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Institutional Investors Lower 2026 Return Expectations Amid Geopolitical Risk

Nearly half of institutional investors surveyed expect the S&P 500 Index to have lower returns in 2026, compared to the 10-year average annualized return. Private equity and public equities cited as...
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Commonfund Study of Independent Schools Released for FY2025

Gains Amid Uncertainty: Independent Schools Report 11.5% Return on Endowment Assets for FY2025; 10-Year average returns rise to 7.7% New Gifts to Endowments Rebound, Use of OCIO Increased Norwalk,...
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FY25 NACUBO-Commonfund Study Released

U.S. Higher Education Endowments Report Stable Returns, Increase Spending to $33.4 Billion in FY25 The NACUBO-Commonfund Study of 657 colleges and universities reports a 10-year average return of...
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Institutional Investors Split on U.S. Economic Outlook, Commonfund’s Annual Market Sentiment Survey Finds

Sixty eight percent of institutional investors surveyed (representing over $800 billion in total assets) expect the S&P 500 Index to have lower or negative returns in 2025, compared to the 10-year...
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NACUBO and Commonfund Partner on Higher Education Endowment Research

Partnership to produce 50th annual Study of Endowments WILTON, CT, and WASHINGTON, DC, March 13, 2023 – Commonfund and the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO)...