may suffer a loss, which may be substantial. The swap markets in which many types of swap transactions are traded have grown substantially in recent years, with a large number of banks and investment banking firms acting both as principals and as agents. As a result, the markets for certain types of swaps have become relatively liquid. Periodic payments received or paid by the Funds are recorded as realized gains or losses.

Convertible Securities: The Funds invest in preferred stocks and fixed-income securities which are convertible into common stock. Convertible securities may be converted either at a stated price or rate within a specified period of time

 

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into a specified number of shares of common stock. Traditionally, convertible securities have paid dividends or interest greater than on the related common stocks, but less than fixed income non-convertible securities. By investing in a convertible security, the Funds may participate in any capital appreciation or depreciation of a company’s stock, but to a lesser degree than if it had invested in that company’s common stock. Convertible securities rank senior to common stock in a corporation’s capital structure and, therefore, entail less risk than the corporation’s common stock. The Funds may attempt to hedge certain of its investments in convertible debt securities by selling short the issuer’s common stock.

Short Sales: The AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund sells securities it does not own as a hedge against some of its long positions and/or in anticipation of a decline in the market value of that security (short sale). When the Fund makes a short sale, it must borrow the security sold short and deliver it to the broker-dealer through which it made the short sale. The Fund may have to pay a fee to borrow the particular security and may be obligated to remit any interest or dividends received on such borrowed securities. Dividends declared on short positions open are recorded on the ex-date as an expense. A gain, limited to the price at which the Fund sold the security short, or a loss, unlimited in magnitude, will be recognized upon the termination of a short sale if the market price at termination is less than or greater than, respectively, the proceeds originally received. The Fund is also subject to the risk that it may be unable to reacquire a security to terminate a short position except at a price substantially in excess of the last quoted price.

The Fund is required to pledge cash or securities to the broker as collateral for the securities sold short. Collateral requirements are calculated daily based on the current market value of the short positions. Cash deposited with broker for collateral for securities sold short is recorded as an asset on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and securities segregated as collateral are denoted in the Schedule of Investments. The Fund may receive or pay the net of the following amounts: (i) a portion of the income from the investment of cash collateral; (ii) the broker’s fee on the borrowed securities; and (iii) a financing charge for the difference in the market value of the short position and cash collateral deposited with the broker. This income or fee is calculated daily based upon the market value of each borrowed security and a variable rate that is dependent on the availability of the security. The net amounts of income or fees of $240,130 are included as interest income in the Statement of Operations.

Deposits with brokers and segregated cash for securities sold short represent cash balances on deposit with the Fund’s prime brokers and custodian. The Fund is subject to credit risk should the prime brokers be unable to meet its obligations to the Fund.

Futures Contracts: Each Fund may invest in futures contracts (“futures”) in order to hedge its investments against fluctuations in value caused by changes in prevailing interest rates or market conditions. Investments in futures may increase or leverage exposure to a particular market risk, thereby increasing price volatility of derivative instruments a Fund holds. No monies are paid or received by a Fund upon the purchase or sale of a futures contract. Initially, a Fund will be required to deposit with the broker an amount of cash or cash equivalents, known as initial margin, based on the value of the contract. Subsequent payments, called variation margin, to and from the broker, will be made on a daily basis as the price of the underlying instruments fluctuates, making the long and short positions in the futures contract more or less valuable, a process known as ‘marking-to-the-market.’ Once a final determination of variation margin is made, additional cash is required to be paid by or released to a Fund, and a Fund will realize a loss or gain. The Funds may be subject to the risk that the change in the value of the futures contract may not correlate perfectly with the underlying index. Use of long futures contracts subjects the Funds to risk of loss in excess of the amounts shown on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, up to the notional value of the futures contracts. Use of short futures contracts subjects the Funds to unlimited risk of loss. The Funds may enter into futures contracts only on exchanges or boards of trade. The exchange or board of trade acts as the counterparty to each futures contract; therefore, the Funds' credit risk is limited to failure of the exchange or board of trade. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract can vary from the previous day's settlement price, which could effectively prevent liquidation of unfavorable positions.

Forward Currency Contracts: The Funds may buy and sell forward currency contracts, which are agreements between two parties to buy and sell currencies at a set price on a future date. These contracts are used to protect against a decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar of the currencies in which its portfolio securities are denominated or quoted (or an increase in the value of a currency in which securities a fund intends to buy are denominated, when a fund holds cash

 

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reserves and short term investments), or for other investment purposes. The U.S. dollar value of forward currency contracts is determined using current forward currency exchange rates supplied by a quotation service. The market value of the contract will fluctuate with changes in currency exchange rates. The contract is marked to market daily and the change in market value is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The Fund could be exposed to risk if the value of the currency changes unfavorably, if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts or if the Fund is unable to enter into a closing position. Risks may exceed amounts recognized on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Forward currency contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after the Fund’s schedule of investments.

Credit Default Contracts: The Funds may enter into credit default contracts to provide a measure of protection against risk of loss following a default, or other credit event in respect of issuers within an underlying index or a single issuer, or to gain credit exposure to an underlying index or issuer. In a credit default contract, the protection buyer typically makes an up front payment and a periodic stream of payments to a counterparty, the protection seller, in exchange for the right to receive a contingent payment upon the occurrence of a credit event on the reference obligation or all other equally ranked obligations of the reference entity. Credit events are contract specific but may include bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring and obligation acceleration. An upfront payment received by a Fund, as the protection seller, is recorded as a liability on the Fund’s books. An upfront payment made by a Fund, as the protection buyer, is recorded as an asset on the Fund’s books. Periodic payments received or paid by a Fund are recorded as realized gains or losses. The credit default contracts are marked to market daily based upon quotations from an independent pricing service or market makers and the change, if any, is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. Upon the occurrence of a credit event, the difference between the par value and market value of the reference obligation, net of any proportional amount of the upfront payment, is recorded as a realized gain or loss.

In addition to bearing the risk that the credit event will occur, a Fund could be exposed to market risk due to unfavorable changes in interest rates or in the price of the underlying security or index or the possibility that the Fund may be unable to close out its position at the same time or at the same price as if it had purchased the underlying reference obligations. In certain circumstances, a Fund may enter into offsetting credit default contracts which would mitigate its risk of loss. Risks of loss may exceed amounts recognized on the statement of assets and liabilities. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk, either as the protection seller or as the protection buyer, is the fair value of the contract. This risk may be mitigated by having a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty. Where a Fund is a seller of protection, the maximum potential amount of future payments the fund may be required to make is equal to the notional amount of the relevant credit default contract. Credit default contracts outstanding, including their respective notional amounts at period end, if any, are listed after the Funds’ schedule of investments.

Master Agreements: The Funds are a party to ISDA (International Swap and Derivatives Association, Inc.) Master Agreements (“Master Agreements”) with certain counterparties that govern over the counter derivative and foreign exchange contracts entered into from time to time. The Master Agreements may contain provisions regarding, among other things, the parties’ general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral requirements, events of default and early termination. With respect to certain counterparties, in accordance with the terms of the Master Agreements, collateral posted to the Fund is held in a segregated account by the Fund’s custodian and with respect to those amounts which can be sold or repledged, are presented in the Fund’s schedule of investments. Collateral pledged by the Fund is segregated by the fund’s custodian and identified in the Fund’s schedule of investments. Collateral can be in the form of cash or debt securities issued by the U.S. Government or related agencies or other securities as agreed to by the Fund and the applicable counterparty. Collateral requirements are determined based on the fund’s net position with each counterparty. Termination events applicable to the Fund may occur upon a decline in the Fund’s net assets below a specified threshold over a certain period of time. Termination events applicable to counterparties may occur upon 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 derivative and foreign exchange contracts outstanding, including the payment of any losses and costs resulting from such early termination, as reasonably determined by the terminating party. Any decision by one or more of the Fund’s counterparties to elect early termination could impact the fund’s future derivative activity. The Funds net derivative assets and liabilities on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities when a legally enforceable master netting agreement exists between the Funds and a derivative counterparty.

