Firm Overview
We are a discretionary institutional global asset manager registered as an investment adviser with the SEC under the
U.S. Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (referred to in this brochure as the Advisers Act). Our principal
place of business is located at 200 Clarendon Street, 30th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts. We were founded in 1999.
Ownership Structure and Leadership
We are organized as a Massachusetts limited partnership whose general partner is Arrowstreet Capital GP LLC (a
Delaware limited liability company) and whose sole limited partner is Arrowstreet Capital Holding LLC (a Delaware
limited liability company), the ultimate owner of our firm. Arrowstreet Capital Holding LLC is the sole member of,
and wholly-owns, Arrowstreet Capital GP LLC. Arrowstreet Capital Holding LLC is wholly-owned and controlled
by our senior management team and non-executive directors. No member of Arrowstreet Capital Holding LLC owns
more than 25% of its voting membership interests.
Our management team consists of Messrs. Anthony W. Ryan, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Derek A.
Vance, Chief Investment Officer.
Our board of directors consists of three executive directors, Anthony W. Ryan, Peter L. Rathjens and Derek A. Vance,
and five non-executive directors, John Y. Campbell, Bruce E. Clarke, Helen Crossen, Sarah Fromson and Tuomo O.
Vuolteenaho.
Description of Advisory Services
We offer institutional investors a select range of equity investment strategies managed as follows:
• Long-Only – seek to outperform equity benchmarks with long-only portfolios.
• Alpha Extension – seek to outperform equity benchmarks by relaxing the short-sale constraint to specified
limits, which involves economic leverage (various implementations of this investment approach are offered
to investors, whereby such implementations vary by either the equity benchmark, investible universe and /
or net and gross exposure).
• Beta Neutral – seek to produce absolute returns and outperform short-term cash benchmarks.
Our investment process utilizes quantitative methods that focus on identifying and incorporating investment signals
into our proprietary return, risk and transaction cost models. Our investment approach involves creating diversified
equity portfolios. We utilize a structured investment process that attempts to add value relative to a client portfolio
specific benchmark. This involves identifying opportunities across companies, sectors, countries and currencies by
evaluating a diverse set of fundamental and market-based predictive factors. Portfolios are constructed through the
use of a mean variance optimizer utilizing proprietary expected return, risk and transaction cost forecasts.
Depending on the client portfolio, we transact in a variety of instruments, including global equity securities (including
common stock, preferred stock, rights, warrants, exchange traded funds, closed-end funds, depository receipts, real
estate investment trusts, collective investment funds and other pooled vehicles and participation notes), spot and
forward foreign exchange contracts, exchange traded equity index futures contracts and other derivatives. We effect
transactions in derivatives pursuant to the terms customarily set forth in established legal frameworks, such as the
International Swaps and Derivatives Association form (ISDA Master Agreement) and the International Foreign
Exchange Master Agreement form (IFEMA) and, where applicable, negotiated agreements with futures commission
merchants or other financial intermediaries.
Our research focuses on identifying, testing, and incorporating investment signals into our quantitative return and risk
models. We incorporate what we believe to be the best investment insights into our clients’ portfolios with the
objective to deliver sustainable alpha on a risk-controlled basis.
Consistent with this objective, all alpha and risk signals, including those associated with environmental, social and
corporate governance (ESG) information, are evaluated in a systematic and rigorous manner prior to inclusion in our
process. We understand that ESG considerations can impact businesses’ profitability and sustainability of earnings,
in addition to the risks associated with their securities. Though our research to date has not suggested that stocks with
desirable ESG scores will systematically outperform, some of our existing expected return signals are correlated with
specific ESG measures. The most conspicuous examples are our quality signals, which tend to be somewhat correlated
with the “G” (Governance) component of ESG. We do believe ESG information is informative about forward-looking
active risks, and therefore we include signals derived from ESG characteristics in our risk model. We may periodically
evaluate various additional signals associated with ESG characteristics as well as related third-party academic research
to identify potential return or risk implications associated with ESG-based signals. Any potential signal associated
with ESG characteristics will be evaluated in a manner consistent with other signals prior to inclusion in our
investment process. Separate from these considerations related to risk-adjusted returns, when directed to do so by
clients, we can also seek to reflect client-specific responsible investment preferences in those clients’ specific
portfolios. In particular, we can employ exclusionary screens, group restrictions, continuous penalties, ESG “budgets”,
ESG-tilted benchmarks, or a combination of these approaches to reflect client-specific responsible investment
considerations. We manage a number of portfolios that use these approaches to help satisfy clients’ ESG-related
objectives. We have a Responsible Investing Committee that meets quarterly to discuss our approach to various ESG
related issues, both in our investment process and in our reporting. We are a signatory to the Principles for Responsible
Investment.
