ADIC invests these revenues in a variety of asset classes, including stocks, bonds, real estate, infrastructure, and private equity. Money from a country's excess reserves, set aside for investment to benefit its economy and domestic population, typically composes a sovereign wealth fund SWF.
The funding for an SWF often comes from central bank reserves that accumulate due to budget and trade surpluses or revenue derived from the export of natural resources.
ADIC's investment strategies include relative value strategies, hedged equity strategies, macro strategies, event driven strategies, and a systematic CTA.
Some countries launch SWFs to diversify their revenue streams. For instance, the UAE relies on oil exports for its wealth. Therefore, it devotes a portion of its reserves to wealth funds that invest in diversified assets to help protect the country from oil-related price and supply risks. It is, therefore, a government-owned sovereign wealth fund. Sovereign wealth funds manage the assets of countries.
Abu Dhabi Investment Council. The International Trade Administration. Table of Contents Expand. Table of Contents. Understanding ADIC. Merger of ADIC. Trading Fund Trading. The primary source of revenue for Abu Dhabi comes from the oil industry and sovereign wealth funds typically invest a country's surplus reserves.
