Setting an appropriate spending policy is an important part of effective endowment management, as an institution’s spending policy serves as a bridge that links the long-term investment portfolio (LTIP) and the enterprise. The data and analysis in this report cover a variety of spending topics including spending rule types, the endowment’s support of operations, and effective spending rates.
Our quarterly report summarizes asset allocation and total investment performance for over 400 of Cambridge Associates’ US endowment and foundation clients. This quarter we used attribution analysis to examine the contribution of asset allocation and implementation decisions to total returns for the trailing one- and ten-year periods. Tables and charts in the report show returns…
Our biannual report summarizes asset allocation and total investment performance for 29 of Cambridge Associates’ UK foundation and endowment clients.
Our biannual report summarizes asset allocation for 98 of Cambridge Associates’ US-based private clients.
Our quarterly report summarizes asset allocation and total investment performance for over 400 of Cambridge Associates’ US endowment and foundation clients. This quarter we examine the relationship between asset allocation and investment performance for the trailing one- and ten-year periods. Tables and charts in the report show returns and asset allocation by peer type and…
This report reviews portfolio returns, asset allocation, investment manager structures, and net flow data for 55 cultural and environmental institutions. Analysis and exhibits include asset class returns, performance attribution, risk analytics, policy portfolio benchmarking, the impact of private investment programs on portfolio liquidity, the use of external managers by asset class, and net flow rates.
This report reviews portfolio returns, asset allocation, investment manager structures, and net flow data for 28 independent schools. Analysis and exhibits include performance attribution, risk analytics, policy portfolio benchmarking, the impact of private investment programs on portfolio liquidity, the use of external managers by asset class, and net flow rates.
This report reviews portfolio returns, asset allocation, investment manager structures, and net flow data for 162 colleges and universities. Analysis and exhibits include performance attribution, risk analytics, policy portfolio benchmarking, the impact of private investment programs on portfolio liquidity, the use of external managers by asset class, and net flow rates.
Our quarterly report summarizes asset allocation and total investment performance for over 400 of Cambridge Associates’ endowment and foundation clients.
Our biannual report summarizes asset allocation and total investment performance for 31 of Cambridge Associates’ UK foundation and endowment clients.