Government Pension Investment Fund


Government Pension Investment Fund, or GPIF, is an incorporated administrative agency, established in 2006 by the Japanese government. It is the largest pool of retirement savings in the world. Japan's GPIF is the largest public fund investor in Japan by assets and is a major proponent of the Stewardship Principles. As of September 2025, GPIF had ¥277 trillion in assets under management.
WWW gpif.go.jp

Governance

GPIF is reporting directly to the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, while it commissions external asset management institutions with investments. The board of governors consists of the president Kazuto Uchida, planning and general affairs director Izumi Junichi, CIO Yoshizawa Yusuke, chairperson Hirohide Yamaguchi and eight other regular members.

Profile

The Government Pension Investment Fund states that it has been established on the following investment principles:
  • The overarching goal should be achieve the investment returns required for the public pension system with minimal risks, solely for the benefit of pension recipients from a long-term perspective, thereby contributing to the stability of the system.
  • The primary investment strategy should be diversification by asset class, region, and timeframe. While acknowledging fluctuations of market prices in the short term, we shall achieve investment returns in a more stable and efficient manner by taking advantage of our long-term investment horizon, whilst at the same time we shall secure sufficient liquidity to pay pension benefits.
  • We formulate the policy asset mix, and manage and control risks at the levels of the overall asset portfolio, each asset class, and each asset manager. We employ both passive and active investments to benchmark returns set for each asset class, while seeking untapped profitable investment opportunities.
  • By fulfilling our responsibilities, we shall continue to maximise medium-to long-term equity investment returns for the benefit of pension recipients.
In 2019, GPIF started to invest into the Asian Development Banks Green Bonds.
Since April 2020, the GPIF invests in a mix of roughly 50% stocks and 50% bonds. This is subdivided into 25% domestic equities, 25% international equities, 25% domestic bonds, and 25% international bonds. The amount of each asset class is allowed to deviate up to 6–8 percentage points from its target allocation.
In August 2023 the GPIF reported a record quarterly profit of ¥18.98 trillion. This strong performance was attributed to high global stock performance and the weakness of the Japanese Yen which increased overseas returns.

Collaboration

The GPIF has diversified investments with the following external asset management institutions: