Sabrient Systems and Stutland Volatility Group are launching Stutland Volatility Funds, a new asset management firm offering a range of long/short quant funds.

The new asset manager's products will be available for clients such as hedge funds, actively managed ETFs, mutual fund distributors and privately managed accounts for investors starting at $100,000.

Principals of the firm are SVG managing partner Brian Stutland, Sabrient president Scott Brown, and SVG's Luke Rahbari.

The investment process begins with active stock selection metrics to make, buy and sell decisions on a large universe of stocks; these metrics are then matched with a combination of stocks and options to find “efficient entry and exit points”, according to the firm. Positions are then hedged or rebalanced according to the Sabrient ranking universe, Rahbari said.

Sabrient Systems is an independent equity research firm, while Stutland Volatility Group is an investment firm which focuses on the treatment of volatility as an asset class.