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Amana Funds vs Boston Trading Co

Amana Funds and Boston Trading Co both offer investing. This page lines up 19 listed data points side by side, with 13 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 Oct 2026

At a glance

  • Both are available in all 50 states.
  • Amana Funds uses Mutual Funds / Actively managed; Boston Trading Co uses Managed digital-asset fund (pooled, accredited-only).
  • Shariah oversight: Amana Funds discloses Third-Party Certified; Boston Trading Co discloses No Public Review.
  • HalalWallet Index: Amana Funds holds a B-; Boston Trading Co is not yet graded.
  • On measurable rows, Amana Funds has the better listed value on 1 and Boston Trading Co on 0.
  • They differ on 13 of the 19 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.

Amana Funds vs Boston Trading Co: the full side-by-side

19 data points from each provider's published materials, lined up row by row. They differ on 13.

Amana Funds - halal finance provider logo

Amana Funds

B-
Boston Trading Co - halal finance provider logo

Boston Trading Co

Not graded

19 of 19 rows

Availability

  • States covered

    Same
    Amana Funds: All 50 states
    Boston Trading Co: All 50 states
Costs

  • Expense ratio

    Amana Funds: 1.20% (AMDWX) / 0.98% (AMIDX) (Amana Developing World Fun…) · 0.61% (Amana Growth ETF) · 0.76% (Amana Equity Income ETF) · 0.91% (Amana Developing World ETF) · 0.82% (AMAPX) / 0.59% (AMIPX) (Amana Participation Fund (…) · 0.86% (AMAGX) / 0.61% (AMIGX) (Amana Growth Fund (AMAGX)) · 1.01% (AMANX) / 0.76% (AMINX) (Amana Income Fund (AMANX))
    Boston Trading Co: Not listed

  • Management fee

    Amana Funds: 0.80% (Amana Developing World Fun…) · 0.50% (Amana Participation Fund (…) · 0.58% (Amana Growth Fund (AMAGX)) · 0.73% (Amana Income Fund (AMANX))
    Boston Trading Co: 2% MER + performance fee above benchmark (1%-3% p.a. range across funds)

  • Minimum investment

    Amana Funds: $100 ($100,000 institutional) (Amana Developing World Fun…) · 1 share on Nasdaq (fractional at supporting brokers) (Amana Growth ETF)
    Boston Trading Co: US$10,000 (top-ups from US$1,000); accredited / sophisticated investors only
Shariah

  • Structure

    Amana Funds: Mutual Funds / Actively managed
    Boston Trading Co: Managed digital-asset fund (pooled, accredited-only)

  • Shariah oversight

    Amana Funds: Third-Party Certified
    Boston Trading Co: No Public Review

  • Shariah board / scholar

    Amana Funds: third_party_certified
    Boston Trading Co: No Public Review

  • Published fatwa / certificate

    Same
    Amana Funds: No
    Boston Trading Co: No

  • Screening standard

    Amana Funds: AAOIFI standards (Amana Developing World Fun…) · Saturna Capital Islamic screens, reviewed by Amanie Advisors (Amana Growth ETF)
    Boston Trading Co: None - not a Shariah-screened fund (Bostoncoin (BOS) Diversifi…) · Self-declared Shariah screen from the RAFAH prospectus: excludes interest-based platforms; avoids alcohol, gambling, pork and adult entertainment; favours profit/loss-sharing and ethical-finance projects. No named scholar, supervisory board or third-party certificate. (RAFAH Halal Crypto Fund) · Dharmic (Ahimsa / Sattvic) screen per the manager; not a Shariah screen (ASHIRVAD (ASHIR) Dharmic C…) · Halachic (kosher) screen per the manager; not a Shariah screen (OYSHER (OYSH) Kosher Crypt…)
Products

  • Products listed

    Amana Funds: Amana Developing World Fund (AMDWX), Amana Growth ETF, Amana Equity Income ETF, Amana Developing World ETF, Amana Participation Fund (AMAPX), Amana Growth Fund (AMAGX) +1 more
    Boston Trading Co: Bostoncoin (BOS) Diversified Crypto Fund, DARTcoin (DART) Higher-Volatility Crypto Fund, RAFAH Halal Crypto Fund, ASHIRVAD (ASHIR) Dharmic Crypto Fund, OYSHER (OYSH) Kosher Crypto Fund, POLLYcoin AI (POLLY) Lower-Volatility Crypto Fund

  • Best for

    Amana Funds: Halal emerging market exposure
    Boston Trading Co: Not for halal-first investors; see RAFAH

  • Product types

    Amana Funds: Mutual Fund, ETF
    Boston Trading Co: Crypto Fund

  • Tickers

    Amana Funds: AMDWX, AMGR, AMEI, AMEM, AMAPX +2 more
    Boston Trading Co: Not listed

  • Holdings

    Amana Funds: 31 (Amana Growth ETF) · 32 (Amana Equity Income ETF)
    Boston Trading Co: Live portfolio published at bostontrading.co/portfolio, updated hourly. (Bostoncoin (BOS) Diversifi…) · Live portfolio published at bostontrading.co/dart, updated hourly. (DARTcoin (DART) Higher-Vol…) · Sample allocation (prospectus, May 2025): HalalChain 20%, Islamic Coin 15%, Tezos 15%, Marhaba DeFi 15%, Celo 15%, SolarCoin 10%, ZakatDAO 10%. Illustrative only; no live RAFAH holdings page published. (RAFAH Halal Crypto Fund)

