Total Greek occupational pension fund assets reached €2,859m at the end of the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, a rise of 0.5 per cent (€13m) on the fourth quarter of 2025, when assets stood at €2,846m, according to data from the Bank of Greece.

During the quarter, overall pension fund deposits remained unchanged at €96m at the end of Q1.

This resulted in deposits’ share in total assets remaining unchanged at 3.4 per cent compared to the previous quarter.

Total holdings of debt securities increased to €1,216m at the end of Q1 2026, up from €1,184m in the previous quarter. The Bank of Greece mainly credited this development to net purchases of domestic and foreign bonds, partially offset by overall decreases in bond prices.

Meanwhile, debt securities’ share increased to 42.5 per cent of total assets at the end of Q1 2026, compared with 41.6 per cent in the previous quarter.

Total holdings of investment fund shares also increased to €1,048m, up from €1,035m in the previous quarter. The increase in these holdings was attributed to net purchases of domestic and foreign shares, partially offset by overall decreases in funds’ share prices. 

Investment fund holdings’ share in total assets increased to 36.7 per cent, compared with 36.4 per cent in the previous quarter.

Furthermore, equity holdings decreased to €448m at the end of Q1, down from €463m in the previous quarter. The Bank of Greece said this development was mainly due to an overall decrease in equity prices. 

The share of equity holdings in total assets decreased to 15.7 per cent from 16.3 per cent in the previous quarter.

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