QVT Financial, founded in June 2003 by Dan Gold, a former proprietary trader at Deutsche Bank, is a New York-based hedge fund manager. The firm employs a global investment approach, focusing on a variety of strategies and showing a preference for activist positions in small-cap companies.
Mr. Daniel Gold has led and managed QVT Financial since its inception, transitioning from a proprietary trading group at Deutsche Bank A.G. He currently serves as QVT's Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer, and is a Managing Member of the firm's general partner. Before founding QVT, Mr. Gold was a Managing Director at DB Advisors L.L.C. He established the QVT Group at Deutsche Bank shortly after joining in 1992, following his roles as a proprietary trader at Daiwa Securities America and Bear, Stearns & Co. Mr. Gold holds an A.B. in Physics from Harvard College.
QVT Financial is a hedge fund managing discretionary assets totaling $2,140,123,494, as of their Form ADV dated March 2024. The firm serves 13 clients and, in its most recent 13F filing for Q1 2024, reported managing $1,182,369,925 in 13F securities. The top 10 holdings constitute 87.5% of the portfolio, with the largest holding being 66,719,779 shares of Roivant Sciences Ltd.