You only need to fill-out the Account Opening Form (Manual or Online) and present at least one (1) valid government-issued ID to get started.
Frequently Asked Questions
Read the experts' answers on the most common questions about mutual funds
The required initial investment to open a new account is Php5,000 for every peso-denominated fund and $1000 for dollar-denominated fund.
Additional investment thereafter is a minimum of Php 1,000 for every peso-denominated fund and $100 for dollar-denominated fund.
You may add to your investments daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, etc.
Find out how much you need and how often you should invest to reach your goals with this helpful tool.
There are three kinds of fees when you invest in a fund.
The Management Fee is already computed in the Net Asset Value Per Share (NAVPS).
The Sales Load is charged for every subscription or investment you make in the fund. This is based on how much your subscription is.
The Exit Fee is a fee charged to investors when they redeem partially or fully within a certain period from the date of investment.
Mutual Funds are not deposit instruments. Therefore, gains from mutual funds are not guaranteed.
The fund manager’s role is to maximize returns for the investing public by seeking opportunities and minimising risks. They determine the best stocks, bonds, or other securities to fit the strategy of the fund as outlined in the prospectus.
The NAVPS are net of tax.
Mutual funds are invested in baskets of securities that vary depending on the type of fund.
Mutual funds do not have maturity periods which means that the shareholders can actually sell their shares on any banking day.
Most mutual funds however, charge exit fees for short-term investors, and this may vary from fund-to-fund.
A mutual fund is a company where investors with the same financial objective and risk profile pool together funds and invest in various securities such as equities or fixed income. The fund is professionally managed by a portfolio manager who selects the securities , determines the appropriate asset class mix and is watchful of the market to maximize opportunities and optimize returns. Investors are considered shareholders of the mutual fund company. Any gains or losses accruing to the fund shall be shared among the shareholders.
Mutual funds must calculate the price of their shares every business day. This price is called the Net Asset Value per Share (NAVPS) and First Metro Asset is required to publicly disclose this for transparency with our customers. This same price is used for both subscription and redemption transactions.
1st sentence - tech definition of navps market price of all the investments over the total of outstanding shares issued.
At First Metro Asset, we offer mutual fund products for both short-term and long-term goals you may have.
- Save and Learn Equity Fund
- Save and Learn Balanced Fund
- Save and Learn Fixed Income Fund
- Save and Learn Money Market Fund
- Save and Learn Philippine Index Fund
- Save and Learn Dollar Bond Fund
- Save and Learn F.O.C.C.U.S. Dynamic Fund
- First Metro Consumer Fund
- First Metro Exchange-Traded Fund
Professional Management
Diversified
Liquid
Transparent
Potential for higher returns
Affordable
Fill-out an application form and directly submit to First Metro Asset or any Metrobank branches nationwide together with the requirements.
For the list of requirements view here:
Requirements_Individual/Joint
Requirements_Institution/Corporation
You will be provided with a Temporary Account Number which you will use to make your initial investment via Bills Payment facility of the following banks:
Metrobank
BPI
BDO
For walk-in payments (cash or check), you can pay directly to our cashier located at head office: To be announced.
We also accept payments in our Cebu office while for Davao, our new office will be announced
Once the transaction is completed, take a screenshot of your proof of payment. Then, send it to inquiry@fami.com.ph. You may also “cc” your Relationship Manager.
We follow a cut-off time of 2:00pm for every transaction. If you made your investment before our cut-off time, it will be processed within the same day.
You will receive the confirmation on the following business day together with your Permanent Account Number which you will use to register to the FAMI Portal and to make additional investments to your account.
To make additional investments, you may also pay via Bills Payment facility of the following banks or online merchants:
Yes. Switching refers to the process of transferring your existing First Metro Asset mutual fund account shares and its equivalent amount to another First Metro Asset mutual fund account.
To switch, accomplish a Redemption Form and a Subscription Transaction form. Indicate the number of shares or amount you want to reinvest. Forward the duly-accomplished Redemption Form and Subscription Transaction form together with one (1) scanned/photocopied valid government-issued ID to inquiry@fami.com.ph.
Only complete and valid documents received by 2:00pm will be accommodated for processing. Otherwise, your switching request shall be processed on the next banking day.
To redeem your investment and convert a portion (or in full) of your total shares and its equivalent amount to cash, kindly follow these steps:
1. Complete the Redemption Form:
- Indicate the number of shares or the amount you wish to redeem.
- Please ensure that you use a separate form for each fund you intend to redeem.
2. Submit the required documents:
- Send the duly accomplished form with your original wet signature.
- Include a scanned or photocopied valid government-issued ID.
Email the documents to inquiry@fami.com.ph for processing.
The Redemption Form is available for download at https://fami.com.ph/tools/
Once your redemption is successfully processed, the proceeds will be deposited into your nominated bank account. Please note that any applicable charges or fees will be deducted, which may result in a lower amount than what was indicated in your redemption form.
Proceeds for the redeemed shares shall be made available within 7 banking days.
If you recently changed your details, please accomplish the Update/Change Request Form.
For periodic updating of client records (done every 3 years) as mandated by the regulations, please accomplish the Account Opening Form (AOF).
Send it via email to inquiry@fami.com.ph together with a copy of your valid ID.
1. Fill-out the Account Certificate Form
2. Pay the applicable processing fee and courier fee, if any:
3. Submit the accomplished form together with proof of payment via email to inquiry@fami.com.ph.