{"id":2326,"date":"2025-02-25T15:59:07","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T20:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/endowment\/?page_id=2326"},"modified":"2026-09-23T10:48:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T14:48:57","slug":"endowment-at-a-glance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/endowment\/endowment-at-a-glance\/","title":{"rendered":"Endowment at a Glance"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"class_list":["post-2326","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"lead_in":"","display_title":"","subtitle":"","call_to_action":"","hero_image_placement":"full_image","hero_media":"images","hero_pattern_option":"","hero_video":"","hero_image_landing":2346,"hero_image_landing_two":"","hero_image_landing_three":"","content_modules":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text","anchor":"","css_class":"","title":"<h2>Long Term Investment Pool Components as of June 30, 2025<\/h2>","content":"<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\r\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\r\nThe University of Rochester Medical Center comprises the largest share of the endowment. Arts, Sciences &amp; Engineering and the Eastman School of Music share the next two largest segments of the endowment. The Simon Business School, Warner School of Education and Human Development, and the Memorial Art Gallery collectively represent about 6% of the endowment. Approximately 6% of the endowment is from unrestricted gifts that are designated by the Board of Trustees as permanent support for Arts, Sciences &amp; Engineering. The growth of endowment through philanthropy helps ensure predictable budget support for education, the arts, and patient care.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7202 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/endowment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/components.png\" alt=\"Long-term investment circle chart showing breakdown of investment areas\" width=\"669\" height=\"347\" \/><\/div>\r\n<div>\r\n<h2>Asset Allocation as of June 30, 2025<\/h2>\r\nRochester\u2019s portfolio maintains a balance of domestic and foreign equities and fixed income as well as investments in private equity, hedge funds, real estate, and other assets that typically do not trade on public markets. The portfolio is divided into 47% traditional publicly traded assets\u2014stocks and bonds\u2014and 53% non-publicly traded investments, referred to as \u201calternative investments.\u201d This approach has ensured growth, with volatility below public markets, during economic expansions and capital preservation in economic downturns.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7212 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/endowment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/asset-allocation.png\" alt=\"circle chart showing the asset allocation of the endowment\" width=\"535\" height=\"300\" \/>\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>10-Year Annualized Fiscal Year-end Returns\r\n<\/strong><strong>Rochester vs Close Peer Group<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-7052 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/endowment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Returns-vs-Close-Peers-10-yr-annualized-2025-v2_Page_1.jpg\" alt=\"10-Year Annualized Fiscal Year-end Returns chart\" width=\"2200\" height=\"1700\" \/>\r\n\r\n<\/div>","background_color":"#ffffff","width":"width-medium"},{"acf_fc_layout":"testimonial","anchor":"","css_class":"","title":"<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Naveen Nataraj \u201997<\/h2>","content":"Naveen and Courtney Nataraj\u201997 commit $1 million to the Together for Rochester diversity","cta":"","bg_color":"#f4f4f4","style":"cards","items":[{"pull_quote":"Now more than ever before, we are all acutely aware of the headwinds faced by historically underrepresented groups in our country. Courtney and I established this scholarship challenge hopeful that others would step up, and we are glad that so many have joined us. 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