Not really. Technically firms like Blackrock do offer quant funds for normal people, which are, in theory, run like a hedge fund and use quant hedge fund type s

Not really. Technically firms like Blackrock do offer quant funds for normal people, which are, in theory, run like a hedge fund and use quant hedge fund type strategies. In reality, these have no consistent record of outperforming index funds after fees. Many of the more boutique strategies are too small for them, as they are running billions of dollars.