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Country

Sweden

AUM

$60

Performance (%, 1YR)

6.30

Chief Executive

Niklas Ekvall

Chief Investment Officer

Jenny Askfelt Ruud (Head of Alternatives), Tobias Fransson (Head of Sustainability, Finance & Communication), Magdalena Högberg (Head of Allocation, Liquid Markets & Analysis), Mattias Cullin(Head of Fundamental Equities)

Chair

Johan Gyllenhoff

Asset allocation

35% Global Equities

15% Swedish Equities

7% Defensive Equities

18% Global Fixed Income

9% Swedish Fixed Income

16% Real Assets

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Asset allocation as of December 31, 2025. All information is as per the most recent annual report or other publicly available data via the fund's website

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