The consulting agency Global SWF tracks all of the necessary information about Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) and Public Pension Funds (PPFs). Its an incredible assortment of charts and information.
The asset worth peak was $33.6 trillion (USD) in 2021; that’s down solely barely to $31.4 trillion as of the top of 2022.
Given the tough yr markets had in 2022, together with the entire held asset lessons, it’s a powerful, albeit curious displaying. Guess they have been hedged or holding bodily property like timber or oil or gold in massive sufficient portions to supply the market declines proven under:
Alternatively, the precise reported values might be fabricated nonsense, which if reported precisely may trigger some consternation or require a tax enhance.
Regardless, the league desk through this database displaying all of the SWFs and PPFs is breathtaking within the measurement of the asset swimming pools collectively:
The annual report (PDF) is chock filled with enjoyable information. The group additionally names 2022’s Better of, together with Fund, Asset Class, Area, and Business of the Yr (all discovered here).
It’s a world information geek’s paradise . . .
Supply:
2023 Annual Report SOIs in a Multipolar World
SWF, January 1 2023
A run of charts I need to retailer right here in case i’m going searching for them months from now however can’t bear in mind the place I left them…