 

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Options: The Funds are authorized to write and purchase put and call options. When a Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is reflected as an asset and an equivalent liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked to market to reflect the current market value of the option written. When a security is purchased or sold through an exercise of an option, the related premium paid (or received) is added to (or deducted from) the basis of the security acquired or deducted from (or added to) the proceeds of the security sold. When an option expires (or the Fund enters into a closing transaction), the Fund realizes a gain or loss on the option to the extent of the premiums received or paid (or gain or loss to the extent the cost of the closing transaction exceeds the premium paid or received). The Fund, as writer of an option, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option. Written and purchased options are non-income producing investments.

Transactions in call options written during the period ended December 31, 2009 for the AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund, were as follows:

 

     SHARES
SUBJECT TO
CALL
     PREMIUM  
Options outstanding, January 15, 2009*          $   
Options written    (6,686      (89,243
Options terminated in closing purchase transactions    1,905         10,624   
Options expired    3,740         15,855   
Options exercised    157         21,823   
Options outstanding, December 31, 2009    (884    $ (40,941

 

* Commencement of operations

Federal Income Taxes: Each Fund is treated as a separate taxable entity for federal income tax purposes. Each Fund intends to qualify as a “regulated investment company” under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, of 1986, as amended. If so qualified, each Fund will not be subject to federal income tax to the extent it distributes substantially all of its net investment income and capital gains to shareholders.

Management evaluates tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Funds’ tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. The Funds are required to analyze all open tax years. Open tax years are those years that are open for examination by the relevant income taxing authority. The returns of the Funds for the period from commencement of operations through December 31, 2009 are open for examination. As of December 31, 2009, the Funds have no examinations in progress.

The Funds have concluded that there is no tax liability resulting from uncertain income tax positions taken or expected to be taken. The Funds are also not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax expense will significantly change in twelve months.

Securities Transactions and Investment Income: Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date (the date the order to buy or sell is executed). Securities gains and losses are calculated on a specifically identified cost basis. Interest income is determined on the basis of coupon interest accrued using effective interest method adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts using the effective yield method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

Allocation of Income and Expenses: In calculating the net asset value per share of each class, investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses and expenses other than class specific expenses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the proportion of net assets of each class at the beginning of each day. Each Fund is charged for those expenses that are directly attributable to each series, such as advisory fees and registration costs.

The Funds record distributions received in excess of income from underlying investments as a reduction of cost of investments and/or realized gain. Such amounts are based on estimates if actual amounts are not available and actual

 

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Notes to Financial Statements   December 31, 2009

 

amounts of income, realized gain and return of capital may differ from the estimated amounts. The Funds adjust the estimated amounts of components of distributions (and consequently its net investment income) as necessary once the issuers provide information about the actual composition of the distributions.

The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. The Funds will accrue such taxes and recoveries as applicable, based upon their current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which they invest.

Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rates of such currencies against the U.S. dollar. The market value of investment securities and the other assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rate as of the valuation date. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses are translated at the exchange rate prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

Although the net assets of the Funds are presented at the foreign exchange rates and market values at the close of the period, the Funds do not isolate that portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of securities held or sold during the period. Accordingly, such foreign currency gains (losses) are included in the reported net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investment transactions.

Reported realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from the disposition of foreign currency, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on each Fund's books on the transaction date and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes (due to the changes in the exchange rate) in the value of foreign currency and assets and liabilities (other than investments) denominated in foreign currencies, which are held at period end.

Cash and Cash Equivalents: Cash and cash equivalents includes US dollar and foreign currency at bank accounts at amounts which may exceed insured limits. The Funds are subject to risk to the extent that the institutions may be unable to fulfill their obligations.

Dividend Distributions to Shareholders: The Funds intend to distribute dividends representing substantially all of their net investment income and distribute substantially all of their net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually. Income and capital gain distributions will be determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations which may differ from GAAP. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

Indemnification: In the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into various agreements that provide for general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as any potential exposure involves future claims that may be made against the Funds. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.

3. Federal Income Tax Matters

At December 31, 2009, the cost of long positions and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

FUND    COST OF
INVESTMENTS
   GROSS
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
   GROSS
UNREALIZED
DEPRECIATION
   NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION

AQR International Equity Fund

   $ 365,324,248    $ 31,108,430    $ 9,349,181    $ 21,759,249

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

     275,756,857      35,188,165      17,010,649      18,177,516

AQR Momentum Fund

     6,664,222      445,733      83,310      362,423

AQR Small Cap Momentum Fund

     3,111,120      296,437      101,194      195,243

AQR International Momentum Fund

     28,226,220      937,263      300,769      636,494

The differences between book and tax basis appreciation (depreciation) on investments is primarily attributable to wash sale loss deferrals and passive foreign investment companies (AQR International Equity Fund and AQR International Momentum Fund).

 

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Notes to Financial Statements   December 31, 2009

 

At December 31, 2009, the components of accumulated earnings/loss on a tax-basis were as follows:

 

FUND   CURRENT
DISTRIBUTABLE
ORDINARY
INCOME
 

CURRENT
DISTRIBUTABLE

LONG TERM

CAPITAL GAIN OR
TAX BASIS
CAPITAL LOSS
CARRYFORWARDS

  NET UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
  OTHER
TEMPORARY
DIFFERENCES
  TOTAL
ACCUMULATED
EARNINGS

AQR International Equity Fund

  $ 2,852,084   $   $ 23,168,198   $ (1,741,718)   $ 24,278,564

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

            3,083,492     (510,744)     2,572,748

AQR Momentum Fund

    297,489     12,798     362,423         672,710

AQR Small Cap Momentum Fund

    94,418         195,243         289,661

AQR International Momentum Fund

    61,009         665,981         726,990

The differences between book basis and tax basis components of net assets are primarily attributable to tax deferral of losses on wash sales and other book and tax differences including passive foreign investment companies (“PFIC”), foreign currency contracts, swap contracts and post-October losses.

At December 31, 2009, the effect of permanent book/tax reclassifications resulted in increases (decreases) to the components of net assets as follows:

 

FUND   UNDISTRIBUTED
NET INVESTMENT
INCOME
   ACCUMULATED
NET REALIZED
GAIN (LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS
   PAID-IN CAPITAL

AQR International Equity Fund

  $ 4,809,913    $ (22,012,192)    $ 17,202,279

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

    (72,484)      73,745      (1,261)

AQR Momentum Fund

             

AQR Small Cap Momentum Fund

    79      (79)     

AQR International Momentum Fund

    289,503      (289,503)     

For financial reporting purposes, capital accounts are adjusted to reflect the tax character of permanent book/tax differences. Reclassifications are primarily due to the tax treatment of net operating losses, distribution reclassifications, foreign currency reclassifications, sale of Real Estate Investment Trusts and passive foreign investment companies. Results of operations and net assets were not affected by these reclassifications.

The tax character of the distributions paid during the period ended December 31, 2009, is as follows:

 

FUND    ORDINARY INCOME

AQR International Equity Fund

   $ 15,889,442

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

     2,319,939

AQR Momentum Fund

     197,807

AQR Small Cap Momentum Fund

     190,216

AQR International Momentum Fund

     614,653

Certain net losses incurred after October 31 and within the taxable year are deemed to arise on the first business day of the Funds’ next taxable year. For the period ended December 31, 2009, the Funds deferred to January 1, 2010 post October losses of:

 

FUND    POST OCTOBER LOSSES

AQR International Equity Fund

   $ 1,741,718

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

     510,744

 

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Notes to Financial Statements   December 31, 2009

 

4. Fair Value Measurements

The Funds utilize various inputs in determining the value of each Fund’s investments. GAAP establishes a hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring the most observable inputs be used when available. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels as follows:

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, pre-payment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following summarizes inputs used as of December 31, 2009 in valuing the Funds’ assets carried at fair value:

 

AQR INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND    QUOTED PRICES
IN ACTIVE
MARKET
(LEVEL 1)
   OTHER SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 2)
   SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 3)
   TOTALS

ASSETS

           

Common Stocks†

   $ 50,499    $ 319,754,889    $ 676    $ 319,806,064

Commercial Paper†

               88,336      88,336

Money Market Funds

          67,189,097           67,189,097

Futures Contracts*

     1,320,331                1,320,331

Total Assets

   $ 1,370,830    $ 386,943,986    $ 89,012    $ 388,403,828

 

Please refer to the Schedule of Investments to view securities segregated by country.

