Gulf Regulatory News (GIF)

Gulf Investment Fund - Research from QuotedData

18 August 2022

Much more than just oil & gas

Gulf Investment Fund (GIF) has built up an attractive track record of both absolute performance and outperformance of its index benchmark. For example, as we show on page 18, GIF outperforms competing open-ended funds over most time periods. Recent higher energy prices have bolstered sentiment toward the countries that comprise the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) - see below. Their governments are using the revenue windfall to fund vast infrastructure projects aimed at diversifying their economies. We think that this helps underpin the long-term case for an investment in the region and the fund.

GIF is unique within the investment company universe and offers exposure to an increasingly important region. Notwithstanding its impressive track record, as we discuss on page 19, institutional investors have taken advantage of stringent discount control mechanisms and have shrunk the company. The board would like to see it re-expand and we agree.

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