Dodge & Cox RA program exits

What are the exits like from D&C's post-undergrad equity research associate program to high quality fundamental SM L/S or LO?

How do the exits compare to other large long-only research assocuate programs? Are they really that much better?

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RA exits are good, with bias toward Bay Area funds. looking at LinkedIn, you see exits to Sansome, Route One, Matrix, Trian, Harris Associates (post MBA role), etc

the exits are good because you have direct working relationship with a senior analyst and help with deep multi-month underwriting processes, which is similar to what you would do at HFs or other long-only role. contrast this with Capital Group, T. Rowe, or others where you are a shared resource and basically a model monkey. would say among long-only that Fidelity RAs have good exits since you have direct coverage of a stock universe

 

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