Commonfund has diverse manager investments in every asset class in which we invest, with the majority invested in both actively and passively managed public equities. Private market allocations across private equity, venture, private credit, real estate, natural resources, and emerging markets comprise about 36 percent of allocations. Smaller allocations to fixed income and diversifying strategies are a reflection of the concentrated nature and constrained portfolio construction methodologies of those asset classes.
From a diversity perspective, approximately 30 percent of assets are invested with Black/ African American managers, 32 percent with Asian managers, 23 percent with managers of two or more races, 11 percent with white women, 3 percent with Latinos, and 1 percent with managers who identify as LGBTQ+. In addition, we are especially pleased that we have 47 percent of diverse manager assets invested with women of color, arguably the manager cohort most under-represented within financial services.
While Commonfund sources diverse managers from many avenues, one of our key sources has been through our annual invitational Diverse Manager Day, from which we have sourced roughly 10 percent of our diverse managers to date. This year, we are pleased to hold our fifth annual invitational Diverse Manager Day on May 15th, 2024. As in past years, managers will be selected based on new submissions, and updated submissions, to Commonfund’s dedicated Diverse Manager Portal. The portal will accept submissions until February 29th, 2024.
Managers frequently ask for the selection criteria for invitation to the Diverse Manager Day. Commonfund uses the same due diligence process for diverse managers as for all other managers with which we invest and selection criteria are also influenced by the expected needs of client portfolios for the coming year.