Harvard endowment shrinks; still wealthiest in US

 
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard University's endowment shrunk slightly during the last fiscal year to $30.7 billion, but the Ivy League school remains the wealthiest in the nation.


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Harvard Management Co., which oversees the school's investments, reported Wednesday that the endowment dipped 0.05 percent for the fiscal year that ended June 30, or about $16 million. It was the first time it dropped since 2009.

The endowment was worth nearly $37 billion before the recession hit.

HMC President and CEO Jane Mendillo said in a statement that she was "pleased that the endowment held steady" during a time when markets were "choppy and highly sensitive to unresolved macroeconomic headwinds."

About one-third of the university's annual operating budget comes from the endowment.





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