Associate Director, Quantitative Research & Multi Asset Solutions
Baoqi Zhu joined WisdomTree in 2023 as a Senior Associate on the Research team. Baoqi focuses on quantitative research on thematic equity indices and portfolio solutions. Prior to WisdomTree, Baoqi spent over two years at Ernst & Young (EY) in their Quantitative Advisory Services, where he was involved in the research and development of quantitative risk models. Earlier in his career, Baoqi served as a quantitative analyst within a multi-asset structuring team at Maven Global for more than three years. His responsibilities included designing and optimising bespoke hedging strategies based on derivatives. Baoqi holds a MSc in Financial Engineering & Risk Management from Imperial College London and a BSc in Actuarial Science from Nankai University, China. He is also a certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM).
From data centers to telecom satellites, real estate is being reshaped by technology megatrends. Christopher Gannatti and Baoqi Zhu make the case for the WisdomTree New Economy Real Estate Fund (WTRE) as a smarter way to tap into tech growth without tech volatility.
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DeepSeek’s AI breakthroughs may be a game-changer for cloud software firms. By proving that AI models can be more cost-efficient and accessible, DeepSeek is lowering barriers for SaaS companies to integrate AI without squeezing margins. Chris Gannatti, Elvira Kuramshina and Baoqi Zhu examine how this could reshape the competitive landscape and accelerate AI adoption across the sector.
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China’s noteworthy Third Plenum focused on a short-term stimulus to meet this year’s growth target and stressed ongoing investment in manufacturing without introducing major new stimulus measures. Liqian Ren and Baoqi Zhu highlight potential opportunities in high-tech manufacturing sectors such as lithium-ion batteries. 
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