Historical Amanah Saham Bumiputera (ASB) Dividend Rate


Amanah Saham Bumiputera (ASB) fund was launched on the 2nd of January 1990. This fund is only eligible to Malaysian Bumiputera. The fund objective is to generate long-term, consistent and competitive returns to the Unitholders whilst ensuring the preservation of capital at minimal risk tolerance level.

ASB is an income equity fund with a fixed price per unit at RM1.00. It is also a capital guarantee fund. The maximum investment for each adult eligible individual is limited to RM200,000. Since launched in 1990, ASB is one of the best performing fund under PNB management.

The table below is the historical dividend rate since the fund was launched in 1990.

 

 

Year Dividend (sen) Bonus (sen) Special Bonus (sen) Total (sen)
1990 8.00 6.00 14.00
1991 8.50 4.00 12.50
1992 7.50 5.00 12.50
1993 9.00 4.50 13.50
1994 9.50 4.50 14.00
1995 10.00 3.00 13.00
1996 10.25 3.00 13.25
1997 10.25 1.25 11.50
1998 8.00 2.50 10.50
1999 8.50 1.50 10.00
2000 9.75 2.00 11.75
2001 7.00 3.00 10.00
2002 7.00 2.00 9.00
2003 7.25 2.00 9.25
2004 7.25 2.00 9.25
2005 7.25 1.75 9.00
2006 7.30 1.25 8.55
2007 8.00 1.00 9.00
2008 7.00 1.75 8.75
2009 7.30 1.25 8.55
2010 7.50 1.25 8.75
2011 7.65 1.15 8.80
2012 7.75 1.15 8.90
2013 7.70 1.00 8.70
2014 7.50 1.00 8.50
2015 7.25 0.50 7.75
2016 6.75 0.50 7.25
2017 7.00 0.25  1.0* 8.25*
2018 6.50 0.50 7.00

* Note – 40th Anniversary Bonus for balances up to 10,000 units only.