Value of assets under unit trusts crosses Sh500 billion mark

Kenya’s unit trust sector surges past Sh500 billion as investor confidence and new funds drive record growth.

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The value of assets under the management (AUM) of unit trusts or collective investment schemes has crossed the Sh500 billion mark, rising by 20.1 percent to Sh596.3 billion in June 2025, up from Sh496.2 billion in March.

A unit trust is an arrangement whereby investors’ funds are pooled together and used to invest in a portfolio of securities and other financial assets, with beneficial interest in the assets of the trust divided into units.

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