Chart comparing levels of pension fund system investments in international mutual funds and other international securities. Data from Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico and Peru. Data broken out by instrument, Year-end totals from December 2017 through 2020, and as of February 28, 2022.
Latin American Pension Fund Investments in Cross-Border Securities – February 2022
Chart comparing levels of pension fund system investments in international mutual funds and other international securities. Data from Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico and Peru. Data broken out by instrument, Year-end totals from December 2017 through 2020, and as of February 28, 2022.
Colombian AFPs boosted equity global positions in December
Purchases in the last month of the year were concentrated in US and European equity, for a total of USD 263 million and USD 108 million, respectively.
Colombian AFPs bet heavily on US equities in January
Equity instruments, mostly funds specializing in the US and emerging markets, attracted most allocations, with USD 577 million.
Latin American Pension Fund Investments in Cross-Border Securities – January 2022
Chart comparing levels of pension fund system investments in international mutual funds and other international securities. Data from Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico and Peru. Data broken out by instrument, Year-end totals from December 2017 through 2020, and as of January 31, 2022.
Latin American Pension Fund Investments in Cross-Border Securities – December 2021
Chart comparing levels of pension fund system investments in international mutual funds and other international securities. Data from Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico and Peru. Data broken out by instrument, Year-end totals from December 2016 through 2020, and as of December 31, 2021.
Colombian AFPs’ romance with European equities continued in November
Pension managers turned to European equity products as the most attractive option, making purchases totaling USD 168 million in November.
Colombian AFPs pursued European equity in October
Colombian AFPs reduced their exposure to emerging-market-equity products while increasing their positions in specialized instruments with European exposure.
Latin American Pension Fund Investments in Cross-Border Securities – November 2021
Chart comparing levels of pension fund system investments in international mutual funds and other international securities. Data from Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico and Peru. Data broken out by instrument, Year-end totals from December 2016 through 2020, and as of November 30, 2021.
US equity ETFs attracted Colombian AFP investment in September
AFPs increased exposure to US equities, adding USD 338 million in the month. In contrast, they shed positions in Japanese and emerging-market-equity funds.