Kuwait Financial Centre S.A.K “Markaz” RESEARCH

GCC Equity Funds

Markets positive in 2010

4Q 2010

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M.R. Raghu CFA, FRM Head of Research +965 2224 8280 [email protected]

GCC markets remained positive for most part of the year, showing significant recovery from the global financial crisis. S&P GCC Index saw two consecutive quarters of gains; 5% in 4Q10 and 10% in 3Q10, pushing the annual gain to 16%. The quarter‟s best performance was from MSCI Qatar which gained 13%, bringing full year gain to 26%, which was the second best performance in 2010 (MSCI Indices). The worst performer for 4Q10 was MSCI Bahrain, which lost 3% bringing the full year decline to 21%. AUM‟s ended the year at USD 12.5 bn, a 4% annual growth, with the addition of 8 funds, bringing total funds covered to 147. Saudi Arabia‟s AUMs were flat for the year and quarter while Kuwaiti funds saw an annual increase of 10% and a quarterly growth of 6%. Saudi fund asset weighted returns outperformed the S&P Saudi index with an annual gain of 14% versus 9% for the index while UAE funds lost 4% versus a loss of 3% in MSCI UAE. Figure 1: 2010 Returns (Asset Weighted v. Benchmarks)

Layla Jasem Al-Ammar Senior Analyst +965 2224 8000 ext. 1205 [email protected] Indumathi Hariharan Analyst [email protected]

Kuwait Financial Centre “Markaz” P.O. Box 23444, Safat 13095, Kuwait Tel: +965 2224 8000 Fax: +965 2242 5828 markaz.com Table 1: Asset Management Industry - Equity Funds (Dec 10) AUM ($ Mn)

Manager Focus

Market Share

Riyad Capital

1429

Saudi Arabia

11.5%

HSBC Saudi Arabia

1160

Saudi Arabia

9.4%

Kuwait Financial Centre

930

Kuwait

7.5%

Samba Financial Group National Investments Company Source: Markaz Research

830

Saudi Arabia

6.7%

788

Kuwait

6.4%

Manager

RESEARCH March 2011

2010 Review GCC Equity Funds GCC markets finally took part in the global, postfinancial crisis recovery, with a mostly positive year

GCC markets finally took part in the global, post-financial crisis recovery, with a mostly positive year. For most markets, only the second quarter registered significant declines due to markets tumbling in May as the European sovereign debt crisis in Greece hit a peak causing wide-spread market panic. S&P GCC closed out the year with an annual gain of 16%, boosted by a 5% gain in 4Q. The worst performer for the second consecutive year was Bahrain, which sustained three quarters of losses to close out the year with a loss of 21%. The year‟s two best performers were Kuwait and Qatar. The latter closed out the year with a gain of 26% due to losing just 4% in the “red quarter” (Figure 2). High gains in the first and third quarters of 19% and 26%, respectively, pushed MSCI Kuwait to annual gain of 33%, the highest in the GCC. Figure 2: Performance of GCC Indices (2010 Quarterly)

Exposure to Qatar hit a 27month high, at 18% as of December 2010

Fund managers favored Saudi Arabia with an average 45% allocation, versus an average of 40% in 2009. Confidence in the various markets was quite stable throughout though the UAE saw a decline from 13% in June 2010 to 10% by the end of the year (Table 2). Exposure to Qatar hit a 27-month high, at 18% as of December 2010. Table 2: Geographical Allocation - Equity Funds Country Dec-09 44% Saudi Arabia 12% Kuwait UAE 10% 17% Qatar 5% Oman 2% Bahrain 10% Other Mena Source: Markaz Research

Mar-10 43% 13% 11% 16% 5% 1% 10%

Jun-10 45% 12% 13% 15% 4% 2% 8%

Sep-10 42% 14% 10% 17% 3% 1% 13%

Dec-10 46% 14% 10% 18% 4% 1% 7%

Exposure to equities was down to 89% in June 2010 versus 93% in March 2010 and ended the year at 94%. Equities averaged 92% allocation in 2010 versus 82% in 2009 while the remainder was dominated almost entirely by cash. Kuwait Financial Centre “Markaz”

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RESEARCH March 2011 Figure 3: Asset Allocation Trends – GCC Equity Funds Equities averaged 92% allocation in 2010 versus 82% in 2009

Fund Performance Among conventional GCC equity funds, the best performer was SICO Arab Financial Fund which gained 25% in 2010 (Table 3). At the end of 2010, the fund had its top holdings as Doha Bank (5.5%), Commercial Bank of Qatar (5%) and Masraf Al Rayan (5%). ING MENA Fund (ING Investment Management) was the only tracked GCC Conventional fund with a positive 3 year Sharpe Ratio, at 0.40.

Among conventional funds, the best performer was SICO Arab financial fund which gained 25% in 2010

Table 3: Conventional GCC Equity Funds - 2010

Fund Name 1

SICO Arab Financial Fund

2

Schroder Intl Selection Middle East Fund

3

Global GCC Large Cap Fund

4

ING MENA Fund

5

Arab Gateway Fund S&P GCC Index

Fund Manager Securities & Investment Company Schroder Investment Management Ltd Global Investment House ING Investment Management Shuaa Capital

Long-term Returns Inform Sharpe ation ratio Ratio

Incepti on

AUM ($ Mn)

2010

Alpha

Aug-07

10

25.20%

9.3%

(0.37)

1.80

Sep-07

321

25.10%

9.2%

(0.32)

2.49

Feb-05

136

23.00%

7.1%

(0.37)

0.30

Dec-08

92

20.46%

4.5%

0.59

4.25

Dec-99

52

19.40%

3.5%

(0.53)

(0.49)

15.95%

Note: Risk Free Rate ~ 0.589%, Information Ratio against S&P GCC Index (2 year), Sharpe Ratio over 3 yrs Source: Markaz Research

For Shariah compliant funds, Jadwa GCC Equity Fund and Jadwa Arab Markets Equity Fund (Jadwa Investments) took the top two spots with annual gains of 20% and 19%, respectively (Table 4). On the sector side, the Jadwa GCC equity fund was heavy in petrochemicals at the start of the year (28.56%) followed by Banks (14.2%), this was more or less maintained through the year. In Jan, the fund favored Saudi stocks; Sabic, Al Rajhi, Safco, Al Marai and Industries Kuwait Financial Centre “Markaz”

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RESEARCH March 2011 Qatar. At the end of the year the fund‟s top holdings were Sabic, Mobile Telecom, Al Rajhi, Al Marai and Industries Qatar. Table 4: Shariah Compliant GCC Equity Funds-2010

1 2

Fund Name Jadwa GCC Equity Fund Jadwa Arab Markets Equity Fund

3

Gulf Industrial Companies Fund

4

Al Yusr GCC Equity Fund

5

Fund Manager Jadwa Investment Jadwa Investment SAIB Asset Management Company Saudi Hollandi Capital Company CAAM Saudi Fransi

Long-term Returns Inform Sharpe ation ratio Ratio

Incepti on

AUM ($ Mn)

2010

Alpha

Jun-07

9

19.76%

3.2%

1.47

1.80

Jun-07

14

19.35%

2.8%

1.48

1.97

Apr-05

4

18.10%

1.6%

0.77

0.68

Aug-07

5

16.63%

0.1%

1.12

0.10

AlDana GCC Apr-06 8 16.38% -0.2% 1.10 Equity Fund S&P GCC Shariah 16.54% Index Note: Risk Free Rate ~ 0.589%, Information Ratio against S&P GCC Index (2 years), Sharpe Ratio (2 years) Source: Markaz Research

0.57

Saudi Arabian Funds The Saudi Tadawul experienced an annual gain of 8% led by strong gains in Petrochemical (21%), Energy & Utilities (19%), and Agriculture & Food sectors (12%). On an Asset Weighted basis, Saudi equity funds posted an annual return of 14%. Saudi fund managers remained heavy in equities throughout the year, with a 98% in March 2010 and a high of 99% at the end of the year.

The Saudi Tadawul saw an annual gain of 8% led by strong gains in Petrochemical, Energy & Utilities, and Agriculture & Food sectors

Among Conventional funds, the top performer was ANB Saudi Companies Fund (ANB Invest) gaining 18% for the year (Table 5). The fund had an allocation of approximately 99% to equities with a 27% exposure to Petrochemicals and 15% to Telecommunications at the end of Sept 2010. The fund also favored Sabic and Al Rajhi Bank with allocations of about 15% and 10% at the end of the Sept 2010 (Latest fact sheet). Table 5: Conventional Saudi Equity Funds-2010

1 2 3 4 5

Fund Name ANB Saudi Companies Fund Riyad Equity Fund 3 HSBC Saudi Equity Trading Fund ANB Saudi Equity Fund HSBC Saudi Equity Fund S&P Saudi Index

Long-term Returns Inform Sharpe ation ratio Ratio

Incepti on

AUM ($ Mn)

2010

Alpha

ANB Invest

May-93

146

17.72%

8.7%

(0.23)

0.25

Riyad Capital

Dec-00

82

16.87%

7.8%

(0.55)

(0.30)

HSBC Saudi Arabia

Nov-97

828

16.77%

7.7%

(0.35)

0.78

ANB Invest

Apr-92

63

14.74%

5.7%

(0.34)

(0.29)

HSBC Saudi Arabia

Dec-92

30

14.58%

5.6%

(0.42)

0.43

Fund Manager

9.02%

Note: Risk Free Rate ~ 0.589%, Information Ratio against S&P Saudi Index (2 years), Sharpe Ratio (3 years) Source: Markaz Research

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RESEARCH March 2011 As for Shariah compliant funds, Amanah Saudi Industrial Fund (HSBC Saudi Arabia) was the top performer, gaining 18% for the year (Table 6). The fund has 57% exposure to Petrochemicals and 16% exposure to Agriculture & Food Industries at the end of Nov 2010. At the end Nov 2010 the fund‟s top holdings were Sabic (43.9%), Safco (8.3%), Al Marai Company (6.6%), SAVOLA Group (6.0%) and Saudi Ceramic Co (4.4%). Table 6: Shariah Compliant Saudi Equity Funds-2010

1 2 3 4 5

Fund Name Amanah Saudi Industrial Fund Jadwa Saudi Equity Fund AlAhli Saudi Trading Equity Fund Al-Saffa Saudi Equity Trading Bakheet Saudi Trading Equity Fund S&P Saudi Index

Fund Manager HSBC Saudi Arabia Jadwa Investment NCB Capital CAAM Saudi Fransi Bakheet Investment Group

Incepti on

AUM ($ Mn)

Apr-05

81

Jun-07

34

Jun-98

508

Jul-05 May-07

2010 18.28 % 17.70 %

Alpha

Long-term Returns Inform Sharpe ation ratio Ratio

9.3%

(0.31)

1.78

8.7%

(0.11)

1.32

16.57 %

7.5%

(0.31)

1.05

82

16.23 %

7.2%

(0.36)

0.99

13

15.59 %

6.6%

(0.27)

0.76

9.02%

Note: Risk Free Rate ~ 0.589%, Information Ratio against S&P Saudi Index (2 years), Sharpe Ratio (3 years) Source: Markaz Research

Kuwait Funds Fund managers, on average, responded to market cues by increasing their exposure to equities

The Kuwait Index in 4Q10 with the exchange to a flat while Investment respectively.

gained 6.75% in 3Q10, however, the trend reversed market recording a loss of 0.4%. This brought the close with a loss of 1%. Banking sector gained 42.5% and Real Estate sectors lost 15.6% and 13.3%,

Fund managers, on average, responded to market cues by increasing their exposure to equities. Allocation to equities peaked at 90% at the end of December 2010 and was at a low of 82% at the end of June 2010. On an asset weighted basis, Kuwait Equity funds gained 16.7% for the year. The best performing Kuwait equity fund for the year was the NBK Kuwait Equity Fund (National Bank of Kuwait) with a gain of 42.6% for 2010 (Table 7). At the end Dec 2010, the fund‟s top holdings were National Bank of Kuwait (30%), Mobile Telecommunications (24%), Kuwait Finance House (12%), and Burgan Bank (5%).

