Investment Universe
The investment universe for the AQR Momentum Index is comprised of the 1000 largest U.S. stocks by market capitalization.*
Index Objective
Measures the total return of large and mid-cap U.S. stocks with positive momentum. A stock is deemed to have positive momentum if it has performed well in the past relative to other stocks in the same investment universe.
Index Methodology*
The AQR Momentum Index is constructed based on the investment universe defined above using the following methodology:
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All the stocks in the Investment Universe are ranked by the total return over the prior 12 months excluding the last one.
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The top 33% stocks with the highest rank are selected for inclusion.
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The selected stocks are weighted by market capitalization.
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The index is reconstituted quarterly.
Other Benchmark Indices
Other indices based on a similar investment universe include the Russell 1000 Index, the Russell 1000 Value Index and the Russelll 1000 Growth Index. Among these, the AQR Momentum Index has the highest correlation to the Russell 1000 Growth Index.
(*) See index methodology for more details