Assets held in Kenya’s collective investment schemes nearly doubled in 2025 as more investors placed their savings in professionally managed funds.
According to the Capital Markets Authority’s Annual Supervision Report 2025, collective investment scheme assets under management increased by 94% to KES 756.2 billion from KES 389.2 billion in 2024.
The growth reflects increasing interest in money-market funds, fixed-income products and other pooled investment options as investors seek alternatives to traditional savings accounts.
Sanlam Unit Trust Scheme remained the country’s largest fund, with assets increasing by 130% to KES 144.3 billion.
Standard Investment Trust Fund followed with KES 125.3 billion after recording growth of 201%, while CIC Unit Trust Scheme managed KES 102 billion, representing an increase of 24%.
Some smaller and newer funds recorded even faster growth.
Ziidi Money Market Fund expanded by 797% to KES 15.4 billion, while Faida Unit Trust Funds increased by 893% to KES 9.2 billion.
Arvocap Unit Trust Funds posted the fastest percentage growth, rising by 1,378% to KES 7.9 billion.
The figures show that established fund managers continue to control a substantial share of the industry, even as newer players attract investors through digital platforms and specialised investment products.
Income earned by fund managers also increased by 64% to KES 17.9 billion during the year, making the segment the largest contributor to income across Kenya’s licensed capital-markets intermediaries.
