Dutch pension funds returned an estimated average 3.8% in the three months ended Sept. 30, according to WM Performance Services, which today released results of the Dutch Pension Fund index for the third quarter. Year to date through Sept. 30, the index - an indication of the expected return of the WM universe of Dutch pension funds, based on the returns of standard market indexes and the actual asset allocations of the funds comprising the universe at the end of 2005 - is up 4.3%.
The WM Universe of Dutch Pension Funds 2005, the most recent date for which figures are available, consists of 109 participants with total market value of €225 billion.
WM is the European performance measurement division of State Street Corp.
