Risk
Columbia Endowment Reports 9.0% Return for 2018
Investment gains were lowest among any Ivy League endowment.
Tag: Endowments
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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.
Risk
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.
California, Texas, Virginia Endowments Report 2018 Returns
Texas, Virginia returns top 11%; California lags with 8.9%.
Risk
Dartmouth Endowment Returns 12.2% in 2018
US, private equities help propel portfolio to a record-high market value of $5.5 billion.
Corporate Moves
Cambridge University CIO, Senior Staff Resign
Departure reportedly linked to criticism over endowment’s fossil fuel investments.
Research
Harvard Farmland Acquisitions Criticized as Unethical
Report says endowment’s $1 billion global land grab has displaced communities and hurt the environment.
Newsmakers
Yale Blocks Future Gun Investments
Endowment confirms adoption of new firearm policy, introduced in the spring.
Two UTIMCO Key Funds See 1.4% Second Quarter Return
The Texas endowment's Permanent University and Long Term funds post gains of 5.8% over a 10-year period.
Endowment Index Declines Again in Q2, Lags Behind S&P
Index falls 0.41% during quarter, while S&P 500 gains 3.43%.