Our investment process may seek to selectively incorporate certain tax information of general applicability, such as
information relating to stamp duties. This tax information is incorporated for investment purposes only and is not
tailored to, or incorporated with a view to, monitoring or otherwise managing any particular client’s specific tax status,
tax characteristics or tax related obligations, including taxes related to capital gains. We do not monitor global tax
laws, rules or regulations (or filing obligations) on behalf of separately managed portfolios. Therefore, clients should
consult their own tax advisers to determine and manage the tax effects and/or impact of establishing a separately
managed portfolio or an investment in an Arrowstreet Sponsored Fund.
In addition, we do not manage or otherwise seek to process or collect tax reclaims for separately managed portfolios.
Please refer to Item 8 for a discussion of tax-related risks relating to our investment strategies. Please refer to Item 8
for a discussion of our equity investment strategies and certain material risks related to such strategies.
Separately Managed Portfolios and Pooled Investment Funds
Prospective clients may, depending on their desired investment strategy and funds available for investment, choose to
have a separately managed portfolio or invest through a pooled investment fund for which we are the promoter and
the investment adviser (referred to in this brochure as the Arrowstreet Sponsored Funds). We do not invest the assets
of separately managed client portfolios in Arrowstreet Sponsored Funds; however, clients can choose to invest directly
in an Arrowstreet Sponsored Fund while at the same time maintaining a separately managed portfolio. Please refer to
Item 7 for a discussion of the types of institutional clients for which we serve as investment adviser.
Separately Managed Portfolios. A separately managed portfolio is a client specific portfolio individually managed
according to one of our offered equity investment strategies. Separately managed portfolio clients grant us
discretionary authority to manage and invest client assets allocated to the portfolio, subject to the clients’ stated
investment objectives and investment guidelines. Each separately managed portfolio is subject to the terms of an
investment management agreement or other similar agreement between us and the relevant client. While we generally
do not tailor advisory services to the individual needs of our clients, clients may impose restrictions on investing in
certain securities, instruments, or derivatives (or types of securities, instruments, or derivatives) or other limitations.
Please refer to Item 16 for more information regarding our investment discretion over client portfolios.
Pooled Investment Funds. We are the investment adviser to, and promoter of, the Arrowstreet Sponsored Funds).
Each Arrowstreet Sponsored Fund is managed according to one of our offered investment strategies. Certain of the
Arrowstreet Sponsored Funds are structured, from a legal and regulatory perspective, to take into consideration the
domicile and certain tax and/or regulatory characteristics of the likely potential investors.
A brief description of each Arrowstreet Sponsored Fund is as follows:
Arrowstreet Collective Investment Trust
A group trust under Internal Revenue Service Revenue Ruling 81-100 organized under the laws of the State of Maine
and designed to permit U.S.-based defined benefit and defined contribution plans to commingle assets for investment
purposes on a tax-exempt basis. This fund family has an umbrella structure with multiple investment funds, each
utilizing one of our offered investment strategies.
Arrowstreet U.S. Group Trust
A group
trust under Internal Revenue Service Revenue Ruling 81-100 organized under the laws of the State of New
York and designed to permit U.S.-based employee benefit plans and certain governmental plans to commingle assets
for investment purposes on a tax-exempt basis. This fund family has an umbrella structure with multiple investment
funds, each utilizing one of our offered investment strategies.
