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Quantitative hedge funds

Quantitative hedge funds use systematic models, statistics, data pipelines, and automated portfolio construction to trade equities, futures, currencies, credit, options, or cross-asset strategies.

123fund profiles

$127.4Breported gross assets

$1.0Baverage gross assets

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What quantitative hedge funds means

Signals may come from price behavior, fundamentals, alternative data, liquidity, volatility, carry, value, quality, or trend.

Models convert signals into portfolios with risk, turnover, cost, and capacity constraints.

Data caveat

What the filings show

The data is best read as a disclosure map. Reported gross asset value is not the same as performance, net assets, investor capital, or a recommendation. Fund rows can include offshore master funds, Delaware vehicles, feeders, and internal sleeves.

Blackrock Systematic Total Alpha Master Fund LTD - Aggregate is the largest sampled vehicle on this page at $73.3B.

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Concentration and mix

Largest funds

Blackrock Systematic Total Alpha Master Fund LTD - Aggregate $73.3B Aqr Equity Market Neutral Global Value Fund, L.P. $5.5B Var Ai Fund, LP $5.2B Blackrock Systematic Total Alpha Fund Ltd. $4.6B Cc&l Q Global Equity Market Neutral Master Fund Ltd. $3.8B Edgestream Equity Market Neutral Fund, Ltd. $3.7B

Manager concentration

Blackrock Financial Management, INC $79.0B

Aqr Capital Management, LLC $7.0B

Pacific Investment Management Company LLC $5.5B

Value Aligned Research Advisors, LLC $5.2B

Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC $4.3B

Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management LTD $3.8B

Office clusters

New York, New York, United States $87.9B

Greenwich, Connecticut, United States $7.0B

Newport Beach, California, United States $6.0B

Boston, Massachusetts, United States $6.0B

Delaware, United States $5.2B

Vancouver, Bc, Canada $3.8B

Strategy guide

How the strategy works

Signals may come from price behavior, fundamentals, alternative data, liquidity, volatility, carry, value, quality, or trend.

Models convert signals into portfolios with risk, turnover, cost, and capacity constraints.

Infrastructure, execution quality, data hygiene, and research process are often core competitive advantages.

History and context

Quant hedge funds grew from statistical arbitrage, futures trend following, and academic factor research into large technology-driven investment platforms with substantial engineering and data teams.

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Fund	Manager	Location	Gross assets

