Share this article Share this article NEW YORK, Feb. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The BNY Mellon U.S. Master Trust Universe returned a median +9.37% in the fourth quarter of 2020, continuing the strong quarterly performance results starting in the second quarter of 2020. The BNY Mellon U.S. Master Trust Universe offers peer comparisons of performance by plan type and size. It consists of 483 corporate, foundation, endowment, public, Taft-Hartley, and health care plans with a total market value of more than $2.4 trillion and an average plan size of over $8.0 billion. In aggregate, U.S. Master Trust Universe plans reported a one-year return of +13.15%, exceeding the 3-year annualized return of +8.66% and the 5-year annualized return of +9.67% respectively.