Endowment Index® Ends Challenging First Quarter of 2016 on High Note

APPLETON, Wis., April 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The Endowment Index® calculated by Nasdaq OMX® increased 1.24% (on a total return basis) for the quarter ended March 31st, 2016, closing at 1,012.60.   This compared to the S&P 500, which gained 1.35% for the same period. 

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After ending 2015 at 1,000.17, the Index began a retreat in early 2016, reaching an intraday quarterly low of 909.44 on February 11^th.  Global recessionary fears, a slowdown in China, declining oil prices, and concerns of rising U.S. interest rates contributed to an early year selloff that impacted many asset classes within the Index. Beginning February 12^th the Index began a steady recovery that continued through the remainder of the quarter. The Index's intraday high occurred on March 30^th at 1,016.85.

Thirteen of the Index's 19 components provided a positive return for the 1^st quarter.  While gold was the single best performing overall asset class (+16.4%) for the quarter, the Index components providing the best overall return attributions were global metals & mining (+0.28%), hedge strategies (+0.26%), equity-emerging markets (+0.24%), and domestic real estate (0.19%).  Of the 6 components that posted a negative return attribution, emerging markets-China (-0.60%) and international developed equities (-0.21%) were the most significant.

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