harris amassed $12.5 billion, mainly from his algorthmic company! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Harris_Simons imo, algo managed funds will do well in the next half decade, even if in part they cause the next gfc. china could have a hundred billion algo fund soon, through their fund managers man plc. aspect aud or gbp man ahl aud or gbp tulip trend fund aud or gbp winton aud or gbp