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RESEARCH March 2011 Table 7: Conventional Kuwait Equity Funds-2010

1

Fund Name NBK Kuwait Equity Fund

2

Global 10 Large Cap Index Fund

3

Tharwa Investment Fund

4

Masaref Investment Fund

5

Al-Ma'moun Fund

Fund Manager National Bank of Kuwait Global Investment House Tharwa Investment Company Housing Finance Company Global Investment House

Long-term Returns Inform Sharpe ation ratio Ratio

Incep tion

AUM ($ Mn)

2010

Alpha

Jun-07

13

42.54%

9.2%

(0.47)

(2.19)

Nov00

303

42.10%

8.8%

(0.44)

0.22

May07

30

38.73%

5.4%

0.05

(1.22)

Feb-07

36

38.62%

5.3%

(0.51)

(1.36)

Apr-01

13

25.70%

-7.6%

(0.61)

(3.17)

MSCI Kuwait 33.35% Index Note: Risk Free Rate ~ 1.25%, Information Ratio against MSCI Kuwait Index (2 years), Sharpe Ratio (3 years) Source: Markaz Research

On the Shariah Compliant side, the Al Darij Investment Fund (National Investments Company) was the best performer (Table 8), with a gain of 16%. The Fund allocation comprised of 99% to equities and less than 1% to Property shares at the end of the year. Table 8: Shariah Compliant Kuwait Equity Funds-2010

1

Fund Name Al Darij Investment Fund

2

Tharwa Islamic Fund

3

Al Aman Islamic Fund

4

Al-Durra Islamic Fund

5

Al Seef Fund

Fund Manager National Investments Company Tharwa Investment Company Coast Investment and Development Company Global Investment House Al Bilad Investment Company

Long-term Returns Inform Sharpe ation ratio Ratio

Incepti on

AUM ($ Mn)

2010

Alpha

Jun-03

72

16.53%

-11.1%

(1.03)

(5.15)

Jun-07

13

10.98%

-16.7%

(0.71)

(4.01)

Jun-07

18

9.92%

-17.8%

(0.70)

(3.38)

May-04

162

9.70%

-18.0%

(0.85)

(3.28)

Jan-06

13

9.08%

-18.6%

(0.68)

(0.81)

MSCI Kuwait 27.68% Islamic Index Note: Risk Free Rate ~ 1.25%, Information Ratio against MSCI Kuwait Index (2 years), Sharpe Ratio (3 years) Source: Markaz Research

UAE Funds UAE markets posted mixed results; the DFM lost 9.6% while the ADX lost 0.9% for the year.

UAE markets posted mixed results; the DFM lost 9.6% while the ADX lost 0.9% for the year. Positive performance in the Banks & Financial Services in Abu Dhabi pushed market gains. The losses in Dubai were driven by Utilities and Investment & Financial Services sectors. The market sentiment improved towards the end of the year. The funds ended the year with about 87% in equities, 12% in cash and 1% in bonds. On a weighted average basis UAE Equity funds lost 3.7%. Kuwait Financial Centre “Markaz”

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RESEARCH March 2011 The best performing conventional fund was the TNI Dana Women Fund (The National Investor) which was up 6.9% for the year (Table 9). The Fund‟s top holding was ETF (33%) followed by Emaar Conv. (5.6%). Table 9: Conventional UAE Equity Funds-2010

1 2 3 4 5

Fund Name TNI Dana Women Fund Makaseb Emirates Opportunities Fund NBAD UAE Distribution Fund Al Mal UAE Equity Fund Daman Second Emirates Fund

Long-term Returns Inform Sharpe ation ratio Ratio

Incepti on

AUM ($ Mn)

2010

Alpha

Jul-05

4

6.91%

10.3%

(0.50)

(2.15)

Makaseb Funds Company

May-05

2

-0.07%

3.3%

(0.57)

(0.36)

National Bank of Abu Dhabi

Feb-06

57

-0.50%

2.9%

(1.20)

(3.88)

Al Mal Capital

Mar-06

21

-0.95%

2.4%

(0.62)

(1.03)

Daman Investments

Feb-07

55

-1.40%

2.0%

(1.30)

(2.50)

Fund Manager The National Investor

MSCI UAE Index

-3.38%

Note: Risk Free Rate ~ 2.58%, Information Ratio against MSCI UAE Index (2 years), Sharpe Ratio (3 years) Source: Markaz Research

On the Shariah Compliant side, NBAD UAE Islamic Fund (NBAD) was the best performer with an annual gain of 0.5% (Table 10). At the end of the year the fund‟s top holdings were Aramex, Dubai Islamic Bank, Emaar Properties, Etisalat and Industries Qatar (percentages not given). The fund had 29% exposure to Real Estates and 27% exposure to Telecom at the end of the year. Table 10: Shariah Compliant UAE Equity Funds-2010 Long-term Returns Inform Sharpe ation ratio Ratio

AUM ($ Mn)

Fund Incepti Fund Name Manager on 2010 Alpha NBAD UAE National Bank Jan-05 34 0.50% 17.1% (0.87) 1 Islamic Fund of Abu Dhabi Daman Islamic Daman May-07 55 -5.35% 11.3% (1.50) 2 Fund Investments MSCI UAE -16.65% Islamic Index Note: Risk Free Rate ~ 2.58%, Information Ratio against MSCI UAE Index (2 years), Sharpe Ratio (3 years) Source: Markaz Research

Qatar The top Qatar fund was Qatar Gate Fund (N) (Shuaa Capital) which gained 37% in 2010

It was a good year for Qatar funds as the market saw impressive gains through the year. The top Qatar fund was Qatar Gate Fund (N) (Shuaa Capital) which gained 37% in 2010 (Table 11). At the end of the year the fund‟s top holdings were Qatar National Bank (24.7%), Industries Qatar (16.1%) and Qatar National Navigation (13.9%). The fund has 49% exposure to Banking and Finance sector.

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(1.72) (2.78)

RESEARCH March 2011 Table 11: Conventional Qatar Equity Funds-2010

1 2 3 4 5

Fund Name Qatar Gate Fund (N) Epicure Qatar Equity Fund NBK Qatar Equity Fund Al Watani Fund

Fund Manager Shuaa Capital Epicure Managers Qatar Limited Watani Investment Company QNB Banque Privee (Suisse) SA Makaseb Funds Company

Long-term Returns Inform Sharpe ation ratio Ratio

Incepti on

AUM ($ Mn)

2010

Alpha

Sep-05

12

37.11%

11.4%

(0.00)

4.93

Jul-07

219

33.38%

7.7%

0.02

2.43

May-06

26

32.67%

6.9%

(0.18)

(1.75)

Oct-05

25

27.67%

1.9%

(0.02)

0.65

Makaseb Qatar May-05 12 19.36% -6.4% (0.18) Equity Fund MSCI Qatar 25.72% Index Note: Risk Free Rate ~ 2.92%, Information Ratio against MSCI Qatar Index (2 years), Sharpe Ratio (3 years) Source: Markaz Research

0.04

Oman Funds The best performing Omani fund was Vision Emerging Oman Fund (Visions Investment Services Company) with a gain of 10% (Table 12). The fund had a bias to Banks and Services sector. By October (latest factsheet), The Fund‟s top sector holdings were Banks & Investment (50.8%), Services (29.7%) and Industry (19.5%). The Fund‟s top holdings in October were Bank Muscat (11.4%), Omantel (10.4%), National Bank of Oman (9.2%), Renaissance (7.0%) and Oman International Bank (6.2%).

The best performing Omani fund was Vision Emerging Oman Fund (Visions Investment Services Company) with a gain of 10%

Table 13: Oman Equity Funds-2010

Fund Name 1

Vision Emerging Oman Fund

2

Muscat Fund

3

Al Amal Fund JIA

4

Majan Capital Fund JIA

Fund Manager Vision Investment Services Company BankMuscat The Financial Corporation Company The Financial Corporation Company

Long-term Returns Inform Sharpe ation ratio Ratio

Incepti on

AUM ($ Mn)

2010

Alpha

Aug-07

24

10.12%

-3.54%

(0.25)

(0.18)

Dec-95

30

7.40%

-6.26%

(0.39)

(1.74)

Apr-05

16

6.85%

-6.81%

(0.23)

0.27

Nov-95

9

2.50%

-11.16%

(0.29)

(1.14)

MSCI Oman 13.66% Index Note: Risk Free Rate ~ 0.96%, Information Ratio against MSCI Oman Index (2 years), Sharpe Ratio (3 years) Source: Markaz Research

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RESEARCH March 2011

GCC Equity Funds

GCC closes the year on a positive note Key Highlights  

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In 4Q10, the benchmark indices, S&P GCC Composite Sharia and S&P GCC Composite, gained 6.1% and 5.2%, respectively

S&P GCC Index saw two consecutive quarters of gains; 5% in 4Q10 and 10% in 3Q10, pushing the annual gain to 16%. The quarter‟s best performance was from MSCI Qatar which gained 13%, bringing full year gain to 26%. The worst performer for 4Q10 was MSCI Bahrain, which lost 3%, the only GCC index to show a quarterly decline. Total Value Traded in the GCC totaled USD 296 bn in 2010, a 42% annual decline and amounting to just 58% of the 2009 total. In December 2010, fund managers increased exposure to Saudi Arabia to 46% from 42% in September. Allocation to UAE and Other MENA regions declined to 10% and 7%, respectively, in December from 11% and 10%, respectively, in March 2010. In December, Fund managers decreased exposure to Cash to 6% and had 94% in equities. All Top Three Conventional & Islamic funds outperformed their benchmarks. Figure 4: Top Three Conventional Funds (4Q10) 9.4%

8.6%

8.2%

5.2%

S&P GCC Composite Index

ING MENA Fund

SICO Gulf Equity Fund

SGAM Oasis MENA Fund

Source: Zawya & Bloomberg Figure 5: Top Three Sharia-compliant Funds (4Q10) 11.4%

7.6%

7.3%

Al Yusr GCC Equity Fund

AlRajhi GCC Equity Fund

6.1%

S&P GCC Composite Sharia Index

Gulf Industrial Companies Fund

Source: Zawya & Bloomberg

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RESEARCH March 2011 Conventional GCC Funds ING MENA Fund (ING Investment Management) had the best 4Q10 performance, gaining 9.39% versus the S&P GCC Index gain of 5% (Table 14). The fund favored Saudi Arabia in December with a 28% allocation followed by UAE with 21%. The fund‟s top holdings were Saudi Arabian Amiantit Co., Omani Qatari Telecom (Nawras) and KGL Logistics (percentages not given). Table 14: Top Three Conventional Funds (4Q10)

Fund Name ING MENA Fund SICO Gulf Equity Fund

SABIC was the most preferred stock, with 16 Conventional funds holding positions in it.

SGAM Oasis MENA Fund

Fund Manager ING Investment Management Securities & Investment Company Societe Generale Asset Management

Long-term Returns Inform Sharpe ation ratio Ratio

Incep tion

AUM ($ Mn)

4Q10

2010

Qtr Alpha

Dec-08

92

9.39%

20.46%

4.2%

0.59

4.25

Mar-06

26

8.58%

11.60%

3.4%

(0.22)

(1.79)

Nov-07

19

8.18%

16.72%

3.0%

(0.38)

4.29

5.22%

15.95%

S&P GCC Index

Note: Risk Free Rate ~ 0.589%, Information Ratio against S&P GCC Index (2 years), Sharpe Ratio (3 years) Source: Markaz Research

Among conventional funds, the preferred equity holdings were SABIC, Al Rajhi Bank, NBK, Industries Qatar, and Etihad Etisalat (Table – 15). SABIC was the most preferred stock, with 16 Conventional funds holding positions in it. Table 15: Top Five Holdings of Conventional Funds (Dec- 2010) SABIC ING MENA Fund SICO Gulf Equity Fund

Over a three-year horizon, ING MENA Fund and SICO Gulf Equity Fund had the highest annualized returns of 16.1% and -4.5% respectively.

