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ABP shifts €29 billion from US bonds to European debt, excluding France
Dutch pension fund ABP has sold €29 billion in US government bonds since March last year.
It used some of the proceeds to buy government debt from Germany, the Netherlands and Spain.
France did not benefit from this shift in investments.
French government bonds were left out as ABP redirected money to other European countries.
Thomas van Galen, chief strategist at Achmea Investment Management, said France faces structural problems that have put its government bonds under pressure.
The information given does not say what ABP plans to do next.
Dutch pension fund ABP has sold €29 billion in US government bonds since March 2025.
It used the proceeds to buy debt including bonds from Germany, the Netherlands and Spain.
France was not among the countries that benefited from the shift.
Achmea Investment Management chief strategist Thomas van Galen said France faces structural problems that are putting its government bonds under pressure.
- Who
- Dutch pension fund ABP.
- What
- It sold €29 billion in US government bonds and bought debt from European countries, excluding France.
- When
- Since March 2025.
- Where
- The shift involved US government bonds and debt from Germany, the Netherlands and Spain.
- Why
- Not stated. Thomas van Galen said France faces structural problems that are putting its government bonds under pressure.
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- Amount sold
- €29 billion in US government bonds
- Start
- March 2025
- European debt bought
- Germany, the Netherlands and Spain
- Excluded country
- France








