what does a sovereign wealth fund invest in 
sovereign wealth funds invest in the same types of assets as other funds including equities debt securities real estate resource extraction and other assets although the primary goal is to provide investment returns swfs may also seek investments that benefit the economy of the host country such as in infrastructure or domestic companies the bottom linea sovereign wealth fund is a pool of assets that is run by a country s government invested in assets to generate economic benefits for the citizens for oil rich countries like norway kuwait and saudi arabia sovereign wealth funds represent an important source of government revenues and a tool for economic policy 