Kuwait investments continued expanding during the first half of 2026, with collective investment assets reaching 3.45 billion dinars. The total marked a 7.1 percent increase from the end of December 2025.
Collective investment assets grew by approximately 230.89 million dinars during the six-month period. Assets stood at around 3.22 billion dinars at the end of last year.
The growth reflects stronger activity across several investment categories. Money market funds provided the largest contribution to the overall increase.
Meanwhile, debt instrument funds also recorded notable growth during the reporting period. These developments helped strengthen Kuwait’s collective investment market.
The number of collective investment schemes also increased slightly during the first half. The total reached 66 schemes, compared with 65 schemes at the end of 2025.
Conventional schemes accounted for 33 funds, while Islamic schemes also totaled 33. Therefore, the market maintained an even split between conventional and Islamic investment structures.
Islamic schemes, however, recorded stronger asset growth during the period. Their assets increased by 11.7 percent to approximately 1.726 billion dinars.
Islamic scheme assets stood at around 1.544 billion dinars at the end of December. The increase therefore amounted to approximately 181.45 million dinars.
Conventional schemes also recorded growth, although their increase remained more modest. Their assets climbed 2.9 percent to approximately 1.728 billion dinars.
The conventional segment held around 1.678 billion dinars at the end of 2025. Consequently, assets increased by approximately 49.44 million dinars during the first half.
Money market funds remained the largest category within Kuwait’s collective investment industry. Their assets reached approximately 1.889 billion dinars by the end of June.
The category recorded a 14 percent increase from approximately 1.65 billion dinars. That represented an increase of around 232.3 million dinars.
The number of money market funds also increased from 16 to 17. Five conventional funds held approximately 588.73 million dinars.
Meanwhile, 12 Islamic money market funds controlled approximately 1.3 billion dinars. This distribution highlights the strong position of Islamic funds within the segment.
Debt instrument funds also delivered substantial growth during the first half. Their combined assets reached approximately 116.49 million dinars across five funds.
Four conventional funds accounted for around 94.5 million dinars. One Islamic fund held approximately 21.98 million dinars.
However, securities funds experienced a decline during the same period. Their combined assets fell 2.1 percent to approximately 1.2 billion dinars.
The category previously held around 1.23 billion dinars. Overall, 34 funds operated within the securities segment.
Twenty conventional securities funds held approximately 989.7 million dinars. Meanwhile, 14 Islamic funds accounted for roughly 219.26 million dinars.
Real estate funds moved in the opposite direction during the first half. Their assets increased 2.5 percent to approximately 133.67 million dinars.
The category held around 130.34 million dinars at the end of December. Four schemes operated within the real estate fund segment.
One conventional scheme held approximately 22.85 million dinars. Three Islamic schemes accounted for around 110.82 million dinars.
Other collective investment categories also recorded smaller increases during the period. Private equity assets rose 3.2 percent to approximately 5.01 million dinars.
Holding fund assets increased 3.6 percent to approximately 27.07 million dinars. Contractual fund assets also edged higher during the six-month period.
Those assets rose 1.7 percent to approximately 9.26 million dinars. Two Islamic schemes operated within the contractual fund category.
REIT fund assets increased slightly by 0.5 percent to approximately 63.9 million dinars. One Islamic fund accounted for the entire REIT category.
Multi-asset fund assets also recorded growth during the period. Their value increased 7.1 percent to approximately 346,000 dinars.
The number of multi-asset funds remained unchanged at one conventional fund. Overall, the figures show continued expansion across Kuwait’s investment market.
Kuwait investments benefited particularly from stronger money market and Islamic fund activity. However, securities funds experienced some pressure during the same period.
The overall increase indicates continued investor activity across multiple collective investment categories. At the same time, the balanced number of Islamic and conventional schemes highlights market diversity.
With assets reaching 3.45 billion dinars, Kuwait’s collective investment sector entered the second half from a stronger position. Continued fund growth could further support the country’s broader financial market development.
