A side-by-side comparison of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and PFA JP across firm type, scale, strategy, and geography.
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board manages roughly 8.2× the assets of the other firm.
Both firms are active in 3 shared asset classes out of 5 tracked between them.
| Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | PFA JP | |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Firm type | Public Pension Fund | Public Pension Fund |
| Country | Canada | Japan |
| Founded | 1997 | 1967 |
| Firm age | 29 yrs | 59 yrs |
| Roles | Lp | Lp |
| Scale & AUM | ||
| AUM | CAD 714.43B | $86.79B |
| Market position | Mega ($500B+) | Large ($20–100B) |
| AUM ratio | 8.2× larger | |
| Strategy & Focus | ||
| Investment style | Multi-asset | Multi-asset |
| Diversification | Broad | Diversified |
| Strategies | ||
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is a public pension fund based in Canada, while PFA JP is a public pension fund based in Japan. This page compares their firm type, assets under management, strategies, and geographic focus.
By reported AUM, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is larger (CAD 714.43B vs $86.79B).
| 20 — Buyout, Growth Equity, Co-investment, Secondaries (LP-led) |
| Asset classes | private equity, real estate, infrastructure, fixed income, private credit, secondaries | private equity, real estate, hedge funds, infrastructure |
| Shared asset classes | 3: private equity, real estate, infrastructure |
| Geography | ||
| Geographic bias | Canada | North America |
| Regions | Canada, United States, India, Japan | North America, Europe, Asia, Global |
| Shared geographies | United States, Japan, United Kingdom | |
| Team | ||
| Total contacts | 80 | 0 |
| Team-to-AUM ratio | 0.1 per $B | 0.0 per $B |
| Network & Relationships | ||
| Connectivity | 63/100 | 0/100 |
| Network strength | 31/100 | 0/100 |
| Relationships | 25 | 0 |
| Relationship density | High | None |
| Network maturity | Emerging | No network |
| Similarity | ||
| Overall similarity | 20% | |
| Asset class overlap | 43% | |
| Geography overlap | 23% | |
