Newsmakers
Brown University Promotes Endowment Investment Leaders as CIO Departs
Two senior members of the university’s investment team will move up to lead the office next year.
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Asset Allocation
Brown University Endowment Returns 11.9% in Fiscal 2025
The assets of the fund rose to $8 billion at the end of June.
Asset Allocation
Brown University Endowment Adds $5M in Bitcoin ETFs
The endowment purchased 105,000 shares of BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust exchange-traded fund.
Asset Allocation
Brown University Endowment Returns 11.3% in Fiscal 2024
Assets of the endowment grew to its record high of $7.2 billion at the end of June.
Asset Allocation
4 Ivy League Institutions Release Fiscal 2023 Endowment Results
Brown, Columbia, Dartmouth and Penn all improved their returns from 2022 but alternative investments dragged down returns.
News
Columbia, Brown, Iowa Endowments Lose 7.6%, 4.6%, 2.4%
Falling markets and rising inflation take toll on endowment investment portfolios.
Asset Allocation
MIT, Brown Endowments Report Over 50% Returns for 2021
MIT’s portfolio grew to $27.4 billion, while Brown’s rose to $6.9 billion.
Pensions
Blackstone Poaches Brown’s Joe Dowling
Chair of university’s investment office tapped to co-lead firm’s $78 billion alternative asset unit.
Why Venture Capital Is Doing So Well
With stocks and bonds offering meager futures, pension plans and other investors find under-appreciated VC beats another alt, private equity, which grabs all the attention.
Pensions
Why Brown Is Beating the Other Ivies
Markov Processes analyzes how Brown has managed to outperform its rivals in recent years.
Market Moves
Brown’s Endowment Is Killing It
Portfolio returns over 12% for fourth straight year. Dartmouth’s earns 7.6% in 2020.
Newsmakers
Yale, Stanford, Brown Endowments Return 5.7%, 6.5% 12.4%
Brown outperforms bigger endowments to reach record asset value.
Regulation
Brown University President Rejects Israel Divestment
Christina Paxson says endowment is ‘not a political instrument.’
Newsmakers
Brown University Settles ERISA Class Action Suit for $3.5 Million
Complaint alleged excessive fees cost 403(b) participants millions.
Risk
Yale, Brown, Duke, Michigan State Earn Double-Digit Returns
Endowments surpass median, mean returns for colleges and universities.