The world’s biggest hedge funds like Bridgewater are blending quantitative and fundamental trading. Here’s why it’s gaining hype on Wall Street.

“Quantamental” is gaining hype on Wall Street. It’s a type of investing strategy that tries to blend the best of quant funds and fundamental analysis. Bringing the two disciplines together is a feat in itself — hedge funds have tried and failed many times to get the culture and responsibilities just right. But both sides need each other, as fundamental analysts struggle to sort through massive amounts of data and quant models malfunction during never-before-seen market conditions brought on by the coronavirus. “I don’t see my job as automating away humans,” Man GLG’s Paul Chambers told Business Insider.