How does this hedge fund internship look on my resume compared to BB/IB summer analyst positions?

I got an interview at a distressed hedge fund that is pretty small (700m AUM) with a pretty lean team of ~10 people. I am waiting on responses from other internship applications but my heart seems pretty set on working with this team; the work they do seems really interesting and everyone on the actual team seems like a genius from their bio. I was told I would learn a lot and my primary focus is learning as much as I can about the HF space as that's been my goal for the past few years. Should I focus more on the tradition BB/IB focused summer internship or try to learn what I can at this fund? I'm currently a junior.

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