All participating institutions had more than 5% of their U.S.-based assets with diverse-owned firms, however, more than two thirds of the wealthiest 25 private and 25 public college and university endowments refused to participate in an assessment of the diversity of their asset managers.
A prominent Southern university has committed to a new venture fund focused on Black-owned and -led healthcare companies alongside other institutional investors.
The university is conducting a further review of 18 diverse firms after meeting with 100 managers across public and private asset classes in the first half of 2022 as it looks to invest at least $2 billion with diverse investment firms.