Quality Capital Management

What Quality Capital Management does

Quality Capital Management Ltd (QCM) is a privately held, UK-authorised investment management firm founded in 1995 by Aref Karim, formerly a senior leader at the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) from 1982 to 1995. The firm offers a single flagship systematic macro strategy — NexusOne | DivX, launched January 2025 — which is a fully quantitative, long/short global futures programme combining trend-following and mean-reversion signals within a multi-layered risk management framework. The strategy operates across more than 90 highly liquid exchange-traded futures contracts spanning equity indices, fixed income, foreign exchange (G10 and emerging markets), and commodities, targeting 12% realised volatility with predefined drawdown controls; an Enhanced Diversification Layer was rolled out in late 2025 within the existing futures universe.

QCM is regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority and registered with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission and National Futures Association. The firm serves sovereign wealth funds, institutional investors (pensions and endowments), family offices, and qualified private investors globally — distributing exclusively through direct, relationship-driven outreach rather than intermediary or retail channels. Revenue is generated via investment management fees (and a typical absolute-return performance-fee component) on assets managed under NexusOne | DivX. The operating team is extremely small (1-10 employees), with Aref Karim as Founder/CEO/CIO, Raami Karim as Deputy CEO/COO, Ershadul Haq as Director of Research, Faaria Kenny as Director and Board Member, and Daniel Joseph as Quantitative Developer.

Name

Quality Capital Management

Legal name

Quality Capital Management Ltd

Website

https://qcmcap.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Quality Capital Management is a UK-authorised systematic macro investment manager offering the NexusOne | DivX long/short global futures strategy to sovereign wealth funds, institutions, family offices, and qualified private investors globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Systematic Macro Investment Management

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Other Financial Investment Activities (5239)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Systematic Macro (Trend/CTA, Macro Quant) (FSAHABAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Systematic Macro (Rates/FX/Equities Macro Models) (FSAHAEAC), Systematic Portfolio Construction & Risk Control (Risk Parity, Vol Target, Dynamic Allocation) (FSAHAEAJ), Multi-Asset Absolute Return & Diversified Macro Funds (FSAAAJAH)

Keywords

• Systematic macro investing
• Managed futures strategies
• Alternative asset management
• Global macro funds
• Quantitative investment strategies

Headquarters

HQ city

Cobham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Systematic Macro Investment Management: QCM generates revenue through investment management fees charged on its proprietary systematic macro strategies, primarily the NexusOne | DivX programme. The firm manages assets for sovereign wealth funds, institutions, family offices, and qualified private investors globally. As a regulated investment manager (FCA, CFTC, NFA), the firm earns fees on assets under management. The revenue model is characteristic of institutional alternative asset managers with a performance-fee component typical of absolute-return strategies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Quality Capital Management manages a single flagship systematic global macro investment strategy — NexusOne | DivX — a fully quantitative, long/short global futures programme launched in January 2025. Built on nearly 30 years of proprietary quantitative research, it blends trend-following and mean-reversion signals within a multi-layered risk management framework and operates across over 90 highly liquid exchange-traded futures contracts spanning equity indices, fixed income, foreign exchange, and commodities. The strategy targets 12% volatility with predefined drawdown thresholds and is offered to sovereign wealth funds, institutions, family offices, and qualified private investors under FCA, CFTC, and NFA regulation.

Product overview

Quality Capital Management offers a single unified product: the NexusOne | DivX systematic macro strategy. Launched in January 2025, this next-generation flagship programme applies a multi-layered, model-driven approach to deliver absolute returns that are uncorrelated, risk-targeted, and globally diversified. The strategy operates across a broad universe of over 90 highly liquid exchange-traded futures contracts spanning equity indices (US, Europe, Australia, Asia), fixed income (bonds, STIRs, rates), foreign exchange (G10 and emerging markets), and commodities (energies, metals, agriculturals). The product integrates strategic and tactical components with dynamic asset allocation, blending systematic discipline with macro awareness to adapt to evolving market conditions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NexusOne: QCM's next-generation systematic macro strategy — a fully quantitative, long/short global futures programme designed to deliver strong, uncorrelated returns across market cycles. Built on nearly 30 years of research and innovation, NexusOne blends trend-following and mean-reversion signals within a robust risk management framework.
• NexusOne | DivX

Products and services

• NexusOne | DivX Fully quantitative, long/short global futures programme blending trend-following and mean-reversion signals within a multi-layered risk management framework. Operates across 90+ highly liquid exchange-traded futures contracts spanning equity indices, fixed income, foreign exchange, and commodities. Targets 12% volatility with predefined drawdown thresholds and is offered to sovereign wealth funds, institutions, family offices, and qualified private investors.

Quantifiable outcome

• +7.74% annual compound return in 2025 (first full year of NexusOne | DivX)
• +5 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature3 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• AQR Capital Management: Large quantitative asset manager offering managed futures and global macro strategies alongside traditional quant equity and fixed income. Overlaps with QCM on the systematic macro/futures offering and institutional distribution.
• Man Group (AHL): AHL is the largest pure systematic/CTA managed futures programme globally, running long/short trend-following and macro signals across global futures. Directly comparable to QCM's NexusOne DivX in product construct, target volatility discipline, and institutional client base.
• Aspect Capital: UK systematic macro/CTAs manager founded by Anthony Todd (former Man AHL head), running diversified trend programs across global futures. Closely comparable to QCM in geography, product, and institutional client focus.
• Campbell & Company: US-based systematic global macro manager founded in 1972, running trend-following and discretionary macro strategies across global futures. Comparable to QCM in longevity, product construct, and institutional client focus.
• Systematica Investments: Systematic macro hedge fund manager running trend-following and equity-market-neutral strategies across global markets. Closely comparable to QCM on the systematic global macro product and institutional channel.
• Transtrend: Dutch managed futures/CTA manager running fully systematic diversified trend programs across global futures markets. Directly comparable to QCM in product construct and target institutional client base.
• Graham Capital Management: US-based systematic macro/CTA founded in 1994 running quantitative trend and discretionary macro strategies across global futures. Comparable to QCM in longevity, product construct, and institutional client base.
• Fulcrum Asset Management: UK-based systematic macro manager running discretionary and quantitative global macro strategies for institutional clients. Comparable to QCM in product scope, UK domicile, and institutional client focus.
• Winton Group: UK-based systematic macro manager running trend-following and fundamental-quant strategies across global futures, with a 30+ year track record directly comparable in lineage and product scope to QCM's NexusOne DivX.

Broad incumbents

• Bridgewater Associates: The world's largest macro hedge fund manager running Pure Alpha and other macro strategies. While broader and far larger than QCM, it is the dominant incumbent in institutional macro allocation and shapes allocator expectations for the entire systematic macro category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/qcm-trading

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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