Real Returns vs 3.5% Benchmark — 2025

The 3.5% real return benchmark is the actuarial discount rate used to assess fund sustainability

Above benchmark
Below benchmark
3.5% target

Avg Real Return

+2.25%

Benchmark

3.50%

Funds Above Benchmark

1 / 11

Brú

Surplus
Real Return+4.00%
Nominal Return+7.80%
Total Assets625,174m ISK

Frjálsi

Balanced
Real Return+3.35%
Nominal Return+7.20%
Total Assets594,600m ISK

Gildi

Balanced
Real Return+3.30%
Nominal Return+7.10%
Total Assets1,225,144m ISK

LV

Balanced
Real Return+3.20%
Nominal Return+7.00%
Total Assets1,566,437m ISK

LSR

Balanced
Real Return+2.70%
Nominal Return+6.60%
Total Assets1,663,945m ISK

Almenni+Lífsverk

Balanced
Real Return+2.35%
Nominal Return—
Total Assets728,000m ISK

Birta

Balanced
Real Return+2.11%
Nominal Return+5.89%
Total Assets736,700m ISK

Stapi

Balanced
Real Return+1.80%
Nominal Return+5.60%
Total Assets462,200m ISK

Festa

Balanced
Real Return+1.50%
Nominal Return+5.30%
Total Assets346,500m ISK

Íslif

Deficit
Real Return+0.73%
Nominal Return+4.43%
Total Assets216,400m ISK

LSV

Deficit
Real Return-0.31%
Nominal Return+3.40%
Total Assets97,207m ISK

Data sourced from annual reports of Icelandic pension funds · 2025 · For informational purposes only.