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Rise in US stocks benefits stock funds
Danish private investors investing in stock funds received a return of 19.7 per cent in 2024. The high return in 2024 was primarily due to large gains on US stocks – including technology stocks such as NVIDIA, Apple and Amazon. Around half of the return in Danish investment funds in 2024, measured in kroner, came from US stocks. The returns in bond funds and mixed funds were also at higher levels in 2024 compared to previous years. Bond funds achieved a return of 4.3 per cent, while mixed funds, which invests in both stocks and bonds, ended up with a return of 10.6 per cent. In previous years, these funds have not given nearly as high returns as equity funds due to their investments in bonds, which resulted in losses after interest rates rose. When interest rates fell again, this resulted in capital gains and positive bond returns.
Stock funds achieved a return of 19.7 per cent in 2024
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Private investors (employees etc.) time weighted returns in investment funds by main categories of the funds: stocks, bonds, and mixed. Data covers Danish investment funds, regulated by the Danish Investment Associations etc. Act (i.e., UCITS). Find chart data in the Statbank.