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Systematic Investing in Credit Markets
AQR Asset Management Institute
Insight Summit 2016
Disclosures
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The information set forth herein has been obtained or derived from sources believed by AQR Capital Management, LLC (“AQR”) to be reliable. However, AQR does not make any representation or
warranty, express or implied, as to the information’s accuracy or completeness, nor does AQR recommend that the attached information serve as the basis of any investment decision. This
document has been provided to you solely for information purposes and does not constitute an offer or solicitation of an offer, or any advice or recommendation, to purchase any securities or
other financial instruments, and may not be construed as such. This document is intended exclusively for the use of the person to whom it has been delivered by AQR and it is not to be
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guarantee of future performance.
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sector that may be described or referenced herein and does not represent a formal or official view of AQR.
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AQR’s Original Research on the Topic
“Common Factors in Corporate Bond
and Bond Fund Returns”
AQR Working Paper
2016
Understanding Systematic Investing in Credit Markets
Source: AQR. For illustrative purposes only. Please refer to Israel, Palhares, Richardson (2016) “Common Factors in Corporate Bond and Bond
Fund Returns”.
Ronen Israel
AQR Capital Management LLC
ronen.israel@aqr.com
Diogo Palhares
AQR Capital Management LLC
diogo.palhares@aqr.com
Scott Richardson
AQR Capital Management LLC
London Business School
scott.richardson@aqr.com
July 22, 2016
Abstract
We identify four key characteristics (carry, defensive, momentum and value) that
together explain nearly 15% of the cross-sectional variation in corporate bond excess
returns. The positive risk-adjusted returns to these characteristics are diversifying with
respect to both market risk premia and equity characteristic returns. We use portfolios
based on these characteristics to explain both the returns and holdings of actively
managed credit funds. Credit hedge funds have very significant positive exposures to
credit markets (beta) and positive exposures to value. Credit mutual funds have the
expected positive exposure to credit markets and, unlike hedge funds, no exposure to
value but positive exposures to momentum, carry and defensive.
JEL classification: G12; G14; M41
Key words: corporate bonds, credit mutual funds, credit hedge funds
A previous version of this paper was titled “Investing with style in corporate bonds.” We thank Demir Bektic,
Maria Correia, Wayne E. Ferson, Patrick Houweling, Antti Ilmanen, Sarah Jiang, Toby Moskowitz, Narayan
Naik, Lasse Pedersen, Kari Sigurdsson and participants at the 4th Alliance Bernstein Quant Conference, 24th
European Pensions Symposium, 7th Inquire UK Business School Meeting, Norwegian Ministry of Finance and
University of Cambridge, 2016 SFS Finance Cavalcade, London Quant Group and UBS Quantitative
Investment Conference 2016 for helpful discussion and comments. We acknowledge the outstanding research
assistance of Peter Diep, Johnny Kang and Mason Liang. The views and opinions expressed herein are those of
the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of AQR Capital Management LLC (“AQR”), its affiliates or
its employees. This information does not constitute an offer or solicitation of an offer, or any advice or
recommendation, by AQR, to purchase any securities or other financial instruments and may not be construed
as such.
Today’s Presenter
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Scott Richardson, Ph.D.
Managing Director
Scott conducts research for AQR’s Global Alternative Premia group, focusing on strategies that contain credit
risk, and he helps oversee equity research for the firm’s Global Stock Selection group. Prior to AQR, he was a
professor at London Business School, where he still teaches M.B.A. and Ph.D. classes. He has held senior
positions at BlackRock (Barclays Global Investors), including head of Europe equity research and head of global
credit research, and began his career as an assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania. He is an
editor of the Review of Accounting Studies and has published extensively there and in other leading academic
and practitioner journals. In 2009 he won the Notable Contribution to Accounting award for his work on accrual
reliability. Scott earned a B.Ec. with first-class honors from the University of Sydney and a Ph.D. in business
administration from the University of Michigan.
Fixed Income and Corporate Credit
The Fixed Income Universe: Core and Core Plus
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The Global Fixed Income Market is $47.5 Trillion
Corporate HY
1,787, 72%
Emerging
Sovereign
693, 28%
Market Value ($2.5 Trillion)
Corporate HY
3,092, 88%
Emerging
Sovereign
440, 12%
Count (3,352 bonds)
Core Core Plus
Source: Barclays, AQR. Market values in USD. All data for month ending 3/31/2016. Core includes the Barclays Global Aggregate Index
constituents. Core Plus includes Global Corporate High Yield and Emerging Market Hard Currency Sovereign. Please read important disclosure in
the Appendix.
Government
25,043, 56%
Government-
Related,
5,110, 11%
Corporate IG
8,076, 18%
Securitized
6,888, 15%
Market Value ($45 Trillion)
Government
1,356, 8%
Government-
Related
4,050, 24%
Corporate IG
9,579, 57%
Securitized
1,825, 11%
Count (16,810 bonds)
Identification of ‘Styles’ for Corporate Credit
What Is Style Investing?
Focusing on Four Intuitive Styles
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Momentum Recent outperformers vs. recent underperformers
Value Cheap vs. Expensive
Carry High yield vs. low yield
Defensive Safe/high quality vs. risky/low quality
Source: AQR. Past performance is not a guarantee of future performance. Please read important disclosures in the Appendix.
