Last Month at a Glance
In a month dominated by central bank meetings, global equity markets rose for the eighth successive month, returning…
The US military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro highlights the growing assertiveness of the Trump administration and further strengthens the case for investors to embrace diversification.
In a month dominated by central bank meetings, global equity markets rose for the eighth successive month, returning 0.8%.
This report provides a first look at the results of our 2025 College and University Investment Pool Returns survey, including investment pool returns and asset allocation for 157 colleges and universities.
Our 2026 outlook provides our perspective on the global economic environment and presents 15 key views across asset classes.
In 2026, investors should rebalance portfolios to embrace greater diversification, thoughtfully navigate opportunities in artificial intelligence, and prioritize investments across the electricity transmission value chain. With heightened equity risks and a weakening US dollar, a disciplined, multi-asset approach will help strengthen portfolio resilience and capture emerging growth themes.
A disciplined, quality-focused approach across fixed income and private credit can help position portfolios for balanced risk-adjusted returns in a challenging environment in 2026.
Within public equities, investors should modestly overweight global ex US equities, developed markets small-cap stocks, and Latin American equities in 2026, as these regions offer attractive valuations, improving growth prospects, and diversification benefits.
Thoughtful portfolio construction across private markets will be key to capturing diversification and return opportunities in a morphing environment in 2026.
In 2026, a disciplined, diversified approach across hedge funds, real assets, and California Carbon Allowances can help investors navigate market uncertainty and capture emerging growth.
Blockchain and crypto-focused venture capital (BCVC) funds offer a compelling opportunity alongside traditional venture capital (VC) strategies. In this piece, we explore the market dynamics shaping cryptoassets, share our rationale for including BCVC in VC portfolios, and outline key considerations for integration into institutional portfolios.
Highlights our latest portfolio advice and reviews notable data for over 50 asset classes/sub-strategies, with key charts and views from our asset class specialists. Read a short introduction →
Monthly review of market action with the key charts for the month and a snapshot of index performance in major currencies
CA’s house view and advice, written by our Chief Investment Strategist, Celia Dallas
Summarizes asset allocation and total investment performance for over 400 of Cambridge Associates’ endowment and foundation clients
Insights from the leaders of our hedge fund research on what drove performance in the quarter
Presents quarterly representative long-only and hedge fund manager performance.
Benchmark Commentary
Analysis of the performance shown in our private investment benchmarks