Investment funds

What are investment funds?

An investment fund means assets held under the right of joint-partial ownership by legal or natural persons the management of which is transferred to a management company. In other words, investment fund is made of moneys of legal or natural persons (fund members) pooled and used to achieve the common goal of fund members, namely to invest following a certain strategy.

Ūkio bankas set up an investment management company UAB Ūkio banko investicijų valdymas, which was granted a licence issued by the Securities Commission to manage investment funds on 1 July 2006.

Ūkio bankas bond fund was established on 13 July 2006;
Ūkio bankas rational investment fund was established on 11 January 2007;
Ūkio bankas Investment Opportunities Fund, comprising Chinese, Russian, US, European and Money Market Instruments sub-funds, was set up on 20 August 2009.

Comparison of return on investment and riskiness of Ūkio bankas investment funds

Where investment funds invest?

Shares of companies;
Enterprise, government and municipal bonds
Money market instruments (short-term debt securities);
Bank deposits;
Other investment funds;
Financial derivative instruments.

Where to look for detailed information on investment funds?

Detailed information on each investment fund is available in the following documents:

Fund rules;
Fund prospectus;
Fund abridged prospectus.

What are the benefits of investment funds?

Risk diversification;
Professional investment management;
Security;
Lower investment costs;
Liquidity of investment funds.