Seattle University Redhawk Fund

Founded in 2009 with an initial investment of $250k, the Redhawk fund is an opportunity for Seattle University students to actively manage a portion of the Universitys endowment. In twelve years the fund has grown to over $1.3 million dollars with the hard work of fellow students, the guidance of our faculty advisor and advisory board, and the insight from previous alumni from within the fund. Each analyst is assigned to a specific business sector. Every week the Redhawk Fund has a meeting where we discuss business news and economic events and how it affects the fund. A member of the fund then presents a valuation on a company followed by a question-and-answer session with fund members. Our faculty advisor reviews the valuation and if everything looks appropriate, fund members vote on whether to buy the stock or not. At the Redhawk Fund, we compare our results against the S&P 500 Fossil Fuel Free Index. Socially responsible investing is a critical component of our investmen...