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ERIC Number: EJ541250
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-5982
Bull Market Helped Endowments Earn Average of 17.2% in 1996.
Nicklin, Julie L.
Chronicle of Higher Education, v43 n23 pA34,A37 Feb 14 1997
The National Association of College and University Business Officers' annual survey of 1996 college endowment performance found the rate of return up 15.5% from the previous year, the best since 1986. The average institution had 51.6% of endowment in domestic stocks, 25.5% in domestic fixed-income investments, 9.5% in foreign stock, 5.4% in cash or equivalents, 1.6% in real estate. (MSE)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Economic Climate, Endowment Funds, Higher Education, Investment, Money Management, National Surveys, Professional Associations, Trend Analysis
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: National Association of College and University Business Officers