The market value of assets held by Canadian trusteed pension funds continued to grow in the third quarter of 2021, rising $39.0 billion to $2.18 trillion or up 1.8% from the previous quarter.
The growth in the quarter was driven mainly by the four top asset classes; bonds (+2.6%), equities (+1.4%), real estate (+5.4%), and infrastructure (+3.5%), followed by other assets (+1.9%). Several asset classes decreased in the third quarter with accounts receivable showing the largest decrease (-5.4%), followed by government of Canada treasury bills (-7.8%) and cash, deposits, guaranteed investment certificates (-10.4%).
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