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- Meeder Quantex Fund Adviser Class (QNTAX) is an open-end mutual fund managed by Meeder Investment Management that seeks long-term capital appreciation through a tactical, multi-factor, sector-rotation investment strategy focused primarily on mid-capitalization U.S. equities. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 60% of its net assets in common stocks, rights, and warrants of mid-cap companies whose market capitalizations align with those in the S&P MidCap 400 Index; it may also allocate up to 80% or more in common stocks overall, with flexibility to invest in index funds, index-based investments, open-end investment companies, exchange-traded funds, fixed income securities of any maturity or credit rating, derivatives such as options and futures contracts, emerging market equities, and up to 100% in cash equivalents or fixed income to manage risk when quantitative models signal elevated market volatility. The fund employs an unconstrained tactical approach, dynamically adjusting sector exposures and asset allocations based on proprietary quantitative models evaluating factors like value, quality, dividend yield, momentum, and volatility, with current top holdings including significant positions in cash equivalents (36.41%), E-mini S&P 500 futures, MSCI EAFE and Emerging Markets index futures, NVIDIA Corp, Alphabet Inc., Apple Inc., and Microsoft Corp. It operates within the aggressive allocation category, targeting investors seeking high capital appreciation with volatility akin to over 85% equity exposure, primarily through U.S. securities comprising at least 75% of assets.
Launched with an inception date of November 1, 2016, the fund is part of the Meeder Funds family and trades on NASDAQ under the ticker QNTAX, with assets under management of approximately $40.9 million as of late 2025. Meeder Investment Management, the fund's adviser, is headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, and has served clients since 1974 with over $150 billion in assets under advisement across its broader suite of public funds, advisory consulting, and wealth management solutions. The firm maintains operations focused on the U.S. market, catering to financial advisors, their clients, government entities, high-net-worth individuals, mass affluent clients, and retirement plans through personalized financial planning, investment management, and corporate solutions.
In a significant strategic development in 2024, Meeder Investment Management entered a partnership with Summit Financial Holdings and Merchant Investment Management, under which Summit acquired a substantial equity stake in Meeder's $400 million wealth management division (Meeder Wealth Management), enabling expanded growth into a national registered investment advisor while preserving full ownership for advisors and access to enhanced technology, financial planning, investment management, insurance, and operational support; this transaction, closed in the second quarter of 2024, excluded Meeder's public funds and advisory consulting businesses, including the Quantex Fund. No recent funding rounds, acquisitions, new product launches, or reorganizations specific to the Quantex Fund itself have been reported in the past 1-2 years, though the fund continues to exhibit portfolio adjustments such as recent dividend distributions (e.g., $0.08 per share ex-date September 29, 2025) and ongoing tactical shifts in holdings to navigate market conditions. This alliance underscores Meeder's focus on scaling client-centric operations amid a dynamic asset management landscape.