Strong Long-Term Performanc
Meeting Harvard's current and future needs


Over the long term, HMC has produced excellent investment returns for the Harvard portfolio. The average annual return on the endowment over the last 20 years has been 12.29% per year and the endowment was valued at $30.7 billion at June 30, 2012. In fiscal 2012, distributions from the endowment contributed
almost a third of the University's operating budget. The following charts show historical investment returns and the total value of the endowment.

