Fund Information

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Bond investments made easy

ABF Malaysia Bond Index Fund (the “Fund”) provides an easy avenue for individual investors to get immediate exposure to a portfolio of mainly Malaysian government bonds.
Fund SummaryDetails
Investment ObjectiveThe investment objective of the Fund is to achieve a total return for the Fund Assets that closely tracks the total return of the Benchmark.

Any material change to the Fund’s investment objective will require the Unit Holder’s approval by way of a resolution of not less than two-thirds of all Unit Holders at a meeting of Unit Holders duly convened and held in accordance with the Deed.
Benchmark IndexMarkit iBoxx® ABF Malaysia Bond Index
Stock Short NameABFMY1
Stock Code0800EA
Trading Board Lot Size100 units
Management Fee0.10% p.a. of the NAV of the Fund
Trustee Fee0.04% p.a. of the NAV of the Fund
Other charges that you may incur

Brokerage Fee: Maximum of 0.30% of the contract value (subject to a minimum of RM12) or as prescribed by Bursa Securities.

Bursa Securities Clearing Fee:

  1. On-market transaction – 0.03% (subject to a maximum of RM1,000 per contract).
  2. Direct-business transaction – 0.03% (subject to a minimum of RM10 and maximum of RM1000 per contract).

Stamp Duty: 0.10% of the contract value (rounded up to the nearest RM), subject to a maximum of RM200.

TrusteeHSBC (Malaysia) Trustee Berhad
Income DistributionSemi-annually (if any)
ExchangeBursa Malaysia Berhad
Launch Date13 July 2005
CurrencyMalaysian Ringgit (MYR)
Market Maker

AmBank (M) Berhad​

CIMB Bank Berhad​

 

Please refer to Prospectus for more details.

Please visit Bursa Malaysia​ for the details of the market maker.

Top 5 Reasons to Invest

Accessibility 

Easy exposure to Malaysian Government Securities with low investment amount compared to investing in bonds directly

Flexibility & Liquidity

Buy and redeem the Fund anytime at current market price throughout the exchange trading day


Low Cost

The fund has no entry fees. Management fee is 0.10% (unlike an actively managed bond unit trust fee which is normally around 1%)


Transparency

You know what bond holdings you are buying into via the Annual Report

Income Distribution

Semi-annually (if any)

Prospectus

You may wish to know more about the Fund from the prospectus. Kindly read and understand the Terms & Conditions below before downloading the prospectus.
ProspectusDetails
ABF Malaysia Bond Index Fund Prospectus dated 6 August 2021 (ENG Version)
ABF Malaysia Bond Index Fund First Supplementary Prospectus dated 31 March 2022 (ENG Version)
ABF Malaysia Bond Index Fund Second Supplementary Prospectus dated 1 September 2023 (ENG Version)
ABF Malaysia Bond Index Fund Prospectus dated 6 August 2021 (BM Version)
ABF Malaysia Bond Index Fund First Supplementary Prospectus dated 30 August 2023 (BM Version)
ABF Malaysia Bond Index Fund Second Supplementary Prospectus dated 1 September 2023 (BM Version)

 

Fund Values

The trading prices of Units on the Bursa Securities may differ from their daily NAVs and can be affected by market forces such as supply and demand, economic conditions and other factors. You may keep track of the current market price of the Units via the Bursa Securities’ website at Bursa Malaysia on a daily basis.
Fund Values Details
Daily Report

 

Reports

ReportsDetails
Annual Report dated 31 December 2023
Semi-Annual Report dated 30 June 2024
Monthly Report

 

Monthly Fund Factsheet

Monthly Fund Factsheet Details
Monthly Fund Factsheet

 

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