Quant Funds Hit By Misfiring Strategies
- Equity-focused funds are losing cash amid widespread outflows
- Popular strategies are lagging benchmark stock indexes in 2019
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When it comes to slicing and dicing equities based on their factors, the strategy beloved by quants is exhibiting symptoms of sickness. The challenge is diagnosing how serious it is.
This month, Neuberger Berman will become the latest big name to close a fund based on factor investing, which uses characteristics like quality and value to bet which stocks will outperform over time. The decision follows a similar move by Columbia Threadneedle in December.