Equity

Quantitative Equity

Fundamental Insights. Systematic Discipline. All-Weather Alpha.

What Sets Us Apart

Systematic investing, grounded in fundamentals. 

For more than five decades, we've refined a disciplined, adaptive approach to factor investing — combining advanced data science, academic research, and fundamental insight in a single, evidence-based framework. The result: scalable, customized, risk-aware portfolios engineered for consistent, long-term outcomes.


ROOTED IN FUNDAMENTALS

 

 

Fundamentals drive long-term prices; investor behavior creates opportunities. Our ever-evolving research turns that insight into four fundmental factors — Growth, Value, Quality, and Linkages.

REPEATABLE OUTCOMES

 

 

A systematic, all-weather process built for consistency. We efficiently convert robust factors into alpha, adapting to each company's growth regime to deliver across market cycles.

TRANSPARENT INVESTMENT PROCESS

 

Clear, not a black box. Our proprietary STRATA platform gives clients full visibility into the factors, exposures, and decisions behind every portfolio.

CUSTOMIZED SOLUTIONS

 

 

Transparent exposures let us tailor every mandate to clients' goals — custom holdings, tracking-error targets, ESG expression, and tax management.    

At A Glance

$60 B+

Quantitative Equity AUM

60+

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19 Years

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13

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80+

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50

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Executive leadership

We operate as a fully integrated research, engineering, and investment team, built on a foundation of collaboration and a commitment to rigor.

Adam Kloczkowski, CFA
Adam Kloczkowski, CFA

Head of Quantitative Solutions

George N. Patterson, PhD, CFA, CFP
George N. Patterson, PhD, CFA, CFP

Chief Investment Officer

INVESTMENT LEADERSHIP

Stacie L. Mintz, CFA
Stacie L. Mintz, CFA

Head of Quantitative Equity

Adam M. Papallo, CFA
Adam M. Papallo, CFA

Head of Implementation Research

Gavin Smith, PhD
Gavin Smith, PhD

Head of Quantitative Equity Research and Sustainable Investing

Aaditya (Aadi) Gorur
Aaditya (Aadi) Gorur

Head of Investment Architecture

Wataru Yamaguchi
Wataru Yamaguchi

Head of Global Trading

SENIOR INVESTMENT & RESEARCH PROFESSIONALS

Stephen Courtney
Stephen Courtney

Senior Portfolio Manager

Ken D'Souza, CFA
Ken D'Souza, CFA

Senior Portfolio Manager

Devang Gambhirwala
Devang Gambhirwala

Senior Portfolio Manager

Wen Jin, PhD, CFA
Wen Jin, PhD, CFA

Senior Portfolio Manager

Christopher Lipari, CFA
Christopher Lipari, CFA

Senior Portfolio Manager

Chris Zani, CFA, FRM
Chris Zani, CFA, FRM

Senior Portfolio Manager

Patrick Pfeifer, CFA
Patrick Pfeifer, CFA

Senior Researcher

Jyoti Singh, CFA
Jyoti Singh, CFA

Senior Researcher

Sophia (Jingyan) Zhang, PhD
Sophia (Jingyan) Zhang, PhD

Senior Researcher


Quantitative Equity Strategy Offerings

Insights & News

FEATURED INSIGHTS

All data as of March 31, 2026.