• Northern Trust's institutional investment universe posted a 0.04% median return in the third quarter of 2026 as higher rates weighed on portfolios.
• Corporate ERISA plans returned -3.7% at the median, compared with -0.1% for public funds.
• Foundations and endowments gained 0.7%, reflecting divergent asset allocations across institutional portfolios.
• U.S. fixed-income portfolios returned -3.5% at the median, matching the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.
• U.S. equity portfolios gained 1% at the median, trailing the S&P 500's 2.3% return.

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