MENA Asset Management Survey 2012 - National Bank of Abu Dhabi

Bahrain
Fixed Income Funds
In 2012H1, fixed income fund assets domiciled in Bahrain stood at US$ 557 million.
Assets were up by 9% from end-2011. Fixed income funds witnessed net inflows of
US$ 47 million. Conventional fixed income funds saw inflows of US$ 51 million.
In 2011, fixed income fund assets domiciled in Bahrain stood at US$ 509 million
according to the dataset. Assets were up 35% during the same period. Fixed income
funds witnessed net inflows of US$ 130.5 million. Sukuk funds saw outflows of US$
1.2 million, while conventional fixed income funds saw inflows of US$ 131.7 million.
Conventional fixed income fund assets rose by 36% to US$ 505 million in the period.
Top Bahrain Fixed Income Funds by Assets
(millions of U.S. dollars, June 2012)
Rank Fund Name Type Sponsor AuM
1 Blom Bond Fund Bond Blominvest Bank 345
2 GIC Gulf Bond Fund Bond Gulf Investment Corp 160
3 Makaseb Income Fund Bond
Mashreq Capital
(DIFC) Ltd 35
4
Royal Capital MENA Fixed Income
Plus Bond Royal Capital PJSC 16
Source: Lipper Rankings, Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company
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