Egyptian mutual fund categories compared

What each category holds

Money Market Funds

Money market funds — also called liquidity funds — invest in short-dated instruments such as treasury bills, time deposits and short-term debt. They are the lowest-volatility category in the Egyptian market and are typically used for capital held for short periods. The table lists every money market fund covered on this site with its own reported NAV and trailing returns.

Fixed Income Funds

Fixed income funds hold debt instruments — government bonds, treasury bills and corporate debt — and distribute or accumulate the interest those instruments pay. Their returns move with Egyptian interest rates and with the credit quality of what they hold. Every fixed income fund covered on this site is listed below with its reported NAV and trailing returns.

Equity Funds

Equity funds invest primarily in shares listed on the Egyptian Exchange (EGX). Their net asset value moves with the market, so they carry the highest short-term volatility of the categories on this site and their trailing returns vary widely between funds and between periods. Every equity fund covered here is listed below with its reported NAV and trailing returns.

Balanced Funds

Balanced funds hold a mix of equities and debt instruments in one portfolio, so their net asset value moves less than a pure equity fund and more than a money market fund. The exact split between asset classes is set by each fund’s own mandate and differs between managers. Every balanced fund covered on this site is listed below.

Gold Funds

Gold funds track the price of gold, either by holding bullion or through gold-linked instruments, so their net asset value moves with the international gold price and with the Egyptian pound exchange rate rather than with the local equity market. Every gold or commodity fund covered on this site is listed below with its reported NAV and trailing returns.

Index Funds

Index funds hold the constituents of a published Egyptian Exchange index — EGX30, EGX33 Shariah, EGX35 Low Volatility, EGX70 Equal-Weight or EGX100 — in the index’s own weights, so their net asset value follows the benchmark rather than a manager’s stock selection, typically at a lower management fee than an actively managed equity fund. The regulator counted 12 index funds by issuance at end-June 2026. Every index fund covered on this site is listed below with its reported NAV and trailing returns.

Sector & Thematic Funds

Sector and thematic funds concentrate their equity holdings in a single sector or investment theme instead of the whole market — building materials, technology, exporters, consumption, electronic payments, real estate developers, financials, or a rules-based theme such as IPOs or high dividends. That concentration makes them more volatile than a broad equity fund and ties their returns to one part of the economy. The regulator counted 4 sector and 8 thematic funds by issuance at end-June 2026. Every such fund covered on this site is listed below.

Shariah-Compliant Funds

Shariah-compliant funds follow an investment mandate screened against Islamic finance rules — no interest-bearing instruments and no prohibited business activities — supervised by the fund’s own Shariah board. Compliance is as declared by each fund manager; this site reports that declaration and does not verify it independently. Every fund flagged as Shariah-compliant in its own disclosures is listed below.

How to read this table

Which category had the highest median 1-year return?

As of 12 September 2026, the highest median trailing 1-year return among the categories was Shariah-Compliant Funds (⁦+62.88%⁩). That is a record of the past year, not a statement about the next one; categories differ in risk and horizon and are not comparable on one number.

Why medians and not averages?

The median is the middle fund in the category. One fund with an extreme return cannot drag it up or down, so it describes the category rather than its outliers. It is shown only when at least three funds have a return.

Is the category with the highest return the best one?

No. A money market fund and an equity fund do not compete for the same role in a portfolio: they hold different instruments, carry different volatility and are used over different horizons. The useful comparison is within a category, and against your own horizon and tolerance for a falling net asset value.

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