The problem occurred when the quantitative funds all owned the same stocks.

Once Wall Street realized the banks were going to be in trouble, the stock market started its decline. The leveraged hedge fund which is holding quality stocks is now forced to sell to meet margin calls. Now, since all the quantitative managers own the same stocks, voila -- quality gets decimated.
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