What Investics Data Services does

Investics Data Services is a private US fintech founded in October 2019 and headquartered in Weston, Massachusetts, that provides investment data and analytics to institutional asset owners, investment consultants, RIAs, family offices, asset allocators, and investment management firms. Its core offering is the Investics Cloud Ecosystem (ICE), an AWS-hosted platform integrating four modules — DARTS (a data marketplace delivered via AWS Data Exchange), Fusion (data fabric), IMPRES (in-memory performance and risk engine), and Vision (interactive dashboards) — together with the flagship Signal service that evaluates investment manager skill versus luck for over 24,000 US registered fund share classes using cumulative-sum methodology, returns-based style analysis, and a Bayesian framework, augmented by machine-learning forecasting and computer-generated manager skill narration.

The business operates on a subscription model with list prices ranging from $10/month for Signal Standard to $1,000/year for the full ICE bundle, available both directly on its website and through AWS Marketplace. Investics applies an aggressive, perpetual discount program by customer segment — 85% for RIAs, 66% for asset owners and consultants, 50% for family offices, 30% for asset allocators, and 10-50% for investment managers — and offers free trials, annual invoicing for enterprise accounts, and a free Signal Threshold Benchmark add-on for existing Signal subscribers. The company serves clients representing over US$150 billion in assets (as of March 31, 2021) and was recognized with a 2021 Global Custodian Industry Leaders Award for Innovation in Investor Analytics.

Investics is led by founding President William Pryor, a veteran who built leading performance and analytics businesses at State Street, Russell/Mellon, Citi, and JP Morgan, supported by a small senior team of performance, operations, security, and development professionals, with application development augmented by an outsourced team of 30 onshore and offshore engineers via partner Assure eServices. No external funding rounds have been disclosed.

Name

Investics Data Services

Legal name

Investics Data Services Company, Inc.

Website

https://investics.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Investics Data Services provides cloud-based investment data and analytics to institutional investors, offering an AWS-hosted platform (ICE) and its Signal service that evaluates investment manager skill versus luck for over 24,000 US registered fund share classes, sold on subscription with deep segment-based discounts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Investment Data and Analytics Software

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Software Publishers (5132), All Other Financial Investment Activities (52399)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Investor Education, Research & Portfolio Analytics Services (Retail) (FSAAAAAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fee-Based Advisory (FSAEAAAM), Financial Services Personalization (Banking, Investing, Insurance) (HDAAAGAH)

Keywords

• Investment data analytics
• Fund performance measurement
• Risk attribution software
• Manager skill evaluation
• Cloud financial analytics

Headquarters

HQ city

Weston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Signal Fund Services Subscriptions: Monthly and annual subscription tiers for Signal Fund Services providing access to U.S. registered mutual funds and ETFs information including fund holdings, monthly historical returns, and investment manager fund families.
2. ICE Ecosystem Components (DARTS, Fusion, IMPRES, Vision): Separate subscriptions for individual ICE platform components plus integrated ICE subscription. Additional charges may apply for cloud usage. AWS marketplace distribution.
3. Signal Threshold Benchmark Service: Quarterly subscription for benchmark service starting at $1,000/quarter with organizational discounts for different customer types. Existing Signal subscribers receive as add-on at no extra cost.
4. Managed Services and Consulting: Focus on partnership with global investor community offering insightful investment data and analytics capabilities, managed services and consulting.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Investics Data Services sells a cloud-based investment data and analytics software ecosystem called ICE (Investics Cloud Ecosystem), which integrates four modules: DARTS (data marketplace delivered through AWS Data Exchange), Fusion (data fabric), IMPRES (in-memory performance and risk engine), and Vision (interactive dashboards). Its flagship Signal Fund Services application evaluates investment manager skill versus luck using proprietary statistical methods, Bayesian frameworks, and AI/ML forecasting across over 24,000 US registered fund share classes. Products are sold as subscriptions ranging from $10/month (Signal Standard) to $1,000/quarter (Signal Threshold Benchmark Service), available via self-service portal, AWS Marketplace, and direct enterprise sales.

