MGT 827, Endowment Management

Economics 450a, Investment Analysis

 

 

MGT 827, Endowment Management

 

William N. Goetzmann & David F. Swensen

Room A30

Thursdays, 2:30 – 5:30 pm.

 

 

 

Contact Information

 

 

David Swensen

William Goetzmann

Devin Brosseau

Shuba V. Raghavan

Office

230 Prospect St.

46 Hillhouse Avenue

46, Hillhouse Avenue

 

230 Prospect St.

Phone

432-0119

432-5950

623-9476

432-0120

E-mail

David.Swensen@yale.edu

William.Goetzmann@yale.edu

devin.brosseau@yale.edu

shuba.raghavan@yale.edu

Assistant

Kim Stewart

Mary Ann Nelson

 

 

 

Description: The course will focus on the process of endowment management and the specific challenges facing the institutional funds manager. These include evaluating the role of the endowment, portfolio choice, manager choice, socially responsible investing and alternative asset class investing.

Prerequisites: Core Finance is required for the course and Investment Management is preferred.

Course Materials: There is a lot of reading for this class. The reading will form the basis for class discussion. You are expected to be prepared for both case discussions and reading. Since the books are expensive, you may wish to share costs with group members. Some of the books are available as pdf files to download and the others have been linked via www.bn.com but that does not imply you must use them.

Other Resources: The Ibbotson Analyzer, Optimizer and Attribution software is available via the Citrix network.  It will be useful for two of the cases.

 

Course Requirements

 

30% Three critical reviews (approximately 3 pages, double-spaced) describing and evaluating the market opportunities and investment approaches of guest speakers.

 

30% Present one case during the term in a group.

 

40% 10-15 pages (double-spaced) discussing approved final investment topic, due on May 2nd, 2002. Class participation.

 

Core Readings

 

 

 

Books:

  1. Adams, Patricia and Probe International, Odious Debts, Earthscan, 1991.
  2. Douglas, Brian and Todd Harmening, Comparative Financial Statistics for Small Private Four-Year Institutions, Fiscal Year 1998, NACUBO, 1999.
  3. Douglas, Brian and Todd Harmening, Comparative Financial Statistics for Small Public Four-Year Institutions, Fiscal Year 1998, NACUBO, 1999.
  4. Frances et al., A Chart Book of Trends Affecting Higher Education Finance: 1960 -1990, The Common Fund, 1992.
  5. Good, Walter and Roy Hermansen, Index Your Way to Investment Success, New York Institute of Finance, 1998.
  6. Gompers, Paul and Josh Lerner, The Venture Capital Cycle, The MIT Press, 1999.
  7. Grinold, Richard and Ronald Kahn, Active Portfolio Management, Probus, 1999.
  8. Hutton et al, The Growth in College Endowments: 1960 - 1990, The Common Fund, 1993.
  9. Lederman, Jess and Robert A. Klein (Editor), Hedge Funds: Investment and Portfolio Strategies for the Institutional Investor, McGraw Hill, 1995.
  10. Shiller, Robert J., Irrational Exuberance, Princeton University Press, 2000.
  11. Simon, John G., Charles W. Powers and John Gunneman, The Ethical Investor, Yale University Press, 1972.
  12. Swensen, David, Pioneering Portfolio Management, The Free Press, 2000.
  13. Williamson, J. Peter, Funds for the Future: College Endowment Management for the 1990's, The Common Fund, 1993.

 

Articles:

