AQR Capital Management reaches mid-year with double digit returns, source says
The $142 billion hedge fund returned a positive 0.9% performance in June in its multi-strategy fund, Apex Strategy, with a net 11.4% return so far this year, the source with knowledge of the matter said.
AQR's Helix Strategy which trades equity trends posted an 0.4% return for June and is up 7.4% for the year through June.
But the hedge fund's AQR Delphi Long-Short Equity Strategy June performance declined 2.1% in June, still leaving it with a positive 11.6% half-year return.
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