Etica Capital Etica Special Shariah Fund (USD)
Islamic Investing in Nandi
The dollar class of Etica's Shariah income fund: minimum USD 100 (top-up USD 50), a 30-day initial lock-in, 2.0% p.a. management fee and a benchmark of average Shariah-compliant 3-month USD deposit rates plus 2% p.a. Kenyans can fund it from KES via M-PESA paybill 247247 or bank transfer with same-day conversion, and diaspora investors can remit via Wise, LemFi, WorldRemit and similar services. The site's rate ticker printed inconsistent USD profit figures at crawl (5.06% in one section, 2.73% in another), so treat the current rate as app-verified only (eticacap.com, crawled 2026-08-06).
The USD class matters mostly for diaspora Kenyans and anyone hedging shilling risk without touching riba-based dollar deposits. USD 100 entry with remittance rails makes it genuinely usable from abroad. The same governance hole applies as the KES fund, and the conflicting printed rates (5.06% vs 2.73% in different page sections on the same day) are a disclosure quality warning: check the live app rate and size positions accordingly.
Pros
- Lowest USD entry point for halal dollar income in Kenya
- Currency hedge for KES-based savers within a Shariah wrapper
- Same clean 2% fee and nil entry as the KES class
Cons
- No named Shariah oversight
- Inconsistent printed rates on the site at crawl reduce confidence; verify in-app
- 30-day lock-in and slower USD withdrawal mechanics than the KES class
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Product Details
Type
Income Fund
Min Investment
USD 100 (top-up USD 50)
Fee
2.0% p.a.
Screening Method
Stated objective of investing in opportunities observing Islamic finance principles; methodology not published
Etica Capital in Nandi
Etica Capital's Etica Special Shariah Fund (USD) is accessible to investors in Nandi, structured as USD Shariah income fund built on Islamic deposit-style placements: Kenya's Shariah funds are national digital products reached by app, USSD, and M-PESA, so county matters less than fees and governance. Minimum investment: USD 100 (top-up USD 50). Etica Capital serves customers across Kenya, so Nandi residents have full access to this product subject to the eligibility requirements above.
Our Take on Etica Capital
Etica has built the most accessible halal savings product in Kenya: KES 100 to start, live profit rates on the website, and instant mobile-money liquidity. As a cash-management tool for Muslim savers it is genuinely useful. The unresolved question is governance: no Shariah board, scholar or certificate is published anywhere in Etica's materials, so compliance rests on the fund's stated objective and its Islamic-deposit benchmark. Savers comfortable with self-declared compliance get a well-run product; those who require certification should look at Ndovu's certified ETF route or press Etica for documentation.
How Etica Capital Works
Sign up digitally
Register through the Etica app or web portal with ID and KYC details; no branch visit needed.
Fund from KES 100
Subscribe via M-PESA from KES 100 (or USD 100 for the dollar class); top up any time from KES 100.
Earn and withdraw
Profit accrues daily at the published rate; KES redemptions hit M-PESA instantly up to KES 250,000 per day.
Financing Structure
Both Shariah funds are CMA-approved special funds under the Etica Unit Trust umbrella. The stated objective restricts the portfolio to Shariah-observant opportunities, in practice Islamic-deposit-style placements given the benchmark of Shariah-compliant 3-month deposit rates plus 2% p.a. Returns accrue as profit and are distributed or compounded; the manager charges 2% p.a. with no entry fee. Trustee and custodian functions sit with Co-operative Bank and Equity Bank respectively.
In-Depth Analysis
Etica Capital is a CMA-licensed Nairobi fund manager and ICIFA member running the Etica Unit Trust Funds, a shelf of money market, fixed income, wealth and multi-asset funds with a deliberately low KES 100 entry point. Two of the funds are Shariah-labelled special funds: the Etica Shariah Fund (KES) and the Etica Shariah Fund (USD), both on the CMA's approved collective investment scheme register.
The product design targets the mobile-money mass market. Subscriptions and KES 100 top-ups flow through M-PESA, redemptions on the KES fund are instant up to KES 250,000 per day, and the effective annual profit rate is printed live on the homepage - disclosure most Kenyan managers do not attempt. Fees are 2% p.a. with nil entry fees. The USD class, aimed at diaspora savers, takes USD 100 minimums with a 30-day initial lock and then free redemptions.
On compliance, the fund documents state the objective is restricted to investments observing Islamic finance principles, returns are consistently labelled profit rather than interest, and the benchmark is the average rate of Shariah-compliant 3-month deposits plus 2% p.a., which implies a portfolio of Islamic bank deposits and similar instruments. What is absent is any named governance: our crawl of eticacap.com, the April and October 2025 brochures and the fund key facts found no Shariah board, no advising scholar and no certificate. That does not mean the fund is non-compliant; it means compliance is self-declared and unverifiable from public documents.
Etica's honest fee tables, live rates and bank-grade service chain (Co-operative Bank trustee, Equity Bank custodian) earn real credibility. Publishing a Shariah advisor's name, or better a certificate, would close the one gap that keeps cautious Muslim savers away. Until then, Etica is the accessibility leader with an asterisk on governance.
Shariah Compliance Details
- Etica Shariah Fund (KES) and (USD) appear on the CMA approved collective investment schemes register (cma.or.ke, accessed 2026-08-06)
- Fund objective restricts investments to Islamic finance principles; benchmark is Shariah-compliant 3-month deposit average plus 2% p.a. (Etica fund documents, accessed 2026-08-06)
- No Shariah board, advisor or certificate published on eticacap.com or in the 2025 brochures (crawled 2026-08-06); governance gap noted
- CMA-licensed fund manager; ICIFA member; trustee Co-operative Bank; custodian Equity Bank
How Etica Capital Compares
Etica versus Ziidi Shari'ah is the mass-market matchup: Ziidi lives inside M-PESA with a KES 100 entry too, but Etica publishes cleaner fund documents, a clearer Shariah objective and live rates, while Ziidi's T&Cs confusingly reference interest. Neither names a board. Against SIB Najah's Mansa-X Shariah, Etica is the opposite product: 1,000 times lower minimum, income not growth, no board versus a named board. Against Ndovu, Etica wins on liquidity and minimums; Ndovu wins on certification, since its underlying Wahed ETF carries published Shariah approval.
Inside the M-PESA app itself with KES 100 entry, but murkier documentation and the same absence of a named board.
KES 5,000 into an externally certified Shariah ETF; better governance evidence, less liquidity.
For KES 100,000+ growth money under a named Shariah board.
Bottom Line
The easiest way in Kenya to keep savings halal and liquid: KES 100 in, instant M-PESA out, live profit rates on the site. Just know that no scholar or certificate stands behind the Shariah label yet - ask Etica for documentation if certification matters to you.
Read full Etica Capital reviewShariah Compliance & Oversight
No Shariah board, advisor or certifying scholar is named on eticacap.com or in the product brochures for the USD class. Compliance rests on the stated objective and the Shariah-compliant USD deposit benchmark (crawled 2026-08-06).
2026-08-06
Why It's Halal
Same structure and claims as the KES class: returns labelled profit, objective restricted to opportunities observing Islamic finance principles, benchmark tied to Shariah-compliant USD deposits. On the CMA approved list as Etica Shariah Fund (USD). The same caveat applies with more force: no named Shariah board or certifier, and the inconsistent printed rates underline that disclosure quality lags the product's ambition (crawled 2026-08-06).
Regional Availability
Etica Capital serves all of Kenya
✓ Available nationwide including Nandi
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