Dissecting 1,000+ public equity funds: lessons for job seekers and investors
In tech, people like to highlight “ex-Google” or “ex-Meta.” The buy-side works the same way. If you want to understand a fund, look at where the key person (the founders and the Director of Research, sometimes that’s the same person) came from. That usually gets you 80–90% of the way to understanding how they invest and how you should pitch them.
After categorizing 1,000+ U.S. hedge funds and long-onlys, clear family trees started to emerge. Below are some of the major ones worth tracking when you’re diligencing a new launch or considering your next career move.
- For clarity, I’m only covering equity funds here—any credit-focused spinouts I came across aren’t included.)
