Launch of Zan Timiza Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) and Timiza Plus Fund
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TLDR
- The Zan Timiza Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) and Timiza Plus Fund were launched by Zan Securities in Dar es Salaam.
- The capitalisation of the ETF segment of the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange reached about 200 billion Tanzanian Shillings by mid-August 2023, up from 6.8 billion Shillings last year.
- Zan Securities CEO Raphael Masumbuko stated that the new products aim to make capital-market investment more accessible to Tanzanians.
- The existing Timiza Fund grew from 10.3 billion Shillings in May 2024 to over 50 billion Shillings by August 2023, marking a growth of approximately 369 percent.
- The Timiza Fund now serves more than 13,000 investors across Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar, with an average return of 15 percent recorded in 2025.