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PERMANENT UNIVERSITY FUND
Report on Certain Specified Data
as Required by Art. 4413 (34e) of the Civil Statutes
December 31, 2007
This report is available on the UTIMCO website at www.utimco.org
PERMANENT UNIVERSITY FUND
Beneficiaries of the Fund
The Permanent University Fund (PUF) is a public endowment contributing to the support of institutions
of The University of Texas System (UT System) and the Texas A&M University System (A&M
System). The Constitution of 1876 established the PUF through the appropriation of land grants
previously given to The University of Texas plus one million acres. Additional land grants to the PUF
were completed in 1883 with the contribution of another one million acres. Today the PUF contains 2.1
million acres located in 24 counties primarily in West Texas.
Responsibility and Management of the Fund
The State Constitution vests fiduciary responsibility for the PUF with the Board of Regents of The
University of Texas System. The Board has entered into a contract with a nonprofit corporation, The
University of Texas Investment Management Company (UTIMCO), for UTIMCO to invest funds under
the control and management of the Board. UTIMCO may not engage in any business other than
investing funds designated by the Board under the contract. Specific investment decisions are handled
by the investment staff as well as unaffiliated investment managers who are employed from time to time.
Investment Objectives
The primary investment objective shall be to preserve the purchasing power of PUF assets and annual
distributions by earning an average annual total real return after inflation of 5.1% over rolling ten-year
periods or longer. This 5.1% target was derived by adding the current target distribution rate of 4.75%
plus an annual expected expense of .35% The PUF's success in meeting its objectives depends upon its
ability to generate high returns in periods of low inflation that will offset lower returns generated in
years when the capital markets underperform the rate of inflation.
The secondary fund objective is to generate a fund return in excess of the Policy Portfolio benchmark
and the median return of the universe of the college and university endowments with assets greater than
$1 billion as reported by Cambridge Associates over rolling five-year periods or longer. The Policy
Portfolio benchmark will be maintained by UTIMCO and will be comprised of a blend of asset class
indices weighted to reflect PUF's asset allocation policy targets.
Market Value and Book Value of the PUF
On December 31, 2007 the market value and book value of the PUF was $12.1 billion and $10.6 billion,
respectively, exclusive of land acreage.
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PERMANENT UNIVERSITY FUND
Investment Performance of Ten Largest Stock Holdings - January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007
Market Total Percentage of Fund
Name Value Return December 31, 2007
ISHARES TR S&P GLOBAL 100 $ 90,793,766 11.11% 0.75%
SIMON PPTY GROUP INC 28,510,753 -11.34% 0.24%
BOSTON PROPERTIES INC 26,063,482 -10.36% 0.22%
DEVRY INC 25,408,440 86.03% 0.21%
PUBLIC STORAGE 22,117,846 -22.83% 0.18%
SL GREEN REALTY CORP 19,677,816 -27.81% 0.16%
STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS CO 18,873,019 -28.09% 0.16%
EQUITY RESIDENTIAL 18,427,744 -24.90% 0.15%
HOST HOTELS & RESORTS INC 16,882,857 -27.14% 0.14%
PROLOGIS INT 15,761,845 7.35% 0.13%
Asset Allocation
Asset allocation is the primary determinant in the volatility of the Fund's performance, subject to the
asset allocation range as specified by the investment policy, and is the responsibility of UTIMCO. The
following represents asset allocation at December 31, 2007.
U.S. Equities 19.13%
Global Ex US Equities 19.13
Directional Hedge Funds 11.18
Absolute Return Hedge Funds 14.46
Private Capital 13.77
Inflation Linked 12.95
Fixed Income 8.30
Cash & Cash Equivalents 1.08
100.00%
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Economically Targeted Investments
The PUF is invested, as well as committed to invest, in various private equity funds which are
considered economically targeted investments. Economically targeted investments means an investment
in which at least 50% of the total investment is allocated to economic development within the state of
Texas or investment in businesses or entities located within the state of Texas.
The following is the market value of these investments:
Investment Name MarketValue
AUSTIN VENTURES IV LP $ 24,736
AUSTIN VENTURES IX LP 3,662,431
AUSTIN VENTURES V LP 466,607
AUSTIN VENTURES VI LP 3,333,385
AUSTIN VENTURES VII LP 4,625,634
AUSTIN VENTURES VIII LP 7,044,859
CTIP PARTNERS LP 75,845
ENCAP ENERGY CAPITAL FUND III-B LP 5,397,918
ENCAP ENERGY CAPITAL FUND IV-B LP 1,517,602
ENCAP ENERGY CAPITAL FUND VII LP 2,529,326
ENERGY ASSET OPTION FUND 931,903
ESCALATE CAPITAL I LP 13,006,086
GOLDSTON OIL CO - GLADEWATER JETER ROYALTY INTEREST 1,647,823
GOLDSTON OIL CO - JETER #3 871,448
GOLDSTON OIL-GLADEWATER JETER 2,164,984
GOLDSTON OIL CO -JETER #5 619,369
GOLDSTON OIL CO -JETER #4 950,537
JATOTECH VENTURES LP 2,513,385
PRIME VIII LP 4,214,866
PTV SCIENCES II LP 5,860,395
PTV SCIENCES LP 17,526,115
PINTO TV ANNEX FUND LP 939,941
RSTW PARTNERS III LP 610,099
SCF-IV LP 24,513,800
SCF-V LP 8,298,797
SCF-VI LP 10,512,476
SOUTHWEST OPPORTUNITY FUND I LP 2,532,540
TEXAS GROWTH FUND - 1991 TRUST 10,363
TEXAS GROWTH FUND - 1995 TRUST 1,216,516
WINGATE PARTNERS II LP 1,208,400
$ 128,828,186
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