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Temasek in US Markets: Concentrated Positions, Thematic Investments, Competitive Returns

18th February, 2026

Temasek’s latest 13F filing for end-December 2025 confirms that its US-listed portfolio is being run as a high-conviction expression of a small number of long-term themes rather than a benchmark-style allocation.

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Mubadala’s Public Equity Strategy: Concentration Holds, Optionality Expands

17th February, 2026

Mubadala’s latest 13F filing for Q4 2025 confirms that its US-listed equity portfolio remains dominated by a single strategic industrial holding, but the Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund has broadened the rest of its portfolio, making it more thematic and more active than it has been for several quarters.

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PIF and the Saudi IPO Programme: Why Tadawul Matters More Than Ever

15th January, 2026

Saudi Arabia’s IPO pipeline for 2026 is sizeable by any regional standard. But the headline number of listings matters less than who is driving them, and why. At the centre of that story sits the Public Investment Fund (PIF).

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PIF and Lucid: Strong Q4 Results Support Continued Ownership Structure – For Now

6th January, 2026

The Public Investment Fund remains the controlling shareholder of Lucid Group, and its long-term strategy toward the investment continues to attract scrutiny.

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Paramount’s Warner Bid Shows How Gulf Funds Now Back US Media Deals At Arm’s Length

9th December, 2025

Paramount Skydance’s hostile offer for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is an example of how Gulf sovereign wealth capital is being used in politically sensitive US sectors as funding partners without formal influence.

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Maple 8’s AI Bet: Concentrated Risk, US$55bn+ Potential Losses in Crash Scenario

24th November, 2025

Canada’s big public funds are sitting on sizeable AI-linked positions in their US equity portfolios, which could result in losses of at least US$55 billion across the Maple 8 in the event of a dot-com-style crash – implying a direct hit on combined assets of around 2.5-3.0%, even before contagion effects are factored in.

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ADIA’s Ooredoo Selldown Highlights Changing Ties in Gulf Capital Markets

20th November, 2025

The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) is selling half of its 10% stake in Ooredoo, the Qatari telecoms group, in a secondary share sale that could raise up to US$572 million.

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Mubadala’s Public Equity Strategy: Chips, Credit and Crypto, Revisited

19th November, 2025

Mubadala’s latest 13F filing for Q3 2025 shows a US-listed equity portfolio that is still dominated by a single strategic holding, but with a steadily more developed supporting cast around it.

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Temasek’s Quiet High-Conviction Bet on Big Finance, Big Tech and Asian Platforms

18th November, 2025

Temasek’s US-listed equity portfolio has grown steadily more concentrated, more technology-heavy and more tied to global financial infrastructure over the past 18 months, according to its quarterly 13F filings.

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From US$56 Billion to Six Stocks: What PIF’s Brutal 13F Shrink Really Means

17th November, 2025

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has just done something that, on paper, looks like a rapid exit from US public equities.

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SWFs are Driving the Take-Private Surge

13th November, 2025

In the past two years, public-to-private (P2P) deals have re-emerged as one of the most reliable channels for private capital deployment at a time of volatility, with sovereign wealth funds serving as anchors and cornerstone investors in consortium take-privates.

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NPS weighs tactical boost to Korean equities as rally tests policy limits

11th November, 2025

South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) is weighing a tactical increase in its domestic equity exposure after this year’s sharp stock market rally pushed the fund up against its own allocation limits, forcing a collision between long-term diversification policy and short-term political and market pressures.

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