Full-Time
Vice President Portfolio Manager
Equity Portfolio Management team
Acadian Asset Management
201-500 employees
Quantitative investment management for institutions
Compensation Overview
$185k - $225k/yr
Boston, MA, USA
Hybrid
On-site in Boston three days per week.
PhD
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- An advanced degree, Ph.D. preferred, with distinguished academic record in economics, finance, mathematics, computer science, engineering, physics, or similar discipline
- Minimum of 10 years’ experience (5 years’ with Ph.D.) in finance, preferably asset management, investment consulting, or academia, with emphasis on quantitative investing and risk management
- Strong programming background required, e.g., in Python
- Superior verbal and written communications skills (English required, other languages welcome)
- Ability to conduct meetings with clients and prospects
- Willingness to travel globally 20 – 40% of the time
- Ability to perform deep reviews of our equity portfolios, generate ideas and recommendations to improve our systematic portfolio management process
- Willingness and ability to work in a team-first, collegial, and result-oriented environment
- Work closely with other portfolio managers to oversee and manage our client portfolios, including monitoring portfolios and approving trades
- Work with researchers and analysts to identify and deploy enhancements to our investment process
- Lead meetings with clients, consultants, and prospects to communicate and explain portfolio performance, positioning, and Acadian’s systematic investment process
- Participate in internal investment policy discussions and decisions
- Answer ad-hoc inquiries from clients, consultants, and prospects
- Ph.D. preferred, with distinguished academic record in economics, finance, mathematics, computer science, engineering, physics, or similar discipline
Acadian Asset Management is a global investment manager that uses quantitative, data-driven methods to manage portfolios for institutional clients such as pension funds, endowments, and foundations. Its core offering is systematic, model-based investing across equities and other asset classes in developed and emerging markets, using computer algorithms to analyze large sets of financial data, identify opportunities, and manage risk. This approach differentiates Acadian through its emphasis on rigorous quantitative analysis and disciplined risk management rather than traditional discretionary investing, and by serving mainly large-scale, institution-facing clients. The firm's goal is to generate superior returns for its clients while maintaining strong governance and social responsibility through initiatives in diversity, equity, inclusion, sustainability, and community involvement.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Boston, Massachusetts
Founded
1986
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Q2 2026 AUM reached $232.7 billion, up 54%, with ten straight quarters of inflows.
- Net cash flows totaled $4.3 billion in Q2 2026, led by Enhanced and Extension strategies.
- Stephen Weiss joined July 14, 2026 to scale North American systematic credit distribution.
What critics are saying
- Acadian’s 2025 report shows 46% of AUM sits in five strategies, inviting drawdown cascades.
- Blended fee rates fell in Q2 2026 as lower-fee enhanced strategies dominated inflows.
- If systematic credit or enhanced performance disappoints in 2027, institutional redemptions can hit AUM fast.
What makes Acadian Asset Management unique
- Acadian spans 100+ markets with proprietary models and a decades-long systematic research platform.
- Kelly Young said July 30, 2026, 96% of revenue strategies beat benchmarks across horizons.
- July 22, 2026, St. James’s Place chose Acadian to run a 500-stock global income mandate.
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Acadian Asset Management reported record assets under management of $232.7 billion in Q2 2026, up 54% year-over-year, driven by market appreciation and net client inflows. The firm recorded $4.3 billion in net cash flows, marking its 10th consecutive quarter of positive inflows and a 9% annualized organic growth rate. Management fees reached a record $177 million, up 44% year-over-year. Diluted earnings per share surged 108% to $1.33, whilst operating margin expanded to 40.3% from 30.7% in the prior-year period. The firm maintained strong investment performance, with 96% of strategies by revenue outperforming benchmarks over 3-, 5-, and 10-year periods. Acadian recently launched tax-aware strategies in the wealth channel, accumulating $100 million in assets shortly after launch. The company strengthened its balance sheet with a gross debt-to-adjusted EBITDA ratio of 0.8x, well below its 1.5x target.
SJP rebrands global equity income fund and lowers charges. 0.3 percentage-point reduction. St James's Place (SJP) has transformed its Worldwide Income unit trust and appointed Acadian Asset Management as its investment adviser. The plan is to move to a more diversified investment approach, reduce ongoing charges and strengthen the fund's long-term investment outcomes. Acadian will adopt an active, systematic investment approach, merging advanced data-driven modelling with human expertise to spot global income opportunities. The strategy was previously managed by Ninety One. As a result, the fund will balloon from 30 holdings to approximately 500 companies to reduce concentration risk and provide consistency in income sources across market environments. Charges will be dropped by 0.3 percentage points across all unit classes as of 20 July 2026, with charges for class S amounting to 0.22% after the reduction, SJP explained. The fund will be renamed St James's Place Global Equity Income unit trust. The fund will focus on achieving, over five years, a level of income exceeding that of the MSCI All Country World index. The fund had £893.55m assets as of 31 March and it delivered returns of 7.5%, 6.6% and 5.2% over one, three and five years, respectively, underperforming its benchmark - the MSCI ACWI index - which returned 30.3%, 18.9% and 12.6% over the same periods, according to its factsheet. Justin Onuekwusi, chief investment officer at St James's Place, said: "These changes reflect its commitment to continuously evolve its investment approach to deliver long-term outcomes for clients. "By combining a more diversified portfolio with a systematic, data-driven process, the fund is positioned to provide a consistent level of income while managing risk effectively." Kelly Young, CEO at Acadian, added: "With this appointment, we will implement Acadian's proven, cutting-edge systematic process, with a focus on achieving an attractive level of income for investors while utilising a robust risk-controlled framework."
