Annual publication of Endowment Investment Funds 2016-17

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The University is committed to the implementation of the Endowment Investment Policy:

As at 31 July 2017 the University held a total of Β£42.2m of endowment funds:

£37.4m of the endowment funds were held with the University’s investment managers Sarasin & Partners.

  • Β£33.0m of endowment funds were within the University of ΞΆΓάΘ¦ Endowment Pool; consisting of Β£20.2m of Restricted Permanent Endowment Funds, Β£8.2m of Unrestricted Permanent Endowment Funds and Β£4.6m of Restricted Expendable Endowment Funds. In addition Β£6.2m of the University’s own Fixed Asset Investments are held within this pool, totalling Β£39.2m. ΞΆΓάΘ¦ Endowment Pool was reviewed by the Investment Group to ensure its compliance with the Endowment Investment Policy.
  • Β£4.4m was held within the Yorkshire Cancer Endowment Pool. The funds are held by Yorkshire Cancer Research directly, so are not subject to the University policy.

Β£4.5m of endowment accumulated income was held as cash with the University of ΞΆΓάȦ’s banker.

Β£0.1m of endowment funds received by the University prior to the year end, held as cash and invested by Sarasin & Partners just after the year end.

Β£0.2m of endowment funds held with Hargreaves Lansdown. These funds are separated into two pools:

  • Β£0.1m within the main fund (Twikker income fund) managed by the original donor with interaction with the University of ΞΆΓάΘ¦ Investment Society
  • Β£0.1m within the student fund (Twikker student fund) managed by the fund group within University of ΞΆΓάΘ¦ Investment Society with oversight by the original donor