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Eugene Smit, CFA

Eugene Smit, CFA

Portfolio Analyst and Manager—AB Hedge Fund Solutions

14 Years at AB|20 Years of Experience

Eugene Smit is a Portfolio Analyst and Manager on the AB Hedge Fund Solutions (HFS) team within Multi-Asset. In this role, he conducts research on alpha and portfolio construction, and builds systems for portfolio management and monitoring. Smit has been the primary quantitative analyst for Merger Arbitrage and a member of the portfolio management team since its inception in 2018. Prior to that, he worked on the Equity Factor team, managing multiple global mandates. Smit joined AB as a member of the Technology Group in 2010, responsible for supporting equity quantitative research and the firm’s Investment Risk Oversight Group. He joined Multi-Asset in 2013 as the lead technologist supporting the Equity Factor team. Smit transitioned to quant research and portfolio management shortly thereafter. Prior to joining AB, he ran an e-learning start-up. Smit holds a BS in business from the University of Cape Town and is a CFA charterholder. Location: New York

Published Work

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Investment Insights
Merger Arbitrage: The Stars Could Be Aligning

Is an M&A boom brewing?

Scott Schefrin, Eugene Smit | 10 February 2025
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Investment Insights
Dividend Investing: Broader Is Better for Multi-Asset Strategies

Dividend investing should expand beyond traditional dividend-paying stocks to generate income effectively without giving up return potential in growth-led markets.

Karen Watkin, Eugene Smit, Cherie Tian, Edward Williams | 06 April 2023

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