Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych PZU (TFI PZU) operates on the mutual fund market in the PZU Group. It offers products and services for both retail and institutional clients – including additional investment and savings programs forming part of the third pillar of the social security system: Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs), Employee Savings Plans (ESPs), Employee Pension Plans (EPPs), Employee Capital Schemes (ECSs), Company Investment Plans (CIPs) and Group Pension Plans (GPPs) which additionally offer Individual Retirement Security Accounts (IRSAs).
As at the end of 2019, TFI PZU had 36 funds and sub-funds in its portfolio and 8 ECS sub-funds. The year 2019 saw continued growth of the inPZU SFIO passive funds available on the inpzu.pl platform. TFI PZU also provides asset management services.
As at 31 December 2019, TFI PZU managed a portfolio of net assets worth PLN 21.2 billion, which translates into a 7.9% market share. Accordingly, it is among the largest mutual fund companies in Poland – as at 31 December 2019 it was ranked fourth in Poland according to reports published by the Chamber of Fund and Asset Management (IZFiA). TFI PZU is also a market leader in the employee pension plan segment among institutions operating in this market with net assets of PLN 6.1 billion. In turn, the assets accumulated in ECS funds as at 31 December 2019 amounted to PLN 9 million, representing a 10.5% market share.
TFI PZU’s net assets (in PLN billion)
At yearend 2019, the net asset value of funds managed byTFI PZU was PLN 21.2 billion, up 7% from the end of 2018. As regards the most popular solutions, very notable was the increase in assets managed by PZU Obligacje Krótkoterminowe (former PZU Oszczędnościowy) by PLN 635 million, PZU Papierów Dłużnych POLONEZ by PLN 687 million, PZU Dłużny Rynków Wschodzących by PLN 163 million, PZU FIZ Sektora Nieruchomości 2 by PLN 142 million, PZU Dłużny Aktywny by PLN 134 million, PZU Stabilnego Wzrostu MAZUREK by PLN 126 million. The following funds recorded the largest decreases in net assets at yearend 2019: PZU FIZ Forte, PZU Akcji Spółek Dywidendowych, PZU FIZ Medyczny, PZU FIZ Focus, PZU FIZ Combo and PZU FIO Ochrony Majątku.
Changes in the asset value of individual funds were driven predominantly by:
- active sales of funds as part of Employee Pension Plans;
- active sales of PZU Oszczędnościowy and PZU PD Polonez for retail clients;
- launch of inPZU SFIO, a new product line of passive funds;
- difficult situation on the equity market causing outflows from this class of funds;
- unfavorable sentiment towards closed-end funds on the domestic market.