MIT smitten by Indian equities

2006 endowment 
funds (in thousands) 2005 endowments
funds (in thousands) Percent
changes Harvard University $28,915,706 $25,473,721 13.50% Yale University 18,030,600 15,224,900 18.40% Stanford University 14,084,676 12,205,000 15.40% University of Texas System 13,234,848 11,610,997 14.00% Princeton University 13,044,900 11,206,500 16.40% Massachusetts Institute of Technology 8,368,066 6,712,436 24.70%  MIT handles endowment funds worth about $8 billion, which are mostly invested in the US, although about 18 per cent is invested in international equity.  Other international institutions that are investing in the Indian markets include Washington University, University of Wisconsin, Singapore Management University, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Boy Scouts of America and Howard Hughes Medical Institute.  MIT