 

LIABILITIES

          
Foreign currency contracts*    $                —    $ (774,475   $          —    $ (774,475

Total Liabilities

   $    $ (774,475   $    $ (774,475

The following is a reconciliation of assets in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

 

     COMMON
STOCKS
    COMMERCIAL
PAPER

Balance as of August 28, 2009**

   $      $
Securities contributed in kind (See Note 10)      259,784        79,842
Transferred into Level 3      84,165       
Realized gain from sale of security      121,306       
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)      (464,579     8,494

Balance as of December 31, 2009

   $ 676      $ 88,336

The total change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in the Statement of Operations attributable to Level 3 investments still held at December 31, 2009 is $(57,049) and $8,494 for common stocks and commercial paper, respectively.

 

* Derivative instruments, including futures contracts and foreign currency, are valued at the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.
** Commencement of operations.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements   December 31, 2009

 

AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND    QUOTED PRICES
IN ACTIVE
MARKET
(LEVEL 1)
   OTHER SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 2)
   SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 3)
   TOTALS

ASSETS

           

Common Stocks†

   $ 133,845,858    $    $ 7,508    $ 133,853,366

Convertible Preferred Stocks†

     14,643,134      443,056           15,086,190

Convertible Bonds†

          129,141,424           129,141,424

Corporate Bonds†

          1,307,000           1,307,000

Closed End Funds

     5,525,982                5,525,982

Warrants

     40,544                40,544

Money Market Funds

          8,979,867           8,979,867

Futures Contracts*

     417,138                417,138

Total Assets

   $ 154,472,656    $ 139,871,347    $ 7,508    $ 294,351,511

 

Please refer to the Schedule of Investments to view securities segregated by industry type.

 

AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND    QUOTED PRICES
IN ACTIVE
MARKET
(LEVEL 1)
    OTHER
SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 2)
    SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 3)
   TOTALS  

LIABILITIES

         

Common Stocks (Sold Short)†

   $ (156,600,131   $      $         —    $ (156,600,131

Closed End Funds (Sold Short)

     (636,572          (636,572

Foreign currency contracts*

            (3,547          (3,547

Swap contracts*

            (225,919          (225,919

Written option contracts*

     (5,369                 (5,369

Total Liabilities

   $ (157,242,072   $ (229,466   $    $ (157,471,538

 

Please refer to the Schedule of Investments to view securities segregated by industry type.

The following is a reconciliation of assets in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

 

      COMMON STOCKS

Balance as of January 15, 2009**

   $
Transferred into Level 3      6,606
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)      902

Balance as of December 31, 2009

   $ 7,508

The total change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in the Statement of Operations attributable to Level 3 investments still held at December 31, 2009 is $902.

 

* Derivative instruments, including futures, foreign currency, swaps and options contracts, are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.
** Commencement of operations.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements   December 31, 2009

 

AQR MOMENTUM FUND    QUOTED PRICES
IN ACTIVE
MARKET
(LEVEL 1)
   OTHER SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 2)
  

SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS

(LEVEL 3)

   TOTALS
ASSETS            

Common Stocks†

   $ 6,885,618    $    $         —    $ 6,885,618
Money Market Funds           141,027           141,027

Total Assets

   $ 6,885,618    $ 141,027    $    $ 7,026,645
LIABILITIES            
Futures Contracts*    $ (141)    $    $    $ (141)

Total Liabilities

   $ (141)    $    $    $ (141)

 

* Derivative instruments, including futures contracts, are valued at the unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on the instrument.
Please refer to the Schedule of Investments to view securities segregated by industry type.

 

 

AQR SMALL CAP MOMENTUM FUND    QUOTED PRICES
IN ACTIVE
MARKET
(LEVEL 1)
   OTHER SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 2)
  

SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS

(LEVEL 3)

   TOTALS
ASSETS            

Common Stocks†

   $ 3,233,503    $    $         —    $ 3,233,503

Exchange Traded Funds

     6,226                6,226
Money Market Funds           66,634           66,634

Total Assets

   $ 3,239,729    $ 66,634    $    $ 3,306,363

†Please refer to the Schedule of Investments to view securities segregated by industry type.

 

AQR INTERNATIONAL MOMENTUM FUND   QUOTED PRICES
IN ACTIVE
MARKET
(LEVEL 1)
  OTHER SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 2)
 

SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS

(LEVEL 3)

  TOTALS
ASSETS        

Common Stocks†

  $ 3,117,725   $ 22,564,377   $         —   $ 25,682,102

Money Market Funds

        3,180,612         3,180,612
Swap Contracts*         28,572         28,572

Total Assets

  $ 3,117,725   $ 25,773,561   $   $ 28,891,286

LIABILITIES

       
Foreign currency contracts*   $   $ (168,711)   $   $ (168,711)

Total Liabilities

  $   $ (168,711)   $   $ (168,711)

 

* Derivative instruments, including foreign currency and foreign currency contracts, are valued at the unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on the instrument.
Please refer to the Schedule of Investments to view securities segregated by country.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements   December 31, 2009

 

5. Investment Transactions

During the period ended December 31, 2009, the cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of investments (excluding swap contracts, foreign currency contracts, futures contracts and short-term investments) were as follows:

 

FUND      PURCHASES      SALES     
 
SECURITIES
SOLD SHORT
    
 
 
COVERS ON
SECURITIES SOLD
SHORT

AQR International Equity Fund

   $ 119,858,424    $ (83,102,138)    $    $

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

     478,522,872      (221,658,419)      (230,378,332)      93,810,589

AQR Momentum Fund

     13,542,940      (7,488,048)          

AQR Small Cap Momentum Fund

     6,806,912      (4,037,892)          

AQR International Momentum Fund

     42,644,602      (17,892,531)          

6. Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

Certain Funds use derivative instruments as part of their principal investment strategy to achieve their investment objectives. The effect of such derivative instruments on the Funds’ financial position and financial performance as reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations for the period ended December 31, 2009 are as follows:

AQR International Equity Fund

Fair values of derivative instruments as of December 31, 2009 as presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

 

DERIVATIVES NOT
DESIGNATED AS
HEDGING
INSTRUMENTS,
CARRIED AT FAIR
VALUE
   ASSET DERIVATIVES    LIABILITY DERIVATIVES    CARRYING VALUE OF
DERIVATIVES ON THE
STATEMENT OF
ASSETS AND
LIABILITIES

Equity contracts

   Variation Margin Receivable    $3,333,408    Variation Margin
Payable
   $ 2,013,077    $ 1,320,331

Foreign exchange contracts

   Forward foreign currency contracts    2,727,826    Forward foreign
currency contracts
     3,502,301      (774,475)
                              
   Total    $6,061,234    Total    $ 5,515,378    $ 545,856
                              

The effects of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the period ended December 31, 2009 are as follows:

 

     REALIZED GAIN    CHANGE IN UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION/DEPRECIATION

Equity contracts

   Futures contracts    $ 4,225,279    Futures contracts    $ 806,953

Foreign exchange contracts

   Forward foreign currency contracts      6,394,400    Forward foreign currency
contracts
     (2,290,710)
                         
   Total    $ 10,619,679    Total    $ (1,483,757)
                         

 

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Notes to Financial Statements   December 31, 2009

 

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

Fair values of derivative instruments as of December 31, 2009 as presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

 

DERIVATIVES
NOT
DESIGNATED AS
HEDGING
INSTRUMENTS,
CARRIED AT FAIR
VALUE
   ASSET DERIVATIVES    LIABILITY DERIVATIVES    CARRYING VALUE OF
DERIVATIVES ON THE
STATEMENT OF
ASSETS AND
LIABILITIES

Equity contracts

   Swaps, at value    $26,133       $    $ 26,133

Equity contracts

         Call options written, at
value
     46,310      (46,310)

Equity contracts

  

Variation Margin Receivable

  

