Institutional investors; short-term and long-term investments 1950-2016

Institutional investors; short-term and long-term investments 1950-2016

Institutional investors Periods Long-term investments Total long-term investments (mln euro) Long-term investments Interest-bearing investments Long-term securities (mln euro) Long-term investments Interest-bearing investments Long-term loans (mln euro)
Total institutional investors 2016* 2,520,033 778,583 140,968
Pension funds 2016* 1,331,373 336,445 16,023
Insurance corporations 2016* 415,435 197,014 86,962
Non-MMF investment funds 2016* 773,225 245,124 37,983
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


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
Total long-term investments
Interest-bearing investments
Long-term securities
Long-term securities include all transferable securities, which generally do not mature within one year. They are usually quoted at the stock exchange. The interest on long-term bonds is made payable through coupons. Mortgage bonds, notes issued by banks and convertible bonds as long as they have not been converted into shares, also belong to this type of assets.
Long-term loans
Long-term loans are all credits, which do not have the characteristics of deposits and which do not mature within one year. They mainly concern long-term loans on obligations, mortgage loans and long-term consumer credit. As from 2008 after revision mortgage loans are part of long-term loans.