# Pick your first fund | Amal Invest Help

A fund on Amal is a halal version of a fund you already know. Start from one of the two ready-made plans, or search for any US-listed ETF or mutual fund and filter it yourself.

Key Takeaways

*   **Grow** and **Save** are the two plans available on every paid tier
*   Expert mode unlocks search across 100,000+ ETFs and mutual funds
*   **Popular funds** shows what other Amal investors hold
*   Creating a fund does not invest anything. You choose when and how much later

## Basic mode

Press **Create fund** on the Overview, or **\+ Create fund** next to your funds list. In Basic mode you see plan cards with the expected yearly return and the largest historical drop, plus a **Build a custom fund** card.

![The Invest screen in Basic mode with plan cards and the Build a custom fund card](https://amalinvest.com/help-assets/create-basic.png)

*   **Grow** is a filtered growth fund, built on FDGRX. Higher expected return, bigger swings.
*   **Save** is a filtered dividend fund, built on VDADX. Steadier, with income.

Pick one and you land on its [filtered fund preview](https://amalinvest.com/help/filtered-fund-overview). Read about how the two have performed in [Grow and Save performance](https://amalinvest.com/halal-investing/grow-and-save-portfolios).

## Expert mode

Turn on the **Expert** switch in the sidebar footer. The create screen now has a search box over every US-listed ETF and mutual fund, plus curated Growth and Income shortlists such as VUG, FMAGX, VYM, and SCHD.

Swipe to see all 2 screens

Type a ticker or name, pick a result, and continue to its preview.

Plan limits

Standard plan accounts can create Grow and Save. Any other fund shows a **Subscription Required** screen with an upgrade button. See [Plans and billing](https://amalinvest.com/help/plans-and-billing).

## Popular funds

**Popular funds** in the sidebar lists funds by the share of Amal investors holding them, with an ETF or Mutual Fund badge. Click a symbol to open its preview.

![The Popular Funds table](https://amalinvest.com/help-assets/popular-funds.png)

## Common problems

**My fund is not in the search.** Only US-listed funds are supported. UCITS and other non-US funds are not, even when they hold US stocks.

**The search finds it but the preview says it is already compliant.** Some funds are already Shariah-compliant, such as SPUS. Amal offers to buy them directly instead of filtering. See the next article.