5 Biggest Endowments in the US and Their Investments

4. Stanford University

Value: $36.3 billion

Stanford University is one of the most prestigious universities in the US. Its endowment fund was valued at $36.3 billion in its fiscal year 2022 after a net loss of 4.2%. It was 1.8% lower than the average loss in average academic endowment returns of the same period.

Its portfolio in Q3, 2022, comprises equity in 52 corporations. Some of the notable companies include Coupang, Inc. (NYSE:CPNG), Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) and Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) with shares worth $19 million, $14 million and $53 million, respectively. Its top holding is $492 million worth of shares in iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IEF). 

In terms of major asset allocations, 30% of the university’s endowment capital is allocated to private equity, 21% for absolute return funds, 19% in global equity and 8% in real estate, according to Investopedia.