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Interestingly, Asia-based sovereign wealth funds have shown some of the largest growth in assets under management, with the assets of these sovereign wealth funds growing, on average, by 19% since 2012. This is in comparison to the average 6% growth in assets under management exhibited by Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds. In fact, Asia-based sovereign wealth funds account for a significant 47% of global aggregate sovereign wealth fund assets, despite only representing 22% of sovereign wealth funds globally by number.

Other Key Facts:

• 15 new sovereign wealth funds have been formed since 2008, with eight of these being formed in the past two years alone.
• 63% of sovereign wealth funds have seen an increase in their assets under management since 2012.
• The largest sovereign wealth fund globally is Government Pension Fund – Global, based in Norway, with $775.2bn in assets under management; this is an increase of $185bn since 2012.
• The proportion of sovereign wealth funds investing in private equity and hedge funds has decreased over the past year, from 57% and 38% investing in private equity and hedge funds respectively in 2012 to 45% and 31% respectively in 2013. Some of this decline can be accounted for by the growth in the number of new sovereign wealth funds being established, as these newer sovereign wealth funds typically will not allocate to alternative investments for a few years as they build up their investment teams and accumulate assets.
• However, appetite for real estate and infrastructure has remained steady, with 54% of sovereign wealth funds investing in real estate in both 2012 and 2013, and the proportion investing in infrastructure rising slightly from 56% in 2012 to 57% in 2013.
• 72% of sovereign wealth funds investing in private equity have a preference for venture capital investments, a significant increase on the 59% which cited the same preference in 2012.
• MENA, North America, and Asia-based sovereign wealth funds show the greatest appetite for private real estate investments; 81%, 80% and 75% of sovereign wealth funds respectively in each region invest in the asset class.

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