2026-01-19 01:25:37

Quantitative funds' 2025 report card is here. According to the latest data, a leading quantitative private equity firm achieved an average return of 56.55% in 2025, ranking second among domestic quantitative private funds with over 10 billion yuan in assets under management, surpassed only by a top quantitative institution with 73.51%.

What’s more noteworthy is the historical performance. The average return over the past three years for this firm is 85.15%, and over a five-year period, it reaches 114.35%, meaning the principal has essentially doubled in five years.

In comparison, retail investors’ annualized returns of 20-30% are already considered good. These quantitative teams generate continuous profits through algorithms and high-frequency trading strategies amid market volatility. However, it’s important to note that past performance does not guarantee future results, and the effectiveness of quantitative strategies varies across different market phases. From the data, institutionalized investors like these indeed have a clear advantage in achieving stable returns.

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SpeakWithHatOn

· 5h ago

56 points? Looks pretty impressive, but when considering the whole year, that’s about average, mainly because the market was really good earlier. The real impressive feat is the 114% five-year compound interest; that’s the huge difference between institutions and retail investors. We retail investors spend every day studying candlestick charts, working hard just to make 20%, while their algorithms can run and generate returns even while they sleep. But honestly, when showing off such performance reports, you usually need to be more cautious. Past performance doesn’t guarantee future results, and quant strategies can also fail in extreme market conditions.

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CryptoHistoryClass

· 5h ago

nah wait, 114% over five years? let me check the historical playbook real quick... *pulls up 2017-2018 charts* yeah, we've seen this movie before. algos crushing it until suddenly they're not. funny how nobody mentions the drawdown phases lmao 散户20-30%已经顶天了，机构翻倍，差距是real。但这就是为什么我总说——pattern recognition matters. 量化策略在某个市场环境下无敌，换个regime直接爆炸，2020年就演过一遍了过往业绩不代表未来，这句话说得👏但真正听进去的有几个呢？

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BearMarketLightning

· 5h ago

56% returns sound impressive, but can you really get it in hand? --- Doubling in five years sounds great, but I don't know how many drawdowns were experienced behind it. --- I just want to know how this 73% was achieved; it feels unbelievable. --- Are they hinting that retail investors are just amateurs, but why should we trust backtest data? --- Algorithms are awesome, but with this year's special market conditions, can they still be stable? --- Institutions have money, people, and systems; they are indeed much stronger than retail investors. --- Achieving 20-30% annualized return is difficult; this gap is truly despairing. --- The saying "Past performance does not guarantee future results" has been said for so many years, and I believe it.

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LightningLady

· 5h ago

56 points? The number looks comfortable, but I still want to ask, is this a sign that we're about to drop again?

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BlockchainTherapist

· 5h ago

56%? I'm still debating whether this year will be positive or negative... How can the gap be so big? Quantitative brothers are really cheating; doubling in five years is as distant as our retail investors' dreams. But to be honest, this data looks good, but who can guarantee it'll be this stable next year? If the market trend shifts, they'll have to readjust the parameters again.

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