Sciencast Management LP

Sciencast Management LP provides discretionary investment management exclusively to private pooled investment vehicles and other pooled funds, serving accredited and typically qualified investors. The firm manages approximately $800 million and implements portfolio decisions under written investment management agreements on behalf of its pooled clients.

The investment process is systematic and quantitative, relying on financial modeling, extensive statistical testing, and the use of alternative data to generate multiple return signals that are combined through an interior‑point optimization framework derived from academic research. Investments are generally limited to highly liquid, large‑capitalization securities (with potential exposure to international equities) and may include long/short equity positions, derivatives, and other instruments, while multiple layers of risk controls — including an in‑house risk model augmented by forward‑looking signals and strict liquidity- and position-based trading checks — govern portfolio construction and drawdown management.

Notable features that distinguish the firm from many peers include its stated use of alternative data and an “exceptionally fast” optimization engine, methodical drawdown-reduction procedures that can be executed without human intervention, and a documented emphasis on operational resiliency through cloud redundancies and multiple reconciliations. The firm also discloses performance‑based fee arrangements alongside asset‑based fees and describes procedures (including pari passu allocations and soft‑dollar policies within Section 28(e) limits) intended to mitigate conflicts that can arise from side‑by‑side management.