  • Account types

    Amana Funds: Individual, IRA, Roth IRA
    Boston Trading Co: Individual, 401(k), Roth IRA, Trust, Company +1 more

  • Focus

    Amana Funds: International / Emerging Markets (Amana Developing World Fun…) · Global Large Growth (active) (Amana Growth ETF) · Global Dividend Equity (active) (Amana Equity Income ETF) · Emerging Markets (active) (Amana Developing World ETF) · Global Sukuk / Fixed Income (Amana Participation Fund (…) · US Large Growth (Amana Growth Fund (AMAGX)) · US Large Value / Income (Amana Income Fund (AMANX))
    Boston Trading Co: Diversified Crypto Fund (not Shariah-screened) (Bostoncoin (BOS) Diversifi…) · Higher-Volatility Crypto Fund (not Shariah-screened) (DARTcoin (DART) Higher-Vol…) · Managed Halal Crypto Fund (RAFAH Halal Crypto Fund) · Dharmic Crypto Fund (not Shariah-screened) (ASHIRVAD (ASHIR) Dharmic C…) · Kosher Crypto Fund (not Shariah-screened) (OYSHER (OYSH) Kosher Crypt…) · Lower-Volatility AI Crypto Fund (not Shariah-screened) (POLLYcoin AI (POLLY) Lower…)
Track record

  • HalalWallet Index grade

    Amana Funds: B-
    Boston Trading Co: Not listed

  • Founded

    Amana Funds: 1986 Edge
    Boston Trading Co: 2016

  • Assets under management

    Amana Funds: $201M (both classes, 2026-08-05) (Amana Developing World Fun…) · $7.87M (2026-10-19) (Amana Growth ETF) · $5.98M (2026-10-19) (Amana Equity Income ETF) · $6.09M (2026-10-19) (Amana Developing World ETF) · $324M (both classes, 2026-08-05) (Amana Participation Fund (…) · $6.8B (both classes, 2026-08-05) (Amana Growth Fund (AMAGX)) · $2.4B (both classes, 2026-08-05) (Amana Income Fund (AMANX))
    Boston Trading Co: Not listed

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

Amana Funds

  • Dedicated halal exposure to emerging and developing markets - a rare mandate
  • Reviewed and certified quarterly by Amanie Advisors
  • Comes from the longest-running US Islamic fund family (since 1986)
  • $100 minimum, waived in tax-sheltered accounts
  • Can hold Islamic financial institutions (for example Bank Islam Malaysia) - the screen bars interest-based finance only
  • 1.20% Investor-class expense ratio is the highest in the Amana family
  • 10-year return of 7.76% annualized trails the MSCI Emerging Markets Index's 10.52%
  • Smallest Amana fund at about $201M - scale works against costs
  • Emerging markets bring higher volatility and currency risk on top of the fee drag
  • 0.61% is higher than every index halal ETF (MNZL 0.40%, SPUS 0.45%, HLAL 0.50%)

Boston Trading Co

  • Longest track record in the range (since January 2016) across several crypto cycles
  • Radical holdings transparency: the live portfolio is public and updated hourly
  • Live, hourly-updated holdings page
  • Clearly labelled by the manager as the higher-risk option in the range
  • The only managed crypto fund we list that publishes a written halal screen (riba, gharar and haram-industry exclusions in the prospectus)
  • Not Shariah-screened; no halal claim is made for this fund
  • Accredited / sophisticated investors only (US terms: Accredited Investors, Qualified Purchasers or QIBs), with a US$10,000 minimum
  • Provider's own US terms state the offerings have not been reviewed or approved by the SEC or CFTC and that regulatory approval is 'in process'; an ADGM (Abu Dhabi) licence application is also pending
  • 2% MER plus a performance fee above benchmark is expensive next to halal ETFs charging under 0.70%
  • Explicitly higher volatility than the flagship fund

Products behind the numbers

Where a row shows more than one value, it is because the provider lists several investing products. Each is tagged.

Amana Funds (7)

  • Amana Developing World Fund (AMDWX) · AMDWXDetails
  • Amana Growth ETF · AMGR
  • Amana Equity Income ETF · AMEI
  • Amana Developing World ETF · AMEM
  • Amana Participation Fund (AMAPX) · AMAPXDetails
  • Amana Growth Fund (AMAGX) · AMAGXDetails
  • Amana Income Fund (AMANX) · AMANXDetails

Boston Trading Co (6)

  • Bostoncoin (BOS) Diversified Crypto Fund
  • DARTcoin (DART) Higher-Volatility Crypto Fund
  • RAFAH Halal Crypto FundDetails
  • ASHIRVAD (ASHIR) Dharmic Crypto Fund
  • OYSHER (OYSH) Kosher Crypto Fund
  • POLLYcoin AI (POLLY) Lower-Volatility Crypto Fund
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How do Amana Funds and Boston Trading Co compare for investing?

Amana Funds and Boston Trading Co both offer investing. This page lines up 19 listed data points side by side, with 13 differences, so you can see exactly where they part ways before you request quotes.

  • Both are available in all 50 states.
  • Amana Funds uses Mutual Funds / Actively managed; Boston Trading Co uses Managed digital-asset fund (pooled, accredited-only).
  • Shariah oversight: Amana Funds discloses Third-Party Certified; Boston Trading Co discloses No Public Review.

Source: HalalWallet (halalwallet.us)

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Reviewed by: HalalWallet Editorial Team

Last reviewed: 2026-10-19

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