All Styles Must Be:
• Persistent:
Evidence of
multidecade positive
returns
• Pervasive: Exist
broadly across
regions and assets
• Transparent:
Clearly defined
investment process
• Intuitive: Economic
rationale for positive
excess returns
• Liquid: Can be
captured by trading
liquid instruments
Style Definitions
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Summary
Bond
6-month bond momentum
Equity
6-month equity momentum
MomentumValue
Structural
Regression of spread on
structural model default
probability
Empirical
Regression of spread on its
widely available
determinants:
• rating,
• duration, and
• bond volatility
Carry
Option-adjusted spread
Defensive
Low Duration
Low effective duration
Low Leverage
Low market leverage
Profitability
High gross profitability
Source: AQR. Please read important disclosures in the Appendix.
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Valuation
Source: Richardson, Scott A., and Lok, Stephen, “Credit Markets and Financial Information” (January 20, 2011). For illustrative purposes only.
Please read important disclosures in the Appendix.
• Distance to Default is an important fundamental measure, affecting both Credit and Equity prices
• Calculating Distance to Default requires measures of leverage as well as asset volatility
• Accurately measuring leverage and asset volatility are therefore important for correctly capturing the fundamental value of
both Credit and Equity
An Example of the Fundamental Drivers of Credit Spreads
Value
Asset Volatility
(σA)
Asset Value Drift (μ)
(VA)
Expected
Default
Frequency
Today Maturity (T) TimeTime (t)
Default Threshold (X)
Portfolio Details
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Methodology (Table 1)
Investment Universe
- Select from universe of Investment Grade (60%) and High Yield Corporate (40%) bonds
- Select one bond per issuer, aiming to select most liquid
- Average of 1,200 bonds per cross-section
Portfolio Construction
- Rank and standardize measures
- Demean within Duration Times Spread (DTS) buckets aiming to make portfolios closer to beta-neutral
 Except Carry, Duration
- Volatility-adjust based on past realized volatility
- Form composites by placing equal risk on each factor
- Form model by placing equal risk on each style
Source: AQR. Past performance is not a guarantee of future performance. Investment process subject to change at any time without notice. Please
read important disclosures in the Appendix.
Results
-2%
0%
2%
4%
Losers 2 3 4 Winners
Momentum
-2%
0%
2%
4%
Risky 2 3 4 Safe
Defensive
-2%
0%
2%
4%
Low Yield 2 3 4 High Yield
Carry
-2%
0%
2%
4%
Expensive 2 3 4 Cheap
Value
Long-Term Evidence of Excess Returns
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Credit Excess Returns by Style (Table 4)
Source: Israel, Palhares and Richardson (2016), AQR. Above analysis reflects a backtest of underlying theoretical long/short styles generated by AQR definitions and is for
illustrative purposes only and not based on an actual portfolio AQR manages. The universe includes U.S. corporate bonds in the Bank of America Merrill Lynch
investment-grade and high-yield corporate bond indices issued between January 1997 – April 2015. The sample analyzed are selected from this universe based on seniority,
maturity, age and size. Performance statistics for value-weighted quintile portfolios formed on Value, Momentum, Carry and Defensive portfolios. Please read important
disclosures in the Appendix. These charts relate to Table 4 in the Common Factors in Corporate Bond and Bond Fund Returns Paper. These are not the returns of an
actual portfolio AQR manages and are for illustrative purposes only. Please read important disclosures in the Appendix. Hypothetical performance results have certain
inherent limitations, some of which are disclosed in the Appendix.
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Source: Israel, Palhares and Richardson (2016), AQR. Above analysis reflects a backtest of underlying theoretical long/short styles generated by AQR definitions and is for
illustrative purposes only and not based on an actual portfolio AQR manages. The universe includes U.S. corporate bonds in the Bank of America Merrill Lynch
investment-grade and high-yield corporate bond indices issued between January 1997 – April 2015. The sample analyzed are selected from this universe based on seniority,
maturity, age and size. Sharpe ratios for each individual style and the composite portfolio are calculated targeting a volatility of 5% per annum. The composite portfolio
combined the Value, Momentum, Carry and Defensive portfolios at equal weights. The results shown do not include advisory fees or transaction costs; if such fees and
expenses were deducted the Sharpe ratios would be lower. The risk-free rate is the Merrill Lynch 3 Month T-Bill. Please read performance disclosures in the Appendix for a
description of the investment universe and allocation methodology. Hypothetical data has inherent limitations, some of which are disclosed in the Appendix.
