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Social Security Investment Fund ( SSIF ) CEO Kholoud Saqqaf said that the Fund retained a good performance throughout the third quarter of 2021 as total assets kept growing to reach JD 12.1 billion, in comparison with JD 11.2 million as at the end of 2020. These assets were distributed over money market instruments that constituted 11.8 % of the total portfolio, bonds 57.7 %, loans 3.4 %, equity 17 %, real estate investments 6 % and tourism investments 2.5 %. Saqqaf said that the Fund’s income also grew to reach JD 440 million in comparison with JD 375.6 million for the same period of 2020, representing a growth of 17%. This was attributed to the growth in the returns from bonds and money market instruments. Due to ASE positive performance, the Fund public equity portfolio registered around JD 441 million unrealized book profits as at the end of the third quarter compared to unrealized losses of JD 343 million for the same period of last year. SSIF is currently considering investments in several major projects announced by the Public-Private Partnership Unit, including the Aqaba-Amman desalination and water transport project (the national carrier project), in addition to schools, tourism and real estate projects, the CEO noted. Saqqaf concluded that the Fund is currently developing its strategic plan ( 2022 – 2025) to further augment SSC financial sustainability and achieve feasible return of the various investments. SSIF also follows the best international practices in disclosure as it publishes its financial reports quarterly on the Fund’s website: www.ssif.gov.
The Social Security Corporation (SSC) is a major investor in the tourism sector. Geographically, its portfolio covers most parts of the Kingdom through direct and indirect investments.
SSIF invests in the energy sector through strategic holdings in electricity generation and distribution companies, in addition to renewable energy projects
Al Daman for Development Zones Company (DDC) was established in 2009 as a private shareholding company fully owned by the Social Security Corporation. DDC is the investment arm of the Investment Fund for infrastructure development, services and marketing for the King Hussein Bin Talal Development Area in Al Mafraq and the Irbid Development Area
The value of the equity portfolio amounted to around JD 2,699.6 million as at 31/03/2025
The portfolio consists of money market instruments with maturity dates that do not exceed one year, such as deposits, treasury bills, repurchase agreements, certificates of deposit and current accounts.
The Fund invests in medium and long term loans through direct lending to the Jordanian Government and its public institutions, and also by participating in syndicated loans to companies for a period that is not less than one year.
In September 2020, SSIF established a wholly owned company that will launch an agricultural project in the south on an area of 30,000 dunums with a total investment of JD 13 million