  1. Franklin, Benjamin, “The Last Will and Testament of Benjamin Franklin”. (In packet)
  2. Brinson, Hood, Beebower, 1986, “Determinants of Portfolio Preference”, Financial Analysts Journal, 42(4), 39-44.
  3. Brinson, Hood, Beebower, 1991, “Determinants of Portfolio Preference II: An Update,” Financial Analysts Journal, May/June 1991.
  4. Brown, Stephen J., William N. Goetzmann and Roger G. Ibbotson, 1999, "Offshore Hedge Funds, Survival and Performance," The Journal of Business, 72(1), 91-117.
  5. Brown, Stephen J.  William N. Goetzmann and Jamers Park, 2001, "Conditions for Survival: Changing Risk and the Performance of Hedge Fund Managers and CTA's," Forthcoming, The Journal of Finance.
  6. Cochrane, John, "The Risk and Return of Venture Capital," NBER Working Paper, 2001.
  7. Green, Constance McLaughlin, Eli Whitney and the Birth of American Technology, 1- 96 Little, Brown, 1956. (In packet)
  8. Fenn, George W. and Nellie Liang, 1995, "The Economics of the Private Equity Market," Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. (In packet)
  9. Gatev, Evan, William N. Goetzmann and K. Geert Rouwenhorst, 1999, “Pairs Trading.”
  10. Goetzmann, William N., 2000, "Democracy Before Debt," NYT ad.
  11. Goetzmann, William N., Roger G. Ibbotson and Liang Peng, 2000, “A New Historical Database for the NYSE 1815 to 1925: Performance and Predictability”, Working Paper, International Center for Finance, Yale School of Management.
  12. Goetzmann, William N., Jonathan Ingersoll, Jr. and Stephen A. Ross, 1999, "High Water Marks," Working Paper, International Center for Finance, Yale School of Management.
  13. Goetzmann, William, Lingfeng Li and K. Geert Rouwenhorst, 2001, “Long Term Global Market Corellations,” ICF working paper.
  14. Goetzmann, William N., Matthew Spiegel and Andrey Ukhov, “Modelling and Measuring Russian Corporate Governance,” Working paper ICF.
  15. Gompers, Paul A. and Andrew Metrick, 1998, "Institutional Investors and Equity Prices," Working Paper, International Center for Finance, Yale School of Management.
  16. Grantham, Jeremy, 1997, “Everything I Know about the Stock Market in 30 Minutes,” Speech at American Plus Meeting, June 17th, 1997.
  17. Hall, J. Parker, 1949, "Current Tendencies in College Investments," Journal of Finance, 4(2) June, 129-139. (In packet)
  18. Hansmann, Henry, 1990, "Why Do Universities Have Endowments?" Journal of Legal Studies, 19(1), 3-34. (In packet)
  19. Francis, Jack and Roger G. Ibbotson, 2001, “Empirical Risk-Return Analysis of Real Estate Investments in the U.S.: 1972-1999.
  20. Ibbotson, Roger G. and Kaplan Paul D., 2000, “Does Asset Allocation Policy Explain 40, 90 or 100 Percent of Performance?” Financial Analysts Journal, Jan/Feb 2000.
  21. Jorion, Philippe and William N. Goetzmann, 1999, "Global Stock Markets in the Twentieth Century," Journal of Finance, 54(3), 953-980. (In packet)
  22. Mathon de la Cour, Charles-Joseph, 1784, "The Testament of M. Fortuné Ricard," in translation. (In packet)
  23. Merton, Robert C., 1991, "Optimal Investment Strategies for University Endowment Funds," National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper Series, #3820.
  24. Moskowitz, Toby and Annette Vissing-Jorgensen, 2000, “The Private Equity Premium Puzzle,” University of Chicago Working Paper.
  25. Oster, Sharon, 2001, "The Effect of University Endowment Growth on Giving: Is There Evidence of Crowding Out?" Yale School of Management Working Paper. (In packet)
  26. Peng, Liang, 2001, “Building a Venture Capital Index,” ICF working paper.
  27. Mitchell, Mark and Todd Pulvino, (2001) “Characteristics of Risk and Return in Risk Arbitrage”
  28. Rose-Ackerman, Susan, 1996, "Altruism, Nonprofits and Economic Theory," Journal of Economic Literature, 34(2) June, 701-728. (In packet)
  29. Sharpe, William F., 1992, "Asset Allocation: Management Style and Performance Measurement," Journal of Portfolio Management, Winter, 7-19. (in packet)
  30. Shiller, Robert J., 2001, "Bubbles, Human Judgment, and Expert Opinion," Yale University Working Paper. (In packet)
  31. Spitz, William et al, 1994, "Endowment Planning: A Real-Life Example," Journal of Portfolio Management, 20(3) Spring, 30-38. (In packet)
  32. Teoh, Siew-Hong, Ivo Welch, and Paul Wazzan. 1999, "The Effect of Socially Activist Investment Policies on the Financial Markets: Evidence from the South African Boycott," Journal of Business, 72-1 Jan., 35-90.
  33. Thaler, Richard and Peter Williamson, 1994, "College and University Endowment Funds: Why Not 100% Equities," Journal of Portfolio Management, 21(1) Fall, 27-37. (In packet)
  34. Tobin, James, 1974, “What is Permanent Endowment Income?” American Economic Review, 64(2), 427-432.

