+22 ER vs M&A for L/S Eq Megafund 8 6y
0 Wellington Management - Review - Quantitative Research Data 6y
0 Wellington Management - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 6y
+6 Best literature on ETF construction 1 6y
+3 Metric for free cash flow conversion 1 6y
0 Pfizer - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+3 List of medium/large AUM L/S Fundamental funds? 1 6y
0 Equity Research 1 6y
+19 HF/AM Politics and Soft Skills 1 6y
+17 Questions for those at MM funds 5 6y
+16 Small Debt Fund - to stay or not to stay? 6 6y
0 Point72 - Interview - Research Data 6y
+12 Setting work life balance expectations 7 6y
+3 Good reading material on how software financial statements work? 1 6y
+14 Good Major For Quant? 12 6y
+40 Hedge fund net vs. gross exposures 16 6y
+1 Query 1 6y
+5 Hedge fund start up 5 6y
+6 Very Hard or Tricky Hedge Fund Interview Questions 1 6y
+12 Stuck in Controller Role 1 6y
0 Fortress Investment Group - Review - Macro Data 6y
0 BTIG LLC - Review - Prime Brokerage Data 6y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 6y
0 Optiver - Interview - Trading Data 6y
+15 At my wits end growing revenue for boutique research firm 1 6y
0 D.E. Shaw - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 D.E. Shaw - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
0 Belvedere Trading - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 6y
0 Belvedere Trading - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 6y
+5 Do some hedge funds not like candidates who have worked at another hedge fund? 4 6y
+7 hf interview conversion rate? 2 6y
+5 Best Major for HF 3 6y
+7 Facetime? 3 6y
+11 Capital allocation decision - which ratio to look at? 2 6y
+43 Pro ball to Pro Analyst 13 6y
+19 Standard non-competes - is 1 year a lot? 9 6y
+15 Bonus Structure/Formula Question 1 6y
+15 Why won’t this work? 7 6y
0 Chicago Trading Company - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 6y
0 Chicago Trading Company - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 6y
+32 idea velocity at fundamental or quant funds 11 6y
+11 Breaking into a hedge fund from a professional sports background 1 6y
+6 Businesses/sectors with both high growth and high ROIC? 4 6y
+9 GS Engineering HackerRank Mathematics 1 6y
+7 best hf headhunters these days? 4 6y
0 Worldquant - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 6y
+12 Hedge fund capital raising opps 1 6y
+15 Are all those market risk/model validation jobs worthwhile or not? 4 6y
0 The Family Office - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 6y
0 The Family Office - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 6y
+10 Consulting upcoming managers. 1 6y
0 D.E. Shaw - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
+20 GS SSG Multi Strategy Investing 7 6y
0 Virtu Financial - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 6y
+17 Investment Memo Case Study 1 6y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 6y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 6y
+16 HF Free time thesis 5 6y
+10 DE Shaw Fundamental Group 1 6y
+16 What is the most popular software that hedge funds use? 14 6y
+3 Prop trading interview questions - de shaw, Jane street, citadel 1 6y
0 AQR Capital Management - Review - Quantitative Research Data 6y
0 AQR Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 6y
+12 How much of a comp difference will you see for a top hedge fund analyst at a $500mm fund vs. a $5,000mm fund? 1 6y
0 Point72 - Review - NA Data 6y
0 Point72 - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 6y
0 D.E. Shaw - Review - Investment Management Data 6y
0 BlueCrest Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 6y
0 D.E. Shaw - Review - Equity Hedge Data 6y
0 D.E. Shaw - Salary & Bonus - Equity Hedge Data 6y
0 Citadel Securities - Review - Generalist Data 6y
+12 when can i remove my gpa for hf roles? 2 6y
+111 Would you ever consider joining a start-up fund that your friend started? 49 6y
0 Citadel Securities - Review - Quantitative Research Data 6y
+14 Networking through Bloomberg Chat? 4 6y
+15 Event Trading Volatility 1 6y
+45 Platforms with long term, long biased PMs 16 6y
+10 Which Masters Program for Quant? 9 6y
+20 Hedge Fund Landscape - Picking the Right Shop 4 6y
+26 Small fund turning into extremely toxic environment 9 6y
+21 WSO Weekly Quiz - Win A Year of WSO Premium (80,000+ Interview and Salary Data Points), $299 Value, for FREE! 1 6y
+12 1st Analyst Comp BuySide 1 6y
0 Newbie! and looking for excitement opportunity! 3 6y
0 ANZ Bank - Interview - NA Data 6y
+3 Sorry please delete 1 6y
+47 Coatue 44 6y
+3 Moving from small caps fund to other hedge funds 2 6y
0 D.E. Shaw - Review - Hedge Fund Data 6y
0 D.E. Shaw - Salary & Bonus - Hedge Fund Data 6y
0 Point72 - Review - NA Data 6y
0 Millennium Partners - Review - Consumer - Retail Data 6y
0 Millennium Partners - Salary & Bonus - Consumer - Retail Data 6y
+22 Need Your Help - Opportunity in Private Debt or Run a Credit Asset Manager 3 6y
+3 AQR CodeSignal Test 1 6y
0 Magnetar Capital - Review - Fixed Income Data 6y
0 Magnetar Capital - Salary & Bonus - Fixed Income Data 6y
+10 Which experiences and skills are useful to secure an internship at a hedge fund? 11 6y
0 Meketa Investment Group - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 Meketa Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+3 Test mobile app 1 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Point72 99.0%
  • D.E. Shaw 98.1%
  • Citadel Investment Group 97.1%
  • AQR Capital Management 96.1%
  • Magnetar Capital 95.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Magnetar Capital 99.0%
  • D.E. Shaw 98.0%
  • Blackstone Group 97.0%
  • Citadel Investment Group 96.0%
  • Millennium Partners 95.0%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Hedge Fund

  • AQR Capital Management 99.0%
  • Point72 98.1%
  • D.E. Shaw 97.1%
  • Citadel Investment Group 96.2%
  • Magnetar Capital 95.2%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Portfolio Manager (9) $1,648
  • Vice President (27) $464
  • Director/MD (12) $423
  • NA (9) $320
  • Engineer/Quant (86) $288
  • 3rd+ Year Associate (26) $284
  • Manager (4) $282
  • 2nd Year Associate (32) $253
  • 1st Year Associate (76) $192
  • Analysts (242) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (28) $146
  • Junior Trader (5) $102
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (282) $96
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