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Investment Returns
INVESTMENT RETURNS FOR ENDOWMENT MANAGERS

(through 9/30/2008)

INVESTMENT MANAGERS

3rd Qtr

1 Year

3 Years

5 Years

WSF Investment Pool

(10.0)

(15.1)

1.3

5.6

COMMINGLED ACCOUNTS

BB&T

(6.3)

(15.7)

0.5

4.7

CornerCap Investment Counsel

(5.9)

(12.4)

0.9

n/a

Smith Barney

(13.3)

(21.3)

n/a

n/a

US Trust (formerly Bank of America)

(9.8)

(15.5)

1.3

5.4

Wachovia

(9.9)

(16.3)

1.2

4.6

INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS

Arbor Investment Advisors (average of accounts)

(9.3)

(17.0)

0.4

5.1

DB Alex Brown (average of accounts)

(13.2)

(19.9)

(0.1)

4.7

Merrill Lynch (average of accounts)

(2.7)

(12.3)

2.1

6.0

Morgan Stanley (average of accounts)

(7.6)

(11.8)

1.1

n/a

Sheets, Smith & Associates

(7.5)

(11.8)

0.6

4.4

Wachovia Securities

(11.4)

(19.3)

(1.6)

n/a

BENCHMARKS

WSF Policy Index

(6.2)

(13.6)

2.1

5.7

S&P 500

(8.4)

(22.0)

0.2

5.2

Russell 2000

(1.1)

(14.5)

1.8

8.2

MSCI EAFE

(20.5)

(30.1)

1.6

10.2

Lehman Aggregate

(0.5)

3.6

4.2

3.8

  • The Foundation's actual total return performance is net of investment management fees and brokerage and other transaction costs.
  • Measurement indices do not include any adjustments for investment management fees or brokerage and other transaction costs.
  • Past performance is not a guarantee of future performance.
  • WSF Policy Index is comprised of 45% S & P 500, 10% Russell 2000, 10% MSCI EAFE and 35% Lehman Aggregate.