LSV Asset Management, described by James Montier as being a «fairly normal» quantitative fund (as opposed to being «
rocket scientist uber - geeks») and authors of the landmark Contrarian Investment, Extrapolation and Risk paper, describe the ongoing role of the humans in its funds as follows (emphasis mine):
Thaler is also the «Thaler» in Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, which James Montier identifies in his 2006 research report Painting By Numbers: An Ode To Quant as being a «fairly normal» quantitative fund (as opposed to being «
rocket scientist uber - geeks») with an «admirable track [record] in terms of outperformance.»