Luxembourg, 21 November, 2025 – Nordea Asset Management (NAM) is pleased to announce the Government Pension Investment Fund of Japan (GPIF), one of the world’s largest institutional investors, has selected its BetaPlus Enhanced Global ex-Japan Equity Strategy for a portion of its global equity allocation.

GPIF oversees more than EUR 1.5 trillion in assets as of September 2025, taking a long-term investment perspective to secure the investment returns that it requires with minimal risk. GPIF’s investment in the BetaPlus strategy reflects NAM’s robust and repeatable investment process, excellent risk control and consistent alpha capabilities.

The BetaPlus Enhanced Global ex-Japan Equity Strategy is part of NAM’s BetaPlus Enhanced family. With low tracking error and consistent alpha generation, the solutions are an active alternative to passive investments, designed to deliver reliable excess returns with limited active risk.

These strategies, with close to 80bn in AUM*, are managed by NAM’s Multi Asset Team, which has worked together with the same core members for over 20 years. The team applies a proven quantitative, multi-factor framework to deliver strategies that provide scalable, cost-efficient core equity exposure with disciplined risk controls.

“We are honored to support GPIF through our enhanced global equity capabilities,” said Nils Bolmstrand, CEO of Nordea Asset Management. “This collaboration underscores our shared commitment to disciplined investing and responsible stewardship.”

This mandate marks an important milestone for NAM’s BetaPlus strategies and reinforces BetaPlus as a leading solution for institutions seeking dependable, consistent outperformance.