Hypothetical Gross Sharpe Ratios of Long/Short Credit Style Portfolios
Corporate Bonds (January 1997 - April 2015)
Single long/short strategies
performed well…
Composites
may be even better
Multi-Style Corporate Bond Portfolio
Diversification: The Whole is Greater Than the Sum of the Parts (Table 4)
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
Value Momentum Carry Defensive Composite
SharpeRatio
-4
-2
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
Alpha TSY CRP ERP SMB HML UMD QMJ
t-stat
Value
-4
-2
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
Alpha TSY CRP ERP SMB HML UMD QMJ
t-stat
Carry
-4
-2
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
Alpha TSY CRP ERP SMB HML UMD QMJ
t-stat
Defensive
-4
-2
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
Alpha TSY CRP ERP SMB HML UMD QMJ
t-stat
Momentum
Diversification Across Traditional Risk Premia and Equity Styles
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Credit Styles are not Beta.. Or Equity Styles (Table 6)
Source: Israel, Palhares and Richardson (2016), AQR. Credit Risk Premia (CRP) is measured as the value-weighted corporate bond excess returns of 1,300 bonds,
that comprise the Bank of America Merrill Lynch US Corporate Index (C0A0) and US High Yield Total ReturnIndex (H0A0) corporate bond indices . Equity risk
premia (ERP) is measured as the difference between the total returns on the S&P500 index and 1-month U.S. Treasury Bills. TSY refers to the Treasury term
premium, measured as the difference between total returns on the 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds and one-month U.S. Treasury bills. See the Appendix for definitions
of SMB (size factor), HML (value factor), UMD (momentum factor) and QMJ (quality factor).
Significance of Credit Style Factors
January 1997 – April 2015
Credit Fund Indices Exposures to Market Beta
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Source: AQR, Morningstar Direct and Hedge Fund Research Database. The table reports the fraction of the variance of fund returns’ explained by bond, equity, and
credit markets in the case of hedge funds, and own benchmarks in the case of mutual funds. The mutual fund index is an equal-weighted portfolio of fixed income
mutual funds whose holdings are at least 80% corporate bonds. The hedge fund index is an equal-weighted portfolio of US-centric, fixed income – corporate hedge
funds. Active return is the difference between a fund return in excess of its benchmark. For hedge funds the benchmark is a portfolio of bond, equity and credit markets
that most strongly correlates with its returns. The markets are defined as follows. For stocks the market is the return of the S&P500 in excess of the 1-Month T-bill. For
bonds, it is the return of the Bank-of-America-Merrill-Lynch (BAML) U.S. Treasuries 7-10 Yrs Index in excess of the 1-Month US T-bill. For credit it is the return of a
market-cap weighted portfolio comprised of all the bonds in the BAML High Yield and Investment Grade indexes in excess of the portfolio of maturity-matched
treasuries. Please see appendix for description of the single-factor style components. Past performance is not a guarantee of future performance. Hypothetical
performance results have certain inherent limitations, some of which are disclosed in the Appendix.
Regression of Credit Hedge Fund and High Yield Mutual Fund Returns on Market Beta
January 1997 – April 2015
Significant Portion of Returns Attributable to Passive Exposures… (Table 8)
• For hedge funds, we regress monthly excess returns over cash on equity, credit and treasury markets
• For high yield mutual funds, we display the fraction of their returns explained by their benchmarks
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Average Individual Hedge Fund HFRI Relative Value: Fixed
Income Corporate Index
Average Individual High Yield
Mutual Fund
R-SquaredofMarketMeasuresfor
FundReturns
0.1
2.5
5.5
2.0
-4.7
2.2
1.1
3.7
2.3
-1.6
-6
-4
-2
0
2
4
6
8
Value Momentum Carry Defensive Intercept
T-stat
Mutual Funds
(R-Squared: 15%)
HFRI RV
(R-Squared: 11%)
Credit Fund Indices Exposures to Styles
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Source: AQR. The table reports t-statistics of regressions of mutual and hedge fund indexes active returns on value, momentum, carry and defensive long-and-short,
single-factor style portfolio returns. The mutual fund index is an equal-weighted portfolio of fixed income mutual funds whose holdings are at least 80% corporate
bonds. The hedge fund index is an equal-weighted portfolio of US-centric, fixed income – corporate hedge funds. Active return is the difference between a fund return in
excess of its benchmark. For hedge funds the benchmark is a portfolio of bond, equity and credit markets that most strongly correlates with its returns. The markets are
defined as follows. For stocks the market is the return of the S&P500 in excess of the 1-Month T-bill. For bonds, it is the return of the Bank-of-America-Merrill-Lynch
(BAML) U.S. Treasuries 7-10 Yrs Index in excess of the 1-Month US T-bill. For credit it is the return of a market-cap weighted portfolio comprised of all the bonds in the
BAML High Yield and Investment Grade indexes in excess of the portfolio of maturity-matched treasuries. Please see p.7 for description of the single-factor style
components. Data for actively managed credit mutual and hedge funds are sourced from Morningstar Direct and Hedge Fund Research Database respectively. The
intercept is defined as the proportion of returns not explained by Value, Momentum, Carry and Defensive. Past performance is not a guarantee of future performance.
Hypothetical performance results have certain inherent limitations, some of which are disclosed in the Appendix.
Significance of Credit Hedge Fund and Mutual Fund Returns Loadings on Hypothetical Style Portfolio Returns
January 1997 – April 2015
…Especially to Carry (Table 9)
Conclusion
Conclusion
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Style Investing in Corporate Bonds
We believe it has worked
• Carry, Defensive, Momentum and Value measures explain up to 15% of
cross-sectional variation of corporate bond excess returns
Actively managed credit funds have significant exposure to ‘beta’ and minimal
exposure to well compensated styles
• But, evidence of ‘reaching for yield’
Styles in credit markets are different to styles in equity markets
Appendix
Diversification Across Traditional Risk Premia and Equity Styles
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Terms and Definitions
Credit Risk Premium (CRP)
Equity Risk Premium (ERP)
Treasury Term Premium (TSY)
SMB
HML
UMD
QMJ
Excess returns to corporate bonds, measured as the difference between value-weighted monthly total returns
of corporate bonds included in the BAML dataset and a portfolio of duration-matched U.S. Treasury bonds.