Acadian Taps Biz Development Senior V.P. By lindsay saienni. Acadian Taps Biz Development Senior V.P. Stephen Weiss has joined Acadian Asset Management as senior v.p. for business development. Have an Account?
Acadian AM bolsers Asia push with hires from Lombard Odier, Dimensional and State Street. Acadian Asset Management has announced three new hires to its Singapore-based distribution and investment team in Asia. 3 July 2026 Acadian Asset Management has expanded its Asia-based team as the systematic investing firm continues to expand its presence in the region. The firm appointed Sheauyien Wang as director, Southeast Asia sales based in Singapore, to lead its institutional business development across the region, according to a statement. Wang joins the firm from Lombard Odier Investment Managers Singapore, where she was head of Southeast Asia institutional business. "Sheauyien brings extensive institutional experience, deep regional relationships, and an outstanding track record of serving investors across Southeast Asia," said Francis Seah, managing director, Acadian Asset Management Singapore. "As investment needs continue to evolve, her expertise will further strengthen our ability to deliver innovative systematic investment solutions, backed by local insight and client service together with global investment capabilities." Prior to Lombard Odier, Wang was managing director and Head of Asia ex-Japan sales at State Street Global Advisors Singapore. "I am delighted to join Acadian and work alongside such a talented and collaborative team," Wang said. "Acadian has long been recognised as a pioneer in systematic investing, and I am excited to help deepen relationships with investors across Southeast Asia as demand for quantitative investment solutions continues to grow." Acadian also announced the expansion of its Singapore-based investment team with the appointments of portfolio manager Minhao Leong, PhD, CFA and trader Danny Ly. Leong joins the firm from State Street Investment Management and Ly joins from rival systematic investing firm Dimensional Fund Advisers, according to their LinkedIn profiles. "Minhao and Danny further enhance the depth of our investment platform in Asia," said Alex Voitenok, deputy chief investment officer at Acadian. "Working closely with our global investment team, they will strengthen our portfolio management and trading capabilities, helping us continue delivering exceptional outcomes for clients across the region." MORE ARTICLES ON
Acadian Asset Management adds Senior distribution hire for North American credit business. Experienced institutional fixed income executive to lead North American business development for the firm's Systematic Credit strategies. BOSTON - July 14, 2026 - Acadian Asset Management LLC, a leader in global systematic investing, today announced that Stephen ("Steve") Weiss has joined the firm as Senior Vice President, Business Development. Based in Boston, Weiss will lead distribution efforts for Acadian's Systematic Credit strategies in North America. He will focus on developing new relationships, deepening existing client partnerships, and helping investors understand how systematic credit strategies can complement traditional fixed income allocations. Weiss will report to Ted Noon, Chief Marketing Officer. Weiss joins Acadian as the firm continues to experience growing investor interest in data-driven, research-based approaches to fixed income investing, with Acadian's High Yield strategy marking its three-year track record in November 2026. Ted Noon, Chief Marketing Officer, commented: "We're thrilled to welcome Steve to Acadian as we continue to build our Systematic Credit business. Steve brings over 30 years of experience in both client-facing and investment-side fixed income roles, a deep understanding of institutional investors' evolving needs, and an outstanding network of industry relationships. His consultative approach and client-centric mindset position him well to help investors understand the benefits of systematic credit investing and the differentiated capabilities Acadian brings to the market." Prior to joining Acadian, Weiss served as a Managing Director at Jennison Associates and Head of U.S. Business Development at SLC Management. Over the course of his career, Weiss has held positions across many facets of fixed income institutional investment, including trading, portfolio management, sales, consultant relations, and relationship management. "What drew me to Acadian is the combination of world-class research and a genuine commitment to helping clients solve complex investment challenges. Systematic credit represents an exciting evolution in fixed income investing, and I'm thrilled to join a team with such deep expertise, led by Scott Richardson, who quite literally wrote the book on systematic credit," Weiss added. Acadian's Systematic Credit strategies leverage the firm's strong data culture and robust investment platform built over four decades of systematic investing and quantitative research. By combining broad data analysis with disciplined portfolio construction, the strategy seeks to identify attractive opportunities across global credit markets while delivering scalable, repeatable investment outcomes for institutional clients. About Acadian Asset Management Acadian Asset Management LLC is among the largest systematic specialist managers in the world. With four decades of experience, Acadian is a pioneer in quantitative investing and was an early adopter of techniques such as machine learning, natural language processing, and alternative data use. The firm invests on behalf of sophisticated institutional and intermediary investors, applying an array of disciplined, systematic investment techniques to offer long-only, extensions, enhanced, and credit strategies. Acadian is headquartered in Boston with affiliates in Singapore, Sydney, and London. As of March 31, 2026, the firm manages approximately US $196 billion in assets.