Factor investing , a strategy that targeted active asset managers and helped drive the rise of passive investing , is the latest concept to be exported from equity markets to fixed income , thanks to a data boom . Factor investing for bonds is still so new that many investors have not even heard of it. Quant house AQR launched its first dedicated fixed income offering in mid-2016 , outperforming the benchmark index by an average of 2.35 percentage points per year and going on to launch two more bond funds . Boston - based quant Man Numeric also plans to apply its expertise to fixed income markets , as recent regulatory change in Europe mandating greater transparency produces the data necessary to conduct the analysis .
Factor investing , a strategy that targeted active asset managers and helped drive the rise of passive investing , is the latest concept to be exported from equity markets to fixed income , thanks to a data boom . Quant house AQR launched its first dedicated fixed income offering in mid-2016 , outperforming the benchmark index by an average of 2.35 percentage points per year and going on to launch two more bond funds . Boston - based quant Man Numeric also plans to apply its expertise to fixed income markets , as recent regulatory change in Europe mandating greater transparency produces the data necessary to conduct the analysis .