Excess returns to the S&P 500 Index, measured as the difference between monthly total returns to the S&P
500 and one-month US Treasury Bills.
Treasury term premium, measured as the difference between total returns on the 10-year U.S. Treasury
bonds and one-month U.S. Treasury bills
Monthly mimicking-factor portfolio return to the size factor, obtained from Ken French’s website.
Monthly mimicking-factor portfolio return to the value factor, obtained from Ken French’s website.
Monthly mimicking-factor portfolio return to the momentum factor, obtained from Ken French’s website.
Monthly mimicking-factor portfolio return to the quality factor, obtained from the AQR website.
Regression Analysis 𝐑 𝐢,𝐭 = 𝛼 + ߚ𝟏 𝐓𝐒𝐘𝐢,𝐭 + ߚ𝟐 𝐂𝐑𝐏𝐢,𝐭 + ߚ𝟑 𝐄𝐑𝐏𝐢,𝐭 + ߚ𝟒 𝐒𝐌𝐁𝐢,𝐭 + ߚ𝟓 𝐇𝐌𝐋𝐢,𝐭 + ߚ𝟔 𝐔𝐌𝐃𝐢,𝐭+ ߚ𝟕 𝐐𝐌𝐉𝐢,𝐭 + ߝ𝐢,𝐭
Source: AQR. 𝑅𝑖,𝑡 denotes the duration-hedged excess return of bond i over month t. See Israel, Palhares and Richardson (2016) for more detail. Please read
important disclosures in the Appendix
Performance Disclosures
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This document has been provided to you solely for information purposes and does not constitute an offer or solicitation of an offer or any advice or recommendation to purchase any securities or other financial instruments and may not be construed as such.
The factual information set forth herein has been obtained or derived from sources believed to be reliable but it is not necessarily all-inclusive and is not guaranteed as to its accuracy and is not to be regarded as a representation or warranty, express or
implied, as to the information’s accuracy or completeness, nor should the attached information serve as the basis of any investment decision. This document is intended exclusively for the use of the person to whom it has been delivered and it is not to be
reproduced or redistributed to any other person. Past performance is not a guarantee of future performance.
Hypothetical performance results (e.g., quantitative backtests) have many inherent limitations, some of which, but not all, are described herein. No representation is being made that any fund or account will or is likely to achieve profits or losses similar to
those shown herein. In fact, there are frequently sharp differences between hypothetical performance results and the actual results subsequently realized by any particular trading program. One of the limitations of hypothetical performance results is that
they are generally prepared with the benefit of hindsight. In addition, hypothetical trading does not involve financial risk, and no hypothetical trading record can completely account for the impact of financial risk in actual trading. For example, the ability to
withstand losses or adhere to a particular trading program in spite of trading losses are material points which can adversely affect actual trading results. The hypothetical performance results contained herein represent the application of the quantitative
models as currently in effect on the date first written above and there can be no assurance that the models will remain the same in the future or that an application of the current models in the future will produce similar results because the relevant market
and economic conditions that prevailed during the hypothetical performance period will not necessarily recur. There are numerous other factors related to the markets in general or to the implementation of any specific trading program which cannot be fully
accounted for in the preparation of hypothetical performance results, all of which can adversely affect actual trading results. Discounting factors may be applied to reduce suspected anomalies. This backtest’s return, for this period, may vary depending on
the date it is run. Hypothetical performance results are presented for illustrative purposes only. In addition, our transaction cost assumptions utilized in backtests , where noted, are based on AQR's historical realized transaction costs and market data.
Certain of the assumptions have been made for modeling purposes and are unlikely to be realized. No representation or warranty is made as to the reasonableness of the assumptions made or that all assumptions used in achieving the returns have been
stated or fully considered. Changes in the assumptions may have a material impact on the hypothetical returns presented. Hypothetical performance is gross of advisory fees, net of transaction costs, and includes the reinvestment of dividends. If the
expenses were reflected, the performance shown would be lower.
Styles backtests herein are of underlying theoretical long/short styles generated by AQR definitions and are for illustrative purposes only and not based on an actual portfolio AQR manages. The universe includes U.S. corporate bonds in the Bank of
America Merrill Lynch investment-grade and high-yield corporate bond indices issued between January 1997 – April 2015. The sample analyzed are selected from this universe based on seniority, maturity, age and size. Sharpe ratios for each individual
style and the composite portfolio are calculated targeting a volatility of 5% per annum. The composite portfolio combines the Value, Momentum, Carry and Defensive portfolios at equal weights. The results shown do not include advisory fees or transaction
costs; if such fees and expenses were deducted the Sharpe ratios would be lower. The risk-free rate is the Merrill Lynch 3 Month T-Bill. AQR High Yield backtest refers to the positions of a theoretical long-only portfolio based on the combination of four
style components: Value, Momentum, Carry and Defensive. Each strategy is designed to take long positions in the assets with the strongest style attributes. The universe is based on the constituents of the Bank of America Merrill Lynch High Yield index
(BAML H0A0).
