About NinePointTwo Capital
Independent. Research-driven.
Philosophy
Investment Philosophy
The convictions behind every investment we make.
Quantitative Rigor
Our models are built on years of academic research and our own empirical work. A rules-based process means investment decisions are systematic, not reactive.
Fundamental Grounding
Every strategy traces back to a well-documented economic rationale, tested across markets, geographies, and time. We believe successful quantitative investing requires a fundamental foundation.
Risk-First Approach
We believe risk management is where portfolio construction begins. Running complex quantitative strategies has given us a practitioner's view on common ways portfolios fail, and how best to prevent it.
Independence
NinePointTwo is a founder-owned firm with no outside shareholders and no product mandates. There are no competing interests that shape our views or constrain our decisions. As a fee-only fiduciary, our only obligation is to our clients.
Leadership
The Partners
Timothy Streufert is a co-founder of NinePointTwo Capital. He leads the Firm's research and portfolio management, with a focus on applied data science, machine learning, and quantitative risk.
Prior to NinePointTwo, Tim was a quantitative analyst in the credit group at Ares Management, where he developed a proprietary risk system adopted across Ares' $70 billion credit book and served as lead quantitative risk analyst for the Ares Credit Hedge Fund, a long-short multi-strategy credit fund. He co-authored "Key Considerations for Institutional Credit Investors" (2017). Tim is a graduate of UCLA and holds FINRA Series 3 and 65 licenses.
Joseph Malhas is a co-founder of NinePointTwo Capital. He focuses on portfolio management, business operations, and investor relations.
Prior to NinePointTwo, Joe worked in private equity at Freeman Spogli & Co. and Ares Management, and as an investment banker at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he worked on over $25 billion in M&A transaction value with a specialty in financial technology. Joe is an active member of YPO in Los Angeles, serving on its membership committee, and a mentor with the UCLA Sharpe Fellows program. He holds an honors degree from UCLA and FINRA Series 3 and 65 licenses.