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Future Fund

Future Fund is Australia’s sovereign wealth fund, responsible for investing for the benefit of future generations of Australians. Future Fund was established in 2006 to strengthen the Commonwealth’s long-term financial position and manages six public asset funds.Future Fund operate independently from the Australian government and tailors the management of each fund to its unique investment mandate.

Country

Australia

AUM ($B, AS AT DATE OF ASSET ALLOCATION)

$168

Performance (%, 1YR)

Chief Executive

Raphael Arndt

Chief Investment Officer

Ben Samild

Chair

Peter Costello

Asset allocation

8.6% Australian Equities

15.9% Developed Markets Equities

5.9% Emerging Markets Equities

16.5% Private Equity

6.3% Property

10% Infrastructure and Timberland

8.6% Credit

17% Alternatives

11.2% Cash

Website

View the annual report

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Asset allocation as of June 30, 2023. All information is as per the most recent annual report or other publicly available data via the fund's website

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