556,968

   Variation Margin Payable      139,830      417,138

Foreign exchange contracts

         Unrealized depreciation on
Forward foreign currency
contracts
     3,547      (3,547)
                              
   Total    $583,101    Total    $ 189,687    $ 393,414
                              

The effects of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the period ended December 31, 2009 are as follows:

 

     REALIZED GAIN    CHANGE IN UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION/DEPRECIATION

Credit contracts

   Swap contracts    $(291,132)    Swap contracts    $ (225,919)

Equity contracts

   Futures contracts    (2,796,869)    Futures contracts      417,138

Equity contracts

   Written options    14,947    Written options      (5,369)

Foreign exchange contracts

   Forward foreign currency contracts    (10,822)    Forward foreign currency
contracts
     (3,547)
                       
   Total    $(3,083,876)    Total    $ 182,303
                       

AQR Momentum Fund

Fair values of derivative instruments as of December 31, 2009 as presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

 

DERIVATIVES NOT DESIGNATED AS
HEDGING INSTRUMENTS, CARRIED AT FAIR
VALUE
   LIABILITY DERIVATIVES         CARRYING VALUE OF
DERIVATIVES ON THE
STATEMENT OF
ASSETS AND
LIABILITIES

Equity contracts

   Variation Margin Payable    $ 141    $ (141)
                    
   Total    $ 141    $ (141)
                    

The effects of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the period ended December 31, 2009 are as follows:

 

     REALIZED GAIN    CHANGE IN UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION/DEPRECIATION

Equity contracts

   Futures contracts    $13,790    Futures contracts    $ (141)
                       

 

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Notes to Financial Statements   December 31, 2009

 

AQR International Momentum Fund

Fair values of derivative instruments as of December 31, 2009 as presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

 

DERIVATIVES NOT
DESIGNATED AS
HEDGING
INSTRUMENTS,
CARRIED AT FAIR
VALUE
   ASSET DERIVATIVES    LIABILITY DERIVATIVES    CARRYING VALUE OF
DERIVATIVES ON THE
STATEMENT OF
ASSETS AND
LIABILITIES

Equity contracts

   Swaps, at value    $ 58,603    Swaps, at value    $ 30,031    $ 28,572

Foreign exchange contracts

   Forward foreign currency contracts      8,346    Forward foreign
currency contracts
     177,057      (168,711)
                                
   Total    $ 66,949    Total    $ 207,088    $ (140,139)
                                

The effects of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the period ended December 31, 2009 are as follows:

 

     REALIZED GAIN    CHANGE IN UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION/DEPRECIATION

Equity contracts

  

Swap contracts

   $371,391    Swap contracts    $ 28,572

Foreign exchange contracts

   Forward foreign currency contracts    140,686    Forward foreign currency contracts      (168,711)
                       
   Total    $512,077    Total    $ (140,139)
                       

For nonexchange traded derivatives (swaps and forward foreign currency contracts), under standard derivative agreements, the Funds may be required to post collateral on derivatives if a Fund is in a net liability position with the counterparty exceeding certain amounts. Additionally, counterparties may immediately terminate derivatives contracts if a Fund fails to maintain sufficient asset coverage for its contracts or its net assets decline by stated percentages.

As of December 31, 2009, the following Funds had net liability positions:

 

FUND    DERIVATIVES IN NET
LIABILITY POSITION
    COLLATERAL
POSTED

AQR International Equity Fund

   $ (774,775   $ 1,670,000

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

     (49,857    

AQR Momentum Fund

     (141     12,484

AQR International Momentum Fund

     (168,711     1,500,034

For the period ended December 31, 2009, the quarterly average values of the derivatives held by the Funds were as follows:

 

FUND    SWAP
CONTRACTS
   FUTURES
CONTRACTS*
    OPTION
CONTRACTS*
    FOREIGN
FORWARD
CURRENCY
CONTRACTS*
 

AQR International Equity Fund

   $    $ 52,882,824      $      $ 51,689,915   

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

     63,013      (31,101,125     (11,578     (106,610

AQR Momentum Fund

          27,768                 

AQR Small Cap Momentum Fund

                          

AQR International Momentum Fund

     2,619,761                    5,689,103   

 

* Values as of each quarter end are used to calculate the average represented.

The Funds’ derivative contracts held at December 31, 2009, are not accounted for as hedging instruments under GAAP.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements   December 31, 2009

 

7. Investment Advisory and Other Agreements

The Adviser serves as the investment adviser to the Funds pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement entered into by the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, dated December 4, 2008, as amended from time to time (the “Advisory Agreement”). Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser furnishes a continuous investment program for each Fund’s portfolio, makes day-to-day investment decisions for the Funds, and manages the Funds’ investments in accordance with the stated policies of each Fund. The 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. The Adviser provides persons satisfactory to the Trustees to serve as officers of the Funds. Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Funds pay the Adviser a management fee at an annual rate of 0.45% of the average daily net assets for AQR International Equity Fund. 0.70% of the average daily net assets for AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund, 0.25% of the average daily net assets for AQR Momentum Fund, 0.35% of the average daily net assets for each of the AQR Small Cap Momentum Fund and AQR International Momentum Fund.

The Trust and the Adviser have entered into a Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement Agreement whereby the Adviser has agreed to waive its fee and/or reimburse each Fund at least through December 31, 2010 for AQR International Equity Fund, April 30, 2010 for AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund and April 30, 2011 for each of AQR Momentum Fund, AQR Small Cap Momentum Fund and AQR International Momentum Fund. The Adviser has agreed to waive and/or reimburse each Fund to the extent that the total annual fund operating expense ratios, exclusive of interest, taxes, borrowing costs, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense related to short sales, and extraordinary expenses exceed the following amounts:

 

FUND CLASS    RATIO   

AQR International Equity Fund — Class I

   0.90

AQR International Equity Fund — Class N

   1.25   

AQR International Equity Fund — Class Y

   0.55   

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund — Class I

   1.20   

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund — Class N

   1.50   

AQR Momentum Fund — Class L

   0.49   

AQR Small Cap Momentum Fund — Class L

   0.65   

AQR International Momentum Fund — Class L

   0.65   

The Trust, in turn, agreed that the Funds will repay the fee waiver/expense reimbursement to the Adviser. Such repayment shall be made only out of the assets of the Fund for which the applicable fee waiver and expense reimbursement was made. Repayments with respect to a Fund must be limited to amounts that do not cause the aggregate operating expenses of the Fund attributable to a share class during a year in which such repayment is made to exceed the applicable ratios reflected in the table above. A repayment shall be payable only to the extent it can be made during the thirty six months following the applicable period during which the Adviser waived fees or reimbursed the applicable Fund for its operating expenses under the Agreement.

For the period ended December 31, 2009, the Adviser waived and reimbursed the following fees, which are all available for recoupment until December 31, 2012:

 

     FEES
WAIVED
   FEES
REIMBURSED
   TOTAL
AQR INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND                  

Class I

   $    8,330    $         —    $    8,330

Class N

   1,375       1,375
Class Y    523,152       523,152

Totals

   $532,857    $         —    $532,857

 

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Notes to Financial Statements   December 31, 2009

 

     FEES
WAIVED
   FEES
REIMBURSED
   TOTAL
AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND                  

Class I

   $322,842    $         —    $322,842
Class N    202,927       202,927

Totals

   $525,769    $         —    $525,769
AQR MOMENTUM FUND               

Class L

   $    8,552    $116,707    $125,259
AQR SMALL CAP MOMENTUM FUND               

Class L

   $    7,060    $117,532    $124,592
AQR INTERNATIONAL MOMENTUM FUND               

Class L

   $  30,703    $  90,836    $121,539

The Adviser has retained CNH Partners, LLC (“CNH”), an affiliate of the Adviser, to serve as an investment sub-adviser to the AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund. Pursuant to the Sub-Advisory Agreement between CNH, the Adviser and the Trust, the Adviser will pay CNH an annual fee, payable quarterly, at the annual rate of 0.70% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Bank of New York Mellon serves as the Funds’ Administrator, Custodian and Accounting Agent.

