2 Insights with Topic: Saudi Arabia
Asia USD Investment Grade Credits and Saudi Government Sukuk have outperformed in a global fixed income market that has been shaken by fiscal profligacy, geopolitical tensions, tariff uncertainties, and even oil market volatility. The Premia J.P. Morgan Asia Credit Investment Grade USD Bond ETF and Premia BOCHK Saudi Arabia Government Sukuk ETF have emerged from this stress-test as effective alternatives in portfolios – delivering stable income, and uncorrelated returns, while still trading at a spread over US Treasuries with further room for spread compression. Indeed, their higher yields of 4.8%-4.9% (4.8% for the Premia Asia Credit Investment Grade USD Bond and 4.9% for the Premia Saudi Government Sukuk) are outstanding, considering their lower corporate and government leverage, and comparable or superior credit ratings versus global peers.
Jul 24, 2025
Saudi Arabia’s tremendous transformation since the launch of the Vision 2030 strategic initiative has been accompanied by significant development of its capital markets – including its fixed income market which now offers some of the most attractive risk-adjusted returns in the government and investment grade fixed income space. In this article, we discuss about how our newly launched Saudi Arabia Government Sukuk ETF offers a timely alternative amid current market environment, and for sukuk investors and fixed income and multi-asset allocators stable income, attractive yield spread as well as uncorrelated returns.
Jun 22, 2025