ASM First Public Fund is managed by ASM Investment Services Berhad (ASM Investment), a subsidiary of Amanah Saham Mara Berhad one of the pioneers in the nation’s unit trust management industry.  ASM Investment has declared for an income distribution of 1.50 sen nett per unit for ASM First Public Fund.  All unitholders of this fund as at its financial year ended 30 April 2008 are eligible for the income distribution.   

ASM First Public Fund is an equity (growth and income) fund and is opened to all races.  The objective of this fund is to provide investors with capital appreciation through all types of permitted investments with income distribution considered incidental.        

ASM First Public Fund achieved 4.8.0% capital growth based on its net asset value (NAV) 24.19 sen per unit  on 1 May 2007 and its closing NAV price of 25.35 sen per unit on 30 April 2008.  This is equivalent to an increase of  1.16 sen per unit. 

ASM Investment is an approved Institutional Fund Management Company for EPF Investment Scheme.  Currently, ASM Investment manages 15 unit trust funds of which five are open to Bumiputera and nine funds to all races and one special unit trust fund for TNB called Amanah Saham Pekerja-pekerja TNB.   ASM Investment also manages a stuctured fund, ASM Global Diversified Structured Fund.  To ensure that the company remains relevant and competitive to the business community and the investors, ASM Investment is also an IUTA (Institutional Unit Trust Agent) which is responsible in marketing and distributing third party unit trust funds.