UTAM helps advance the mission of one of the world’s great universities by investing its assets skillfully and prudently for the long term.

In working to generate strong returns in the portfolios UTAM manages, we analyze and evaluate the factors that can affect investment outcomes over the long term. Our work is grounded in a deep commitment to responsible investing: we integrate ESG considerations into our investment decision-making, our practices as an active owner (via proxy voting and engagement) and our disclosure and reporting.

This integrated approach means we don’t treat responsible investing as a separate topic in UTAM’s reporting and communications. Our consideration of potential ESG impacts is woven through all sections of this website, notably Investing, Managing Risk and Stewardship.

Since our founding in 2000, we’ve steadily evolved UTAM’s investment, risk management and operational processes, judiciously testing, learning and innovating as we strive for excellence. In managing U of T’s assets to achieve clearly defined risk and return objectives, we work closely with U of T’s senior leadership and the expert advisors of the University’s designated Investment Committee, as well as our carefully selected investment managers and strategic partners.

UTAM was created by a university for a university. Every investment decision we make is ultimately aimed at supporting the efforts of students, faculty and staff at U of T – Canada’s largest academic institution and a leading global centre of learning and research.