Amanah Hartanah Bumiputera (AHB) will pay its unitholders about RM31 million, or 3.25 sen a unit, in its second income distribution for the financial year ended Sept 30, 2012.

The amount matches its first payout earlier in the year.

"Since its launch, AHB has maintained an annualised income yield of 6.5pc," said Nor Azamin Salleh, MD of Maybank Asset Management Sdn Bhd, which manages the fund.

AHB, launched in Nov 2010,is the country's first Shariah-compliant real estate backed unit trust fund sponsored by Pelaburan Hartanah Bhd.

The fund size has been increased by 500 million units to 1.5 billion units.