Venture capital returns averaged 15.6% for the year ended Dec. 31, according to Thomson Financial and the National Venture Capital Association. Buyout funds returned an average 31.3% for the year. Both are down from the returns reported for the year ended Sept. 30.
Venture capital returns averaged -6.8% for the five years and 23.7% for the 10 years ended Dec. 31, and buyouts averaged 5.2% and 9.2% for the five- and 10-year periods, respectively.
