diff --git a/2026/endowment-breakdown/data/definitions.json b/2026/endowment-breakdown/data/definitions.json index ea5b9dda..c82311ca 100644 --- a/2026/endowment-breakdown/data/definitions.json +++ b/2026/endowment-breakdown/data/definitions.json @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ { - "Public equities (stocks)": "Public equities (stocks): Public equities are any share in a
company bought and sold through a public stock exchange. An “equity
interest” and a “share of stock” are mostly synonymous. Purchasers
make profit from a stock through the direct increase of its price and
also sometimes via dividends, which are the payouts from the company’s
profits. In the UChicago financial statement, this includes the
“global public equities” category.", + "Public equities": "Public equities (stocks): Public equities are any share in a
company bought and sold through a public stock exchange. An “equity
interest” and a “share of stock” are mostly synonymous. Purchasers
make profit from a stock through the direct increase of its price and
also sometimes via dividends, which are the payouts from the company’s
profits. In the UChicago financial statement, this includes the
“global public equities” category.", "Private equities": "Private equities: In contrast to public equities, private
equities are shares in a company that are sold outside of public stock
exchanges. Benefits to private investing include less regulatory
scrutiny and the possibility of greater returns; drawbacks include
higher risk. In the UChicago financial statement, this includes the
categories: “private equity,” “real estate,” and “real assets.”", "Bonds": "Bonds: Bonds are essentially loans from individuals to
governments or companies, often for the purpose of financing large
projects. The bond issuer will then return the loan with a fixed
interest rate, giving rise to the term “fixed income.” In the UChicago
financial statement, this includes the “fixed income” category.", "Hedge funds": "Hedge funds: An investment firm may aggregate money from many
investors and invest it in any combination of public or private
equities, bonds, and other assets using relatively risky strategies.
This pooled fund is called a hedge fund. In the UChicago financial
statement, this includes the “equity oriented,” and “diversifying”
categories.",