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.
Fund Results
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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Fund Insights
APAC strategies: Why active management pays
In a region as diverse as Asia investors can lean in and take advantage of inefficiencies and inconsistencies around growth, central bank policy and diverse regulatory regimes; and asset owners in the region are increasingly finding active management, across all asset classes, optimises returns and reduces risk. Top1000funds.com investigates.
GPIF stewardship report highlights power of engagement
Key findings from the GPIF's stewardship report finds engagement leads to more companies introducing KPIs and corporate Scope 3 emission reporting often results in companies reporting more emissions than they have.
GPIF finds gaps in manager engagement with Japanese corporates
The annual survey by Japan’s 245.98 trillion yen ($1.5 trillion) Government Pension Investment Fund, measuring asset manager engagement of listed companies, finds purposeful and constructive dialogue between investors and companies remains challenging. Lacklustre asset manager engagement with investee companies comes as GPIF seeks to widen its manager pool.
Japan’s GPIF under spotlight following plans to expand manager pool
Japan’s giant GPIF will expand its manager pool and eliminate certain criteria used in selecting asset managers, a move that comes as the country’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida aims to elevate the standard of the country’s asset owners, and build Japan into a wealth management powerhouse.