London, 23rd October, 2025 – Premialab has released its inaugural report, The Global QIS Market Landscape: AUM, Structure, and Performance, providing a transparent, data-driven view of the global Quantitative Investment Strategies (QIS) market.
The report estimates the QIS market at approximately $750 billion in notional AUM in 2024 and is projected to reach over $850 billion by the end of 2025. Exposures remain concentrated in Equities and Commodities, with activity primarily centered in North America and EMEA.
Based on proprietary data from leading investment banks, the report offers a detailed view of the size, structure, and evolution of the QIS universe - a rapidly growing segment reshaping institutional portfolios.
Premialab is the leading global data and analytics platform providing unique insights into QIS activity through partnerships with the 18 leading investment banks. The platform aggregates and standardizes data on strategy assets, flows, and performance, enabling transparency in one of the fastest-growing segments of institutional investing.
Findings highlight continued market expansion in 2024, supported by the growth of bank QIS franchises, record issuance of structured products referencing QIS indices, and ongoing adoption of QIS by institutional investors for both carry - seeking incremental returns from factor exposures - and protection, hedging against market volatility and tail-risk events.
Since 2021, the positive stock–bond correlation has challenged traditional 60/40 portfolio diversification, driving demand for liquid diversifiers such as QIS based solutions.
“QIS has become too large and too important to remain under the radar; it is reshaping the foundations of institutional investing,” said Adrien Géliot, CEO of Premialab. “Our data bring transparency to a market segment that drives asset allocation, product design, and investor behaviour across the industry.”
Premialab’s analysis underscores the scale and sophistication of QIS as a distinct and rapidly evolving segment - offering liquid, transparent, and cost-efficient performance engines.
“The QIS market has become a cornerstone of modern portfolio construction,” added Géliot. “By delivering regular, data-driven insights, we give investors and counterparties clear visibility into where and how this capital is being deployed”.
Premialab will update the dataset regularly, providing ongoing visibility into flows, innovation, and trends across the QIS ecosystem.
For further information regarding the report, please contact research@premialab.com.
