Yuan Ding

Yuan Ding is Director and Principal, Emerging Markets Research at Los Angeles Capital Management LLC, based in Los Angeles, California. In this role, he leads research in the firm’s emerging markets equity strategies, guiding quantitative research and model development focused on dynamic stock selection across developing economies. His work primarily involves building and refining proprietary equity models for institutional portfolios, ensuring robust risk management, and delivering insight into market trends and factor behaviors within emerging markets.

Mr. Ding specializes in emerging markets equities as an asset class, covering a broad range of industries and sectors within these markets. His quantitative research supports LACM's dynamic, adaptive investment approach, with deep expertise in statistical modeling, portfolio construction, and equity return forecasting specific to non-U.S. and emerging market securities.

Over his career at Los Angeles Capital Management, he has advanced from Research Associate and Principal (2009–2013), to Associate Director and Principal (2013–2022), before becoming Director in 2022. He holds an MS in Quantitative Finance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, an MA in Economics from Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis, and a BS in Business Administration from Southeast University. His contributions have been instrumental in enhancing LACM’s quantitative research capability in emerging markets, supporting the launch and performance of global equity strategies utilizing advanced factor insights and dynamic alpha modeling.