endowment

Ennis writes that endowment managers “mostly operate as if nothing has changed” since Swensen’s heyday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

This helps to explain the uncharacteristically good investment performance of the average college and university endowment for the fiscal year ending June 30.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

The group’s nonprofit wing also reported a 30 percent spike in revenue, bringing in $115 million in 2025 on top of its $81 million endowment.

From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026

But when just one stock accounts for so much of their endowment gains, it’s more likely that luck played the dominant role.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

Eventually, she would take over the management of PIH’s finances and start an endowment.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

The stock has already declined nearly 15% since the beginning of the current fiscal year, which means that endowments with outsized positions are now suffering.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

These higher returns helped fuel an arms race among endowments to make college campuses look like large, pristine country clubs with lax dress codes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

“You either had SpaceX or you didn’t,” said Greg Dowling of Fund Evaluation Group, an investment advisory firm whose clients include endowments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Despite endowments’ longer-term gains, higher education is facing challenges including inflation, dropping enrollment and the loss of research funds, said Margaret Chen, global head of Cambridge’s endowments and foundations practice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

The colleges are heavy with gifts and endowments.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck