The world’s largest pension funds have navigated a period of extreme volatility, with major losses reported across leading institutions due to geopolitical instability and market shifts. Recent Major Losses for Global Pension Leaders :
The fund has since recovered significantly, booking a in the October–December 2025 quarter, despite 1.53 trillion yen in losses on domestic bonds. Wider Industry Impact and Trends Broad Market Declines : World’s Largest Pension Fund Lost the Equivalen...
The world’s top 300 pension funds saw assets fall by the largest amount in 20 years in 2022, a drop of (roughly $20.6 trillion). The world’s largest pension funds have navigated a
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Primary drivers included a sustained market selloff in tech stocks following coordinated strikes between the US, Israel, and Iran in February 2026. :
: Major funds are increasingly sensitive to the performance of a small number of US tech megacaps.
As of 2025, Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global has overtaken Japan’s GPIF as the world’s largest pension fund by assets after the GPIF held the top spot for over 20 years. :