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result in double-counting. CDX.NA.HY Index is composed of one hundred liquid constituents with high yield credit rating. HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index is an equal-weighted index that includes over 2100 constituent funds, both domestic and
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AQR Systematic Investing in Credit Markets

  • 1. AQR Capital Management, LLC Two Greenwich Plaza Greenwich, CT 06830 p: +1.203.742.3600 | w: aqr.com Systematic Investing in Credit Markets AQR Asset Management Institute Insight Summit 2016
  • 2. Disclosures 1 The information set forth herein has been obtained or derived from sources believed by AQR Capital Management, LLC (“AQR”) to be reliable. However, AQR does not make any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the information’s accuracy or completeness, nor does AQR recommend that the attached information serve as the basis of any investment decision. This document has been provided to you solely for information purposes and does not constitute an offer or solicitation of an offer, or any advice or recommendation, to purchase any securities or other financial instruments, and may not be construed as such. This document is intended exclusively for the use of the person to whom it has been delivered by AQR and it is not to be reproduced or redistributed to any other person. Please refer to the Appendix for more information on risks and fees. For one-on-one presentation use only. Past performance is not a guarantee of future performance. This presentation is not research and should not be treated as research. This presentation does not represent valuation judgments with respect to any financial instrument, issuer, security or sector that may be described or referenced herein and does not represent a formal or official view of AQR. The views expressed reflect the current views as of the date hereof and neither the speaker nor AQR undertakes to advise you of any changes in the views expressed herein. It should not be assumed that the speaker or AQR will make investment recommendations in the future that are consistent with the views expressed herein, or use any or all of the techniques or methods of analysis described herein in managing client accounts. AQR and its affiliates may have positions (long or short) or engage in securities transactions that are not consistent with the information and views expressed in this presentation. The information contained herein is only as current as of the date indicated, and may be superseded by subsequent market events or for other reasons. Charts and graphs provided herein are for illustrative purposes only. The information in this presentation has been developed internally and/or obtained from sources believed to be reliable; however, neither AQR nor the speaker guarantees the accuracy, adequacy or completeness of such information. Nothing contained herein constitutes investment, legal, tax or other advice nor is it to be relied on in making an investment or other decision. There can be no assurance that an investment strategy will be successful. Historic market trends are not reliable indicators of actual future market behavior or future performance of any particular investment which may differ materially, and should not be relied upon as such. Target allocations contained herein are subject to change. There is no assurance that the target allocations will be achieved, and actual allocations may be significantly different than that shown here. This presentation should not be viewed as a current or past recommendation or a solicitation of an offer to buy or sell any securities or to adopt any investment strategy. The information in this presentation may contain projections or other forward‐looking statements regarding future events, targets, forecasts or expectations regarding the strategies described herein, and is only current as of the date indicated. There is no assurance that such events or targets will be achieved, and may be significantly different from that shown here. The information in this presentation, including statements concerning financial market trends, is based on current market conditions, which will fluctuate and may be superseded by subsequent market events or for other reasons. Performance of all cited indices is calculated on a total return basis with dividends reinvested. The investment strategy and themes discussed herein may be unsuitable for investors depending on their specific investment objectives and financial situation. Please note that changes in the rate of exchange of a currency may affect the value, price or income of an investment adversely. Neither AQR nor the speaker assumes any duty to, nor undertakes to update forward looking statements. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is made or given by or on behalf of AQR, the speaker or any other person as to the accuracy and completeness or fairness of the information contained in this presentation, and no responsibility or liability is accepted for any such information. By accepting this presentation in its entirety, the recipient acknowledges its understanding and acceptance of the foregoing statement.
  • 3. 2 AQR’s Original Research on the Topic “Common Factors in Corporate Bond and Bond Fund Returns” AQR Working Paper 2016 Understanding Systematic Investing in Credit Markets Source: AQR. For illustrative purposes only. Please refer to Israel, Palhares, Richardson (2016) “Common Factors in Corporate Bond and Bond Fund Returns”. Ronen Israel AQR Capital Management LLC ronen.israel@aqr.com Diogo Palhares AQR Capital Management LLC diogo.palhares@aqr.com Scott Richardson AQR Capital Management LLC London Business School scott.richardson@aqr.com July 22, 2016 Abstract We identify four key characteristics (carry, defensive, momentum and value) that together explain nearly 15% of the cross-sectional variation in corporate bond excess returns. The positive risk-adjusted returns to these characteristics are diversifying with respect to both market risk premia and equity characteristic returns. We use portfolios based on these characteristics to explain both the returns and holdings of actively managed credit funds. Credit hedge funds have very significant positive exposures to credit markets (beta) and positive exposures to value. Credit mutual funds have the expected positive exposure to credit markets and, unlike hedge funds, no exposure to value but positive exposures to momentum, carry and defensive. JEL classification: G12; G14; M41 Key words: corporate bonds, credit mutual funds, credit hedge funds A previous version of this paper was titled “Investing with style in corporate bonds.” We thank Demir Bektic, Maria Correia, Wayne E. Ferson, Patrick Houweling, Antti Ilmanen, Sarah Jiang, Toby Moskowitz, Narayan Naik, Lasse Pedersen, Kari Sigurdsson and participants at the 4th Alliance Bernstein Quant Conference, 24th European Pensions Symposium, 7th Inquire UK Business School Meeting, Norwegian Ministry of Finance and University of Cambridge, 2016 SFS Finance Cavalcade, London Quant Group and UBS Quantitative Investment Conference 2016 for helpful discussion and comments. We acknowledge the outstanding research assistance of Peter Diep, Johnny Kang and Mason Liang. The views and opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of AQR Capital Management LLC (“AQR”), its affiliates or its employees. This information does not constitute an offer or solicitation of an offer, or any advice or recommendation, by AQR, to purchase any securities or other financial instruments and may not be construed as such.
