Public Equity Fund Database

Most candidates break into the buy-side the hard way — cold networking, guessing which funds are a fit, and wasting months just figuring out who does what.

This database gives you a mapped-out view of U.S. hedge fund + mutual fund landscape.

The result: more interviews, and faster path to offers.

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U.S. Public Equity Fund Database

Get more buy-side interviews and offers with access to 1,000+ hedge funds and long-onlys, mapped by: Investing style | Sector focus | Geography | Founder lineage (education and prior fund employer)

Updated quarterly (last update: March 2026). FREE Preview: Southeast

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Methodology | 2026 Q1 Update Findings

By region

New York City | Connecticut / New Jersey | Mid-Atlantic (MD, PA, VA, DC, DE)
Boston
California - Northern | California - Southern | West and Puerto Rico (AZ, CO, HI, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA)
Chicago | Midwest (IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, OH, WI)
Florida | Texas | FREE: Southeast (AL, AK, GA, KY, NC, SC, TN)
Master table (1,000+ hedge funds and long-only's)

Number of funds in the database by region:

U.S. Region	# of HFs	# of LOs
NYC	288	74
CT/NJ	79	19
NorCal	69	19
Florida	40	17
Boston	40	38
Texas	39	19
Mid-Atlantic	28	33
West & PR	19	23
Chicago	16	24
SoCal	16	21
Southeast	13	18
Midwest	13	43

Hedge Fund Deep Dive

The Hedge Fund Deep Dives will allow you to skip the hours of fund diligence so you can focus on crafting stock pitches that align with the firm’s DNA.

What a deep dive can contain: history of the firm's founding, its investment philosophy, research process, and the profiles (education, career path before/after working at the firm) of its investment team.

Hedge Fund Lineage Series

The Hedge Fund Lineage series traces the industry back to a few iconic firms—showing who spun out, what they believed, and how their rise or decline shaped today’s hedge fund world.

GS Risk Arb | Pequot Capital | Tiger Management (TBD) | more to come

Mutual Fund Deep Dive

Same but for mutual fund (long-onlys.)

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