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VanEck Africa Index ETF

31 hedge funds and large institutions have $19M invested in VanEck Africa Index ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 9 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

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3031 (+1)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $18.5M → $19M (+$515K)

1.3% less ownership

Funds ownership: 16.27%14.96% (-1.3%)

44% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 9

Holders
31
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+3.33%
% of All Funds
0.89%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
4
Increased
5
Reduced
9
Closed
3
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
NYLIM
1
New York Life Investment Management
New York
$4.39M +$3.14M +96,133 +260%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.37M -$50.6K -1,550 -2%
Susquehanna International Group
3
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.31M +$887K +27,163 +63%
Jane Street
4
Jane Street
New York
$1.34M +$66.6K +2,039 +5%
TAM
5
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$1.14M +$1.13M +34,625 New
AWA
6
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$1.04M -$8.13K -249 -0.8%
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$921K -$6.37M -195,156 -87%
LOCC
8
Lombard Odier & Cie (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$877K
CCMH
9
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
$812K +$804K +24,635 New
Nomura Holdings
10
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$507K +$501K +15,350 New
B
11
Baird
Wisconsin
$406K -$30.6K -936 -7%
FC
12
FCA Corp
Texas
$341K
CC
13
Columbia Capital
California
$322K
Royal Bank of Canada
14
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$313K -$193K -5,907 -38%
Ameriprise
15
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$302K +$251K +7,695 +525%
PBT
16
Pictet Bank & Trust
Bahamas
$280K
Wells Fargo
17
Wells Fargo
California
$279K +$84.1K +2,576 +44%
LPL Financial
18
LPL Financial
California
$266K -$816 -25 -0.3%
JIR
19
James Investment Research
Ohio
$237K -$19.6K -600 -8%
WA
20
WFG Advisors
Texas
$158K
U
21
UBS
Switzerland
$132K -$487K -14,917 -79%
AIG
22
American International Group
New York
$82.1K +$81.3K +2,491 New
PNC Financial Services Group
23
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$59K
Citigroup
24
Citigroup
New York
$37K
Canada Life
25
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$24K

AFK Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

31 of the 3,480 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Africa Index ETF (AFK) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $19M — up 2.8% from $18.5M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 4 funds opened new AFK positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 5 added to existing stakes and 9 trimmed.

The largest buyer was New York Life Investment Management, adding an estimated $3.14M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $6.37M.

  • 31 institutional investors held VanEck Africa Index ETF (AFK) as of Q2 2014, up from 30 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $19M of VanEck Africa Index ETF stock for Q2 2014, up 2.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new VanEck Africa Index ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 3 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest VanEck Africa Index ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was New York Life Investment Management, an estimated $3.14M added.
  • The largest VanEck Africa Index ETF seller in Q2 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $6.37M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.