Al Rajhi Bank

NBK

Industri es Qatar

Etihad Etisalat

X X

SGAM Oasis MENA Fund X # Fund doesn‟t have holdings in top five equities; * Top holdings not specified in fact sheet; N/A - Fact sheet Not Available Source: Markaz Research

Over a three-year horizon, ING MENA Fund and SICO Gulf Equity Fund had the highest annualized returns of 16.1% and -4.5% respectively. (Figure 6)

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RESEARCH March 2011 Figure 6: Risk Return Profile of Conventional Mutual Funds Conventional Funds Performance (Jan 2008 - Dec 2010) ING MENA Fund

15 11

% Return (Jan 2008 - Dec

7 3

SICO Gulf Equity Fund

-1

Global GCC Large Cap Fund

-5 Markaz Gulf Fund

-9

SGAM Oasis MENA Fund

Vision Emerging GCC Fund

-13 -17 -21 -25 -29 16

21

26

31

36

% Risk (Jan 2008 - Dec 2010)

Source: Markaz Research

Islamic GCC Funds

The top three Islamic funds outperformed the S&P GCC Composite Sharia Index, which gained 6.06% in 4Q10.

The top three Islamic funds outperformed the S&P GCC Composite Sharia Index, which gained 6% in 4Q10. Gulf Industrial companies Fund (SAIB Asset Management Company) topped the chart gaining 11.4% (Table 16). The Fund had a 66.7% allocation to Saudi Arabia in December 2010 followed by a 20.0% exposure to Qatar. Its top holdings were SABIC, Industries Qatar, SAFCO, Qatar National Cement and JOR Phosphate (percentages not given). Table 16: Top Three Islamic Funds (4Q10)

Fund Name Gulf Industrial Companies Fund Al Yusr GCC Equity Fund

Among Islamic funds, Gulf Industrial Companies Fund topped the charts with a quarterly gain of 11.4%

Fund Manager SAIB Asset Management Company Saudi Hollandi Capital Company

Long-term Returns Inform Sharpe ation ratio Ratio

Incep tion

AUM ($ Mn)

4Q10

2010

Qtr Alpha

Apr-05

4

11.40%

18.10%

5.3%

0.77

0.68

Aug07

5

7.60%

16.63%

1.5%

1.12

0.10

AlRajhi GCC Al Rajhi Bank Oct-05 125 7.25% 13.39% 1.2% 1.15 Equity Fund S&P GCC 6.06% 16.54% Sharia Index Note: Risk Free Rate ~ 0.589%, Information Ratio against S&P GCC Index (2 years), Sharpe Ratio (2 years). Source: Markaz Research

Among Islamic funds, the preferred holdings were SABIC, Al Rajhi Bank, Industries Qatar, Etihad Etisalat, and KFH. Al Rajhi GCC Equity Fund had exposure to four of the top five. Table 17: Top Five Holdings of Islamic Funds (Dec- 2010) Gulf Industrial Co Fund Al Yusr GCC Equity fund

SABIC X N/A

Al Rajhi Bank N/A

Industries Qatar X

Etihad Etisalat

N/A

N/A

KFH N/A

Al Rajhi GCC Equity Fund X X X X # Fund doesn‟t have holdings in top five equities; * Top holdings not specified in fact sheet; N/A - Fact sheet Not Available Source: Markaz Research

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(0.18)

RESEARCH March 2011 Jadwa Arab Markets Fund (Jadwa Investment) had the highest 2 year annualized return of 25.56% (Figure 7). Figure 7: Risk Return Profile of Islamic Mutual Funds Islamic Funds Performance (Jan 2008 - Dec 2010) 28

Jadwa Arab Markets Equity Fund

25

% Return (Jan 2008 - Dec

22

Al Yusr GCC Equity Fund

AlRajhi GCC Equity Fund

19 16

Gulf Industrial Companies Fund

Global GCC Islamic Fund

13 10 7 4 1 -2 -5 6

9

12

15

18

21

24

27

30

% Risk (Jan 2008 - Dec 2010)

Source: Markaz Research

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RESEARCH March 2011

Saudi Arabia Equity Funds

AUM flat in the final quarter

Key Highlights 

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Saudi Arabian funds AUM‟s were flat in the quarter

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Saudi Arabia‟s Tadawul All-Share Index (TASI) gained 3.57% in 4Q10, bringing the full year gain to 8.15%. Petrochemicals and Insurance gained 15% and 4%, respectively while Real Estate lost 5.4%. Value Traded was up 28% in the fourth quarter, but shed 40% for the year, ending at USD 202 bn. In December, fund managers decreased allocation to cash to 1% (on an asset weighted basis) and held 99% of assets in equities. AUM‟s stagnated at USD 4.77 bn in 4Q10 after expanding 2% in 3Q10. The top three Conventional Funds and Islamic Funds managed to outperform the S&P Saudi Arabia (BMI Index) in the fourth quarter. Figure 8: Top Three Conventional Funds (4Q10) 5.39%

5.25%

5.21%

HSBC Saudi Equity Trading Fund

ANB Saudi Companies Fund

Al Fareed Fund

3.66%

S&P Saudi Arabia (BMI Index)

Source: Zawya, Bloomberg & MSCI

Figure 9: Top Three Islamic Funds (4Q10) The top three Conventional Funds underperformed the MSCI Saudi Arabia Dom Index while the top three Islamic Funds managed to outperform in the fourth quarter

6.94%

6.42%

6.28%

3.66%

S&P Saudi Arabia (BMI Index)

Amanah Saudi Al-Saffa Saudi Bakheet Saudi Indust rial Equit y Trading Trading Equit y Fund Fund

Source: Zawya, Bloomberg & MSCI

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The Tadawul index ended the year with 9% gain while AUM‟s stagnated

The Tadawul index ended the year with 9% gain, the index gained 11% in the first quarter, lost 10% in the second quarter and ended the year with the consecutive profit of 5% and 4% respectively in the third and fourth quarters of 2010. AUM‟s stagnated at USD 4.77 bn in 4Q10 after expanding 6.9% in 1Q10 and declining 8.3% in 2Q10. Figure 10: Saudi Equity Fund AUM’s and Tadawul Returns 6 5

30% 4.48

4.35

4.77

4.75

5.08

4.66

4.76

4.77

10%

3.93

4

20%

USD (Bn)

0%

3

-10%

2

-20%

1

-30%

0

-40% Dec- Mar- Jun- Sep- Dec- Mar- Jun- Sep- Dec08 09 09 09 09 10 10 10 10 Saudi Equity Fund AUM’s Tadawul Returns %

Source: Fund Factsheets, Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange (Tadawul), Markaz Research

Table 18: Top Five Fund Managers (in terms of AUM Dec - 2010) Fund Name Riyad Capital HSBC Saudi Arabia Samba Financial Group NCB Capital Bank Al Bilad Source: Markaz Research

The top three Saudi conventional equity funds all outperformed the S&P Saudi Arabia index that gained Conventional Saudi Funds 3.66% in 4Q10.

Top 5 Fund Managers 1,362 1,143 784 513 190

Market share 28.5% 23.9% 16.4% 10.7% 4.0%

The top three Saudi conventional equity funds all outperformed the S&P Saudi Arabia index that gained 3.66% in 4Q10. HSBC Saudi Equity Trading Fund (HSBC Saudi Arabia) was the best performing conventional fund for the quarter with a gain of 5.39% (Table - 19). The fund had a 41% exposure to the Petrochemical Industries followed by 14.64% to Banking & Financials. Top holdings were SABIC (16%), Al Rajhi Banking & Investment Corp. (14%) and Yanbu National Petrochemical Co. (7%).

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RESEARCH March 2011 Table 19: Top Three Conventional Funds (4Q10)

Fund Name HSBC Saudi Equity Trading Fund ANB Saudi Companies Fund Al Fareed Fund

Long-term Returns Inform Sharpe ation ratio Ratio

Inception

AUM ($ Mn)

4Q10

2010

Qtr Alpha

Nov-97

828

5.39%

16.77%

1.7%

(0.35)

0.78

ANB Invest

May-93

146

5.25%

17.72%

1.6%

(0.23)

0.25

Samba Financial Group

Dec-03

562

5.21%

14.27%

1.5%

(0.48)

(0.06)

Fund Manager HSBC Saudi Arabia

S&P Saudi 3.66% 9.02% Index Note: Risk Free Rate ~ 0.589%, Information Ratio against S&P Saudi Index (2 years), Sharpe Ratio (3 years) Source: Markaz Research

ANB Saudi Companies Fund (ANB Invest) had registered the lowest annualized loss of 4.66% over a three-year horizon with a Sharpe ratio of -.020 (Figure - 11). Figure 11: Risk Return Profile of Conventional Mutual Funds Conventional Funds Performance (Jan 2008 - Dec 2010) 15 11 7

% Return (Jan 2008 - Dec

Amanah Saudi Industrial Fund had the best 4Q10 performance, gaining 6.9% versus the S&P Saudi Index gain of 3.66%

3 HSBC Saudi Equity Trading Fund

-1 ANB Saudi Companies Fund

-5 -9

Al Fareed Fund

-13 -17

Saudi gateway Fund

Riyad Equity Fund 3

-21 -25 -29 16

21 26 % Risk (Jan 2008 - Dec 2010)

31

36

Source: Markaz Research

Islamic Saudi Funds Amanah Saudi Industrial Fund had the best 4Q10 performance, gaining 6.9% versus the S&P Saudi Index gain of 3.66% (Table 20). The fund has 57% exposure to Petrochemicals and 16% exposure to Agriculture & Food Industries at the end of Nov 2010. At the end Nov 2010 the fund‟s top holdings were SABIC (43.9%), SAFCO (8.3%), Al Marai Company (6.6%), SAVOLA Group (6.0%) and Saudi Ceramic Co (4.4%).

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RESEARCH March 2011 Table 20: Top Three Islamic Funds (4Q10) Long-term Returns Inform Sharpe ation ratio Ratio

AUM ($ Mn)

Fund Incep Qtr Fund Name Manager tion 4Q10 2010 Alpha Amanah Saudi Industrial HSBC Saudi 81 6.94% 18.28% 3.3% (0.31) Fund Arabia Apr-05 Al-Saffa Saudi Trading Equity CAAM 82 6.42% 16.23% 2.8% (0.36) Fund Saudi fransi Jul-05 Bakheet Saudi Bakheet Trading Equity Investment May13 6.28% 15.59% 2.6% (0.27) Fund Group 07 S&P Saudi 3.66% 9.02% Index Note: Risk Free Rate ~ 0.589%, Information Ratio against S&P Saudi Index (2 years), Sharpe Ratio (3 years) Source: Markaz Research

Bakheet Saudi Trading Equity Fund (Bakheet Investment Group) had registered the lowest annualized loss of 6.88% over a three-year horizon with a Sharpe ratio of -0.25 (Figure – 12). Figure 12: Risk Return Profile of Islamic Mutual Funds Islamic Funds Performance (Jan 2008 - Dec 2010) 3 1

Fund managers increased their exposure to equities to 99% in December 2010

% Return (Jan 2008 - Dec

-1 -3

Bakheet Saudi Trading Equity Fund

-5 -7

Al Yusr Saudi Equity fund

-9

Amanah Saudi Industrial Fund

Al-Saffa Saudi Equity Trading

-11

Riyad Equity Fund 2

-13 -15 25

28 31 % Risk (Jan 2008 - Dec 2010)

34

37

Source: Markaz Research

Fund managers increased their exposure to equities to 99% in December 2010 versus 98% in June 2010, while allocation to Cash & Equivalents decreased to 1% from 2% in June 2010. Figure 13: Asset Allocation Trend - Saudi Arabia (Dec-10) 100%

Bonds

98% 96%

Cash

94% 92% 90%

Equities

88% 86% 84% 82% 80% Dec08

Mar09

Jun09

Sep09

Dec09

Mar10

Jun10

Sep10

Dec10

Source: Fund Factsheets

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Kuwait Equity Funds

AUM increased 6% in 4Q10

Key Highlights 

The Kuwait Index ended the year flat

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The Kuwait Index gained 6.75% in 3Q10, however, the trend reversed in 4Q10 with the market recording a loss of 0.4%. This brought the Exchange to a flat close with a loss of 1%. Banking and Real Estate sector gained 11% and 2.51% respectively while Industrial and Investment sectors lost 7.4% and 4.4%, respectively, in 4Q10. Value Traded on the KSE was up 12% in 4Q, however, on an annual basis, the same fell by 42% to USD 44 bn. AUM‟s increased 6% to USD 4.12 bn in the fourth quarter of the year. Only one conventional fund outperformed the MSCI Kuwait Index, which gained 5.4% during the quarter. The MSCI Kuwait Islamic Index outperformed the Top three Islamic funds by gaining 7.8% during the quarter.

