公的年金、黒字４．９兆円　累積収益初の１００兆円超え―４～６月期

　公的年金を運用する年金積立金管理運用独立行政法人（ＧＰＩＦ）は６日、２０２１年４～６月期の運用実績が４兆９８１９億円の黒字だったと発表した。黒字は５四半期連続。新型コロナウイルスワクチンの接種拡大に伴う景気回復への期待や主要国での金融緩和により、保有する外国株が上昇した。
　市場運用を始めた０１年度からの累積収益額は１００兆３１８２億円で、初めて１００兆円を超えた。運用資産額は６月末時点で１９１兆６１８９億円に上り、累積収益額とともに過去最高を更新した。
　４～６月期の収益率は２．６８％。保有資産別の収益額の内訳は、外国株が３兆９９０８億円でトップ。外国債が８８７３億円、国内債が２０８９億円と続いた。一方、国内株はコロナ感染再拡大への警戒感を背景に１０５１億円の赤字だった。（2021/08/06-19:14）

Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund said Friday that it posted an investment return of 4,981.9 billion yen, or 2.68 pct, in April-June, remaining in the black for the fifth consecutive quarter.
   The market prices of foreign equities owned by the GPIF went up amid hopes for an economic recovery in line with progress on COVID-19 vaccinations, as well as accommodative monetary policies in major economies.
   The GPIF's total return since it started market investments in fiscal 2001 came to 100,318.2 billion yen, exceeding the 100-trillion-yen mark for the first time.
   The pension fund's investment assets totaled 191,618.9 billion yen as of the end of June, also a record high.
   In April-June, the pension fund logged 3,990.8 billion yen in profit from investments in foreign shares, 887.3 billion yen from foreign bonds and 208.9 billion yen from domestic bonds.