The Adviser contributed capital in the amount of $15,777 into the AQR International Equity Fund Class Y shares during the period ended December 31, 2009.

ALPS Fund Services, Inc. serves as the Funds’ Transfer Agent, and ALPS Distributors, Inc. serves as the Funds’ Distributor. Fees incurred by the Funds to the Transfer Agent for sub-transfer agency services for the period ended December 31, 2009, were as follows:

 

FUND CLASS    AMOUNT

AQR International Equity Fund — Class I

   $ 504

AQR International Equity Fund — Class N

     504

AQR International Equity Fund — Class Y

    

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund — Class I

     4,000

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund — Class N

     22,820

AQR Momentum Fund — Class L

     498

AQR Small Cap Momentum Fund — Class L

     413

AQR International Momentum Fund — Class L

     554

8. Distribution and Service Plans

The Trust has adopted a Plan of Distribution (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Class N shares of the Funds, as applicable. The Plan allows for the payment of services related to the distribution and servicing of these shares at a rate of up to 0.25% per annum of the average daily net asset value of the Class N shares of the Funds, as applicable.

Pursuant to the Shareholder Services Agreement, between the Trust, on behalf of the Funds and the Adviser, the Adviser receives an annual fee, payable monthly, at the annual rate of 0.30%, 0.35%, 0.25% and 0.15% of the average daily net assets of the Class I, Class N, Class Y and Class L shares, respectively. The Adviser also provides a wide range of services to the Funds and their shareholders under a separate Shareholder Services Agreement. These services include, among others, access to performance information reporting, analysis and explanations of Fund reports as well as

 

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Notes to Financial Statements   December 31, 2009

 

electronic access to Fund information. In addition, the Adviser may, from time to time, compensate third parties (including financial intermediaries) from the fees the Adviser receives under the Shareholder Services Agreement for non-distribution shareholder services such third parties provide to clients or customers that are shareholders of the funds. Fees incurred by the Funds under the Plan and/or the shareholder services agreement for the period ended December 31, 2009, were as follows:

 

FUND CLASS    AMOUNT

AQR International Equity Fund — Class I

   $ 12,621

AQR International Equity Fund — Class N

     1

AQR International Equity Fund — Class Y

     281,012

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund — Class I

     120,046

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund — Class N

     98,159

AQR Momentum Fund — Class L

     3,207

AQR Small Cap Momentum Fund — Class L

     2,118

AQR International Momentum Fund — Class L

     9,211

9. Purchases and Redemption of Shares

Investors may purchase shares of a Fund at their net asset value (“NAV”), based on the next calculation of the NAV after the order is placed. Neither the Fund nor the distributor charges a sales charge or other transaction fee to purchase shares, although other institutions may impose transaction fees on shares purchased through them.

Redemption requests will be processed at the next NAV calculated after a redemption request is accepted. The Fund reserves the right to charge a redemption fee of 1% (2% in the case of AQR International Equity Fund and AQR International Momentum Fund), of redemption proceeds on Class I, Class N and Class L shares held for 60 days or less. The Funds charge this fee in order to discourage short-term investors. The Funds retain this fee for the benefit of the remaining shareholders. The AQR International Equity Fund’s Class Y shares charges subscription and redemption fees of 0.10% each regardless of the period such shares may have been held.

10. In-Kind Transaction

On August 28, 2009, the AQR International Equity Fund acquired all of the assets and liabilities of a privately offered fund managed by the Adviser in exchange for Class Y shares of the Fund. This transaction was structured to qualify as a tax-free reorganization under the Code. The investment portfolio of the privately offered fund, with a fair value of $273,684,897 and identified cost of $238,063,341 as of the date of the reorganization, was the principal asset acquired by the Fund. For financial statement purposes, assets received and shares issued by the Fund were recorded at fair value, and the Fund recorded the cost of such investments at their historical cost as recorded by the privately offered fund. The cost basis of the investments received from the privately offered fund was carried forward to align ongoing reporting of the Fund’s realized and unrealized gains and losses with amounts distributable for tax purposes. The net assets of the private fund at the date of acquisition were $316,649,562, including unrealized appreciation of $37,442,098. The net assets of the Fund immediately after the reorganization were $316,649,562. The Fund had no net assets or liabilities prior to the reorganization.

11. Risks and Concentrations

By using derivative instruments, the Funds are exposed to the counterparty’s credit risk-the risk that derivative counterparties may not perform in accordance with the contractual provisions offset by the value of any collateral received. The Funds’ exposure to credit risk associated with counterparty non-performance is limited to the unrealized gains inherent in such transactions that are recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Funds minimize counterparty credit risk through credit limits and approvals, credit monitoring procedures, executing master netting arrangements and managing margin and collateral requirements, as appropriate.

The Funds may have elements of risk not typically associated with investments in the United States of America due to concentrated investments in a limited number of countries or regions, which may vary throughout the year. Such concentrations may subject the Funds to additional risks resulting from political or economic conditions in such countries or regions and the possible imposition of adverse governmental laws or currency exchange restrictions could

 

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Notes to Financial Statements   December 31, 2009

 

cause the securities and their markets to be less liquid and their prices to be more volatile than those of comparable US companies.

As of December 31, 2009, substantially all of the AQR International Equity Fund and AQR International Momentum Fund's net assets consisted of issuers that are denominated in foreign currencies. Changes in currency exchange rates will affect the value of and investment income from such securities.

As of December 31, 2009, the AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund pledged a substantial portion of its assets for securities sold short to Goldman Sachs.

A significant portion of the net assets of the AQR Momentum Fund and the AQR Small Cap Momentum Fund are held by the Adviser and its affiliates. Significant shareholder transactions, if any, may impact the Funds’ performance.

12. Subsequent Events

Effective January 20, 2010, the Board of Trustees of the AQR Funds approved the elimination of the 1.00% redemption fee on the proceeds from redemptions of Class N and I shares of the AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund held for 60 days or less.

Management has evaluated events occurring subsequent to December 31, 2009 through March 1, 2010, the date the financial statements were issued. Management has determined that there were no material events that would require disclosure or adjustment to the Funds’ financial statement through this date.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of AQR Funds:

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, and the related statements of operations, of cash flows (AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund only) and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of AQR International Equity Fund, AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund, AQR Momentum Fund, AQR Small Cap Momentum Fund and AQR International Momentum Fund (five of the portfolios constituting AQR Funds, hereafter referred to as the “Funds”) at December 31, 2009, and the results of each of their operations, the cash flows of AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund, the changes in each of their net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York

March 1, 2010

 

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Fund Expense Examples (Unaudited)

 

 

December 31, 2009

As a shareholder of the Trust, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period as indicated below.

Actual Expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid for the Period Ended 12/31/09” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. Each Fund will indirectly bear its pro rata share of the expenses incurred by the underlying investments in which the Fund invests. These expenses are not included in the table.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed annual rate of return of 5% before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in a Fund and other funds by comparing this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. The Fund will indirectly bear its pro rata share of the expenses incurred by the underlying investments in which the Fund invests. These expenses are not included in the table.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the hypothetical example is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     BEGINNING
ACCOUNT
DATE
VALUE
   ENDING
ACCOUNT
VALUE
12/31/09
   ANNUALIZED
EXPENSE
RATIO FOR
THE PERIOD
   EXPENSES
PAID FOR THE
PERIOD
ENDING
12/31/09
AQR International Equity Fund            
Class Y (1)    8/28/09         

Actual Return

   $1,000.00    $1,060.80    0.55%    $1.96(a)

Hypothetical 5% return

   $1,000.00    $1,022.43    0.55%    $2.80(b)
Class I (2)    9/30/09         

Actual Return

   $1,000.00    $1,022.00    0.90%    $2.32(c)

Hypothetical 5% return

   $1,000.00    $1,020.67    0.90%    $4.58(b)
Class N (2)    9/30/09         

Actual Return

   $1,000.00    $1,020.40    1.25%    $3.22(c)

Hypothetical 5% return

   $1,000.00    $1,018.90    1.25%    $6.36(b)
AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund            
Class I    6/30/09         

Actual Return

   $1,000.00    $1,092.40    1.20%    $6.33(b)

