Institutional investors; short-term and long-term investments 1950-2016
| Institutional investors | Periods | Long-term investments Risk-bearing investments Equity and shares Total equity and shares (mln euro) | Long-term investments Risk-bearing investments Equity and shares Listed shares (mln euro) | Long-term investments Risk-bearing investments Equity and shares Unlisted shares (mln euro) | Long-term investments Risk-bearing investments Equity and shares Investment fund shares or units (mln euro) | Short-term investments Currency and transferable deposits (mln euro) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total institutional investors | 2016* | 1,503,195 | 493,386 | 65,677 | 944,132 | 26,464 |
| Pension funds | 2016* | 928,921 | 160,201 | 29,601 | 739,119 | 6,063 |
| Insurance corporations | 2016* | 114,574 | 11,856 | 18,833 | 83,885 | 12,195 |
| Non-MMF investment funds | 2016* | 459,700 | 321,329 | 17,243 | 121,128 | 8,206 |
| Source: CBS. | ||||||
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This table covers investments of institutional investors from 1950 onwards. It enables analyzing shifts over time in the investment portfolio of institutional investors. This is possible for the total of institutional investors, and for each of the three groups: pension funds, insurance corporations and investment funds.
Data available yearly figures from 1950 to 2016.
Status of the figures:
Figures up to 2015 are definitive, figures for 2016 are provisional.
Because this table is discontinued, figures will not be updated anymore.
Changes as of 7 September 2018:
None, this table is discontinued.
When will new figures be published?
Not applicable anymore.
The strategic alliance between Statistics Netherlands (CBS) and the Dutch Central Bank (DNB) has led to a reallocation of tasks between the two institutions. Institutional investors is now part of the dominion of DNB. Publication of tables on institutional investors by the CBS is discontinued. DNB provides the OECD with figures for its statistic Institutional investors. See paragraph 3 for links to the websites of DNB and OECD.
Description topics
- Long-term investments
- Risk-bearing investments
- Equity and shares
- Equity and investment fund shares or units are claims, which are -fully, or partly- entitled to a share in profits or in the own funds in case of liquidation. Included is the value of capital formation by the government in public enterprises (quasi-corporations) that belong to the government.
Equity and investment fund shares or units are residual claims on the assets of the institutional units that issued the shares or units. Included is the value of capital formation by the government in public enterprises (quasi-corporations) that belong to the government.
Equity and investment fund shares or units include:
- listed shares;
- unlisted shares;
- investment fund shares or units.
- Listed shares are equity securities listed on an exchange. Such an exchange may be a recognised stock exchange or any other form of secondary market. Listed shares are also referred to as quoted shares. The existence of quoted prices of shares listed on an exchange means that current market prices are usually readily available.
- Unlisted shares are equity securities not listed on an exchange.
- Investment fund shares are shares of an investment fund if the fund has a corporate structure. They are known as units if the fund is a trust. Investment funds are collective investment undertakings through which investors pool funds for investment in financial and/or non-financial assets.
- Equity and investment fund shares or units are claims, which are -fully, or partly- entitled to a share in profits or in the own funds in case of liquidation. Included is the value of capital formation by the government in public enterprises (quasi-corporations) that belong to the government.
- Short-term investments
- Currency and transferable deposits
- Currency consists of notes and coins in circulation that are commonly used to make payments. Transferable deposits are deposits exchangeable for currency on demand, at par, and which are directly usable for making payments by cheque, draft, giro order, direct debit/credit, or other direct payment facilities, without penalty or restriction.