Ranked profiles

Largest funds in this group

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Fund	Manager	Location	Gross assets	Minimum
Blackrock Systematic Total Alpha Master Fund LTD - Aggregate Quantitative	Blackrock Financial Management, INC	New York, New York, United States	$73.3B	$100K
Aqr Equity Market Neutral Global Value Fund, L.P. Long/short equity Quantitative	Aqr Capital Management, LLC	Greenwich, Connecticut, United States	$5.5B	$5.0M
Var Ai Fund, LP Quantitative	Value Aligned Research Advisors, LLC	Delaware, United States	$5.2B	$100K
Blackrock Systematic Total Alpha Fund Ltd. Quantitative	Blackrock Financial Management, INC	New York, New York, United States	$4.6B	$1.0M
Cc&l Q Global Equity Market Neutral Master Fund Ltd. Long/short equity Quantitative	Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management LTD	Vancouver, Bc, Canada	$3.8B	$10.0M
Edgestream Equity Market Neutral Fund, Ltd. Long/short equity Quantitative	Edgestream Partners, L.P.	Princeton, New Jersey, United States	$3.7B	$1.0M
Wma Systematic Equity Alpha Long/short Master Fund LP Long/short equity Quantitative	Millennium Management LLC	New York, New York, United States	$3.2B	$25.0M
Schonfeld Systematic Alpha Master Fund LP Quantitative	Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC	New York, New York, United States	$3.1B	$10.0M
Brevan Howard Systematic Research & Technologies Master Fund Limited Quantitative	Brevan Howard Capital Management, LP	St Helier, Jersey	$2.8B	$5.0M
Pimco Multi-Asset Absolute Return Systematic Master Fund L.P. Multi-strategy Quantitative	Pacific Investment Management Company LLC	Newport Beach, California, United States	$2.7B	$5.0M
Graham Market Neutral Quantitative Equities Ltd. Long/short equity Quantitative	Graham Capital Management, L.P.	Rowayton, Connecticut, United States	$1.4B	$0
Man Systematic Emerging Markets Ex China Alpha (cayman) Quantitative Emerging markets	Numeric Investors LLC	Boston, Massachusetts, United States	$1.3B	$1.0M
Man Numeric Systematic Credit Long Short Master Credit Quantitative	Numeric Investors LLC	Boston, Massachusetts, United States	$1.2B	$1.0M
Aqr Ta Global Equity Market Neutral Fund, L.P. Long/short equity Quantitative	Aqr Capital Management, LLC	Greenwich, Connecticut, United States	$1.1B	$5.0M
Pimco Multi-Asset Absolute Return Systematic Select Master Fund L.P. Multi-strategy Quantitative	Pacific Investment Management Company LLC	Newport Beach, California, United States	$926.7M	$5.0M
Diametric True Alpha Enhanced Market Neutral Master Fund, LP Long/short equity Quantitative	Diametric Capital, LP	Boston, Massachusetts, United States	$920.9M	$1.0M
Schonfeld Systematic Alpha Offshore Fund Ltd. Quantitative	Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC	New York, New York, United States	$826.9M	$10.0M
Gmo Systematic Global Macro Master Portfolio Global macro Quantitative	Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co LLC	Boston, Massachusetts, United States	$758.9M	$5.0M
Blackrock Systematic China Absolute Return Fund Ltd. Multi-strategy Quantitative	Blackrock Financial Management, INC	New York, New York, United States	$628.0M	$1.0M
Gmo Systematic Global Macro Fund Global macro Quantitative	Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co LLC	Boston, Massachusetts, United States	$545.4M	$5.0M
Blue Swell Japan Market Neutral Master Fund Long/short equity Quantitative	Blue Swell Asset Management Private Limited	Singapore, Singapore	$541.5M	$1.0M
Pimco Multi-Asset Absolute Return Systematic Offshore Fund II L.P. Multi-strategy Quantitative	Pacific Investment Management Company LLC	Newport Beach, California, United States	$537.9M	$5.0M
Pimco Multi-Asset Absolute Return Systematic Onshore Fund L.p Multi-strategy Quantitative	Pacific Investment Management Company LLC	Newport Beach, California, United States	$516.3M	$5.0M
Longtail Alpha Enhanced Systematic Trend Following Fund LP Quantitative	Longtail Alpha, LLC	Newport Beach, California, United States	$513.6M	$1.0M
Man Systematic Global Ex US Alpha 130/30 (cayman) Long/short equity Quantitative	Numeric Investors LLC	Boston, Massachusetts, United States	$473.4M	$100K
Man Systematic Global Core Equities (delaware) LLC Quantitative	Numeric Investors LLC	Boston, Massachusetts, United States	$431.4M	$100K
Idiosyncratic Ai LP Quantitative	Man Solutions LLC	New York, New York, United States	$413.7M	$100K
Schonfeld Systematic Alpha Fund LLC Quantitative	Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC	New York, New York, United States	$356.4M	$10.0M
Pimco Multi-Asset Absolute Return Systematic Risk Off Version Master Fund L.P. Multi-strategy Quantitative	Pacific Investment Management Company LLC	Newport Beach, California, United States	$335.9M	$5.0M
Global Equity Market Neutral Fund Long/short equity Quantitative	Goldman Sachs Asset Management International	London, United Kingdom	$316.2M	$0
Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Fund - Ai L.P. Global macro Quantitative	Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Advisors LLC	New York, New York, United States	$316.0M	$300.0M
