Lafayette

Generated outreach message alignment report
1. You actively allocate to long/short equity and absolute‑return hedge funds.
Our owner‑managed, high‑conviction global long/short strategy is designed to deliver low‑correlation returns that complement your hedged equity and absolute‑return sleeves.
Evidence
“Long-short - - 305,668 305,668” “Multi-strategy/absolute return - - 150,962 150,962” “Long/Short Equity Funds: This category invests directly in long and short positions in U.S. and international equities.”
2. You seek global (U.S. and international) equity exposure, including emerging markets.
We run a concentrated, best‑ideas global portfolio with dedicated emerging markets capability, aligning with your international mandate.
Evidence
“Long-Only Equity Funds: This category invests directly in long positions in U.S. and international equities.” “Long/Short Equity Funds: This category invests directly in long and short positions in U.S. and international equities.” “SOUTH ASIA 0 0 INVESTMENTS 23,480,273.” “EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 0 INVESTMENTS 9,652,502.”
3. You maintain a large alternatives sleeve to diversify and smooth returns for a 5% spending policy.
Our low‑correlation return profile can help dampen volatility and support stable distributions alongside your sizeable alternatives allocation.
Evidence
“Total alternative investments - - 961,539 961,539” “The College applies a 5% spending rate to a 36-month moving average of the endowment’s fair value... The use of a moving average smooths out wide fluctuations in the fair value of endowment investments.”
4. You prefer external managers in pooled/NAV-based vehicles and require audited financials.
We offer an audited pooled fund with transparent reporting and NAV-based pricing, built to match your operational and due‑diligence standards.
Evidence
“The College requests, receives, and reviews the audited financial statements from all investment funds on an annual basis.” “As a practical expedient... the College is permitted to estimate the fair value of an investment in an investment company... using the reported NAV.” “Total managed endowment net assets are invested as follows: 2025 2024 Pooled endowment funds $ 1,053,283 $ 981,838 Separately invested endowment funds 146,630 139,632”
5. You balance meaningful 30‑day portfolio liquidity with tolerance for monthly–quarterly (long‑only) and annual (long‑short) fund terms.
Our fund’s liquidity terms are designed to fit endowments that need a substantial liquid core while accommodating standard hedge‑fund liquidity for alpha sleeves.
Evidence
“The College’s long-term investment portfolio had approximately $465 million and $459 million as of June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, which could be liquidated within 30 days.” “Long-only 181,858 - 20,578 - 202,436 - Weekly – qtr. 7 - 90 days” “Long-short 71,136 139,764 - 43,532 254,432 - None - annual NA - 90 days”
6. You target long‑term real returns above spending plus inflation.
Our long track record and high‑conviction, risk‑aware process are geared to compounding above inflation while preserving capital through cycles.
Evidence
“the endowment assets are invested in a manner that is intended to provide an average rate of return, over time that exceeds the endowment spending rate plus inflation...” “The endowment is subject to an annual spending rate of 5%.”
7. You are attentive to key‑person and valuation‑transparency risks.
As an entrepreneurial, owner‑managed firm, we address key‑person risk with deep team coverage and alignment, and we provide audited financials with third‑party price verification.
Evidence
“Such risks include, but are not limited to: limited liquidity, dependence upon key individuals, emphasis on speculative investments, nondisclosure of portfolio composition, and absence of oversight.” “The College reviews and evaluates the values provided by its investment managers and agrees with the valuation methods and assumptions (third party price verifications for example) used in determining the fair value of the alternative investments.”