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Student Managed Endowment Fund (SMEF)

FINANCE 438 is a class with hands-on experience in fund management. To enroll in finance 438, connect with the program adviser.


The SMEF program funds managed by UW Oshkosh students and contains over $1,000,000 in asset under management, which is divided between seven portfolios. This program contains one of the largest amount of assets among the comprehensive universities in Wisconsin.  Students actively manage the portfolios by:

  1. developing/revising each portfolio’s investment policy statement (IPS), including each portfolio’s target asset allocation.
  2. evaluating numerous financial assets and investment strategies.
  3. implementing appropriate investment strategies.
  4. monitoring/rebalancing each portfolio relative to its IPS.
  5. evaluating the performance of each portfolio and individual holding.

Contact Us

William Morrison, Adviser
morrisow@uwosh.edu
(920) 424-1138

Student-Managed Endowment Fund

BENEFITS

  • Funding for student scholarships and student development
  • Students gain hands-on experience in analyzing securities
  • Portfolio management experience for students in the program
  • A new source of funding for the UW Oshkosh Foundation
  • Positive community exposure

PROGRAM OBJECTIVE

The primary objective of the Student-Managed Endowment Fund Program is to provide a learning environment where students have the opportunity to manage an institutional investment fund.

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE 

Managers will follow a total return objective, seeking a return equal to the spending rate plus inflation, with a moderate amount of risk.

TRADING CONSTRAINTS 

Initial investments are limited to 5% of the overall portfolio. The portfolio is rebalanced if any stock holding is greater than 10% of the overall portfolio.

Current Program Participants

Dan Behm, Rebecca Blatz, Brooke Breuer, Nicholas Crisler, Mackenzie Karau, Jesse Kettner, Erin Litscher, Michael Murillo, Andrew Muskevitsch, Justin Narvett, Brayden Nolan, Eric Peterson, Alexis Pyrchalla, Max Schoening, Luc Valdez, Luke Wendorf, Hunter Wright, and Allie Wucak 

William Morrison
Faculty Adviser

 

 

 

 

CONTRIBUTORS | CLIENTS

Arnold Peterson Chalberg & Charlene Barr Chalberg
Anne Hillenbrand family
Barbara and Roderick Barr Fund of the
Greater Cincinnati Foundation
College of Business Alumni Association
Larry R. Lang, Professor Emeritus
Robert Niendorf, Professor Emeritus
Thomas J. and Antoinette Candela Brinkman
Thrivent Financial
Wisconsin Family Business Forum
The Mersberger Financial Group

The SMEF program was established by a generous $25,000 donation from Thomas J. and Antoinette Candela Brinkman and founded by Professor Larry Lang in the fall of 2000.

BRINKMAN SCHOLARSHIP

2021 Allison Raddant and Noah Schoepke
2020 Drew Krepline and Kyle Radavich
2019 Hayden Blackford and Luiz Spim
2018 Morgan Johnson
2017 Michael Starzec
2016 Matt Arend
2015 Jordan Pierce
2014 Michelle Murray
2013 Mayur Ranpara
2012 Kiersten Beecroft
2011 Zachary Mersberger
2010 Ann Mott
2009 Kimberly Knaus
2008 Amy Jermier
2007 Elizabeth Koller
2006 Anna Kovalenko
2005 Cliff Moll
2004 Matthew Stolen

MERSBERGER SCHOLARSHIP

 2021 Allison Raddant

Program Founders

Stephen Huffman
Ph.D., CFA, FRM
Professor Emeritus and Founder

Larry Lang
Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus and Founder