Government Pension Fund of Norway

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The Government Pension Fund of Norway (Norwegian: Statens pensjonsfond) is the sovereign wealth fund collectively owned by the Government of Norway. It consists of two entirely separate sovereign wealth funds: the Government Pension Fund Global (Norges Bank Investment Management) and the Government Pension Fund Norway. The Government Pension Fund Global (Statens pensjonsfond utland), also known as the Oil Fund (Oljefondet), was established in 1990 to invest the surplus revenues of the Norwegian petroleum sector. As of July 2026, it had over US$2.2 trillion in assets, equal to 1.5% of the value of the world's listed companies, making it the world's largest sovereign wealth fund in terms of total assets under management. This translates to over US$390,000 per Norwegian citizen. It also holds portfolios of real estate and fixed-income investments. Many companies are excluded by the fund on ethical grounds. The Government Pension Fund Norway (Statens pensjonsfond Norge) is smaller and was...

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