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PART 6 MARKET STATISTICS
SRI Funds
As at 31 December 2023, there were 68 funds offered to investors which have been qualified as sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) funds under the Guidelines on Sustainable and Responsible Investment Funds (2022: 58 funds). The 68 funds comprised 40 UTF‘s and 28 wholesale funds with a total NAV as at 31 December 2023 of RM7.70 billion (2022: RM7.05 billion).
Real Estate Investment Trusts
As at 31 December 2023, there are a total of 19 REITs listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia with a total market capitalisation (including a stapled group) of RM41.78 billion (2022: RM39.08 billion). The total asset size grew from RM61.55 billion as at 31 December 2022 to RM66.93 billion as at end of 2023. There are 2 unlisted REIT offered to sophisticated investors as at 31 December 2023.
Exchange-Traded Funds
With the delisting of TradePlus NYSE® FANG+TM Daily (2x) Leveraged Tracker, TradePlus NYSE® FANG+TM Daily (-1x) Inverse Tracker, TradePlus HSCEI Daily (2x) Leveraged Tracker and TradePlus HSCEI Daily (-1x) Inverse Tracker in 2023, the total number of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia as at 31 December 2023 was 15 (2022: 19) with a total market capitalisation of RM2.21 billion (2022: RM2.10 billion).
Closed-End Fund
As at 31 December 2023, there continued to be only one closed-end fund (CEF) listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia with a market capitalisation of RM392 million (2022: RM280 million).
PRIVATE RETIREMENT SCHEMES
With the launch of a new PRS in 2023, there were 14 PRS (2022: 13 PRS) offered by 9 PRS providers as at 31 December 2023. A total of 4 new private retirement funds were launched while 1 private retirement fund was terminated in 2023, which brought the total number of private retirement funds in operation as at 31 December 2023 to 78 (2022: 75).
The total NAV saw commendable growth of 19.22%, growing to RM6.45 billion as at 31 December 2023 from RM5.41 billion as at 31 December 2022. In addition, contributions into PRS remained robust, with RM767 million being invested into PRS in 2023.
The total number of members as at 31 December 2023 increased by 3.90% to 579,000 from 557,000 as at 31 December 2022, with key PRS demographics as indicated in Charts 6-8.
CHART 6
PRS members by age group
Below 30 30 to less than 40 40 to less than 50 50 to less than 55 55 to less than 60 Above 60
CHART 7
PRS members by gender
49% Male
12%
21% 9%
39%
7%
12%
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51% Female