A film about the fund
The Norwegian people own the fund
See our film about the history, objective and management.
The fund's investments
We invest in almost 9,000 companies and have investments in 77 countries. The fund's annual holdings are available from 1998 to the end of 2016.
Investment strategy
The fund is invested globally in international equities, fixed income and real estate. The goal is to have well diversified investments that distribute risk and generate the highest possible return within the mandate from the Ministry of Finance.
As at 31 March 2017, the fund's asset allocation was 64.6 percent equities, 32.9 percent fixed income and 2.5 percent unlisted real estate.
Investment strategy
Responsible investment
Our focus areas
We work on selected issues that are relevant across multiple sectors, and have formulated expectations for how companies should manage risk and report on their activities. We have three focus areas dealing directly with environmental and social issues:
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The fund's returns
5.8%
Annual return
The fund generated an annual return of 5.8 percent from the establishment of Norges Bank Investment Management in 1998 to the end of the first quarter of 2017, measured in the fund's currency basket. After management costs and inflation, the return was 3.9 percent.
Returns
Quarterly report
1Q
Results
The Government Pension Fund Global returned 3.8 percent, or 297 billion kroner, in the first quarter of 2017.
1Q 2017 report
Annual report
2016
Results
The Government Pension Fund Global returned 6.9 percent, or 447 billion kroner, in 2016.
Annual report 2016
Publication
Responsible investment
2016
We manage the fund responsibly in order to support the investment objective of the highest possible return with a moderate level of risk. Read about our responsible investment in 2016.
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Publication
Real estate investments 2016
The fund’s investments in unlisted real estate returned 1.7 percent in 2016.
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Publication
Return and risk 2016
This publication gives an overview of the fund’s return and risk with a focus on equities and fixed income. The publication assembles figures that we have previously published, as well as a few new figures.
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