Index fund
Equity fund for people who prioritise low costs.
Good selection of index funds
Low costs
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What is an index fund?
An index fund is an equity fund that is suitable for people who prioritise low costs and have a savings timeframe of more than six years. You can usually choose between two different types of fund – index funds or active funds.
Index funds only follow the movements of a stock market index and do not try to beat it. These kinds of mutual funds are therefore cheaper to run than actively managed mutual funds. This benefits you as the customer because the management fee is much lower. Low costs can be positive for the returns you achieve on your savings in the long term.
DNB index management
DNB Asset Management has appointed Eivind Aukrust as manager of index-linked strategies. He works together with Erling Syversveen Lie, who is the junior portfolio manager.
Together, they have a comprehensive financial background from NBIM, trading and management of hedge funds. They have an education in industrial mathematics with a specialisation in finance and technical cybernetics.
Our index funds
DNB Klima Indeks
DNB Klima Indeks is an index-following global equity fund. The index has been compiled to be in line with the Paris Agreement.
DNB Global Indeks
The fund is an index-following equity fund that is passively managed. It invests in companies listed on stock exchanges and regulated markets in developing economies.
DNB Barnefond
DNB Barnefond is an indexed equity fund where around 80 per cent is invested in shares which are listed on the Nordic markets.
DNB Norge Indeks
DNB Norge Indeks is an index-tracking equity fund that gives a broad exposure to Norwegian companies.
DNB USA Indeks
DNB USA Indeks is an index-tracking equity fund that gives broad exposure to the US stock market.
DNB Europa Indeks
DNB Europa Indeks is an index-tracking equity fund that gives broad exposure to the European stock market.
DNB Norden Indeks
DNB Norden Indeks is an index-tracking equity fund that gives broad exposure to the Nordic stock market.
DNB Global Emerging Markets Indeks
DNB Global Emerging Markets Indeks is an index-tracking equity fund that invests in emerging markets all over the world.
DNB Global Marked Valutasikret
DNB Global Marked Valutasikret is an index-tracking equity fund that invests through the DNB Global Index fund, but protects fund’s currency exposure.
DNB Global Materialsektor Indeks
DNB Global Materialsektor Index A is an index-tracking equity fund that mainly invests in companies within the materials sector.
DNB Global Industrisektor Indeks
DNB Global Industry Sector Index A is an index-related equity fund that mainly invests in companies within the industrial sector.
DNB Global enhanced index
DNB Global Enhanced Index is an index-related equity fund that seeks to create returns by following supplementary index strategies.
DNB Kjernekraft
DNB Kjernekraft is an index-related equity fund that invests in companies that are involved in the nuclear sector.
An equity fund can be actively or passively managed
An equity fund can be managed according to different guidelines. The main categories are active and passive management (index-based management).
Active management means that the fund manager selects a different composition of securities in the mutual fund than the composition of the fund’s benchmark index in order to try to generate better returns.
Passive management involves the mutual fund’s portfolio only having minor deviations from the benchmark index it follows. Since the index fund, among other things, does not have managers trying to generate better returns than the index, the costs are lower than for actively managed funds.
Who are index funds suitable for?
Index funds are suitable for people who prioritise low costs. The value of an equity fund may go up and down and must therefore be able to tolerate fluctuations in the value of your savings.
Read more about index funds on DNB News
Different types of equity fund (in Norwegian only)
Index funds FAQs
Sustainability in mutual funds and in our advice
SFDR is the regulation in the EU action plan for sustainable finance. SFDR ensures that financial institutions publish their financial products’ investment strategy, investment objectives and actual investments.
Historical returns are no guarantee of future returns. Future returns will depend, among other things, on market developments, the skill of the Portfolio Manager, the mutual fund’s risk, and the management costs. Returns may be negative as a result of mark-to-market losses.
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Our mutual fund products
Equity fund
For people who want to save long term and can tolerate fluctuations
Index fund
Equity fund for people who prioritise low costs
Balanced fund
Balanced fund invests in both fixed-income securities and shares
Fixed-income fund
Mutual fund that invests the money in fixed-income securities
Mutual fund with sustainability profile
Mutual fund with a focus on climate, environment and the oceans.
Gift fund
Give a gift that can grow in value, minimum amount NOK 100
DNB Lev Mer
Good balance of equities and fixed-income securities, adapted to age bracket
Individual pension savings (IPS),
Fixed savings with tax deferral
Share savings account
Makes it easier for you to save in shares and equity funds
Investment account
Access to both securities and mutual funds in the same solution
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