Since its inception in 1995, Valletta Fund Management Limited (“VFM”) has been very active in its strategy to be Malta’s leading provider of investment funds. Today, Valletta Fund Management offers investors a wide range of investment funds which invest across the main asset classes and having different risk profiles to suit the investment objectives of local investors.

The Vilhena Malta Government Bond Fund is one of the income driven investment solutions provided by VFM which as at 30 March 2012 registered an income* yield of 3.45% net of the Fund’s fees and expenses. The Fund which has a low risk profile, provides investors with three distinct benefits namely a diversified portfolio of Malta Government bonds, six monthly income* distributions and the possibility for investors to easily access their investment in view that investors can request to withdraw their holding on any business day.

Mark Agius, Head of VFM commented that “Bonds are considered among the safest investments available and, bond funds provide investors with a convenient and diversified opportunity to invest in bonds”. He continued “The Vilhena Malta Government Bond Fund provides investors with a diversified portfolio of Malta Government bonds which should be the core of a risk balanced investment portfolio. The Fund was launched in 1998 and as at 30 March 2012 had a fund size of €90.59 million".

Advised by Bank of Valletta plc (“BOV”) and professionally managed by VFM, the Fund offers an accumulation and distributor class of shares and investors can invest through a minimum lump sum investment of €1,000 or through a monthly investment plan of €50 per month.