Are the losses in the endowment much worse than is being reported?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Harvard University
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<p>Edward</a> Jay Epstein: How Much Has Harvard Really Lost?</p>

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<p>Everyone else copied Yale's investment strategy of basically running a fund of funds. Harvard on the other hand actually has a lot of stuff run internally in addition to their external fund management group and now facing a serious cash call .</p>

<p>The Cash Panic Sweeping The VC Industry
The</a> Cash Panic Sweeping The VC Industry</p>

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<p>Losses up to the end of October ignores the huge losses in November.</p>

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<p>Yea, they expect they'll lose up to 30% by the end of ths year</p>

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<p>I think at least 50%.</p>

<p>Private Equity Fund 80% loss.<br>
Commodities (Oil) 75 % loss ($147 to $37)
Emerging Markets 80% loss (price decline + FX loss)
US Bond & Stock (20% to 30% loss)
Commercial Real Estate 30% loss at least.</p>

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<p>I agree Keihanna. They say 30%, definetely more. People are being wayy to conservative with these numbers. They should have been more conservative with their money. What happened to 6-8%.</p>