Our Systematic Edge

Systematic investing uses advanced technology to gather and analyse large volumes of company data to identify mispriced assets and investment opportunities. While economic intuition informs the basis of an investment idea, decisions on portfolio construction, implementation, and risk management are systematic, backed by research, and empirically validated. This helps to ensure a repeatable, consistent, and sustainable approach over market cycles.

Key benefits of a systematic approach

Objectivity

Based on the belief that statistical techniques can be used to extract all the relevant information needed to make accurate forecasts, systematic investing removes the influence of emotion.

Discipline

An evidence-driven decision-making process focuses on different factors and signals that we believe drive share prices.

Balance

Our systematic process allows us to build portfolios that address and meet multiple objectives.

Our Process: People, Data, Clarity

Our scientific approach to funds management is driven by systematic techniques and rigorous research. We believe an investment process that applies the best of human thinking and computational power will deliver superior long-term investment returns. This strong combination of systematic and fundamental insights underpins Acadian’s proven investment process.

Our Edge

People

We start with economic intuition and the insights of a talented, experienced, and diverse team embracing the open-minded pursuit of new ideas.

Our team by the numbers

120+

PERSON INVESTMENT TEAM

1600+

YEARS COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCE

95+

ADVANCED ANALYTICAL DEGREES

Our edge

Data

Our extensive data repository, continually supplemented by an active alternative data scouting effort, provides an unparalleled resource for examining new investment ideas.

35+ Years of data

518M+

DAILY OBSERVATIONS

58TB+

DATA

150+

GLOBAL MARKETS

65K+

TRADED ASSETS

our edge

Clarity

Data, computational power, and economic insight help us illuminate investment trends, historical relationships, and the expected drivers of future returns. Decisions on portfolio construction, implementation, and risk management are backed by research and empirically validated.

Collaboration

Acadian’s approach fosters transparency and trust. Our systematic process is straightforward to explain. This enhances the ability of our clients, many of whom invest on behalf of others, to understand our strategies and approach.

 

We clearly and regularly communicate to investors the rationale behind our investment decisions and point to solid, irrefutable evidence and logic. Our superior attribution tools help us identify and articulate the drivers of performance through all market cycles.