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Investment Returns Compared to NACUBO

To understand the investment returns of an endowment such as Hindu Heritage Endowment, it is helpful to compare it to similar investments. The National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) provides a relevant report once a year, toward the end of January, on the returns of the major university endowments in the United States. The 2010 results are based on 850 U.S. college and university endowments and affiliated foundations, representing over $346 billion in endowment assets. As universities function on a fiscal year of July 1 - June 30, the returns shown are for that period.

The chart below shows the returns as of June 30, 2010. The comparison chosen for Hindu Heritage Endowment is to endowments under $25 million. For the one year period July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010:



Hindu Heritage Endowment 14.1%

NACUBO Under $25 Million 11.6%

Average Annual One-, Three, Five, and Ten-Year Returns* for U.S. Higher Education Endowments and Affiliated Foundations for Periods Ending June 30, 2010

Size of Fund

1-year

3-year

5-year

10-year

%

%

%

%

N=817

N=722

N=672

N=460

Over $1 Billion

12.2

-3.5

4.7

5.0

$501 Million to $1 Billion

11.9

-3.9

3.6

3.6

$101 Million to $500 Million

11.9

-4.4

3.0

3.3

$51 Million to $100 Million

11.8

-4.3

2.7

3.3

$25 Million to $50 Million

12.0

-4.2

2.6

2.9

Under $25 Million

11.6

-3.9

2.2

2.8

All Public Institutions

12.0

-3.9

3.0

3.3

Public College, University, or System

12.2

-3.2

3.7

3.6

Institution-Related Foundation

12.0

-40

2.7

3.3

Combined Endowment/Foundation

11.7

-4.5

2.7

3.1

Private Non-Profit College or University

11.8

-4.3

3.0

3.4

Average

11.9

-4.2

3.0

3.4

Median

12.1

-4.1

2.8

3.2

Quartiles

75th Percentile

13.7

-2.7

3.8

4.4

25th Percentile

10.2

-5.6

1.9

2.4

Relative Indices

S&P 500

14.4

-9.8

-0.8

-1.6

Russell 3000

15.7

-9.5

-0.5

-0.9

MSCI World ex U.S. (in U.S. $)

7.5

-12.2

2.0

1.0

Barclays Aggregate Bond

9.5

7.6

5.5

6.5

CPI-U

1.0

2.1

2.6

2.8

HEPI

0.9

2.8

3.4

4.3

*Net of management fees and expenses.

Technical notes:

HEPI is the Higher Education Price Index, an inflation index designed specifically for higher education. It measures the average relative level of prices in a fixed basket of goods and services purchased by colleges and universities each year though current fund educational and general expenditures, excluding research. The HEPI and CPI-U indices come from Table A of the 2010 HEPI Update, published by Commonfund Institute.

 
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