Institutional Investor

Institutional Investor magazine is a monthly publication created by Euromoney Institutional Investor. In 1976, an international version of the magazine was launched specifically for audiences in Europe and Asia. The magazine was acquired by Capital Cities Communications in 1984. Then in 1996, The Walt Disney Company purchased Capital Cities, only to sell the magazine to Euromoney a year later. Institutional Investor operates offices in New York City, London, and Hong Kong.

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Yale’s Potential PE Sale Won’t Solve Liquidity Challenges

1 day ago | institutionalinvestor.com | James Comtois

After years of underperformance and as Ivy Leagues face federal funding freezes, Yale is considering selling off a portion of its private equity holdings on the secondary market. A spokesperson confirmed in an email to Institutional Investor that the university is working with Evercore and “exploring a sale of private equity fund interests.” While Yale did not provide a target price for the sale, PEI Media initially reported that it could be as high as $6 billion.
The Troubles That Continue to Plague Private Capital Created a Windfall for One Market

1 week ago | institutionalinvestor.com | Michelle Celarier

Private equity is facing lackluster fundraising and few options to sell portfolio companies — but that has been a tailwind for the secondary market, which investors use to sell their stakes in PE funds. In 2024, secondaries had a record year by raising what PitchBook estimates was $101.6 billion, a 29 percent increase over 2023. That burst of activity in secondaries came as overall fundraising in privates fell about 45 percent, according to the research firm’s annual review of the market.
The Managers With the Best Growth Last Year

1 week ago | institutionalinvestor.com | John Crabb

Asset managers focused on Japanese investments demonstrated the greatest growth in assets under management for the last fiscal year, with a 19.5 percent increase of around $6 billion on average, according to Old Well Labs.
Does Anyone Really Know What ETF Share Class Cross-Subsidization Is?

1 week ago | institutionalinvestor.com | John Crabb

With the confirmation of Paul Atkins as chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, momentum is growing for a resolution to the outstanding exchange-traded fund applications from asset managers. More than 50 managers have requested exemptive relief to offer dual share classes of traditional mutual funds and ETFs.But there is one central concern that has yet to be addressed that does not even have a clear definition from the regulator: Cross-subsidization.
In a Rare Move, Knight Brings Its $2.6B Portfolio Back In-House After Decades of Outsourcing

1 week ago | institutionalinvestor.com | James Comtois

After decades of outsourcing, a private foundation is managing its portfolio in-house — a rare move among its peers. The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is putting together its investment team — its first since outsourcing its portfolio to Cambridge Associates in 2005. To lead the effort, Knight has hired private family office vets Rebecca Carland as its chief investment officer and Shanna Charles as director of investment operations.
As Stocks Tumble, CTAs’ Promise to Protect Investors Has Mixed Results

1 week ago | institutionalinvestor.com | Stephen Taub |John Crabb |James Comtois

So much for being uncorrelated to the stock market. Commodity trading advisors, also known as managed futures, mostly posted losses in March amid the global sell-off in stocks. This is not supposed to happen. Several funds have stayed in the black for the year, but many fell more than the stock market.
The Funds Reeling from the Disastrous Drop in Health Care and Biopharma

1 week ago | institutionalinvestor.com | Stephen Taub |John Crabb |Michelle Celarier

It is another nightmare year for Casdin Capital. The life sciences hedge fund was down 32 percent in the first quarter alone in a generally rough period for much of the sector. As a result, 2025 could be Casdin’s third disastrous year in the past five, making it nearly impossible to predict when or if the firm will ever hit its high-water mark.
REITs Are in a Rut

1 week ago | institutionalinvestor.com | Jonathan Kandell |John Crabb |Michelle Celarier

In their more than six decades, real estate investment trusts have reached far beyond traditional deals and come up with innovative angles on such unlikely businesses as roulette tables and marijuana. In the mid-2010s, Las Vegas casinos like MGM Resorts International sold their real estate to REITs while retaining operation of the casinos themselves. That allowed them to focus on gambling as the REITs enjoyed stable rental income.
Tiger Funds Shield Investors From Market Turmoil - At Least Before Tariffs

1 week ago | institutionalinvestor.com | John Crabb |James Comtois

sarayut Thaneerat/Getty Images Tiger Cubs and their offspring enjoyed mixed success in March. But they still mostly managed to beat the S&P 500 in what wound up being a losing month for the index. What’s more, most of the felines continued to outperform the broad market indices for the quarter thanks in large part to their short books, underscoring their ability to live up to the “hedge fund” moniker. To continue reading, subscribe now to Premium Journalism. Already a subscriber? login.
Why Value Investors Are Looking at Japan, Korea, and Brazil

1 week ago | institutionalinvestor.com | John Crabb

Even before the tariff-induced market rout, value investors were worried that U.S. stocks were expensive and dominated by a handful of technology stocks. Indeed this was the consensus at the Value Invest conference in New York on March 26 — just a handful of days before Liberation Day.