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VanEck Africa Index ETF

26 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.16M invested in VanEck Africa Index ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 0 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2326 (+3)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 7

3.89% less ownership

Funds ownership: 17.36%13.48% (-3.9%)

40% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $13.5M → $8.16M (-$5.38M)

Holders
26
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+13.04%
% of All Funds
0.68%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
3
Increased
7
Reduced
7
Closed
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
$1.4M -$4.81M -247,374 -76%
MFWM
2
Motley Fool Wealth Management
Virginia
$1.31M -$197K -10,105 -12%
Jane Street
3
Jane Street
New York
$1.22M +$644K +33,126 +93%
COLIM
4
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$885K -$486K -25,000 -33%
RFC
5
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$702K
Susquehanna International Group
6
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$663K +$506K +26,028 +231%
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$439K +$175K +8,995 +57%
Bank of America
8
Bank of America
North Carolina
$386K -$124K -6,400 -23%
CLOS
9
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$319K
BCM
10
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$258K -$120K -6,168 -30%
FC
11
FCA Corp
Texas
$184K
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$151K -$26K -1,335 -14%
Wells Fargo
13
Wells Fargo
California
$103K +$1.63K +84 +1%
UBS Group
14
UBS Group
Switzerland
$61K -$12.6K -647 -16%
Citigroup
15
Citigroup
New York
$19K +$19 +1 +0.1%
LTFS
16
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$13K +$3.93K +202 +38%
MWP
17
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$13K +$14K +718 New
SSB
18
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$9K
PNC Financial Services Group
19
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$6K
Creative Planning
20
Creative Planning
Kansas
$5K
MLIC
21
Mandatum Life Insurance Company
Finland
$4K +$4.08K +210 New
FIB
22
First Interstate Bank
Montana
$3K
PSI
23
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
$3K +$58 +3 +2%
AIG
24
American International Group
New York
$2K
BlackRock
25
BlackRock
New York
+$486 +25 New

AFK Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

26 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Africa Index ETF (AFK) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $8.16M — down 40% from $13.5M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 3 funds opened new AFK positions and 0 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 7 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $644K. The largest seller was New York Life Investment Management, cutting an estimated $4.81M.

  • 26 institutional investors held VanEck Africa Index ETF (AFK) as of Q4 2015, up from 23 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $8.16M of VanEck Africa Index ETF stock for Q4 2015, down 40% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new VanEck Africa Index ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 0 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Africa Index ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Jane Street, an estimated $644K added.
  • The largest VanEck Africa Index ETF seller in Q4 2015 was New York Life Investment Management, an estimated $4.81M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.