University of Rochester
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2004-05 Financial Statement Highlights

Endowment Assets
and Similar Funds

  • On the University's balance sheet (included on the line for Investments), the value of the endowment and similar funds net assets was $1.41 billion.

Endowment Highlights

  • The University has a highly diversified investment portfolio involving approximately sixty managers, with an increasing amount of assets invested in classes that are not correlated with publicly-traded securities.
bar chart: Endowment Market Value
  • Asset allocation of the endowment is similar to those of other private universities.
pie chart: Asset Allocation
  • The net return for the year was 12.7%. Over the past five years, the average annual net return was 5.9%.
  • The University's investment return for the year was above the average of its closest peer institutions.

For more information: www.rochester.edu/endowment