Jerry Hwang
Jerry Hwang is the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Jirisan Capital, a global multi-asset management firm. He launched Jirisan Capital with the belief that global multi-asset investing requires a holistic understanding of not only each asset class in isolation, but also their dynamic interaction in aggregate. Hwang has lived and worked in Asia, Europe, and the United States, acquiring over 20 years of experience across equities, fixed income, and derivatives. Most recently, he was a Portfolio Manager at Matthews Asia, where he worked on the Strategic Income fund and managed risk exposures in fixed income, equity, convertible, and FX asset classes.
Jerry Hwang Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Founder and Chief Investment Officer
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Portfolio Manager
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Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income and FX
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Portfolio Specialist, Fixed Income
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Fixed Income Analyst
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High Yield Analyst
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Equity Derivatives Analyst
Academic History
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M.B.A., Finance
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B.A., Comparative Literature
Jirisan Capital focuses on multi-asset investing in liquid markets.
The firm executes fundamental analysis with quantitative rigor across asset classes, regions, and currencies.
Their active investment framework systematically harvests risk premia in credit, rates, FX, and equities.
EXPERTISE
Hwang has acquired global experience as an analyst, trader, and risk manager in liquid asset classes, spanning investment vehicles both private and public.
He is a multi-asset portfolio manager fluent in quantitative and qualitative modes of analysis within equities, fixed income, and currencies.
EARLY CAREER
Hwang started his career as an equity derivatives analyst at D.E. Shaw.
He served as a High Yield Analyst for Morgan Stanley and a Fixed Income Analyst for DWS.
During his tenure at Morgan Stanley, he gained experience on both the sell-side, as an emerging markets analyst, and the buy-side, as a member of the Customized Fixed Income team.
He was also a Lead Portfolio Manager on $6 BN of AUM at Vanguard, while managing callable agency bond allocations across a further $200 BN.
Product type coverage included ETFs, separate accounts, and mutual funds. He also designed, managed, and traded the foreign exchange component of Vanguard’s alternative beta harvesting strategy