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VanEck Africa Index ETF

24 hedge funds and large institutions have $15.4M invested in VanEck Africa Index ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 3

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $12.9M → $15.4M (+$2.49M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2324 (+1)

0.86% more ownership

Funds ownership: 14.49%15.34% (+0.86%)

13% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 8

Holders
24
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+4.35%
% of All Funds
0.78%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
4
Increased
7
Reduced
8
Closed
3
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$6.57M +$2.89M +99,187 +83%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.35M -$167K -5,755 -7%
WG
3
Winchester Group
New York
$2.05M -$137K -4,700 -6%
Jane Street
4
Jane Street
New York
$912K -$882K -30,329 -50%
NYLIM
5
New York Life Investment Management
New York
$733K +$215K +7,383 +43%
Royal Bank of Canada
6
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$595K +$20.5K +704 +4%
HighTower Advisors
7
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$348K +$338K +11,632 New
JIR
8
James Investment Research
Ohio
$315K -$61.8K -2,125 -17%
CC
9
Columbia Capital
California
$286K +$277K +9,535 New
LPL Financial
10
LPL Financial
California
$267K -$2.91K -100 -1%
FC
11
FCA Corp
Texas
$250K +$243K +8,340 New
U
12
UBS
Switzerland
$167K -$70K -2,405 -30%
Invesco
13
Invesco
Georgia
$138K
WA
14
WFG Advisors
Texas
$130K +$120K +4,140 +2,070%
Wells Fargo
15
Wells Fargo
California
$126K -$4.22K -145 -3%
PNC Financial Services Group
16
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$53K +$8.73K +300 +20%
PVH
17
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$34K
MFS
18
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$19K -$21.2K -730 -53%
Citigroup
19
Citigroup
New York
$14K +$10.2K +350 +333%
LTFS
20
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$13K
Deutsche Bank
21
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$10K +$5.82K +200 +100%
Creative Planning
22
Creative Planning
Kansas
$9K
AIG
23
American International Group
New York
$7.19K +$6.98K +240 New
Ameriprise
24
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$3K
JGUA
25
John G. Ullman & Associates
New York
-$797K -29,500 Closed

AFK Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

24 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Africa Index ETF (AFK) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $15.4M — up 19% from $12.9M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 4 funds opened new AFK positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 7 added to existing stakes and 8 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $2.89M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $882K.

  • 24 institutional investors held VanEck Africa Index ETF (AFK) as of Q3 2013, up from 23 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $15.4M of VanEck Africa Index ETF stock for Q3 2013, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new VanEck Africa Index ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 3 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest VanEck Africa Index ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $2.89M added.
  • The largest VanEck Africa Index ETF seller in Q3 2013 was Jane Street, an estimated $882K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.