Mon, 08 Nov 2021 10:18:09 GMT Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/ Dutch households look back on a strong investment year despite considerable turbulence in the financial markets. Overall, the value of household portfolio investments rose by 7.8% in 2025, according to new figures from DNB. This brought total investments to €204.3 billion at year-end. Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2026/households-close-eventful-investment-year-on-a-positive-note/ Crypto securities holdings by Dutch companies, institutions and households have skyrocketed in recent years, new figures from DNB show. Tue, 20 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2026/value-of-dutch-indirect-crypto-investments-grows-to-over-1-billion/ The size of financial relations between the Netherlands and other countries has grown further this year, as revealed by new figures from De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB). Wed, 24 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2025/the-netherlands-remains-financially-closely-intertwined-with-other-countries/ The third quarter of 2025 saw Dutch households’ portfolio investments surpass €200 billion for the first time, as revealed by the latest DNB figures. The growth can mainly be ascribed to rising stock prices. Wed, 19 Nov 2025 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2025/household-investments-break-through-the-200-billion-mark-due-to-rising-stock-prices/ In the first half of 2025, the total value of Dutch institutions’ holdings in foreign government bonds declined by €23 billion, according to new figures from De Nederlandsche Bank. The losses were primarily concentrated in government bonds issued by countries in Europe, driven by interest rates.  Tue, 23 Sep 2025 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2025/dutch-institutions-suffered-losses-on-european-government-bonds-in-first-half-of-2025/ Dutch households are investing more and more in defence companies, new figures from DNB show. Germany’s Rheinmetall has become particularly popular. In Q2 of 2025, it became the first defence contractor to be among the top 25 companies in which households invest directly. Tue, 19 Aug 2025 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2025/investing-in-defence-companies-more-popular-among-households/ In the first quarter of 2025, the total value of Dutch pension funds' investments went down €54 billion (-3%), new figures from DNB show. In foreign investments, negative exchange rate movements in particular contributed to the losses Tue, 17 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2025/weaker-us-dollar-hits-pension-funds-harder-than-falling-stock-prices/ Dutch firms, institutions and households collectively held nearly €3,500 billion worth of securities as at year-end 2024. This is according to new figures DNB today released for the first time. From now on, DNB charts the securities holdings of the overall Dutch economy. Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2025/dutch-portfolio-investments-total-nearly-3-500-billion/ Dutch pension funds invest structurally less in European companies than in US companies, DNB figures reveal. At the end of 2024, invested assets in European (EU) non-financial corporations amounted to €97 billion, compared to €293 billion in US counterparts. Tue, 11 Mar 2025 09:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2025/dutch-pension-funds-invest-more-in-us-companies-than-in-european-companies/ In the fourth quarter of 2024, Dutch households’ portfolio investments reached a new record high of €192.4 billion, as revealed by the latest DNB figures. The increase is entirely due to rising stock market prices, as households also sold a significant amount of their securities holdings. Tue, 18 Feb 2025 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2025/households-with-investments-close-2024-with-record-securities-holdings/ In the third quarter of 2024, portfolio investments of Dutch households reached a new record level of €190.4 billion, new figures from DNB show. This is around 2% up from the previous all-time high recorded in the preceding quarter. Tue, 19 Nov 2024 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2024/household-portfolio-investments-reach-another-all-time-high-in-third-quarter-of-2024/ The value of combined investments of Dutch households reached a record high of €185 billion in the second quarter of 2024. This increase was mainly driven by rising global equity markets, which subsequently fell during the third quarter. Tue, 20 Aug 2024 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2024/household-portfolio-investments-reach-all-time-high-in-second-quarter-of-2024/ Thanks to buoyant stock markets worldwide, Dutch pension funds recorded strong price gains of almost €36 billion on their equity and investment fund shares, according to macroeconomic data from