“We had 36, 37 hedge funds in the portfolio and then we got rid of them all”

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removed all 36-37 hedge fund positions from the WashU endowment portfolio

36, 37 hedge funds

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“Instead of trying to pick the right hedge fund… just own these portfolios and hold them, I would do well”
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Matt Ludmer
The Investor's Podcast (We Study Billionaires) - The Investor’s Podcast Network ·
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“The removal of a mandate that banks make 20% cash deposit… if it is funded at 7% rate, it's 1.4%-1.5% annualized… to snuff out the excess hedging”
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Why it worked 20% cash deposit; cost passed on as 1.4%-1.5% annualized over forward … Share this moment
“Master feeder structures are key to hedge fund operations. A master feeder structure is a setup where multiple feeder funds pool their money into one master fund, and the master fund does all the trading and investing.”
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Said on The Core Report
Business model Share this moment
“We spent most of our time on hedge funds, private equity, and venture capital. The dispersion of returns there is greatest. Access is hardest. If we can spend our time to make the biggest impact on the portfolio, it's in those wide dispersion, high alpha asset classes.”
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Zach McGuire
Capital Allocators - Inside the Institutional Investment Industry ·
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