Yazann Romahi
Yazann Romahi, PhD, CFA, managing director, is Chief Investment Officer for Quantitative Solutions, part of AM Solutions, focused on managing and developing the firm's systematic and factor-based franchise across strategic beta and thematics. He is also responsible for leading the firm's Multi-Asset Quantitative Research capabilities. Prior to joining J.P. Morgan in 2003, Yazann worked as a research analyst at the Centre for Financial Research at the University of Cambridge and undertook consulting assignments for a number of financial institutions including Pioneer Asset Management, PricewaterhouseCoopers and HSBC. Yazann holds a MSc in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Edinburgh and a PhD in Computational Finance from the University of Cambridge and is a CFA charterholder.
Funds Managed
- JPMorgan Carbon Transition U.S. Equity ETF-ETF Shares
- JPMorgan Climate Change Solutions ETF-ETF Shares
- JPMorgan Diversified Return Emerging Markets Equity ETF-ETF Shares
- JPMorgan Diversified Return International Equity ETF-ETF Shares
- JPMorgan Diversified Return U.S. Equity ETF-ETF Shares
- JPMorgan Diversified Return U.S. Mid Cap Equity ETF-ETF Shares
- JPMorgan Diversified Return U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF-ETF Shares
- JPMorgan U.S. Momentum Factor ETF-ETF Shares
- JPMorgan U.S. Quality Factor ETF-ETF Shares
- JPMorgan U.S. Value Factor ETF-ETF Shares
02/04/2025
U.S. equity factors led the market lower in the fourth quarter of 2024, the first decline, in aggregate, since early 2023 as the market was challenged by stock investors’ preference for expensive, low quality stocks. Macro factors performed well.