Hypothetical 5% return

   $1,000.00    $1,019.16    1.20%    $6.11(b)
Class N    6/30/09         

Actual Return

   $1,000.00    $1,088.80    1.50%    $7.90(b)

Hypothetical 5% return

   $1,000.00    $1,017.64    1.50%    $7.63(b)

 

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     BEGINNING
ACCOUNT
DATE
VALUE
   ENDING
ACCOUNT
VALUE
12/31/09
   ANNUALIZED
EXPENSE
RATIO FOR
THE PERIOD
   EXPENSES
PAID FOR THE
PERIOD
ENDING
12/31/09
AQR Momentum Fund            
Class L (3)    7/9/09         

Actual Return

   $1,000.00    $1,255.80    0.49%    $2.65(d)

Hypothetical 5% return

   $1,000.00    $1,022.74    0.49%    $2.50(b)
AQR Small Cap Momentum Fund            
Class L (3)    7/9/09         

Actual Return

   $1,000.00    $1,212.40    0.65%    $3.45(d)

Hypothetical 5% return

   $1,000.00    $1,021.93    0.65%    $3.31(b)
AQR International Momentum Fund            
Class L (3)    7/9/09         

Actual Return

   $1,000.00    $1,230.80    0.65%    $3.48(d)

Hypothetical 5% return

   $1,000.00    $1,021.93    0.65%    $3.31(b)

 

(1) Commencement of operations was August 28, 2009.
(2) Commencement of offering of shares was September 30, 2009.
(3) Commencement of operations was July 9, 2009.
(a) Expenses are calculated using each Class’ annualized expense ratio, multipled by the average account value for the period, multipled by 126/365 (to reflect the period since commencement of operations).
(b) Expenses are calculated using each Class’ annualized expense ratio, multipled by the average account value for the period, multipled by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
(c) Expenses are calculated using each Class’ annualized expense ratio, multipled by the average account value for the period, multipled by 93/365 (to reflect the period since commencement of operations).
(d) Expenses are calculated using each Class’ annualized expense ratio, multipled by the average account value for the period, multipled by 176/365 (to reflect the period since commencement of operations).

 

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Trustees and Officers   December 31, 2009

 

The overall management of the business and affairs of the Funds is vested with the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees approves all significant agreements between the Trust and persons or companies furnishing services to it, including the Trust’s agreements with its investment advisers, administrator, custodian and transfer agent. The management of each Fund’s day-to-day operations is delegated to its officers, the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser and the Fund’s administrator, subject always to the investment objectives and policies of the Funds and to general supervision of the Board of Trustees.

Listed in the chart below is basic information regarding the Trustees and officers of the Trust. The address of each officer and Trustee is 2 Greenwich Plaza, Third Floor, 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 TRUSTEE

   OTHER

DIRECTORSHIPS

HELD BY

TRUSTEE

Disinterested Trustees2

        
Timothy K. Armour, 1948  

Trustee,

since 2008

  Interim Chief Executive Officer of Janus Capital Group (since 2009); Managing Director, Morningstar Inc.   12    Janus Capital
Group; AARP
Services
Steven Grenadier, 1964  

Trustee,

since 2008

  Professor of Finance, Stanford University   12    E*TRADE Funds;
Nicholas
Applegate Funds
L. Joe Moravy, 1950  

Trustee,

since 2008

  Retired (since 2008); prior thereto, Partner, Ernst & Young LLP   12    N/A

Interested Trustee3

        
John M. Liew, Ph.D., 1967   Chairman of the Board, since 2008   Founding Principal, AQR Capital Management LLC   12    N/A

 

(1) Each Trustee serves until the election and qualification of a successor, or until death, resignation or removal as provided in the Trust’s declaration of Trust.
(2) A Disinterested Trustee is any Trustee that is not an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act.
(3) An Interested Trustee is a Trustee that is an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act. Mr. Liew is an interested person of the Trust because of his position with the Adviser.

 

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Trustees and Officers   December 31, 2009

 

OFFICERS   

CURRENT

POSITION WITH

THE TRUST,

TERM OF

OFFICE2 AND

LENGTH OF

TIME SERVED

   PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) DURING PART 5 YEARS
Marco Hanig, 1958    Chief Executive Officer, since 2009;
President,
since 2008
  

Vice President, AQR Capital

Management LLC (since 2008); prior thereto, Principal, William Blair & Company, L.L.C.

John B. Howard, 1969    Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, since 2009;
Treasurer,
from 2008 to 2009
  

Principal, AQR Capital

Management LLC (since 2007); prior thereto, Chief Financial Officer, Knight Capital Group

Brendan R. Kalb, 1975    Executive Vice President, since 2009;
Secretary,
since 2008
  

Vice President, AQR Capital

Management LLC (since 2004)

Nir Messafi, 1975    Vice President and Treasurer, since 2009    Vice President, AQR Capital Management, LLC (since 2003)
Nicole DonVito, 1979    Vice President, since 2009    Vice President, AQR Capital Management, LLC (since 2007), prior thereto, Associate, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
Bradley Asness, 1969    Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, since 2009    Principal, AQR Capital Management, LLC (since 1998)

 

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Agreements

 

AQR International Equity Fund   

 

The Board of Trustees (the “Board,” and the members of which are referred to as “Board Members”) of the AQR Funds (the “Trust”) met in person on November 25, 2008 to consider the approval of the investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) between the Trust, on behalf of the AQR International Equity Fund (the “Fund”), and AQR Capital Management, LLC (“AQR” or the “Adviser”). In accordance with Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), the Board requested, reviewed, and considered materials furnished by AQR relevant to the Board’s consideration of whether to approve the Advisory Agreement. These materials included (a) memoranda and materials prepared by AQR, describing personnel and services to be provided to the Fund; (b) private fund and composite performance summaries for strategies relevant to consideration of the Advisory Agreement; (c) information independently compiled and prepared by Lipper, Inc. (“Lipper”) relating to the proposed Fund fees and expenses; (d) a discussion of AQR’s financial statements and financial condition; and (e) a discussion of the AQR compliance program and its regulatory exam history.

At the in-person meeting held on November 25, 2008, the Board, including the Board Members who are not “interested persons” as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Board Members”), unanimously approved the Advisory Agreement for an initial two-year term. The Board considered all factors it believed relevant with respect to the Fund, including, among other factors: (a) the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by AQR; (b) the investment performance of AQR portfolio management; (c) the advisory fee and the cost of the services and profits to be realized by AQR from the relationship with the Fund; (d) economies of scale; and (e) other factors.

The Board also considered other matters it deemed important to the approval process, such as services related to the valuation and pricing of Fund portfolio holdings, direct and indirect benefits to AQR and its affiliates from their relationship with the Fund and advice from independent legal counsel with respect to the review process and materials submitted for the Board’s review. The Board did not identify any particular information as controlling, and each Board Member may have attributed different weights to the various items considered.

The following is a summary of the Board’s discussion and views regarding the factors it considered in evaluating the Advisory Agreement:

The nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by AQR. The Board Members reviewed the services that AQR would provide to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement. The Board considered the size and experience of AQR’s staff, its use of technology, and the Fund’s investment objective, strategy and process. The Board reviewed the overall qualifications of AQR as an investment adviser. In connection with the investment advisory services to be provided to the Fund, the Board Members took into account detailed discussions they had with officers of AQR regarding the management of the Fund’s investments in accordance with the Fund’s stated investment objective and policies and the types of transactions that would be entered into on behalf of the Fund. During these discussions, the Board Members asked detailed questions of, and received answers from, the officers of AQR regarding the formulation and proposed implementation of the Fund’s investment strategy, its efficacy and potential risks. The Board considered AQR’s experience managing private funds with objectives and strategies, similar to the Fund and AQR’s experience managing private funds generally. The Board also considered AQR’s ownership structure and senior management.

In addition to the investment advisory services to be provided to the Fund, the Board Members considered that AQR also will provide administrative services, oversight of Fund accounting, marketing services, assistance in meeting legal and regulatory requirements and other services necessary for the operation of the Fund. In particular, the Board reviewed the compliance and administrative services to be provided to the Fund by AQR. The Board also reviewed a wide range of services provided to the Fund’s shareholders under a Shareholder Services Agreement with AQR. These services include access to performance information reporting, analysis and explanations of Fund reports, and electronic access to Fund information.

