Alternatives: Investment Strategies of Yale and Harvard Endowment Funds
This article discusses the rise of alternative investment strategies within the endowment funds, especially super endowment funds like Yale and Harvard. The piece is updated with new data and information. There are about 800 endowment funds in the US, although there are 2000 four-year colleges in the US according to the annual NACUBO-Common fund Study of Endowments. Of all the