At present, the Investment Company Association of the Philippines or ICAP has several mutual fund companies as their members.

So if you’re thinking of investing in mutual funds, then I hope this list of mutual fund companies in the Philippines can help you find the best mutual fund for your investing requirements.

In the country, there are basically four types of mutual funds – stock or equity funds, bond funds, money market funds and balanced funds.

What’s the difference between these four?

• Stock or Equity Funds – invests primarily in shares of stocks issued by Philippine corporations
• Bond Funds – invests primarily in treasury notes issued by the Philippine government and commercial papers issued by reputable companies in the country
• Money Market Funds – invests in the same instruments as bond funds but at shorter terms, which may just be one year or less
• Balanced Funds – invests in both stocks and bonds

What type of mutual fund should you invest in? It all depends on your investing goals and risk tolerance. I suggest you read my guide on investing if you want to know how to prepare yourself in becoming an investor.

So without further delay, here are the mutual fund companies in the Philippines under ICAP.

Peso Stock Funds
ATR KimEng Equity Opportunity Fund, Inc.
DWS Deutsche Philippine Equity Fund, Inc
First Metro Save and Learn Equity Fund, Inc.
Philam Strategic Growth Fund, Inc.
Philequity Fund, Inc.
Philequity PSE Index Fund Inc.
Philippine Stock Index Fund Corp.
Sun Life Prosperity Phil. Equity Fund, Inc.
United Fund, Inc.

Peso Balanced Funds
ALFM Growth Fund, Inc
First Galleon Family Fund, Inc.
First Metro Save and Learn Balanced Fund Inc.
GSIS Mutual Fund, Inc.
MFMCP Kabuhayan Fund, Inc.
Optima Balanced Fund, Inc.
Philam Fund, Inc.
Sun Life Prosperity Balanced Fund, Inc.

Foreign Currency Balanced Funds
Sun Life Prosperity Dollar Advantage Fund, Inc.

Peso Bond Funds
ALFM Peso Bond Fund, Inc.
Cocolife Fixed Income Fund, Inc.
DWS Deutsche Philippine Fixed Income Fund, Inc.
Ekklesia Mutual Fund Inc.
First Metro Save and Learn Fixed Income Fund, Inc.
Philam Bond Fund, Inc.
Philequity Peso Bond Fund, Inc.
Prudentialife Fixed Income Fund Inc.
Sun Life Prosperity Bond Fund, Inc.
Sun Life Prosperity GS Fund, Inc.

Foreign Currency Bond Funds
AIG Global Bond Fund Phils.,Inc.
ALFM Dollar Bond Fund, Inc.
ALFM Euro Bond Fund, Inc.
Grepalife Dollar Bond Fund Corp.
Grepalife Fixed Income Fund Corp.
MAA Privilege Dollar Fixed Income Fund, Inc.
MAA Privilege Euro Fixed Income Fund, Inc.
Philam Dollar Bond Fund, Inc.
Philequity Dollar Income Fund Inc.
Sun Life Prosperity Dollar Abundance Fund, Inc.

Peso Money Market Funds
ATR KimEng Money Market Fund, Inc.
Philam Managed Income Fund, Inc.
Sun Life Prosperity Money Market Fund, Inc.

To learn more about these Philippine mutual fund companies including their contact details, please refer to the ICAP website.

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