T. Rowe Price’s Farris Shuggi Talks Fundamental, Quant Investing

This article was originally published on ETFTrends.com.

Active ETFs have become a key part of the overall investing landscape in recent years. Their launches have contributed massively to the pace of overall ETF launches. Meanwhile, active ETF inflows have been a positive, adding some serious assets relative to their overall AUM totals. T. Rowe Price has been a big player therein. VettaFi recently sat down with the firm's head of quantitative equity, Farris Shuggi, to talk about quant investing in that space.

Quant investing and fundamental research together can help produce strong strategies, according to T. Rowe Price's Shuggi.

A fund like TCAL, charging just 34 basis points, can leverage both toolsets to help its approach.

The fund's covered call ETF strategy may make it one to watch right now as investors look for more income.

Shuggi not only leads quant equity at T. Rowe Price Investment Management (TRPIM) but also serves as a portfolio manager within the popular Capital Appreciation suite of strategies, and is a vice president at the company, which he joined 17 years ago. Additionally, he is a member of the T. Rowe Price Associates (TRPA)/TRPIM Model Risk Management Subc

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