The Board also met with senior principals of AQR, including Clifford Asness, Managing and Founding Principal of AQR, and John Liew, Founding Principal of AQR and one of the Funds’ Trustees. The Board also met with the Fund’s portfolio management team. The Board considered information about how portfolio managers are compensated by AQR. The Board was advised that the firm employs a team-based approach in which all employees are compensated based on the firm’s overall performance.

Finally, the Independent Board Members had an opportunity to meet outside the presence of management in executive session separately with counsel to discuss and consider the Advisory Agreement. Based on the presentations at the

 

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Agreements

 

November 25, 2008 Board meeting, the Board of Trustees concluded that the services to be provided to the Fund by AQR pursuant to the Advisory Agreement were likely to be of a high quality and would benefit the Fund.

Investment Performance of AQR Portfolio Management. Because the Fund is newly formed, the Board did not consider the investment performance of the Fund. The Board based its review of AQR’s performance primarily on the experience of AQR in managing private funds, noting that other funds AQR manages might have investment objectives, policies or restrictions different from those of the Fund. The Board did discuss the prior performance of the AQR International Equity Fund, L.P., a private fund managed by AQR, which was reorganized with and into the Fund. The Board also considered the experience, resources and strengths of AQR and its affiliates with respect to the investment strategies proposed for the Fund. Based on these factors, the Board Members determined that AQR would be an appropriate investment adviser for the Fund.

The Advisory Fee and the Cost of the Services and Profits to be Realized by AQR from the Relationship with the Fund. The Board, including the Independent Board Members, received and reviewed information regarding the advisory fee to be paid by the Fund to AQR pursuant to the Advisory Agreement. The Board examined this information in order to determine the reasonableness of the fees in light of the nature and quality of services to be provided to the Fund.

To assist in this analysis, the Board received a report independently prepared by Lipper. The report showed comparative fee information for the Fund’s expense group and expense universe, including expense comparisons of contractual management fees and actual total operating expenses. The Board was advised that the advisory fees will be at or below the median of comparable funds. Management provided data about the investment management fees for AQR-managed private funds, including the AQR International Equity Fund, L.P. and the investment advisory fees for AQR’s separately managed accounts.

The Board did not receive any information regarding the profitability of AQR with respect to the Fund’s activities, as the Fund had not yet commenced operations. In the future, AQR will provide to the Board an annual estimate of its profitability with respect to Fund-related activities. The Board recognized that since AQR manages other accounts in addition to the Fund, estimates will invariably involve cost allocations based on judgment.

The Board also reviewed AQR’s unaudited financial statements. The purpose of the review was to help the Independent Board Members determine whether the firm has the necessary resources to provide high quality services to the Fund and attract and retain high quality employees.

The Board concluded that the advisory fee is reasonable.

Economies of Scale. Because the Fund is newly formed and had not commenced operations as of November 25, 2008, and the eventual aggregate amount of Fund assets was uncertain, AQR was not able to provide the Board Members with specific information concerning the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Fund grows and whether fee levels would reflect such economies of scale, if any. The Board noted that the Fund does not have breakpoints in its advisory fee that would allow investors to benefit directly in the form of lower fees as fund assets grow. However, AQR presented information to show that the fees were already set at a level that is competitive relative to funds of a larger scale. The Board Members also discussed the renewal requirements for investment advisory agreements, and determined that they would revisit this issue of breakpoints in the future.

Other Factors. The Board also received information regarding AQR’s brokerage and soft dollar practices. The Board considered that AQR will be responsible for decisions to buy and sell securities for the Fund, selection of broker-dealers and best execution, and aggregation and allocation of trade orders among the firms’ various advisory clients. The Board noted that AQR does not presently intend to make use of soft dollars to acquire third-party research.

Conclusion. Counsel advised the Board concerning the statutory and regulatory requirements for approval and disclosure of investment advisory agreements. No single factor was determinative to the decision of the Board. Based on the foregoing and such other matters as were deemed relevant, all of the Board Members, including all of the Independent Board Members, concluded that the proposed advisory fee rate and projected total expense ratio are reasonable in relation to the services to be provided by AQR to the Fund, as well as the costs to be incurred and benefits to be gained by AQR in providing such services, including the investment advisory and administrative components. The Board also found the proposed investment advisory fee to be reasonable in comparison to the fees charged by advisers to other comparable funds of similar, actual or anticipated size. As a result, all of the Board Members, including the Independent Board Members, approved the Advisory Agreement. The Independent Board Members were represented by counsel who assisted them in their deliberations.

 

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Agreements

 

AQR Momentum Fund, AQR Small Cap Momentum Fund and AQR International Momentum Fund   

 

The Board met in person on March 10, 2009 to consider the approval of the Advisory Agreement between the Trust, on behalf of each the AQR Momentum Fund, the AQR Small Cap Momentum Fund and the AQR International Momentum Fund (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), and AQR. In accordance with Section 15(c) of the 1940 Act, the Board requested, reviewed, and considered materials furnished by AQR relevant to the Board’s consideration of whether to approve the Advisory Agreement for each Fund. These materials included (a) memoranda and materials prepared by AQR, describing personnel and services to be provided to each Fund; (b) information independently compiled and prepared by Lipper relating to the proposed Fund fees and expenses; (c) a discussion of AQR’s financial statements and financial condition; and (d) a discussion of the AQR compliance program and its regulatory exam history.

At the in-person meeting held on March 10, 2009, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously approved the Advisory Agreement for an initial two-year term for each Fund. The Board considered all factors it believed relevant with respect to each Fund, including, among other factors: (a) the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by AQR; (b) the investment performance of AQR portfolio management; (c) the advisory fee and the cost of the services and profits to be realized by AQR from the relationship with each Fund; (d) economies of scale; and (e) other factors.

The Board also considered other matters it deemed important to the approval process, such as services related to the valuation and pricing of Fund portfolio holdings, direct and indirect benefits to AQR and its affiliates from their relationship with the Funds and advice from independent legal counsel with respect to the review process and materials submitted for the Board’s review. The Board did not identify any particular information as controlling, and each Board Member may have attributed different weights to the various items considered.

The following is a summary of the Board’s discussion and views regarding the factors it considered in evaluating the Advisory Agreement for each Fund:

The nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by AQR. The Board Members reviewed the services that AQR would provide to each Fund under the Advisory Agreement. The Board considered the size and experience of AQR’s staff, its use of technology, and each Fund’s investment objective, strategy and process. The Board reviewed the overall qualifications of AQR as an investment adviser. In connection with the investment advisory services to be provided to each Fund, the Board Members took into account detailed discussions they had with officers of AQR regarding the management of each Fund’s investments in accordance with the Fund’s stated investment objective and policies and the types of transactions that would be entered into on behalf of the Fund. During these discussions, the Board Members asked detailed questions of, and received answers from, the officers of AQR regarding the formulation and proposed implementation of each Fund’s investment strategy, its efficacy and potential risks. The Board considered AQR’s experience managing private funds generally.

In addition to the investment advisory services to be provided to each Fund, the Board Members considered that AQR also will provide administrative services, oversight of Fund accounting, marketing services, assistance in meeting legal and regulatory requirements and other services necessary for the operation of each Fund. In particular, the Board reviewed the compliance and administrative services to be provided to each Fund by AQR. The Board also reviewed a wide range of services provided to each Fund’s shareholders under a Shareholder Services Agreement with AQR. These services include access to performance information reporting, analysis and explanations of Fund reports, and electronic access to Fund information.

The Board met with senior principals of AQR. The Board also met with each Fund’s portfolio management team. The Board considered information about how portfolio managers are compensated by AQR. The Board was advised that the firm employs a team-based approach in which all employees are compensated based on the firm’s overall performance.

Finally, the Independent Board Members had an opportunity to meet outside the presence of management in executive session separately with counsel to discuss and consider the Advisory Agreement. Based on the presentations at the March 10, 2009 Board meeting, the Board of Trustees concluded that the services to be provided to each Fund by AQR pursuant to the Advisory Agreement were likely to be of a high quality and would benefit the Fund.

