12-05-2025 · Podcast

Quant Street, Episode 7 – How active is Active Quant?

In this new episode portfolio manager Vania Sulman explains how the tracking error of an Active Quant approach is managed over the long term, and explains the process of overweights and underweights versus the benchmark. She also talks about how Active Quant differs from an enhanced-indexing approach.

    Authors

  • Vania Sulman - Portfolio Manager

    Vania Sulman

    Portfolio Manager

  • Erika van der Merwe - Equity Investment Specialist

    Erika van der Merwe

    Equity Investment Specialist

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