The investment data was retrieved in May 2024 and shows that institutional investors currently hold $4.3 trillion in bonds and shares of fossil fuel companies. These investments are held by pension funds, insurance companies, asset managers, hedge funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowment funds and asset management arms of commercial banks., mutual fund assets, while fiduciaries—banks and individuals serving as trustees, guardians, or administrators—and other institutional investors held the remaining 26 percent., institutional investors started the year with underweight4 positions in risky assets, particularly sovereign debt, corporate bonds and foreign exchange markets, while cash levels were at the highest levels observed since the global financial crisis., Over the last 35 years, the largest institutional investors quadrupled their holdings in the equity market. As of December 2014, the largest asset manager oversaw 4.4% of the total equity, This report reveals the fossil fuel holdings of over 7,500 pension funds, insurance companies, asset managers, hedge funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowment funds and asset management arms of commercial banks. In May 2024, these institutional investors held $4.3 trillion in bonds and shares of fossil fuel companies., Up to the I World War, stocks were owned by wealthy private individuals. 100 years later, institutional investors hold twice as many assets than private individuals. After the World War I, pension plans become common. The driving force are now Mutual funds. As early as 1925, middle class investors started pooling their savings. investors..