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Our Unit Trust Scheme offers you the opportunity to start investing for as low as Ugx 100,000/-. Our funds offer capital preservation and a competitive yield.

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How it Works

How unit trusts work.

Forms

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Our Fund Offering

The Sanlam Income Fund is suitable for customers who wish to invest their money in secure assets through regular or once-off savings.

The Sanlam Income Fund is a conservative investment prioritizes capital preservation while providing steady income. We invest in low-risk, short-term securities such as Treasury bills, bonds, and corporate debt to ensure your investment remains secure.

  • Conservative Investment: Prioritizes capital preservation.
  • Regular Income: Earn consistent returns.
  • Minimum investment: UGX 100,000 to start and UGX 50,000 for top-ups.
  • Suitability: The fund is ideal for investors who prioritize capital preservation and regular income.

The Sanlam Dollar Fund is a reliable investment option designed to protect your capital and generate steady income in US Dollars. The fund is invested in a diverse range of high-quality fixed-income securities, including US dollar deposits, Eurobonds, and USD corporate bonds.

  • Conservative Investment: Invest in a stable currency to safeguard your wealth.
  • Regular Income: Earn attractive returns on your USD investments.
  • Minimum investment: USD 1,000 to start and USD 100 for top-ups
  • Suitability: The fund is suitable for investors who want to diversify their portfolio, protect their wealth from currency fluctuations, and earn steady returns in US dollars.

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Past performance is not indicative of future results. Before investing, consult our financial advisors to understand the risks and benefits of these funds.

How Unit Trust Investments Work

Unit trusts pool contributions of many investors into one large fund (pooled fund) which can then be invested in a variety of financial products, including money market, treasury and corporate bonds, shares and property. These funds provide a good investment option due to the nature of “collective investments", which benefit from the expertise of fund management that diversifies your money and lowers the risk of losing your money.

There is no limit to the amount you can invest within the fund. Unit trusts are licensed by the Capital Markets Authority of Uganda under the Collective Investments Schemes Act of 2003, and an independent trustee who is the registered holder of the scheme’s underlying assets. This is typically a commercial bank.

Unit trusts offer you:

  • Quick access to funds (liquidity)
  • Diversification of investments
  • Excellent returns
  • Expert decision making
  • Flexible and affordable investment
  • Cash withdrawal facility
  • Professional investment input in the creation of investment value
  • Lower/minimal investment costs

Sanlam Income Fund Fact Sheet

Sanlam Dollar Fund

Latest Research Newsletter

Product Guide

Sanlam Umbrella Fund Half Year Financials 2024

Sanlam Umbrella Fund Full Financials 2023

Sanlam Umbrella Fund Summarized Financials 2023

Sanlam Umbrella Fund - AGM Minutes 16 June 2023

Sanlam Umbrella Fund Annual General Meeting Notice 2024

Sanlam Umbrella Fund Unit Trust Scheme – Information Memorandum

Sanlam Umbrella Fund Annual General Meeting Notice 2024

Sanlam Umbrella Fund Proxy Form 2024

Sanlam Umbrella Fund Proxy Form 2024

Frequently Asked Questions

The management fee is 1.5%. However, the rate of return published are net of this charge.

Withdrawals are processed in less than 3 working days to the registered bank account.

Investors have the flexibility to make multiple withdrawals at their discretion.

The minimum that can be redeemed is UGX 50,000 from your Sanlam Income Fund and USD 100 from your Sanlam Dollar Fund.

  • A single applicant, or a person mandated to sign, issues the instruction from the email address given in the original application form or in which correspondence is received from us. In this case, the email address acts as the client’s instruction.
  • In the case of joint applicants (where both are to sign) or a corporate, all relevant signatories are required to sign the instruction to withdraw.
  • If the email isn’t operational, a client will need to issue a signed instruction in which case the client’s signature will be used to verify the instruction.

The Sanlam Unit Trust Mobile app can also be used to initiate withdrawals.

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No. Each client is notified via email every time a transaction occurs in their investment account. All money withdrawn is sent to the registered bank account. This is a safety measure to ensure the security of your funds.

To update your details, kindly send an email to customerservice@sanlameastafrica.com quoting your member number and the information that is to be updated. If you wish to update your bank details, please provide a recent bank statement or valid ATM card that indicates your account number and account name.

Reinvesting means adding accrued interest to the initial capital invested. This is the basis of compounding growth of your investment. You can also have the interest earned sent to your bank account upon distribution.

Interested potential investors can join by filling in the application form and sending the KYC documents to customerservice@sanlameastafrica.com The required KYC documents to invest include:

  • Valid Copy of ID / passport of investor and beneficiary
  • Passport size photo/selfie of investor
  • Proof of bank details - Copy of bank statement or original cancelled cheque, or certified letter confirming bank account details or copy of ATM card that indicates your account name and number
  • Proof of investment - bank transfer confirmation, direct deposit slip or any other applicable proof of payment

Once all the documents are in order, it takes 24 working hours for the account to be opened.

Forms and Requirements

Sanlam Umbrella Fund Combined Investments Application Form Download
Additional Buying Units App Form Download
Investments Redemption Application Form Download
Change of Details Form Download

Download and complete the relevant forms and attach the documents listed below:

  • Copy of National ID or Passport
  • Passport size photo
  • Copy of TIN certificate [If available]
  • Copy of tax exemption certificate [If applicable]
  • Copy of ATM card with the account name and number or Copy of Bank Statement or Original Cancelled Cheque [applies to all applicants]
  • Proof of investment i.e Mobile Money confirmation message, Deposit Slip, Cheques, or RTGS. Cheques should be written in the name of SCBU ATF Sanlam Unit Trust.

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Our Investment Offerings

Sanlam Income Fund (Unit Trust)

The Sanlam Income Fund aims to provide capital preservation and is a low-risk fund. It offers investors an attractive yield and immediate liquidity. It also pays out interest on a monthly basis.

Segregated Pension Fund & Institutional Fund Management

We offer a suggested cash investment management service which assists corporates to better manage their surplus funds and their working capital, where we invest exclusively in short-term interest-bearing assets.

Corporate Cash Management Solutions

Talk to us about how we can assist your retirement funds to achieve consistent investment returns within a risk-managed framework.

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