2022 is in our rearview mirror. Nearly all sectors of the market ended the year in the red, leaving traditional portfolios with one of the worst total return performance years in the last century. Rising interest rates were the primary culprit and neither equities nor their traditionally risk-averse counterparts in the fixed income space were spared.  

The fourth and final quarter in 2022 was a minor improvement over the first three, with the third quarter being the low point for 2022. To that point, while a typical investment pool at the North Carolina Community Foundation (NCCF) was down between 15% to 17% for the year, pools were up about 6% to 7% in the fourth quarter. Individual fund investment returns will depend upon your fund’s specific investment manager.  

Markets continue to digest a major cyclical change and the prospect of a recession. NCCF and our investment managers understand that a disciplined and balanced approach to investment allocation is what ultimately drives the healthy long-term returns necessary for achieving our collective philanthropic goals. NCCF’s investment pools returns continue to be in line with the benchmarks over the last decade.

Additional market commentary is available from NCCF’s investment advisor, Graystone Morgan Stanley. For investment information specific to your fund, please contact your NCCF Donor Engagement Officer or send an email to support@nccommunityfoundation.org.

	1 year	3 years	5 years	10 years
All Managers (Net Weighted)	-17.2%	3.0%	3.6%	5.9%
NCCF Investment Fund	-16.7%	3.3%	3.7%	5.8%
Other Managers (Average)	-15.1%	3.2%	4.6%	6.2%
Benchmark – Broad	-16.5%	2.3%	3.9%	6.1%
Benchmark – Blended	-15.5%	3.4%	5.1%	7.5%