Figure 14: Top Three Conventional Funds (4Q10) 5.6% 5.4%

5.3%

`

MSCI Kuwait Index

Global 10 Large Cap Index Fund

Masaref Invest ment Fund

4.7%

A l-Ma'moun Fund

Source: Zawya, Bloomberg & MSCI

Figure 15: Top Three Islamic Funds (4Q10) 7.8%

One Conventional Fund beat the benchmark in 4Q 4.6%

MSCI Kuwait Islamic Index

Al-Durra Islamic Fund

4.1%

Al Seef Fund

3.7%

IFA Islamic Fund

Source: Zawya, Bloomberg & MSCI

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5

30%

4.67

4.5

4.19 3.73 3.73

4

3.75

3.90

3.58

3.88

4.12

20% 10%

3.5

USD (Bn)

Kuwait Financial Centre “Markaz” had the highest market share in terms of AUM‟s in December with 21.5% share

The KSE Index ended flat in 2010, after losing 0.4% in 4Q10. Banking Sector gained 42.5% while Real Estate and Investment lost 16% and 13%, respectively, in 2010. AUM‟s increased 6% YoY to USD 4.12 bn in 4Q10. Figure 16: Kuwait Equity Fund AUM’s and KSE Returns

0%

3

2.5

-10%

2

-20%

1.5

-30%

1 0.5

-40%

0

-50% Dec- Mar- Jun- Sep- Dec- Mar- Jun- Sep- Dec08 09 09 09 09 10 10 10 10 Kuwait Equity Fund AUM’s KSE Returns %

Source: Fund Factsheets, Kuwait Stock Exchange, Markaz Research

Kuwait Financial Centre “Markaz” was the top equity fund manager with an AUM of USD 886 mn, representing a 21.5% market share. Table 21: Top Five Fund Managers (in terms of AUM in Dec- 2010) AUM ($ Mn)

Market Share

Kuwait Financial Centre

886

21.5%

National Investments Company

788

19.1%

Kuwait Investment Company

598

14.5%

Global Investment House

485

11.7%

Burgan Bank Source: Markaz Research

311

7.5%

Fund Manager

Conventional Kuwait Funds Global 10 Large Cap Index Fund (Global Investment House) had the best 4Q10 performance, gaining 5.62% versus the MSCI Kuwait Index gain of 5.4% (Table 22). The Fund‟s top holdings in December were Zain (30.2%), National Bank of Kuwait (23.7%), Kuwait Finance House (13.4%), Gulf bank of Kuwait (6.6%) and Commercial bank of Kuwait (5.3%).

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RESEARCH March 2011 Table 22: Top Three Conventional Funds (4Q10)

Fund Name Global 10 Large Cap Index Fund Masaref Investment Fund Al-Ma'moun Fund

Incepti on

4Q10

2010

Nov-00

303

5.62%

42.10%

0.3%

(0.44)

0.22

Feb-07

36

5.32%

38.62%

0.0%

(0.51)

(1.36)

Apr-01

13

4.68%

25.70%

-0.7%

(0.61)

(3.17)

Qtr Alpha

MSCI Kuwait 5.36% 33.35% Index Note: Risk Free Rate ~ 1.25%, Information Ratio against MSCI Kuwait Index (2 years), Sharpe Ratio (3 years) Source: Markaz Research

Among conventional funds (whose holdings were given), the top five preferred equities were National Bank of Kuwait (NBK), Zain, Kuwait Finance House (KFH), National Industries Group, and Boubyan Petrochemical (Table - 23). Global 10 Large Cap Index Fund had allocations to three of the top five holdings and and Al-Mamoun Fund had allocations to four of the top five holdings. Table 23: Top Five Holdings of Conventional Funds (Dec-2010)

Global 10 Large Cap Index Fund Masaref Investment Fund Al-Mamoun Fund Source: Markaz Research

NBK

ZAIN

KFH

X

X

X

X

National Industries Group

Boubyan Petroche mical

X

X

X

X

X

Al Ahli Kuwaiti Fund (Ahli Capital Investment Company) registered the lowest annualized loss of 7.39% over a three-year horizon with a Sharpe ratio of -0.79 (Figure - 17). Figure 17: Risk Return Profile of Conventional Mutual Funds Conventional Funds Performance (Jan 2008 - Dec 2010) 4 1 Al Ahli Kuwaiti Fund

-2

% Return (Jan 2008 - Dec 2010)

Among conventional funds the top preferred equity was National Bank of Kuwait

Fund Manager Global Investment House Housing Finance Company Global Investment House

Long-term Returns Inform Sharpe ation ratio Ratio

AUM ($ Mn)

Markaz Mumtaz Investment Fund

-5

Global 10 Large Cap Index Fund

-8 Masaref Investment FundMarkaz Investment and Development Fund

-11 -14

Al-Ma'moun Fund

-17 Global Local Fund

-20

Markaz Forsa Financial Fund

-23 -26 -29 16

21 26 % Risk (Jan 2008 - Dec 2010)

31

Source: Markaz Research

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RESEARCH March 2011 Islamic Kuwait Funds

The top three Islamic funds for the quarter underperformed the MSCI Kuwait Domestic Islamic Index

The top three Islamic funds for the quarter underperformed the MSCI Kuwait Domestic Islamic Index, which gained 7.78%. The Al-Durra Islamic Fund (Global Investment House) was the top performer, with a gain of 4.62% for 4Q10. The Fund‟s top sector holdings were Banking (74.9%), Services (8.1%) and Investments (4.8%). The Fund‟s top holdings in December were Kuwait Finance House (46.9%), Boubyan Bank (16.6%), Ahli United Bank (6.9%), Alafco Aviation Lease & Finance Co (5.3%) and Kuwait International Bank (4.5%). Table 24: Top Three Islamic Funds (4Q10) Fund Name Al-Durra Islamic Fund Al Seef Fund IFA Islamic Fund

Fund Manager Global Investment House Al Bilad Investment Company International Financial Advisors

Long-term Returns Inform Sharpe ation ratio Ratio

Incepti on

AUM ($ Mn)

4Q10

May-04

162

4.62%

9.70%

-3.2%

(0.85)

(3.28)

Jan-06

13

4.12%

9.08%

-3.7%

(0.68)

(0.81)

Jun-06

4

3.69%

-1.82%

-4.1%

(1.08)

(3.26)

Qtr Alpha

2010

MSCI Kuwait Islamic 7.78% 27.68% Index Note: Risk Free Rate ~ 1.25%, Information Ratio against MSCI Kuwait Index (2 years), Sharpe Ratio (3 years) Source: Markaz Research

The most preferred equities among Islamic funds were Kuwait Finance House (KFH), Aviation lease and Finance, Boubyan Bank, Kuwait International Bank, and First Investment Co (Table –25). The top performing fund for the quarter had exposure to four of the top five. Table 25: Top Five Holdings of Islamic Funds (Dec-2010) KFH

The Al-Durra Islamic Fund was the top performer, with a gain of 4.62% for 4Q10.

Aviation lease and Finance

Al-Durra Islamic X Fund AL Seef Fund N/A IFA Islamic Fund X # Fund doesn‟t have holdings in top five N/A - Fact sheet Not Available Source: Markaz Research

Boubyan Bank

Kuwait International Bank

X

X

X

N/A

N/A

N/A

First Investme nt Co

N/A

X X equities; * Top holdings not specified fact sheet;

Al Seef Fund (Al Bilad Investment Company) registered best Sharpe ratio for the period at -0.84 followed by Tharwa Islamic Fund (Tharwa Investment Company) with -0.95 (Figure -18).

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RESEARCH March 2011 Figure 18: Risk Return profile of Islamic Mutual Funds

Al Seef Fund registered best Sharpe ratio for the period at -0.84 followed by Al Aman Islamic Fund (Al Aman Investment Company) with -0.88

% Return (Jan 2008 - Dec 2010)

Islamic Funds Performance (Jan 2008 - Dec 2010) -8 Tharwa Islamic Fund Markaz Islamic Fund

-13 -18 -23

Al Safwa Investment Fund

-28

Al Seef Fund

Al-Durra Islamic Fund IFA Islamic Fund

-33 -38 -43 16

21

26 31 % Risk (Jan 2008 - Dec 2010)

36

Source: Markaz Research

Asset allocators increased their exposure to equities to 90% in December 2010 while allocation to cash decreased to 10% (Figure – 19). Figure 19: Asset Allocation – Kuwait Equity Funds (Dec-10)

Fund managers increased exposure to equities to 90% in December 2010

100%

Bond s

90%

Cash

80% 70% 60% Equiti

50% 40% 30% 20% Dec08

Mar09

Jun- Sep09 09

Dec09

Mar10

Jun- Sep10 10

Dec10

Source: Markaz Research

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RESEARCH March 2011

UAE Equity Funds

Markets post mixed results as AUMs decline 6% Key Highlights MSCI UAE and MSCI UAE Islamic indices lost 0.5% and 9.5%, respectively, during 4Q10.

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Dubai (DFM) underperformed the Abu Dhabi Exchange (ADX) for the quarter, losing 3.16% versus a gain of 1.75% for the ADX. Full year loss on the DFM was 10% versus 0.87% for the ADX. The DFM‟s loss was led by Utilities and Investments & Financials services sector which were down 16.7% and 12.03% in 4Q10. Abu Dhabi‟s quarterly gain was led by the Construction and Industrial sectors which were up 14.7% and 13.7%, respectively, in 4Q10. Liquidity in the UAE was up 29% in 4Q10 while full year value traded tumbled 58% to USD 28 bn. AUM‟s for UAE equity funds contracted 6% in 4Q10 to USD 510 mn. All Conventional funds outperformed the MSCI UAE Index, which lost 0.5% for the quarter. The Islamic funds outperformed the benchmark MSCI UAE Islamic, which lost 9.5% in 4Q10.

Figure 20: Top Three Conventional Funds (4Q10) 2.3%

1.1% 0.6%

-0.5% MSCI UAE Index

TNI Dana Women Fund

NBAD UAE Dist ribut ion Fund

NBAD UAE Trading Fund

Source: Zawya, Bloomberg & MSCI

The Top performing UAE funds all outperformed the benchmark indices

Figure 21: Top Islamic Funds (4Q10)

-0.9%

-9.5% MSCI UAE Islamic Index

NBAD UAE Islamic Fund

-1.5%

Daman Islamic Fund

Source: Zawya, Bloomberg & MSCI

Negative corporate and market news led AUM‟s to contract by 6% in 4Q10. Furthermore, on an asset weighted basis, UAE funds were flat in the fourth quarter. Kuwait Financial Centre “Markaz”

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RESEARCH March 2011 Table 26: Top Five Fund Managers (in terms of AUM in Dec-10) Fund Manager

AUM ($ Mn)

Market Share

235 110 91 39 21

46.0% 21.6% 17.8% 7.6% 4.2%

National Bank of Abu Dhabi Daman Investments Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank The National Investor Al Mal Capital Source: Markaz Research

On an asset weighted basis, UAE funds were flat in 4Q10

Conventional UAE Funds TNI Dana Women Fund (The National Investor) was the best performing conventional fund for the quarter with a gain of 2.35% (Table – 27). The fund ended the year with about 20% in Cash, 47% in MENA Markets and 33% in global markets. The fund‟s top holdings were ETF (33.0%), Emaar Conv (5.6%), Mumtalakat bond (5.5%), Alba (4.9%) and Citadel Capital (4.7%). Table 27: Top Three Conventional Funds (4Q10)

Fund Name TNI Dana Women Fund

NBAD UAE Trading Fund

Incep tion Jul-05

4

2.35%

6.91%

2.8%

(0.50)

(2.15)

Feb-06

57

1.14%

-0.50%

1.6%

(1.20)

(3.88)

Jan-04

110

0.56%

-8.10%

1.0%

(0.99)

(3.52)

4Q10

2010

Qtr Alpha

MSCI UAE -0.47% -3.38% Index ONote: Risk Free Rate ~ 2.58%, Information Ratio against MSCI UAE Index (2 years), Sharpe n Ratio (3 years) Source: Markaz Research

a n Among conventional funds, TNI Dana Women Fund (The National Investor) registered the lowest annualized loss of 3.57% over a three-year horizon a with a Sharpe ratio of -0.7 (Figure - 22). s s e t

w e i g h t e d b a s i s , U A E

Figure 22: Risk Return Profile of Conventional Mutual Funds Conventional Funds Performance (Jan 2008 - Dec 2010)

0

TNI Dana Women Fund

-9

NBAD UAE Trading Fund

-18

% Return (Jan 2008 - Dec 2010)

TNI Dana Women Fund registered the lowest annualized loss of 3.57% over a three-year horizon

NBAD UAE Distribution Fund

Fund Manager The National Investor National Bank of Abu Dhabi National Bank of Abu Dhabi

Long-term Returns Inform Sharpe ation ratio Ratio

AUM ($ Mn)

Daman Second Emirates Fund NBAD UAE Distribution Fund

-27

-36

NBAD UAE Growth Fund

-45 10

15

20

25

30

35

% Risk (Jan 2008 - Dec 2010)

40

45

Source: Markaz Research

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RESEARCH March 2011 Islamic UAE Funds The Islamic funds outperformed the benchmark index; the top performer was NBAD UAE Islamic Fund (National Bank of Abu Dhabi) with a loss of 0.85% for the quarter (Table 28). At the end of the year, the fund‟s top holdings were Aramex, Dubai Islamic Bank, Emaar Properties, Etisalat and Industries Qatar (percentages not given). The fund had 29% exposure to Real Estates and 27% exposure to Telecom at the end of the year. In 4Q10, NBAD UAE Islamic Fund was the top performer, with a loss of 0.9%.

