The Third Swedish National Pension Fund (AP3) continued to offload small-cap stocks in March, completely exiting its positions in AQ Group, Acast, and Kinnevik, EFN reports, citing data from Holdings.
The divestments follow the consolidation of the AP funds' holdings, where assets have been transferred to AP3 and AP4.
The move has drawn criticism from fund managers who argue that the sell-off is weighing on an already fragile small-cap segment.
In addition to dumping the three aforementioned companies, AP3 has also significantly reduced its stakes in Biogaia, Beijer Ref, Alimak, and Enea. Meanwhile, the fund has acquired shares in large-cap companies such as Volvo, Atlas Copco, Ericsson, and Essity for just over SEK 8 billion.
Biogaia AB is a Sweden-based healthcare company that is engaged in the development and sell of probiotic products. The Company develops, markets and sells probiotic products with documented health benefits. The products are primarily based on different strains of the lactic acid bacterium Limosilactobacillus reuteri. The Company’s activities are divided into three segments: The Paediatrics segment drops, gut health tablets, oral rehydration solution (ORS) and cultures to be used as ingredients in licensee products; The Adult Health segment (gut health tablets, oral health lozenges and cultures as an ingredient in a licensee’s dairy products) and the Other (royalties in respect of development projects, revenue from packaging solutions in the subsidiary CapAble, etc.). The Company operates worldwide.
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