AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund Class N (AUENX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
18.37
+0.13 (0.71%)
At close: Feb 13, 2026
Fund Assets1.55B
Expense Ratio0.66%
Min. Investment$1,000,000
Turnover24.00%
Dividend (ttm)3.93
Dividend Yield21.52%
Dividend Growth-19.02%
Payout FrequencyAnnual
Ex-Dividend DateDec 17, 2025
Previous Close18.24
YTD Return3.23%
1-Year Return5.35%
5-Year Return40.94%
52-Week Low15.83
52-Week High18.42
Beta (5Y)n/a
Holdings179
Inception DateJul 9, 2012

About AUENX

AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund Class N is a U.S. equity mutual fund designed with a defensive investment approach targeting large capitalization stocks. The fund’s primary objective is to provide exposure to high-quality U.S. large cap companies known for stable earnings, strong profit margins, and other quality characteristics, aiming to deliver lower portfolio-level risk and higher risk-adjusted returns than the broad market. It employs a systematic investment process to construct a low-volatility portfolio that strives to match market-like returns while seeking to reduce overall volatility and provide downside protection. This makes the fund particularly focused on outperforming during market downturns by mitigating losses. Its sector allocations as of March 2025 show meaningful overweights to traditionally defensive areas such as consumer staples, health care, and industrials, while maintaining underweights in more cyclically sensitive sectors like information technology and consumer discretionary. AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund Class N plays a significant role for investors seeking more stable equity exposure, attempting to combine the growth potential of U.S. large caps with prudent risk management and resilience during challenging market environments.

Fund Family AQR Funds
Category Large Blend
Performance Rating Below Average
Risk Rating Low
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol AUENX
Share Class Class N
Index Russell 1000 TR USD

Performance

AUENX had a total return of 5.35% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 19.86%.

Equivalent Funds

These are funds that follow the same index from the other major fund companies.

SymbolProviderNameExpense Ratio
VTCIXVanguardVanguard Tax-Managed Capital Appreciation Fund Institutional Shares0.06%

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

SymbolShare ClassExpense Ratio
QUERXClass R60.31%
AUEIXClass I0.38%

Top 10 Holdings

16.26% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Limited Purpose Cash Investmentn/a2.71%
Philip Morris International Inc.PM1.55%
Monster Beverage CorporationMNST1.51%
Meta Platforms, Inc.META1.51%
Waste Management, Inc.WM1.50%
Exxon Mobil CorporationXOM1.50%
Chubb LimitedCB1.50%
AT&T Inc.T1.49%
Alphabet Inc.GOOGL1.49%
Veeva Systems Inc.VEEV1.49%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Dec 17, 2025$3.92543Dec 18, 2025
Dec 17, 2024$4.84723Dec 18, 2024
Dec 18, 2023$5.23388Dec 19, 2023
Dec 19, 2022$2.48174Dec 20, 2022
Dec 23, 2021$0.7212Dec 27, 2021
Dec 22, 2020$0.27835Dec 23, 2020
Full Dividend History