Fund Inception | 06/23/1986 |
Name of Issuer | Amana |
Fund Advisor(s) | Saturna Capital Corporation |
Sub-Advisor(s) | -- |
Fund Managers for AMANX
Scott Klimo
Portfolio Manager since 09/14/2012
Mr. Klimo is vice president and chief investment officer of Saturna Capital and a deputy portfolio manager of Amana Income and Amana Developing World Funds. He joined Saturna Capital in 2012 as director of research. He received his BA in Asian Studies from Hamilton College in Clinton, NY and also attended the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Mandarin Training Center in Taipei, Taiwan. Scott has more than 20 years experience in the financial industry with the first several years of his career spent living and working in a variety of Asian countries and the past 10 years working as a senior analyst, research director and portfolio manager covering global equities. He is a supporter of various environmental organizations and served for several years on the Board of Directors of the Marin County Bicycle Coalition. Outside of work, Mr. Klimo is an avid cyclist, private pilot, and scuba diver.From 2001 to 2011, he served as a senior investment analyst, research director, and portfolio manager at Avera Global Partners/Security Global Investors.
Monem Salam
Portfolio Manager since 07/31/2018
Monem Salam is the Executive Director of the Manager as well as a director of Saturna Capital Corporation. He received his degrees from the University of Texas: Bachelor of Arts (Austin) and Master of Business Administration (Dallas). He worked as the Chief Investment Officer for ITG & Associates (Dallas) until 1999, then as a representative with Morgan Stanley (Dallas) until joining Saturna Capital in June 2003. He served as the Director of Islamic Investing and Deputy Portfolio Manager to the Amana Mutual Funds Trust until moving to Kuala Lumpur in 2012 to oversee Saturna Sdn. Bhd. In 2018, he returned to the United States. Monem is an Adjunct Professor at IE Business School and speaks at Islamic finance/investment conferences worldwide and he is co- author of ‘A Muslim’s Guide to Investing and Personal Finance’. Monem has authored the chapter on Islamic investing in both “Contemporary Islamic Financeâ€, “Islamic Capital Markets†and contributes articles to leading Islamic financial magazines. As a mark of recognition of his achievements in Islamic economy, in 2015 and 2019 the ISLAMICA 500 ranked Monem among 500 of the Islamic world’s most prominent and influential leaders.
Bryce Fegley
Portfolio Manager since 04/30/2020
Mr. Bryce Fegley, CFA, joined Saturna Capital in 2001 and was appointed co-portfolio manager for the Global High Income Fund in 2012. From 2001 to 2009, he was Brokerage Operations Manager for Saturna Brokerage Services. From 2009 to 2012 he was President of Saturna Sdn. Bhd., a wholly-owned Malaysian subsidiary of Saturna Capital.