Public Equity Investment Intern - Summer 2027

Viking Global Investors; New York (NY); On-site; USD 225,000 - 275,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Medical and dental premiums covered

Paid lunches

Job summary

Viking Global Investors in New York, NY offers a 10-week Public Equity Investment Internship for Summer 2027. You will work with the public equity team to perform primary research, build financial models, and present findings to the investment team.

The program emphasizes independence, rigorous analysis, and effective communication, with mentorship from portfolio managers and senior analysts. First-year MBA candidates only, in-person in New York.

Qualifications

• Independent thought with objective, data-centric theses to drive decisions.
• Strong quantitative and analytical abilities to support differentiated research.
• Efficient, clear communication of research insights.
• Autonomous, self-starting work style as part of a high-performing team.
• Intellectual honesty to pursue correct investment decisions.
• Passion for research and investing, with willingness to explore differentiated ideas.

Responsibilities

• Perform primary, in-depth research on industry and company fundamentals using financial statements and real-time data.
• Engage with management, IR teams, and sell-side/buy-side peers.
• Attend industry conferences and events.
• Build and update financial models.
• Distill research into key drivers to form investment views.
• Share insights with the investment team to contribute to Viking's research effort.

Skills

Independent thinking

Analytical ability

Quantitative skills

Efficient communication

Autonomous/self-starting

Intellectual honesty

Passion for research/investing

Education

First-year MBA candidate

Job description

Public Equity Investment Intern - Summer 2027

New York, NY

Founded in 1999, Viking Global Investors ("Viking") is a global investment firm with a long-term, fundamental, research-intensive approach to investing. Viking manages more than $56 billion of capital across public and private investments. Viking has offices in Stamford, New York, Hong Kong, London, and San Francisco, and is registered as an investment adviser with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. For more information, please visit vikingglobal.com .

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY

Join our 27-person public equity investment team this summer to develop your investing toolkit and explore actionable investment ideas. Throughout your 10-week experience, you will partner directly with portfolio managers and senior analysts to identify and evaluate public equity investment opportunities leveraging our fundamental, research-intensive approach. You will be trained and mentored by experienced investors at Viking to ensure your success. The internship will culminate with an investment presentation to members of the investment team.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Performing primary, in-depth research on industry and company fundamentals by analyzing financial statements and real-time data, conducting channel checks and surveys, and carrying out other comprehensive due diligence activities
• Engaging with company management and investor relations teams, sell-side research analysts and buy-side peers
• Attending industry conferences and events
• Building and updating financial models
• Distilling a large volume of research down to a set of key drivers of industry, company, and stock price performance to form a view on a company and its value
• Contributing to Viking's overall research effort by sharing information and insights with the investment team

QUALIFICATIONS

Across the firm, we attract motivated, intellectually curious, and analytically rigorous people who are passionate about learning and creating impact.

The ideal candidate will possess the following traits:

• Independence of thought: we strive to be unbiased and develop objective, data-centric theses to drive investment decisions.
• Strong quantitative and analytical abilities: has the intellectual toolkit to support investment theses with highly differentiated research.
• Efficient communication: our research efforts are extensive, but our ideas are communicated clearly and simply.
• Autonomous and self-starting: we are a team of high-performing, motivated investment professionals; we are proactive and direct our own work.
• Intellectual honesty: we value the ability to see the truth, even amidst confusion and conflict. We strive to recognize the current, correct investment decision rather than simply continuing to advocate for prior recommendations.
• Passion for research and investing: our team is engaged and excited to pursue differentiated research, supported by the firm’s significant resources.

Eligibility & Requirements

• At this time, we are only accepting applications from first-year MBA candidates.
• The internship is currently based in New York.

The base salary range for this position in New York City is annual $250,000 to $250,000. In addition to base salary, Viking employees may be eligible for other forms of compensation and benefits, such as a discretionary bonus, 100% coverage of medical and dental premiums, and paid lunches. Actual compensation for successful candidates will be individually determined based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s skill set, experience, education, and other qualifications. For more information on our benefits, please visit www.vikingglobal.com/life-at-viking/

Viking is an equal opportunity employer. Questions about your candidacy and requests for reasonable accommodation in the recruitment process should be directed to [e-mail].

This internship is based in New York, NY, runs 10 weeks in Summer 2027, and requires in-person presence for the full duration.

The application deadline for this role is December 3, 2026