Abstract
Over the past three decades, Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWF) have grown to become key players in the global investment landscape. At the top of this list is the Norwegian SWF, with a volume of assets under management surpassing 1 billion US$1, of which 70% is invested in more than 9,000 listed companies worldwide. This paper offers a global and descriptive vision of the evolution of the distribution of investment in shares, taking into account criteria such as the economic sector to which it belongs, the region where the investment is made or the number of companies that attract this investment. It is concluded that the fund has chosen to consolidate a highly diversified investment strategy both geographically and by industry.
Highlights
According to the broad definition provided by the International Monetary Fund (2008), Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) are “government owned investments funds, set up for a variety of macroeconomic purposes”
Regarding the origin of capital, a distinction is generally made between those funds that are financed by the export of raw materials and those that obtain their wealth through foreign exchange reserves, both known as commodity funds and non-commodity funds, respectively (Kimmitt, 2008)
SWFs are known for their heterogeneity in terms of size, origin of the funds, investment strategy or asset allocation, which leads to the convenience of analysing them individually
Summary
According to the broad definition provided by the International Monetary Fund (2008), Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) are “government owned investments funds, set up for a variety of macroeconomic purposes”. SWFs are known for their heterogeneity in terms of size, origin of the funds, investment strategy or asset allocation, which leads to the convenience of analysing them individually For this reason, the analysis in this paper focuses on one of the most relevant SWFs, the Norwegian SWF, o icially known as Norway Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG), which is currently the largest SWF (more than 1 billion $US in assets under management) and among the most transparent (Truman, 2007).
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