0 Saga Partners - Worst Performance I've seen YTD. 1 4y
+7 Q3 2022 Returns 8 4y
0 BFAM Partners (Hong Kong) Limited - Interview - Hedge Fund Data 4y
+9 1H22 returns 17 4y
+27 negotiating comp at a strong fund? 8 4y
+11 Reliability of free data 6 4y
+3 Compliance at Top Hedge Fund 1 4y
+9 Best hedge funds for post 2 years of banking 2 4y
+22 Thoughts on HF Out of UG? 6 4y
0 Point72 - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 4y
+22 Point72 modeling test 12 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+4 Upcoming Interview 2 4y
+39 Why does Sell-Side Research affect stock prices? 10 4y
0 Squarepoint Capital - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
0 Squarepoint Capital - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
0 Weiss Asset Management - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+3 Hedge Fund Leverage 1 4y
+5 SM HF comp progression? 4 4y
+3 Hedge Fund Compensation Surveys 1 4y
+13 HF exits 27 4y
+12 30min interview with HF partner - what would you prepare? 4 4y
+3 Point72 1 4y
+26 PMs - would you start a $50M equity L/S or LO fund if given the opportunity? 9 4y
+5 Stock Pitch Review (Short) 5 4y
+3 FinTwit Recs 5 4y
+3 Relative value vs absolute value investing 1 4y
+5 Crossover/HF Investing Post Tech Banking 6 4y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - Equity Hedge Data 4y
+9 Investment Banking Intern Looking For Career Advice 1 4y
+27 Do hedge funds ever recruit post-MBA IB Associates? 17 4y
+12 Point72 Analyst Program Questions 4 4y
+1 Multi-Manager investment style 3 4y
+6 Breaking into HF (MBB & PE background, JD/MBA) 4 4y
0 Is MF Infra PE Analyst to HF Possible? 5 4y
+5 Is merger analysis necessary to work at Hedge Funds? 1 4y
0 UBS AG - Review - Prime Brokerage Data 4y
0 Citadel Financial Concepts Assessment Test 2 4y
+3 Distrobution at private funds 1 4y
+27 How long to setup and trading after joining MM platform fund 18 4y
+7 How to hone your "quant" skills? 4 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+21 Breaking Into Activist hedge funds 12 4y
+53 Turned down MF PE for a top hedge fund... 41 4y
+61 How long does your research process take? 12 4y
+28 What are HFs (or pods) going long right now? 14 4y
+1 MM bonus pool split 1 4y
0 AQR Capital Management - Interview - Investments Data 4y
0 PE Analyst program to HF vs 2+2? 1 4y
0 Evercore - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
0 How Long Before L/S PA Results are Impressive? 3 4y
+6 Median MM career length and career earnings? 14 4y
+3 Citadel International Summer Intership 1 4y
0 Squarepoint Capital - Review - Equity Research Data 4y
+3 Are hedge fund analysts restricted to a single sector or not? 2 4y
+3 How does revenue sharing work in HFs for founding partners? 1 4y
+5 Road after HF 1 4y
+15 HF Recruiting from PE 1 4y
+24 Thoughts on Diameter entering direct lending market? 13 4y
0 Quant funds with remote roles 1 4y
+16 % PnL at Single Manager 19 4y
0 Recruiting cycle 1 4y
+26 Career: outlook vs. personal satisfaction 7 4y
+12 Is there a difference between Systematic Portfolio Manager vs Quantitative Portfolio Manager? 3 4y
+88 Data Science in Hedge Fund 43 4y
+6 Would you take a position at a fundamental HF out of undergrad? 1 4y
+20 What would a recruiter at a hedgefund say if someone studies/studied medicine and physics parallel? Would it be seen as positive or negative? 5 4y
+6 Lone Pine titling conventions / how to tell who does privates 1 4y
+6 What are the exit opps for blown up Tiger/Tiger Cubs PMs and Analysts? 7 4y
+3 Best US-based single-managers with offices in Europe? 1 4y
0 Neuberger Berman - Review - Alternative Investments Data 4y
0 Neuberger Berman - Salary & Bonus - Alternative Investments Data 4y
+15 DE Shaw Fundamentals SA Invitation to Apply Email 2 4y
+3 What would be better work exp, Healthcare IB or phd in related science? (For biotech HF) 2 4y
+9 Have your friends started their own hedge funds and how did it go? 8 4y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Interview - Prime Brokerage Data 4y
+14 What kinds of data do hedge funds have access to? 7 4y
+3 jane st rotational dev program final round interviews? 1 4y
0 Schonfeld - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 4y
+5 Going from IB to HF 6 4y
+42 Quant strategy 21 4y
+21 Best pay to effort ratio in the investing world? 21 4y
0 PwC - Review - Asset Management Data 4y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Asset Management Data 4y
0 Railpen (London) 1 4y
+109 Focusing on Investment Style Fit 25 4y
+14 Thoughts on Arrowstreet Capital (Culture, WLB, Pay)? Versus Two Sigma, etc? 2 4y
+6 Weiss Asset Management: Who are these guys? 5 4y
+22 Hedge Funds With Real Estate Arms 35 4y
+7 Hours at MM? 13 4y
+24 Can you move Akuna junior trader to Hedge Fund Analyst? 5 4y
0 Beach Point Capital Management - Review - Credit Data 4y
+26 BlueCrest - just incredible 17 4y
0 Millennium - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 4y
+18 Weiss Asset Management Summer 2021 27 4y
0 Weiss Asset Management Interview 14 4y
+4 Weiss asset management? 7 4y
+3 Those who joined from banking - what are some parts of the role that were unexpected to you? Are there aspects of the role that are worse than banking? 1 4y
+17 Down year SM comp 29 4y
0 Janney Montgomery Scott - Review - Generalist Data 4y

Career Advancement Opportunities

November 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Point72 99.0%
  • D.E. Shaw 98.0%
  • AQR Capital Management 97.1%
  • Citadel Investment Group 96.1%
  • Magnetar Capital 95.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

November 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Magnetar Capital 99.0%
  • D.E. Shaw 98.0%
  • Blackstone Group 97.0%
  • Citadel Investment Group 96.0%
  • Two Sigma Investments 95.0%

Professional Growth Opportunities

November 2026 Hedge Fund

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

Total Avg Compensation

November 2026 Hedge Fund

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  • Vice President (27) $464
  • Director/MD (12) $355
  • NA (9) $320
  • Engineer/Quant (83) $287
  • 3rd+ Year Associate (26) $284
  • Manager (4) $282
  • 2nd Year Associate (32) $253
  • 1st Year Associate (77) $193
  • Analysts (235) $177
  • Intern/Summer Associate (29) $145
  • Junior Trader (5) $102
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