Ivy League Endowments Lag 60-40 Portfolio
None of the elite universities’ endowments beat a 60-40 portfolio over the past decade.
Tag: endowment
Corporate Moves
Harvard Endowment Poaches Columbia COO Sanjeev Daga
Daga is reunited with Harvard Management Co. CEO Narv Narvekar.
Risk
University of Chicago Endowment Returns 8%
Reaches all-time high of $8.2 billion, but misses 8.3% median return among colleges and universities.
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University of California’s Pensions, Endowments Drive Asset Outperformance
An 8.1% total return sees the institution’s asset growth beat most benchmarks.
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Harvard ‘Not Pleased’ with 2018 Performance
CEO Narv Narvekar says it will be a few years before restructuring results will be seen.
Newsmakers
Britt Harris, Texas Endowment to Review Investments in ‘Scrutinized Entities’
Compliance procedures expanded to include companies at risk of being sanctioned by US.
Risk
Michigan Endowment Returns 10.7%
Board of regents approves new model portfolio for 2019 fiscal year.
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Columbia Endowment Reports 9.0% Return for 2018
Investment gains were lowest among any Ivy League endowment.
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Princeton Endowment Returns 14.2% in 2018
University’s investment earnings lead all Ivy League endowments so far this year.
Newsmakers
Yale Dives into Cryptocurrency
Could David Swensen’s move signal the start of institutional adoption for bitcoin and its ilk?
Risk
Stanford, Cornell Endowments Return 11.3%, 10.6%
University portfolio values rise to $26.5 billion, $7.2 billion, respectively.
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Yale, Brown, Duke, Michigan State Earn Double-Digit Returns
Endowments surpass median, mean returns for colleges and universities.
Risk
Harvard Endowment Returns 10% in 2018
Improved performance still lags other major universities.
Risk
Notre Dame Returns 12.2% in Fiscal 2018
The $13 billion endowment pool has demolished the 20-year benchmark.
Asset Management Culture
Harvard Sells $950 Million in Warehouses to Blackstone
PE group targets portfolio’s last-mile properties as e-commerce businesses boom.