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VanEck Africa Index ETF

24 hedge funds and large institutions have $18.4M invested in VanEck Africa Index ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 6

25% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 4

23% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $14.9M → $18.4M (+$3.45M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2324 (+1)

3.31% more ownership

Funds ownership: 15.51%18.82% (+3.3%)

Holders
24
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+4.35%
% of All Funds
0.64%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
5
Increased
8
Reduced
6
Closed
4
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
$7.92M +$417K +16,387 +5%
COLIM
2
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$3.79M +$3.86M +151,650 New
MFWM
3
Motley Fool Wealth Management
Virginia
$2.28M +$2.32M +91,136 New
RFC
4
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$967K
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$672K +$271K +10,670 +66%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$652K -$112K -4,396 -14%
Susquehanna International Group
7
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$499K -$1.25M -49,220 -71%
CLOS
8
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$448K +$455K +17,909 New
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$272K -$11.6K -458 -4%
FC
10
FCA Corp
Texas
$259K
PBT
11
Pictet Bank & Trust
Bahamas
$213K
AIC
12
Ayalon Insurance Company
Israel
$88K +$89K +3,500 New
PNC Financial Services Group
13
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$82K +$38.1K +1,500 +83%
UBS Group
14
UBS Group
Switzerland
$45K -$47.4K -1,864 -51%
LTFS
15
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$42K +$4.83K +190 +13%
Citigroup
16
Citigroup
New York
$26K
Wells Fargo
17
Wells Fargo
California
$26K +$13.7K +540 +110%
AIG
18
American International Group
New York
$25.9K +$8.52K +335 +48%
MWP
19
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$17K +$17.7K +695 New
SSB
20
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$13K +$4.45K +175 +54%
Creative Planning
21
Creative Planning
Kansas
$8K +$76 +3 +1%
JIR
22
James Investment Research
Ohio
$6K -$188K -7,375 -97%
PSI
23
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
$4K -$4.45K -175 -52%
BCM
24
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
-$996K -38,405 Closed
Jane Street
25
Jane Street
New York
-$623K -24,033 Closed

AFK Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

24 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Africa Index ETF (AFK) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $18.4M — up 23% from $14.9M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new AFK positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 8 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.

The largest buyer was City of London Investment Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.86M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $1.25M.

  • 24 institutional investors held VanEck Africa Index ETF (AFK) as of Q1 2015, up from 23 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $18.4M of VanEck Africa Index ETF stock for Q1 2015, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new VanEck Africa Index ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 4 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest VanEck Africa Index ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was City of London Investment Management, an estimated $3.86M added.
  • The largest VanEck Africa Index ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $1.25M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.