32.17 thousand new accounts for investors in Dubai Financial within 4 months

Brokerage companies in the Dubai Financial Market added about 32.17 thousand new investor accounts during the first four months of this year, thanks to the diversity of investment options, investors’ confidence in the growing strength of the emirate’s economy, and the attractiveness of local stocks, as well as the positive financial performance achieved by listed companies, which was reflected in their strong business results, which contributed to attracting new segments of investors.

According to a monitoring by Emirates Today, based on data from the Dubai market, the total number of accounts in the period from January to the end of April 2026 grew by 18.98% on an annual basis, compared to the corresponding period of last year 2025, which amounted to 27 thousand and 42 accounts.

The new accounts were distributed by 6,339 accounts in January, 5,644 accounts in February, 12,837 accounts in March, and 7,356 accounts last April.

“BHM Capital” for financial services accounted for the largest share of new accounts during the monitoring period, with a total of 12,791 accounts, followed by “Al Ramz Capital” with 5,284 accounts, then “Abu Dhabi Islamic Securities” with 4,389 accounts, then “Emirates NBD Securities” with 3,213 accounts, followed by “Mashreq Securities” with 2,297 accounts.

In a related context, brokerage companies in the Dubai Financial Market executed more than 3.07 million transactions during the first four months of this year, on 44.61 billion shares, with a total value exceeding 164.76 billion dirhams.

The “EFG Hermes – UAE” accounted for the largest share of the value of brokerage companies’ trades, during the period from January to last April, with a percentage of 22.77%, equivalent to 37.52 billion dirhams, then “Arqaam Securities” with a share of 12.11%, equivalent to 19.94 billion dirhams, and thirdly “Emirates NBD Securities” with about 17.84 billion dirhams. With a rate of 10.83%, followed by “BHM Capital Financial Services” with about 17.08 billion dirhams, or 10.37%, and fifthly, “Abu Dhabi Islamic Securities” with about 9.9 billion dirhams, or 6.02%.

In terms of monthly performance, brokerage firms in the Dubai Financial Market added 7,356 new accounts during last April, and traded values ​​reached 42.8 billion dirhams through trading of 12.22 billion shares through the implementation of 874.06 thousand transactions.

The “EFG Hermes – UAE” accounted for the largest share of the value of brokerage companies’ trades during last April, with a rate of 21.762%, equivalent to 9.31 billion dirhams, then “Emirates NBD Securities” with a share of 11.36%, equivalent to 4.86 billion dirhams, and thirdly, “PHM Capital Financial Services” with about 4.07 billion dirhams, the percentage 9.53%, followed by “Arqaam Securities” with about 3.51 billion dirhams, or 8.39%, and fifthly “Abu Dhabi Islamic Securities” with about 2.86 billion dirhams, or 6.7%.

The Dubai Financial Market index closed last April’s transactions up by 6.1%, at 5766.05 points, adding gains to its market capitalization of about 48.16 billion dirhams.