Pensions
Stanford Launches 2nd Long-Term Investing Fellowship Cohort
The one-year rotational program will see fellows learn, research and work at Stanford and the California Public Employees’ Retirement System.
Tag: Stanford University
Asset Allocation
Stanford Investment Vehicle Returns 8.4%
In fiscal 2024, assets of the Stanford merged pool, about 75% of which come from the university’s endowment, rose to $42.8 billion.
Pensions
CalPERS, Stanford Engineering Create Fellowship for Training Institutional Investors
The program aims to foster a pipeline for investment talent.
Research
‘Investor Identity’: Bringing Together the Main Drivers of Investment Returns
Stanford University’s Ashby Monk and Dane Rook, in a new academic paper, classify the leading factors determining investment returns for institutional investors.
Asset Allocation
Stanford University’s Endowment Loses 4.2% in Fiscal 2022
Total assets under management decline to $40.1 billion from $41.9 billion in fiscal 2021.
Stanford Issues Novel Sustainability Bonds
The university says it’s the first higher-ed institution to issue bonds to reduce its adverse impact on the climate, which it plans to use to start a school focused on the environment.
Newsmakers
John Powers, Former CEO of Stanford Management Company, Dies at 67
He helped grow the university’s endowment by nearly $10 billion over nine years.
Regulation
Stanford University Owes $43 Million Endowment Tax Bill
The university said it is actively working to repeal or limit the 1.4% tax on returns.
Newsmakers
Yale, Stanford, Brown Endowments Return 5.7%, 6.5% 12.4%
Brown outperforms bigger endowments to reach record asset value.
Risk
Stanford, Cornell Endowments Return 11.3%, 10.6%
University portfolio values rise to $26.5 billion, $7.2 billion, respectively.
Newsmakers
Stanford Investment Portfolio Generates 13.1% Annual Return, Slightly Beating Higher Ed Median Returns
Endowment gains 10.7%, grows to $24.8 billion.