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A Founder's Journey: Jason Hsu

Let your experience become your expertise. Find out how growing up in Taiwan provided Jason with unique perspective that informs his investment decisions today.

Rayliant's PM team has navigated 30 years of booms & busts—and have been toughened, softened and enlightened by four lifetimes' worth of humble pie.
Global Institutions

Rayliant offers scientific, disciplined systematic strategies for EM, EAFE and US equities and is a minority-owned, -operated, and -governed investment manager. We apply a collaborative approach to working with global institutions.

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Meeting the expectations of high-net-worth clients requires expertise and precision. Our institutional-quality outsourced investment office helps advisors enhance their investment offering, deepen client engagement, and position their practice for growth.

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Exchange-Traded Funds

Rayliant’s Quantamental ETFs express fundamental ideas through big data and quantitative models to actively trade stocks in markets around the world. Our strategies are intended for investors seeking to mitigate home country bias through active exposure to both international and emerging markets.

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Media & Events

Rayliant's team of experts is regularly sought out by the media to help investors understand what’s happening in global markets and economies.

January 28, 2025

Reuters: US Tech Stock Tumble Highlights Risk of Market Reliance On Megacaps

Phillip Wool says that while DeepSeek’s impact on AI is unclear, many correlated and crowded trades are at risk if sentiment shifts.

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January 23, 2025

CNBC: Tariffs Are a Matter of Optics; U.S. Interest Rate Was Always the First Priority for Trump: CIO

Jason Hsu says that the possibility that tariffs could be off the table or light is tremendously encouraging for the markets.

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January 10, 2025

Lead-Lag Report: Phillip Wool on Machine Learning in Investing, and Emerging Market Opportunities

Phillip Wool discusses how machine learning is transforming portfolio management by emphasizing individual company analysis, explores the impact of policy volatility, US Federal Reserve actions, and tariff changes on global markets, and highlights the potential of active management strategies and emerging market opportunities, particularly in tech-heavy regions like Korea and Taiwan.

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January 08, 2025

Enterprising Investor: Balancing Innovation and Trust—Jason Hsu on Technology and the Future of the Investment Industry

In this interview with Frank Fabozzi, Jason Hsu discusses the evolution of factor investing, emphasizing the need for a broader factor toolkit and the importance of grounding strategies in clear economic rationale. He also highlighted the challenges facing the asset management industry, including pressures for short-term performance, the integration of technology, and the growing demand for customized, data-driven ESG strategies.

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January 07, 2025

Barron’s: U.S. Adds Tencent and Tesla Supplier to Its Chinese Military List. Why ‘Pandora’s Box’ Has Opened for Chinese Stocks.

Phillip Wool sees the addition of companies to blacklists as more of a reputational issue than a fundamental threat.

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The securities identified and described do not represent all of the securities purchased, sold or recommended for client accounts. The reader should not assume that an investment in the securities identified was or will be profitable.

January 06, 2025

CNBC: Samsung Electronics Banking on AI To Outpace Global Growth In Smartphones, Home Appliances

Phillip Wool believes investors are hoping Samsung will close the gap on HBM and commit more to its “value-up” scheme, with the 10-trillion won share buyback plan potentially helping to stabilize the stock’s price.

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The securities identified and described do not represent all of the securities purchased, sold or recommended for client accounts. The reader should not assume that an investment in the securities identified was or will be profitable.

January 06, 2025

CNBC: Portfolio Manager Shares Three Asian Markets for Diversification Outside U.S. Tech

Phillip Wool shares his strategies for international diversification in 2025.

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December 10, 2024

Lead-Lag Report: Jason Hsu on China’s Market Considerations, and Investment Opportunities in Japan

Jason Hsu explores smarter investing strategies, from the impact of index-based investing on the US stock market to the evolving opportunities in emerging markets, particularly China and Japan, highlighting key shifts in global investment landscapes.

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Experienced, Minority-led Investment Team

Award-Winning Research

4 Graham & Dodd Awards
3 Bernstein Fabozzi/Jacobs Levy Awards
3 William F. Sharpe Awards

Seasoned Portfolio Management

Average Investment Experience: 20 Years
Former team at PIMCO & Research Affiliates

Quantitative Research Expertise

Average Research Experience: 8 Years
Team includes PhDs, CFAs, & MFEs

50+ Papers

Leading journals on factor investing, machine learning, portfolio construction, and alpha decay

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