KUCHING – Sarawak government has approved an interim dividend of 3 sen per unit for the Amanah Saham Sarawak (ASSAR) fund on behalf of 57,878 unit holders throughout the state for the financial year ending on June 30, 2026.
Premier of Sarawak Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri (Dr) Abang Haji Abdul Rahman Zohari bin Tun Datuk Abang Haji Openg made the announcement at the ASSAR Interim Dividend Ceremony, which was held on 6 February 2026 at Satria Pertiwi Complex. The distribution amounts to RM15.24 million, another signpost in the fund’s post-restructuring performance.
The Premier noted that this latest dividend represents the fifth distribution since ASSAR’s restructuring in late 2022. The fund’s sustained performance has boosted investor confidence, especially among Sarawak Bumiputera community, as highlighted by Mr Richard.
ASSAR has been on a consistent dividend schedule since January 2024, declaring distributions every six months, he added.
“From January 2024 until now, ASSAR has been able to declare dividends on a regular basis every six months since then and up to the end of the year with cumulative distribution post-restructuring amounting to RM56.85 million,” he said.
In contrast with the volatility in the general equity markets, ASSAR’s NAV was well maintained at an average RM1.11 a unit in the first half of the ongoing fiscal. The Premier said the fund’s management team had made a “very good decision in asset allocation and active risk management.”
For the 6 months ended 31 December 2025, ASSAR achieved a gross income of RM19.87 million. This was underpinned by interest received on fixed-income securities, proceeds from the sale of equities, dividend income and money market placements. After deducting RM3.68 million in spending, the fund provided a net profit of RM16.19 million.
ASSAR should have a distributable income of RM22.19 million. This allowed the fund to announce the interim dividend and still hold RM12.95 million as income reserves.
The Premier also hoped that a competitive dividend rate would serve as an attraction for Bumiputera to be more involved in investment sectors. He added that ASSAR is still a low-risk investment, backed by a floor price guarantee of RM1.00 per unit.
“ASSAR not only delivers sustainable returns, but it is also a low-risk investment product with a guaranteed minimum price of RM1.00 per unit,” he said.
He also praised ASSAR for its initiatives in extending services to the people, particularly on its partnership with Service Sarawak to open customer service counters at Urban Transformation Centres (UTC) Sibu and Miri as well as plans to serve Sarikei.
The utilisation of the project to power a rural mobile office was described as shifted service delivery scheduling.
Finally, the Premier extended his congratulations to the management and staff of ASSAR for their success in achieving such results and called on Sarawakians to ‘buy Malaysian’ by supporting local investment products.
“An institution that was built to serve the people of Sarawak, we believe that ASSAR’s reputation is still greatly held, and it should not be burdened with unfounded claims,” he added.
