# AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund (AQMIX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions

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- Issuer: — · Asset class: Bond
- Strategy: Thematic · Inception: 2010-01-05

The AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund, guided by its adviser, strategically deploys its capital across four core asset categories: commodities, currencies, fixed income, and equities. To gain exposure to these markets, the fund employs a wide array of derivative instruments, numbering in the hundreds. These encompass various futures, forwards, and swaps targeting diverse areas such as commodity prices, foreign exchange rates, equity indexes (including volatility), bond yields, interest rates, and credit default risks. It is important to note that this fund is classified as non-diversified.

## Key Facts

| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Price | $11.20 |
| Expense Ratio | 3.09% |
| Assets Under Management | $3.75B |
| NAV | $11.20 |
| Holdings Count | — |
| Distribution Yield (TTM) | 1.93% |
| Annual Distribution (TTM) | $0.22 /share |
| Distribution Frequency | Irregular |
| 52-Week Range | $9.48 – $11.44 |
| Beta | -0.13 |

## Latest Distribution

- Amount: $0.0810 /share
- Ex-date: 2025-12-29
- Pay date: 2025-12-30

## Frequently Asked Questions

### What does AQMIX invest in?

The AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund, guided by its adviser, strategically deploys its capital across four core asset categories: commodities, currencies, fixed income, and equities. To gain exposure to these markets, the fund employs a wide array of derivative instruments, numbering in the hundreds. These encompass various futures, forwards, and swaps targeting diverse areas such as commodity prices, foreign exchange rates, equity indexes (including volatility), bond yields, interest rates, and credit default risks. It is important to note that this fund is classified as non-diversified.

### What is the expense ratio of AQMIX?

AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund (AQMIX) charges an expense ratio of 3.09%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations.

### What is AQMIX's dividend yield?

AQMIX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 1.93%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price.

### What is the duration of AQMIX?

Effective duration measures AQMIX's sensitivity to interest-rate changes: a duration of 6 means a 1% rate move shifts NAV by roughly 6% in the opposite direction. AQMIX's current duration is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website.

### What is the credit quality of AQMIX?

AQMIX's credit quality breakdown (the share of holdings rated AAA through CCC and below) is published on the fund's factsheet. Higher-quality (investment-grade) funds yield less but carry less default risk than high-yield / junk bond funds.

### What is the yield to maturity of AQMIX?

Yield to maturity (YTM) is the total return you'd earn from AQMIX if every bond in the portfolio is held to maturity at the current price. AQMIX's YTM is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. It differs from the trailing-12-month yield because YTM reflects current bond prices rather than historical income paid.

### Does AQMIX pay a dividend?

Yes, AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund (AQMIX) distributes dividends to shareholders. The trailing-twelve-month yield is 1.93%. Full dividend history is on this page.

### How often does AQMIX pay dividends?

AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund pays dividends Irregular. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page.

### When is AQMIX's next ex-dividend date?

The most recently announced ex-dividend date for AQMIX was 2025-12-29. The next ex-date typically follows Irregular; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page.

### How much will AQMIX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years?

On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 3.09% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees.

### How does AQMIX charge its expense ratio?

The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from AQMIX's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price.

### Why does AQMIX cost more than a fund like VOO?

AQMIX's strategy (current expense ratio 3.09%) is different from a broad-market index tracker like VOO, so its fee belongs to a different cohort. The Cost Verdict card above shows you where AQMIX sits within its own category, which is the comparison that actually matters.

### Are there cheaper alternatives to AQMIX?

The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as AQMIX (3.09%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want.

## More on Dividend Data

- Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/aqmix
- Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/aqmix/dividend
- Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/aqmix/diversification
- Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/aqmix/expenses
- Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/aqmix/peers

Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.