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The annual Hedge Fund Jobs Digest Compensation Reports are based on surveys designed to capture valuable compensation information directly from those involved in the hedge fund industry. Over the years, we have surveyed many hedge fund portfolio managers, analysts, traders, CFO’s, COO’s, risk managers and others from hedge fund firms, both large and small.
The current report with all the detailed charts and graphs sells for $100.00 USD on www.HedgeFundCompensationReport.com but is available to our Premium Members for no additional cost.
Here we summarize the results of the hedge fund surveys to include some of the hedge fund earnings data and other findings. In the reports you will find large ranges of earnings by title because in the hedge fund industry there is no standard compensation plan or role definition. Traditionally, there are 3 drivers to hedge fund compensation: experience, performance of the fund and size of the fund (although bigger is not always better).
The 12-month period since the financial crisis hit stride has been a challenging time for hedge funds. Strategies with a short-bias were able to take advantage of the rapid sell-off in equity markets but had to tackle margin calls from their prime brokers and the exit of their clients who were desperate to cash out of their investments. Macro views have been difficult to call with the uncertainty of the global economy, and the upturn in equity markets since March this year caught many funds by surprise.
Note: Over the years, we’ve received many comments about confusion regarding the timing of the data. This year, we have changed the report title date to better reflect the timing. The 2010 Hedge Fund Compensation Report is based on the data collected in Q4 2009 from hedge fund professionals.
We surveyed hundreds of hedge fund employees from firms such as Bank of New York Mellon, Barclays Global Investors, Citigroup, Fountain Advisors LLC, HSBC, Kellogg Capital Group, Lansdowne Partners and many others. Given the state of the market, the results tell an interesting story. Despite no significant increase in compensation, there was a big increase in satisfaction – an indication that, earlier this year, hedge fund employees knew the market had shifted. Hedge Fund Compensation Report
In 2007, we found that 76% of respondents were dissatisfied with their current compensation package and there was little loyalty to the firm. Most of the survey respondents are in senior roles, have over 10 years of work experience but less than 2 years with their current firms. Was it the fact that intelligent, well educated, hard charging “type A” personalities are never satisfied? Or could it have been that the hedge fund industry really does have a problem simply due to the high demand for talent? 2007 Hedge Fund Compensation Report details
The Hedge Fund Compensation Reports will be of interest to both industry insiders and those looking to break into the industry. If you have questions or comments regarding the surveys, please use the “Contact Us” link at the bottom of this page.