DNB. Thu, 04 Jul 2024 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2024/dutch-pension-funds-see-assets-grow-due-to-price-gains-on-equities/ Dutch investors had a profitable first quarter: in the first three months of 2024, the value of their combined investments rose by €13.1 billion. Households posted returns of €11.3 billion due to higher stock prices, and they made additional net purchases of €1.8 billion. Tue, 21 May 2024 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2024/banner-first-quarter-for-household-portfolio-investments-in-2024-11-3-billion-gain/ The proportion of bonds carrying negative yields fell sharply in the first half of 2021 on the back of rising market rates. As of 30 June 2021, the combined nominal value of Dutch bonds with negative yields totalled €624 billion, down €142 billion on 31 December 2020. Fri, 03 May 2024 16:06:15 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2021/volume-of-dutch-bonds-with-negative-yields-has-fallen-sharply/ The market for Dutch green securitisations of residential mortgages and for green covered bonds more than tripled in size in 2023 compared to 2022, DNB figures show, reflecting investor demand for green investments. Tue, 09 Apr 2024 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2024/sharp-increase-in-green-securitisations-in-2023/ Dutch households on balance sold €4.7 billion worth of investments in the fourth quarter of 2023. This is the highest amount since our record-keeping of this data began, in 2009. Despite historically high sales, the value of household investments still increased due to rising stock prices. Tue, 20 Feb 2024 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2024/households-sold-historically-high-levels-of-investments-in-late-2023/ In the third quarter of 2023, Dutch investment funds achieved relatively solid returns, despite falling global bond and equity prices, as revealed by new DNB figures. Mon, 15 Jan 2024 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2024/us-dollar-appreciation-bolstered-returns-of-dutch-investment-funds-in-third-quarter-of-2023/ Dutch institutional investors such as pension funds, investment funds and insurers kept their investments in risky bonds roughly the same over the past 12 months. This is a break from previous years: since 2019, large investors had expanded their exposure to what are termed high-yield bonds. Wed, 29 Nov 2023 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2023/dutch-large-investors-do-not-expand-investments-in-high-risk-bonds/ Dutch households suffered losses on their portfolio investments in the third quarter of 2023. Overall, the value of portfolio investments fell some €3.6 billion (-2.1%) from a quarter earlier, to €162.4 billion. Mon, 20 Nov 2023 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2023/first-fall-in-dutch-household-portfolio-investments-in-a-year/ Dutch pension funds are increasingly investing their assets in foreign investment funds. Whereas their holdings in Dutch investment fund units have been declining for some time, an increasing share of their assets is being allocated to foreign, especially European, investment funds. Thu, 21 Sep 2023 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2023/dutch-pension-fund-assets-increasingly-allocated-to-foreign-investment-funds/ Dutch companies have once again raised more capital by issuing green bonds, new figures from DNB reveal. In relative terms, the Netherlands is the leader in the euro area when it comes to issuing green debt securities. Thu, 31 Aug 2023 07:56:40 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2023/the-netherlands-european-leader-in-green-bonds/ The value of portfolio investments held by Dutch households continued to increase in the second quarter of 2023. The total value of portfolio investments at the end of June was €165.9 billion, an increase of €5.1 billion (+3.2%) compared to the previous quarter. Tue, 22 Aug 2023 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2023/dutch-household-investments-rise-in-value-again/ Following four quarters of declining assets, the assets under management of Dutch pension funds increased again in the first quarter of 2023. This increase can mainly be ascribed to price gains, especially of equities. Tue, 13 Jun 2023 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2023/dutch-pension-funds-invest-more-in-the-netherlands/ Dutch investors started off well in 2023 – in the first quarter, the value of investments held by Dutch households increased by €7.8 billion. Despite the turmoil in financial markets, Dutch households also invested more in equities and bonds issued by banks. Tue, 23 May 2023 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2023/dutch-households-book-investment-gains-in-first-quarter-of-2023/ In 2022, Dutch households again invested more in emerging markets such as South Africa, Brazil and China. Despite