This month the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Common Endowment Fund was profiled in the Financial Times’ Mandate Wire publication. They highlighted the UUA’s focus on climate-related investments, diverse-owned investment managers, and socially responsible investing, with a careful eye on global … Continued
Following the U.S. elections, markets were quick to digest a mix of higher growth but potentially inflationary policies around tariffs, taxes, immigration and deregulation. In response, U.S. equities significantly outperformed in November with small-cap stocks leading the charge in anticipation … Continued
We are occasionally asked about Vanguard relative to the UUA Common Endowment Fund. This recent report by the independent non-profit Reveal: “Your Retirement Investments Are Probably Fueling Climate Change” explores the environmental impact of fossil fuel investments by major asset … Continued
Global markets were spooked in October as nearly all major stock and bond indexes ended the month in the red. During this period, the S&P 500 was down 0.9% with smaller-cap equities underperforming amid declines of 1.4% in the Russell … Continued
UUA welcomed three new investment committee members this year, bringing diverse perspectives and experience to the Committee and oversight of the Common Endowment Fund. Amrita Sankar is an MIT and Dartmouth schooled leader in Bain Capital’s Environmental, Social and Governance team, … Continued
In a letter, the Unitarian Universalist Association affirmed that it is “freely exercising its faith and beliefs and well within its protected free speech rights” by investing the Common Endowment Fund with climate justice goals.
Stocks enjoyed another month of gains in September as positive economic momentum fueled the bull market. U.S. stocks finished September up 2.1% with growth outperforming value by 1.4%. Small-cap stocks eked out gains of 0.7% for the month, lagging their … Continued
UUCEF often gets questions on the performance pages presented at the Quarterly Investor Meetings. There are three common ones that we’ll address in this post. If you don’t see your question here, visit the Contact page in the About menu … Continued
The CEF recently began working with Founders First Capital Partners, a wonderful lender focused on “diverse-led businesses prepared for growth” in the US. We were pleased to welcome their founder and CEO Kim Folsom to our recent Quarterly Investor meeting, … Continued
This document is a response from the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) to a letter from the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary. The UUA addresses several points, including its religious heritage, its investment practices through the Unitarian Universalist … Continued