News and Analysis
July 6, 2026
The Mansa-X Special Fund has reported strong first-half (H1) 2026 results, with its Kenya shilling (KES) fund delivering a 10.97% net return over the six months to June.
This is equivalent to an annualised net return of 23.15% if compounded (if an investors still reinvests the interests earned from the first half of the year).
According to the latest performance update from Standard Investment Bank (SIB), the KES fund generated a 5.95% net return in the second quarter of 2026, up from the 4.74% recorded in the first quarter.
Case scenario: For an investor who placed Ksh1 million into the Mansa-X Special Fund KES at the beginning of January 2026, the investment would have grown to approximately Ksh1.1097 million by the end of June.
That translates to a gain of around Ksh109,700 in the first six months of the year.
In the past four quarters, the KES fund posted returns of 5.09% in Q3 2025, 4.71% in Q4 2025, 4.74% in Q1 2026 and 5.95% in Q2 2026.
Meanwhile, the fund's US dollar-denominated fund delivered a 6.54% net return in H1 2026, translating to an annualised net return of 13.51%.
Also Read: Mansa X: All You Need to Know About the Special Fund Offering 24% Returns
The USD fund recorded a 3.56% net return in the second quarter, up from 2.88% in the first quarter.
Case scenario: An investor who committed the equivalent of USD10,000 (Ksh1.2 million) at the beginning of the year would have earned approximately USD654 (Ksh84,366) by the end of June.
The USD fund, in the past four quarters, has recorded net returns of 3.52% in 2025 Q3, 3.24% in 2025 Q4, 2.88% in 2026 Q1 and 3.56% in 2026 Q2.
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