December 2024 Update
December 3, 2024 — We launched QuantStreet a little over three years ago, and our first accounts went live as of December 2021. In this piece, we take a bit of a look back, and discuss lessons learned and how our business has evolved. But first, a quick peak back at the market action of […]
QuantStreet Performance December 2024
12/1/2024 — The following analysis shows the performance of QuantStreet’s separately managed account strategies against benchmarks. The analysis starts on the launch date of each separately managed account strategy. Strategy Summary QuantStreet Strategy Start Date Risk Level Fee (bps) Core 12/1/2021 85/15 30 Aggressive 11/17/2022 95/5 30 Balanced 8/16/2023 60/40 30 All performance is shown […]
November 2024 Update
November 3, 2024 — October’s market activity can be neatly summarized in a single chart: the dollar (BBDXY) was strong and U.S. stocks (the VOO ETF tracks the S&P 500 index) meaningfully outperformed international stocks (VXUS). QuantStreet’s portfolios were down on the month, though they moved in line with the overall market. Our performance relative […]
QuantStreet Performance November 2024
11/2/2024 — The following analysis shows the performance of QuantStreet’s separately managed account strategies against benchmarks. The analysis starts on the launch date of each separately managed account strategy. Strategy Summary QuantStreet Strategy Start Date Risk Level Fee (bps) Core 12/1/2021 85/15 30 Aggressive 11/17/2022 95/5 30 Balanced 8/16/2023 60/40 30 All performance is shown […]
U.S. vs International Stock Performance
October 14, 2024 — Over the last 20 years U.S. stocks and bonds have meaningfully outperformed their global peers, both in absolute terms, and on a risk-adjusted basis. The next chart shows the average annualized excess returns [1] of different asset classes, plotted against their annualized volatility. The returns of international asset classes, highlighted in […]
October 2024 Update
October 2, 2024 — The major market event in September was the Fed’s 50 basis point rate cut following the September 18th Federal Open Market Committee meeting. There was broad consensus the Fed would cut rates, though the 50 basis points (as opposed to 25) and perhaps the tone of Jay Powell’s press conference surprised […]
QuantStreet Performance October 2024
10/1/2024 — The following analysis shows the performance of QuantStreet’s separately managed account strategies against benchmarks. The analysis starts on the launch date of each separately managed account strategy. Strategy Summary QuantStreet Strategy Start Date Risk Level Fee (bps) Core 12/1/2021 85/15 30 Aggressive 11/17/2022 95/5 30 Balanced 8/16/2023 60/40 30 All performance is shown […]
September 2024 Update
September 2, 2024 — After a bit of an early-August swoon, the stock market came roaring back in the last few weeks of the month. The S&P 500 finished up 2.4%, though certainly in the early days of August, that did not feel like a particularly likely outcome. In client conversations a few days into […]
QuantStreet Performance September 2024
8/31/2024 — The following analysis shows the performance of QuantStreet’s separately managed account strategies against benchmarks. The analysis starts on the launch date of each separately managed account strategy. Strategy Summary QuantStreet Strategy Start Date Risk Level Fee (bps) Core 12/1/2021 85/15 30 Aggressive 11/17/2022 95/5 30 Balanced 8/16/2023 60/40 30 All performance is shown […]
August 2024 Update
August 1, 2024 — Despite a partial reversal on the final trading day of the month, July saw a large momentum crash with past winners (tech, MTUM) underperforming and past underperformers (small caps, value stocks, REITs) having a stellar month. More broadly, much of what’s been out of favor for the last year had a […]