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Top 15 MMFs By Their Net Returns for 2026 H1
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Top 15 MMFs By Their Net Returns for 2026 H1

For the first half of 2026, Money Market Funds in Kenya recorded an average net returns recorded at 7.62%.

In that period, Nabo Africa Money Market Fund recorded the highest returns at 9.60%, followed by Cytonn Money Market Fund at 9.40%.

The other MMFs in the top five were Lofty-Corban Money Market Fund at 8.71%, Etica Money Market Fund at 8.60%, and Jubilee Money Market Fund at 8.35%.

Conversely, some of the MMFs with the lowest returns were ICEA Lion Money Market Fund (6.63%), African Alliance Kenya Money Market Fund (4.91%), and Equity Money Market Fund (4.90%).

Also Read: Top 15 MMFs By Their Net Returns in June 2026

Here are the 28 MMFs and Their Net Returns for H1 of 2026

  1. Nabo Africa Money Market Fund - 9.60%
  2. Cytonn Money Market Fund - 9.40%
  3. Lofty Corban Money Market Fund - 8.71%
  4. Etica Money Market Fund - 8.60%
  5. Jubilee Money Market Fund - 8.35%
  6. Arvocap Money Market Fund - 8.30%
  7. Old Mutual Money Market Fund - 8.28%
  8. Madison Money Market Fund - 8.23%
  9. Orient Kasha Money Market Fund - 8.16%
  10. Faulu Money Market Fund - 8.05%
  11. Gulfcap Money Market Fund - 7.97%
  12. Britam Money Market Fund - 7.90%
  13. Enwealth Money Market Fund - 7.90%
  14. GenAfrica Money Market Fund - 7.78%
  15. Dry Associates Money Market Fund - 7.76 %
  16. CPF Money Market Fund - 7.55%
  17. Sanlam Money Market Fund - 7.55%
  18. CIC Money Market Fund - 7.48%
  19. KCB Money Market Fund - 7.46%
  20. Apollo Money Market Fund -7.34%
  21. Genghis Money Market Fund - 7.21%
  22. Kuza  Money Market Fund (Ksh)  - 6.94%
  23. Absa Shilling Fund MMF - 6.86%
  24. Mayfair Money Market Fund - 6.84%
  25. Co-op Money Market Fund - 6.72%
  26. ICEA Lion Money Market Fund - 6.63%
  27. African Alliance Kenya Money Market Fund - 4.91%
  28. Equity Money Market Fund - 4.90%

Also Read: Ksh MMF vs. USD MMF – Which Money Market Fund Should You Choose? 

Here are the Net Returns for Dollar MMFs in H1 of 2026

For investors looking to protect themselves from shilling fluctuations or generate dollar income, dollar MMFs posted an average return of 4.28%. 

Nabo Africa Money Market Fund USD led the category through H1 2026, posting a 5.39% net return. Etica MMF USD followed at 4.79% net, while Dry Associates Money Market Fund USD returned 4.64% net.

  1. Nabo Africa Money Market Fund USD - 5.39%
  2. Etica Money  Market Fund USD - 4.79%
  3. Dry Associates Money Market Fund USD -4.64%
  4. Sanlam Money Market Fund USD - 4.55%
  5. Old Mutual Money Market Fund USD - 4.50%
  6. Kuza  Money Market Fund USD - 4.34%
  7. Jubilee Money Market Fund USD - 4.25%
  8. CIC Money Market Fund USD - 3.92%
  9. Britam Money Market Fund USD - 3.67%
  10. KCB Money Market Fund USD- 3.55%
  11. Absa Dollar Fund MMF  - 3.48%

Money Market Funds remain the dominant investment vehicle in Kenya’s Collective Investment Scheme market, with Ksh442 billion in assets under management as of March 2026, accounting for 52% of the industry’s total assets of Ksh851 billion.

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Magdaline Mwita is a Kenyan multimedia journalist and storyteller passionate about business, technology, digital culture, and human-interest stories.

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