List of the 400 largest Pension Funds in Europe [Update 2024] (2024)

List of the 3 largest pension funds in Europe

In the following, we are introducing you to five of the largest pension investment funds in Europe that are also part of our list.

1. Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP (Netherlands)

The Dutch ABP fund is one of the world’s largest pension funds, dedicated to civil servants in the Netherlands. The Heerlen-based pension fund manages over €570BN.

Update 2024: In 2023, the Dutch pension fund Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP acquired Kentner, a Dutch energy infrastructure solutions company, together with OMERS.

2. Pensioenfonds Zorg en Welzijn (PFZW) (Netherlands)

The PGGM pension fund is another major Dutch pension fund with more than €270BN in assets. The fund from Zeist is a major playor in global investment markets, also investing in private equity through its subsidiary AlpInvest Partners.

3. Norway Government Pension Fund Global (Norway)

The Norwegian Government Pension Fund is another major playor on financial markets. It holds a significant share of global stocks and is also an important investor in Norway.

Columns included in our list

Through our list, you can get an overview of the largest European pension funds. In detail, the list offers the most important data points to get in touch with the most important pension plan providers:

Name
Country
URL
E-Mail (if available)
LinkedIn Page (if available)
Assets under Management in €M (approximation, if available)

Especially the LinkedIn pages of the pension funds helps to get in touch with the executives and investment managers of the included firms.

European countries with most pension funds

In Europe, only a few countries in Europe have a relevant number of active pension funds. The European countries with most pension funds are the United Kingdom (UK), Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland.

Source: Benjamin Davies, Charles Postiaux (UK), Javier M (Netherlands), Henrique Ferreira (Switzerland), Jan Antonin Kolar (Germany)