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Halal Stocks in USA: Your Ultimate Guide to Shariah Compliant Investments in 2023

Halal Stocks in USA Market as on 18th October 2023

There has been a long-standing demand from Shariah sensitive investors in the United States of America for Shariah-compliant equities available on US stock markets. In this blog we will help you explore more details about Shariah compliance of equities listed in America. Let us discuss a few basic stuff first relating to shariah investing.

What is Halal?

HALAL in Islam means permissible from a Shariah law perspective.

What is Shariah Compliant?

Shariah-compliant refers to those activities which are permissible in accordance with the Shariah principles.

Is investing in stocks Halal?

Yes, trading in equity stock of companies listed on stock exchanges are absolutely permissible with conditions that such companies qualify the Shariah screening standards set up by the Shariah Scholars.

What is the Shariah equity screening methodology?

Scholars and Shariah boards around the world have set up a set of rules to screen equities. Please check the Shariah Screening Criteria here:: https://www.islamicly.com/home/screeningProcess

List of top 10 Companies in USA by Market Capitalization and their Shariah Compliance status

(as on 18th October 2023)

CompanyMarket Cap.ComplianceCompliance Risk Factor
Apple Inc$2.75THalalLow (Not Likely to turn Non Compliant)
Microsoft Corp$2.45THalalLow (Not Likely to turn Non Compliant)
Alphabet Inc$1.75THalalLow (Not Likely to turn Non Compliant)
Amazon.com, Inc.$1.34THalalLow (Not Likely to turn Non Compliant)
NVIDIA Corp$1.04THalalLow (Not Likely to turn Non Compliant)
Meta Platforms Inc$815.6BHalalLow (Not Likely to turn Non Compliant)
Tesla Inc$760.4BHalalLow (Not Likely to turn Non Compliant)
Berkshire Hathaway Inc$741.6BNot HalalLow (Not Likely to turn Compliant)
Eli Lilly and Co$576.4BHalalLow (Not Likely to turn Non Compliant)
UnitedHealth Group Inc$496.5BNot HalalLow (Not Likely to turn Compliant)

How many Halal (Shariah Compliant) Stocks are there in the United States?

Many Islamic investors in the USA do not know whether the stocks listed on US Stock Exchanges are Shariah Compliant. Yes, a lot of listed companies in America are doing HALAL business and they have been classified as Shariah-compliant. You will be surprised to know that about 52.79% of total listed stocks in USA comply with Shariah Principles, as you can see in the graph below:

Shariah Compliant Equities in USA

Shariah Compliance of various business sectors in USA.

Listed Companies in the USA can be classified into 71 business sectors, broadly. Sector wise Shariah compliance of companies listed in the USA can be seen below:

Shariah Compliant Stocks in USA based on Sector Wise

(as on 18th October 2023)

SectorCompliantNot CompliantGrand Total
Advertising112
Aerospace & Defence112
Apparel/Accessories101
Appliance & Tool101
Auto & Truck Parts123
Basic Materials366194560
Beverages (Non-alcoholic)437
Biotechnology & Drugs8816
Business Services527
Capital Goods274176450
Chemical Manufacturing022
Communications Equipment314
Communications Services303
Computer Hardware112
Computer Networks011
Conglomerates123
Construction – Raw Materials011
Construction Services022
Consumer Cyclical196129325
Consumer Financial Services112
Consumer/Non-Cyclical141161302
Containers & Packaging011
Crops011
Electric Utilities134
Electronic Instr. & Controls011
Energy121206327
Financial56610551621
Food Processing022
Forestry & Wood Products101
Furniture & Fixtures101
Gold & Silver202
Healthcare11274371564
Healthcare Facilities6410
Insurance (Life)011
Insurance (Miscellaneous)011
Insurance (Prop. & Casualty)011
Investment Services51116
Iron & Steel112

Shariah Compliant Investment options in USA

Being a Shariah Sensitive investor, you have multiple options in America to make your investments in a

Shariah Compliant manner. Some Shariah compliant investment options are listed below:

1. Shariah Compliant equity stocks

2. Shariah Compliant Mutual Funds

3. Shariah Compliant ETFs

4. Shariah Compliant Indices

5. Shariah Compliant Sukuk

Some famous mutual funds, ETFs and Indices that follow Shariah principles are mentioned below.:

1. Falah Capital Iman Fund

2. Iman Fund

3. Wahed FTSE USA Shariah ETF (HLAL)

4. S&P 500 Shariah Stocks

5. Wahed S&P Shariah Fund

6. Halal Dividend Stocks

7. FTSE USA Shariah Index

Disclaimer: Islamicly has not verified the Shariah compliance authenticity of the above listed avenues. Please exercise your judgment before proceeding.

Stock Exchanges in USA

In USA, there are multiple stock exchanges. Some of the Popular Stocks exchanges are mentioned below:

Exchange NameLocation
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)New York
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ)New York
Standard and Poor’s 500(S&P500)New York
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT)Chicago
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME)Chicago
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX)Philadelphia
The Miami Stock Exchange (MS4X)Miami
The Boston Stock Exchange (BSE)Boston
The Chicago Stock Exchange (CHX)Chicago
The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE)Chicago
The International Securities Exchange (ISE)New York
The National Stock Exchange (NSX)New Jersey

Two of the above US stock exchanges set an example for the world to follow in stock trading. Let us see those major and popular stock exchanges.

1- NYSE- The New York Stock Exchange

2- Nasdaq Stock Market

NYSE- The New York Stock Exchange

NYSE is an American stock Exchange that leads the world in stock markets. It’s famous for being the largest stock exchange in the world, by market capitalization of its listed stocks. This stock exchange is unique in its style of having the nick name “The Big Board”.

The exchange was established in 1792 and got its current name in 1863. The Bank of New York was the first company that got listed on this exchange.

All classes of shares, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, derivatives and exchange traded funds as well as other financial instruments are traded.

Markets

The stock exchange has 5 markets to list different class of equities and stocks. Those markets are:

1. NYSE
2. NYSE American
3. NYSE Acra Equities
4. NYSE Chicago
5. NYSE national

NASDAQ

Nasdaq Stock Exchange known as NASDAQ is an American stock exchange. NASDAQ is also very famous in the world and plays a key role in the capital market.

This is the second largest stock exchange by market capitalization of shares traded.

This is the first stock exchange that started as the world’s first electronic stock market. It operates three different market tiers:

1- Capital Market – It lists the equities of small market cap companies.

2- Global Market – It lists mid-cap equities from global markets.

3- Global Select Market – this lists only large-cap based stocks which represent Global Select Market Composite.

About USA

United States of America is the home of immigrants from different parts of the world. It consists of 50 states and 5 major self-governing territories. USA is the 4th largest country by total area and 3rd largest by population in the world. Total Population of USA is 334.57 million while the Muslim population is only 3.45 million around 1.04% of the population.

How can Islamicly help you find Shariah compliant stocks in USA?

Islamicly App is a single point of search for Halal stocks where you can search stocks to know their real time Shariah compliance.

Through this App, you can find Shariah compliant stocks, check the entire universe of stocks in USA for their Shariah compliance, create a portfolio of stocks of your choice and monitor their halal status as well as request for Shariah screening of stocks which might not be covered yet.

You can also participate in discussions happening on Islamicly app through the various forums on the app and you will find all sorts of handy information regarding this app in the profile section. Isn’t it amazing?

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