Name

Numeric Investors

Legal name

Numeric Investors LLC

Website

https://numeric.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Institutional Asset Management

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394), Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities (523)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Quant Research & Systematic Strategies (FSACAGAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Quant Equity Long/Short (Equity Stat Arb / Factor / ML) (FSAHAAAB), Multi-Strategy — Equity L/S + Sector Specialists (FSAHAFAD)

Keywords

• Quantitative equity management
• Systematic investment strategies
• Institutional asset management
• Algorithmic trading
• Factor-based investing

Headquarters

HQ city

Boston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Institutional Asset Management Fees: Man Numeric generates revenue through management fees charged on assets under management across its institutional investment strategies including long-only, active extension, long-short equity, and fixed income strategies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Numeric Investors (operating as Man Numeric) develops and manages quantitative investment strategies for institutional clients, applying proprietary stock selection models, algorithmic trading systems, and machine learning techniques across equity and fixed income markets. The firm delivers its strategies through separately managed accounts, advisory mandates, and commingled fund vehicles (Cayman, UCITS, AIFs) to sovereign wealth funds, corporate and public pension plans, foundations, and endowments globally.

Product overview

Man Numeric offers a comprehensive suite of quantitative investment strategies spanning multiple asset classes, geographies, and investment approaches. The core offerings include long-only, active extension, and long-short equity and fixed income strategies across U.S., international, emerging markets, and global regions. Strategies include specialized approaches such as Low Volatility, ESG Alpha, Systematic Credit, Alternative Risk Premia, Liquid PE, China A, and Multi-Strategy. Investment solutions are delivered through separately managed accounts, advisory mandates, and commingled vehicles (Cayman, UCITS, AIFs). The product suite represents a platform of systematic investment approaches built on quantitative stock selection models, with customization options for tracking error, liquidity, ESG exposure, and investment restrictions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• U.S. Equity Strategy The firm's first and foundational quantitative equity strategy focusing on systematic stock selection across U.S. markets, targeted at institutional investors.
• Market Neutral Strategy Long-short equity strategy designed to maintain market neutrality while generating alpha through systematic stock selection for institutional clients.
• Small Cap Strategy Quantitative strategy targeting small capitalization equities, designed for institutional investors seeking exposure to the U.S. small-cap segment.
• International Strategy Quantitative equity strategy covering international developed markets outside the U.S., offered to institutional clients globally.
• Active Extension Strategy Strategy that extends traditional active management by leveraging quantitative techniques to enhance long-only equity exposure for institutional investors.
• Emerging Markets Strategy Systematic equity strategy targeting emerging market countries, providing institutional clients with quantitative emerging markets exposure.
• Global Long-Only Strategy Long-only equity strategy operating across global markets, designed for institutional investors seeking diversified systematic global equity exposure.
• Low Volatility Strategy Quantitative equity strategy targeting stocks with lower volatility characteristics, offered to institutional investors.
• Alternative Risk Premia Strategy Strategy capturing alternative risk premia across asset classes through systematic implementation, available to institutional clients.
• Systematic Credit Quantitative fixed income strategy focusing on credit markets, offered to institutional investors.
• Liquid PE Strategy providing liquid exposure to private equity-style returns through systematic implementation for institutional investors.
• China A Strategy providing quantitative access to China A-share markets for institutional clients.
• Long-Short Credit Credit strategy combining long and short positions in fixed income securities, available to institutional investors.
• Long Term Equity Strategy Equity strategy with a long-term investment horizon, designed for institutional investors with extended liability profiles.
• Multi-Strategy Integrated approach combining multiple quantitative strategies, providing institutional clients with diversified systematic exposure.
• ESG Alpha Model Proprietary ESG integration model incorporated into alpha generation processes, used to customize systematic strategies for institutional clients with ESG mandates.
• Separately Managed Accounts Customized investment accounts managed to meet specific institutional client requirements including liquidity, investment restrictions, tracking error, and ESG exposure.
• Advisory Mandates Consultative investment management services tailored to specific institutional client objectives.
• Commingled Fund Vehicles Pooled investment structures including Cayman, UCITS, and AIFs for institutional clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• Consistent alpha generation above stated benchmarks
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Codman AcademyminorOthersBoston-based Charter Public School partnership focused on preparing students for success in college. Groups of students participate in after school coding sessions in the Boston office with members of the Research and Technology team. At the end of 10-week sessions, students present their coding projects to Man Numeric employees.
• Girls Who InvestminorOthersNon-profit organization dedicated to increasing the number of women in portfolio management and executive leadership in the asset management industry. Man Numeric participates in their Summer Intensive program by hosting college interns for a six-week internship in the Boston office.
• South Boston Neighborhood House (SBNH)minorOthersNon-profit organization whose mission is to support family and neighborhood life in South Boston. Man Numeric annually sponsors several families through SBNH's Holiday Helper program to support struggling local families during the holiday season.
• Man Group plccoreOthersAcquired by Man Group plc in September 2014. Man Numeric operates as part of Man Group's broader infrastructure which includes traders, operations, client service, and systems professionals. Man Group is a publicly listed global hedge fund manager providing strategic backing and operational support.
• Oxford-Man InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership with Oxford University's quantitative finance research institute for collaborative research and innovation in systematic investing.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Acadian Asset Management: Boston-based quantitative equity manager serving institutional clients globally with systematic stock selection models across geographies and market caps. Directly comparable business model, client base, and product structure to Man Numeric.
• AQR Capital Management: One of the largest quantitative investment managers, offering equity long-short, alternative risk premia, and multi-asset systematic strategies to institutional clients. Direct competitor in quant equity and alternatives with overlapping product range.
• PanAgora Asset Management: Boston-based quantitative asset manager specializing in systematic equity strategies using proprietary factor models. Direct peer in quant equity with similar institutional client focus and multi-cap product offerings.
• D.E. Shaw Investment Management: Multi-strategy quantitative investment firm with a systematic equities group serving institutional clients. Directly comparable in the use of proprietary models, ML, and systematic approaches across global equity markets.
• Two Sigma Investments: Technology-driven quantitative investment manager applying ML and data science to systematic equity and multi-asset strategies for institutional clients. Comparable in technology stack, factor research, and institutional distribution.
• QMA (Quantitative Management Associates): Quantitative equity manager offering systematic multi-factor portfolios to institutional clients. Direct peer in factor-based investing, risk modeling, and institutional SMA delivery.

Broad incumbents

• BlackRock (Scientific Active Equity): World's largest asset manager with a systematic equity group (Scientific Active Equity) offering quantitative strategies to institutional clients. Competes in systematic equity at scale with broader platform of products.
• State Street Global Advisors (Quantitative Equity): Major asset manager with quantitative equity capabilities serving institutional pensions and endowments. Competes in factor-based and systematic active equity within a much broader product ecosystem.
• Wellington Management (Quantitative Investing): Large established investment manager with a dedicated quantitative equity group serving institutional clients. Comparable in institutional client base and systematic equity offerings, though embedded in a broader active management franchise.
• AllianceBernstein (AB Quantitative Equities): Global asset manager with a quantitative equities group offering systematic strategies to institutional clients. Direct overlap in quant equity with similar institutional client profile, though operating within a larger multi-asset platform.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/manquanttech
• GitHubgithub.com/man-group
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/man-numeric

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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