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News: 2021 Q1 Private Investment Benchmarks out now.
For even the most sophisticated investors, measuring private investment performance can be challenging. Accurate performance metrics are therefore crucial to making your investment decisions. You need institutional quality benchmarks that you can trust.
Cambridge Associates, in partnership with IHS Markit, provides high-quality aggregate fund-level performance information to help you select fund managers, monitor performance, manage risk and identify investment opportunities.
Sourced directly from fund managers quarterly financial statements – Cambridge Associates Benchmarks are considered the industry standard for private equity, venture capital, real estate and private credit, offering:
- Coverage across various fund sizes, stages, sectors, and regions
- A complete suite of IRRs and by vintage returns
- Performance history on 2,100+ fund managers and 8,100+ funds
- Available via digital feed and the IHS Markit online store
Download the brochure for an overview of our index families and new digital offering.
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Direct access to quarterly Private Investment Benchmarks via digital feed
Licensees gain more coverage, regions, vintages, data and insights across index familiesKey benefits
Investment Experience
Benchmarks are built for investors by investors incorporating four decades of experience investing in private capital markets.
Data source
Benchmarks based on financial statements sourced directly from investment fund managers.
Breadth of data
Complete performance history from 2,100+ fund managers and 8,100+ funds.
Depth of Data
All major fund asset classes, strategies and geographies dating back as early as the 1980s.
Accuracy
Manager-reported performance numbers independently verified.
Benchmark calculations
Benchmark performance calculated on since inception history of quarterly cash flows and NAVs for each fund.
Industry Standard
For over two decades, the most trusted and widely adopted benchmarks for investors in private markets.
Representativeness
Indices calculated using institutional quality funds, defined as closed-ended, commingled funds that invest third party capital.
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Global Private Equity
The index is calculated based on data compiled from 2,369 private equity funds, including fully liquidated partnerships, formed between 1986 and 2020.
U.S. Private Equity (Legacy Definition)
The index is calculated based on data compiled from 1,631 funds, including fully liquidated partnerships, formed between 1986 and 2020.
U.S. Venture Capital
The index is calculated based on data compiled from 2,017 U.S. venture capital funds, including fully liquidated partnerships, formed between 1981 and 2020.
Ex U.S. Private Equity and Venture Capital
The indices are calculated based on data compiled from 1,659 ex U.S. private equity & venture capital funds, including fully liquidated partnerships, formed between 1986 and 2020.
Real Estate
The index is calculated based on data compiled from 1,189 funds, including fully liquidated partnerships, formed between 1986 and 2019.
Australia Private Equity and Venture Capital
The index is calculated based on data compiled from 109 Australia private equity & venture capital funds, including fully liquidated partnerships, formed between 1997 and 2019.
Now Available: Q1 2021 Preliminary Returns
Preliminary 1-quarter IRR calculations are available for all ecommerce benchmarks when at least 50% of active funds and prior period's NAVs have updated. All returns are calculated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.