As of 2024, the global landscape of Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) largely featured the Middle East. Despite not ranking among the largest global State-Owned Investors (SOIs), the Middle East was home to nine of the top 20 SWFs worldwide. The largest SWF was the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, managing assets just shy of one trillion U.S. dollars. Asia also played a prominent role in the global SWF landscape. Seven of the world's leading SWFs were domiciled in Asia, the largest of which was the China Investment Corporation.
What are sovereign wealth funds?
Sovereign wealth funds are state-owned and are comprised of a wide array of financial assets including stocks, bonds, real estate, precious metals, and other financial instruments. In the main, sovereign wealth funds are funded by foreign-exchange reserves, assets which are held by monetary authorities or central banks in the form of U.S. dollars and other leading world currencies as a way of backing liabilities.
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SWF Institute. (April 24, 2024). Largest Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) worldwide in 2024, by total assets (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1463412/largest-sovereign-wealth-funds-worldwide-total-assets/
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