Jason Hsu
Jason Hsu is the Founder, Chairman, and Chief Investment Officer of Rayliant Global Advisors, a global investment management group. Under his leadership, RGA specializes in asset allocation and factor-based investment solutions, with a unique focus on emerging markets. He educates investors and offers products to transform the investment ecosystem in Asia and beyond. Hsu also serves as a Professor of Finance at UCLA Anderson School of Management, where teaches Financial Policy for Managers and Quantitative Asset Management. He blends his academic rigor and investor advocacy to research, develop, and bring to market investment strategies that create significant value for investors. Hsu is at the forefront of the smart beta revolution and is one the world’s most recognized thought leaders in that space. He also co-founded Research Affiliates, a smart beta and asset allocation leader with over US$180 billion in assets managed using its strategies.
Jason Hsu Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Founder and Chief Investment Officer
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Adjunct Full Professor in Finance
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Co-Founder and Senior Advisor
Academic History
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Ph.D., Finance
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M.S., Finance
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B.S., Physics, Summa cum Laude
Rayliant Global Advisors (RGA) leverages advanced quantitative techniques to capture behavioral-based alpha in inefficient markets—particularly China and Greater China.
The firm’s investment approach is rooted in “quantumental” strategies, a powerful blend of fundamental research and quantitative analysis designed to exploit unique market inefficiencies.
Jason Hsu serves as Portfolio Manager for Rayliant’s suite of quantitative and quantamental ETFs, bringing cutting-edge academic insights into practical investment solutions.
RECOGNITIONS
2019 CFA Institute Graham and Dodd Top Award
2018 Bernstein Fabozzi/Jacobs Levy Outstanding Article Award
2016 CFA Institute Graham and Dodd Scroll Award
2015 Bernstein Fabozzi/Jacobs Levy Outstanding Article Award
2015 William F. Sharpe Award
2013 Bernstein Fabozzi/Jacobs Levy Outstanding Article Award
2013 William F. Sharpe Award
2011 CFA Institute Graham and Dodd Scroll Award
2009 Outstanding Service to UCLA Anderson School of Management
2008 Institutional Investor 20 Rising Stars of Hedge Fund Award
RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS
Hsu is a prolific researcher, having published more than 40 peer-reviewed journal articles and contributed to nine major handbooks in finance and economics.
His research covers a wide range of topics including alternative equity strategies, behavioral finance, and factor investing, with a particular focus on cross-sectional equity anomalies, international finance, asset return predictability, business cycles, and optimal portfolio allocation.
His work has been featured in leading financial media such as BusinessWire, Bloomberg, and CNBC, cementing his reputation as a global thought leader in quantitative investing and emerging markets.