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NEPC tells trustees markets favored index investors; fossil-fuel exposure in UMS portfolios falls to about $600,000

University of Maine System Board of Trustees Investment Committee · December 4, 2025
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NEPC reported strong Q3 equity performance, flagged active-manager underperformance in several global equity mandates and said the University of Maine System's fossil-fuel exposure across three pools has fallen from about 2.5% (~$14M) to roughly 10 basis points (~$600k), with limited remaining exposure concentrated in a hedge fund.

NEPC presented a capital-markets and portfolio review to the University of Maine System Investment Committee on Dec. 1, reporting strong equity returns for the quarter and year-to-date and recommending monitoring and, where appropriate, rebalancing to policy targets.

Matt from NEPC said U.S. large-cap and small-cap indices posted strong gains and noted that active managers have struggled in a market concentrated in a small…

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