UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year of Quarter Ended: December 31, 1999
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Yale University
Address: 230 Prospect Street
New Haven, CT 06511-2107
13F File Number: 28-4780
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by
whom it is signed hereby represent that the person filing the report is
authoritzed to submit it, that all information contained herein is true,
correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items,
statements, schedules, lists, and table are considered integral parts of
this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Person:
Name: David F. Swensen
Title: Chief Investment Officer
Phone: (203) 432-0119
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:
David F. Swensen New Haven, CT February 14, 2000
Report Type [check only one.]:
[X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[ ] 13F NOTICE.
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.
List of Other Manager Reporting for this Manager:
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANG ACT OF 1934.
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 64
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $467,829 (X$1,000)
List of Other Included Managers:
None
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
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ITEM 1: ITEM 2: ITEM 3: ITEM 4 ITEM 5: ITEM 6: ITEM 7: ITEM 8:
NAME OF CLASS CUSIP VALUE SHARES/ PUT/ INVEST OTHER VOTING
ISSUER TITLE NUMBER (X$1,000) PRN AMT CALL DSCRET'N MANAG'S AUTHORITY
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AMDOCS COM G02602-10-3 2,294 66,492.00 SOLE SOLE
AMERICAN HOME PROD. CORP. COM 026609-10-7 792 20,176.00 SOLE SOLE
AMERICAN INT'L GROUP COM 026874-10-7 10,129 93,680.00 SOLE SOLE
AMERICAN SELECT PORT. INC COM 029570-10-8 508 43,500.00 SOLE SOLE
AMERICAN STRATEGIC INC PORT. COM 030098-10-7 885 78,699.00 SOLE SOLE
AMERIPATH INC. COM 03071D-10-9 248 30,290.00 SOLE SOLE
APPLIED MATERIALS INC. COM 038222-10-5 511 4,037.00 SOLE SOLE
ARIBA INC. COM 04033V-10-4 34,745 195,885.00 SOLE SOLE
AT HOME CORP. COM 045919-10-7 12,247 252,520.00 SOLE S0LE
AVANT CORP. COM O53487-10-4 281 17,997.00 SOLE SOLE
BAKER FENTRESS COM 057213-10-0 30,816 2,181,694.00 SOLE SOLE
BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS COM 111621-10-8 41,776 236,021.00 SOLE SOLE
CISCO SYSTEMS INC. COM 17275R-10-2 2,922 27,276.00 SOLE SOLE
CONSOLIDATED TOMOKA LP CO. COM 210226-10-6 3,564 279,494.21 SOLE SOLE
COPPER MOUNTAIN NETWORKS COM 217510-10-6 23,244 476,794.00 SOLE SOLE
COVAD COMM. GROUP INT. COM 222814-20-4 8,887 171,117.00 SOLE SOLE
DELL COMPUTER CORP. COM 247025-10-9 6,378 125,052.00 SOLE SOLE
DITECH COMMUNICATIONS COM 25500M-10-3 2,632 28,151.00 SOLE SOLE
DORAL FINANCIAL GROUP COM 25811P-10-0 214 17,400.00 SOLE SOLE
DSET CORP. COM 262504-10-3 416 11,139.00 SOLE SOLE
