Is Wahed FTSE USA Shariah ETF (HLAL) halal?
HLAL (Wahed FTSE USA Shariah ETF) holds US equities screened by the FTSE Shariah methodology, overseen by a Shariah board, with purification. A mainstream choice for halal US-equity exposure.
Provider: Wahed
Why ETFs are screened differently
An ETF holds dozens or hundreds of underlying securities, so its halal status depends on (1) whether those holdings are individually Shariah-compliant, (2) whether the fund screens and purifies, and (3) the fund's own structure (e.g. interest earned on cash). You can't judge it with a single company's debt-to-market-cap ratio — which is why HalalGauge shows a curated summary for funds rather than a company screen.
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