For those that have worked at both LO’s and HFs, why do you think LOs consistently underperform?

Are they too sleepy? Poor incentive structure? Talent drain? Multi-strats shrinking alpha pools? Curious anyone’s thoughts

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you get paid on aum and hugging the inde,x not to take risk and find alpha

so incentives

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You can't underperform the benchmark if you don't have a benchmark

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