Amal Invest Halal Fund Builder (Grow & Save Portfolios)
Halal Investing in South Dakota
Automated halal investing platform (Y Combinator W2022) that reconstructs popular ETFs and mutual funds into Shariah-compliant versions by filtering out non-compliant holdings, then manages the portfolio automatically through the investor's own brokerage account (Alpaca in the US, Trading212 in the UK and Europe). Two flagship auto-screened portfolios, Grow and Save, plus a filter engine covering 10,000+ ETFs and mutual funds. If a holding turns non-compliant, Amal automatically sells it and reinvests. Includes a built-in boycott (BDS) filter excluding companies profiting from the occupation of Palestine, and custom blocklists. Priced as a one-time lifetime fee with no assets-under-management percentage.
Amal Invest occupies a genuinely empty slot in the US halal stack: Zoya and Musaffa tell you what is compliant, Wahed manages a portfolio for you, but Amal rebuilds the S&P 500 (or any of 10,000+ funds) without the haram holdings inside your own brokerage account and keeps it clean automatically. The Amanah Advisors certificate and Zoya's AAOIFI data give the screening real backing, and the flat lifetime fee undercuts AUM-based competitors as portfolios grow. The limits matter: no IRAs, no advice, a Bahrain-based three-person company, and marketing returns that are backtests rather than track record. Best used by self-directed taxable investors who want index-style exposure kept halal on autopilot.
Pros
- Solves the screener-plus-brokerage juggling problem in one automated flow, a genuine gap between Zoya/Musaffa (screeners) and Wahed (managed portfolios)
- Lifetime flat fee is structurally cheaper than robo-advisor AUM fees for larger portfolios
- Named third-party certification (Amanah Advisors) with published explanation of the AAOIFI methodology
- Continuous compliance automation: automatic sell-and-reinvest on non-compliance is rare even among halal robo-advisors
- Ethical filters beyond Shariah screening, including a BDS filter, with user overrides
- Y Combinator backing and a founder with two prior fintech exits
Cons
- No retirement accounts: Alpaca integration does not support IRAs or 401(k)s, a significant gap versus Wahed and Amana
- Amal is not an investment advisor; investors get automation, not advice
- Operating company is Bahrain-based, so US investors rely on the Alpaca custody layer for regulatory protection
- Historical return figures on the marketing site (28.3% and 14.6% per year) are illustrative backtests, not audited fund performance
- Small team (about 3 people per Y Combinator), so key-person risk is real
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Product Details
Type
Fund Reconstruction Platform
Account Types
Taxable brokerage (via Alpaca or Trading212); IRAs not currently supported
Amal Invest in South Dakota
Amal Invest's Halal Fund Builder (Grow & Save Portfolios) is available to investors in South Dakota, structured as a Fund reconstruction with AAOIFI screening (via Zoya). South Dakota is home to an estimated ~535 Muslims (0.1% of the population) (World Population Review, 2020 estimates). Amal Invest operates nationwide, so South Dakota residents have full access to this product. South Dakota has no state income tax, which means returns on halal investments compound without state-level taxation.
Shariah Compliance & Oversight
Platform reviewed and certified by Amanah Advisors (Shariah compliance certificate issued covering screening methodology and operational flow); compliance data from Zoya following AAOIFI standards.
Amanah Advisors certificate over the platform; AAOIFI-standard screening data from Zoya; continuous re-screening with automatic sale and reinvestment of holdings that turn non-compliant; custom ethical filters (including BDS) applied on top of Shariah screening.
2026-08-05
State Availability
Amal Invest serves all 50 states + DC
✓ Available nationwide including South Dakota
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Total Value
$343,778
Contributed
$130,000
Growth
$213,778
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