SDI Partners is redefining the future of investment management through its visionary use of artificial intelligence and advanced technology, challenging the traditional hedge fund industry’s reliance on outdated systems. Founded in 2022 by David Rosenberg, Andrew Katz, and Amit Iyer, this London-based quantitative hedge fund has taken a radically different approach, utilising rows of supercomputers that process 200 quadrillion calculations per second to execute trades with a speed and precision that human traders cannot match. This digital-first infrastructure not only sets SDI Partners apart in technology but also in client experience, allowing global investors to open accounts in minutes and track their investments in real-time via a proprietary platform that leaves traditional firms’ cumbersome processes in the dust.

Their groundbreaking methods have translated into extraordinary performance, as evidenced by the firm’s Accredited Partner Fund delivering a remarkable 387.18 percent return in 2024. Alongside this, its Basic Partner Fund has also gained recognition, with an independently verified average monthly return of 9.4 percent throughout the same year. These figures far exceed typical market benchmarks and outperform many long-established competitors. Moreover, the Basic Partner Fund was ranked by BarclayHedge as the top-performing fund in the options strategies category in early 2025, with a 109.84 percent return for the fiscal year compared to the S&P 500’s 23 percent. This fund, launched in January 2024 and managed personally by Rosenberg, requires a modest minimum investment of $2,000, making sophisticated AI-driven trading accessible to individual investors as well as professionals.

The firm’s success is underpinned not only by aggressive returns but also by a disciplined risk management framework. SDI Partners maintains segregated accounts with insured custodians and rigorously monitors market, operational, automated trading, and compliance risks. This approach earned the firm an independent rating of “safe and regulatory compliant with a moderate risk profile” in late 2024, reflecting their stewardship and adherence to stringent standards. An investor-friendly fee model further accentuates the firm’s appeal; SDI Partners eschews traditional hedge fund management fees, charging instead solely on performance returns, directly aligning their interests with those of their clients.

Since its inception with just three founders, SDI Partners has rapidly expanded to a team of over 150 experts, including mathematicians, computer scientists, and engineers from world-leading universities. Their collective expertise powers continuously evolving trading algorithms that not only react to but predict market movements using two decades of historical data. This continuous feedback loop enhances the models over time, something traditional firms struggle to replicate due to reliance on legacy infrastructure. SDI also operates as a market maker across multiple asset classes globally, including equity, commodity, foreign exchange, and fixed income products, leveraging their supercomputing capabilities to enhance liquidity and trading efficiency across these markets.

With assets under management approaching $1 billion, SDI Partners exemplifies a new paradigm in investment management, one where intelligence, agility, and advanced technology trump the traditional advantages of size and history. Their bold ambition, as stated by Rosenberg, is to become the best-performing investment management firm ever, aiming to deliver sustainable above-market returns while reshaping the industry. While many established financial institutions scramble to modernise and catch up, SDI Partners has already built the future of investment management—an ecosystem powered by AI, seamless digital operations, and a client-centric approach that challenges the very foundations of conventional asset management.

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Source: Noah Wire Services