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The University of Delaware Endowment
Annual Report 2013–2014
Introduction
I am pleased to report that for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014, the return of the University of Delaware endowment was +14.7%, the third best annual return over the last ten years. Strong global equity markets in the latest fiscal year drove the results with the U.S. equity market reaching all-time highs during the course of the year. The total market value of the endowment was $1.31 billion on June 30, 2014, an increase of roughly $138 million from the prior year. We have made a strong recovery since the end of the global financial crisis five years ago with the endowment growing by $393 million over that time. Over these last five years, the endowment has distributed a total of $229 million in cash to the University, providing critical financial support to our academic and research programs. According to the 2014 NACUBO survey, the University’s endowment per student is ranked as the sixth largest in the nation for public universities.
Total Value of the Endowment (after distributions) in $ billions
1.40
1.20
1.00 Bonds & Cash
Real Estate 0.80 Private Equity Hedge Funds 0.60 Global Stocks
0.40 0.20 0.00
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