 

 

 

 

Class Schedule

 

 

January 17

Basics of Asset Allocation: Portfolio Choice

 

Readings:

Brinson, Hood and Beebauer (1986, 1991)

Ibbotson and Kaplan (2000)

Swensen Chapters 4 – 6

 

 

January 24

Endowments Defined

 

Readings:

Mathon de la Cour (1784)
Rose-Ackerman (1996)
Hansmann (1990)
Swensen (2000) Chapters 1 - 3
Oster (2001)

CASE DISCUSSION: “Rivermore College” use Ibbotson Optimizer

 

January 31

Investment and Spending Goals

 

Readings:

Spitz et al. (1994)

Tobin (1974)

Merton (1991) quick look!

Hutton et al, (1993)

Hall (1949)
Frances et al. (1992)
Douglas, Brian and Todd Harmening (1999 a&b)

Thaler and Williamson (1994)

CASE DISCUSSION: Benjamin Franklin Bequest

 

February 7

Manager Selection, Compensation and Evaluation

 

Readings:

Swensen (2000) Chapters 9 - 11

Grinold and Kahn (1999) Skip the technical appendices.

Focus on information ratio
Sharpe (1992)

Ibbotson Attribution Software

CASE DISCUSSION: “Oxford Associates”

 

February 14

Marketable Securities: Domestic Equities

 

Guest

Readings:

Jeremy Grantham, Grantham Mayo van Otterloo

Swensen Chapter 7

Grantham (1997)

Goetzmann, Ibbotoson and Peng (2000)

Gompers and Metrick (1998)

 

February 21

Marketable Securities: Foreign Equities

 

Guest:

Readings:

Antoine van Agtmael, Emerging Markets Management

Goetzmann and Jorion (1998 & 1997)

Goetzmann, Li and Rouwenhorst (2001)

Goetzmann, Spiegel and Ukhov (2002)

CASE DISCUSSION: “Going Global”

February 28

Simulation and Optimization with Alternative Assets

 

Guest:

Readings:

Carl Schecter, Managing Director: Risk Arbitrage Nomura Securities International

Swensen (2000) pp. 204 - 216

Lederman, Klein (1995)

Brown, Goetzmann and Ibbotson (1999)

Brown, Goetzmann and Park (2002)

Goetzmann, Ingersoll and Ross (1999)

 

March 28

Alternative Assets: Absolute Return

 

 

Guest:

Readings:

Nancy Zimmerman, Bracebridge Capital

Reading Gatev, Goetzmann and Rouwenhorst (1999)

Swensen Chapter 8

CASE DISCUSSION: “Foote School Endowment Case”

 

 

April 4

Alternative Assets: Venture Capital & Private Equity

 

Guest:

Readings:

James Nahirny, Bain Capital

Cochrane, John (2001)

Peng (2001)

Gompers, Lerner (1999)

Swensen (2000) pp. 216-247

Moskowitz, Vissing-Jorgensen (2000)

Fenn and Liang (1995)

 

 

April 11

Alternative Assets: Leveraged Buyouts

 

Guest:

Readings:

Dan O’Connell, Vestar Partners

Mitchell and Pulvino, (2001) “Characteristics of Risk and Return in Risk Arbitrage

CASE DISCUSSION: Pleiades Capital

Sunrise Medical Bank Book Executive Summary.pdf

Sunrise Medical Investment Committee Memo.pdf

Sunrise Medical Offer to Purchase.pdf

 

April 18

Alternative Assets: Real Estate

 

Guest:

Readings:

Chip Davidson, Brookdale Investors

Francis Jack and Roger Ibbotson, 2001

Swensen (2000) pp. 216-224

CASE DISCUSSION: HBS Case “Yale Investment Office (2000)”

April 25

Socially Responsible Investing

 

Readings:

Simon et. al. (1971)
Teoh et al. (1999)
Goetzmann Op Ed (2000)
Adams, Patricia and Probe International (1991)

Websites:

http://www.irrc.com
http://acir.yale.edu

CASE DISCUSSION: HBS Case “Jesse and Smith Noyes Foundation”

May 2

TBA

 

Readings: