Statistics on Pension Funds: Q1 2026
15/06/2026 - Press Releases
- Total assets of pension funds increased by 0.5% to €2,859 million at the end of the first quarter of 2026 from €2,846 million in the previous quarter.
Total assets of occupational pension funds (“pension funds”) increased by €13 million compared with the previous quarter and stood at €2,859 million in the first quarter of 2026.
In further detail, the overall deposits of pension funds remained unchanged at €96 million at the end of the first quarter of 2026. Deposits’ share in total assets remained unchanged compared with the previous quarter and stood at 3.4%.
Total holdings of debt securities increased to €1,216 million, at the end of the first quarter of 2026, from €1,184 million in the previous quarter. This development is mainly due to net purchases of domestic and foreign bonds, partially offset by overall decreases in bond prices. Debt securities’ share in total assets increased to 42.5% at the end of the first quarter of 2026, compared with 41.6% in the previous quarter.
Total holdings of investment fund shares increased to €1,048 million at the end of the first quarter of 2026, from €1,035 million in the previous quarter. The increase in these holdings is due to net purchases of domestic and foreign shares, partially offset by overall decreases in funds’ share prices. Investment fund holdings’ share in total assets stood at 36.7%, compared with 36.4% in the previous quarter.
Equity holdings decreased to €448 million at the end of the first quarter of 2026 from €463 million in the previous quarter. This development is mainly due to an overall decrease in equity prices. Equity holdings’ share in total assets decreased to 15.7% from 16.3% in the previous quarter.
Table 1: Balance Sheet of Pension Funds (EUR millions at the end of the period)
Table 2: Net flows of investments of Pension Funds (EUR million)
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The next Press Release on “Statistics on Pension Funds” for the second quarter of 2026 will be published on 9 September 2026, according to the Advance release calendar on the Bank of Greece website.
* Pension Funds include compulsory and non-compulsory pension funds