QUANTAMENTAL INVESTING : AN EMERGING DIMENSION IN PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT AND SCOPE OF CMAs

After the popularization of the concept of Behavioral Finance, the informed investors startedidentifying and avoiding human biasness while taking decisions. A trend has emerged to invest inthe stock market without involving human at the decision process as far as practicable. Though theconcept has been gaining interest among hedge funds in developed economies, it is yet at a nascentstage in India. The present paper is aimed at examining the modas operanadi of quantamentalinvestment in general and case of DSP Quant Fund in particular to explore the scope of CMAs inthis emerging field of finance