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Babson College Fund

The Babson College Fund (BCF) is an accredited course in which specially selected undergraduate and graduate students manage $6 million of the Babson College endowment. The program is for highly self-motivated individuals with a strong interest in finance and investments. Participation requires a two-semester commitment.

The program seeks to provide a rich educational experience through the development of investment research skills and the acquisition of portfolio management experience. These skills and experience are highly valued by employers in the investment industry.

Job Placement

Recent BCF managers have secured employment as investment professionals at the following firms: 

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Program Objectives

The investment objective of the Babson College Fund is to outperform the S&P 500 Index. Managers conduct extensive fundamental and quantitative research to identify stocks that are attractively priced at their current market value. Selected stocks are then combined in a diversified portfolio. The managers monitor the fund's performance and sources of risk, aiming to keep risk and tracking error within allowable bounds. Managers budget the allowable risk to the active positions expected to add the most value.

The sector teams are responsible for one or more of the Global Industry Classification System (GICS) sectors. The sectors are grouped as follows:

  • Quantitative/Risk Management
  • Consumer Staples
  • Consumer Discretionary
  • Financials
  • Healthcare
  • Materials
  • Energy
  • Information Technology
  • Communication Services 
  • Industrials
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Performance and Stock Analysis Reports

2023 Calendar Year Performance:

Babson College Fund Portfolio: 32.38%

S&P 500 Index: 26.29%

Top 3 Contributors to Relative Performance:

  • Tenet Healthcare (total return: 69.1%; relative contribution: +69 bps)
  • PAGS (total return: 35.2%; relative contribution: +64 bps)
  • CrowdStrike (total return: 54.5%; relative contribution: +63 pbs)

2022 Calendar Year Performance:

Babson College Fund Portfolio: -23.3%

S&P 500 Index: -18.1%

Top 3 Contributors to Relative Performance:

2021 Performance:

Babson College Fund Portfolio: 27.2%

S&P 500 Index: 28.7%

Top 3 Contributors to Relative Performance:

2020 Performance:

Babson College Fund Portfolio: 28%

S&P 500 Index: 18%

Top 3 Contributors to Relative Performance:

Apply to BCF: Fall 2024 Recruiting Dates 

Eligible Students

  • A minimum commitment of two semesters is required. The new managers will serve from January 2025 - December 2025.
  • MBA and MSF students must have completed FIN-7503 (Equities) or plan to take it concurrently during the first semester of their BCF year.
  • Undergraduate students must have completed FIN3520 (Security Valuation).

Program Overview

You can watch Director Patrick Gregory, CFA's overview of the BCF program here. 

Frequently Asked Questions

Review our Frequently Asked Questions to clarify any questions about the application process. Please email Leslie Romiza, Cutler Center Program Manager with any questions about the program or application process.

Info Session

Join us for an overview of the Babson College Fund. In this one-hour session, learn more about the program and application process while also asking questions about BCF. This session is open to all Babson undergraduate and graduate students interested in applying for the program. 

BCF Fall 2024 Application Packet

All materials are due by MIDNIGHT on Thursday, October 17, 2024. Interviews will take place the week of November 4, 2024, and decisions will be communicated by end of November. 

Meet the Cohort

Our current Babson College Fund Managers are self-motivated students with a demonstrated interest in investments, and a willingness to dedicate the requisite time and effort needed to succeed.

Fall 2024

Co-Executive Portfolio Managers

Griffin Martin
Anna Zueva

Quant Manager

William Sun
Souren Raina

Consumer Staples Team

Shane Kelly
Jeffrey Norman
Austin Conroy

Consumer Discretionary Team

Andres Alvarez
Khadija Khan

Financials Team

Anushka Balaraj
Evan O'Brien
Rohan Nanwani
Maansi Parikh

Healthcare Team

Nina Jittungtrong
Arnav Doshi
Ravin Dawer

Energy Team

Emily Truszkowski
Amoljit Dhaliwal

Information Technology Team

Charlotte Chen
Michele Palestro
Nicholas Barros
Riya Shah

Communications Services Team

Yuang Hou
Kevin Kang
Jared Lucich

Industrials Team

Felipe Viseu
Aryan Nagpal

Our faculty advisors and Executives in Residence are industry professionals who generously volunteer their time and energy to enrich the educational experience for the students through mentorship.

Pratima Abichandani

Retired Mutual Fund Manager

Pratima is a retired fund manager with experience at Fidelity Investments as Director of Research and member of an equity team managing assets of high net-worth families and charitable entities.

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Aditya Agarwal ‘22

Private Equity Analyst, HarbourVest Partners

Aditya is a former Consumer analyst for the Babson College Fund. He has experience in private equity, with expertise in evaluating and modeling investment opportunities across a variety of industries as part of the Direct Investment team at HarbourVest.

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Matthew Apkarian, CFA MBA'20

Associate Director, Product Development, Cerulli Associates

Matt is a former Executive Portfolio Manager of the Babson College Fund. His professional career has been spent in several roles at Fidelity Investments, most recently as an Investment Data Analyst for Strategic Advisers.

