OP-Forest Owner Fund
A Finnish forest fund. Professional forest management in a convenient package.The easiest way to own Finnish forest
OP-Forest Owner provides a cost-effective and easy professional ownership of Finnish forest.
Steady return from forest
The forest fund's steady return comes from growth of trees and the value change of tree resources. As its primary earnings generating method, the fund sells timber from the forest estates it owns.
Great fund for moderate investors for investment diversification
OP-Forest Owner Fund provides a low-risk investment option for asset diversification with return expectations lower than in bond markets and with lower risk than in equity markets.
Choose forest fund to invest in real trees
Instead of securities, the portfolio of OP-Forest Owner includes real forest. A tree grows even when the economy does not. By investing in the forest fund, you will become an owner of a large forest estate portfolio benefitting from the economies of scale of a large-scale investor.
OP-Forest Owner offers cost-effective and professional forest management in an easy and convenient form. You can enjoy the potential of forest with a smaller investment amount than in regular direct forest purchase and, furthermore, experienced professionals take care of all forest management. The forest fund distributes at least 75% of its annual net earnings to its unitholders.
Annual dividend has been paid as follows: €1.82/1,6% (2016), €3.28/2,8% (2017), €1.92/1,6% (2018), €2.60/2,1% (2019), €2.29/1,77% (2020), €2.61/1,97% (2021), 2,19 e/1,53% (2022), €2,62/1,6 % (2023).
Steady return from growing trees
The steady return offered by OP-Forest Owner comes from growth of trees and the value change of tree resources. As its primary earnings generating method, the forest fund sells timber from the forest estates it owns. The fund also aims to achieve earnings by developing, parcelling out or zoning the forest estates it owns or by utilising the soil or any leisure-time values.
Why to invest in the forest fund?
OP-Forest Owner is an excellent alternative to diversify assets outside conventional asset classes such as stocks and fixed-income investments.
- Enables a steady return at low risk that is not dependent on stock markets.
- Does not require previous experience in investing in forests.
The forest fund is ideal for a long-term investor who wishes to diversify some of their investments into Finnish forest but who is not willing to spend time on forest management and timber sales. It is also easy to invest previous timber sale proceeds back in forest through the forest fund. We recommend OP-Forest Owner Fund primarily to investors who intend to redeem their units after six years at the earliest
How to buy a mutual fund
Now you can invest in forest even with a small amount - OP-Forest Owner Fund has no minimum subscription.
Fund subscriptions and redemptions are confirmed four times a year: on 31 March, 30 June, 30 September and 31 December.
The fund’s rules will change as of 1 July in such a way that redemption orders will be confirmed twice a year in June and December.
The fund's other unit classes
Remember that investment always involves risks. The value of investments can rise and fall, and an investor can lose part or all of the money they invest. OP funds are managed by OP Fund Management Company Ltd, with OP cooperative bank acting as its agent. Normal transaction costs are charged for the following special common funds: OP-Public Services Real Estate, OP-Forest Owner, OP-Rental Yield, OP-Alternative Portfolio and OP-Private Equity special common funds.