AQE CAPITAL
Making quantitative hedge fund strategies investable
WHO WE ARE
Alternative investment and tech professionals
AQE Capital is an investment boutique focused on quantitative & algorithmic liquid alternative strategies. We bridge the gap between Wall Street and Main Street by developing all of our strategies in-house and providing investors with a transparent and accessible investment experience.
Our firm was founded by a team of tech- and investment professionals who bring expertise in finance, economics, statistics, physics, entrepreneurship, and technology to every aspect of quantitative investing. Our investment philosophy is built around our proprietary algorithms, which are based on empirical financial analysis and our profound understanding of economics and technology.
Why investing in hedge fund strategies
Maximizing investor returns while managing risk
Diversification
Hedge fund strategies can provide investors with diversification benefits by accessing different asset classes and investment strategies. This can help to reduce overall portfolio risk by spreading investments across multiple asset classes, especially in times traditional 60/40 portfolios haven‘t worked.
Non-correlated returns
Hedge fund strategies have been shown to have lower correlation with traditional asset classes such as stocks and bonds, which means that they can provide a potential source of non-correlated returns that can help to enhance overall portfolio performance
Lower drawdowns
Hedge funds often employ risk management techniques and strategies designed to limit losses during market downturns. This can help protect investor capital and reduce the severity of drawdowns.
Potential for Higher Returns
Hedge fund strategies have the potential to generate higher returns than traditional investments over the long-term.
Our strategies
Strengthen your portfolio amidst market volatility
Investing in our strategies helps you diversify your portfolio and targeting positive returns in any market environment
AQE Capital all-weather strategy
Daily NAV via Boerse Stuttgart(XSTU)
As of
A quantitative and fully automated multi-strategy generating absolute returns in bull and bear markets based on a combination of Momentum and Managed Futures. The proprietary algorithm‘s investment approach is adaptable to long-term economic market conditions resulting in a higher degree of positive returns and non-correlated investment returns.
Income Strategy 5+ (Distr. Target)
Daily NAV via Boerse Stuttgart(XSTU)
As of
Employs a systematic income strategy designed to generate a consistent annual cash flow on invested capital. This is achieved through the strategic combination of robust dividend equity positions and option premiums. The primary goal of this approach is to preserve the entrusted capital while providing a reliable stream of income, rather than prioritizing the maximization of returns on underlying assets.
AQE Capital all-weather strategy
Daily NAV via Boerse Stuttgart(XSTU)
As of
A quantitative and fully automated multi-strategy generating absolute returns in bull and bear markets based on a combination of Momentum and Managed Futures. The proprietary algorithm‘s investment approach is adaptable to long-term economic market conditions resulting in a higher degree of positive returns and non-correlated investment returns.
Income Strategy 5+ (Distr. Target)
Daily NAV via Boerse Stuttgart(XSTU)
As of
Employs a systematic income strategy designed to generate a consistent annual cash flow on invested capital. This is achieved through the strategic combination of robust dividend equity positions and option premiums. The primary goal of this approach is to preserve the entrusted capital while providing a reliable stream of income, rather than prioritizing the maximization of returns on underlying assets.
PSaaS – Portfolio Structuring as a Service
Outsourcing portfolio management
In addition to our quantitative hedge fund strategies, we offer a unique PSaaS solution tailored for asset managers, family offices, and fintech platforms, which enables the outsourcing of portfolio management. Our expertise lies in designing quantitative strategies and offering them on a white-label basis.
Time Efficiency
Outsourcing portfolio management allows independent wealth managers and family offices to allocate more time to deepening client relationships and seizing new opportunities.
Cost Efficiency
Many wealth managers and family offices find that outsourcing portfolio management results in substantial long-term savings, leading to a marked decrease in operating costs.
Performance Uplift
By entrusting portfolio management to a skilled PSaaS provider that employs quantitative strategies, the influence of human emotions is minimized, potentially boosting portfolio performance.
THE TEAM
Meet the people
Benjamin Ege
CEO & Managing Director
Prior to AQE Capital, Benjamin worked in Investment Banking at Clipperton (part of Natixis Group) where he executed several M&A and fund raising deals for TMT companies. At
the same time, Benjamin supported Single Family Offices in tech-oriented fund of fund investments, before he then proceeded into asset management at Marcard & Schaefer Vermögensbetreuung.
André Nütz
CIO
André is a senior portfolio manager with a 28 years track record that has been built at firms like J.P. Morgan, Bethmann Bank, Sal. Oppenheim, ODDO BHF and Marcard & Schaefer. His career is dedicated to derivatives based investment strategies and risk controlling. André is furthermore an author of financial literature publishing books to help Wealth Management clients to navigate through markets.
Julien Rüter
Head of Quantitative Analysis & Develoment
Julien already developed complex algorithms, machine learning & AI programs as physics students, and successfully founded and accompanied multiple tech companies as CTO thereafter. Prior to AQE Capital, Julien developed proprietary algorithms for crypto currencies in
its very beginning and also became one of the first members of WallStreetBet.
