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Government Pension Fund Global

Norway

Government Pension Fund Global: This global investment fund derives its financial backing from the oil industry and is managed by Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), part of the Norwegian Central Bank on the behalf of the Ministry of Finance. It is the largest pension fund in Europe.

Fund Results

Government Pension Fund Global

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Overall	90	6	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	93	6	65	34	61	42	92	7	59	44	41	64	66	31	56	47	48	57	88	10	90	9	91	8	91	8	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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Fund Insights

NBIM eyes Asia’s growth as global capital shifts east

The $1.8 trillion Norges Bank Investment Management marks the 15th anniversary of its Singapore office this year, with the unit now firmly established as its Asia-Pacific stronghold. As regional growth set to continue in the coming decade, NBIM is well-positioned to capitalise on it, says Singapore head Sumer Dewan.

How NBIM spots portfolio managers’ biases using AI

Norges Bank Investment Management is using an internally developed engine powered by AI to monitor and measure its portfolio managers’ skills, aiming to improve efficiency of trades and decision making, and save costs. Head of Singapore and co-head of equity trading Sumer Dewan gives a run-down of the program.

Behind Norges’ search for pure alpha

Despite uncertainties, Norges Bank is tipping that the US stock market will continue to outperform Europe in the next two decades. The mammoth fund also explained how it carved out a $90 billion pure alpha portfolio from passive investments, overseen only by 8 portfolio managers.

NBIM seeks long/short, market-neutral strategies amid volatility

Norway's NBIM is looking to allocate several mandates to single-country and regional long/short equity strategies in Australia, Japan, Europe, and the US. Top1000funds.com examines the growing investor interest in these strategies as market volatility and stock dispersion create fresh opportunities for active managers.