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Pensioenfonds Zorg en Welzijn (PFZW)

The Netherlands

PFZW is the pension fund for the healthcare and welfare sector. It is the second largest pension fund in the Netherlands with AUM of €266 billion and over two million members. PFZW’s benefit administration and asset management operations are outsourced to PGGM.

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Pensioenfonds Zorg en Welzijn (PFZW)

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

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