Best USD Money Market Funds in Kenya 2026: Compared
Serrari Kenya USD Money Market Fund Index
Daily benchmark of Kenyan money market fund yields.
See how your fund compares with the market.
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All USD Money Market Funds — Compared
All Kenyan money market funds tracked by Serrari. Returns are shown as Effective Annual Rate (EAR) to make
it easier to compare different funds.
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| # ↕ | Company ↕ | Fund Name ↕ | Annual Yield ↕ | Mgmt Fee ↕ | Net Yield (after 15% WHT) ↕ | Min. Investment ↕ |
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Serrari Kenya USD MMF Average Index — 6 Month Trend
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Purple line: Market average across Kenyan money market funds.
Funds below the line are underperforming the market.
Serrari Kenya USD MMF Leaders Index — Top 5
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Top 5 MMFs ranked by sustained 3-month average yield.
Short-term rate spikes are filtered out.
Gross Yield Distribution
Annual yields before fees and tax.
Dashed line shows the Serrari Average Index.
Net Yield Distribution
The return you receive after the fund's fees and 15% withholding tax are taken out. For example, if the fund earns 12% and charges 2% in fees, the net yield is about 10%, then after 15% WHT you receive about 8.5%.
USD MMF Returns Calculator
Estimate potential MMF earnings based on current yields. Select a Serrari index or an individual fund provider to see projected returns after fees and tax.
How the Index Works
Built using widely accepted index methodology.
Follows established benchmark construction principles.
EAR Standardisation
EAR (Effective Annual Rate): The yearly return you earn from Money Market Funds. All returns are shown as EAR to make it easier to compare different funds.
Simple Average
The Average Index is calculated as the simple average of yields across all tracked funds. Each fund receives equal weight.
Daily Updates · Monthly Rebalance
Average Index data updated daily.
The Leaders Index is updated every month using the average
performance from the past 3 months.
Fund Coverage
KES- and USD-denominated funds tracked separately to avoid currency distortion. Coverage expands as new funds launch.
Withholding Tax (WHT)
15% tax is deducted from your interest earnings before you receive the money. Net yields shown already include this deduction.
Frequently Asked Questions
There is no single "best" fund for everyone.
Based on latest reported gross yield at the time of publication, Nabo leads at 11.93% EAR.
The Serrari Leaders Index tracks the top 5 best-performing funds using their average return over the past 3 months, not just one-day rates.
At the current Average Index rate of ~5.0% EAR, a USD 10,000 investment would earn about USD 42 per month before compounding.
Use the calculator above to estimate earnings for different investment amounts.
The Serrari Kenya USD MMF Average Index shows the average yield across Kenyan money market funds.
It is a benchmark, not an investment fund.
If yield is above the Serrari MMF Index, it indicates a higher yield relative to the index snapshot.
Money market funds are generally considered lower-risk because they invest in:
- Government Treasury bills
- Government bonds
- Bank deposits
Funds in Kenya are regulated by the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) and must publish yields daily.
However, returns are not guaranteed and may change with market conditions.
They serve different purposes.
SACCOs (KES only)
- Higher returns (around 12–14% in KES)
- Money may be locked in
- Higher credit risk
USD Money Market Funds
- Returns around 3–6% in USD
- Withdraw anytime
- Regulated by the CMA
- Dollar-denominated — no KES exchange rate risk
USD MMFs are ideal for investors holding USD or wanting to hedge against KES depreciation.
Fund managers charge a management fee, usually between 0% and 2.53% in Kenya.
A 2.0% fee means the fund takes 2% of your invested money each year as a fee. For example, if you invest USD 10,000, the fee would be USD 200 per year.
This fee is taken before the return is published. Our table shows both gross and net yield so you can see the real return.
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