5 Best Quant Hedge Funds’ 5 Top Picks

4. Two Sigma Advisors

Next in line is Two Sigma Advisors, founded by John Overdeck and David Siegel, former alumni at D. E. Shaw. Two Sigma Advisors manages around $38.97 billion in assets, having registered an increase of 28% over the last year. Two Sigma’s latest 13F filing showed an equity portfolio worth $35.28 billion, with Boeing Co (NYSE:BA), Amgen, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN), and Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) ranking as the top three picks. As of the end of September, Two Sigma holds 1.78 million shares of Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) (up by 33% over the quarter) valued at $451.59 million. The fund also disclosed a $404.35 million stake in Amgen, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN), which contains 2.17 million shares, and a $354.40 million stake in Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD), which has 2.17 million shares. Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) and McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) are also among Two Sigma Advisors’ top five picks, with the fund boosting its stake in Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) by over 220% to 9.87 million shares of Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) worth $352.54 million, while in McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) the fund owns 2.02 million shares worth $317.03 million.

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