Ninety One launches more actively managed ETFs

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AMETFs offer easy and quick access to professional management.

Global asset manager Ninety One has launched two more actively managed exchange-traded funds (AMETFs), bringing its offering to four and the total number of these products listed on the JSE to just over 60.

Actively managed ETFs allow investors to access professional investment management in much the same way they would through a unit trust.

However, they trade on a stock exchange, can be bought and sold throughout the trading day, and are available for immediate purchase through investment apps such as EasyEquities.

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Ninety One AMETF strategy lead Trinesha Chanka says the new funds are managed by the same investment professionals responsible for the firm’s unit trusts, following the same strategies and charging identical fees.

Noting that people increasingly manage their lives, shopping and investments through mobile apps, Chanka adds: “We want to make access to world-class investing as easy as it is to buy anything else in the world.”

However, she stresses that AMETFs do not diminish the value of traditional unit trusts. As at June 2026, R4.6 trillion was invested in unit trusts in South Africa, which have been available in the country since 1965.

Ninety One expects to expand its AMETF range to seven funds by the end of the first quarter of 2027. It also plans to launch an actively managed ETF in the US and two in Europe in partnership with State Street Investment Management, the world’s fourth-largest asset manager.

Passive ETFs, which track market indices, generally charge lower fees than actively managed investments, making them a popular choice among investors.

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