net purchases, the value of these investments decreased to €2,241 million at the end of 2022 due to price losses, down from a record €2,631 million at the end of 2021. Mon, 20 Feb 2023 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2023/dutch-households-invest-more-in-emerging-markets/ Dutch households suffered large losses on investment funds in the first three quarters of 2022, DNB figures show. Falling stock market prices and rising interest rates reduced the size of investments in funds by €18.3 billion (-15.9%) to €97.3 billion in the first nine months of this year. Wed, 30 Nov 2022 10:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2022/dutch-households-suffer-large-losses-on-investment-fund-positions/ Dutch households again lost a significant amount of wealth in the stock market in the second quarter of 2022. Thu, 22 Sep 2022 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2022/households-again-suffer-big-losses-on-equities/ The volume of investments by Dutch households in listed equities fell by €3.0 billion to €58.9 billion in the first quarter of 2022. The 4.9% drop compared to the previous quarter was mainly due to falling share prices; only a small part was caused by sales of shares. Tue, 07 Jun 2022 09:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2022/dutch-households-suffered-large-losses-from-equity-investments-in-first-quarter-of-2022/ Since year-end 2018, the value of investments held by Dutch households has increased by EUR 58 billion to over EUR 185 billion at year-end 2021, according to the first publication of new DNB statistics on households’ investments. This growth was mainly driven by price gains. Thu, 24 Mar 2022 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2022/dutch-households-investments-grew-to-over-eur-180-billion-in-2021/ The return on Dutch investment funds averaged 7.3% per year over the period from 2015 to July 2021. Fri, 01 Oct 2021 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2021/return-on-dutch-investment-funds-is-the-highest-in-the-euro-area/ Driven by rising stock prices, the total market value of Dutch companies reached an all-time high of EUR 1,407 billion in the first quarter of 2021, an increase of 13.6% quarter on quarter. Wed, 19 May 2021 10:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2021/rising-stock-prices-drive-market-value-of-dutch-companies-to-record-high/ Dutch investors purchased domestic debt securities during the COVID-19 pandemic. In March, April and May 2020 their net purchases amounted to EUR 55 billion, while on balance there were no purchases of foreign debt securities. ... Thu, 16 Jul 2020 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2020/domestic-debt-securities-portfolio-increased-by-eur-55-billion-during-the-coronavirus-crisis/ Dutch investors strongly retrenched to their home market in April 2020. They purchased a net amount of EUR 29 billion in domestic debt securities, while selling EUR 10 billion in foreign debt securities. Dutch firms also issued a record amount (EUR 42 billion) of corporate bonds in April 2020. Thu, 11 Jun 2020 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2020/dutch-investors-retrench-to-their-home-market-during-the-covid-19-crisis/ As a result of the coronavirus crisis, Dutch investment funds recorded a negative return of 11.7% in the first quarter of 2020, a development that eliminated a year and a half of accumulated returns. Equity funds lost a much longer period of accumulated returns ... Fri, 22 May 2020 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2020/eighteen-months-of-accumulated-investment-fund-returns-evaporated-through-recent-price-losses/ Dutch investors purchased securities from European countries heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. they purchased debt securities and listed equities issued in France, Italy and Spain worth EUR 3.3 billion and EUR 0.5 billion, respectively, on a net basis. ... Thu, 07 May 2020 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2020/dutch-investors-continue-to-invest-in-european-countries-heavily-impacted-by-covid-19-despite-loss-in-value/ In 2019 investment funds achieved returns of 18%, the highest level in 11 years. This was slightly below the increase of the AEX index (24%). The difference can be explained from the fact that investment funds also invest in bonds and ... Fri, 21 Feb 2020 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2020/dutch-investment-funds-in-2019-achieve-highest-returns-since-the-financial-crisis/ Dutch private investors hold an increasingly smaller proportion of the Netherlands’ sovereign debt. In the third quarter of 2019, they held EUR 90.8 billion (nominal), against EUR 93.2 billion in the second quarter, down 2.5% quarter-on-quarter. Fri, 07 Feb 2020 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2020/dutch-investors-hold-smaller-positions-in-dutch-government-paper/