Double-digit growth performance for Islamic index funds

GLOBAL: Islamic index funds worldwide – as tracked by the IFN Investor Funds Database – posted double-digit growth over Q2 2025, with total AuM across 33 funds climbing 11.15% to US$4.15 billion as at the 30th June 2025 from US$3.69 billion at the end of Q1 2025.

In terms of valuations, Luxembourg remains the leading domicile with 15 Islamic index funds valued at US$2.37 billion, marking a 15.51% increase quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) from US$1.99 billion previously. Saudi Arabia followed with six funds totaling US$1.09 billion, reflecting a 10.44% rise in AuM from US$978.72 million before. 

Among the smaller domiciles, Egypt shone as its sole gold index fund surged 20.16% in AuM to US$32.08 million, driven by the April 2025 gold rally, from US$25.61 million previously. Meanwhile, Malaysia’s two funds totaling US$42.79 million in AuM grew by 9.44% from US$38.76 million q-o-q while Indonesia's total AuM in three funds was up 15.35% to US$2.76 million from US$2.34 million before.  Lesser performances were charted with Australia and Canada reporting marginal increases – with declines recorded in Pakistan (-14.61%), the Republic of Ireland (-5%) and the UK (-9.93%).

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