About - Rayliant

Quantamental strategies in ETF and segregated account formats

Our investment strategies apply elements of behavioral finance, data science and local market insights to global markets. Our research is firmly grounded in academically sound quantitative methods while also incorporating elements of fundamental insights to identify signals and build portfolios. We offer these strategies in ETFs and segregated accounts to investors around the world.

Widely recognized for innovation and leadership in finance and investment management

Rayliant has over 17.4 billion USD assets managed using our strategies (as of 31 March 2024) with offices in Los Angeles, London, Hong Kong and Shanghai. Rayliant's investment team has published more than 50 journal articles and contributed to nine handbooks on finance and economics. We have won two Graham and Dodd Scroll Awards, one Graham and Dodd Reader’s Choice Award, one Graham and Dodd Top Award, three Bernstein Fabozzi/Jacob Levy Awards, and three William F. Sharpe Awards.

Led by an experienced industry pioneer and acclaimed academic

Jason Hsu, Ph.D. founded Rayliant in 2016. He also co-founded Research Affiliates, a quantitative asset manager with 139 billion USD in assets managed using its strategies (as of 31 December 2023). Jason is a professor of finance at UCLA Anderson School of Management, and a visiting professor at Tsinghua University (China), Kyoto University (Japan) and National Chengchi University (Taiwan). Jason is also a portfolio manager for Rayliant’s suite of quantamental ETFs.

17.4

Billion USD

ASSETS USING RAYLIANT STRATEGIES
as of 31 March 2024*

10

Awards

WON FOR OUR RESEARCH

6

Global Offices

ACROSS ASIA, NORTH AMERICA, AND EUROPE

*As of 31 March 2024. Assets include non-discretionary assets managed by external asset managers using Rayliant’s strategies and non-discretionary assets benchmarked to Rayliant’s indexes. Offices include offices of subsidiaries and joint ventures. For a detailed list of Rayliant’s awards and recognition, visit rayliant.com/awards.

Rayliant Overview

Rayliant Global Advisors is a global investment management group. Our investment strategies bring together elements of behavioral finance, data science and local market insights, especially in inefficient markets. Our strategies are all grounded in academically-sound quantitative methods and many also bring in elements of fundamental insights in various systematic ways. We offer these strategies through ETFs and separately managed accounts to investors around the world.

Today, Rayliant has over 17.4 billion USD across equity, fixed income and alternative assets managed using our strategies (as of 31 March 2024). Rayliant’s clients include institutional and high net worth investors globally. We have offices in Los Angeles, London, Hong Kong and Shanghai. Rayliant's investment team has published more than 40 journal articles and contributed to nine handbooks on finance and economics. We have won two Graham and Dodd Scroll Awards, one Graham and Dodd Reader’s Choice Award,one Graham and Dodd Top Award, three Bernstein Fabozzi/Jacob Levy Awards, and three William F. Sharpe Awards.

Rayliant was founded in 2016 by Jason Hsu, Ph.D. He also co-founded Research Affiliates, a quantitative asset manager with 139 billion USD in assets managed using its strategies (as of 31 December 2023). Jason is a professor of finance at UCLA Anderson School of Management, and a visiting professor at Tsinghua University (China), Kyoto University (Japan) and National Chengchi University (Taiwan). Jason is also a portfolio manager for Rayliant’s suite of quantamental ETFs.