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TOBAM is a Paris-based asset management firm. Formed in 2005 by Yves Choueifaty, it is independent and employee-owned.
TOBAM’s Maximum Diversification® approach, supported by original, patented research and a mathematical definition of diversification, provides clients with diversified core exposure, in both the equity and fixed income markets.
The company manages close to $10 billion (as of December 2021) in equities and fixed income strategies. TOBAM also offers the Maximum Diversification® Indices, a set of indices based on TOBAM's Maximum Diversification approach.
In line with its mission statement and commitment to diversification, TOBAM also launched a separate activity on cryptocurrencies in 2017.
The team is composed of 54 professionals from 18 different nationalities in 6 main offices worldwide (Paris/New York/Dublin/Hong Kong/Luxembourg/Frankfurt).
TOBAM is regulated by the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) since June 2006 and is a SEC registered investment adviser since May 2011.
TOBAM’s investment philosophy consists in maximizing diversification in order to collect the risk premium of an asset class.
TOBAM’s Anti-Benchmark® strategy is based on the Maximum Diversification® approach, designed to maximize the degree of diversification when selecting the weighting of assets in the portfolio allocation process. The Diversification Ratio® is maximized to produce a portfolio designed to access risk premium evenly from all the effective independent sources of risk available in the market at any given time. TOBAM’s approach is quantitative and does not use any predictions of expected return, neither for the assets nor for any underlying risk factors.
TOBAM’s Maximum Diversification® approach, supported by original, patented research and a mathematical definition of diversification, provides clients with diversified core exposure, in both the equity and fixed income markets.
The company manages close to $10 billion (as of December 2021) in equities and fixed income strategies. TOBAM also offers the Maximum Diversification® Indices, a set of indices based on TOBAM's Maximum Diversification approach.
In line with its mission statement and commitment to diversification, TOBAM also launched a separate activity on cryptocurrencies in 2017.
The team is composed of 54 professionals from 18 different nationalities in 6 main offices worldwide (Paris/New York/Dublin/Hong Kong/Luxembourg/Frankfurt).
TOBAM is regulated by the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) since June 2006 and is a SEC registered investment adviser since May 2011.
TOBAM’s investment philosophy consists in maximizing diversification in order to collect the risk premium of an asset class.
TOBAM’s Anti-Benchmark® strategy is based on the Maximum Diversification® approach, designed to maximize the degree of diversification when selecting the weighting of assets in the portfolio allocation process. The Diversification Ratio® is maximized to produce a portfolio designed to access risk premium evenly from all the effective independent sources of risk available in the market at any given time. TOBAM’s approach is quantitative and does not use any predictions of expected return, neither for the assets nor for any underlying risk factors.
Overview
Location
France, Ile-de-France, Paris
Employees
51-200
Phone
9066100301
Founded date
2005
Mentions in press and media 3
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| Nov 28, 2017 | Opinion: Asia should learn about cryptocurrency regulation from Europe | CryptoOpinion Joe Liebkind · 5 Dec 2017 · 4 min readOpinion: Asia should learn about cryptocurrency regulation from Europe Photo credit: artmagination / 123RF Stock Photo. In the post-financial crisis era, it’s clear which countries are the... |
| Nov 22, 2017 | Asset Manager Launches Europe's First Bitcoin Mutual Fund | A French asset manager has announced the launch of Europe's first mutual fund centered around bitcoin. Announced today , Tobam's alternative investment fund perhaps represents the latest bid to attract institutional investors to cryptocurre... |
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FAQ about TOBAM
When was TOBAM founded?
TOBAM was founded in 2005.
What has the press written about TOBAM?
Parsers VC has collected 3 articles mentioning TOBAM, among them “Opinion: Asia should learn about cryptocurrency regulation from Europe” (Nov 28, 2017) and “Asset Manager Launches Europe's First Bitcoin Mutual Fund” (Nov 22, 2017).
Is TOBAM still active?
Yes, TOBAM is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Nov 5, 2025.