H-1B sponsorCTFEIN 13-3987414Updated Jul 2026

AQR Capital Management, LLC

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for AQR Capital Management, LLC. Filed 459 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a CT headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

80.0%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

AQR Capital Management, LLC is a Connecticut-based investment and quantitative finance firm that has been an active H-1B sponsor since 2010. Over 16 years, the company has filed 459 H-1B petitions with a 71.46% certification rate, 3.27% withdrawal rate, and less than 1% denial rate, indicating consistent success in bringing specialized talent through the visa program.

In FY2026, AQR filed 15 H-1B petitions with an 80% certification rate. The company's H-1B hiring is heavily concentrated in financial and analytical roles: Financial and Investment Analysts account for 187 filings (41% of the total), followed by Computer and Information Systems Managers (55), Software Developers (46), Data Scientists (27), and Financial Risk Specialists (19). This role mix reflects AQR's focus on quantitative research, portfolio management, and technology infrastructure.

AQR's H-1B activity peaked in 2018 with 84 filings and has remained moderate in recent years, with filing volumes averaging 40–60 annually through the mid-2010s. The high certification and low denial rates suggest the company meets prevailing wage and labor condition requirements consistently.

AQR Capital Management H-1B
AQR Capital H-1B sponsor
financial analyst H-1B
Connecticut H-1B employer
quantitative finance H-1B

H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of AQR Capital Management, LLC’s LCAs by DOL case status, all fiscal years. Use the year filter above for a single-year breakdown.

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	71.5%
Cert-withdrawn	25.1%
Withdrawn	3.3%
Denied	0.2%

Certified71.5%

Cert-withdrawn25.1%

Withdrawn3.3%

Denied0.2%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by AQR Capital Management, LLC across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	13-2051	Financial and Investment Analysts	187
2	11-3021	Computer and Information Systems Managers	55
3	15-1252	Software Developers	46
4	15-2051	Data Scientists	27
5	13-2054	Financial Risk Specialists	19
6	19-4021	Biological Technicians	19
7	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	12
8	13-1161	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	11
9	13-2099	Financial Specialists, All Other	9
10	15-2021	Mathematicians	8

Financial and Investment Analysts

187

Computer and Information Systems Managers

Software Developers

Data Scientists

Financial Risk Specialists

Biological Technicians

Computer Occupations, All Other

Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

Financial Specialists, All Other

Mathematicians

H-1B filings by fiscal year

Year-over-year H-1B filing volume — a hiring-demand signal, not headcount.

Year	Filings
FY2010	4
FY2011	1
FY2012	6
FY2013	12
FY2014	23
FY2015	23
FY2016	39
FY2017	54
FY2018	84
FY2019	67
FY2022	3
FY2023	16
FY2024	62
FY2025	50
FY2026	15

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