GLOBAL: Islamic funds in the Middle East experienced modest overall growth in Q2 2025, with total AuM edging up by just 0.37% – from US$61.06 billion in Q1 2025 to US$61.28 billion in Q2 2025.
Despite the modest overall growth, several asset classes experienced notable movements. Commodities emerged as the clear outperformer, with total funds AuM nearly doubling in value with an 88.48% surge – from US$13.43 million to US$25.31 million.
Sukuk funds continued to attract steady inflows, growing by 6.58% to reach US$2.14 billion, up from US$2.01 billion in the previous quarter. Mixed asset portfolios also gained momentum, posting a 4.71% increase in total AuM to US$4.73 billion
The real estate sector recorded a rise of 3.97%, expanding from US$10.31 billion to US$10.72 billion, while equity funds increased 1.47% to US$17.31 billion from US$17.06 billion.
Money market funds remained largely unchanged, growing marginally by 0.08% to a total AuM of US$21.11 billion.
On the flip side, funds with fixed income instruments saw a significant decrease, with total AuM falling by 14.72% from US$5.57 billion to US$4.75 billion – the only asset class to post a notable decline this quarter.
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