"We had a positive return across all our investment areas. Falling interest rates led to a broad rise in the stock market”, says Deputy CEO Trond Grande.

At the end of the third quarter of 2024, the fund's market value was 18,870 billion kroner.

The fund’s equity investments had a market value of 13,469 billion kroner, fixed-income investments 5,060 billion kroner, unlisted real estate investments 319 billion kroner and renewable energy infrastructure 22 billion kroner. Equities made up 71.4 percent of the fund, fixed income 26.8 percent, unlisted real estate 1.7 percent and renewable energy infrastructure 0.1 percent.

The fund's market value increased by 1,125 billion kroner through the third quarter. 835 billion kroner was return on the investments, 99 billion kroner was net inflows from the government and 191 billion kroner came from currency movements. The values in the chart below are in billions of kroner.

4.4 percent return in the third quarter

The values in the chart below are in percent.

The return on the fund’s equity investments was 4.5 percent, the return on the fixed-income investments was 4.2 percent, whereas investments in unlisted real estate returned 0.8 percent. The return on unlisted renewable energy infrastructure was 10.8 percent. The values in the chart below are in percent.

Historical key figures

Values in billions of kroner since inception.

  30.09.2024 30.06.2024
1 Total withdrawal of capital shown in this table is adjusted for accrued, not paid, management fees.    
Total inflow of capital 5,746 5,647
Total withdrawal of capital1 -687 -687
Total return 10,905 10,070
Management fees -75 -74
Accrued, not paid, management fees 1 0
Changes due to fluctuations in krone 2,980 2,789
Market value of fund 18,870 17,745

Annualised return in percent

As at 30 September 2024. Measured in the fund's currency basket.

  Since 01.01.1998 Last 10 years
Return on fund 6.41 7.53
Annual inflation 2.13 2.52
Annual management costs 0.08 0.05
Net real return on fund 4.12 4.83