Asset Allocation
University of Chicago Endowment Returns 8.4% in Fiscal 2024
The gain raised the portfolio’s asset value to $10.4 billion, still trailing its $11 billion high from 2021.
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Asset Allocation
Amnesty International Scolds University Endowments for Human Rights Indifference
The report gives failing grades to several major university investment offices due to a lack of ‘human rights due diligence.’
Newsmakers
Walter Kress Receives CIO’s 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award
EY’s CIO, a connector and a generous collaborator, to be honored during awards night at Chelsea Piers.
Manager Selection
The University of Chicago Office of Investments Seeks New Managing Director
The University of Chicago, which holds a portfolio of nearly $14 billion, is seeking a new managing director to join its investment team.
Asset Management Culture
University of Chicago CIO Mark Schmid to Retire in September
The endowment’s assets doubled under the CIO Lifetime Achievement Award winner’s guidance.
Asset Allocation
Notre Dame, University of Chicago Endowments Return 7.2%, 6.9%
Portfolios grow to $13.8 billion and $8.5 billion respectively.
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.