Table 28: Top Islamic Funds (4Q10) Fund Name NBAD UAE Islamic Fund Daman Islamic Fund

Fund Manager National Bank of Abu Dhabi Daman Investme nts

Long-term Returns Inform Sharpe ation ratio Ratio

Incepti on

AUM ($ Mn)

Jan-05

34

-0.85%

0.50%

8.6%

(0.87)

(1.72)

May-07

55

-1.52%

-5.35%

8.0%

(1.50)

(2.78)

4Q10

2010

Qtr Alpha

MSCI UAE Islamic -9.49% -16.65% Index Note: Risk Free Rate ~ 2.58%, Information Ratio against MSCI UAE Index (2 years), Sharpe Ratio (3 years) Source: Markaz Research

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RESEARCH March 2011

Qatar Equity Funds

Market gains while AUM up 6% in 4Q10 Key Highlights  The DSM gained 12.8% in 4Q10 pushing the annual gain to 24.7%.

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Qatar‟s Doha Securities Market (DSM) saw two consecutive quarters of gains; 12.8% in 4Q10 and 11.5% in 3Q10, pushing the annual gain to 24.7%. Banking & Financials and Industrial sectors gained 14% and 22% respectively while Insurance sector lost 2.5% in 4Q10. Value traded doubled in 4Q while full year liquidity was down 28% to USD 19 bn in 2010. AUM‟s for Qatari equity funds were up 6% in 4Q10 to USD 388 mn. All three Conventional funds outperformed the MSCI Qatar Index, which gained 12.7% in 4Q10. The Al-Beit Al-Mali Shariah Fund underperformed the MSCI Qatar Islamic Index which was up 13.43% for the quarter.

Figure 23: Top Three Conventional Funds (4Q10)

Source: Zawya, Bloomberg & MSCI

Figure 24: Islamic Funds (4Q10) The benchmark indices, MSCI Qatar Index and MSCI Qatar Islamic Index, gained 12.7% and 13.4%, respectively, in 4Q10.

13.43%

5.03%

MSCI Qat ar Islamic Index

Al-Beit Al-Mali Shariah Fund

Source: Zawya, Bloomberg & MSCI

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RESEARCH March 2011 Conventional Qatar Funds The top three Qatar conventional equity funds all outperformed the MSCI Qatar index that gained 12.74% in 4Q10. Qatar Gate Fund N (Shuaa Capital) was the best performing conventional fund for the quarter with a gain of 13.66% (Table 29). At the end of the year the fund‟s top holdings were Qatar National Bank (24.7%), Industries Qatar (16.1%) and Qatar National Navigation (13.9%). The fund has 49% exposure to Banking and Finance sector. Table 29: Top Three Conventional Funds (4Q10)

Fund Name Qatar Gate Fund (N) Epicure Qatar Equity Fund Al Watani Fund

Epicure Qatar Equity Fund registered the highest annualized return of 3.66% over a three-year horizon

Fund Manager Shuaa Capital Epicure Managers Qatar Limited QNB Banque Privee (Suisse) SA

Incep tion

AUM ($ Mn)

Sep-05

Qtr Alpha

Long-term Returns Inform Sharpe ation ratio Ratio

4Q10

2010

12

13.66%

37.11%

0.9%

(0.00)

4.93

Jul-07

219

12.92%

33.38%

0.2%

0.02

2.43

Oct-05

25

12.80%

27.67%

0.1%

(0.02)

0.65

MSCI Qatar 12.74% 25.72% Index Note: Risk Free Rate ~ 2.92%, Information Ratio against MSCI Qatar Index (2 years), Sharpe Ratio (3 years) Source: Markaz Research

Epicure Qatar Equity Fund (Epicure Managers Qatar Ltd) registered the highest annualized return of 3.66% over a three-year horizon with a Sharpe ratio of -0.06 (Figure - 25). Figure 25: Risk Return Profile of Conventional Mutual Funds Conventional Funds Performance (Jan 2008 - Dec 2010) 4 Epicure Qat ar Equit y Fund

% Return (Jan 2008 - Dec 2010)

3 2

Qat ar Gat e Fund (N) Al Wat ani Fund

1 0 NBK Qat ar Equit y Fund

-1 -2

Makaseb Qat ar Equit y Fund

-3 -4 -5 23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

35

36

37

% Risk (Jan 2008 - Dec 2010) Source: Markaz Research

Islamic Qatar Funds Al-Beit Al-Mali Shariah Fund (Global Investment House) reported a gain of 5% in 4Q. In June 2010 (latest factsheet), the fund had exposure to Services (49%), Banks (27%), Industrials (16%) and Cash (8%).

Among Islamic funds, Al Sanabil Fund (Class B) was the best performer, registering a loss of 9.9% in September

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RESEARCH March 2011 Table 30 : Top Islamic Funds (4Q10) AUM ($ Mn)

Long-term Returns Inform Sharpe ation ratio Ratio

Fund Incep Qtr Fund Name Manager tion 4Q10 2010 Alpha Al-Beit AlGlobal Mali Shariah Investment Sep-06 16 5.03% 19.51% -8.4% 0.02 Fund House MSCI Qatar 13.43% 15.20% Islamic Index Note: Risk Free Rate ~ 2.92%, Information Ratio against MSCI Qatar Index(2 years), Sharpe Ratio (3 years) Source: Markaz Research

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(0.48)

RESEARCH March 2011

Oman Equity Funds

Market ends on a positive note

Figure 26: Oman Equity Funds (4Q10) 8.83%

MSCI Oman Index gained 8.8% in 4Q10.

5.01%

4.55% 3.34%

MSCI Oman Index

Vision Emerging Oman Fund

Muscat Fund Majan Capital Fund JIA

Source: Markaz Research

The Muscat Securities Market (MSM) saw two consecutive quarters of gains; 4.4% in 4Q10 and 6.9% in 3Q10, pushing the annual gain to 6.0%. AUM‟s for Omani equity funds were at 78 mn for 4Q10. The Omani funds underperformed in 4Q. The best performing fund was Vision Emerging Oman Fund (Vision Investment Services Co) which gained 5% in 4Q. By October (latest factsheet), top sector holdings were Banks & Investment (50.8%), Services (29.7%) and Industry (19.5%). Top holdings were Bank Muscat (11.4%), Omantel (10.4%), and National Bank of Oman (9.2%). Table 31: Omani Conventional Funds (4Q10)

The best performer was Vision Emerging Oman Fund (Vision Investment Services Company), gaining 5%.

Long-term Returns Informa tion Sharpe ratio Ratio

AUM ($ Mn)

Fund Incept Qtr Fund Name Manager ion 4Q10 2010 Alpha Vision Vision Emerging Investment Dec-95 30 5.01% 10.12% -3.8% Oman Fund Services Muscat Fund BankMuscat Aug-07 24 4.55% 7.40% -4.3% Majan Capital The Financial Apr-05 16 3.34% 2.50% -5.5% Fund JIA Corporation MSCI Oman 8.83% 13.66% Index Note: Risk Free Rate ~ 0.96%, Information Ratio against MSCI Oman Index (2 years), Sharpe Source: Markaz Research

(0.25)

(0.18)

(0.39)

(1.74)

(0.29)

(1.14)

Ratio (3 years)

Al Amal Fund (The Financial Corporation Company) registered the lowest annualized loss of 5.2% over 3-yrs with an annualized risk of 27.2%. Figure 27: Risk Return Profile of Omani Mutual Funds % Return (Jan 2008 - Dec 2010)

Conventional Funds Performance (Jan 2008 - Dec 2010) -5

Al Amal Fund JIA

Vision Emerging Oman Fund

-6

Majan Capital Fund JIA

-7 -8 -9

Muscat Fund

-10 25

26

27

28

Source: Markaz Research

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RESEARCH March 2011

Bahrain Equity Funds

Still in the red

Figure 28: Bahrain Equity Funds (4Q10) 0.60%

-3.17% MSCI Bahrain Index

SICO Selected Securities Fund

Source: Markaz Research

The Bahrain Exchange showed another year of losses, closing out 2010 with a decline of 1.8%. In 4Q10 the index was down 0.8% led by losses in Services and Commercial banks sectors offset by gains in Hotel & Tourism sector. Bahrain AUM‟s were at USD 19.5 mn in 4Q10.

SICO Selected Securities Fund gained 0.60% in 4Q10

SICO Selected Securities Fund outperformed the benchmark, MSCI Bahrain index, which lost 3.17% in 4Q10. SICO Selected Securities Fund lost 0.60% for the quarter (Table - 32). The fund had 17% of its assets in Cash & Fixed Income. On a sector basis, the fund had a 49% exposure to Financials, 12% to Telecoms, 11% to Consumer discretionary, and 11% to Industrials. The Fund‟s top holdings were Batelco (12.4%), Ahli United Bank (10.8%) and BCFC (7.8%).

Delmon Fund continued to be Table 32: Bahrain Equity Funds (4Q10) the top performer, losing 6.0% during the month Fund Name SICO Selected Securities Fund

Fund Manager Securities & Investment Company

Incep tion May98

Long-term Returns

AUM ($ Mn)

4Q10

2010

Qtr Alpha

Sharpe ratio

Information Ratio

20

0.60%

4.80%

26.29%

(0.90)

1.90

MSCI Bahrain -3.17% -21.49% Index Note: Risk Free Rate ~ 1.5%, Information Ratio against MSCI Bahrain Index (2 years), Sharpe Ratio (3 years) Source: Markaz Research

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Fund Name 1 AlRajhi GCC Equity Fund 2 AlAhli GCC Trading Equity Fund

Country Focus GCC/MENA GCC/MENA

Fund Size (USD Inception Mn) Oct-05 125 Oct-05 111

Cash Equities Bonds 5% 95% 0% 5% 95% 0%

GCC/MENA GCC/MENA GCC/MENA GCC/MENA

Jan-06 Feb-06 Sep-07 Dec-05

70 67 27 27

0% 1% 16% 3%

100% 99% 84% 97%

Geographic Allocation

Performance %

Total 100% 100%

Saudi Arabia Kuwait UAE 67% 12% 2% NA NA NA

Other Qatar Oman Bahrain Mena 15% 4% 0% 0% NA NA NA NA

Total 100% NA

Informa Q4 Quarterly Sharpe tion 2010 2010 Alpha Ratio1 Ratio2 7.25% 13.39% 0.50% 1.15 (0.18) 1.84% 10.82% -0.77% 1.02 (0.72)

