Research and tools

Explore the evidence behind the decisions.

Investors and fund managers often start with different questions about the same fund. Colibrí Institute publishes independent research on those questions, including fund design, performance and access to capital. Strategies develops practical tools that draw on the work. The Institute’s research independence policy keeps commercial interests separate from its findings.

Applied findings

$72MTitle figure in the applied opportunity-cost report
2,142U.S. funds in the separate risk-efficiency study
2000–2024Fund vintage years covered by the studies

The $72M title refers to an opportunity-cost illustration, not a measured loss or forecast. The 2,142-fund sample belongs to the Institute’s separate risk-efficiency study. The studies address different questions and use different samples.

Tools

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The $72M Question

An applied report on how allocation processes can exclude emerging managers, with an illustration of the possible opportunity cost.

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Opportunity Cost Calculator

Explore an opportunity-cost scenario using fund count, commitment size and where managers leave the process. The result depends on the assumptions you enter; it is not a measured loss or a forecast.

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