UWF finance students placed fourth in the Bond Fund category at the 2026 QGAME Global Student-Managed Funds Portfolio Competition. Held at Quinnipiac University, this competition recognizes students on a global level for their excellence in communicating fund history and investment strategy. Along with their placement in the bond fund, UWF students also placed sixth in the Small Fund and ninth in the Growth Fund categories.
“We are encouraged by these strong rankings across three asset categories,” said Dr. K.C. Ma, Mary Ball Washington/Switzer Brothers endowed professor of finance in UWF’s Lewis Bear Jr. College of Business. “As always, we sincerely appreciate the UWF Foundation and our donors for providing the initial capital that enables our students to manage real portfolios.”
Over the past five years, UWF students have managed three live, real-money stock and bond portfolios. Out of a pool of approximately 700 university student-managed fund programs worldwide, only the 135 top-performing universities competed in this year’s competition.
“I was a student in Dr. Ma’s Security Analysis and Portfolio Management class last semester, where I had the opportunity to gain real-world experience through the stock report we built and by serving as a trustee of the funds,” said Arthur Lima d’El-Rei Fraga, a senior finance and accounting student who attended this year’s QGAME on behalf of his class. “Our funds performed extremely well in this international competition, achieving top 10 in all categories, which shows how well the UWF program prepares us for our future in finance. I’m very grateful for the hands-on experience and the support from the faculty throughout the process.”
GAME Forum is the largest student-run financial conference in the world, allowing students the opportunity to meet financial world leaders and discuss emerging financial theories in a real-world setting. Held on March 19-20, over 1,200 students, 135 universities and 100 speakers came together to stimulate learning, innovation and competition within global finance.
“Attending the QGAME conference was an amazing experience that allowed me to apply what I’ve learned in the classroom to real investment strategy,” said Ridley Floyd, a senior finance student who also represented her class’s fund at this year’s QGAME. “Being able to engage with students and professionals from around the world, as well as listen and learn from the experienced keynote speakers at the conference, was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! I am very thankful to have been able to participate in the Argo Investments Program and learn from Dr. Ma, and I believe this experience will be incredibly beneficial looking forward to my career.”
For more information about UWF’s Lewis Bear Jr. College of Business, visit uwf.edu/lbjcob.