Asset Allocation
Columbia Endowment Achieves 11.5% Return in Fiscal 2024
In the latest rebound for an Ivy League pension, assets of Columbia’s endowment rose to $14.8 billion.
As data are released about endowment returns in fiscal 2023, funds in the Ivy League and at Stanford are expected to have underperformed the markets, according to Markov Processes International.
Markov Processes analyzes how Brown has managed to outperform its rivals in recent years.
Private equity had a good year, but individual selections of stocks and other assets hobbled overall showing, report says.
None of the elite universities’ endowments beat a 60-40 portfolio over the past decade.
Investment gains were lowest among any Ivy League endowment.
Data shows Ivy League endowments are increasing their focus on private investments.