Product overview

Investics Data Services offers a platform-plus-modules architecture centered on the Investics Cloud Ecosystem (ICE), which integrates four primary components: DARTS (data marketplace), Fusion (data fabric), IMPRES (in-memory performance/risk engine), and Vision (data visualization). The flagship analytical product is Signal (formerly iMEA), providing AI/ML-powered investment manager skill evaluation for over 24,000 US registered fund share classes, now extended with the Threshold Benchmark Service. Products are delivered as SaaS subscriptions via the company's own platform and AWS Marketplace, with pricing ranging from $10/month (Signal Standard) to $1,000/year (ICE).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Signal: Investment manager skill evaluation service providing forward-looking excess return due to skill analysis for over 24,000 share classes across US registered funds. Formerly known as Investics Manager Evaluation Analytics (iMEA).
• ICE (Investics Cloud Ecosystem)
• DARTS
• Fusion
• IMPRES
• Vision

Products and services

• Investics Cloud Ecosystem (ICE) Complete investment data and analytics scalable ecosystem combining data acquisition (DARTS), data fabric (Fusion), data enrichment (IMPRES), and data visualization (Vision). Subscribers receive a secure cloud-based ICE Bucket for data storage with seamless integration of cloud-based data and analytics services. Available as a $1,000/year + $500 setup fee subscription.
• Signal Fund Services Investment manager skill evaluation for U.S. registered mutual funds and ETFs, covering over 24,000 share classes across 9,000 funds, 700 managers, and 160 peer groups. Uses machine learning, statistical methods, Bayesian frameworks, and AI-generated narration to provide forward-looking excess return estimates due to skill vs luck. Available in Standard Edition ($10/month) and Deluxe Edition ($100/year).
• DARTS (Data Aggregation Remediation Transformation Service) Data marketplace delivered through AWS Data Exchange providing vendor data (portfolio holdings, transactions, ESG, risk statistics, benchmarks, security master) modeled and optimized for immediate use in downstream cloud and non-cloud software and BI tools. Priced at $250/year + $250 setup fee with additional data subscription charges potentially applying.
• Fusion Data Fabric Data fabric construct for managing and governing the stitching and modeling of different institutional investor datasets for downstream investment data and analytics use cases. Provides data wrangling recipes via crowdsourcing and automatic generation of fit-for-purpose materialized views, data cubes, and data marts. Priced at $250/year + $250 setup fee; requires ICE subscription.
• IMPRES (In-Memory Performance Risk Engine Solution) Next-generation performance and risk analytical engine providing maximum flexibility to instantly calculate customized risk and return services in real time. Handles PBOR transformation, private investments, flexible hierarchies, attribution, and risk. Capabilities include rate of return calculation, performance attribution, structural characteristics, and risk measures. Priced at $500/year + $250 setup fee.
• Vision Data visualization platform producing highly customized interactive dashboards and reports with website embedding capabilities, integrating across performance, risk, compliance monitoring, regulatory, ESG, Signal, and client reporting. Incorporates artificial intelligence. Priced at $250/year + $250 setup fee.
• Signal Threshold Benchmark Service Multi-asset class monthly benchmark service surveying over 24,000 US registered funds into over 150 benchmarks across 4 asset classes and 15 broad allocations. Creates comparable benchmarks based on how funds actually behave, enabling better-aligned alpha calculations. Standalone subscription starts at $1,000/quarter; existing Signal subscribers receive as add-on at no extra cost.
• ESG Data Services Normalized suite of multiple ESG provider data sets from Arabesque, IdealRatings, MSCI, and CSRHub integrated into a single comparable format. Data available for subscription through DARTS on AWS Data Exchange and seamlessly integrated into ICE for standard and customized ESG analytics.
• Portfolio Holdings & Transactions Daily or monthly delivery of institutional portfolio holdings and transactions from custodians, fund administrators, and investment managers. Provides portfolio name, holdings date, security identifiers, units held, asset classification, price, market value, and transactions. Data normalized across sources and delivered securely through ICE.
• Managed Services and Consulting Partnership-focused offering with the global investor community providing insightful investment data and analytics capabilities, managed services, and consulting engagements. Focused on helping clients leverage Investics tools and data within their broader investment operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Top decile equity funds (Signal ranked) returned 12.32% annualized vs 10.58% for bottom quartile over 5-year period ending December 2023
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

