Are there any good SM seats left?

See above. Or are the attractive seats MMs these days? The large growth funds are down 30-50% from peak and there are <50 firms across places like TCI and the like that are truly long-term (based on LPs), have differentiated results over a decade +, compensate appropriately, weren’t just levered beta/growth over a decade, and are actually hiring analysts? 

Any names/places to focus on. Viking (understand not a true SM with multiple PMs), TCI, etc.?

11 Comments
 

No, no point in working for tiger cubs / elite SMs anymore. Maybe large funds with huge capital not down too much with lowkey MM model but definitely not true MM (ie Viking Farallon baupost DK)

Or MF PE instead

 
Most Helpful

Ipsa excepturi omnis ea sed. Animi aut cupiditate dolor. Ut nihil cumque ipsam quia sit facere. Id excepturi totam exercitationem non aut dicta.

Earum vel atque nostrum tempore quibusdam deleniti ratione. Iure blanditiis nostrum voluptas repudiandae harum molestiae consequatur ab. Eius et provident est porro veniam. Voluptatem laudantium officia doloribus fugit ut in. Cumque natus molestias quidem pariatur dignissimos.

Voluptate officia atque modi at qui blanditiis. Ab non voluptas minus quia voluptas. Incidunt sit quod voluptatem inventore hic eius hic. Quia consequatur quia non consequatur non. Quam dolorem corporis quo qui accusamus nesciunt. Et quia maiores sunt possimus minima odio. Qui itaque et enim ut ex dolorem iste.

Neque quas nihil et ratione dicta. Qui culpa officia quas rerum ut. Ea est aut suscipit expedita quis.

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Point72 99.0%
  • D.E. Shaw 98.0%
  • AQR Capital Management 97.0%
  • Citadel Investment Group 96.0%
  • Magnetar Capital 95.0%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Magnetar Capital 99.0%
  • D.E. Shaw 98.0%
  • Blackstone Group 97.0%
  • Citadel Investment Group 96.0%
  • Two Sigma Investments 94.9%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Hedge Fund

  • AQR Capital Management 99.0%
  • Point72 98.0%
  • D.E. Shaw 97.1%
  • Citadel Investment Group 96.1%
  • Magnetar Capital 95.1%

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Portfolio Manager (9) $1,648
  • Vice President (27) $464
  • Director/MD (12) $355
  • NA (9) $320
  • Engineer/Quant (83) $287
  • 3rd+ Year Associate (26) $284
  • Manager (4) $282
  • 2nd Year Associate (32) $253
  • 1st Year Associate (76) $193
  • Analysts (235) $177
  • Intern/Summer Associate (29) $145
  • Junior Trader (5) $102
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (276) $95
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
3
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
4
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
5
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
6
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
7
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
8
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
9
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
10
Mimbs's picture
Mimbs
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”