This Hedge Fund Topped Rivals With Mix of Algorithms and 16th-Century Theory

(Bloomberg) The market turbulence leading investors to flee hedge funds around the world is providing a measure of vindication for one asset manager.First Quadrant LP, which manages $11 billion in foreign-exchange strategies, relies on computer models that crunch data such as interest-rate differentials and equity valuations to identify currencies’ fair value and determine entry and exit points. The $1 billion Absolute Return Currency Fund it runs out of Pasadena, California, for John Hancock Investments has returned 9.9 percent in the past year, topping 13 rivals tracked by Bloomberg.

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