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Forget hedge funds. The world's biggest investors are sovereign wealth funds. When these countries move money around, the financial world listens.
Notable Investments: Saudi Arabia's sovereign fund derives most of its wealth from the country's vast oil production and exportation activities. Despite its size, the fund is pretty conservative when it comes to investing.
It has small stakes in some stocks, and spends most of its money on social development within Saudi Arabia and the region.