Public Mutual declares distributions for 13 funds

Public Bank’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Public Mutual, declared distributions for 

13 of its funds. The gross distributions declared for the respective funds for the 

financial year ended 30 June 2011 are as follows: 

Fund Gross Distribution / Unit 

Public Far-East Consumer Themes Fund 

4.00 sen per unit 

PB Growth Fund 

8.50 sen per unit 

PB China ASEAN Equity Fund 

6.00 sen per unit 

PB Asia Equity Fund 

3.50 sen per unit 

PB Singapore Advantage-30 Equity Fund 

0.65 sen per unit 

PB Islamic Asia Equity Fund 

0.75 sen per unit 

PB Balanced Fund 

7.50 sen per unit 

PB Islamic Bond Fund 

5.75 sen per unit 

PB Fixed Income Fund 

5.25 sen per unit 

PB Infrastructure Bond Fund  

3.25 sen per unit 

Public Islamic Money Market Fund 

2.50 sen per unit 

PB Cash Management Fund 

2.50 sen per unit 

PB Islamic Cash Management Fund 

2.25 sen per unit 

Public Mutual Chief Executive Officer Ms. Yeoh Kim Hong said the above funds 

have performed well and have delivered respectable returns in its categories for the 

period ended 10 June 2011.  

According to The Edge-Lipper Fund Table dated 20 June 2011, Public Far-East 

Consumer Themes Fund has generated a one-year return of 16.03% for the period 

ended 10 June 2011. 

Meanwhile, PB Growth Fund, PB China ASEAN Equity Fund, PB Asia Equity 

Fund and PB Singapore Advantage-30 Equity Fund have generated one-year returns 

of 23.14%, 12.99%, 12.91% and 10.17% respectively for the period ended 10 June 

2011. PB Growth Fund is an award-winning fund, having received a total of seven 

awards in its category from The Edge-Lipper Malaysia Fund Awards and The 

Star/Standard & Poor’s Investment Fund Awards Malaysia. For the same period, 

PB Islamic Asia Equity Fund generated a one-year return of 12.98%. 

 Meanwhile, PB Balanced Fund has generated a one-year return of 16.76% for the 

same period. PB Balanced Fund is also an award-winning fund, having received a 

total of 17 awards in its category from The Edge-Lipper Malaysia Fund Awards, 

Morningstar Fund Awards (Malaysia) and The Star/Standard & Poor’s Investment 

Fund Awards Malaysia.   

At the same time, PB Islamic Bond Fund, PB Fixed Income Fund and PB Infra- 

structure Bond Fund have generated one-year returns of 11.80%, 6.95% and 5.93% 

respectively for the same period. PB Islamic Bond Fund won awards from the 

Dubai-based, Failaka Islamic Fund Awards 2010 and Morningstar 2010 Fund 

Awards (Malaysia) 

As for our money market funds, Public Islamic Money Market Fund, PB Cash 

Management Fund and PB Islamic Cash Management Fund have generated one- 

year returns of 2.57%, 2.51% and 2.43% respectively for the same period. The 

money market funds provide an option for investors with low tolerance to risk who 

wish to park their money on a short-term basis while waiting for opportune time to 

investing in or switching back to equity, balanced or bond funds.  

PB Growth Fund, PB Balanced Fund, PB Islamic Bond Fund, Public Islamic Mon- 

ey Market Fund and PB Cash Management Fund are open for EPF Members 

Investment Scheme. 

All funds are distributed via Public Bank branches nationwide with the exception of 

Public Far-East Consumer Themes Fund and Public Islamic Money Market Fund, 

which are distributed by Public Mutual unit trust consultants. 

  

Public Mutual is Malaysia’s largest private unit trust company with 86 funds under 

management. It has over 2.4 million accountholders and as at 31 May 2011, the 

total net asset value of the funds managed by the company was RM43.95 billion.