Investment Performance of AQR Portfolio Management. Because the Funds are newly formed, the Board did not consider the investment performance of the Funds. The Board based its review of AQR’s performance primarily on the experience of AQR in managing private funds, noting that other funds AQR manages might have investment objectives,

 

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Agreements

 

policies or restrictions different from those of the Funds. The Board did consider that while the Funds comprised a new product offering of the Adviser, the Adviser has used “momentum” as one of the investment criteria for a number of the Adviser’s other products, but always in combination with other investment criteria. The Board also considered the experience, resources and strengths of AQR and its affiliates with respect to the investment strategies proposed for each Fund. Based on these factors, the Board Members determined that AQR would be an appropriate investment adviser for each Fund.

The Advisory Fee and the Cost of the Services and Profits to be Realized by AQR from the Relationship with each Fund. The Board, including the Independent Board Members, received and reviewed information regarding the advisory fee to be paid by each Fund to AQR pursuant to the Advisory Agreement. The Board examined this information in order to determine the reasonableness of the fees in light of the nature and quality of services to be provided to each Fund.

To assist in this analysis, the Board received a report independently prepared by Lipper. The report showed comparative fee information for each Fund’s expense group and expense universe, including expense comparisons of contractual management fees and actual total operating expenses. The Board was advised that the advisory fees will be at or below the median of comparable funds.

The Board did not receive any information regarding the profitability of AQR with respect to the Funds’ activities, as the Funds had not yet commenced operations. In the future, AQR will provide to the Board an annual estimate of its profitability with respect to Fund-related activities. The Board recognized that since AQR manages other accounts in addition to each Fund, estimates will invariably involve cost allocations based on judgment.

The Board also reviewed AQR’s unaudited financial statements. The purpose of the review was to help the Independent Board Members determine whether the firm has the necessary resources to provide high quality services to each Fund and attract and retain high quality employees.

The Board concluded that the advisory fee is reasonable.

Economies of Scale. Because the Funds are newly formed and had not commenced operations as of March 10, 2009, and the eventual aggregate amount of Fund assets was uncertain, AQR was not able to provide the Board Members with specific information concerning the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow and whether fee levels would reflect such economies of scale, if any. However, AQR presented information to show that the fees were already set at a level that is competitive relative to funds of a larger scale.

Other Factors. The Board also received information regarding AQR’s brokerage and soft dollar practices. The Board considered that AQR will be responsible for decisions to buy and sell securities for the Funds, selection of broker-dealers and best execution, and aggregation and allocation of trade orders among the firms’ various advisory clients. The Board noted that AQR does not presently intend to make use of soft dollars to acquire third-party research.

Conclusion. Counsel advised the Board concerning the statutory and regulatory requirements for approval and disclosure of investment advisory agreements. No single factor was determinative to the decision of the Board. Based on the foregoing and such other matters as were deemed relevant, all of the Board Members, including all of the Independent Board Members, concluded that the proposed advisory fee rate and projected total expense ratio are reasonable in relation to the services to be provided by AQR to each Fund, as well as the costs to be incurred and benefits to be gained by AQR in providing such services, including the investment advisory and administrative components. The Board also found the proposed investment advisory fee to be reasonable in comparison to the fees charged by advisers to other comparable funds of similar, actual or anticipated size. As a result, all of the Board Members, including the Independent Board Members, approved the Advisory Agreement. The Independent Board Members were represented by counsel who assisted them in their deliberations.

 

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Investment Advisor

AQR Capital Management, LLC

Two Greenwich Plaza, 3rd Floor

Greenwich, CT 06830

Sub-Adviser

CNH Partners, LLC

Two Greenwich Plaza, 1st Floor,

Greenwich, CT 06830

Transfer Agent

ALPS Fund Services, Inc.

1290 Broadway, Suite 1100

Denver, CO 80203

Distributor

ALPS Distributors, Inc.

1290 Broadway, Suite 1100

Denver, CO 80203

Administrator & Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

101 Barclay Street

New York, NY 10286

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP

300 Madison Avenue

New York, NY 10017

You may obtain a description of the AQR Funds proxy voting, policies, procedures and information regarding how each Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ending June 30th of each year (available by August 31st of that year) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-866-290-2688 or visiting the funds website www.aqrfunds.com, or by accessing the SEC’s website at www.SEC.Gov. Such reports may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 202-942-8090.

The Fund files complete schedules of the portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters on Form N-Q. The Form N-Q is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-SEC-0330, or by accessing the SEC’s website, at www.SEC.Gov. It may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC.

This report has been prepared for shareholders and may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which includes information regarding the Funds’ objectives and polices, experienced of its management, marketability of shares and other information.


LOGO


Item 2. Code of Ethics.

a). As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer or persons performing similar functions (“Code of Ethics”).

b). Not Applicable

c). There has been no amendment to the Registrant’s Code of Ethics during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009 (“Reporting Period”).

d). Registrant granted no waivers from the provisions of its Code of Ethics during the Reporting Period.

e). Not Applicable

f). Attached

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

a). The Registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that its Audit Committee has one “audit committee financial expert”, as that term is defined under Items 3(b) and 3(c), serving on its Audit Committee. Mr. L. Joe Moravy, the Registrant’s audit committee financial expert, is “independent”, as that term is defined under Item 3(a)(2).

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

The principal accountant fees disclosed in Items 4(a)-(d) are for the five funds of the Registrant that had a fiscal year ending December 31, 2009 and whose financial statements are reported in Item 1.

a). Audit Fees: the aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit are as follows:

2009: $175,000

2008: $10,000

b). Audit-Related Fees: the aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this item are as follows:

2009: $ 0

2008: N/A


c). Tax Fees: the aggregate fees billed in each of the previous last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning are as follows:

2009: $42,500

2008: N/A

The Tax Fees represent services provided in connection with the preparation of tax returns, year-end distribution review, qualifying dividend income analysis and computation of foreign tax credit pass-through.

d). All Other Fees: the aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) and (c) of this Item are as follows:

2009: $0

2008: N/A

 

e) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures.

 

  (i) Per Rule 2-01(c)(7)(A) and the charter of the Registrant’s Audit Committee, the Audit Committee approves and recommends the principal accountant for the Registrant, pre-approves (i) the principal accountant’s provision of all audit and permissible non-audit services to the Registrant (including the fees and other compensation to be paid to the principal accountant), and (ii) the principal accountant’s provision of any permissible non-audit services to the Registrant’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”), sub-adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with any investment adviser or sub-adviser, if the engagement relates directly to the operations of the financial reporting of the Trust.

 

  (ii) 100% of services described in each of Items 4(b) through (d) were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(A) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

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

(g) The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the accountant for services rendered to the Registrant, the Adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant (except for any sub-advisor whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment advisor) for the last two fiscal years is as follows:

2009: $414,000

2008: N/A


(h) Not Applicable

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

(a) The Registrant is an issuer as defined in Section 10A-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and has a separately-designated standing Audit Committee in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of such Act. All of the Board’s independent Trustees, Timothy K. Armour, Steven Grenadier and L. Joe Moravy, are members of Audit Committee.

(b) Not Applicable.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

(a) Schedule is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

(b) Not applicable.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company & Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Not applicable.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)   The Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have evaluated the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of the filing date of this report and have concluded that these controls and procedures are effective.

 

(b)   There were no significant changes in the Registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation.


Item 12. Exhibits.

(a)(1) Any code of ethics, or amendment thereto, that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2 is attached hereto.

(a)(2) Separate certifications for each Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act (17CFR 270.30a-(a)) are attached hereto.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Registrant: AQR Funds

 

By:   /s/ Marco Hanig
Marco Hanig, Principal Executive Officer
Date: March 1, 2010

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Registrant: AQR Funds

 

By:   /s/ Marco Hanig
Marco Hanig, Principal Executive Officer
Date: March 1, 2010

 

By:   /s/ John B. Howard
John B. Howard, Principal Financial Officer
Date: March 1, 2010