Burgan Bank's Equity Fund aces Zawya Funds Ranking's Kuwait Equity category

The Fund outperformed eleven of its peers on performance parameters such as returns, volatility, fees and compliance.

"In these volatile times, we are glad to continue offering investors products that offer stable and sustainable growth. The Burgan Equity Fund was designed to optimize returns from a balanced investment model. It's ranking on Zawya's Funds Ranking validates the sound structuring of this Fund and the strength of our product development process."

says May Al-Mudhaf, Chief Investment Banking and treasury Officer, Burgan Bank.

The Burgan Equity Fund is a 10-year open-ended fund with a capital of between KD25m to KD75m. The Fund aims to provide unit holders with high return by investing the in shares of companies listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE), with a focus on the banking, investment and services sectors.

The Fund follows a balanced investment policy that aims at long term capital gains with minimum possible risk to accommodate the nature of the Fund.

Zawya focuses on the developing investment environment in the Middle East. With its Funds Monitor service, the company provides professionals with the means to identify, assess, and monitor investment opportunities in the regional funds industry.

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