While uncorrelated alternatives can be beneficial, they often fail to significantly impact the overall portfolio. Here, I argue that adding beta to these alternatives can enhance capital efficiency and improve long-term returns. Ultimately, there is a need for a balanced approach to investing in alternatives, including a combination of aggressive and equitized strategies.| www.aqr.com
Return-seeking investors must take risks—the question is which to take and to understand the tradeoffs involved. Most investors choose concentration risk, but we present arguments for a different approach.| www.aqr.com