Arrowstreet Investment Trust
A trust organized in series under the laws of the State of New Hampshire and designed to permit select, qualified
investors (e.g., endowments and foundations) to commingle assets for investment purposes on a tax-transparent basis.
This fund family has an umbrella structure with multiple investment funds, each utilizing one of our offered investment
strategies.
Arrowstreet Canadian Pooled Funds
A unit trust formed under the laws of Manitoba and designed for Canadian investors such as pensions or charities to
commingle assets for investment purposes in a separate pool and for Canadian investors which are not pensions or
charities to commingle assets for investment purposes in a separate pool. This fund family has an umbrella structure
with multiple investment funds, each utilizing one of our offered investment strategies.
Arrowstreet Common Contractual Fund
A common contractual fund organized under the laws of Ireland and established as a UCITS (an undertaking for
collective investment in transferable securities) pursuant to the European Communities (UCITS) Regulations, 2011,
designed for non-U.S. institutional investors generally. This fund family has an umbrella structure with multiple
investment funds, each utilizing one of our offered investment strategies.
Arrowstreet Capital Global Equity Long/Short Fund Limited
Arrowstreet Capital Global Equity Long/Short Fund (Feeder) Limited
Each is a Cayman Islands exempted company with limited liability. This fund has a master-feeder structure with the
feeder fund designed for U.S. and non-U.S. institutional investors generally. The master fund has a global beta neutral
equity strategy.
Arrowstreet Capital Brattle (US Feeder) II L.P.
A Delaware limited partnership that is a feeder fund for Arrowstreet Capital Global Equity Long/Short Fund Limited
and which is designed for U.S. and non-U.S. institutional investors.
Arrowstreet Capital ESG Global Equity Long/Short Fund Limited
Arrowstreet Capital Global Equity Long/Short Greenway Fund Limited
Each is a Cayman Islands exempted company with limited liability. This fund has a master-feeder structure with the
feeder fund designed for U.S. and non-U.S. institutional investors generally. The master fund has a global beta neutral
equity strategy.
Arrowstreet Capital Global Equity Alpha Extension Fund Limited
Arrowstreet Capital Global All Country Alpha Extension Fund (Cayman) Limited
Arrowstreet World Small Cap Equity Alpha Extension Fund (Cayman) Limited
Arrowstreet ACWI Alpha Extension Fund III (Cayman) Limited
Arrowstreet ACWI Alpha Extension Fund V (Cayman) Limited
Arrowstreet Capital Copley Fund Limited
Arrowstreet Capital Newbury Fund Limited
Each is a Cayman Islands exempted company with limited liability, designed for U.S. institutional investors and non-
U.S. institutional investors generally. Each fund has an alpha extension equity strategy which seeks to outperform an
equity benchmark more efficiently than a long-only portfolio by relaxing the short-sale constraint to specified limits,
which involves economic leverage.
Arrowstreet Capital Global Equity Alpha Extension Fund (US Feeder) L.P.
A Delaware limited partnership that is a feeder fund for Arrowstreet Capital Global Equity Alpha Extension Fund
Limited and which is designed for U.S. and non-U.S. institutional investors generally.
Arrowstreet Capital Copley Fund (Feeder) Limited
A Delaware limited partnership that is a feeder fund for Arrowstreet Capital Copley Limited and which is designed
for U.S. and non-U.S. institutional investors generally.
Arrowstreet EMK Alpha Extension Fund L.P.
A Delaware limited partnership with an equity strategy which seeks to outperform an emerging markets equity
benchmark more efficiently than a long-only portfolio by relaxing the short-sale constraint to specified limits.
Arrowstreet (Delaware) Alpha Extension Fund L.P.
A Delaware limited partnership with a global equity strategy which seeks to outperform a global equity benchmark
more efficiently than a long-only portfolio by relaxing the short-sale constraint to specified limits.
Arrowstreet International Equity EAFE Alpha Extension Fund L.P.
