Akinda vs global growth assets
Akinda and global growth assets both offer investing. This page lines up 18 listed data points side by side, with 7 differences, so you can see exactly where they part ways before you request quotes.
Built from each provider's listed data · provider data last verified Sep 2026
At a glance
- Both are available in all of Canada.
- Akinda uses Stock Screener; global growth assets uses Mutual Funds.
- Both disclose the same level of Shariah oversight: Named Scholar.
- HalalWallet Index: Akinda is not yet graded; global growth assets holds a B-.
- On measurable rows, Akinda has the better listed value on 1 and global growth assets on 0.
- They differ on 7 of the 18 data points we list for investing.
No editorial verdict has been written for this pair yet. The side-by-side below is the full data view; where we have written one, you'll find it under Compare.
Akinda vs global growth assets: the full side-by-side
18 data points from each provider's published materials, lined up row by row. They differ on 7.
Akinda
global growth assets
Pays us: No. global growth assets pays HalalWallet nothing. It is listed and graded on the same terms as providers that do.18 of 18 rows
Provinces covered
SameAkinda: All of Canadaglobal growth assets: All of Canada
Expense ratio
Akinda: Not listedglobal growth assets: 2.79% MERManagement fee
Akinda: Free screener; Standard $7/mo; Premium $9/mo; Investor $20/mo Edgeglobal growth assets: 2.45%Minimum investment
Akinda: Not listedglobal growth assets: $500 initial / $25 subsequent
Structure
Akinda: Stock Screenerglobal growth assets: Mutual FundsShariah oversight
SameAkinda: Named Scholarglobal growth assets: Named ScholarShariah board / scholar
Akinda: named_scholarglobal growth assets: Named ScholarPublished fatwa / certificate
SameAkinda: Noglobal growth assets: NoScreening standard
Akinda: AAOIFI Shari'ah Standard No. 21global growth assets: Dow Jones Islamic Market Titans 100 screens (Ratings Intelligence) plus local IFAB review
Products listed
Akinda: Akinda Halal Stock Screenerglobal growth assets: Global Iman FundBest for
Akinda: TSX stock pickers who want free AAOIFI ratio mathglobal growth assets: Canadian mutual fund investors who prioritize a long track record and named, annually renewed Shariah oversight over cost - and who accept a concentrated mega-cap tech tilt and the absence of published purification data.Product types
Akinda: Stock Screenerglobal growth assets: Mutual FundHoldings
Akinda: Not listedglobal growth assets: 23Account types
Akinda: Individualglobal growth assets: Not listedFocus
Akinda: Halal Stock Screeningglobal growth assets: Not listed
HalalWallet Index grade
Akinda: Not listedglobal growth assets: B-Founded
Akinda: 2023global growth assets: Not listedAssets under management
Akinda: Not listedglobal growth assets: $244M
Edge marks the side with the better listed number on measurable rows (lower fee, wider coverage, higher grade). It is not a verdict - a provider can win more rows and still be the wrong fit for you.
Strengths and trade-offs
Akinda
- Free tier includes full stock-screener access, not status-only lookups
- Every verdict displays the underlying AAOIFI ratios so users can verify the result
- Named AAOIFI-certified adviser (CSAA): Dr. Muhammad Nazir Khan
- Available worldwide on web, iOS, and Android
- A research tool, not a brokerage - Akinda does not hold client funds, execute trades, or manage portfolios
- Single named scholar rather than a multi-member Shariah supervisory board
- Screening coverage is US, UK, and Canada listed equities, narrower than Musaffa's global universe
- Founded in 2023, so a shorter operating history than Zoya or Musaffa
global growth assets
- Disclosed Shari'ah oversight: two named advisory boards and a fatwa renewed June 17, 2026
- 17-year track record - Series A running since March 2009, with 10-year annualized returns of 14.75% to April 2026
- Low $500 minimum, $25 subsequent - accessible in mutual fund format with PACs
- Available across all 10 provinces through ~30 dealers and all major registered plans (RRSP/TFSA/RESP/RRIF/LIRA/LIF)
- FundGrade A+ award winner six consecutive years
- Expensive: 2.79% MER (2.45% management fee) versus roughly 0.5% for halal ETFs like WSHR
- Concentrated: 23 holdings with 66% in the top 10, and 44% in information technology
- No published purification data - investors cannot compute dividend purification from public documents
- The fatwa is published only as a scanned document, and parts of the site carry stale marketing content
Akinda
Pays HalalWallet: No. Akinda pays HalalWallet nothing. It is listed and graded on the same terms as providers that do.global growth assets
Pays HalalWallet: No. global growth assets pays HalalWallet nothing. It is listed and graded on the same terms as providers that do.Not sure which is right? Compare all investing providers.
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Akinda and global growth assets both offer investing. This page lines up 18 listed data points side by side, with 7 differences, so you can see exactly where they part ways before you request quotes.
- Both are available in all of Canada.
- Akinda uses Stock Screener; global growth assets uses Mutual Funds.
- Both disclose the same level of Shariah oversight: Named Scholar.
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Last reviewed: 2026-09-19
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