0% 0% 0% 0%

100% 100% 100% 100%

45% 0% 38% 53%

19% 22% 35% 6%

14% 27% 12% 15%

20% 38% 15% 18%

1% 9% 0% 3%

1% 4% 0% 5%

0% 0% 0% 0%

100% 100% 100% 100%

4.26% 7.00% 5.07% 4.40%

5.25% 11.64% 12.00% 8.50%

-1.70% -0.66% -1.51% -0.51%

0.19 0.70 0.21 0.81

(5.66) (1.76) (3.85) (2.85)

2.28% 0.56% 3.51% 7.18% 7.19% 4.81%

3.30% 4.05% 14.28% 19.35% 15.70% 8.77%

-2.62% -4.65% 0.68% -0.06% 0.47% -1.11%

0.64 (0.22) 0.95 1.48 0.90 0.94

(3.63) (3.97) (1.41) 1.97 (1.38) 0.80

-0.94% 1.94% -4.51% 6.98% 19.76% 0.15%

0.02 1.47

(4.46) 1.80

5.90% 3.89% 4.84% 7.60% 1.09% ####

3 4 5 6

AlBasha'er GCC Equity Fund Riyad Gulf Fund Noor GCC Islamic Fund DIB Al Islami Equity Fund

Fund Manager Al Rajhi Bank NCB Capital Kuwait Finance and Investment Company Riyad Capital Noor Investments Securities and Investment Company

7 8 9 10 11 12

Al Samaha Islamic Fund Manafae First Fund Amanah GCC Equity Fund Jadwa Arab Markets Equity Fund Global GCC Islamic Fund Gulf Islamic Equity Fund

Union National Bank Manafae Investment Company Saudi British Bank Jadwa Investment Global Investment House Gulf Investment Corporation

GCC/MENA GCC/MENA GCC/MENA GCC/MENA GCC/MENA GCC/MENA

May-07 Jun-07 Apr-06 Jun-07 Jul-07 Jan-08

19 18 17 14 11 10

0% 0% 2% NA 3% 7%

100% 100% 98% NA 97% 93%

0% 0% 0% NA 0% 0%

100% 100% 100% NA 100% 100%

NA NA 60% 61% 48% 57%

NA NA 12% 13% 30% 20%

NA NA 6% 5% 5% 8%

NA NA 14% 9% 17% 15%

NA NA 5% 0% 0% 0%

NA NA 2% 2% 0% 0%

NA NA 0% 10% 0% 0%

NA NA 100% 100% 100% 100%

13 Al-Themar Fund 14 Jadwa GCC Equity Fund

Bayan Investment Company Jadwa Investment

GCC/MENA GCC/MENA

Sep-07 Jun-07

9 9

19% NA

81% NA

0% NA

100% NA

NA 68%

NA 15%

NA 7%

NA 8%

NA 3%

NA 0%

NA 0%

NA NA

15 16 17 18 19 20

SAIB BNP Paribas Asset Management CAAM Saudi Fransi Securities & Investment Company Saudi Hollandi Capital Company First Investment Company SAIB Asset Management Al Tawfeek Company for Company Investment

GCC/MENA GCC/MENA GCC/MENA GCC/MENA GCC/MENA GCC/MENA

Apr-05 Apr-06 Sep-05 Aug-07 Jul-07 Apr-05

8 8 7 5 5 4

6% NA 3% 0% 0% 4%

94% NA 97% 100% 100% 96%

0% NA 0% 0% 0% 0%

100% NA 100% 100% 100% 100%

67% 53% 46% NA NA 70%

14% 16% 5% NA NA 3%

4% 10% 5% NA NA 2%

9% 12% 18% NA NA 21%

1% 4% 3% NA NA 1%

1% 0% 4% NA NA 0%

3% 5% 19% NA NA 4%

100% 100% 100% NA NA 100%

14.38% 16.38% 11.00% 16.63% -2.99% 18.10%

-0.35% -1.65% -1.21% -0.09% -4.72% 0.30%

1.00 (1.02) 1.10 0.57 1.11 (1.60) 1.12 0.10 (0.23) (6.24) 0.77 0.68

Funds Al Bilad Investment Company

GCC/MENA GCC/MENA

Aug-05 Oct-07 Total

2 23% 2 26% 575 6%

77% 74% 94%

0% 0% 0%

100% 100% 100%

0% NA 49%

24% 28% 22% NA NA NA 16% 10% 17%

7% NA 3%

0% NA 1%

18% NA 4%

100% 1.20% 4.03% NA 2.11% 4.85% 100%

-4.02% -0.27%

0.19 0.01

SAIB Gulf Companies Fund AlDana GCC Equity Fund Al Aseel Islamic Equity Fund Al Yusr GCC Equity Fund First Arabian Equity 2000 Fund Gulf Industrial Companies Fund

21 Al-Tawfeek Gulf Equity Fund 22 Amwal Fund

1 Sharpe Ratio 3 years, 2 - Information Ratio 2 years * Fund size is not available Source: Markaz Analysis, Zawya, Lipperweb, Stock Exchange websites

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(4.94) (2.03)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

Fund Name Fund Manager Schroder Middle East Fund (Class A - Schroder Investment Management USD Acc) Limited EFG-Hermes MEDA Fund EFG-Hermes Holding Ocean Fund Equities MENA Opportunities (Class A) Societe Generale Asset Management Global GCC Large Cap Fund Global Investment House Gulf Premier Fund Gulf Investment Corporation ING MENA Fund ING Investment Management SICO Khaleej Equity Fund Securities & Investment Company NBK Gulf Equity Fund National Bank of Kuwait AlAhli Gulf Fund AlAhli Bank of Kuwait SIB GCC Equity Fund SAIB Asset Management Company Alpha Mena Fund Algebra Capital Arab Gateway Fund Shuaa Capital Arabian Opportunities Fund Audi Saudi Arabia Al Musahem GCC Fund Samba Financial Group Al-Atheer Fund Kuwait Investment Company Markaz Gulf Fund Kuwait Financial Centre Arab Bank Mena Fund Al Arabi Investment Group Makaseb arab Tigers Fund Makaseb Funds Vision Emerging GCC Fund Vision Investment Services Co NBAD GCC Opportunities Fund National Bank of Abu Dhabi SICO Gulf Equity Fund Securities & Investment Company

Fund Size (USD Mn)

Country Focus

Inception

GCC/MENA GCC/MENA

Sep-07 Jul-99

321 268

4% 8%

97% 92%

0% 0%

GCC/MENA GCC/MENA GCC/MENA GCC/MENA GCC/MENA GCC/MENA GCC/MENA GCC/MENA GCC/MENA GCC/MENA GCC/MENA GCC/MENA GCC/MENA GCC/MENA GCC/MENA GCC/MENA GCC/MENA GCC/MENA GCC/MENA

Jun-07 Feb-05 Apr-03 Dec-08 Mar-04 Jun-05 Nov-03 Jul-04 Oct-07 Dec-99 Sep-07 Oct-06 Jun-03 Jan-06 Sep-05 Nov-05 May-05 Feb-08 Mar-06

219 136 107 92 91 81 69 65 58 52 47 46 44 44 38 33 31 28 26

6% 5% 4% 4% 3% 4% 17% 4% 4% 5% 0% NA 0% 12% 42% 11% 0% 0% 2%

94% 95% 96% 96% 97% 96% 83% 96% 96% 95% 100% NA 100% 88% 56% 89% 100% 100% 98%

Cash

Equities

Geographic Allocation

Saudi Arabia Kuwait

UAE

Qatar

100% 100%

12% 38%

14% 5%

10% 14%

11% 12%

2% 3%

0% 0%

0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% NA 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 0% 0%

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% NA 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

27% 51% 62% 28% 51% 61% 22% 56% 41% 49% 55% 77% NA 49% 47% 52% 49% 44% 0%

15% 22% 16% 11% 7% 21% 33% 17% 15% 12% 0% 0% NA 24% 0% 0% 3% 10% 23%

4% 7% 6% 21% 7% 5% 13% 7% 6% 9% 8% 12% NA 6% 15% 6% 10% 17% 15%

9% 17% 13% 10% 27% 13% 21% 14% 17% 10% 22% 10% NA 11% 23% 30% 29% 19% 43%

3% 3% 3% 5% 6% 0% 1% 2% 3% 3% 0% 1% NA 3% 0% 12% 1% 1% 15%

Bonds

Total

Performance %

Other Oman Bahrain Mena

Informa Quarterly Sharpe tion Alpha Ratio1 Ratio2

Total

Q4 2010

51% 27%

100% 100%

3.46% 25.10% 3.62% 11.70%

-1.01% -2.21%

(0.32) (0.46)

2.49 (1.46)

0% 0% 1% 2% 2% 0% 11% 1% 2% 0% 0% 0% NA 0% 0% 0% 5% 0% 3%

43% 0% 0% 22% 0% 0% 0% 2% 15% 17% 15% 0% NA 7% 14% 0% 3% 10% 0%

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% NA 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

6.08% 7.53% 6.42% 9.39% 7.46% 6.91% 3.68% 6.30% 5.29% 7.38% 3.92% 3.46% 1.18% 6.19% 2.99% 0.05% 7.82% 5.35% 8.58%

14.62% 23.00% 19.27% 20.46% 14.10% 15.56% 11.74% 18.25% 19.39% 19.40% 12.20% 14.37% 9.53% 14.94% 5.77% 8.26% 15.81% 11.60% 11.60%

-0.21% 0.49% -0.16% 0.88% 1.99% 0.74% -0.70% 0.08% -1.48% -0.28% -0.76% -0.67% -2.90% 0.01% -2.49% -3.13% 1.02% -0.91% 0.79%

(0.43) (0.37) (0.52) 0.59 (0.21) (0.60) (0.37) (0.56) (0.67) (0.53) (0.39) (0.50) (0.40) (0.37) (0.64) (0.66) (0.38) (0.79) (0.22)

3.10 0.30 1.25 4.25 (1.04) (3.44) (1.36) 0.31 (0.42) (0.49) (1.36) 0.91 (2.18) (1.17) (1.75) (1.08) (1.09) 0.67 (1.79)

2010

22 Oryx Fund 23 SGAM Oasis MENA Fund

BankMuscat Societe Generale Asset Management

GCC/MENA GCC/MENA

Jul-94 Nov-07

25 19

0% 0%

100% 99%

0% 1%

100% 100%

50% 42%

12% 6%

12% 11%

21% 29%

5% 0%

0% 0%

0% 12%

100% 100%

5.64% 16.60% 8.18% 16.72%

0.09% -0.22%

(0.56) (0.38)

(2.51) 4.29

24 Noor Local & GCC Equity Fund

Noor KuwaitInvestments and Middle East Financial Investment Co. Commercial Bank of Kuwait Meridio AG Gulf Baader Capital Markets Securities & Investment Company TAIB Securities Beltone Asset Management

GCC/MENA

May-07

18

13%

87%

0%

100%

26%

52%

9%

13%

0%

0%

0%

100%

3.81% 10.00%

-1.51%

(0.90)

(3.97)

GCC/MENA GCC/MENA GCC/MENA GCC/MENA GCC/MENA GCC/MENA GCC/MENA

Aug-06 Jan-06 Mar-07 Jun-97 Aug-07 Jun-03 Oct-07

18 18 12 12 10 4 NA

11% 5% 0% 9% 7% 3% 4%

89% 95% 100% 91% 93% 98% 96%

0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

48% 31% 10% 34% 25% NA NA

39% 36% 22% 13% 10% NA NA

4% 0% 16% 5% 10% NA NA

8% 32% 23% 15% 32% NA NA

0% 0% 9% 33% 9% NA NA

0% 0% 4% 0% 6% NA NA

0% 0% 16% 0% 9% NA NA

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% NA NA

2.98% 6.01% 3.04% 6.61% 4.95% 5.97% 6.47%

-1.11% -0.11% -1.40% -0.74% -1.01% -0.51% -0.64%

(0.30) (0.50) (0.49) (0.18) (0.37) (0.64) (0.51)

(3.89) 0.23 1.40 0.27 1.80 (0.14) (0.74)

Total

2,032

25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Gulf Gate Fund CBK Tijari GCC Equity Fund Meridio Arab World Fund The First Mazoon Fund SICO Arab Financial Fund TAIB GCC Bluechip Fund Beltone MENA Equity Fund

