Endowment Index® Gains 17.61% in 2017; Best Annual Performance Since 2009

APPLETON, Wis., Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Endowment Index® calculated by Nasdaq OMX® (Symbol: ENDOW) gained 17.6% (on a total return basis) for the year ended December 31, 2017.   This compares to the S&P 500, which gained 21.8% for the same period. 

The Index began the year at 1,072.11 and never once dipped below that mark.  Consistent with the low-volatility environment that global markets experienced in 2017, the Index rose steadily, posting gains in each of the 4 quarters.  The Index's greatest retracement was just 1.64%, occurring during the first week of August.

Eighteen of the Index's nineteen components posted gains in 2017.  Natural resources-metals & mining (+37.1%), emerging markets equity (+36.8%), emerging markets equity-China (+31.8%), natural resources-timber (+29.8%), international real estate (+26.5%), and equity-international developed (+26.4) posted the strongest gains.  Managed futures (-3.2%) posted the only decline among Index constituents.

On an attribution basis, private equity, equity-domestic, and equity-international developed accounted for over half (56%) of the Index's 2017 gains.

The Endowment index® represents the investable opportunity for managers of portfolios utilizing the Endowment Investment Philosophy® or who otherwise incorporate alternative investments within a comprehensive asset allocation.  The Index provides an objective tool used for portfolio comparison, investment analysis, and research and benchmarking by fiduciaries, trustees, portfolio managers, consultants and advisers to endowments, foundations, trusts, defined benefit/contribution plans and individual investors. 

Visit EndowmentIndex.com to download longer term index price and performance data. 

ETF Model Solutions, LLC serves its clients as an ETF strategist, designing and managing ETF-based investment solutions for advisers, institutions, retirement plans and individual investors based upon the Endowment Investment Philosophy®.  The Firm offers ETF-based diversified target-risk models and asset class models for use by investment advisers and retirement plans.  ETF Model Solutions, LLC also provides digital investment services to individual investors through the website, www.MyRoboAdviser.com.

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