Units trusts are one of the most popular methods of investment. It potentially generates higher returns when compare to fixed deposit or EPF saving. In the past few years, the number of approved unit trust funds, growth steadily.
The table below are the statistics of unit trust funds in Malaysia, including the number of approved fund management companies, no of approved funds, total Net Asset Value (NAV) and its percentage to Bursa Malaysia market capitalization. The data was at 31st December 2013.
| Year | No of Funds Mana ger |
No of Funds | Total NAV (RM billion) | % NAV to Bursa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conven tional |
Islamic | Total | Conven tional |
Islamic | Total | |||
| 2004 | 36 | 291 | 87.4 | 12.10 | ||||
| 2005 | 36 | 340 | 98.5 | 14.17 | ||||
| 2006 | 38 | 314 | 97 | 411 | 112.3 | 9.1 | 121.4 | 14.23 |
| 2007 | 39 | 378 | 128 | 506 | 151.2 | 16.8 | 168.0 | 15.19 |
| 2008 | 39 | 409 | 141 | 550 | 117.0 | 15.7 | 130.4 | 19.65 |
| 2009 | 39 | 415 | 150 | 565 | 169.6 | 22.1 | 191.7 | 19.18 |
| 2010 | 39 | 429 | 155 | 584 | 202.8 | 24.0 | 226.8 | 17.79 |
| 2011 | 40 | 437 | 167 | 604 | 221.6 | 27.9 | 249.5 | 19.42 |
| 2012 | 40 | 434 | 173 | 607 | 259.5 | 35.4 | 294.9 | 20.12 |
| 2013 | 38 | 423 | 184 | 607 | 292.7 | 42.8 | 335.5 | 19.71 |