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08-Mar-24

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Madiha Sohail
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PACRA Maintains Stability Rating of Alhamra Daily Dividend Fund

Rating Type Stability Rating
Current
(08-Mar-24 )
Previous
(08-Sep-23 )
Action Maintain Maintain
Long Term AA-(f) AA-(f)
Short Term - -
Outlook Stable Stable
Rating Watch - -

Alhamra Daily Dividend Fund (or the "Fund") reflects the Fund's medium-risk profile. The investment objective of the Fund is to meet investors' short to medium-term investment requirements. The scheme seeks to provide investors a daily dividend through investment in Shariah-compliant instruments. The credit quality of the Fund was ~0.5% in AAA, ~36.7% in AA, ~22.4% in A, ~21.5% in A1+ and ~14.3% in A1. At the end Dec’23, the Fund had allocated ~59.6% in Banks, ~35.9% in Short Term Sukuk while remaining was invested in Others. The AUMs of the Fund stood at PKR 2,783mln at the end of Dec’23. The WAM of Fund stood at 58 days, limiting the credit risk. The duration stood at 51 days, limiting the interest rate risk. At the end of Dec'23, the top 10 investor concentration stood at ~25.8%, limiting the redemption pressure.
Going forward, any material changes in the investment policy or the devised rating criteria for the assigned rating would have an impact on the ratings. Risk may vary slightly from time to time considering the volatility of economic conditions.

About the Entity
MCB Investment Management Limited (MCBIM or the "Company") is a Public Listed Company, regulated by the SECP. MCBIM holds licenses for Asset Management, Investment Advisory, and Pension Fund Management. MCBIM caters to both conventional and Shariah-compliant clientele and is currently managing a diverse product slate of nineteen open-end funds and four voluntary pension schemes. MCBIM is also managing one of the largest AUMs under the SMA segment and holds a significant position in the investment advisory domain.
The major shareholders of MCBIM are MCB Bank Limited ~81.42%, and Adamjee Insurance Company Limited ~7.59%. The general public holds the remaining ~11% of the shares. Mr. Khawaja Khalil Shah is the CEO of the company. There are four non-executive directors, three directors are independent and one CEO. The AUMs of MCBIM stood at PKR 164bln at end-Dec'23.

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