<p>Stanford University’s investments declined 0.4 percent for the year through June 30, a period when many of the richest and top-performing endowments struggled with volatile markets.</p>
<p>Stanford’s fund rose in value by less than 1 percent to $22.4 billion as of Aug. 31, due to gifts and other funds transferred into the endowment, the school in a statement Wednesday on its website. Stanford’s fiscal year ends in August but the school provided a return through the period when most college endowments report.</p>