+9 Walmart - income taxes payable much smaller than income tax expense? 1 7y
+14 Physical Commodity Trader interested in Junior/Investment Analyst Role at Hedge Fund 2 7y
+12 Meeting with Fund Manager 1 7y
+3 How do HFs expand/diversify into private markets? 1 7y
+9 Sample Morning Note 1 7y
+3 interview follow up with fund manager 1 7y
+6 Salary expectations / career growth 1 7y
0 Northern Trust - Review - Operations Data 7y
0 Northern Trust - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 7y
+13 Is an Investment Valuation/Accounting internship at a value-oriented MF valuable experience? 8 7y
0 PwC - Interview - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 7y
0 Delaware Investments - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+9 Any insight on BlackRock Alternative Investment Solutions 2 7y
+7 20 reasons why the series 3 is the greatest rating to have in 2018!!! 1 7y
0 Deloitte - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+3 From analyst to Fund Manager 1 7y
+18 Fund of Funds FoF Rankings 7 7y
+3 Howard Marks' Latest Memo - Investing without People 3 7y
+15 Starting a hedge fund type of service 3 7y
0 AQR Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 7y
+71 What do you do when you make a bad investment in your HF job? 24 7y
+9 Event-Driven Fund Resume Contents 1 7y
+3 EnTrustPermal - Hedge Fund Associate 1 7y
0 D.E. Shaw - Review - Hedge Fund Data 7y
0 D.E. Shaw - Salary & Bonus - Hedge Fund Data 7y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Credit Risk Data 7y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Credit Risk Data 7y
0 FO to Top HF Research (MO?)? 3 7y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Interview - Hedge Fund Data 7y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Review - Treasury Data 7y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Treasury Data 7y
0 State Street Corporation - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 7y
0 State Street Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 7y
+12 How crazy would it be to start an investment partnership right after graduation? 1 7y
+24 Moving To Buyside Trader Role After Hedge Fund Trader Support Role ? 6 7y
+8 Typical path to becoming a quant? 2 7y
+15 Investors Bet Against the Georgian Chicken Market 2 7y
+32 Current sponsorship situation by HF/AM after an MBA 8 7y
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Macro Data 7y
0 Point72 - Salary & Bonus - Hedge Fund Data 7y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
+17 HF/AM resumes 6 7y
+3 HF Guide Prep on WSO 1 7y
+10 Valuing company using multiples 3 7y
+3 Syndicate Calendar Accounts. 1 8y
+9 Bridgewater Non-Finance Exit Opps 1 8y
+6 FCF consensus on BB 2 8y
+6 Investment Idea: Shorting DIN 1 8y
0 Farallon Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 8y
0 AllianceBernstein - Review - Equity Research Data 8y
0 AllianceBernstein - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 8y
+4 How to best prep for internship at top fund? 4 8y
+65 S&T vs IBD 103 8y
+13 How screwed am I? No internship 3 8y
+52 Hedge fund traders/decision makers here? 21 8y
+10 Prepaid_Expenses: Accounting 2 8y
+9 Thoughts on Matrix Capital Management and Scopia Capital Management 5 8y
+17 Quant vs Quantamental in career advancement 4 8y
+46 Help with capital raising for a small hedge fund? 10 8y
+18 Current state of Prop trading? 1 8y
+15 Working under multiple PMs, nightmare 3 8y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Interview - Trading Data 8y
+12 Women in Finance Scholarship 2018 1 8y
+3 As a rising junior who wants to go into asset management, what are the best shops to apply for internships at? 1 8y
+6 Anyone here works in HF marketing? 1 8y
+3 internship recruiting timeline 1 8y
+3 Why does bridgewater associates have so many more employees than renaissance technologies when both are very large funds? 1 8y
+10 Mid level career change to hedge fund 1 8y
+18 Formula's for (ROIC, Book Value) 2 8y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
+3 Questions to ask a Head Data Strategist? 1 8y
0 SkyBridge Capital II, LLC - Salary & Bonus - Due Diligence Data 8y
+17 Difference between an "activist" hedge fund and a PE firm 2 8y
+3 Tiger 1 page stock pitch 1 8y
+86 If Not DCFs, Then What is Used? 43 8y
0 First New York Securities - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Deerfield Capital Management - Interview - Investments Data 8y
+3 Macro Economic Indicators 1 8y
+3 Algebris Investments opinion / Career 1 8y
+21 GS Special situations group (SSG) 7 8y
+4 Hedge Fund Internship vs. Full-Time Equity Research 3 8y
0 Davidson Kempner Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 8y
0 Point72 - Interview - Investments Data 8y
0 Ellington Management Group - Review - NA Data 8y
0 Ellington Management Group - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 8y
+3 Interview question: "How does this business generate cash?" 1 8y
+12 Best Programming Language for the Buy Side? 5 8y
+9 Books on analyzing upstream/downstream competitive dynamics 1 8y
+4 Company_Value_Formula 2 8y
+4 Pursuing hedge fund: what to do in college 2 8y
+13 Offer on Table from Non-HF while on Path to HF 3 8y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Review - Industrials Data 8y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 8y
+12 Valuation multiple time frame, which year to use? 1 8y
+3 Sector-specific funds 1 8y
0 AQR Capital Management - Review - Trading Data 8y
0 AQR Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Trading Data 8y
0 Archegos Capital Management - Interview - Investments Data 8y
+4 IQ and Finance 9 8y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Hedge Fund

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

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Magnetar Capital 99.0%
  • Millennium Partners 98.1%
  • D.E. Shaw 97.1%
  • Blackstone Group 96.1%
  • Citadel Investment Group 95.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Hedge Fund

  • AQR Capital Management 99.1%
  • Point72 98.1%
  • D.E. Shaw 97.2%
  • Citadel Investment Group 96.2%
  • Magnetar Capital 95.3%

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 (240) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (28) $146
  • Junior Trader (5) $102
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (282) $96
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