Breadcrumb Home INTERACTIVE January 07, 2013 12:00 AM Largest U.S. educational endowments: assets and returns Ranked by total assets, in U.S. millions, as of June 30, 2012. Tweet Share Share Email More Reprints Print Asset allocation RankEndowmentAssetsEquityFixed incomePrivate equityReal estateHedge fundsCashOtherOne-year return1Harvard University$30,70033.0%11.0%16.0%10.0%15.0%0.0%15.0%-0.1%2University of Texas System1, 2$20,08117.9%11.3%26.5%1.6%29.7%0.0%10.6%3.2%3Yale University$19,30013.6%3.935.321.714.52.78.34.7%4Princeton University$17,000N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A3.1%5Stanford University3$17,000N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A1.0%6Massachusetts Institute of Tech.$10,300N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A8.0%7University of California$10,27436.5%13.3%11.7%4.9%23.8%4.7%5.1%-1.1%8University of Michigan$7,86520.6%8.416.115.216.21.621.9-0.5%9Columbia University$7,65019.2%5.7%23.3%0.0%29.7%5.2%17.0%2.3%10University of Notre Dame$7,39531.9%6.4%30.8%8.2%13.2%0.8%8.7%3.1%11Northwestern University1$7,18725.2%11.2%22.9%0.0%16.0%0.0%24.7%5.3%12University of Pennsylvania$6,800N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A1.6%13University of Chicago$6,51615.8%17.0%16.1%11.1%22.4%1.6%16.0%6.8%14Duke University$5,60038.0%36.0%0.0%13.0%0.0%0.0%13.0%1.0%15Washington University $5,328N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A1.7%16Cornell University$5,23022.1%11.9%19.5%12.1%14.9%2.5%17.0%0.1%17University of Virginia$5,10220.5%12.2%19.7%8.6%32.0%0.0%7.0%5.1%18Rice University$4,499N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A3.6%19Emory University$4,40031.6%12.9%24.0%0.0%14.2%2.1%15.2%5.7%20University of Southern California $3,86530.3%18.1%27.1%5.2%15.9%0.0%3.4%N/A21Dartmouth College$3,486N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A5.8%22Vanderbilt University$3,36031.4%5.2%27.7%7.9%20.0%0.2%7.6%1.3%23University of Pittsburgh$2,693N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A24University of Pittsburgh$2,63530.1%11.3%21.8%0.0%17.4%2.8%16.6%2.7%25New York University4$2,60046.0%15.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%39.0%9.7%Notes: 1 Assets are as of Aug. 31, 2012. 2 Asset allocation equals less than 100% due to hedging of long equity exposures in the portfolio. 3 Return is for pooled endowment, hospital, operating, short-term and other investment funds. 4 Assets are as of Sept. 30, 2012. Source: Pensions & Investments Research Center based on endowment documents Related Articles Top endowments find wide range of returns in fiscal year NACUBO-Commonfund: U.S. endowments dip 0.5% in year Vanderbilt names CIO for $4 billion endowment Stanford sees 12.1% return for fiscal year Notre Dame endowment returns 11.8% for fiscal year Vanderbilt endowment earns 9.3% for fiscal year University of Chicago endowment books 6.6% return for year ended June 30 Texas Southern University seeks investment consultant Emory University endowment returns 19.1% for year ended June 30 Recommended for You High-yield spreads narrow, default rates drop By the Numbers for April 2021 Graphic: Invesco’s bid for performance gains Sponsored Content: Research for Institutional Money Management sponsored Events Sponsored White Papers Bipsync Client Stories: RMS in Action at Pensions and Superannuation Funds COVID-19 Makes LP Portfolio Management More Important Than Ever China: the outlook is bright for longer-term investors Finding Differentiation in Securitized Assets Green and sustainable bonds in emerging markets Portfolio Protection: One Size Fits None View More Sponsored Content Partner Content The Industrialization of ESG Investment For institutional investors, ETFs can make meeting liquidity needs easier Gold: the most effective commodity investment 2021 Investment Outlook | Investing Beyond the Pandemic: A Reset for Portfolios Ten ways retirement plan professionals add value to plan sponsors Gold: an efficient hedge View More
