Dubai – ADIB Capital Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) and regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), has launched a new Sharia-compliant investment vehicle targeting short-duration trade opportunities in developed markets.
The ADIB Islamic Trade Opportunities Fund, structured as a Qualified Investor Fund (QIF) in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), is open to professional clients and market counterparties. The fund seeks to deliver risk-adjusted returns with quarterly distributions by investing in a diversified portfolio of trade finance exposures, primarily focusing on counterparties in the United States and Europe.
Goldman Sachs Alternatives has been appointed to manage the fund’s underlying investments, bringing institutional-grade risk controls and expertise in private credit. The strategy emphasizes historically resilient returns with low volatility.
The fund has been designed in full adherence to Islamic finance principles under the supervision of a Sharia Supervisory Board, ensuring alignment with profit-sharing and asset-backed structures while avoiding interest (riba) and excessive uncertainty (gharar).
