Foreign reserves

Size and return

Market value of the investment portfolio over the last 12 months, and change in market value in the second quarter of 2007. In millions of NOK

 

Equity management

Fixed income management

Total

30 June 2006

79 754

125 934

205 688

30 September 2006

87 672

135 407

223 079

31 December 2006

93 143

132 374

224 517

31 March 2007

92 860

131 408

224 269

Transfers of new capital

300

-300

-

Return

6 580

-1 501

5 079

Change in krone value

-2 297

-3 073

-5 370

30 June 2007

97 443

126 535

223 978

Return on the investment portfolio in the second quarter of 2007. Per cent

 

Return measured in terms of the benchmark currency basket

Return measured in NOK

 

Actual portfolio

Benchmark portfolio

Actual portfolio

Benchmark portfolio

Excess return

Q1

1.43

1.41

-0.11

-0.13

0.02

April

1.70

1.63

0.51

0.44

0.07

May

1.03

0.96

1.69

1.63

0.06

June

-0.45

-0.52

-2.28

-2.35

0.07

Q2

2.28

2.08

-0.13

-0.32

0.20

Year to date

3.74

3.51

-0.24

-0.46

0.22


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Last updated 21.08.2007