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The Tax Benefits of Pre-Tax Alpha

Reported by Aqr
Mar 18, 2026· 1 min read
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This paper shows that pre-tax alpha may enhance tax benefits in tax-aware long-short strategies by accelerating NAV growth and creating new positions that support loss realization. The result is meaningfully higher after-tax wealth—especially at longer horizons and higher levels of leverage.

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Aqr The Tax Benefits of Pre-Tax Alpha