  • 4. Today’s Presenter 3 Scott Richardson, Ph.D. Managing Director Scott conducts research for AQR’s Global Alternative Premia group, focusing on strategies that contain credit risk, and he helps oversee equity research for the firm’s Global Stock Selection group. Prior to AQR, he was a professor at London Business School, where he still teaches M.B.A. and Ph.D. classes. He has held senior positions at BlackRock (Barclays Global Investors), including head of Europe equity research and head of global credit research, and began his career as an assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania. He is an editor of the Review of Accounting Studies and has published extensively there and in other leading academic and practitioner journals. In 2009 he won the Notable Contribution to Accounting award for his work on accrual reliability. Scott earned a B.Ec. with first-class honors from the University of Sydney and a Ph.D. in business administration from the University of Michigan.
  • 5. Fixed Income and Corporate Credit
  • 6. The Fixed Income Universe: Core and Core Plus 5 The Global Fixed Income Market is $47.5 Trillion Corporate HY 1,787, 72% Emerging Sovereign 693, 28% Market Value ($2.5 Trillion) Corporate HY 3,092, 88% Emerging Sovereign 440, 12% Count (3,352 bonds) Core Core Plus Source: Barclays, AQR. Market values in USD. All data for month ending 3/31/2016. Core includes the Barclays Global Aggregate Index constituents. Core Plus includes Global Corporate High Yield and Emerging Market Hard Currency Sovereign. Please read important disclosure in the Appendix. Government 25,043, 56% Government- Related, 5,110, 11% Corporate IG 8,076, 18% Securitized 6,888, 15% Market Value ($45 Trillion) Government 1,356, 8% Government- Related 4,050, 24% Corporate IG 9,579, 57% Securitized 1,825, 11% Count (16,810 bonds)
  • 7. Identification of ‘Styles’ for Corporate Credit
  • 8. What Is Style Investing? Focusing on Four Intuitive Styles 7 Momentum Recent outperformers vs. recent underperformers Value Cheap vs. Expensive Carry High yield vs. low yield Defensive Safe/high quality vs. risky/low quality Source: AQR. Past performance is not a guarantee of future performance. Please read important disclosures in the Appendix. All Styles Must Be: • Persistent: Evidence of multidecade positive returns • Pervasive: Exist broadly across regions and assets • Transparent: Clearly defined investment process • Intuitive: Economic rationale for positive excess returns • Liquid: Can be captured by trading liquid instruments
  • 9. Style Definitions 8 Summary Bond 6-month bond momentum Equity 6-month equity momentum MomentumValue Structural Regression of spread on structural model default probability Empirical Regression of spread on its widely available determinants: • rating, • duration, and • bond volatility Carry Option-adjusted spread Defensive Low Duration Low effective duration Low Leverage Low market leverage Profitability High gross profitability Source: AQR. Please read important disclosures in the Appendix.
  • 10. 9 Valuation Source: Richardson, Scott A., and Lok, Stephen, “Credit Markets and Financial Information” (January 20, 2011). For illustrative purposes only. Please read important disclosures in the Appendix. • Distance to Default is an important fundamental measure, affecting both Credit and Equity prices • Calculating Distance to Default requires measures of leverage as well as asset volatility • Accurately measuring leverage and asset volatility are therefore important for correctly capturing the fundamental value of both Credit and Equity An Example of the Fundamental Drivers of Credit Spreads Value Asset Volatility (σA) Asset Value Drift (μ) (VA) Expected Default Frequency Today Maturity (T) TimeTime (t) Default Threshold (X)
  • 11. Portfolio Details 10 Methodology (Table 1) Investment Universe - Select from universe of Investment Grade (60%) and High Yield Corporate (40%) bonds - Select one bond per issuer, aiming to select most liquid - Average of 1,200 bonds per cross-section Portfolio Construction - Rank and standardize measures - Demean within Duration Times Spread (DTS) buckets aiming to make portfolios closer to beta-neutral  Except Carry, Duration - Volatility-adjust based on past realized volatility - Form composites by placing equal risk on each factor - Form model by placing equal risk on each style Source: AQR. Past performance is not a guarantee of future performance. Investment process subject to change at any time without notice. Please read important disclosures in the Appendix.