6.2% 93.7%

6.80% 12.80% 11.79% 13.62% 25.20% 12.70% 16.82%

0.1% 100.0% 40.5% 15.7% 9.5% 19.1% 4.4% 1.4% 9.3% 100.0%

1 Sharpe Ratio ~ 3 years 2 Information Ratio 2 years * Fund size is not available

Source: Markaz Analysis, Zawya, Lipperweb, Stock Exchange websites

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Asset Allocation

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Fund Name Amanah Saudi Equity Fund SAMBA Saudi Equity Fund (Al Raed Fund) Riyad Equity Fund 2 AlAhli Saudi Trading Equity Fund Asayel Fund Al Rajhi Local Shares Fund Al-Saffa Saudi Equity Trading Amanah Saudi Industrial Fund Al Yusr Saudi Equity Fund Al Mubarak Pure Saudi Equity Fund Falcom Saudi Equity Fund Al Taiyebat Saudi Equity Fund Jadwa Saudi Equity Fund Amanah Growth Portfolio SAIB Saudi Companies Fund Bakheet Saudi Trading Equity Fund AlAhli Saudi Dynamic Trading Equity Fund KSB Saudi Equity Fund

Fund Manager HSBC Saudi Arabia Samba Financial Group Riyad Capital NCB Capital Al Bilad Investment Company Al Rajhi Bank CAAM Saudi Fransi HSBC Saudi Arabia Saudi Holandi Capital Company ANB Invest FALCOM Financial Services Aljazira Capital Jadwa Investment HSBC Saudi Arabia SAIB Asset Management Company Bakheet Investment Group NCB Capital KSB Capital Group

Inception May-04 Dec-02 Nov-96 Jun-98 Jan-06 Jul-92 Jul-05 Apr-05 Jul-95 Nov-05 Apr-07 Dec-99 Jun-07 Dec-04 Apr-05 May-07 Apr-05 Apr-08 Total

Performance %

Fund Size (USD Mn) 828 577 562 508 178 146 82 81 68 63 49 45 34 30 15 13 5 NA

Cash 0% NA 0% 0% 10% 2% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% NA 0% 0% 1% NA 2% 0%

Equities 100% NA 100% 100% 90% 98% 100% 100% 99% 100% 100% NA 100% 100% 99% NA 0% 100%

Bonds 0% NA 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% NA 0% 0% 0% NA 98% 0%

Total 100% NA 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% NA 100% NA 100% 100% 100% NA 100% 100%

3,283

1%

92%

7%

100%

Q4 2010 3.77% 4.16% 5.84% 3.38% 3.23% 5.15% 6.42% 6.94% 5.58% 2.28% 4.32% 4.98% 5.26% 3.71% 4.11% 6.28% 0.09% 5.35%

2010 13.31% 11.47% 15.37% 16.57% 8.13% 13.92% 16.23% 18.28% 13.34% 9.16% 13.66% 11.03% 17.70% 8.88% 13.14% 15.59% -0.81% 8.62%

Quarterly Alpha 5.5% 4.2% 4.1% 5.0% 4.6% 4.5% 5.1% 5.0% 5.3% 5.0% 3.1% 5.2% 4.9% 3.5% 4.0% 5.7% 0.0% 5.9%

Sharpe Information Ratio1 Ratio2 (0.39) 0.56 (0.54) (0.62) (0.50) 0.12 (0.31) 1.05 (0.51) (1.08) (0.46) (0.26) (0.36) 0.99 (0.31) 1.78 (0.35) 1.55 (0.55) (1.17) (0.10) 0.65 (0.68) (1.60) (0.11) 1.32 (0.35) 0.13 (0.49) 0.02 (0.27) 0.76 (1.15) (6.38) (0.19) 0.14

1 Sharpe Ratio 3 years, 2 - Information Ratio 2 years * Fund size is not available Source: Markaz Analysis, Zawya, Lipperweb, Stock exchange website

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Asset Allocation

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 9 11 12 13 14

Fund Name Riyad Equity Fund 3 Al Musahem Fund Riyad Equity Fund 1 HSBC Saudi Equity Fund HSBC Saudi Equity Trading Fund Saudi Istithmar Fund ANB Saudi Companies Fund ANB Saudi Equity Fund Financial Institutions Fund SHB Saudi Companies Equity Fund SAIB Saudi Equity Fund Bakheet IPO Fund Al Fareed Fund Saudi Gateway Fund

Fund Manager Riyad Capital Samba Financial Group Riyad Capital HSBC Saudi Arabia HSBC Saudi Arabia CAAM Saudi Fransi ANB Invest ANB Invest HSBC Saudi Arabia Saudi Holandi Capital Company SAIB Asset Management Company Bakheet Investment Group Samba Financial Group SHUAA Capital

Inception Dec-00 May-92 Dec-92 Dec-92 Nov-97 Apr-93 May-93 Apr-92 Aug-04 Nov-05 Jul-04 Mar-08 Dec-03 Jul-07 Total

Fund Size (USD Mn) 700 184 100 89 84 68 66 61 31 29 23 23 22 8 1,488

Cash 0% NA 0% 1% 1% 0% 1% 2% 0% NA 1% 10% NA 7% 2%

Equities 100% NA 100% 100% 99% 100% 99% 98% 100% NA 99% 90% NA 93% 98%

Bonds 0% NA 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% NA 0% 0% NA 0% 0%

Performance %

Total 100% NA 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% NA 100% 100% NA 100% 100%

Q4 2010 4.44% 3.46% 3.86% 1.79% 5.39% 3.63% 5.25% 4.17% -1.87% 1.93% 2.63% -0.11% 5.21% 4.82%

2010 16.87% 14.37% 14.31% 14.58% 16.77% 13.81% 17.72% 14.74% 8.36% 8.14% 12.49% 3.81% 14.27% 10.77%

Quarterly Alpha 4.0% 3.8% 4.4% 4.6% 5.6% 4.6% 5.1% 5.1% 3.7% 3.6% 4.2% 6.0% 3.9% 4.4%

Sharpe Information Ratio1 Ratio2 (0.55) (0.30) (0.54) (0.68) (0.53) (0.29) (0.42) 0.43 (0.35) 0.78 (0.42) 0.70 (0.23) 0.25 (0.34) (0.29) (0.57) (0.54) (0.35) 0.95 (0.50) (0.58) (0.35) (0.73) (0.48) (0.06) (0.49) (0.11)

1 Sharpe Ratio 3 years, 2 - Information Ratio 2 years * Fund size is not available Source: Markaz Analysis, Zawya, Lipperweb, Stock exchange website

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Asset Allocation

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 10 13 12

Fund Name Al-Durra Islamic Fund Al Safwa Investment Fund Markaz Islamic Fund Al Darij Investment Fund Al-Safat Local Shares Equity Fund Al Aman Islamic Fund Al Seef Fund Tharwa Islamic Fund Tijari Islamic Fund Al Huda Islamic Fund Al Dar Securities Fund Al Wasm Fund Al Nokhba Fund

14 IFA Islamic Fund

Fund Size Fund Manager Inception (USD Mn) Global Investment House May-04 162 National Investments Company May-02 155 Kuwait Financial Centre Oct-03 84 National Investments Company Jun-03 72 Al Safat Investment Company Oct-07 28 Al Aman Investment Company Jun-07 18 Al Bilad Investment Company Jan-06 13 Tharwa Investment Company Jun-07 13 Al Tijari Investment Company Jul-06 11 Gulfinvest International Jun-02 7 Al Dar Asset Management Oct-04 7 Kuwait Finance and Investment CompanyJun-05 7 Al Dar Asset Management Oct-07 7

Cash 8% 0% 17% 0% 0% 17% NA 7% 1% NA 14% 23% 23%

Equities 92% 100% 83% 100% 100% 83% NA 93% 99% NA 86% 77% 77%

Bonds 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% NA 0% 0% NA 0% 0% 0%

Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% NA 100% 100% NA 100% 100% 100%

International Financial Advisors K.S.C.C Jun-06

4

0%

0%

0%

0%

588

9%

82%

0%

92%

Total

Q4 2010 2010 4.62% 9.70% 3.62% 1.81% -4.47% 8.60% 3.22% 16.53% -4.91% -8.89% 1.65% 9.92% 4.12% 9.08% 3.62% 10.98% 1.51% 6.22% 2.18% 7.75% -6.50% -4.69% 0.79% -23.80% -2.26% 0.03% 3.69%

-1.82%

Performance % Quarterly Sharpe Information Alpha Ratio1 Ratio2 -6.29% (0.85) (3.28) -2.46% (1.05) (4.91) -10.69% (0.84) (3.12) -1.84% (1.03) (5.15) -7.65% (0.99) (3.98) -5.67% (0.70) (3.38) -8.02% (0.68) (0.81) -3.65% (0.71) (4.01) -5.25% (0.84) (4.51) -5.11% (1.15) (4.37) -13.76% (1.27) (4.02) -3.32% (1.12) (5.96) -7.43% (1.26) (4.74) -5.83%

(1.08)

(3.26)

1 Sharpe Ratio 3 years, 2 - Information Ratio 2 years * Fund size is not available Source: Markaz Analysis, Zawya, Lipperweb

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RESEARCH March 2011 Appendix 3: Kuwait Equity Funds Statistics Conventional Funds Asset Allocation Fund Name 1 Al-Raed Fund 2 Al Wataniya Investment Fund Markaz Investment and 3 Development Fund 4 Burgan Equity Fund 5 Global 10 Large Cap Index Fund 6 Markaz Mumtaz Investment Fund 7 8 9 10

Coast Investment Fund Tijari Investment Fund Al Ahli Kuwaiti Fund Markaz Forsa Financial Fund

11 12 13 14 15 17 16 19 20

Al Rou'yah Fund KAMCO Investment Fund Al-Shorooq Investment Fund Masaref Investment Fund Tharwa Investment Fund NBK Kuwait Equity Fund Al-Ma'moun Fund IFA Investment Fund Global Local Fund

Fund Manager Kuwait Investment Company National Investments Company Kuwait Financial Centre Burgan Bank Global Investment House Kuwait Financial Centre Coast Investment and Development Company Al Tijari Investment Company Ahli Capital Investment Company Kuwait Financial Centre Kuwait and Middle East Financial Investment Company Kipco Asset Management Company Gulfinvest International Housing Finance Company Tharwa Investment Company National Bank of Kuwait Global Investment House International Financial Advisors K.S.C.C Global Investment House

Fund Size Inception (USD Mn) Oct-01 598 Jul-01 561

Cash NA 0%

Equities NA 100%

Bonds NA 0%

Total NA 100%

Q4 2010 1.96% 0.05%

Performance % Quarterly Sharpe Information 2010 Alpha Ratio1 Ratio2 14.87% -3.80% (0.79) (1.88) 13.33% -2.73% (0.86) (4.14)

Jul-01 Dec-01 Nov-00 Dec-99

383 311 303 262

23% 0% 1% 16%

77% 100% 100% 84%

0% 0% 0% 0%

100% 100% 100% 100%

0.60% -0.26% 5.62% 1.09%

20.50% 13.42% 42.10% 22.80%

-2.69% -3.50% -0.29% -1.79%

(0.65) (0.51) (0.44) (0.37)

(1.92) (1.10) 0.22 (0.56)

Mar-02 May-02 Feb-03 Jun-04

197 183 158 156

16% 12% 41% 12%

84% 88% 59% 88%

0% 0% 0% 0%

100% 100% 100% 100%

3.71% -2.17% 4.61% -0.31%

24.10% 9.92% 13.55% 15.50%

-2.16% -4.03% -1.76% -2.69%

(0.63) (0.66) (0.50) (0.69)

(1.81) (2.73) (1.38) (3.39)

Jun-02 Apr-04 Jul-01 Feb-07 May-07 Jun-07 Apr-01 Dec-04 Jan-03

150 106 62 36 30 13 13 10 7

21% 7% NA NA 0% 7% 9% NA 7%

79% 88% NA NA 100% 93% 91% NA 93%

0% 5% NA NA 0% 0% 0% NA 0%

100% 100% NA NA 100% 100% 100% NA 100%

2.35% 1.06% -4.77% 5.32% 2.18% 3.92% 4.68% 2.98% 4.57%

14.50% 11.32% -0.79% 38.62% 38.73% 42.54% 25.70% -5.73% 24.40%

-2.09% -2.55% -8.95% -2.50% -2.23% 0.35% -0.69% -0.72% -1.59%

(0.62) (0.88) (1.20) (0.51) 0.05 (0.47) (0.61) (0.78) (0.69)

