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Lahore, August 16, 2023 (PPI-OT): During 5-year the overall market declined due to numerous economic challenges, delays in the resumption of the IMF programmed, a growing fiscal deficit, soaring inflation, and increase in the policy rate. PACRA ranked funds comprise of four funds among the universe of twenty-eight funds. The category average showed a negative return of -11.8%. While top performing fund in the category showed a return of ~20.9%. NBP Stock Fund ranked 4 Star.
Total return of NBP Stock Fund in 5-year is -6.4%. The year 2020 was a year of severe distress due to Covid which impacted the stock market significantly with negative returns of -28.8%. Resultantly, the year also impacted the Fund’s return which is also evident from 3-Years cumulative returns. In the end Jun’23, Fund’s generate income by investing ~96.7% in equities, ~1.4% in T-Bills and ~1.2% in cash. Sector wise Fund majority invested ~24.2% in Commercial Banks, ~18.4% in Oil and Gas Exploration and ~25.1% in others.
For more information, contact:
Analyst,
The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Limited (PACRA)
Awami Complex, FB1, Usman Block New Garden Town,
Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-5869504-6
Fax: +92-42-5830425
Email: hammad.rashid@pacra.com
Website: www.pacra.com
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