A Delaware limited partnership with an international equity strategy which seeks to outperform an international equity
benchmark more efficiently than a long-only portfolio by relaxing the short-sale constraint to specified limits.
Arrowstreet (Delaware) L/S Fund L.P.
A Delaware limited partnership with a global beta neutral equity strategy.
Please refer to Items 5, 8, 10, 11, 12, 15 and 17 for more information about the Arrowstreet Sponsored Funds.
Corporate Affiliates
Our firm has an affiliated marketing entity (Arrowstreet Capital Europe Limited (ACEL)) located in the U.K. ACEL
is currently in the process of liquidation and deregistration. ACEL formerly focused on client relationship management
and permitted marketing activities throughout Europe. ACEL is authorized and regulated in the U.K. by the Financial
Conduct Authority to advise on certain investments, arrange deals in investments and make arrangements with a view
to transactions in investments. Its registered office is 11 Bressenden Place, London, United Kingdom SW1E 5BY.
Our firm has an affiliated entity (Arrowstreet Capital Canada Corporation) located in Canada that focuses on IT
support services to the firm.
Middle-Office Service Provider
We engage a third-party service provider to provide middle-office administrative, accounting and record keeping
services, including certain reconciliation services, certain corporate action administrative and processing services,
trade settlement processing and custodial communications, and portfolio performance computation services with
respect to separately managed client portfolios. Periodic reports prepared for separately managed portfolios are
generally based on the records of our service provider.
Corporate Actions Management
In connection with exercising investment discretion in managing voluntary corporate actions relating to securities held
in client portfolios, we evaluate the facts and circumstances of each corporate action when choosing whether to elect
a particular course of action (or, in some cases, to take no action at all), which may include assessing monetary or
non-monetary costs against the expected portfolio benefits. Client custodians are responsible for providing timely
notice to us of corporate actions via our middle-office service provider and then complying with our election
instructions (if any). Corporate action notices may not always be received by us, or if received, may be received too
late for us to take action.
Management of Subscriptions and Redemptions
When managing subscriptions and redemptions into and out of client portfolios (including Arrowstreet Sponsored
Funds), one of our primary objectives is to manage the impact of the transaction on the client portfolio’s expected,
risk-adjusted value added. To achieve this objective, upon receipt of an authorized instruction regarding a subscription
or a redemption, unless otherwise directed by a client portfolio, we may use our discretion to begin trading for the
subscription or redemption prior to or shortly after the opening of regional markets on the trade date of the flow.
Proxy Voting Service Provider
Where we have discretionary voting authority for a client portfolio (including Arrowstreet Sponsored Funds), we
retain a leading global proxy service provider to provide proxy voting services, including vote analysis, execution,
reporting and certain recordkeeping services. We believe engaging a third-party proxy service provider is in the best
interest of our clients because the service provider has a demonstrated comparative advantage relative to our firm’s
resources and expertise in this area. It is the responsibility of our clients’ custodians or their other service providers
to timely and effectively communicate all proxy notices to us (or our designee) and, once instructed by us or our
designee, to execute such instructions accurately. In certain cases, proxies may not be voted. Please refer to Item 17
for additional information regarding proxy voting.
Shareholder Claims Monitoring; Participation in Legal Proceedings
With respect to our separately managed portfolios, we do not monitor the occurrence or status of legal proceedings or
claims affecting securities held in client portfolios. From time to time, we receive notices with respect to securities
held or previously held in client portfolios that become subject to legal proceedings, including class action claims or
bankruptcies. It is our policy to take no action in respect of these notices, which includes not filing claims or taking
any other action with respect to these legal proceedings, including filing proofs of claims and related documents.
Clients or their custodians are responsible for arranging the supervision and management of all such shareholder
matters.
With respect to the Arrowstreet Sponsored Funds, a third-party claims processing service or the relevant fund
custodian is engaged by the applicable fund to monitor and process claims on behalf of such funds.
Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2023, we had approximately U.S. $177 billion in assets under management. All assets were
managed on a discretionary basis.