Equity investment in a growing economy
Qatar Investment Fund (QIF) aims to generate long-term capital growth from a relatively concentrated portfolio of c 25 holdings. The majority of the fund is invested in companies listed in Qatar, but up to 15% may be listed in other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Qatar has favourable economic growth led by infrastructure spending and population growth, as the Qatari government actively moves away from its traditional reliance on hydrocarbon-based revenues. QIF is benchmarked against the Qatar Exchange index – its NAV total return has outperformed over one, three and five years.Gulf Investment Fund is a closed-end investment company based in the Isle of Man. Co.'s investment objective is to capture, principally through the medium of the Qatar Exchange (formerly the Doha Securities Market), the opportunities for growth offered by the expanding Qatari economy by investing in listed companies or companies soon to be listed. Co. also invests in listed companies, or pre-IPO companies, in other Cooperation Council for Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) countries. Co.'s top five holdings include Qatar National Bank, Commercial Bank of Qatar, Qatar Islamic Bank, Industries Qatar and Ooredoo. As of June 30, 2014, Co. had total assets of US$220,074,000.
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