U.S. venture fund returns remain negative, but valuations are up and two recent high-profile VC-supported IPOs did well, a PitchBook report finds.
In a tough time for investments, the fund logs a 1% portfolio increase.
The Educational Retirement Board’s portfolio gained 28.76%, or $3.6 billion for the year.
The $13.3 billion fund’s chief has very large portion of the portfolio in alts, as a buffer against bad times.
Alternatives, US stocks, and bonds help fund value achieve new ‘high water mark.’
Fund for state and municipal workers scrambles to find own bailout blueprint to patch up funding.
Despite double-digit returns, the systems aren’t out of the woods yet.
Capital relief trades seek attractive returns by offering banks more than economic incentives as synthetic collateralizations boom.