KUALA LUMPUR: Amanah Saham Nasional Bhd (ASNB) has announced an income distribution of 4.25 sen per unit for Amanah Saham Bumiputera 3 Didik (ASB 3 Didik) and 1.76 sen per unit for Amanah Saham Nasional Equity 2 (ASN Equity 2) for the financial year ended June 30, 2021 (FY21).
This involves a total payout of RM311.2 million for both ASB 3 Didik and ASN Equity 2 for the period, according to its parent Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB).
The total income distribution for fixed price fund ASB 3 Didik, involving a payout of RM288.4 million compared with RM275.4 million in FY20, will benefit 302,672 unit holders.
"The total dividend payout of RM22.8 million for (variable price fund) ASN Equity 2 will benefit 34,567 unitholders, and the amount translates into a dividend yield of 3.45 per cent based on the fund's net asset value (NAV) on June 25, 2021," PNB said in a statement.