EFFICIENT NETWORKS, INC. COM 282056-10-0 643 15,137.00 SOLE SOLE
E-TEK DYNAMICS COM 269240-10-7 19,069 141,646.00 SOLE SOLE
FANSTEEL INC. DEL COM 307260-10-9 141 36,432.00 SOLE SOLE
FOREST CITY ENTERPRISES INC. CL A 345550-10-7 549 19,600.00 SOLE SOLE
GETTY IMAGES INC. COM 374276-10-3 834 17,064.00 SOLE SOLE
H & Q HEALTHCARE FD SHBENINT 404052-10-2 30,228 1,405,963.00 SOLE SOLE
H & Q LIFE SCIENCES INV. SHBENINT 404053-10-0 11,223 561,163.00 SOLE SOLE
IHOP CORP. COM 449623-10-7 721 43,200.00 SOLE SOLE
INTRAWARE INC. COM 46118M-10-3 1,251 15,645.00 SOLE SOLE
JUNIPER NETWORKS COM 48203R-10-4 13,126 36,805.00 SOLE SOLE
KEMPER INTER GOV'T TRUST GOVINCTR 488413-10-5 8,307 1,290,400.00 SOLE SOLE
LYCOS INC. COM 550818-10-8 1,287 16,173.00 SOLE SOLE
MEDIA METRIX INC. COM 58440X-10-3 411 11,487.00 SOLE SOLE
MEDITRUST CORP. PAIR CTF 58501T-30-6 1,207 219,487.00 SOLE SOLE
MEDQUIST INC. COM 584949-10-1 976 37,819.00 SOLE SOLE
MORGAN STANLEY ASIA PACIFIC COM 61744U-10-6 2,420 204,900.00 SOLE SOLE
MORGAN STANLEY D. W. GOV'T SHBENINT 61745P-10-6 30,338 3,762,800.00 SOLE SOLE
MPATH INTERACTIVE COM 62473C-10-1 2,169 81,477.00 SOLE SOLE
NAB ASSET CORP. COM 628712-20-0 27 109,040.00 SOLE SOLE
NORTHPOINT COM 666610-10-0 6,758 239,756.00 SOLE SOLE
NVIDIA CORP. COM 67066G-10-4 273 5,815.00 SOLE SOLE
ORIGINAL 16 TO ONE MINE COM 686203-10-0 15 22,500.00 SOLE SOLE
PHILIP MORRIS COS. INC. COM 718154-10-7 1,484 64,512.00 SOLE SOLE
PHONE COM. INC. COM 71920Q-10-0 6,051 52,196.00 SOLE SOLE
PLX TECHNOLOGY COM 693417-10-7 2,935 155,000.00 SOLE SOLE
PRIME GROUP REALTY TRUST SHBENINT 74158J-10-3 4,177 275,000.00 SOLE SOLE
PROMUS HOTEL CORP. COM 74342P-10-6 6,799 210,000.00 SOLE SOLE
REDBACK NETWORKS INC. COM 757209-10-1 29,974 168,867.00 SOLE SOLE
RHYTHMS NET CONNECTIONS INC. COM 762430-20-5 25,892 835,225.00 SOLE SOLE
ROYCE FOCUS TRUST COM 78080N-10-8 3,479 737,199.00 SOLE SOLE
ROYCE MICRO-CAP. TR INC. COM 780915-10-4 5,283 587,048.00 SOLE SOLE
ROYCE VALUE TRUST INC. COM 780910-10-5 33,282 2,547,928.00 SOLE SOLE
SAGENT TECHNOLOGY INC. COM 786693-10-1 8,793 293,716.00 SOLE SOLE
SCC COMMUNICATIONS CORP. COM 78388X-10-5 234 39,798.00 SOLE SOLE
SPECTRALINK CORP. COM 847580-10-7 854 117,767.00 SOLE SOLE
TELLABS INC. COM 879664-10-0 393 6,117.00 SOLE SOLE
TIMES MIRROR CO. COM 887364-10-7 246 3,675.00 SOLE SOLE
UNISYS CORP. COM 909214-10-8 616 19,302.00 SOLE SOLE
VERTEL CORP. COM 924907-10-8 1,046 192,458.00 SOLE SOLE
VIANT CORP. COM 92553N-10-7 3,097 31,280.00 SOLE SOLE
VIGNETTE CORP. COM 926734-10-4 335 2,056.00 SOLE SOLE
WALDEN RESIDENTIAL PPTY INC COM 931210-10-8 17,211 795,875.00 SOLE SOLE
WELLS FARGO & CO. NEW COM 949746-10-1 36 896.00 SOLE SOLE
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC. COM 978097-10-3 150 13,743.00 SOLE SOLE
TOTAL COLUMNS 467,829 19,801,381.21
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