  • 13. -2% 0% 2% 4% Losers 2 3 4 Winners Momentum -2% 0% 2% 4% Risky 2 3 4 Safe Defensive -2% 0% 2% 4% Low Yield 2 3 4 High Yield Carry -2% 0% 2% 4% Expensive 2 3 4 Cheap Value Long-Term Evidence of Excess Returns 12 Credit Excess Returns by Style (Table 4) Source: Israel, Palhares and Richardson (2016), AQR. Above analysis reflects a backtest of underlying theoretical long/short styles generated by AQR definitions and is for illustrative purposes only and not based on an actual portfolio AQR manages. The universe includes U.S. corporate bonds in the Bank of America Merrill Lynch investment-grade and high-yield corporate bond indices issued between January 1997 – April 2015. The sample analyzed are selected from this universe based on seniority, maturity, age and size. Performance statistics for value-weighted quintile portfolios formed on Value, Momentum, Carry and Defensive portfolios. Please read important disclosures in the Appendix. These charts relate to Table 4 in the Common Factors in Corporate Bond and Bond Fund Returns Paper. These are not the returns of an actual portfolio AQR manages and are for illustrative purposes only. Please read important disclosures in the Appendix. Hypothetical performance results have certain inherent limitations, some of which are disclosed in the Appendix.
  • 14. 13 Source: Israel, Palhares and Richardson (2016), AQR. Above analysis reflects a backtest of underlying theoretical long/short styles generated by AQR definitions and is for illustrative purposes only and not based on an actual portfolio AQR manages. The universe includes U.S. corporate bonds in the Bank of America Merrill Lynch investment-grade and high-yield corporate bond indices issued between January 1997 – April 2015. The sample analyzed are selected from this universe based on seniority, maturity, age and size. Sharpe ratios for each individual style and the composite portfolio are calculated targeting a volatility of 5% per annum. The composite portfolio combined the Value, Momentum, Carry and Defensive portfolios at equal weights. The results shown do not include advisory fees or transaction costs; if such fees and expenses were deducted the Sharpe ratios would be lower. The risk-free rate is the Merrill Lynch 3 Month T-Bill. Please read performance disclosures in the Appendix for a description of the investment universe and allocation methodology. Hypothetical data has inherent limitations, some of which are disclosed in the Appendix. Hypothetical Gross Sharpe Ratios of Long/Short Credit Style Portfolios Corporate Bonds (January 1997 - April 2015) Single long/short strategies performed well… Composites may be even better Multi-Style Corporate Bond Portfolio Diversification: The Whole is Greater Than the Sum of the Parts (Table 4) 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 Value Momentum Carry Defensive Composite SharpeRatio
  • 15. -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 Alpha TSY CRP ERP SMB HML UMD QMJ t-stat Value -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 Alpha TSY CRP ERP SMB HML UMD QMJ t-stat Carry -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 Alpha TSY CRP ERP SMB HML UMD QMJ t-stat Defensive -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 Alpha TSY CRP ERP SMB HML UMD QMJ t-stat Momentum Diversification Across Traditional Risk Premia and Equity Styles 14 Credit Styles are not Beta.. Or Equity Styles (Table 6) Source: Israel, Palhares and Richardson (2016), AQR. Credit Risk Premia (CRP) is measured as the value-weighted corporate bond excess returns of 1,300 bonds, that comprise the Bank of America Merrill Lynch US Corporate Index (C0A0) and US High Yield Total ReturnIndex (H0A0) corporate bond indices . Equity risk premia (ERP) is measured as the difference between the total returns on the S&P500 index and 1-month U.S. Treasury Bills. TSY refers to the Treasury term premium, measured as the difference between total returns on the 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds and one-month U.S. Treasury bills. See the Appendix for definitions of SMB (size factor), HML (value factor), UMD (momentum factor) and QMJ (quality factor). Significance of Credit Style Factors January 1997 – April 2015
  • 16. Credit Fund Indices Exposures to Market Beta 15 Source: AQR, Morningstar Direct and Hedge Fund Research Database. The table reports the fraction of the variance of fund returns’ explained by bond, equity, and credit markets in the case of hedge funds, and own benchmarks in the case of mutual funds. The mutual fund index is an equal-weighted portfolio of fixed income mutual funds whose holdings are at least 80% corporate bonds. The hedge fund index is an equal-weighted portfolio of US-centric, fixed income – corporate hedge funds. Active return is the difference between a fund return in excess of its benchmark. For hedge funds the benchmark is a portfolio of bond, equity and credit markets that most strongly correlates with its returns. The markets are defined as follows. For stocks the market is the return of the S&P500 in excess of the 1-Month T-bill. For bonds, it is the return of the Bank-of-America-Merrill-Lynch (BAML) U.S. Treasuries 7-10 Yrs Index in excess of the 1-Month US T-bill. For credit it is the return of a market-cap weighted portfolio comprised of all the bonds in the BAML High Yield and Investment Grade indexes in excess of the portfolio of maturity-matched treasuries. Please see appendix for description of the single-factor style components. Past performance is not a guarantee of future performance. Hypothetical performance results have certain inherent limitations, some of which are disclosed in the Appendix. Regression of Credit Hedge Fund and High Yield Mutual Fund Returns on Market Beta January 1997 – April 2015 Significant Portion of Returns Attributable to Passive Exposures… (Table 8) • For hedge funds, we regress monthly excess returns over cash on equity, credit and treasury markets • For high yield mutual funds, we display the fraction of their returns explained by their benchmarks 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% Average Individual Hedge Fund HFRI Relative Value: Fixed Income Corporate Index Average Individual High Yield Mutual Fund R-SquaredofMarketMeasuresfor FundReturns
