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Naples & Fort Myers, Florida

Dario Benes

Finance student at Florida Gulf Coast University, graduating December 2027. Fixed income analyst at Birch Creek Capital and senior portfolio manager of the FGCU Eagle Fund. I build factor models, research high-yield credit, and argue cases.

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$1.50M
Equity portfolio co-managed
230 bps
S&P 500 outperformance, 2025
5
National competitions: 3 ethics, 2 stock
Dario Benes

About

Curiosity for quantitative investing, built by iterating.

Financial Analysis and Management at Florida Gulf Coast University's Lutgert College of Business, minor in Economics, graduating December 2027. CFA Level I candidate for November 2026, SIE passed.

At Birch Creek Capital I research high-yield issuers, evaluating credit quality, covenants, and relative value to source additions to the firm's buy list. At the Eagle Fund I built a quantitative screening framework on the Bloomberg Terminal that combines factor signals with the sector leads' fundamental research. On my own time I run DB-Quant, a multi-factor equity model in Python with a full research and backtesting pipeline.

Native German speaker. Former chess club president, violinist and pianist in a youth philharmonic, marathon runner, poker player.

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Track record

Where I have worked

Resume & education →
Jul 2026 — Present · Naples, FL

Birch Creek Capital

Fixed Income Analyst
  • Research high-yield bond issuers and evaluate credit quality, covenants, and relative value to source additions to the buy list
  • Build and maintain screens to monitor the high-yield universe, surfacing candidates and flagging deteriorating credits
  • Integrate AI tools into research and reporting workflows, reducing manual effort on recurring analysis
Aug 2025 — Present · Fort Myers, FL

Eagle Fund

Senior Portfolio Manager
  • Co-manage a $1.50M equity portfolio with a team of analysts, contributing to 230 bps of S&P 500 outperformance in 2025
  • Built a quantitative screening framework on Bloomberg Terminal combining factor signals with sector-lead fundamental research
  • Partnered on bottom-up sector weightings that improved the fund’s Sharpe ratio and risk profile
Aug 2024 — Present · Fort Myers, FL

DB-Quant

Founder
  • Designed a multi-factor equity model in Python across value, quality, momentum, and low-volatility signals
  • Built an end-to-end research and backtesting pipeline, iterating on signal weighting and portfolio construction through professor feedback
Aug 2025 — Present · Fort Myers, FL

Business Ethics Society

Founder & President
  • Founded and grew the organization, building a team that competed at three national business ethics competitions
  • Led case analysis across financial, legal, and regulatory issues to develop policy recommendations
Aug 2026 — Present · Fort Myers, FL

Alternative Investing Club

Founder & President
  • Founded FGCU’s first alternatives club, building curriculum on venture capital, private equity, and real assets
  • Organized speaker events and workshops connecting students with alternatives professionals

The work itself

01 Stock Pitches Full Eagle Fund long pitches on Verizon and Sprouts Farmers Market, with the decks as delivered. Two decks → 02 Ethics & Cases National business ethics competitions with the Business Ethics Society, from biometric ID to aviation fuel. Two decks → 03 Market Outlook Where I think the market is wrong, written up in short notes, plus what I post on LinkedIn. Read the notes →

Fact sheet

The short version, in plain text

Name
Dario Benes
Based in
Naples, Florida
Current role
Fixed Income Analyst, Birch Creek Capital
Also
Senior Portfolio Manager, FGCU Eagle Fund ($1.50M)
Education
BS Financial Analysis & Management, FGCU Lutgert College of Business, Dec 2027. Minor in Economics.
Credentials
CFA Level I candidate (Nov 2026), SIE passed, Anthropic Claude certifications (AI for Builders; Claude API), Autodesk Certified
Founded
DB-Quant, FGCU Business Ethics Society, FGCU Alternative Investing Club
Focus areas
Quantitative and factor investing, high-yield credit research, equity research, business ethics
Tools
Bloomberg Terminal, Python, Excel
Languages
English, native German
Outside work
Marathon runner, violinist and pianist (youth philharmonic), former chess club president, poker player
Contact
dbenes1381@eagle.fgcu.edu · (239) 399-0799
Dario Benes at the New York Stock Exchange bell podium
New York Stock Exchange · March 2026