The Early Bird fund performance indicators for October 2025 have been released. To get an early feel for what to expect of the month in terms of returns on your pension investment, the market gained 1.21% (Allshare Index ex div), ranging between 14.08% (Industrials) and -4.95% (Basic Material). The Rand weakened by 0.16% to the US$. Typical prudential managed pension portfolios returned between 3.976% (Standard Bank Namibia Managed Fund) and 0.382% (Namibia Coronation Balanced Fund) after fees.