College of Islamic Studies, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar

Affiliation ID
23

Evaluating the Performance of Islamic Investment Funds: A Comparison with Socially Responsible Investment Funds, Conventional Funds, and Market Benchmarks in Light of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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This study aims to evaluate risk and return characteristics of Islamic funds in comparison with SRI and investigate the possible synergies between the two in the light of the SDGs. The study also compares the financial performance of Islamic funds with conventional funds and Islamic market benchmarks. The analysis was carried out using the absolute and risk-adjusted-performance evaluation techniques based on data collected from 11 countries distributed in four geographical regions.