LHV Pensionifond S
Suitable if
- you have 2–5 years left until retirement age,
- you have low risk tolerance,
- your aim is the preservation and modest growth of your pension savings.
Strategy
The Fund's assets are mainly invested in bonds. The Fund's assets may be invested in sub-investment grade bonds. Up to 25% of the fund's assets may be invested in real estate, infrastructure, equity funds and convertible bonds. The Fund may also grant a loan. The long-term preferred asset class of the fund is listed debt instruments.
Biggest investments
The data is presented as at 31.12.2022
Biggest investments | |
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German Treasury Bill 18/01/2023 | 10.38% |
Riigi Kinnisvara 1.61% 09/06/27 | 8.31% |
Luminor 0.792% 03/12/24 | 7.32% |
Romania 2.875% 28/10/24 | 5.13% |
Estonia 4.0% 12/10/2032 | 5.01% |
ZKB Gold ETF | 4.63% |
ALTUMG 1.3% 07/03/25 | 4.53% |
France Government 25/02/23 | 3.45% |
KBC Group NV 0.625% 07/12/2031 | 3.16% |
BNP Paribas 2.5% 31/03/2032 | 3.13% |
Biggest investments in Estonia
Biggest investments in Estonia | |
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Riigi Kinnisvara 1.61% 09/06/27 | 8.31% |
Luminor 0.792% 03/12/24 | 7.32% |
Estonia 4.0% 12/10/2032 | 5.01% |
Asset Classes
Information about the fund
Information about the fund | |
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Volume of the fund (as of 31.12.2022) | 28,872,118.85 € |
Management company | LHV Varahaldus |
Equity in the fund | 120 000 units |
Rate of the depository’s charge | 0.0468% (paid by LHV) |
Depository | AS SEB Pank |
Entry fee: 0%
Exit fee: 0%
Management fee: 0,6240%
Success fee: no commission
Ongoing charges (inc management fee): 0,64%
Ongoing charges are based on expenses for the last calendar year, ie 2021. Ongoing charges may vary from year to year.
Terms and Conditions
Prospectus
December 2022: The most difficult year in the bond market in recent decades
Kristo Oidermaa and Romet Enok, Fund Managers
European bond markets were again in the red in December. The entirety of 2022 was one of the most difficult years in recent decades. The sudden raising of interest rates by central banks caught most market participants by surprise, and the fluctuations were sharp at times.
The more investors sought risk and held longer-dated bonds, the more they lost. In the end, the market average result for the year was –17% in Europe, and the Estonian government bond offered a return of –21%.
The LHV S pension fund ended the year with a result of –2.2%. It ranked fourth among the 26 second-pillar funds of the Estonian pension system.
The price drop in the market offered us many opportunities during the year to acquire new positions for the fund at an attractive interest rate. Nevertheless, the fund still has a considerable amount of liquidity because the impact of the economic recession has not yet reached companies, and this is where the next place to buy may be.
November 2022: We acquired bonds of a Swedish asset management company
Kristo Oidermaa and Romet Enok, Fund Manager
In early November, we made a new investment in the long-term bonds of EQT, a large Swedish asset management company. EQT’s business model consists of acquiring, managing, and selling unlisted businesses. As the company involves, on a European scale, rather minor amounts of debt capital, the prices of its securities move more than average in certain situations. Therefore, the price of the bonds issued in spring had fallen by approximately 20% by the beginning of November, and at our purchase price, they offer an annual yield of 5.9%.
The acceleration of inflation has slowed down in Europe, and likewise expectations about how high interest rates could rise have also become more modest. There is still some uncertainty, however, and the deterioration of corporate results should start to come into focus. We have prepared for this, waiting for opportunities to add new investments to the fund.
October 2022: A price drop has made bonds attractive
Kristo Oidermaa and Romet Enok, Fund Manager
After the recent months’ decline in bond prices, we began making purchases in October.
We participated in the new sale of Estonian government bonds at the beginning of the month, when the government raised money to cover the budget deficit for ten years, at a price of slightly more than 4%. Estonia’s very high international credit rating creates the potential for these bonds to bring the buyer a higher yield than the issue price.
As the month progressed, we also added bonds from European markets to our portfolio. Companies dealing in raw materials have strong financial results and relatively low debt burdens, while bond prices have fallen sharply. While companies paid investors 1 to 2% interest at the beginning of the year, the expected annual return at our purchase level is 5 to 7%.

The rising price of money led to a decline in asset prices
Andres Viisemann, Head of LHV Pension Funds
The year 2022 was pivotal for securities markets. In early January, several of the world’s largest and most important stock indexes were at all-time highs, and global bond markets held more than 10 trillion dollars worth of low-risk bonds that investors were willing to pay to hold.