Harvard University endowment

Harvard Management Company, Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryInvestment management
Founded1974 (1974)
Headquarters,
U.S.
Key people
N.P. "Narv" Narvekar
(CEO)
AUMIncrease US$50.7 billion (FY 2023)[1]
OwnerHarvard University
Websitewww.harvard.edu
www.hmc.harvard.edu

The Harvard University endowment, valued at $50.7 billion as of June 30, 2023,[1] is the largest academic endowment in the world.[2][3] Its value increased by over 10 billion dollars in fiscal year 2021, ending the year with its largest sum in history.[4] Along with Harvard's pension assets, working capital, and non-cash gifts, the endowment is managed by Harvard Management Company, Inc. (HMC), a Harvard-owned investment management company.[5]

  1. ^ a b Financial Report Fiscal Year 2023 (PDF) (Report). Harvard University. October 19, 2023. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 23, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  2. ^ "Ivy League Endowments 2015: Princeton University On Top As Harvard Struggles With Low Investment Return". International Business Times. 7 October 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  3. ^ "Is Taxing Harvard, Yale and Stanford the Answer to Rising College Costs?". Wall Street Journal. May 4, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  4. ^ Virginia L. Ma and Kevin A. Simauchi (2021-10-14). "Harvard's Endowment Soars to $53.2 Billion, Reports 33.6% Returns". The Crimson. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  5. ^ Harvard Management Company (2015). "About HMC". Retrieved June 26, 2020.