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Lucas Brown '07, MSF '22

Entrepreneur & Investor

Lucas is a former Quant analyst for the Babson College Fund. Lucas founded Geeks in the Woods and its startup venture studio with his twin brother. He focuses on understanding the patterns and key components of building SaaS companies that achieve both rapid growth and sustainability.


Jack Cahill

Retired Manager, Research and Instruction

Jack has over 30 years of experience in managing, budgeting, evaluating, and utilizing information products, market data services, and third-party research services for investment management, banking, and consulting enterprises.

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Edward Ciancarelli, CFA, ’00

Principal & Senior Portfolio Manager, The Colony Group

Edward has over twenty years of experience in equity research and portfolio management. He currently manages The Colony Group’s Small Cap, International Developed, and Emerging Market strategies. In his prior role at Eaton Vance, he conducted fundamental research on European and Japanese equities across all sectors with a focus on financials and technology.

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Richard Grasfeder, CFA, MBA’05

Senior Portfolio Manager, Nixon Peabody LLP

Richard co-manages the firm’s internally managed fundamental equity strategies and heads the firm’s equity research efforts. His prior equity research experience includes sell-side research within the technology sector, and buy-side research covering technology, energy, industrials, materials, and utilities, and managing a technology sector fund. 

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Patrick Gregory, CFA

Managing Director, Stephen D. Cutler Center for Investments and Finance, Faculty Director, Babson College Fund Director, Senior Lecturer

Patrick Gregory, CFA is the Managing Director of the Stephen D. Cutler Center for Investments and Finance, the Director of the Babson College Fund, and a Senior Lecturer in the Finance Division at Babson College. Before joining the faculty, Patrick was an institutional portfolio manager at FM Global from 2007-2015, where he managed the Healthcare, Internet, and Telecom sectors of a $6 billion equity portfolio. He was also responsible for the evaluation, selection, and ongoing evaluation of third-party investment managers. 

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John Hickling, CFA

Retired Hedge Fund Manager

John was a mutual fund manager at Fidelity Investments for many years, spending much of his career managing the firm’s international funds. He then launched an international long/short hedge fund that he later sold in 2007. 

 

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George Massey MBA’20, MSF’21

Managing Member, Ellisville Harbour Partners

George is a former Materials/Energy analyst for the Babson College Fund. While at Babson, George launched Ellisville Harbour Partners, a global, concentrated strategy investing in companies with emerging technologies in frontier markets.

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Edward Perkin

Former Chief Investment Officer, Morgan Stanley 

Edward is a former Chief Investment Officer at Morgan Stanley and prior to that with Goldman Sachs. He has over twenty-five years of industry experience across multiple asset classes with a focus on equities, managing portfolios for high-net-worth individuals, endowments, foundations, family offices, non-profit organizations and institutional investors. 

Peter Saperstone

Partner, Greycroft

Pete is currently a Partner at Greycroft, leading their crossover investment strategy. Prior to that, he spent 26 years at Fidelity Investments, most recently as the Managing Director for their late-stage private equity group. He also has extensive experience managing or co-managing Fidelity’s Contrafund, Balanced fund, Fifty fund, and Mid Cap fund and several sector-based funds.  
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James Spencer, CFA '73

Former CIO, Cambridge Trust Co.

Jim has over 25 years of experience in investment management with expertise covering specialty chemicals. He is the former CIO of Cambridge Trust Company. Institutional Investor Magazine named Jim a member of its All-American Research Team for eight years. 

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Holland Ward

Retired Hedge Fund Manager

Holland has extensive experience as a research analyst and portfolio manager for long/short equity funds, with expertise in technology, energy, and natural resource sectors. 

Class Guest Speakers

Throughout the semester, alumni and industry professionals are welcomed into the classroom to share their insights and experiences within the investment management space. 

BCF guest speaker

Mohnish Pabrai

Managing Partner, Pabrai Investment Funds

Mohnish Pabrai is the managing partner of Pabrai Investment Funds which he started in 1999 with $1 million. The company has ballooned to $469 million due to its Munger/Buffett-focused value investing style. He is now extensively involved in philanthropy with the Dakshana Foundation where he provides educational opportunities for gifted but underprivileged children worldwide. 

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BCF guest speaker

Dave Lundgren, CMT, CFA

Private Investor

Dave Lundgren is a 30-year investment industry veteran focused on technical analysis strategies, particularly momentum and trend following. He has held both analyst and portfolio manager positions at several major investment firms, including Wellington Management, Fidelity Investments, and Thomson Financial. In addition, David has started several research and investment firms, including Lundgren Financial Services, Breakaway Research, and hedge fund Lyceum Capital.

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BCF guest speaker

Dennis Hong

CEO, ShawSpring Partners

Dennis Hong started his own hedge fund right out of business school and has grown his fund to over $500 million assets under management. He’s also seen superior returns investing in global technology companies. 

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