Published by the American Business Capital Group of Companies
ACTA DIURNA Research Desk · Written
Reporting period: SEPTEMBER 28–OCTOBER 4, 2026

Historical Q1 2026 private-market returns

net pooled return %

-1.092.275.64-1.09U.S. private equity5.64U.S. venture capital-0.4Real estate
Cambridge Associates benchmark books; quarter ended March 31, 2026. Distinct fund universes; not current-week returns.

Sources: [2] Cambridge U.S. private-equity Q1 2026 benchmark · Q1 2026; August file vintage; [3] Cambridge U.S. venture-capital Q1 2026 benchmark · Q1 2026; August file vintage; [5] Cambridge real-estate Q1 2026 benchmark · Q1 2026; August file vintage

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