  • 17. 0.1 2.5 5.5 2.0 -4.7 2.2 1.1 3.7 2.3 -1.6 -6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8 Value Momentum Carry Defensive Intercept T-stat Mutual Funds (R-Squared: 15%) HFRI RV (R-Squared: 11%) Credit Fund Indices Exposures to Styles 16 Source: AQR. The table reports t-statistics of regressions of mutual and hedge fund indexes active returns on value, momentum, carry and defensive long-and-short, single-factor style portfolio returns. The mutual fund index is an equal-weighted portfolio of fixed income mutual funds whose holdings are at least 80% corporate bonds. The hedge fund index is an equal-weighted portfolio of US-centric, fixed income – corporate hedge funds. Active return is the difference between a fund return in excess of its benchmark. For hedge funds the benchmark is a portfolio of bond, equity and credit markets that most strongly correlates with its returns. The markets are defined as follows. For stocks the market is the return of the S&P500 in excess of the 1-Month T-bill. For bonds, it is the return of the Bank-of-America-Merrill-Lynch (BAML) U.S. Treasuries 7-10 Yrs Index in excess of the 1-Month US T-bill. For credit it is the return of a market-cap weighted portfolio comprised of all the bonds in the BAML High Yield and Investment Grade indexes in excess of the portfolio of maturity-matched treasuries. Please see p.7 for description of the single-factor style components. Data for actively managed credit mutual and hedge funds are sourced from Morningstar Direct and Hedge Fund Research Database respectively. The intercept is defined as the proportion of returns not explained by Value, Momentum, Carry and Defensive. Past performance is not a guarantee of future performance. Hypothetical performance results have certain inherent limitations, some of which are disclosed in the Appendix. Significance of Credit Hedge Fund and Mutual Fund Returns Loadings on Hypothetical Style Portfolio Returns January 1997 – April 2015 …Especially to Carry (Table 9)
  • 19. Conclusion 18 Style Investing in Corporate Bonds We believe it has worked • Carry, Defensive, Momentum and Value measures explain up to 15% of cross-sectional variation of corporate bond excess returns Actively managed credit funds have significant exposure to ‘beta’ and minimal exposure to well compensated styles • But, evidence of ‘reaching for yield’ Styles in credit markets are different to styles in equity markets
  • 21. Diversification Across Traditional Risk Premia and Equity Styles 20 Terms and Definitions Credit Risk Premium (CRP) Equity Risk Premium (ERP) Treasury Term Premium (TSY) SMB HML UMD QMJ Excess returns to corporate bonds, measured as the difference between value-weighted monthly total returns of corporate bonds included in the BAML dataset and a portfolio of duration-matched U.S. Treasury bonds. Excess returns to the S&P 500 Index, measured as the difference between monthly total returns to the S&P 500 and one-month US Treasury Bills. Treasury term premium, measured as the difference between total returns on the 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds and one-month U.S. Treasury bills Monthly mimicking-factor portfolio return to the size factor, obtained from Ken French’s website. Monthly mimicking-factor portfolio return to the value factor, obtained from Ken French’s website. Monthly mimicking-factor portfolio return to the momentum factor, obtained from Ken French’s website. Monthly mimicking-factor portfolio return to the quality factor, obtained from the AQR website. Regression Analysis 𝐑 𝐢,𝐭 = 𝛼 + ߚ𝟏 𝐓𝐒𝐘𝐢,𝐭 + ߚ𝟐 𝐂𝐑𝐏𝐢,𝐭 + ߚ𝟑 𝐄𝐑𝐏𝐢,𝐭 + ߚ𝟒 𝐒𝐌𝐁𝐢,𝐭 + ߚ𝟓 𝐇𝐌𝐋𝐢,𝐭 + ߚ𝟔 𝐔𝐌𝐃𝐢,𝐭+ ߚ𝟕 𝐐𝐌𝐉𝐢,𝐭 + ߝ𝐢,𝐭 Source: AQR. 𝑅𝑖,𝑡 denotes the duration-hedged excess return of bond i over month t. See Israel, Palhares and Richardson (2016) for more detail. Please read important disclosures in the Appendix
  • 22. Performance Disclosures 21 This document has been provided to you solely for information purposes and does not constitute an offer or solicitation of an offer or any advice or recommendation to purchase any securities or other financial instruments and may not be construed as such. The factual information set forth herein has been obtained or derived from sources believed to be reliable but it is not necessarily all-inclusive and is not guaranteed as to its accuracy and is not to be regarded as a representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the information’s accuracy or completeness, nor should the attached information serve as the basis of any investment decision. This document is intended exclusively for the use of the person to whom it has been delivered and it is not to be reproduced or redistributed to any other person. Past performance is not a guarantee of future performance. 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The universe includes U.S. corporate bonds in the Bank of America Merrill Lynch investment-grade and high-yield corporate bond indices issued between January 1997 – April 2015. The sample analyzed are selected from this universe based on seniority, maturity, age and size. Sharpe ratios for each individual style and the composite portfolio are calculated targeting a volatility of 5% per annum. The composite portfolio combines the Value, Momentum, Carry and Defensive portfolios at equal weights. The results shown do not include advisory fees or transaction costs; if such fees and expenses were deducted the Sharpe ratios would be lower. The risk-free rate is the Merrill Lynch 3 Month T-Bill. AQR High Yield backtest refers to the positions of a theoretical long-only portfolio based on the combination of four style components: Value, Momentum, Carry and Defensive. Each strategy is designed to take long positions in the assets with the strongest style attributes. 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