NTHU Endowment Fund

NTHU Endowment Fund Performance

At the beginning of 2017, the approved investment fund totaled NT$211,495,433, increasing to NT$251,456,280 by year-end:

（1）Capital Gains: NT$22,182,600

 Cash Dividends: NT$2,726,760

（2）Cash dividends of NT$3,883,208 were received from stocks purchased during 2017 and, in accordance with accounting principles, were recognized as a reduction in investment cost. A transaction fee rebate of NT$15,314 from stock sales in December 2017 was credited to the account in mid-January 2018.

（3）Total Realized Returns for 2017 – Main Campus: NT$24,909,360

On November 1, 2016, NTHU merged with the National Hsinchu University of Education (NHCUE). For accounting purposes, the Main Campus and Nanda Campus were reported separately in 2017, and their accounts were consolidated beginning in 2018.

Investment activities at the Nanda Campus commenced in mid-May 2017, with an approved investment fund of NT$200,000,000.

（1）Capital Gains: NT$7,593,311

 Cash Dividends: NT$28,699

（2）Cash dividends of NT$1,954,713 were received from stocks purchased during 2017 and, in accordance with accounting principles, were recognized as a reduction in investment cost.

（3）Total Realized Returns for 2017 – Nanda Campus: NT$7,622,010