Bloomberg
Published Aug 21, 2019 04:00AM ET
Updated Aug 21, 2019 05:47AM ET
Norway’s Wealth Fund Delivers $28.5 Billion Gain Ahead of Plunge
(Bloomberg) -- Norway’s $1 trillion wealth fund rose $28.5 billion in the second quarter ahead of market turmoil that drove equities lower over the past month and saw bond yields plunge further below zero.
The Oslo-based fund, which holds 1.4% of global stocks on average, closely mirrors the broad markets, though it has some leeway in how it weighs indexes and strays from its benchmarks. The fund snapped up stocks in a selloff at the end of last year, then hitting its long-term target of 70% in equities.
The investor, built from Norway’s oil and gas riches, has pared losses from 2018 but faces a tough market outlook amid a turbulent month.
The fund said it has more than 600 billion kroner in bonds with negative yields, or about a quarter of its fixed-income portfolio, adding pressure as it struggles to keep up with its 3% real return target.
The largest stock holdings at the end of the quarter were Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT)., Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL). and Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN). Its largest bond holdings were in U.S. Treasuries, followed by Japanese and German government debt.
In the second quarter, the government deposited 6 billion kroner into the fund, down from 8 billion kroner in the first quarter.
The fund’s return in the quarter missed its benchmark by 0.2 percentage point.
Written By: Bloomberg
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