GLOBAL: The continued surge in gold prices over Q4 2025 saw the total AuM of Islamic ETFs tracked by the IFN Investor Funds Database rising 32.1% from US$167.66 billion to US$221.32 billion at the end of last year.
Overall growth was driven by US Islamic Commodity ETFs as the commodities asset class led in absolute terms, rising 33.61% from US$157.43 billion to US$210.34 billion – marking the largest increase of the quarter. Other asset class ETFs also posted gains – with equities climbing 6.77% from US$8.84 billion to US$9.43 billion.
Sukuk ETFs expanded 7.94% from US$654.07 million to US$706.03 million, while fixed income instruments advanced 26.65% from US$215.4 million to US$272.8 million. Real estate ETFs increased 10.11% from US$180.1 million to US$198.31 million; money market funds edged up 3.68% from US$348.22 million to US$361.04 million; and mixed assets rose from US$2.28 million to US$3.07 million.
The broad-based expansion mirrors strong global ETF inflows in Q4 2025, as investors increased allocations across commodities, equities and income-oriented strategies.
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