Norwegian pension fund, Abu Dhabi Investment among largest sovereign wealth funds: SWFI

17/03/2015 Argaam

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

Assets ($ billion)

Name

Country

Ranking

863.0


Government Pension Fund— Global

Norway

1

773.0

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority

United Arab Emirates

2

757.2

SAMA Foreign Holdings

Saudi Arabia

3

652.7

China
Investment Corporation

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


Australian Future Fund

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


Revenue Regulation Fund

Algeria

18

77

Kazakhstan National Fund

Kazakhstan

19

70


Investment Corporation of Dubai

United Arab Emirates

20

 

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