National Pension Service Posts 2.35% Return in January... Domestic Stock Ratio 'Maintained'

[Asia Economy Reporter Park So-yeon] The National Pension Service's rate of return at the end of January this year was 2.35%, supported by the favorable trend in domestic and international stock markets.

The National Pension Service's domestic stock allocation was recorded at 21.0%, down 0.2 percentage points from the end of the previous year (21.2%). Although pension funds sold 8 trillion won in the KOSPI market during January, the rise in the domestic stock market limited the decline in the National Pension Service's domestic stock allocation to a slight decrease.

The National Pension Service Fund Management Headquarters announced on the 31st that the National Pension Fund's rate of return as of the end of January this year was tentatively calculated at 2.35%. Since the establishment of the National Pension Fund, the average annual cumulative return has been 5.86%. The cumulative profit was recorded at a total of 459.1 trillion won.

By asset class, based on money-weighted returns, domestic stocks showed 5.24%, foreign stocks 3.98%, foreign bonds 2.01%, alternative investments 1.86%, and domestic bonds 0.01%, in that order.

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