Ab Systematic Macro (master) Fund, L.p Global macro Quantitative	Alliancebernstein L.P.	Nashville, Tennessee, United States	$287.4M	$10.0M
Amazon Market Neutral Fund Long/short equity Quantitative	Regal Funds Management Asia Pte Limited	Singapore, Singapore	$277.3M	$500K
Armatus Market Neutral Master Fund, LTD Long/short equity Quantitative	Armatus Capital Management, LLC	British Virgin Islands	$273.0M	$50K
Aqr Equity Market Neutral Global Value Alphaport Fund, L.P. Long/short equity Quantitative	Aqr Capital Management, LLC	Greenwich, Connecticut, United States	$235.5M	$5.0M
Foundation Systematic Opportunities LP Quantitative	Fco Advisors LP	New York, New York, United States	$234.9M	$5.0M
Blackrock Defensive Factor And Alpha Overlay Strategy LLC - Agg Quantitative	Blackrock Financial Management, INC	New York, New York, United States	$211.2M	$200.0M
Algert Global Equity Market Neutral Fund, L.P. Long/short equity Quantitative	Algert Global LLC	San Francisco, California, United States	$192.9M	$1.0M
Lsv Global Equity Market Neutral Fund, LP Long/short equity Quantitative	Lsv Asset Management	Chicago, Illinois, United States	$190.5M	$20.0M
Pimco Multi-Asset Absolute Return Systematic Risk Off Version Onshore Fund L.P. Multi-strategy Quantitative	Pacific Investment Management Company LLC	Newport Beach, California, United States	$165.1M	$5.0M
Axonic Systematic Arbitrage Master Fund, LP Quantitative Event-driven	Axonic Capital LLC	New York, New York, United States	$155.5M	$1.0M
Blackrock Systematic Total Alpha Fund LLC Quantitative	Blackrock Financial Management, INC	New York, New York, United States	$143.3M	$100K
Blkbrd Systematic Master Fund, LP Quantitative	Blkbrd Asset Management	Old Greenwich, Connecticut, United States	$133.9M	$10.0M
Aqr Equity Market Neutral Global Value World Alphaport Fund, L.P. Long/short equity Quantitative	Aqr Capital Management, LLC	Greenwich, Connecticut, United States	$128.1M	$5.0M
Analog Century Market Neutral Fund, LTD Long/short equity Quantitative	Analog Century Management LP	New York, New York, United States	$125.4M	$1.0M
Gmo World Market Neutral Fund, L.P. Long/short equity Quantitative	Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co LLC	Boston, Massachusetts, United States	$124.5M	$5.0M
Pimco Multi-Asset Absolute Return Systematic Offshore Fund L.P. Multi-strategy Quantitative	Pacific Investment Management Company LLC	Newport Beach, California, United States	$122.9M	$5.0M
Cambrian Systematic Strategies LP Quantitative	Cambrian Asset Management, Inc.	Mill Valley, California, United States	$121.6M	$500K
Man Systematic Amplified High Yield 150/50 (cayman) Quantitative	Numeric Investors LLC	Boston, Massachusetts, United States	$114.7M	$100K
Pimco Multi-Asset Absolute Return Systematic Onshore Fund II L.P. Multi-strategy Quantitative	Pacific Investment Management Company LLC	Newport Beach, California, United States	$95.3M	$5.0M
Winton Systematic Universal Momentum Master Fund Limited Quantitative	Winton Capital Management Ltd.	London, United Kingdom	$88.9M	$1.0M
Kepos Lab Qs Systematic Global Macro Fund, LP Global macro Quantitative	Kepos Capital LP	New York, New York, United States	$86.2M	$100K
Candriam Equities L Esg Market Neutral Edge Long/short equity Quantitative	Candriam S.c.a.	Strassen, Luxembourg	$86.1M	$1
Pimco Multi-Asset Absolute Return Systematic Indigo L.P. Multi-strategy Quantitative	Pacific Investment Management Company LLC	Newport Beach, California, United States	$72.8M	$118K
Diametric True Alpha Market Neutral Master Fund, LP Long/short equity Quantitative	Diametric Capital, LP	Boston, Massachusetts, United States	$72.4M	$1.0M
Blackrock Systematic Multi-Strategy Alpha Master Fund Ltd. - Aggregate Multi-strategy Quantitative	Blackrock Financial Management, INC	New York, New York, United States	$72.3M	$100K
K2 Gcm Liquid Quant Macro 1.3x Master Fund LTD Global macro Quantitative	K2/d&s Management Co., LLC	Stamford, Connecticut, United States	$66.7M	$100K
Systematic Quest Portfolio Company, LTD Quantitative	Episteme Capital	London, United Kingdom	$64.5M	$1.0M
K2 Gcm Liquid Quant Macro Master Fund LTD Global macro Quantitative	K2/d&s Management Co., LLC	Stamford, Connecticut, United States	$61.4M	$100K
Man Systematic Global Government Bond Ex Japan Credit Quantitative	Numeric Investors LLC	Boston, Massachusetts, United States	$59.9M	$100K

FAQ

Questions about this page

Are quantitative funds fully automated?

Execution and portfolio construction can be highly automated, but research, model review, risk limits, and production oversight still require human governance.

Why do quant funds care about capacity?

A signal can become less profitable if too much capital trades it, especially in less liquid securities or high-turnover strategies.

Which managers appear in the Quantitative hedge funds sample?

The largest sampled managers include Blackrock Financial Management, INC, Aqr Capital Management, LLC, Pacific Investment Management Company LLC, and Value Aligned Research Advisors, LLC. This is based on reported gross asset value in the generated Form ADV dataset.