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Systematica Investments CEO Leda Braga on the hedge fund's strategy - Investment & Pensions Europe

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May 29, 2025· 2 min read
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Key Takeaways
  • • Systematica Investments CEO Leda Braga discussed the hedge fund's strategy in an Investment & Pensions Europe (IPE) interview, with the full article behind an IPE membership paywall.
  • • Braga recalled that ten years ago the firm's quantitative approach was viewed as niche: "we were the nerds, the geeks, and nobody was interested."
  • • Publisher context describes Systematica as a systematic, quantitative manager founded in 2015 by Braga and spun out of BlueCrest Capital, with a track record dating back to 2004.
  • • Systematica reportedly manages approximately $13-15bn (€13.3bn per publisher context) across futures, equity and OTC-based strategies.
Summary
Investment & Pensions Europe (IPE) published an interview with Leda Braga, chief executive of Systematica Investments, focused on the hedge fund's strategy. The full text is available only to IPE members, so the details below rest on the interview's headline, opening quotation and the publisher's summary.

Braga's opening remark contrasted the firm's present standing with its early years: "Ten years ago, we were the nerds, the geeks, and nobody was interested." The comment points to the firm's emphasis on science- and data-driven investing, which publisher material describes as its core approach.

Publisher context describes Systematica as a quantitative, systematic investment manager. Braga founded the firm in 2015 after spinning it out of BlueCrest Capital Management, where she had served as Head of Systematic Trading for roughly 14 years before establishing Systematica in November 2007. The firm's track record is listed as dating back to 2004. Its strategies span futures, equities and OTC-based instruments.

Assets under management are cited inconsistently across publisher materials, ranging from approximately $12bn to $15bn, with one reference giving roughly $13bn and another €13.3bn. Readers should treat the exact figure as approximate pending the full interview.

The primary article's remaining content, including Braga's specific comments on strategy, capacity and investor base, is not accessible in the material provided.

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