AQR: Research·2026-09-21 08:00· 2026-09-21AI Score55

AQR: Clarifying Common Misconceptions About Tax-Aware Long-Short Investing — The Misleading Analogy to Direct Indexing (Part 1)

Misconceptions about Tax-Aware Long-Short: Misleading Parallels with Direct Indexing, Part I

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AQR has published a research article noting that the market often incorrectly analogizes tax-aware long-short investing (TA LS) to direct indexing strategies, clarifying two core misconceptions.

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