The Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) ranked 76th among 109 sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) tracked by IE University in 2026, as the SWF industry surpassed $15 trillion in assets under management (AUM).
IE University estimated the MIF's assets under management (AUM) at $2.2 billion in 2026, compared to $8.9 billion in the previous report. This placed the MIF as the smallest of the region's SWFs.
Other leading SWFs in the region included Singapore's GIC, ranked 6th with $936 billion in AUM, and Temasek, ranked 13th with $323 billion. Indonesia's Danantara, established in recent years, ranked 16th with $230 billion in AUM.
The SWF industry experienced significant growth, with a combined AUM of $15.1 trillion as of April 2026. This represents an aggregate increase of almost $2 trillion, or 14%, in eighteen months.
The growth was driven by several top-performing SWFs, including Norway's Government Pension Fund Global, which increased by 18% to $2.1 trillion, and China Investment Corp., which rose by 18% to $1.57 trillion.
The number of direct investment transactions completed by SWFs also increased, from 473 deals in the previous report to 391 transactions between July 1, 2024 and Dec. 31, 2025.
Aggregate deal value rose 91% to $404 billion in the 2026 edition, a significant increase from the previous year.
