[6] Winton Group has six offices around the world: London, New York, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Sydney, and Abu Dhabi.

[11] Winton employs statisticians, engineers and physicists, to pursue investment strategies based on scientific research and analysis.

[12] According to Harding, Winton had difficulty attracting clients as a commodity trading advisor (CTA), because investors preferred hedge fund strategies that focused on the equity market rather than futures contracts.

[13] These specialists are organized into research teams, which peer review and test new strategies, gather data and identify trends.

[11] While quant hedge funds broadly have struggled for several years just following the 2008 financial crisis, Winton remains a top recruit of quantitative minds.

[8][36] In recent years, Winton has further developed its statistical research, focusing on big data; according to the Financial Times, in 2013 its machines processed "the equivalent of 30m King James bibles' worth of information every day".

[5] Following a year of significant losses, including more than 20% in their main fund, Winton's assets under advisement dropped to $7.3 billion by late 2020.