There is a common misconception that all quant funds are similar in nature. The truth, however, is that no two quant funds are same, not even close. They can differ significantly in their ...

Among the many culprits being blamed for recent market turmoil are the vast quant' funds that take their cue to buy or sell shares from computer programs, rather than from people. But what are ...

Quantitative funds, commonly referred to as quant funds, usually carry lower expense ratios than funds managed more aggressively by salaried employees. Small-cap and international funds tend to ...

Quant funds had the highest inflows in at least four years last year after experiencing the best performance among all hedge fund strategies in 2014, according to Mohammad Hassan, a senior analyst at ...

An up-and-down first half of the year for quant funds - when managers like Winton, Systematica and Renaissance Technologies posted returns that veered from mediocre to poor - was made worse in ...

With this ideal combination of relative outperformance, robust risk management, repeatable outcomes and reduced correlations to traditional strategies and benchmarks, quant funds are poised to ...