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VanEck Africa Index ETF

25 hedge funds and large institutions have $17.9M invested in VanEck Africa Index ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 2

40% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 5

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2425 (+1)

0.24% less ownership

Funds ownership: 18.82%18.57% (-0.24%)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $18.4M → $17.9M (-$481K)

Holders
25
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+4.17%
% of All Funds
0.67%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
3
Increased
7
Reduced
5
Closed
2
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
$7.17M -$579K -22,338 -7%
MFWM
2
Motley Fool Wealth Management
Virginia
$3.26M +$1.11M +42,807 +47%
COLIM
3
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$1.83M -$1.99M -76,650 -51%
RFC
4
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$946K
BCM
5
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$912K +$970K +37,426 New
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$642K +$7.13K +275 +1%
Susquehanna International Group
7
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$636K +$160K +6,165 +31%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$611K -$45.9K -1,771 -7%
Jane Street
9
Jane Street
New York
$455K +$484K +18,680 New
CLOS
10
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$436K
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$265K +$519 +20 +0.2%
FC
12
FCA Corp
Texas
$252K
PBT
13
Pictet Bank & Trust
Bahamas
$207K
Wells Fargo
14
Wells Fargo
California
$63K +$40.2K +1,549 +150%
UBS Group
15
UBS Group
Switzerland
$49K +$6.17K +238 +13%
LTFS
16
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$36K -$4.93K -190 -11%
Citigroup
17
Citigroup
New York
$26K
AIG
18
American International Group
New York
$25.8K +$648 +25 +2%
MWP
19
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$17K
SSB
20
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$12K
PNC Financial Services Group
21
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$8K -$77.8K -3,000 -91%
TRCT
22
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$7K +$7.88K +304 New
JIR
23
James Investment Research
Ohio
$6K
PSI
24
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
$4K
AIC
25
Ayalon Insurance Company
Israel
-$88K -3,500 Closed

AFK Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

25 of the 3,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Africa Index ETF (AFK) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $17.9M — down 2.6% from $18.4M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 3 funds opened new AFK positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 7 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Motley Fool Wealth Management, adding an estimated $1.11M. The largest seller was City of London Investment Management, cutting an estimated $1.99M.

  • 25 institutional investors held VanEck Africa Index ETF (AFK) as of Q2 2015, up from 24 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $17.9M of VanEck Africa Index ETF stock for Q2 2015, down 2.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new VanEck Africa Index ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 2 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest VanEck Africa Index ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was Motley Fool Wealth Management, an estimated $1.11M added.
  • The largest VanEck Africa Index ETF seller in Q2 2015 was City of London Investment Management, an estimated $1.99M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.