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  College Endowments Posted Negative Returns in FY2012

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  February 13, 2013

  The 2012 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments reported that institutional endowments returned an average -0.3%, net of fees, in the year ending June 30.

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  Foundation and Operating Charity Investments Disappointed in 2011

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  June 29, 2012

  The nonprofit sector experienced negative investment returns in fiscal 2011 for the first time in three fiscal years, according to two companion studies by Commonfund Institute.

• Top Endowments Emphasize Real Estate and Energy, Not Hedge Funds, Study Finds

  By Staff Writer  |  January 12, 2005

  WILTON, Conn. (HedgeWorld.com)--A survey of some 707 college and university endowments and educational foundations by asset manager Commonfund indicates that top-performing institutions have higher than average allocations to private equity real estate and natural resources while placing lower than average percentage allotments in hedge funds. Their alternatives investments are more...

• High-Performance Endowments Allocate More to Alternatives, Commonfund Finds

  By Staff Writer  |  January 26, 2004

  WILTON, Conn. (HedgeWorld.com)--Educational endowments with high annual returns report significantly greater allocations to alternative strategies than their lower-return counterparts, according to an analysis of fiscal...

• Commonfund Study: Struggling Endowments Raise Hedg

  By Staff Writer  |  September 24, 2002

  WILTON, Conn. (HedgeWorld.com)--University and college endowments in the United States have sharply raised allocations to hedge funds at a time when their overall portfolios have...

• Commonfund CIO Petzel Leaving to Start Azimuth Hed

  By Staff Writer  |  August 5, 2002

  WILTON, Conn. (HedgeWorld.com)--Commonfund Chief Investment Officer Todd Petzel will be stepping down from his post at the end of 2002 to start his own hedge...