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Sanlam Alternative Income Fund B8 SIFB8

Medalist Rating as of Sep 30, 2026

Strategy

"The objective of the Sanlam Alternative Income Fund (SAIF or the Fund) is to offer a liquid, mainly dividend-yielding investment that will track the South African short term interest rate cycle. Income distributed to investors will aim to exceed the average after-tax yield normally received from money-market portfolios. The Fund has a conservative investment mandate that will follow a risk profile focused on capital preservation subject to strict criteria, in accordance with the requirements of the Collective Investments Schemes Control Act (CISCA). The credit risk is diversified in credit-rated investments of a high credit quality. Investments are in rand denominated, redeemable, cumulative preference shares and liquid instruments and any other securities allowed by CISCA."

Ticker	Name	Share Class Type	Investment Status	Morningstar Rating for Funds Overall	Medalist Rating Overall	Inception Date	Total Net Assets for Share Class	Adjusted Expense Ratio	Fee Level Distribution	Minimum Initial Investment	1-Year Net Flow
SAAIA2	Sanlam Alternative Income Fund B4	—	Open			May 25, 2007	ZAR 9.55M	—	—	ZAR 1M	−ZAR 11.55M
SAAIA1	Sanlam Alternative Income Fund A1	—	Open			May 25, 2007	ZAR 28.13M	—	High	ZAR 100,000	−ZAR 9.41M
SAAIB2	Sanlam Alternative Income Fund B2	—	Open			May 25, 2007	ZAR 1.62B	—	—	ZAR 1M	ZAR 758.49M
SAAIB1	Sanlam Alternative Income Fund B1	—	Open			May 25, 2007	ZAR 1.08B	—	—	ZAR 1M	−ZAR 17.01M
SAAB5	Sanlam Alternative Income Fund B5	—	Open			Jan 2, 2008	ZAR 2.95B	—	—	ZAR 1M	−ZAR 213.60M
SAAIB3	Sanlam Alternative Income Fund B3	—	Open			Jul 1, 2008	ZAR 1.16B	—	—	—	−ZAR 354.41M
SAICB	Sanlam Alternative Income Fund B7	—	Limited			Jan 2, 2009	ZAR 1.78B	—	—	—	ZAR 571.83M
SIFB8	Sanlam Alternative Income Fund B8	—	Open			Apr 1, 2015	ZAR 429.69M	—	—	ZAR 2M	−ZAR 49.03M

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