Strong performance by Asia Pacific Islamic funds in Q2 2025

GLOBAL: Islamic funds tracked by the IFN Investor Funds Database saw the Asia Pacific region record an impressive 20.27% surge in total AuM as at the 30^th June 2025, rising from US$45.26 billion in Q1 2025 to US$54.44 billion in Q2 2025. A deeper analysis showed Islamic commodities to be the standout performer – jumping nearly 60% in AuM from US$77.07 million to US$122.78 million quarter-on-quarter.

Islamic equities also recorded strong growth over the quarter, rising around 40% from US$16.14 billion to US$23.06 billion, while Sukuk funds grew 36% from US$5.23 billion to reach US$7.39 billion. The Islamic cryptocurrency funds saw an 18% rise from US$20.87 million to US$24.58 million while the money market sector grew modestly by 4% from US$13.56 billion to US$14.28 billion over the quarter. Islamic funds for real estate and fixed income instruments in the Asia Pacific lagged - with real estate dipping 1% from US$1.45 billion to US$1.43 billion and fixed income declining by around 8% from US$3.23 billion to US$2.98 billion.