Macroeconomic variables towards net asset value of sharia mutual funds in Indonesia and Malaysia

Riwi Sumantyo (Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Sebelas Maret Surakarta, Jl. Ir. Sutami No.36A Surakarta, 57126)
Dessy Anis Savitri (Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Sebelas Maret Surakarta, Jl. Ir. Sutami No.36A Surakarta, 57126)

Jurnal Keuangan dan Perbankan
Vol 23, No 2 (2019): April 2019

Sharia mutual fund as one of the investment instruments in sharia capital market shows significant development. There are various factors that may influence, among these factors are macroeconomic variables. This research aims to analyze the effect of macroeconomic factors on the development of sharia capital market industry. Macroeconomic variables that are used is the money supply (M1), Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and inflation.  The data used in this research is a quarterly money supply data, GDP, and inflation from January 2012 to December 2016. The methods used to analyze regression data is the data panel. The results of the analysis showed that all of the independent variable used in this study i.e. the money supply (M1), GDP, and inflation has a positive influence and significance to the Net Asset Value (NAV) mutual funds sharia in Indonesia and Malaysia. These results can provide a sound contribution for further research, government, management of the company, and investors regarding the Net Assets Value mutual funds sharia in Indonesia and Malaysia.JEL Classification: D51, E43, F41, G15DOI: https://doi.org/10.26905/jkdp.v23i2.2195