Real Estate
The plan is seeking one or two separate account managers to establish emerging manager programs for real assets and real estate.
The board will consider hiring a new public markets consultant later this month.
The plan increased its target allocations to credit and hedge funds last month and recently approved three commitments totaling $125 million.
The plan committed $10 million to an existing real estate debt manager yesterday.
The plan has begun searches for international equity and core and non-core real estate managers.
The plan anticipates committing up to $565 million total to the two asset classes this year.
The university will invest an additional $500 million in the REIT on March 1 and the investment will have the same structure, terms and fees as the initial investment.
The plan will look to commit $100 million to private equity and $60 million to real estate this year.
The plan will look to add private credit, re-establish its private equity portfolio, add complementary real estate strategies and evaluate its domestic equity portfolio this year.
As nonprofit investors expect market volatility to continue, with the possibility of an economic recession on the horizon, many are seeking early-stage private equity, private debt, real estate, infrastructure or hedge fund strategies to capitalize on macro trends that include a slowdown in economic growth, rising inflation, emerging technologies and demographic trends.