AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund and AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund to close

TheShadow

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1444822/000119312515390688/d25032d497.htm

497 1 d25032d497.htm AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND & AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE LV FUND
AQR FUNDS

Supplement dated November 30, 2015 (“Supplement”)

to the Class I Shares and Class N Shares Prospectus dated May 1, 2015 (“Prospectus”)

of the AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund and AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund (the “Funds”)

This Supplement updates certain information contained in the Prospectus. Please review this important information carefully. You may obtain copies of the Funds’ Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information free of charge, upon request, by calling (866) 290-2688, or by writing to AQR Funds, P.O. Box 2248, Denver, CO 80201-2248.

Effective January 29, 2016, the AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund and AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund will be closed to new investors, subject to certain exceptions. Accordingly, effective November 30, 2015, the section entitled “Closed Fund Policies” beginning on page 158 of the Prospectus is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:

Closed Fund Policy ...

claimui

Well, that explains this earlier post: AQR Style Premia Alternative II Fund in registration

Here is the fund closure announcement from AQR's website: https://funds.aqr.com/news/soft-close-of-aqr-style-premia-alternative-funds

TSP_Transfer

Uhhh? An alternative for prime time ??
"...fans soon may be able to invest in wide receiver Alshon Jeffery's future income on the Nasdaq Capital Market, if the company that bought a share of his earnings gets its way.

Fantex, an online marketplace that lets investors buy and sell stock in a professional athlete's brand value, today filed an S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission proposing an initial public offering of a single security tied to contracts it has with 10 pro athletes.
November 30, 2015
Alshon Jeffery's earnings may be heading to Nasdaq

DANNY ECKER ON SPORTS
"Our six completed IPOs paved the way to unlocking an asset class previously closed to the capital markets,” Fantex CEO Buck French said in a statement. "By bundling multiple tracking stocks into a single, Nasdaq-listed security, we believe Fantex is providing the next evolution for those looking to invest in the business of professional sports."

http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20151130/BLOGS04/151139989/alshon-jefferys-earnings-may-be-heading-to-nasdaq

BobC

Just try to explain this fund's strategy to an average investor...the way it breaks down styles and sectors and makes its quant decisions. The folks at AQR are indeed very smart. But my philosophy, learned after many mistakes, is that if I cannot explain it clearly to clients and be able to answer their questions in reasonable detail, I should not be recommending it. Yes, it has a good short-term record. But there have been many 'alternative' funds that have had good numbers out of the starting gate, only to disappoint or crash on the first or second turn.

scott

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