Taiwan’s pension and annuity funds overseen by the Bureau of Labour Funds (BLF) earned NT$878.8 billion (US$27.4 billion) of investment income and a return of 10.78% in the first two months of 2026.
It was sharply higher than the NT$115 billion income and 1.56% return in the same period last year when US tariffs rocked global stock markets.
“The Taiwan stock market experienced lukewarm trading in February, as investors remained cautious and trading days were limited due to the Lunar New Year holiday,” the BLF says in a statement on April 1. “However, the market rebounded after the holiday, supported by improving capital inflows and the solid fundamentals of Taiwanese new technology companies.”
The Labour Retirement Fund, Taiwan’s largest defined-benefit retirement scheme, was the best performer among the eight BLF funds, with a return of 16.95%.
According to the BLF, the funds will “continue to focus on pursuing long-term investment returns”.
The eight funds had NT$8.88 trillion of assets under management as of end-February, up from NT$7.83 trillion a year ago.
