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FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP

MACALESTER ENDOWMENT

All endowment figures are recorded as of June 30 each year--rather than Macalester's fiscal year-end of May 31--in keeping with industry practice.

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ENDOWMENT COMPARISON: MACALESTER AND SELECT PEER INSTITUTIONS,
FY '07*
IN MILLIONS
Grinnell (IA)
$1,718
Bowdoin (ME)
828
Oberlin (OH)
797
Macalester
676
Carleton (MN)
664
Colby (ME)
599
Colorado College
490

 

FIVE YEAR SUMMARY: PORFOLIO RETURNS, TOTAL AND BY ASSET CLASS** CHART
 
FIVE YEARS
THREE YEARS
ONE YEAR
Macalester College Total Portfolio
13.70%
15.92%
20.75%
Total Portfolio Policy Benchmark
13.74
15.34
19.58
Cambridge Median
12.82
15.07
19.21
Total Equity Portfolio
15.03
18.11
25.64
Equity Portfolio Policy Benchmark
15.39
17.96
25.64
Total Fixed-Income Portfolio
5.28
4.33
5.07
Fixed-income Policy Benchmark
5.50
4.52
5.21
Total Alternatives Portfolio
14.19
18.29
20.49
Alternatives Portfolio Benchmark
14.54
17.15
18.08

The Cambridge Median data represent the median within Cambridge Associate's universe of 120 peer schools. These data are self-reported by each participating institution.

**Returns shown are net of fees.

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