MENA Asset Management Survey 2012 - National Bank of Abu Dhabi

Gulf Cooperation Council Region
Asset Breakdown of Locally Domiciled Mutual Funds by Type
(June 2012)
Bahrain Kuw ait Oman Qatar S. Arabia UAE
Other
Money Market
Fixed Income
Equity
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Source: Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company
Average equity fund assets remain the highest in Kuwait, average fixed income fund
assets highest in Bahrain, while Saudi Arabian money market funds have the highest
assets per fund.
Average Assets of Mutual Funds Investing in the Region by Type and Domicile
(millions of U.S. dollars, June 2012)
Equity
Fixed
Income
Money
Market
Other
Bahrain 24.3 139.2 7.9 10.5
Kuwait 82.5 57.5 51.1 58
Oman 45.2 - 9.7 -
Qatar 17.5 - - -
S. Arabia 46.6 19.9 318.8 27.1
UAE 25 28.4 3.7 110.7
Source: Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company
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