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Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF)

Japan

Government Pensions Investment Fund (GPIF) manages and invests Japan’s pension reserve fund, which is used to pay Employee’s Pension Insurance and the National Pension. GPIF’s overarching goal is to contribute to the stability of the national pension scheme by securing investment returns with minimal risk and a long-term focus. GPIF is the largest public fund investor in Japan by assets and is currently the largest pool of retirement savings in the world.

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Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF)

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Overall	89	7	78	20	71	29	89	7	57	42	50	54	52	51	47	58	44	61	91	5	87	11	92	4	96	2	89	7	67	34	50	54	48	57	53	50	54	46	54	46	50	54	38	68	51	52	41	63	84	14	67	34	74	25	66	37	58	41	69	31	68	32	67	34	61	39	54	46	72	28	38	68	37	71	40	65	51	52	47	58	41	63	38	68	33	74	14	75	84	14	85	12	88	10	75	24	74	25	100	1	60	40	90	6	43	62	39	66	35	73	45	60	66	37	55	44	73	27	85	12	68	32	80	18	70	30	80	18	78	20	77	22	55	44	56	43	39	66	77	22	93	3	83	16	54	46	37	71	83	16
Cost	76	16	68	21	77	15	90	8	39	42	41	39	43	33	41	39	30	53	81	11	67	23	81	11	97	3	79	14	44	32	31	51	38	43	43	33	31	51	42	37	35	45	29	56	33	48	42	37	85	9	35	45	57	27	36	44	33	48	29	56	29	56	29	56	26	61	20	68	52	30	30	53	24	63	22	65	35	45	6	74	11	71	21	67	19	69	11	71	97	3	95	6	97	3	73	17	83	10	100	1	15	70	100	1	10	73	26	61	4	75	57	27	60	26	30	53	52	30	63	24	32	50	80	13	41	39	43	33	68	21	61	25	22	65	55	29	23	64	73	17	95	6	70	20	43	33	27	60	72	19
Governance	98	6	97	8	92	18	94	13	73	44	53	64	75	40	64	56	78	34	100	1	97	8	100	1	100	1	97	8	82	30	48	67	55	62	67	52	46	68	69	48	68	49	57	60	76	36	56	61	100	1	95	12	76	36	83	28	76	36	82	30	91	20	85	26	80	33	68	49	68	49	33	74	39	72	42	70	58	59	66	53	70	47	63	57	50	65	16	75	74	43	83	28	81	32	73	44	75	40	100	1	89	22	84	27	65	55	44	69	55	62	71	46	88	25	66	53	93	16	93	16	91	20	92	18	89	22	98	6	96	11	89	22	75	40	77	35	60	58	50	65	94	13	76	36	36	73	41	71	94	13
Performance	90	9	65	34	61	42	92	6	59	44	41	64	66	31	56	47	48	57	88	11	90	9	91	7	91	7	86	14	65	34	52	53	48	57	56	47	58	45	38	66	52	53	47	59	45	61	53	50	67	28	53	50	77	22	67	28	38	66	67	28	63	38	62	41	61	42	66	31	86	14	52	53	53	50	78	21	77	22	29	71	38	66	47	59	24	73	20	74	64	37	72	25	82	18	66	31	52	53	100	1	44	62	98	2	41	64	36	70	38	66	44	62	63	38	71	26	88	11	88	11	58	45	63	38	77	22	83	17	65	34	69	27	54	49	26	72	19	75	94	3	94	3	94	3	84	16	79	20	80	19
Responsible Investment	94	10	81	32	56	49	79	35	55	50	64	45	26	66	26	66	21	69	97	4	95	8	98	3	95	8	94	10	78	38	69	42	52	54	47	58	80	34	66	43	47	58	19	71	51	57	15	72	85	28	86	26	87	24	79	35	85	28	97	4	89	19	92	13	78	38	61	46	81	32	38	63	33	65	20	70	34	64	85	28	46	60	23	68	40	62	7	74	100	1	91	16	94	10	89	19	88	22	100	1	92	13	79	35	58	47	52	54	45	61	11	73	55	50	52	54	58	47	97	4	92	13	84	31	74	40	96	7	86	26	88	22	70	41	66	43	53	53	89	19	90	17	90	17	54	52	0	75	87	24

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