Analysis of UK Equities Ownership by the Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund Which May Help Inform Investment Decisions

Bentley, Peter ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6438-0028 (2026) Analysis of UK Equities Ownership by the Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund Which May Help Inform Investment Decisions. Technical Report. University of Gloucestershire, University of Gloucestershire. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

The Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund manages revenue from Norway’s oil and gas resources to benefit current and future generations. The fund publishes data on its holdings from which it possible to gain a high-level view of the fund for investment decisions. Papers have been written which analyse the fund at a macro-statistical level but no analysis could be found for the individual equities level. This paper discusses analysis of Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund held UK Equities data from the years 1998 to 2024, providing a view of long, medium and short-term holdings. The analysis is done only using Spreadsheets. In the business of IT/Cyber only using publicly available software is known as Living Off The Land. The analysis finds that the active management of the fund could help inform personal or professional investment decisions.

Item Type:	Monograph (Technical Report)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund; NSWF; Government Pension Fund Global; Investment; Retirement Income; Microsoft; Excel; Spreadsheet; Living Off The Land
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HG Finance > HG4001 Finance management. Business finance H Social Sciences > HG Finance > HG4501 Investment, capital formation, speculation
Divisions:	Schools and Research Institutes > School of Business, Computing and Social Sciences
Depositing User:	Peter Bentley
Date Deposited:	07 Oct 2026 10:46
Last Modified:	07 Oct 2026 10:46
URI:	https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/16524

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