A study of unit trust performance against Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI): a case of Amanah Saham Nasional Berhad (ASNB) / Ahmad Dan Darawi Ismail

Unit trust is a collective investment scheme that pools the financial resources of retail and institutional investors with the same investment objectives. The Malaysian unit trust industry has registered a phenomenal growth since early 2000 as the range of products broadened tremendously. As of April 2006, the total net asset value of unit trust funds represents about 14.12% to KLSE market capitalization. Using monthly return for five years from October 2001 to September 2006, this research studies on unit trust performance which are ASN, ASN 2 and ASN 3 unit trust against market performance which is KLCI. Methodology used is single regression analysis using Statistical Programming for Social Science Students (SPSS). The result shows that the model used is less acceptable and reliable for forecasting. Therefore, this study shows that independent variable (KLCI return) is less influenced the dependent variable (ASN, ASN 2 and ASN 3 unit trust return) although there are significant and positive relationships