Principal Islamic Malaysia Opportunities Fund - Class MYR EPF MIS

Fund Performance

As at date : 28-02-2025
Fund
Year To Date Performance (%) 1Year (%) 3Year (%) 5year (%) Since Inception (%) NAV (MYR) Fund Size (million)
Principal Islamic Malaysia Opportunities Fund - Class MYR -9.34% 17.66% 18.60% 43.16% 73.02% 0.3231 387.52
Benchmark -9.36% -1.01% -5.82% 2.61% 0.97%
Benchmark : FTSE Bursa Malaysia EMAS Shariah Index

General Information

The Fund is a Shariah-compliant equity fund issued by Principal Malaysia. The Fund aims to achieve consistent capital growth over the medium to long-term. The Fund is established with a multi-class structure and is allowed to establish new Class(es) from time to time without your prior consent.

This is neither a capital protected fund nor a capital guaranteed fund.

Fund is suitable for investors who: 

  • have a medium-term to long-term investment horizon;
  • want a diversified portfolio that adheres to Shariah principles which includes Shariah-compliant equities and Sukuk;
  • seek capital appreciation over medium-term to long-term; and/or
  • can accept that investment returns may fluctuate over the investment period

 

Fund Details

Distribution PolicyGiven its investment objective, the Class is not expected to pay any distribution. However, distribution, if any, will be incidental and will vary from period to period depending on the interest rates*, market conditions and the performance of the Class.

*The Fund does not invest in interest bearing instruments; the interest rate referred herein is to the general interest rate of the country as a benchmark which may affect the value of the investments of the Fund. 
 
Initial InvestmentNon-RSP:  MYR500 or such other amount as we may decide from time to time.
RSP: MYR500 or such other amount as we may decide from time to time.
 
Additional Investment#Non-RSP: MYR200 or such other amount as we may decide from time to time.
RSP: MYR200 or such other amount as we may decide from time to time.

#The minimum initial investment for EPF-MIS shall be MYR1,000 or such other amount as determined by EPF or as per the amount stated above, whichever is higher. Please note that there may be changes to the status of the eligibility of the Fund under the EPF-MIS from time to time. Please refer to our website at www.principal.com.my or www.kwsp.gov.my for updated information.
 
Cooling off period

For first time individual investor investing with us, you have six (6) Business Days after your initial investment (i.e. from the date the completed application is received and accepted by us or any of our Distributors) to reconsider its appropriateness and suitability for your investment needs. Within this period, you may withdraw your investment at the same NAV per unit when the units were purchased or prevailing NAV per unit at the point of cooling-off (whichever is lower) (“Refund Amount”). We will pay the Refund Amount including the Application Fee (if any) to you in the currency of the respective Class within seven (7) Business Days from the date we receive the complete documentations. Please note that the cooling-off right is only given to first time investor investing with us or our Distributors. However, Principal Malaysia’s staff and person(s) registered with a body approved by the SC to deal in unit trust funds are not entitled to the cooling-off right.

If the Fund is an EPF-MIS approved fund and you have invested via EPF-MIS, your cooling-off right is subject to EPF’s terms and conditions.
 

Minimum Withdrawal800 units or such other number of units as we may decide from time to time.
 
Launch Date1 August 2012
 

Fund Partner

  • CIMB Bank Berhad
  • CIMB Investment Bank - Retail Equities
  • CIMB Private Banking
  • Principal Distributors
  • IFAST Capital Sdn Bhd
  • Phillip Mutual Berhad
  • Standard Chartered Bank (Malaysia) Berhad
  • UOB Kay Hian Securities (M) Sdn Bhd

Click here to know more about our fund partner(s). 

Fund Fees

Application Fees*Principal Distributor: Up to 6.50% of the NAV per unit.
IUTAs: Up to 5.50% of the NAV per unit.

*If the Fund is an EPF-MIS approved fund and you have invested via EPF-MIS, you may be charged an Application Fee of up to 3.00% of the NAV per unit, or such other rate as the EPF may determine.
 
Annual FeesManagement Fee: Up to 1.50% per annum of the NAV of the Fund.

Trustee Fee: Up to 0.045% per annum of the NAV of the Fund. (The Trustee Fee includes local custodian fee but excludes foreign sub-custodian fee (if any). Foreign sub-custodian fee is dependent on the country invested and is charged monthly in arrears.)

 
Switching FeesSwitching is treated as a withdrawal from a Class and an investment into another Class or Principal Malaysia Fund (or its classes). You will be charged a switching fee equal to the difference (if any) between the Application Fees of the Class and the Application Fee of the other Class or Principal Malaysia’s fund (or its classes). You will not be charged a switching fee, if the Class or Principal Malaysia’s fund (or its classes) to be switched into has a lower Application Fee than the Application Fee of the Class. In addition to the switching fee, you may be charged MYR100.00 as the administrative fee for every switch. You may negotiate to lower the switching fee and/or administrative fee. We also have the discretion to waive the switching fee and/or administrative fee.
 
Transfer FeesA maximum of MYR50.00 may be charged for each transfer.