(1.89) (3.50) (4.52) (1.36) (1.22) (2.19) (3.17) (3.14) (2.83)

Total

3,538

12%

87%

0%

100%

1 Sharpe Ratio 3 years, 2 - Information Ratio 2 years * Fund size is not available Source: Markaz Analysis, Zawya, Lipperweb

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Shariah Compliant Funds Asset Allocation

Fund Name 1 Al-Beit Al-Mali Shariah Fund

Fund Manager Global Investment House

Country Focus Qatar

Fund Size Inception (USD Mn) Cash Sep-06 16 8% Total 16 8%

Equities 92% 92%

Bonds 0% 0%

Performance%

Total 100% 100%

Q4 2010 2010 5.03% 19.51%

Quarterly Alpha -6.97%

Sharpe Information Ratio1 Ratio2 0.02 (0.48)

1 Sharpe Ratio 3 years, 2 - Information Ratio 2 years * Fund size is not available

Conventional Funds Asset Allocation

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Fund Name Epicure Qatar Equity Fund Al Waseela Fund Q NBK Qatar Equity Fund Al Watani Fund Al Watani Fund 2 Al Waseela Fund F Qatar Gate Fund (N) Makaseb Qatar Equity Fund Qatar Gate Fund (Q)

Country Fund Manager Focus Epicure Managers Qatar Limited EFG- Hermes Qatar Watani Investment Company Qatar QNB Banque Privee (Suisse) SA Qatar QNB Banque Privee (Suisse) SA Qatar EFG- Hermes Qatar Shuaa Capital Qatar Makaseb Funds Company Qatar Shuaa Capital Qatar

Fund Size Inception (USD Mn) Jul-07 219 Apr-07 40 May-06 26 Oct-05 25 Oct-05 18 Apr-07 13 Sep-05 12 May-05 12 Sep-05 6 Total 372

Cash 2% 5% 3% 2% 0% 3% 0% -2% 0% 1%

Equities 98% 95% 97% 98% 100% 97% 100% 84% 100% 97%

Bonds 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 18% 0% 2%

Performance%

Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

Q4 2010 12.92% 10.92% 12.77% 12.80% 12.79% 11.05% 13.66% 3.00% 13.17%

2010 33.38% 17.62% 32.67% 27.67% 27.13% 17.47% 37.11% 19.36% 34.45%

Quarterly Alpha -0.19% -2.74% 0.36% 1.39% 1.29% -2.57% -1.37% -4.20% -1.36%

Sharpe Information Ratio1 Ratio2 0.02 2.43 (0.21) (0.72) (0.18) (1.75) (0.02) 0.65 (0.04) 1.35 (0.14) (0.65) (0.00) 4.93 (0.18) 0.04 (0.02) 4.14

1 Sharpe Ratio 3 years, 2 - Information Ratio 2 years * Fund size is not available Source: Markaz Analysis, Zawya, Lipperweb

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RESEARCH March 2011 Appendix 5: UAE Equity Funds Statistics Shariah Compliant Funds Fund Name 1 Daman Islamic Fund 2 NBAD UAE Islamic Fund

Fund Manager Daman Investments National Bank of Abu Dhabi

Fund Size Inception (USD Mn) May-07 55 Jan-05 34 Total 89

Asset Allocation Cash 60% 3% 32%

Equities 40% 97% 69%

Bonds 0% 0% 0%

Total 100% 100% 100%

Q4 2010 -1.52% -0.85%

Performance (%) Quarterly Sharpe Information 2010 Alpha Ratio1 Ratio2 -5.35% -0.36% (1.50) (2.78) 0.50% -0.57% (0.87) (1.72)

Q4 2010 0.56% -1.52% 1.14% 0.04% -0.61% 0.16% -2.99% -0.21% 2.35% -2.59% -2.33%

Performance (%) Quarterly Sharpe Information Alpha Ratio1 Ratio2 1.23% (0.99) (3.52) 0.10% (0.91) (2.47) 0.23% (1.20) (3.88) -0.75% (1.30) (2.50) -1.27% (0.83) (2.79) -1.27% (1.14) (4.69) -1.26% (0.62) (1.03) -0.67% (0.75) (2.18) 2.89% (0.50) (2.15) -0.76% (0.95) (2.94) -0.82% (0.57) (0.36)

1 Sharpe Ratio 3 years, 2 - Information Ratio 2 years * Fund size is not available

Conventional Funds Asset Allocation

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Fund Name NBAD UAE Trading Fund Al Nokhitha Fund NBAD UAE Distribution Fund Daman Second Emirates Fund TNI UAE Blue Chip Fund NBAD UAE Growth Fund Al Mal UAE Equity Fund Emirates Gateway Fund TNI Dana Women Fund Makaseb Emirates Equity Fund Makaseb Emirates Opportunities Fund

Fund Manager National Bank of Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank National Bank of Abu Dhabi Daman Investments The National Investor National Bank of Abu Dhabi Al Mal Capital SHUAA Capital The National Investor Makaseb Funds Company Makaseb Funds Company

Fund Size Inception (USD Mn) Jan-04 110 Mar-05 91 Feb-06 57 Feb-07 55 Apr-05 35 Oct-00 34 Mar-06 21 Mar-02 9 Jul-05 4 Feb-05 4 May-05 2 Total

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Cash 0% -11% 0% 60% 2% 0% 5% 1% 18% 16% -2%

Equities 100% 111% 92% 40% 98% 100% 95% 99% 82% 84% 84%

Bonds 0% 0% 9% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 18%

Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

8%

89%

2%

100%

2010 -8.10% -2.48% -0.50% -1.40% -5.10% -5.30% -0.95% -2.33% 6.91% -3.80% -0.07%

1 Sharpe Ratio 3 years, 2 - Information Ratio 2 years * Fund size is not available Source: Markaz Analysis, Zawya, Lipperweb

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RESEARCH March 2011 Appendix 6: Oman Equity Funds Statistics Conventional Funds Asset Allocation

1 2 3 4

Fund Name Muscat Fund Vision Emerging Oman Fund Al Amal Fund JIA Majan Capital Fund JIA

Fund Manager BankMuscat Vision Investment Services Company The Financial Corporation Company The Financial Corporation Company

Inception Dec-95 Aug-07 Apr-05 Nov-95 Total

Fund Size (USD Mn) 30 24 16 9 78

Cash 0% 0% 0% NA 0%

Equities 100% 100% 100% NA 100%

Bonds 0% 0% 0% NA 0%

Performance (%)

Total 100% 100% 100% NA 100%

Q4 2010 4.55% 5.01% 3.24% 3.34%

2010 7.40% 10.12% 6.85% 2.50%

Quarterly Alpha -1.2% -1.6% -2.1% -1.1%

Sharpe Informatio Ratio1 n Ratio2 (0.39) (1.74) (0.25) (0.18) (0.23) 0.27 (0.29) (1.14)

1 Sharpe Ratio 3 years, 2 - Information Ratio 2 years * Fund size is not available Source: Markaz Analysis, Zawya, Lipperweb

Appendix 7: Bahrain Equity Funds Statistics Conventional Funds Asset Allocation Fund Name 1 SICO Selected Securities Fund

Fund Manager Securities & Investment Company

Fund Size Inception (USD Mn) May-98 20 Total 20

Cash 4% 4%

Equities 83% 83%

Bonds 13% 13%

Total 100% 100%

Q4 2010 0.60%

Performance % Quarterly Sharpe 2010 Alpha Ratio1 -0.90 4.80% 1.47%

Information Ratio2 1.90

1 Sharpe Ratio 3 years, 2 - Information Ratio 2 years * Fund size is not available Source: Markaz Analysis, Zawya, Lipperweb

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RESEARCH March 2011 Appendix 8: GCC Asset Management Industry – Equity Funds (Dec-10) September 2010 Country

Conventional Funds

No. of Funds Saudi Arabia 14 Kuwait 20 UAE 11 Qatar 9 Bahrain 1 Oman 4 GCC/MENA 35 Total 94 Source: Markaz Research

Islamic Funds

Dec 2010 Total

Conventional Funds Islamic Funds

AUM No. AUM No. AUM No. ($Bn) of Funds ($Bn) of Funds ($Bn) of Funds 1.51 18 3.26 32 4.76 14 3.32 13 0.55 33 3.88 20 0.45 2 0.09 13 0.54 11 0.35 1 0.02 10 0.37 9 0.02 0 NA 1 0.02 1 0.07 0 NA 4 0.07 4 1.87 19 0.53 54 2.40 35 7.6 53 4.4 147 12.0 94

AUM ($Bn) 1.49 3.54 0.42 0.37 0.02 0.08 2.03 7.9

No. AUM of Funds ($Bn) 18 3.28 13 0.59 2 0.09 1 0.02 0 0.00 0 0.00 19 0.58 53 4.6

Total No. of AUM Funds ($Bn) 32 4.77 33 4.12 13 0.51 10 0.39 1 0.02 4 0.08 54 2.60 147 12.5

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RESEARCH March 2011 Appendix 9: Fund Rankings

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Fund Jadwa Arab Markets Equity Fund Jadwa GCC Equity Fund AlDana GCC Equity Fund AlRajhi GCC Equity Fund Al Yusr GCC Equity Fund Al Aseel Islamic Equity Fund AlAhli GCC Trading Equity Fund Gulf Islamic Equity Fund SAIB Gulf Companies Fund Amanah GCC Equity Fund

1 2 3 4

Fund Qatar Gate Fund (N) SGAM Oasis MENA Fund ING MENA Fund Qatar Gate Fund (Q)

Fund Rankings (by Quarterly Alpha) Fund Manager Bakheet Investment Group KSB Capital Group Bakheet Investment Group HSBC Saudi Arabia HSBC Saudi Arabia Saudi Holandi Capital Company Aljazira Capital ANB Invest ANB Invest CAAM Saudi Fransi Fund Rankings (by Sharpe Ratio) Fund Manager Jadwa Investment Jadwa Investment CAAM Saudi Fransi Al Rajhi Bank Saudi Hollandi Capital Company Securities & Investment Company NCB Capital Gulf Investment Corporation SAIB BNP Paribas Asset Management Saudi British Bank Fund Rankings (by Information Ratio) Fund Manager Shuaa Capital Societe Generale Asset Management ING Investment Management Shuaa Capital

5 6 7 8 9 10

Ocean Fund Equities MENA Opportunities Schroder Middle East Fund (Class A - USD Acc) Epicure Qatar Equity Fund Jadwa Arab Markets Equity Fund SICO Selected Securities Fund Jadwa GCC Equity Fund

Societe Generale Asset Management Schroder Investment Management Limited Epicure Managers Qatar Limited Jadwa Investment Securities & Investment Company Jadwa Investment

Fund 1 Bakheet IPO Fund 2 KSB Saudi Equity Fund 3 Bakheet Saudi Trading Equity Fund 4 HSBC Saudi Equity Trading Fund 5 Amanah Saudi Equity Fund 6 Al Yusr Saudi Equity Fund 7 Al Taiyebat Saudi Equity Fund 8 ANB Saudi Companies Fund 9 ANB Saudi Equity Fund 10 Al-Saffa Saudi Equity Trading

Country Focus Saudi Saudi Saudi Saudi Saudi Saudi Saudi Saudi Saudi Saudi

Quarterly Alpha 6.00% 5.94% 5.73% 5.65% 5.47% 5.27% 5.17% 5.10% 5.07% 5.06%

Country Focus GCC/MENA GCC/MENA GCC/MENA GCC/MENA GCC/MENA GCC/MENA GCC/MENA GCC/MENA GCC/MENA GCC/MENA

Sharpe Ratio 1.18 1.17 0.84 0.84 0.83 0.75 0.73 0.73 0.71 0.64

Country Focus Qatar GCC/MENA GCC/MENA Qatar

Information Ratio 4.93 4.29 4.25 4.14

GCC/MENA GCC/MENA Qatar GCC/MENA Bahrain GCC/MENA

3.10 2.49 2.43 1.97 1.90 1.80

Note: Quarterly Alpha against MSCI Index ex. Saudi and GCC which are S&P Indices; Source: Zawya, Markaz Research

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