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Banque Saudi Fransi Funds Performance As of 31 October, 2007

 

 

Inception Date

Month of October
( % )

YTD  (%)

2006
( % )

2005
( % )

2004
( % )

2003
( % )

Safety and Liquidity

SR Money Market

7/11/87

0.42

5.05*

4.70

2.75

1.75

1.61

US$ Money Market

11/15/86

0.44

5.20*

4.63

2.67

1.31

1.06

Safety and Income

Global Bond

4/30/96

0.24

-1.78

1.92

-8.63

11.77

20.45

Growth

Pan European Equity

4/30/96

2.39

14.11

31.29

7.14

14.75

33.95

North American Equity

4/30/96

1.33

10.85

11.38

1.45

7.19

21.16

Aggressive Growth

Istithmar

4/24/93

10.19

19.37

-55.95

109.87

91.16

51.89

Shari'ah Compliant Funds

Al Qasr GCC Real Estate & Construction Equity Trading Fund 16/04/07 10.99 22.56        

Al Fursan (BRIC) Trading Fund

7/17/06

15.25

66.23

29.84

     

Al Danah GCC Equity Trading Fund

4/17/06

7.02

51.23

-11.51

 

 

Al Saffa Fund

7/17/05

11.33

24.02

-58.27

36.34

   
Al Qindeel

 9/30/03

 

6.58

6.06

4.40

 3.26

 

Al Noor Equity Fund

12/22/99

2.99

18.62

5.98

2.42

1.57

20.08

Al Naqaa Asia Growth Fund

12/20/05

6.65

43.52

17.28

0.91

 

 

Al Badr SAR

9/1/99

0.48

4.95*

4.70

2.55

1.62

1.47

Al Badr US$

8/18/97

0.49

5.09*

4.59

2.34

1.19

0.94

Private Portfolios

Al Hurr

5/31/99

6.61

5.01

11.05

4.49

8.87

18.62

Al Wikri

5/31/99

0.78

6.54

7.94

2.42

7.49

13.45

Al Shaheen

5/31/99

1.85

16.22

16.32

9.79

9.34

22.87


* Annualized Ytd. Performance

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Saudi Riyal Money Market Fund

Assets are denominated exclusively in Saudi Riyals. The aim of the fund is to provide maximum safety together with competitive SR money market rates of return. By achieving the objective of high return coupled with very low risk, emphasis is placed on liquidity and safety.

US Dollar Money Market Fund

Assets are denominated exclusively in US Dollars. The aim of the fund is to provide maximum safety together with a competitive US Dollars money market rate of return. By achieving the objective of high return coupled with very low risk, emphasis is placed on liquidity and safety. The assets of the fund consist mainly of short term deposits.

Global Bond Fund

The aim of the fund is to achieve long-term total returns in excess of the benchmark (JP Morgan Global Government Bond Index) by investing in a portfolio of transferable debt securities and highly rated international bonds.

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Pan European Equity Fund

The objective of this fund is to achieve long-term capital growth by investing in companies listed on the London Stock Exchange and the continental European exchanges and by diversifying portfolio investments across different market sectors with the aim of outperforming the MSCI Europe benchmark.

North American Equity Fund

The aim of the fund is to achieve long-term total returns in excess of the Standard & Poor's Composite Index by investing in companies listed in North America, and in companies which derive a significant proportion of their earnings from North America.

Saudi Istithmar Fund

The aim of the fund is to achieve long-term capital growth by investing in Saudi Arabian and Gulf (GCC) publicly traded companies and in other marketable securities denominated in Saudi Riyals.

 

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Al Qasr GCC Real Estate & Construction Equity Trading Fund

The objective of the fund is to provide Long term capital growth by investing in publicly listed Shar’iah compliant equities in the GCC countries that derive majority of their revenues directly or indirectly from the Real Estate and Construction sectors.

 

Al Fursan Brazil, Russia, India, China Equity Trading Fund

The objective of the fund is to provide Long term capital growth by principally investing in listed equities in Brazil, Russia,India and China. The Fund will be invested in accordance with Shari'ah Investment Guidelines as determined by the relevant Shar'iah Supervisory Committee of the underlying index provider.

 

Al Danah GCC Equity Trading Fund

The objective of the fund is to provide Long term capital appreciation by investing in listed Shari'ah compliant equities in the GCC countries excluding K.S.A. The fund may also take exposure to other Arab countries in the Middle East and North Africa, these may include Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Lebanon and Jordan, should the fund manager identify appropriate opportunities from time to time.

Al Naqaa Asia Growth Fund

The objective of the fund is to provide Long term capital appreciation by investing in both large and small cap stocks in the Asia Pacific region that conform to Shar'iah principles and benefit directly or indirectly from the Chinese economic powerhouse.

Al Qindeel high yield US$ Murabaha and Forfaiting Fund

The aim of the fund is to achieve returns in excess of a conventional Murabaha fund, any returns will be distributed to investors each quarter. The fund is Sharia approved and denominated in US dollars, it invests in Murabaha transactions through trade finance instruments that are issued by banks and governments in various emerging markets globally.

Al Saffa Fund

The objective of the fund is to provide long-term capital growth by investing in equities listed on the Saudi Stock Market that conform to Shari’ah Equity Investment Criteria approved by the BSF Shari’ah Committee.

Al Noor Equity Fund

The aim of this fund is to provide investors with long-term capital growth and liquidity by investing in listed global companies whose activities comply with Sharia principles. Its objective is to generate long-term returns and to minimize the risk inherent in equity markets through diversification across industry sectors.

Al Badr US Dollar Fund

The aim of the fund is to provide current income, capital appreciation and liquidity by investing in short term transactions based on Murabaha principles.

Al Badr Saudi Riyal Fund

The aim of the fund is to provide current income, capital appreciation and liquidity by investing in short term non-interest bearing Murabaha-based transactions.

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Al Hurr Portfolio

The objective of the program is to provide investors with an asset allocation service whereby Banque Saudi Fransi funds are grouped into a fund of funds according to investors' risk requirements. Investors in the program will not own units in the underlying Banque Saudi Fransi funds, but units in the fund of funds chosen.

The average risk Al Hurr portfolio fund invests in a broad range of equity markets to provide a comprehensive spread of risk and a wide spectrum of opportunities. This portfolio will invest in bond and cash funds to reduce the overall volatility, and therefore risk, when necessary.

Al Wikri Portfolio

The objective of the program is to provide investors with an asset allocation service whereby Banque Saudi Fransi funds are grouped into fund of funds according to investors' risk requirements. Investors in the program will not own units in the underlying Banque Saudi Fransi funds, but units in the fund of funds chosen. The Al Wikri fund is designed to appeal to investors who want safety and the opportunity to share in higher returns than those available on deposits, although not wishing to suffer the extreme fluctuations which can arise by investing solely in equity markets. This portfolio has a core of bond and cash funds, but also exploits equity opportunities.

Al Shaheen Portfolio

The objective of the program is to provide investors with an asset allocation service whereby Banque Saudi Fransi funds are grouped into a fund of funds according to investors risk requirements. Investors in the program will not own units in the underlying Banque Saudi Fransi funds, but units in the fund of funds chosen. Investors who are looking for the maximum capital growth over the long term should consider choosing the Al Shaheen fund, which selects principally those funds covering markets and sectors offering the greatest long-term growth potential. It is primarily an equity only fund. This portfolio will reduce your exposure to equity funds if and when market conditions make it advantageous to do so.

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