AI capability6 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• NorthfieldcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 December 2022Collaboration on Manager Evaluation Analytics Service. Combined expertise to enhance investment manager evaluation capabilities for institutional investors.
• IdealRatingscoreTechnology or Integration · 24 May 2022ESG and SFDR regulatory data available on Investics Platform. IdealRatings provides ESG data integrated through DARTS and ICE ecosystem.
• MSCIcoreTechnology or Integration · 8 November 2021Index and ESG data agreement through DARTS and ICE. MSCI indexes automatically aggregated and delivered through Investics ICE platform for subscribers.
• Digital FinancialcoreTechnology or Integration · 22 June 2021Portfolio data integration through DARTS and ICE. Enables seamless data flow from Digital Financial systems into Investics analytics platform.
• Arabesque S-RaycoreTechnology or Integration · 10 May 2021ESG portfolio analytics provided through DARTS and ICE. Arabesque S-Ray provides ESG data for normalized comparison with other providers.
• OpturocoreTechnology or Integration · 5 April 2021Performance measurement and data management technology partnership. Combined capabilities for enhanced performance analytics services.
• Assure eServicescoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDevelopment partner providing access to team of 30 onshore and offshore developers. Supports Investics development activities for server, mobile, web and cloud-based technologies.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Morningstar: Morningstar covers 24,000+ US fund share classes with manager ratings, fund data, and portfolio analytics - a near-direct competitor to Signal Fund Services on the long-only fund research and ratings dimension.
• FactSet: FactSet offers investment data, portfolio analytics, performance measurement, and risk analytics via an integrated workstation - directly overlapping with ICE's IMPRES and Vision components for institutional buy-side and asset owner clients.
• MSCI: MSCI is the dominant provider of index, ESG, and risk analytics to institutional investors - a direct overlap with Investics' Signal, IMPRES, and ESG aggregation capabilities. Notably, MSCI is simultaneously a strategic data partner (via DARTS) and the most direct peer, making it a clear comp.
• S&P Global Market Intelligence: S&P Global Market Intelligence offers portfolio analytics, fund data, and investment research across equities, fixed income, and alternatives - overlapping with several ICE components including Signal, DARTS, and Vision.

Direct peers

• Lipper (LSEG): Lipper offers fund classification, performance rankings, and analytical data for over 240,000 share classes globally, serving asset managers and asset owners - directly comparable to Signal's manager evaluation and benchmark offerings.
• eVestment (Nasdaq): eVestment provides institutional investment analytics, performance reporting, and peer benchmarking for asset managers and asset owners - the closest head-to-head competitor to Investics on manager evaluation and institutional analytics.
• Confluence (StatPro): Confluence provides performance, analytics, and regulatory reporting solutions to the asset management industry - closely comparable to ICE/IMPRES for performance measurement and risk reporting workflows at asset managers and service providers.
• Zephyr (Informa): Zephyr provides performance attribution, reporting, and analytics for institutional advisors and asset managers - a direct comparable on the performance, risk, and reporting capabilities delivered through IMPRES and Vision.
• Investment Metrics: Investment Metrics provides institutional performance analytics, risk analytics, and GIPS verification - a focused competitor to Investics' ICE/IMPRES for performance and risk measurement at asset owners and consultants.

Emerging players

• Canoe Intelligence: Canoe Intelligence automates document and data extraction for alternative investment managers, addressing data ingestion challenges similar to DARTS - comparable as an emerging fintech modernizing institutional investor data workflows.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/bill-pryor-202b149
• Xx.com/investicsdata

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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