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AQR’s Antti Ilmanen – US Exceptionalism: Growth Story or Valuation Trap? | #607

AQR’s Antti Ilmanen – US Exceptionalism: Growth Story or Valuation Trap? | #607

Update: 2025-11-21
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Today’s guest is Antti Ilmanen, Global Co-head of the Portfolio Solutions Group at AQR Capital Management.


In today’s episode, Antti discusses the complexities of investment returns, the importance of understanding both objective and subjective expectations, and the dangers of relying on past performance as a guide for future investments. We explore the current state of the US market, the role of diversifiers in portfolios, and the behavioral biases that affect investor decisions. Antti also contrasts the behaviors of bond investors, which tend to be more contrarian, and equity investors, which tend to extrapolate.


(0:00 ) Starts


(1:13 ) Humility in forecasting market expectations


(8:26 ) Comparing institutional and retail investor behavior


(24:33 ) Sentiment analysis in markets


(36:18 ) Bond vs. equity investor mindsets


(48:11 ) Liquid vs. illiquid alternative investments


(56:26 ) The diversification benefits of trend following


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AQR’s Antti Ilmanen – US Exceptionalism: Growth Story or Valuation Trap? | #607

AQR’s Antti Ilmanen – US Exceptionalism: Growth Story or Valuation Trap? | #607

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