National Wealth Fund stands at $165 bln as of April 1 — Russian Finance Ministry

Business & Economy April 03, 14:12

The total calculated income from the placement of the funds at the National Wealth Fund in foreign currency accounts with the Bank of Russia, recalculated into US dollars, amounted to $29 mln for the period from December 15, 2025 to March 31, 2026

MOSCOW, April 3. /TASS/. The National Wealth Fund stood at 13.41 trillion rubles as of April 1, 2026, or 5.7% of GDP projected for 2026, according to the Russian Finance Ministry’s website. The National Wealth Fund is equivalent to $165 bln.

Liquid assets of the fund amounted to 3.9 trillion rubles as of April 1 (1.7% of GDP projected for 2026), equivalent to $47.8 bln.

"In March 2026, part of the funds at the National Wealth Fund held in accounts with the Bank of Russia in the amounts of 3,183.3 mln Chinese yuan and 1,848.8 kg of gold in unallocated form were sold for 59,690.2 mln rubles. The proceeds were credited to the unified account of the federal budget to finance its deficit," the statement said.

In addition, in March the funds at the National Wealth Fund totaling 3.56 bln rubles were converted into 306.9 mln Chinese yuan.

The total calculated income from the placement of the funds at the National Wealth Fund in foreign currency accounts with the Bank of Russia, recalculated into US dollars, amounted to $29 mln for the period from December 15, 2025 to March 31, 2026, which is equivalent to 2.4 bln rubles.

Foreign exchange differences on the fund’s assets denominated in foreign currency and the revaluation of gold in which the fund’s resources are invested amounted in total to 273.7 bln rubles for the period from January 1 to March 31, 2026. Accounts of the National Wealth Fund with the Bank of Russia hold 185.2 bln Chinese yuan, 145.3 tons of gold, and 2.9 bln rubles.

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