The Norwegian Government Pension Fund topped the list of the largest sovereign wealth funds in terms of assets with $863 billion, according to the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute (SWFI).
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority came in second with $773 billion worth of assets, followed by the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency’s Foreign Holdings with total assets of $757.2 billion.
Kuwait’s Investment Authority was reported as the sixth largest, while Qatar’s Investment Authority Fund was ninth.
The Norwegian pension fund reported a $30 billion decline in its assets during the first quarter of this year, compared to the fourth quarter of last year. In the other direction, China Investment Corporation upped its assets by $38 billion.
Largest Sovereign Wealth Funds |
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Assets ($ billion) |
Name |
Country |
Ranking |
863.0 |
|
Norway |
1 |
773.0 |
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority |
United Arab Emirates |
2 |
757.2 |
SAMA Foreign Holdings |
Saudi Arabia |
3 |
652.7 |
China |
China |
4 |
567.9 |
SAFE Investment Company |
China |
5 |
548 |
Kuwait Investment authority |
Kuwait |
6 |
400.2 |
Hong Kong Monetary Authority Investment Portfolio |
China |
7 |
320 |
Government of Singapore Investment Corporation |
Singapore |
8 |
256 |
Qatar Investment Authority |
Qatar |
9 |
240 |
National Social Security Fund |
China |
10 |
177 |
Temasek Holdings |
Singapore |
11 |
95 |
|
Australia |
12 |
90 |
Abu Dhabi Investment Council |
United Arab Emirates |
13 |
88.9 |
Reserve Fund |
Russia |
14 |
84.7 |
Korea Investment Corporation |
South Korea |
15 |
79.9 |
National Welfare Fund |
Russia |
16 |
77.5 |
Samruk-Kazyna JSC |
Kazakhstan |
17 |
77.2 |
|
Algeria |
18 |
77 |
Kazakhstan National Fund |
Kazakhstan |
19 |
70 |
|
United Arab Emirates |
20 |
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