INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES

The basic goal of the Endowment is to preserve and enhance its real purchasing power while providing a relatively predictable, stable and constant stream of earnings to meet the needs endowment funds were established to support.

Specific investment objectives, approved by the Investment Committee of the Board of Trustees, are:

  • To achieve an average annual rate of return, net of investment management fees and expenses, of at least 5 percent above inflation over complete market cycles

  • To control portfolio risk such that portfolio volatility is consistent with the broad equity market over complete market cycles