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Government Pension Investment Fund
Headquarters at Toranomon Hills
Native name年金積立金管理運用独立行政法人
Company typeIndependent Administrative Institution
IndustryFinancial services
Founded2006
HeadquartersToranomon Hills, Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Key peopleMasataka Miyazono (President)
AUMIncrease ¥196.6 trillion (2022) (US$1.5 trillion)
Websitewww.gpif.go.jp

Government Pension Investment Fund (年金積立金管理運用独立行政法人, Nenkin Tsumitate-kin Kanri Un'yō Dokuritsu-gyōsei-Hōjin), or GPIF, is an incorporated administrative agency (an independent administrative institution), established by the Japanese government. It is the largest pool of retirement savings in the world. Japan's GPIF is the largest public fund investor in Japan by assets and is a major proponent of the Stewardship Principles.

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The Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) states that it has been established on the following investment principles:

  • The overarching goal should be achieve the investment returns required for the public pension system with minimal risks, solely for the benefit of pension recipients from a long-term perspective, thereby contributing to the stability of the system.
  • The primary investment strategy should be diversification by asset class, region, and timeframe. While acknowledging fluctuations of market prices in the short term, we shall achieve investment returns in a more stable and efficient manner by taking advantage of our long-term investment horizon, whilst at the same time we shall secure sufficient liquidity to pay pension benefits.
  • We formulate the policy asset mix, and manage and control risks at the levels of the overall asset portfolio, each asset class, and each asset manager. We employ both passive and active investments to benchmark returns (i.e. average market returns) set for each asset class, while seeking untapped profitable investment opportunities.
  • By fulfilling our responsibilities, we shall continue to maximise medium-to long-term equity investment returns for the benefit of pension recipients.

Since April 2020, the GPIF invests in a mix of roughly 50% stocks and 50% bonds. This is subdivided into 25% domestic equities, 25% international equities, 25% domestic bonds, and 25% international bonds. The amount of each asset class is allowed to deviate up to 6–8 percentage points from its target allocation.

In August 2023 the GPIF reported a record quarterly profit of ¥18.98 trillion ($133.2 billion). This strong performance was attributed to high global stock performance and the weakness of the Japanese Yen which increased overseas returns.

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The GPIF has diversified investments with the following external asset management institutions:

See also

Notes

  1. "GPIF's Investment Style" (PDF). www.gpif.go.jp. March 31, 2022. p. in PDF on Page 3 in part 2.
  2. "Chat with the Chief: Hiromichi Mizuno". Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute. Archived from the original on 23 March 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  3. "FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions): How does GPIF construct its portfolio?". Government Pension Investment Fund. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  4. Yamazaki, Makiko (4 August 2023). "Japan's GPIF posts record quarterly profit of $133 bln". Nasdaq.com. Retrieved 4 August 2023.


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