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global growth assets vs Musaffa

global growth assets and Musaffa both offer investing. This page lines up 15 listed data points side by side, with 5 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 Aug 2026

At a glance

  • Both are available in all of Canada.
  • global growth assets uses Mutual Funds; Musaffa uses Stock Screener.
  • Both disclose the same level of Shariah oversight: Named Scholar.
  • HalalWallet Index: global growth assets holds a B-; Musaffa holds a B-.
  • They differ on 5 of the 15 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.

global growth assets vs Musaffa: the full side-by-side

15 data points from each provider's published materials, lined up row by row. They differ on 5.

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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.
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Musaffa

Pays us: No. Musaffa pays HalalWallet nothing. It is listed and graded on the same terms as providers that do.

15 of 15 rows

Availability
  • Provinces covered

    Same
    global growth assets: All of Canada
    Musaffa: All of Canada
Costs
  • Expense ratio

    global growth assets: 2.79% MER
    Musaffa: Not listed
  • Management fee

    global growth assets: 2.45%
    Musaffa: Not listed
  • Minimum investment

    global growth assets: $500 initial / $25 subsequent
    Musaffa: Not listed
Shariah
  • Structure

    global growth assets: Mutual Funds
    Musaffa: Stock Screener
  • Shariah oversight

    Same
    global growth assets: Named Scholar
    Musaffa: Named Scholar
  • Shariah board / scholar

    Same
    global growth assets: Named Scholar
    Musaffa: Named Scholar
  • Published fatwa / certificate

    Same
    global growth assets: No
    Musaffa: No
  • Screening standard

    global growth assets: Dow Jones Islamic Market Titans 100 screens (Ratings Intelligence) plus local IFAB review
    Musaffa: AAOIFI - non-permissible income <=5% of revenue; interest-bearing assets and debt each <=30% of trailing 36-month average market cap
Products
  • Products listed

    global growth assets: Global Iman Fund
    Musaffa: Sharia Compliance Investment Screening
  • Best for

    global 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.
    Musaffa: Canadian investors who want graded, published-methodology halal screening across TSX and global stocks as a research layer over their existing brokerage - Musaffa's trading service itself doesn't serve Canada.
  • Product types

    global growth assets: Mutual Fund
    Musaffa: Stock Screener
  • Holdings

    global growth assets: 23
    Musaffa: Not listed
Track record
  • HalalWallet Index grade

    Same
    global growth assets: B-
    Musaffa: B-
  • Assets under management

    global growth assets: $244M
    Musaffa: Not listed

Strengths and trade-offs

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

Musaffa

  • Screening methodology developed under named advisors, including Shaikh Dr. Aznan Hasan and Mufti Faraz Adam
  • Dedicated Sharia stock screening platform with C- to A+ graded verdicts and compliance history
  • Canadian broker connections: Wealthsimple, Questrade, and Webull Canada for portfolio tracking and purification
  • Transparent published methodology with AAOIFI three-ratio formulas
  • Research platform only for Canadians - trading happens at your own brokerage, since Musaffa's trading service is US-only
  • Foundation plan required for detailed compliance reports and purification - the free tier shows basic status only
  • Prices are in USD despite serving Canadian users
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global growth assets

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Musaffa

Pays HalalWallet: No. Musaffa pays HalalWallet nothing. It is listed and graded on the same terms as providers that do.
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How do global growth assets and Musaffa compare for investing?

global growth assets and Musaffa both offer investing. This page lines up 15 listed data points side by side, with 5 differences, so you can see exactly where they part ways before you request quotes.

  • Both are available in all of Canada.
  • global growth assets uses Mutual Funds; Musaffa uses Stock Screener.
  • Both disclose the same level of Shariah oversight: Named Scholar.

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Sources and review process

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Reviewed by: HalalWallet Editorial Team

Last reviewed: 2026-08-05

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