Williams College

Generated outreach message alignment report
1. Active appetite for hedge funds — you explicitly credited hedge funds as a key contributor to recent endowment performance.
Signals openness to external hedge fund managers with high-conviction, low-correlation profiles. A concentrated, entrepreneurial, best-ideas fund can position as a return driver rather than a beta add-on.
Evidence
“Williams College endowment returns 11.7% with support from buyouts, hedge funds”
2. Alternatives (buyouts and hedge funds) are being used to drive results, not just diversify.
If alternatives are expected to contribute meaningfully to returns, a concentrated, high-conviction hedge fund with a long track record and low correlation can complement buyouts as another needle-moving sleeve.
Evidence
“Williams College endowment returns 11.7% with support from buyouts, hedge funds”
3. Willingness to allocate to external managers in liquid alternatives.
A small-AUM, owner-managed hedge fund can fit well when an allocator already relies on external hedge fund managers to contribute to total fund returns.
Evidence
“Williams College endowment returns 11.7% with support from buyouts, hedge funds”
4. Focus on strategies that can provide differentiated, non-equity return drivers.
Highlighting hedge funds as a return contributor suggests openness to low-correlation, active approaches; a global, concentrated manager with emerging markets capability can add distinct alpha sources alongside buyouts.
Evidence
“Williams College endowment returns 11.7% with support from buyouts, hedge funds”