Investment Results Information

The investment strategy of the Community Foundation of Central Illinois Endowment is to emphasize total return; that is, the aggregate return from capital appreciation and dividend and interest income.

The primary objective for the investment management for Endowment assets shall be:

Long-Term Growth of Capital – To emphasize long-term growth of principal while avoiding risk. Short-term volatility will be tolerated to the extent that it is consistent with the volatility of a comparable market index.

The asset allocation strategy for the Community Foundation of Central Illinois is as follows:

Fixed Income Investments - 40%
Equity Investments - 60%

The management of the asset allocation is targeted as follows:

The chart below illustrates the Community Foundation of Central Illinois’ quarterly investment performance for 2010.