What Quantedge does

Quantedge Capital is a privately held, Singapore-headquartered systematic quantitative hedge fund founded in 2006 that operates a single investment vehicle, the Quantedge Global Master Fund, with US$6.3 billion in assets under management as of 30 April 2026. The firm employs mathematical models, statistical analysis, and computer algorithms to codify and augment human investment intuition, trading systematically across more than 250 markets and five asset classes: equities, bonds, commodities, currencies, and insurance-linked securities. Portfolio Manager Leonardo Jong characterises the approach as combining human judgment with quantitative rigour, and the firm reports a 20.1% net annualized return.

The firm serves accredited individual and institutional investors through a direct, high-touch sales motion, with a USD 1 million minimum investment threshold and a web-based investor enquiries funnel. Customer segments include ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, endowments, and sovereign wealth funds. Distribution is intentionally exclusive, with offices in Singapore (headquarters) and New York to cover Asia-Pacific and North America. The 'one fund, one goal' philosophy concentrates the firm exclusively on returns for a single vehicle, with employees described as the largest investor group, reinforcing alignment between managers and capital.

Revenue is generated through management fees on AUM and performance fees on returns above the high-water mark, scaling with both asset growth and investment performance. The strategy has garnered international recognition including Top 5 Large Hedge Funds from Bloomberg, Best Asian Billion Dollar Hedge Fund from EurekaHedge, Fund of the Year from AsiaHedge, Best 100 Hedge Funds from Barron's, and Macro Over US$500M from HFM Asia. Operationally, the firm employs 120+ staff across portfolio management, research, technology, and operations, and runs the Quantedge Foundation and University Access programme as part of a broader responsible-capitalism brand posture.

Name

Quantedge

Legal name

Quantedge Capital

Website

https://quantedge.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Quantedge Capital is a Singapore-headquartered systematic quantitative hedge fund founded in 2006 that operates a single multi-asset fund (the Quantedge Global Master Fund) across 250+ global markets for accredited and institutional investors, managing US$6.3 billion in AUM.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hedge Fund Management

NAICS

Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities (523), Other Investment Pools and Funds (5259)

SIC

Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services (6200), Commodity Contracts Brokers & Dealers (6221), Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Multi-Strategy — Quant/Systematic Multi-Strategy (FSAHAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Quant Commodities (Curve/Spread, Seasonality, Systematic Commodity Strategies) (FSAHAEAF), Quant Equity Long/Short (Equity Stat Arb / Factor / ML) (FSAHAAAB)

Keywords

• Systematic quantitative investing
• Global macro hedge fund
• Multi-asset investment strategy
• Alternative asset management
• Quantitative portfolio management

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hedge Fund Management & Performance Fees: Quantedge operates as a hedge fund manager generating revenue from management fees (applied to assets under management) and performance fees (charged on returns above a high-water mark). With over US$6.3 billion in AUM and a 20.1% net annualized return, the fund's revenue scales with both AUM growth and investment performance. The firm follows a 'one fund, one goal' philosophy with employees as the largest investor group, aligning interests between manager and investors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Quantedge operates the Quantedge Global Master Fund, a systematic quantitative global macro investment vehicle that trades across equities, bonds, commodities, currencies, and insurance-linked securities spanning over 250 markets. The firm combines mathematical models, statistical analysis, and computer algorithms with human investment intuition to deliver a single-fund strategy for accredited individual and institutional investors. Revenue is generated through management fees on assets under management (over US$6.3 billion) and performance fees on returns above a high-water mark.

Product overview

Quantedge operates as a single-fund investment manager offering the Quantedge Global Master Fund, a systematic quantitative global macro investment strategy. The fund is diversified across multiple asset classes including equities, bonds, commodities, currencies, and insurance-linked securities. The investment approach combines mathematical models, statistical analysis, and computer algorithms with human intuition to drive investment decisions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Quantedge Global Master Fund A systematic quantitative global macro investment fund that trades across multiple asset classes including equities, bonds, commodities, currencies, and insurance-linked securities across more than 250 markets. The fund employs mathematical models, statistical analysis, and computer algorithms to codify and augment human investment intuition and is available to accredited individual and institutional investors with a minimum investment of USD 1 million. Vehicles are offered as Quantedge Global Fund (Offshore) and Quantedge Global Fund (US).

Quantifiable outcome

• 20.1% net annualized return (as of 30 April 2026)
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• AQR Capital Management: AQR runs a multi-asset systematic quantitative strategy spanning equities, fixed income, commodities, and alternatives using factor and risk premia models. Like Quantedge, it combines academic rigour with multi-asset breadth and targets institutional allocators.
• Capula Investment Management: Capula runs systematic fixed income, credit, and macro strategies using quantitative and relative-value frameworks. While more fixed-income focused, its systematic multi-asset orientation places it in Quantedge's comparable peer set.
• Man Group (Man AHL): Man AHL is a long-running systematic quantitative manager trading futures, FX, commodities, and equities via managed futures and stat-arb programs. The multi-strategy systematic global macro positioning makes it one of the closest listed peers to Quantedge.
• Renaissance Technologies: Renaissance is the prototypical quant hedge fund using mathematical models to trade liquid instruments across global markets. Its scale and secrecy make it a benchmark peer for any systematic multi-asset quantitative firm.
• Winton Group: Winton operates a systematic global macro strategy diversified across futures, equities, and commodities, founded in 1997. Its research-driven, multi-asset systematic model and institutional LP base closely mirror Quantedge's value proposition.
• GSA Capital: GSA Capital runs systematic equity market-neutral and stat-arb strategies alongside other quantitative programs. While more equity-centric, its quantitative, model-driven approach to extract uncorrelated returns aligns with Quantedge's market-neutral sleeve.
• Two Sigma: Two Sigma combines systematic quantitative investing with technology and data science across multiple asset classes. While much larger than Quantedge, its multi-strategy quant architecture and institutional orientation make it a directly comparable peer.
• Aspect Capital: Aspect is a systematic global macro manager trading diversified futures portfolios using quantitative models. Its multi-market, multi-asset systematic approach and institutional focus make it a clear direct peer.

Broad incumbents

• Bridgewater Associates: Bridgewater operates massive global macro and multi-asset strategies, including systematic All Weather. While it spans active discretionary and systematic approaches and is far larger, its institutional global macro framing makes it a broad incumbent comparable.
• BlackRock (Systematic Active Equities & Multi-Asset): BlackRock runs systematic active equity and multi-asset quantitative strategies at institutional scale, including factor and risk-premia products. As the world's largest asset manager, it competes for the same institutional allocator mandates that Quantedge targets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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